Obediah
Belcher
Born in Tazewell, Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
Brother of
John Lewis Belcher, Phoebe (Belcher) Bailey, Isham Ishan Belcher, Jesse Belcher, Nancy (Belcher) Prince, James C. Belcher, Lewis Belcher, Julia A. (Belcher) Payne [half], Micajah Belcher Senior [half], Jude Belcher [half], Henry D. Belcher, Asa Belcher, Julia A (Belcher) Payne [half], Moses Charles Belcher [half], James C Belcher [half], Robert D. Belcher [half] and Johnathan Belcher [half]
Husband of
Martha A. (Prince) Belcher
— married
8 Feb 1815 in Giles, Virginia, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Bartley Belcher, Thompson C. Belcher, Benjamin Littleberry Belcher, Christian Louis Belcher, Nancy Belcher, Anderson Andrew Belcher, Mary Anna (Belcher) Miller, Chrispyanos Amos Belcher, John N. Belcher, Julina (Belcher) Tabor, Robert C. Belcher and Elizabeth Belcher
Died
at about age 76
in Mercer, West Virginia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 6 Jul 2013
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Contents |
Biography
In both the 1860 and 1870 Census, his birth year was estimated to be 1794.
Private Obediah Belcher served in the War of 1812
Service started: 4 Aug 1814
Unit(s): Virginia Militia
Service ended: 30 Dec 1814
Service started: 4 Aug 1814
Unit(s): Virginia Militia
Service ended: 30 Dec 1814
Obediah served as a Private during the War of 1812 in Capt. Thomas H. Clark's Company of the Virginia Militia, according to his pension application. [1]
- Residence (1810) Charlotte, Virginia, United States[2]
- Residence (1820) Tazewell, Virginia, United States[3]
- Residence (1830) Tazewell, Virginia, United States[4]
- Residence (1840) Mercer, Virginia, United States[5]
- Residence (1850) Mercer, Loudoun, Virginia, USA
- Residence (1860) My Division, Mercer, Virginia, United States[6]
- Residence (1870) Rock, Mercer, West Virginia, United States[7]
Research Notes
There is another Obediah Belcher who shows up on the 1820 Census and the 1830 Census in Patrick County, Virginia. He is not the same as the man from Tazewell County!
Also, the 1810 Census may not be him! Wrong location, wrong age!
Sources
- ↑
"U.S., War of 1812 Pension Application Files Index, 1812-1815"
War of 1812 Pension Applications. Washington D.C.: National Archives
Ancestry Record 1133 #89573 (accessed 4 June 2023)
Soldier: Obediah Belcher; Widow: Martha Prince; Marriage Date: 15 Feb; Date Enlisted: 4 Aug 1814; Date Discharged: 30 Dec 1814; Military Service Location: Virginia; Pension Number - #1: SO 22834; Pension Number - #2: SC 14338; Bounty Land Number - #1: 22756 80 50; Bounty Land Number - #2: 27559 80 55; Roll number: 7; Archive Publication Number: M313. - ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH25-LZF?from=lynx1UIV8&treeref=LXM1-6KM
- ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHLZ-Q97?from=lynx1UIV8&treeref=LXM1-6KM
- ↑ "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YB3-8CD?cc=1803958&wc=35YC-D5S%3A1588479103%2C1588470602%2C1588469601 : 14 August 2015), Virginia > Tazewell > Not Stated > image 6 of 57; citing NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHT2-NYZ?from=lynx1UIV8&treeref=LXM1-6KM
- ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M416-2WH?from=lynx1UIV8&treeref=LXM1-6KM
- ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZ45-29J?from=lynx1UIV8&treeref=LXM1-6KM
- "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 07 December 2017, 03:31), entry for Obediah Belcher(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LXM1-6KM); contributed by various users.
- Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940
Acknowledgments
Thank you to Robert Stiles for creating WikiTree profile Belcher-1071 through the import of 2013-07-01.ged on Jul 1, 2013.
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