John Canaday Cameron (abt. 1740 - 1792)

Born about 1740 in Virginia

Husband of Margaret (Jones) Cameron — married 1765 in Dunsmore, Shenadoah County, Virginia, Colonial America

Descendants

Died 1792 at about age 52 in Dunsmore, Shenadoah, Virginia, United States

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Biography

John (~24) married Margaret Jones (~24) (born in Dunsmore, Shenadoah, Virginia, Colonial America about 1741; died in Dunsmore in 1792) in 1765 in Dunsmore.

John's other children were:

1. James Cameron (~1758 - 1838)
2. Jannett Cameron (~1783 - )
3. Florence (Cameron) Mathes (1785 - 1864)
4. Absalom Cameron (1791 - 1856)
5. Polly Cameron (~1792 - ~1795).

In about 1776, John served in Rev War and was wounded in the battle of Brandywine.^[1]

In 1790, John was living in Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States.

John died in 1792 in Dunsmore aged ~51.

Research Notes

Personal History: According to DAR reco

Personal History: According to DAR records John served as a private in Capt. Andrew Waggoner's Company 12th or 8th Virginia Regiment commanded by Colonel James Wood, and served in 1777 at Morristown in 1779. Lieutenant in later part of war, wounded in Battle of Brandywine, later non-commissioned officer on the frontier. Land grants: 400 acres on 3 Dec 1781 in Jefferson County, Virginia; 220 acres on 6 Nov 1792 in Nelson County, Kentucky. Source: "Descendants of Alan Cameron" compiled by Gordon Leroy Mathes, Maple Falls, Washington. Last Changed: 26 August 2013 Pat L Brown33

attached document - Bounty land warrants were certificates given to eligible veterans granting them rights to free land on the public domain. Historical Background: During the Revolutionary War the Continental Congress promised bounty land as an inducement to military service.

Biographical sketches of the pioneer preachers of Indiana Madison Evans, (Philadelphia, PA : J. Challen and sons), 1862.

[Grandson] JAMES M MATHES (only copied what I could find on his family - pages of story)

• Of all the preachers of Indiana, whether of the past or the present day, none has contributed more to the progress of the current Reformation than the subject of this sketch. He was born on the 8th of July, 1808, in Jefferson County, Kentucky ..... His father, Jeremiah Mathes, was born in Shenandoah County, Virginia, whence, about the close of the last century, he emigrated to Kentucky.
• In the year 1804, Jeremiah Mathes was married to Florence Cameron, a descendant of the celebrated Parson Cameron, who is embalmed in Scottish history by the side of the Wallaces and Bruces. Her father, John C. Cameron, an educated Scotchman , also served a long time in the Revolutionary war, and was wounded in the battle of Brandywine.
• His grandfather, John C. Cameron, after retiring from the service of his adopted land, spent the remainder of his days as a professional teacher — disseminating intelligence,

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGXR-T8SK : 15 March 2018), John Cameron, 01 Dec 1777; citing 01 Dec 1777, Virginia, United States, citing NARA microfilm publication M246. Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Services, 1980. FHL microfilm 830,392.

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