John Dragoo (1748 - 1812)

Born 7 Jan 1748 in Staten Island, Richmond County, New York

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Straight) Dragoo — married 3 Oct 1768 in West Augusta District, Virginia

Husband of Ann (Prickett) Dragoo — married about 1792 (to 1823) in , , Maryland, United States of America

Descendants

Died 6 Jul 1812 at age 64 in Finches Run, Monongalia, Virginia, United States

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Biography

John Dragoo was born on 7 January 1748 on Staten Island, Richmond County, New York, the fifth of ten known children and the fourth of seven sons of Pierre Dragaud and Mary Marlett.

Alternative birth year: 7 JAN 1747, Staten Island, Richmond, New York.^[1][2]

John Dragoo Log House

The two room cabin is said to have started out as a one room cabin about 1760. If this is so, it must have been built by someone other than John Dragoo. The second room was built about 1825. There were no nails in the structure. The logs were cathedral style, a V-cut commonly used in West Virginia. The original puncheon floor was salvaged and reused. The original white oak logs were numbered as they were removed. (The only structural changes to the original two room cabin were the addition of a front porch, a lean-to bedroom and bath, and electricity and plumbing). A "Heritage Day" event had been initiated by the new owners, Glenn and Ruth Moore. In 1989, Ruth Moore's sister Edith Knowlton, began living in the cabin.

On 3 October 1768, when he was twenty, he married Elizabeth Straight in Frederick County, Virginia.^[3][4] She bore him five known children, four sons and one daughter:

1. Elizabeth Dragoo
2. William Dragoo
3. Peter Dragoo
4. Ephraim Dragoo
5. Jacob Dragoo.

John served in the American Revolution. He was living in Monongalia County in 1782.^[5]

He appears in the Monongalia County tax lists in the 1790s, usually with one horse or mule. He is shown in the census in 1810 and in 1820 in Monongalia County. He is especially known because his first wife, Elizabeth Straight, and their son William were captured by Indians in 1786. Elizabeth was killed and their son lived for many years with the Indians. John remarried and had four daughters by his second wife.

In 1792, when he was in his mid-forties, he married Ann Prickett. She bore him four known children, all daghters:

1. Nancy Dragoo
2. Mary Dragoo
3. Rebecca Dragoo
4. Milly Dragoo.

In 1823, when he was in his mid-seventies, John died of unknown causes on Finches Run in Monongalia County, Virginia.^[6][7][8]

Died Y. 6 JUL 1812. Land Grant/Monongalia CO., VA. Age: 74-75. Y. 1823 Monongalia, Virginia, United States. Found multiple copies of death date. Using 6 JUL 1812

Census: 1772 Tax lists of Bedford CO., PA. 1777 Outline of Dragoo Family of America/London, England. 1787 Received land grant in Monongalia CO. 7 SEP 1789. Land Grant/Monongalia CO., VA. 12 FEB 1798. DeedIndentureGrantor John Dragoo & wife Ann. 1777 Rev. War; Discharged from Col. Butterick's co. of volunteers. 1969 Historical Collections of Brown CO., Ohio.

Residence 1820 1830 1840

Sources

1. ↑ Edmund West, comp. "Family Data Collection - Individual Records," Ancestry.com. Birth year: 1747; Birth city: Staten Island; Birth state: NY;
2. ↑ Netherlands, "GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015," Ancestry.com.
3. ↑ Edmund West, comp. "Family Data Collection - Individual Records," Ancestry.com. Birth year: 1747; Birth city: Staten Island; Birth state: NY;
4. ↑ Netherlands, "GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015," Ancestry.com.
5. ↑ Virginia, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1607-1890, Ancestry.com.
6. ↑ Edmund West, comp. "Family Data Collection - Individual Records," Ancestry.com. Birth year: 1747; Birth city: Staten Island; Birth state: NY;
7. ↑ Netherlands, "GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015," Ancestry.com.
8. ↑ Edmund West, comp., "Family Data Collection - Deaths," Ancestry.com.

