Harrison County, Kentucky Revolutionary War Veterans

Date: 1776 to after 1840
Location: Harrison County, Kentucky, United States
Surnames/tags: Kentucky 1776 Revolutionary_War

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Contents 1 Revolutionary War Veterans and Patriots Associated with Harrison County, Kentucky 1.1 Veterans 1.2 Patriotic Service 1.3 Under Research 2 Research Notes and Page Updates 3 Sources

Revolutionary War Veterans and Patriots Associated with Harrison County, Kentucky

Revolutionary War records can offer invaluable assistance to genealogical research on early residents of Harrison County, Kentucky. After his extensive research, Anderson Chenault Quisenberry wrote that he believed, "nearly all the original adult male settlers of the State [of Kentucky] had seen service in the Revolutionary War" (p. 55). Connecting these men with family members, friends and neighbors often provides clues that enable family historians to carry their research another step back into the colonial era.

Harrison County DAR Plaque

Undoubtedly, the early settlement and development of Harrison County was heavily influenced by these men. The Harrison County, Kentucky One Place Study is currently working to expand research into these individuals, as well as create and connect their profiles on WikiTree. This page represents preliminary work on compiling several sources to facilitate profile research and creation.

* The first table below primarily includes individuals with traditional military participation: men who served and later migrated to or through the Harrison County area.

* The second table lists persons involved in patriotic service: little research has been done on these individuals as yet.

* The third table consists of several DAR/SAR ancestors who have unclear connections or service records. Some may be veterans who did not apply for pensions. Some appear to have been Ruddle's Station residents and qualify as patriots for those organizations due to their frontier fort residence and capture. These will probably be moved to a dedicated page as research progresses. Pages for Hinkson's and Martin's Stations are also in the planning stages.

WikiLinks have been added to profiles found to date, but lack of WikiLink does not necessarily mean no profile is already present on WikiTree: individuals should be checked thoroughly before creating profiles. Pension applications on NARA are linked when found. Bounty Land records have not yet been researched or added to the list.

Table Statistics

Current number of veterans (table 1): 82

Current number unknown patriotic service: 5

Current number unknown service or possible Ruddle's Station residents: 14

Current number of pension files: 63

Ruddle's Company: 50 (not yet added)

DAR files: 53; SAR files: 43

Current number of profiles found or added to WikiTree: 15 (19%)

Locations of Enlistment

Virginia: 56 (68%)

Pennsylvania: 15 (19%)

Maryland: 7 (9%)

Delaware: 2 (2%)

Massachusetts: 1 (1%)

New Jersey: 1 (1%)

New York: 1 (1%)

South Carolina: 1 (1%)

multiple svc locations: 2

Table Notes

• "P" in the DAR column indicates an individual on the Harrison County DAR plaque for which no DAR profile has yet been found.
• "Y" in the Pension column indicates an individual reported by one or more sources in the source list as being a pensioner, though no pension file has yet been found (3 individuals).
• Though the men on this list are reported by one or more sources in the source list as connected to Harrison County, they may not have been permanent residents. Other counties noticed in pension filings and elsewhere are listed in the Comments column.
  • Counties that border Harrison (1793): Bourbon (parent, 1785), Scott (1792), Bracken (1796), Pendleton (1798), Nicholas (1799), Grant (1820), Robertson (1867)
• Society Search Pages: Plugging in the number from these columns on the appropriate search page will access the individual profiles on those sites. Reminder: links to these sites do not constitute proper sources, but may provide hints on family members or suggestions for other sources of information. Independent research on family members is required.
  • DAR Ancestor Search: https://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search
  • SAR Patriot Search: https://sarpatriots.sar.org/patriot/search/

