Levi House (1754 - 1846)

Born 1754 in Frederick, Virginia

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Died 8 Oct 1846 at about age 92 in Napoleon, Ripley, Indiana, United States

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Biography

Levi House was a Virginia colonist.

Levi House performed Patriotic Service in Pennsylvania in the American Revolution.

Levi House is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: 185639
Rank: Soldier

Indiana Patriot Graves Project Levi House Born: 1754 Pennsylvania Died: 8 Oct 1846 Buried: Old Culver Cemetery, Delaware Twp., Ripley County, Indiana Service: Enlisted May 1777 in Capt. Hook's Calico Hunting Shirt Company. Also served under Lt. Adam Row, Co. Broadhead's Washington Co. VA (now Penn) on Ten Mill Creek. Proof: Pension R 5265, applied 13 Feb 1835 Jefferson Co. Indiana, age 80 Married: Sarah Pressley Children: Levi P. Cassandra, b: KY d: 2 August 1849 - married Aaron Culver Susanna - married George Tumey Simeon - married Nancy Phillips Sally - married Edward Broshears Rachel, b: 30 Jan 1812 - married Daniel Comington Elizabeth, b: 14 August 1785 - married John Hall William Ruth, b: 1807 - married Henry Salyers Molly/Polly - married Moses Lutz Information collected Mrs. David Gibs of Holton, Indiana

From the files of pension application of LEVI HOUSE, a Revolutionary War veteran. Jefferson County, Indiana 13 Feb 1835

Personally appeared before the Court of Probate for the County & State aforesaid, LEVI HOUSE, a resident of said county aged eighty years, who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in May 1777 with Capt. James Hook's Calico Hunting Shirt Company of the Virginia Line, under the following named officers, Lieutant Adam Row, Capt. I. Hook and Col. Broadhead

Left the service in November 1778. Lived at the time of enlistment in Washington County, Virginia (now Penna.) on Ten Mile Creek and lived there when he entered service. First service was performed under Lieutenant Row & Capt. I. Hook. Assembled at old Redstone and marched thence intending to go down to the state of Maryland to join Col. Morgan's rifle Company a distance of about 200 miles, but after marching about 80 miles of that distance were met by an express near the Maryland line, sent [?] by Col. Broadhead from Pittsburgh and turned back and went and joined Broadhead then. From Pittsburgh went to Wheeling Fort to the Station where he by scouting served until November 1778, 18 months in no general battle but was in affrays in scouting parties. In the month of February 1779 went to Jackson Fort, Penn. where he served for 3 months under Capt. Wm. Harrod in scouting. Marched from said Fort to Grave Creek, to Fishing Creek and Fish Creek 40 to 50 miles distant. Then performed same kind of service under Captain Archer, served for six months. Marched & scouted over same ground as under Harrod. Then was in Crawford's Defeat. Served under Col. Crawford as a volunteer. Marched from RedStone Fort, Penna. to Sandusky Plains where Crawford was defeated, thence back to Pittsburgh, thence to Red Stone Fort. This was early in 1782

Served as a spy for a period of nine months. Marched from Jackson Fort on Ten Mile Creek to Garret's Fort on Big Whitley [?], thence to Wheeling Fort at the mouth of Wheeling Creek on the bank of the Ohio. These posts lay in a triangular form about 40 miles distant from each other. Was all that time employed in marching from one to the other fort. (this however, is embraced in the 18 months service under Row & Hook & Broadhead) Has documentary evidence of his service, whatever, lost his discharge.

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and he declares his name is not on the Pension Roll of the Agency of any state.

Levi X House

his mark

February 13, 1835

I, Jesse [?] D. Bright, Judge of the Court of Probate for Jefferson County, Indiana do hereby declare my opinion that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states. February 13. 1835 (signed) Jesse D. Bright PJ.J.C.

HIS WITNESS

State of Indiana,Jefferson County

Personally appeared before me, William M. Taylor, a Justice of the peace in & for the said County, William Hall aged 78 years who being first duly sworn says that he is well acquainted with Levi House. Been acquainted with him since this appliant was 13 or 14 years old. That when he was about that age they lived in the same neighborhood not far apart. Says said House is a little older than him, how much he does not know. Knows that said House served under Capt. Hook in his Calico Shirt Company & saw him march in said Company. The Company starts from 10 mile Creek where this deponent lived at the time, & where House lived, to go down over the mountains to join the Army, but did not go all the way. Were met by an express & sent back. The Indians were very bad at that time. This Affiant thinks the company was ordered back to Kap [?] Garrison to fight the Indians and to scout.

