Jesse Conway (1761 - 1840)

Born 1761 in Fincastle, Virginia

Husband of Margaret (Jackson) Conway — married 7 May 1825 in Madison, Illinois, United States

Died 9 Oct 1840 at about age 79 in Greene, Illinois, United States

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Biography

Jesse was born in 1761. Jesse Conway was from Virginia, where he enlisted at Reed Island in 1777 for eighteen months, and again in 1779 for sixteen months under Capts. William Buchanan and Isaac RiddleBowman. He spent 18 months with Col. Daniel Boone, was captured at Ruddle's Station, sent to Detroit until the end of the war. There is a plaque at the foot of his tombstone showing his Rev. War service

"United States Revolutionary War Pension Payment Ledgers, 1818-1872," ^{[1] [2]}

Sources

1. ↑ I"United States Revolutionary War Pension Payment Ledgers, 1818-1872," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24Q-LBD4 : accessed 11 June 2019), Jesse Conway, 04 Mar 1831; citing Illinois, United States, NARA microfilm publication T718 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1962), roll 8; FHL microfilm 1,319,388.nsert reference here
2. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9421474/conw

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