Veterans

Name	Rank	Military Service	Pension	DAR	SAR	1840 Census Info	Connected	Comments
Abbott, Elijah	private	VA Line	S.35167
Allen, David	corporal	VA		A001432	102439			Bourbon
Ardery, John	private	PA Militia		A003017	104359			died Bourbon?
Barnes, John	private	VA Line	W.8338	A006344			Y	needs review
Bean, James	private	VA Militia	S.30264	P		age 77, Harrison
Beggs, Moore	private	PA Line	S.36405
Berry, John	private	VA Militia	W.5219	A009611			Y
Buckner, Phillip	captain?	VA?		A016579?	124256?			Bracken?
Casey, Archibald	private	DE Line	W.9381	P			Y
Chadd, Samuel	private	MD Militia	S.16339	A208169
Chandler, Claiborne	private	VA Militia	S.16341	P			Y	needs review
Cleveland, John	private	VA Line	W.2999	A023095	134766
Cleveland, William	private	VA Militia	W. 8611	A023138	134813	age 83, Pendleton
Conway, John	private	VA Line	W.8622	A025207	137776			also Ruddle's Station
Duncan, Archilbald	private	VA Line	W.8679	A208061	336436
Eddleman, Leonard	private	MD Line	S.30397	P		age 79, Harrison		1st pension app in Rush IN
Moses Endicott		Surry NC Militia		A036727
English, William	private	PA Line	S.8421	A036844
Ewalt, Henry	ensign	PA		A037975	155856			Bourbon
Foxworthy, John	private	VA Militia	S.31032
Furnish, James	private	VA Militia	W.7341	A042762	163296	age 74, Gallatin		NSSAR:2[also 163295] died Gallatin?
Furnish, Thomas	private	VA Militia	S.13105	A042764	163297
Green, Gerard	private	VA Militia	W.3012	A046936	332186		Y
Griffith, William	sergeant	VA		A048425	170839			Bourbon
Gunsaulus, James	private	NY Line	S.16397	A133125
Hamilton, John				A050214				DAR:no proof of svc, other psbles?
Hamilton, John B.	private?	PA?	W.1759?	A050213?	173785?	age 76, Bracken		Bracken?
Henderson, Thomas	private	VA		A054840				Bourbon
Henry, Jacob	private	PA Line	S.35405		327323
Hinkston, John	major	VA		A113754	123001			Ruddell's Station
Ingraham, Jeremiah	sergeant	MA		A203295
Jenkins, John	private	VA Militia	S.16425	P
Jenkins, William	private	VA Line	W.2944
Johns, Thomas	private	VA Line	S.41707	A062918			Y	needs review
Johnson, sr., William	private	VA Line	W.10151	A063860
Kennedy, David	private	VA		A064692				Nicholas
Kilander, Philip	private	NJ Line	S.32363	A131642	340777			Pendleton. died Posey IN?
King, Richard	private	VA		A064749	260534
Laney, William	private	VA Militia	S.13684	P
Lanter, Jacob	private	VA Militia	W.10191	A069176	330339			died Campbell?
Latimer, William	private	VA Militia	W.26192	A066971	336764			psbly William H Latimer
Layton, William H.	private	DE&MD Lines	S.16443	P		age 83, Harrison/age 86, Nicholas?		Fleming
Maffett, Jacob	private	PA Militia	Y
Makemson, John	lieutenant	MD Militia					Y
Mann, Francis	private	VA Militia	S.13826	P
McCalla, Thomas				P		age 87, Harrison		psbly same as Thomas McCauley
McCauley, Thomas	private	VA Militia		A074837	243950		Y	psbly same as Thomas McCalla
Miller, Jacob	pvt in inf. & cav.	VA Line	S.31258	P
Milner, Luke	private	VA Line	S.31259	A080102			Y
Millner, Nicholas	private	PA Militia	W.3028	P
Moore, Thomas	captain	VA		A079960	251823
Morrow, Thomas	private	PA Line	Y
Mullins, Gabriel	private	VA Militia	S.30608	A082708	253913	age 87, Pendleton
Oder, Joseph	private	VA Militia	S.16497	A085653	327336		Y
Pierce, Francis		VA	R.8235					Free man of color. Boone, MO
Pollard, Edmund	private	VA Militia	S.16510	A090179	332910
Ralston, John	private	VA Militia	S.31321	A093676	275093
Rankin, David	private	PA		A094353	275564
Ravenscraft, Thomas	lieutenant	VA Line	S.1248	P	275844?			uncertain, needs review, not connected. Floyd's defeat?
Reno, Zela	pvt/sgt	VA Militia	W.8545	A095491	277440
Roberts, Phillip	private	SC Line	W.2170	A097020		age 77, Harrison	Y
Robertson, Zachariah	private	MD Line	S.35632		280243			Pendleton. Died Vermillion IL?
Robinson, Francis	private	VA Militia	S.16517	A097441	280414		Y
Rose, Jesse	private	VA Line	S.35634	P
Salle, Peter Benjamin	private?	VA	R.9155					reason for rejection not found
Scott, John	private	PA Line	S.37369	P
Sellers, John		PA Militia					Y
Sellers, Samuel	private	PA Line	S.37371	A101757			Y
Shropshire, Abner	private	VA Line	W.8724	A104498	289600	age 76, Bourbon
Smith,Michael	private	MD Line	W. 6088	A106462	292679	age 88, Bourbon		widow's pension Rush IN
Snell, Lewis	sergeant	VA Line	W.9305	A106453	293601
Stephens, Joseph L.	private	VA Line	W.8764	A109008	296969	age 76, Bourbon
Stone, William	private	VA Line	W.8752					died VA, widow moved to Harrison
Sutton, William	private	VA Line	S.11495	P	300581			Scott. 2 SAR (also 300582; same death date, diff loc.)
Taylor, John	private	MD Line	W.8780	A112853	337832			died Nicholas
Terry, Obadiah	private	VA Line & Militia	W.8781		303116
Tinney, John	private	VA Line	W.9521	A113502				Nicholas
Trimble, John	private	PA Militia	S.14715	P
Vanhook, Samuel	sergeant	VA		A118125	309589			DAR notes 2 in same company. Also a Samuel Vanhook at Ruddle's Station - which/either?
Venard, William	private	VA Militia	S.14766	A118481			Y
Wall, John Sr.	pat/civ svc; captain	VA/PA		A119774	312519
Watkins, John	private	VA Militia	S.31460
Whaley, William	sergeant	VA Line	S.37532		317155
Whitaker, John	sergeant	MD Militia	W.9001	A124273	317813			widow Ann 79 in 1840
Wiglesworth, James	lieutenant	VA		A126017	319592
Wood, John	seaman	VA navy		A128024	323603			Nicholas
Woods, sr., William	private	PA Militia	S.31496	P
Zumwalt, Adam	private	VA Line		A131121			Y	died MO