Saw House march in the company when they started on said expedition and talked with him and good many of the company that went with him that he known when they were starting about their going, saw him when he come back and served in the same company in the frontier scouting. Saw him oftentimes when in the service. Knows that he served until that company was discharged. Affiant does not recollect the certain length of time, Knows it was one year and how much more he is not able to say from his recollection. Affiant knows also that he was in Crawford's defeat. Heard said House talk about soon afterwards, & heard others say that House was in that defeat. This affiant had several relations killed in that defeat. Among the rest was Lieutant Ashby. This deponent does not remember other particulars at this time. Knows House to be a man of truth & veracity & further saith not.

his William X Hall mark

Sworn and subscribed before me. This fifteenth day of April A.D. 1835 Witness my hand & Seal. Wm. M. Taylor, JP (Seal)

Pension Claim of Levi House Suspended under Act of 1832 -----------------

R. 5265 Frankfort Ky., May term 1851 -Franklin County Court..

State of Indiana, Jefferson County, April 1851. Elizabeth Hall sworn according by law makes Declaration. To wit that she is the daughter of Levi House, deceased, who was a soldier in the army of the Revolution for several years. The exact length of time she cannot state, in 1779 he was under Capt. William Harrod, in 1778 & 1779 he was under Capt. Hook of Coln. Broadhead's Regiment and in 1781 & 1782 she thinks he was a volunteer under Coln Crawford. He was also at Crawford's Defeat.

She believes that he is entitled to a pension under the Act of Congress passed 7th day of June 1832. Since she most respectfully asks the Hon. Commissioner of Pensions to allow it to him, to commence on the 4th of March 1831 and terminate on the 8th day of October 1846 which was the day of his death and that the Certificate evidencing the same may be enclosed to her attorney, Isaac H. Grahn of Frankfort, Kentucky or to any other person that he may direct. She further states that she will be sixty seven years old on the 14th day of August next. That she was married to John Hall on 19th day of February 1803 or 4 and that they have raised twelve children, the oldest one of which will be 46 years old on the fifth day of January next. [her mark]

I, the past s----- [?] Magistrate so certify that the above declaimant is personally known to me and known to be a lady of trouth and respectability in whose statements she settest forth and credit should be placed. I also certify that her family is one of the first respectability and have been living in this neighborhood for many years past. I believe that her said father , Levi House, was a soldier in the army of the Revolution he had that reputation in the neighborhood, he was a man of trouth and whose statements could be relied on. Given under my hand this 10th day of April 1851. signed: Henry Sams [?]J.P.

[Letter from Aaron Culver, husband of Cassandra House, to John Hall and wife Elizabeth House]

John Hall Canaan Jefferson County ---------------------- Napoleon Ind Oct 13th/////////

Napoleon Ripley County In Oct 11, 1846

Dear Brother and Sister Hall I take my pen in hand to inform that Father House has departed this life on the eighth of the month he was sensable of his near approach to Death for some days before & he appeared to have sense even in the hour of Death`

I have seen the solemn service performed by having him Decently entered in my grave yard. There to rest until the day of general Resorrection of the Dead. I cannot say that we are well for Moses is very sick and has been for about three weeks there is a great deal of sickness in this neighborhood at this time.

Sally Broshar is sick at this time and has thought to be dangerous though a little better. Nothing more but Remain Brother and sister until Death.

Aaron Culver

John Hall

Casander Culver

and wife

Levi married SARAH PRESSLEY per his DAR record.

Children LIsted per DAR record

1. MARY POLLY HOUSE m. MOSES LUTZ
2. RACHEL HOUSE m. DANIEL COMINGORE
3. ELIZABETH HOUSE m. JOHN HALL
4. SARAH SALLY HOUSE m. EDWARD BROSHAR

Levi is found in the poll book as a voter in an election held for the Township of Milton on 2 August 1819.^[1]

In the 1820 census Levi was in Jefferson, Indiana, United States.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ The Hoosier Journal of Ancestry, Jefferson County, Indiana, Special No. 3, page 3, 1991.
2. ↑ 1820 Census: "1820 United States Federal Census"
   Fourth Census of the United States, 1820; Census Place: Jefferson, Indiana; Page: 293; NARA Roll: M33_13; Image: 339
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7734 #1246442 (accessed 1 October 2023)
   Levi House in Jefferson, Indiana, USA.

• Revolutionary War Records
  • DAR record https://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search_adb/?action=full&p_id=A057507
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• Grave Records
  • "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVGY-Z2QP : 13 December 2015), Levi House, 1846; Burial, Napoleon, Ripley, Indiana, United States of America, Culver / Rybolt Cemetery; citing record ID 133152052, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
  • "BillionGraves Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVFN-VS5Q : 24 June 2015), Levi House, died 1846; citing BillionGraves (http://www.billiongraves.com : 2012), Burial at Rybolt cemetery, Delaware, Ripley, Indiana, United States.