• Ancestry Family Trees. URL: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=118289780&pid=2314. Unable to access 31 Aug 2018.

• Binns, Monongalia County, VA, Virginia County Tax Lists (Page maintained by ysbinns_binnsgenealogy.com. © 2000,2012 Binns Genealogy dot Com

• Duncan, Alice Young, History of Dragoo, Speer, Duncan, Woodside families : Indiana, Illinois, Kansas & points west. (1972; reprint, Manhattan, Kan.: A.Y. Duncan?, 1972, 1972), p1.

• Netherlands, "GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015," Ancestry.com.

• 1810 & 1820 Census VA MON U.S. Bureau of the Census, 1810 Census-VA-Monongalia Co. (1810, 1820 Census-VA-Monongalia Co. Wrn Div

• Virginia, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1607-1890, Ancestry.com.

• Edmund West, comp. "Family Data Collection - Individual Records," Ancestry.com.

• Edmund West, comp., "Family Data Collection - Deaths," Ancestry.com.

• Albert Lowell Tangora, Brøderbund Software, Inc., World Family Tree Vol. 4, Ed. 1, (Release date: August 23, 1996), "CD-ROM," Tree #2398, Date of Import: May 7, 1998. 1996, Date of Import: Sep 19, 1998.

• Rodney Clark Hawkins, Brøderbund Software, Inc., World Family Tree Vol. 4, Ed. 1, (Release date: August 23, 1996), "CD-ROM," Tree #3273, Date of Import: May 7, 1998. 1996, Date of Import: Sep 18, 1998.

Acknowledgments

• Patricia Prickett Hickin created John Dragoo on 1 Dec 2012.

Research Notes

familysearch.org | MQ97-6KW (https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/MQ97-6KW)

• Source: S500001 FamilySearch Family Tree Publication: MyHeritage The FamilySearch Family Tree is published by MyHeritage under license from FamilySearch International, the largest genealogy organization in the world. FamilySearch is a nonprofit organization sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon Church). Collection Media: 40001Certainty: 4 John Dragoo&lt;br&gt;Birth names: JohnJohn DragaudJohn Dragoo ;[Sr.]Mr. DragoJohn Dragoo&lt;br&gt;Gender: Male&lt;br&gt;Birth: Jan 7 1748 - Staten Island, Richmond, New York, British Colonial America&lt;br&gt;Marriage: Spouse: Elizabeth Ann Straight - Oct 3 1768 - Frederick Town, Frederick, Virginia, United States&lt;br&gt;Marriage: Spouse: Ann Prickett - Circa 1792 - Monongalia, Virginia, United States&lt;br&gt;Residence: Outline of Dragoo Family of America/London, England&lt;br&gt;Residence: 1772 - Tax lists of Bedford CO., PA.&lt;br&gt;Residence: 1777 - Rev. War; Discharged from Col. Butterick's co. of volunteers.&lt;br&gt;Residence: 1787 - Received land grant in Monongalia CO.&lt;br&gt;Residence: Sep 71789 - Land Grant/Monongalia CO., VA.&lt;br&gt;Residence: Feb 12 1798 - Deed/Indenture/Grantor John Dragoo & wife Ann&lt;br&gt;Residence: 1820 - Monongalia, Virginia, United States&lt;br&gt;Residence: 1830 - Monongalia, Virginia, United States&lt;br&gt;Residence: 1840 - Monongalia, Virginia, United States&lt;br&gt;Residence: 1969 - Historical Collections of Brown CO., Ohio&lt;br&gt;Death: July 6 1812 - Land Grant/Monongalia CO., VA.&lt;br&gt;Death: 1823 - Monongalia, Virginia, United States&lt;br&gt;Parents: <a>Pierre Dragaud, IV</a>, <a>Mary Ephraim Dragaud, (born Marlett)</a>&lt;br&gt;Spouses: <a>Elizabeth Ann Dragoo (born Straight)</a>, <a>Ann Dragoo (born Prickett)</a>&lt;br&gt;Children: <a>Benjamin Franklin Dragoo</a>, <a>William Dragoo</a>, <a>Elizabeth Ann Hays (born Dragoo)</a>, <a>Peter Dragoo</a>, <a>Jacob Dragoo</a>, <a>Ephraim Dragoo</a>, <a>John Straight Dragoo</a>, <a>Mary Ann Cunningham (born Dragoo)</a>, <a>Nancy Boggess (born Dragoo)</a>, <a>Rebecca Foreman (born Dragoo)</a>, <a>Mildred Millie Dragoo</a>&lt;br&gt;Siblings: <a>Peter Dragoo</a>, <a>Elizabeth Ann Dragoo</a>, <a>William E. Dragoo</a>, <a>Ephraim Dragoo</a>, <a>Mary Dragoo</a>, <a>Belteshazzer Dragoo</a>, <a>Ann Dragoo</a>, <a>Benjamin Franklin Dragoo</a>, <a>Elizabeth Dragoo</a>, <a>Issac Dragoo</a>&lt;br&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp;Additional information: <br> <br>LifeSketch: The last 3 children on this group sheet are questionable. Elizabeth was killed in 1786 along with an infant. Tales of that event have not stated the whether the infant was a boy or girl or listed a name. All three listed have 1786 birth dates with no sources. One of them is probably the infant and the others speculation.See memories for stories about John and his family. However, paragraph 4 on page 1 of the John Dragoo story states that in 1778 he went to Kentucky to look for land and had his 19 year old son Peter with him. John was age 30 in 1778 and could not have had a 19 year old son. Peter was age 1 at the time. His oldest son was only age 10. Event: Record Role: 40001:471349375:

• Source: S500004 Geni World Family Tree Publication: MyHeritage The Geni World Family Tree is found on <A href="http://www.geni.com" target="_blank">www.Geni.com</a>. Geni is owned and operated by MyHeritage. Collection Media: 40000Certainty: 4 John James Dragoo&lt;br&gt;Gender: Male&lt;br&gt;Birth: Jan 7 1747 - Staten Island, New York, Richmond County, New York, United States&lt;br&gt;Marriage: Spouse: Elizabeth Ann ?Betsy? Dragoo (born Straight) - 1765 - Virginia&lt;br&gt;Death: 1823 - Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States&lt;br&gt;Father: <a>Peter Dragoo (Dragaud) (born Dragoo), IV</a>&lt;br&gt;Mother: <a>Mary Ephraim Dragoo (born Fellows)</a>&lt;br&gt;Wives: <a>Elizabeth Ann ?Betsy? Dragoo (born Straight)</a>, <a>Ann Dragoo (born Prickett)</a>&lt;br&gt;Children: <a>William "Indian Billy" Dragoo</a>, <a>Elizabeth Hayes (born Dragoo)</a>, <a>Peter Dragoo</a>, <a>Benjamin Franklin Dragoo</a>, <a>Ephraim Dragoo</a>, <a>Jacob Dragoo</a>, <a>Balthazar Dragoo</a>, <a>John Boggess Dragoo</a>, <a>John Straight Draggoo (born Dragoo)</a>, <a>John Dragoo</a>, <a>Milly Clayton (born Dragoo)</a>, <a>Mary Cunningham (born Dragoo)</a>, <a>Nancy Boggess (born Dragoo)</a>&lt;br&gt;Siblings: <a>Peter Dragoo, V</a>, <a>Benjamin Dragoo</a>, <a>William Ephraim Dragoo</a>, <a>Mary Jolliffe (born Dragoo)</a>, <a>Belteshazzar Dragoo, I</a>, <a>Elizabeth "Betty" Ann Kennedy Straight (born Dragoo)</a>, <a>Ephraim Dragoo</a>, <a>Isaac Dragoo</a> Event: Record Role: 40000:110065091:

• Source: S500014 LKB Arnett/Morris Web Site

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  Family site: Arnett/Morris Web Site

  Family tree: 360930161-2 Discovery Media: 360930161-2John Dragoo Certainty: 3 1 OCT 2023 Added via a Person Discovery Event: Discovery