John Wallace (1760 - 1832)

Born 1760 in York County, Pennsylvania

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Died 1 May 1832 at about age 72 in Harrison County, Ohio, United States

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Biography

Private John Wallace served with 8th Battalion, Chester County Militia, Pennsylvania Militia during the American Revolution.

John Wallace is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A119919.

Sergeant John Wallace served for Ohio in the War of 1812
Service started: Sept 1812
Unit(s): Capt. James Allen Scroggs
Service ended: 1813

Born: John was born in 1760 in York County, Pennsylvania.^{[1] [2]}

Military Service: John served in the Revolutionary War as a Private in Capt. David Denny's 5th Company of the 8th Battalion, Chester Co, PA. Militia and others serving in 1777-1778.^{[3] [4][5]} In the War of 1812, John served as a Corporal and then Sergeant in Capt. John Allen Scroggs Company of Lt. Col. John Andrews Regiment, Ohio.^[6][7]

Marriage: John Wallace was married to Margaret Anderson.^[5][6][8]

Residences: In 1804, the Wallaces migrated to Washington County, PA where they remained until 1805, then to Putney Township, Belmont County, Ohio and lastly to Harrison County, Ohio, where in 1822 they purchased 160 acres of land in Moorfield Township.^[9][6] There are Ohio Tax Records for John beginning in 1816.^[10] A Land Patent in March of 1818 for 160 acres in Harrison County issued to an assignee of John Wallace. ^[11]The 1820 and 1830 U.S. Censuses show John living in Harrison County, Ohio .^{[12] [13]}

Death and Burial: John died in 1832 and is buried at Nottingham Cemetery, Harrison County, Ohio, USA .^[1]

Children:

With Margaret Anderson:

1. William Wallace, b. March 17, 1787, m. Mary McWilliams June 1, 1815, d. December 8, 1841.
2. Jane Wallace, b. about 1792, m. James Milligan May 14, 1813, d. August 21, 1879.^[14]
3. Allen Wallace, b. March 15, 1793, m. Mary Hatton October 30, 1817 d. February 21. 1880.
4. Nancy Wallace.^[6], reportedly b. December 2, 1785, married John Watson.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Find A Grave: Memorial #74366818
2. ↑ History of Carroll and Harrison Counties, Ohio, Under the Editorial Supervision of Judge Wm. T. Perry, for Harrison County, The Lewis Publishing Company, Chicago and New York (1921) Available here
3. ↑ Rev. War Service Records, Eighth Battalion (Chester County Militia) Available on Fold3 here
4. ↑ Chester Co. Revolutionary War Militias Available here
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Alexander Wallace Clan of York County, Pennsylvania, Wallace Bios Available here
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3} Hanna, C.A., Historical collections of Harrison County, in the state of Ohio : with lists of the first land-owners, early marriages (to 1841), will records (to 1861), burial records of the early settlements, and numerous genealogies, pp. 102 & 577 (1900) Available here
7. ↑ Ohio Archeological and Historical Vol. VII Pathfinders of Jefferson County, Pathfinders of Jefferson County, p.258 (Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society 1900 Available here
8. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #74368418
9. ↑ Commemorative Biographical Record, Harrison, Ohio Containing Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens, and of Many of the Early Settled Families, p. 259 (1891) Available on Google Books here
10. ↑ "Ohio Tax Records, 1800-1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:792X-XJMM : 19 October 2019), John Wallace, 1816; citing multiple county courthouse offices, Short Creek Township, Harrison, Ohio, United States, p. , Tax records indexed by Ohio Genealogy Society; FHL microfilm 004021630.
11. ↑ Credit Vol. Patent under the Harrison Land Act issued to assignee of John Wallace Available here
12. ↑ "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYY1-S3QM?cc=1803955&wc=3L7F-ZL6%3A1586985003%2C1586986802%2C1586989016 : 16 July 2015), Ohio > Harrison > Short Creek > image 14 of 23; citing NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
13. ↑ "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YBQ-VTC?cc=1803958&wc=35YC-V6S%3A1588481803%2C1588471427%2C1588479506 : 14 August 2015), Ohio > Harrison > Moorefield > image 5 of 18; citing NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
14. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #58772452

• 1790 United States Federal Census [database on-line]; Census Place: Hopewell, York, Pennsylvania; Series: M637; Roll: 9; Page: 337; Image: 184; Family History Library Film: 0568149 [John S Wallace, Home in 1790 (City, County, State): York, Hopewell, Pennsylvania, Free White Persons - Males - 16 and over: 1, Free White Persons - Females: 2, Number of Household Members: 3]