Daniel Colvin (abt. 1737 - aft. 1806)

Born about 1737 in Essex, Virginia

Died after 13 Feb 1806 after about age 69 in Culpeper, Virginia, United States

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Biography

Daniel was born about 1737. He was the son of Mason Colvin and Levinia Tool. He passed away about 1806.

He and his eldest son Mason enlisted during the American Revolution from the County of Culpeper on 14th November 1779 in the Company of Capt. Benjamin Roberts as a part of Maj. George Slaughter's Battalion. This company was marched to the falls of the Ohio (now Louisville) in the Spring of 1780 and were there joined to Col. Joseph Crockett's Illinois Regiment. They were discharged in 1781.

In 1834, the heirs of Daniel Colvin, and of his son Mason Colvin, who had died without issue made application for Bounty Land for service of their deceased father and brother. Although Daniel and Mason had been discharged earlier than their three year commitment, having only served approximately 2 years, it was determined the heirs were "unquestionably entitled to all the benefits of an actual service of at least three years; they having been prevented from complying with their engagement, by the act of the State, who discharg’d them, perhaps, against their wishes."

During these proceedings it was divulged that Daniel's son Mason had been horrifically and permanently made an invalid on his way home by the fall of his horse. He was cared for by his father and had died a few years afterwards.

On 18 May 1835, the heirs of Daniel Colvin, and of his son Mason Colvin, had themselves certified in Culpeper Court, as the proper and only heirs of these men. The children of Daniel and heirs of Mason, were from these proceedings determined to be as follows:

Mason Colvin, eldest, died unmarried w/o issue

Elizabeth Colvin

James Colvin

Nelson Colvin

William Colvin

Mary Colvin, m. Daniel Smith

Gabriel Colvin, who was also dec'd, his widow, Mary (Roberts) & children

Fanny Colvin, m. Olley N. Rosser

Sources

• [1] Southern Campaign American Revolution Pension Statements and Rosters. Virginia documents pertaining to Daniel Colvin and Mason Colvin VAS3095. Transcribed and annotated by C. Leon Harris

See Also:

• Virginia Soldier of 1776 compiled and edited by Louis A. Burgess. Clearfield Publishing Co., Inc. Reprint: Genealogical Publishing Company, Baltimore, 1994. p. 1412-1413.
• U.S.S.A.R. Application of Richard Winfrey Bywaters dated 4 March 1959.
• Geneological Sketches of the Reynolds, Fewells, Walls and kindren families, The Commercial Printers, Winston-Salem NC, May 1969