Isaac (LaRue) Larew Sr (1713 - 1795)

Born 11 Jan 1713 in Hunterdon County, New Jersey

Ancestors

Husband of Phebe (Carman) LaRue — married 6 Oct 1743 in Hunterdon, New Jersey

Descendants

Died 20 Mar 1795 at age 82 in Frederick, Virginia, United States

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Biography

Isaac (LaRue) Larew Sr performed Patriotic Service in Virginia in the American Revolution.

Isaac (LaRue) Larew Sr is the descendant of a Huguenot emigrant.

Isaac (LaRue) Larew Sr is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A066874.

Isaac LaRue was born about 11 January 1713 in Hopewell Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey ^[1] (Map: Latitude: N40.5704 / Longitude: W74.9171) and his parents were Elizabeth Phoebe (Cresson) and Peter LaRue (1688-1783). His grandfather was Abraham LaRue.

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A brief sketch of Isaac LaRue, Sr.

In 1743 he moved to Orange County, Virginia and was recorded as entering the Lower Shenandoah Valley, where he settled at a place called Long Marsh. He established the Virginia family of the LaRue surname. ^[1]

Isaac LaRue married Phebe Carman (1725-1804). ^[1]

He seems to have been quite prosperous. Although he started out with a simple log cabin, by 1779 he owned a total of 40,730.5 acres in Kentucky alone - and about 300 more in Virginia.

During 1781-1783 he performed military service by supplying beef and bacon to the Continental Army.

Among the depositions taken to perpetuate testimony in regard to land titles, preserved in the office of the Clerk of the County Court of Hardin County, Kentucky, are six depositions of Squire Boone (brother and fellow-adventurer of the more celebrated Daniel Boone), all of which relate to lands patented by Isaac LaRue, Sr., or by members of his family.

In one of these depositions, which was given 13 Sep 1797, Squire Boone says that "in the year 1779 he was passing through this way" and saw the tract of 6,250 acres of land (below the mouth of the Beech Fork of Salt River) and "when he had opportunity, ordered it to be entered in the name of Isaac LaRue, Senr."

Another tract, of 3.335 acres, was entered for Isaac LaRue, Sr,, by direction of Boone, in the year 1783. ^[2] He also kept large herds of horses and cattle.

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Isaac Larue kept large herds of horses and cattle not far from Winchester, VA

Two months after his 82nd birthday, Isaac died in March 1795 and was buried at Old Buck Marsh Cemetery in Berryville, Frederick County, Virginia, USA. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

Residence

1743 Long Marsh, Frederick County, Virginia ^[6]

1782 Frederick County, Virginia, USA ^[7] [Map: Latitude: N39.2056 / Longitude: W78.2629] 005

1793 Nelson County, Kentucky, USA [Map: Latitude: N37.8049 / Longitude: W85.4662].

Children

1. Jacob LaRue (1744-1821)
2. John LaRue (1746-1792)
3. Elizabeth LaRue (1748-1815)
4. Mary (LaRue) Carman (1752-1848)
5. Isaac Larue, Jr. (1753-1818)
6. Sarah (Larue) Hodgen (1757-1825)
7. Rebecca (LaRue) Helm
8. Samuel LaRue
9. James Larue (1762-1809)
10. Jabez LaRue (1768-1823)
11. Phoebe LaRue.

Research Notes

A death source is to confirm his correct death date ...

d: 04 Mar 1795 ? OR

d: 20 Mar 1795 (per FindAGrave)

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The following 2 profiles should not be confused again ...

- Isaac LaRue, Sr. m: Phebe Carman; res: VA & KY

- Isaac LaRue, m: 1743 PA to Rebecca VanSant.

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The ancestors of the southern LaRue family are said to be Abraham LaRue's sons ... Abraham (Jr.), Isaac and Jacob LaRue - the first and last of whom he states were "pioneers in Kentucky, where LaRue county commemorates their name". ^[8]

If this be true, however, the date of their removal was considerably later than there given, as Isaac was still a minor and at the death of their father in 1747, all were residents of Hunterdon County, New Jersey.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} LaRue Genealogy
2. ↑ "Six Generations of LaRues And Allied Families" by Otis M. Mather p30
3. ↑ U.S., Find A Grave Index 1700s-Current on ancestry.com
4. ↑ Web: Virginia, Find A Grave Index 1607-2012 on ancestry.com
5. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #7931346 for Isaac LaRue, b: 11 Jan 1713 Hunterdon County, New Jersey, USA; d: 20 Mar 1795 Frederick County, Virginia, USA; buried: Old Buck Marsh Cemetery, Berryville, Clarke County, Virginia, USA; parents: Elizabeth (Cresson) and Peter Larue; spouse: Phebe Carman
6. ↑ Virginia Tax List including neighbors
7. ↑ Virginia, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index 1607-1890 on ancestry.com
8. ↑ "Memorial of Huguenots" by Stapleton p136 which mentioned three LaRue brothers

• A History of the Valley of Virginia by Samuel Kercheval in 1833

• Family Data Collection - Individual Records compiled by Edmund West on ancestry.com; for Isaac LaRue, Sr., b: 1712-1713 Hunterdon County, New Jersey; m: 06 Oct 1743 Abington, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania; [Map: Latitude: N40.1206 / Longitude: W75.1183]

• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 29 Jan 2018), "Record of Isaac LaRue", Ancestor # A066874.

• U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications 1889-1970 compiled by National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution in Louisville, Kentucky; on ancestry.com citing SAR Membership #84853

• "Origin of LaRue Family Name, Early History" by James LaRue <removed disallowed email> LaRue and Associates Consulting (2010)

• LaRue Family GenForum #180 "Jacob LaRue b. 1715 Philadelphia / Mary" on 04 Apr 1999 by Osterdock, Linda <removed disallowed email>