Pvt.
John
Vest
Born about in Powhatan, Colony of Virginia
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
[spouse(s) unknown]
Descendants 
Died
at about age 84
in Bedford, Virginia, United States
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Biography
Private John Vest served with Bedford County Militia, Virginia Militia during the American Revolution.
John Vest is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A209369.
John Vest was born in Powhatan, Virginia in 1750, and his family relocated to Buckingham, Virginia when he was about nine years old. The family then moved to the area of Bedford that is now Campbell, Virginia a couple years later, where he remained until 1789 except for his time spent serving in the Revolutionary War.[1] In 1789, he moved to Bedford, where he lived until he died in 1835.[2] He died intestate (no will), but a chancery suit over his estate revealed the names of all of his heirs:[3][4]
- Edward Davidson and Nancy his wife
- Samuel Harris and Rebecca his wife
- Joseph Acton and Polly his wife
- James Vest
- Betty Cobb
- John Vest
- Joshua Vest
- William Vest
Research Notes
Many Conflated John Vests
Almost none of the children attached to this profile on 4 Aug 2023 appear to have been children of the Rev War vet who died in Bedford in 1835.[3] The heirs of this John Vest were not the children of Agnes (Davidson) Vest, and it very clear from his Rev War pension application that this could not have been the son of John Daniel Vest I (1705-1765), who appears to have lived his entire life as a large landowner in Chesterfield, rather than a renter or farmhand bouncing from county to county for at least two decades. It is possible that John Daniel Vest's son was the Rev War vet by the same name who claimed to have entered duty as a resident of Chesterfield, Virginia while residing in Crawford, Missouri in 1833.
In the 1810 Census, there were three John Vests living in Franklin and a fourth in Bedford:[5]
- John Vest and one female, both over age 45
- John D Vest age 26-44 and one female age 16-25
- John Vest head of household with 1m 45+, 1m 26-25, 2m <10, 1f 16-25 & 1f <10
- John Vest (Bedford) 1m 45+, 1m 26-44, 1m 16-25, 1m 10-15, 1m <10, 1f 45+, 3f 16-25, 1f 10-15
John D Vest mortgaged personal property to John P Claytor in Bedford on 29 Nov 1821 to pay a debt to Henry Rakes; This John could sign his name.[6]
John Vest bought 50 acres on Island Branch in Bedford from James & Jane Echols in 1826.[7]
It is unlikely that this was the same John who served in the War of 1812.[8][9] This Rev War vet would have been age 62-65 by that time.
Sources
- ↑ Southern Campaigns Revolutionary War Pension Statements & Rosters, Pension Application S15692, John Vest; Images of original available from Ancestry.com.
- ↑ Bedford, Virginia, Will Book 9, pp. 121-122.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Bedford, Virginia, Chancery Suit; Edward Davidson & WIFE ETC vs. John Vest ETC; Index Number 1845-038.
- ↑ Bedford, Virginia, Deed Book 27, pp. 270-271.
- ↑ 1810 Census search results for John Vest in Virginia; same search on Ancestry.
- ↑ Bedford, Virginia, Deed Book 17, pp. 157-158.
- ↑ Bedford, Virginia, Deed Book 20, pp. 35-36.
- ↑ United States War of 1812 Index to Service Records, 1812-1815, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/Q292-ML35 : 11 March 2016), John Vest, 1812-1815; citing NARA microfilm publication M602 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); roll 216; FHL microfilm 882,734.
- ↑ "Page 1 Final Payment Vouchers Index for Military Pensions, 1818-1864 - Fold3." Page 1 Final Payment Vouchers Index for Military Pensions, 1818-1864 - Fold3. N.p., n.d. Web. 8 Jul. 2016. <https://www.fold3.com/image/263921628>.
- DAR Patriot Record A209369
- "United States Census, 1810," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XH2Q-7L9 : accessed 21 February 2018), John Vest, Bedford, Virginia, United States; citing p. 20, NARA microfilm publication M252 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 67; FHL microfilm 181,427.
- "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XHLC-TG6 : accessed 21 February 2018), John Vest, Southern District, Bedford, Virginia, United States; citing p. 104, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 133; FHL microfilm 193,692.
- "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XH54-GQS : 19 August 2017), John Nest, Bedford, Virginia, United States; citing 143, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 194; FHL microfilm 29,673.
- http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/23879033/person/1643778757
- "Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853-1912," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X5RG-9SK : 11 February 2018), Jno. Vest in entry for Cobb, 17 Apr 1872; citing Bedford County, Virginia, reference p 19 line 18; FHL microfilm 30,600.
Acknowledgements
- Vest-247 was created by Gaye Tannenbaum through the import of Schaplowsky-Kaltenbach Family for WikiTree_Export.ged on Jun 26, 2014.
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The parents for these men are confused. I am unsure who is the son of whom and looking for actual proof. John Vest who died in Franklin County lived in Buckingham County, VA when he joined the war and he fought in the Battle of Guildford Count House in NC. After 1810 he does not show on the census records for Franklin County, VA. Interesting, the 1810 Census shows him as John D Vest. This John Vest married to Agnes Davidson We don't have a death date on this John Vest. I have several deeds including a deed gifting possessions to some of the children. We have no pension for this John Vest however, we do have a statement he did in Franklin County Courthouse that proves him a soldier
There is another John Vest born in C 1750 and died in c 1835 that was a Rev War soldier with a verified Pension. The other John Vest lived in Powhatan, Virginia. This John Vest lived and died in Bedford County after the war.
Given the fact that John Vest of Franklin County Virginia lists his name as John D Vest, does this mean that his parents are John D. and Ann Rakes/Bakes Vest??? Then who were the parents of John Vest of Bedford. John Vest of Bedford lived longer than John Vest of Franklin. I have done a chart on both of these men to try to figure this out and there is some interesting info that comes out to try to sort this out.