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Ferdinand Leigh Claiborne (1772 - 1815)

General Ferdinand Leigh Claiborne
Born in Sussex, Virginiamap
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Husband of — married 19 Aug 1802 in Adams, Mississippi, USAmap
Descendants descendants
Died at age 43 in Adams, Mississippi, United Statesmap
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Biography

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Ferdinand Claiborne is Notable.

General Claiborne was the nephew of Congressman Thomas Claiborne, the brother of Governor William C.C. Claiborne and Congressman Nathaniel H. Claiborne, the uncle of Representatives John and Thomas Claiborne, and the father of Congressman J.F.H. Claiborne.

He entered the Army as an Ensign in 1793, and was promoted to Lieutenant in 1794 and Captain in 1799. He resigned his commission in 1802, and moved to Mississippi Territory, where he owned a plantation and operated a store. Claiborne also served as Brigadier General of the Mississippi militia and saw action against the Creek Indians in Alabama. In addition, he served in the territorial legislature, often as Speaker of the House in 1804 and 1815. [1]
Captain Ferdinand Claiborne served with the United States Army during the Creek War
Service Started: unknown
Unit(s): unknown
Service Ended: unknown

During the War of 1812 he returned to the Army as commander of a regiment with the rank of Colonel. In 1813 he was promoted to Brigadier General, and he commanded a brigade. After the war he returned to his Mississippi plantation with his health impaired by his wartime service, and he died just days after his 43rd birthday. [1]

Probate: "Mississippi, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1780-1982"
Mississippi, Adams County Probate Records; Author: Mississippi. Chancery Court (Adams County); Probate Place: Adams, Mississippi
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Ferdenand L Claiborne probate on 25 May 1815 in Adams, Mississippi, USA.
Brig. Gen Ferdinand Claiborne served in the United States Army in the War of 1812
Service started: 1812
Unit(s):
Service ended: 1814

Sources

  1. 1.0 1.1 https://encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/ferdinand-claiborne/

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