Patriotic Service

Name	Rank	Military Service	Pension	DAR	SAR	1840 Census Info	Connected	Comments
Bush, Philip	patriotic service	VA		A017473	126290			died Clark?
Kimbrough, Samuel	patriotic service	VA		A066205				Nicholas
Smith, Charles	patriotic service	VA		A104883	291611			Bourbon
Talbott, Henry	patriotic service	MD		A112485	301554			Bourbon
Wolf, Lewis Sr.	patriotic service	VA		A127488	323286	age 89, Harrison	Y

Under Research

Name	Rank	Military Service	Pension	DAR	SAR	1840 Census Info	Connected	Comments
Berry, Basil				P
Boswell, George				P
Caswell, Samuel				P		age 77, Harrison
Cook, William				P
Crawford, William				P				A Joe Crawford at Ruddle's Station
Farra, James Amos				P
Hart, Nicholas	patriotic service	VA		A051674				Ruddle's Station
Jameson, Benoni				P		age 67, Harrison
Lair, Matthias	captain			A067831	232301			DAR:no proof of service. May have been at Ruddle's Station
Mears, Mrs. (widow)						age 76, Harrison		husband-no Mears pension found as yet. Home of Geo. Rohr 1840
Minton, John	private?	VA?		A080385?				Minthorn?
Moore, James	private?	VA Line?	Y	A079532?				Fleming?
Musselman, Christopher				A083525				DAR svc proof req
Stevenson, John				A109277	297578			DAR svc proof req
Spears, Christian	patriotic service	VA		A108017	294724			Bourbon, Ruddell's Station
Moses McClure (abt.1760-abt.1810)

Research Notes and Page Updates

• This page was begun in May 2022 to initiate research into the migration of Revolutionary War veterans into the Harrison County area. If you are interested in furthering the project by creating and connecting profiles of these folks, please stop to add your WikiTree ID to the table by adding " ~~~~ " in the comment section of the person you're working on to help avoid duplication of work. Volunteers and collaboration are always welcome and appreciated!
• More information on military veterans and events in Harrison County, Kentucky can be found at Harrison County, Kentucky Military Service and Harrison County, Kentucky.

Sources

• 1840 Census: A Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services, Blair and Reeves (Washington DC) 1841: accessed via United States Census Bureau 15 May 2022: https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1840/1840v4/1840d-05.pdf : State of Kentucky, pp. 160-7.
• Collins, Lewis and Richard H. Collins, Collins Historical Sketches of Kentucky: History of Kentucky, Vol. 1, Collins and Co. (Covington, KY) 1874: accessed via The Internet Archive 14 May 2022; https://archive.org/details/collinshistorica01coll/page/6/mode/2up p. 7 (image 6 of 683).
• Daughters of the American Revolution, Cynthiana Chapter; Memorial Plaque: Honoring Soldiers and Patriots of This Area Who Served in the Revolutionary War, County Court House, Harrison County, Kentucky, United States, 1961: photo originally contributed by Mindy Silva.
• Kentucky Pension Roll of 1835, Southern Book Company (Baltimore MD) 1959; printing Report from the Secretary of War, Duff Green (Washington DC) 1835: accessed via Ancestry.com (paywall) 14 May 2022: https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/48037/images/KYPensionRoll-003811-i?ssrc=&backlabel=Return pp. 8-9, 39, 101-2.
  • A free access version of the original report can currently be found on GoogleBooks (accessed 16 May 2022) https://www.google.com/books/edition/Report_from_the_Secretary_of_War_Souther/MzEOwuN2cs0C?hl=en&gbpv=1. This version is less user-friendly.
• Quisenberry, Anderson Chenault, Revolutionary Soldiers in Kentucky, Southern Book Company (Baltimore, MD) 1895/1959: accessed via HathiTrust.com 15 May 2022; https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uiuo.ark:/13960/t6f201d5c&view=1up pp. 161-3 (images 113-5/234) et. al.
• Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application Files; Case Files ca. 1800-ca.1912; Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773 - 2007: accessed 17 May 2022 via the National Archives Catalog.

Links for Future Research

• Kentucky Land Grants info: https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Kentucky_Land_Grants/6CHWAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0