John Wear (1741 - 1835)

Born 12 Jan 1741 in Shamany Creek, Bucks County, Pennsylvania

Ancestors

Husband of Nancy (Moore) Wear — married [date unknown] in Augusta, Virginia, United States

Husband of Nancy Ann (Blackburn) Weir — married 1774 in Augusta, Colony of Virginia

Descendants

Died 17 Jan 1835 at age 94 in Sevier, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

John Wear is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A120818.

John Wear served with Washington County Regiment, North Carolina Militia during the American Revolution.

No positive proof that this John Weir is son of Hugh Weir Sr. - there were two John Weirs in the general area, one in Greene County, Tennessee, and the other in Washington County, Tennessee. These Johns died over 30 years apart.

According to "Some Tennessee Heroes of the Revolution" by Zella Armstrong, Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc., Baltimore (1975), John Wear applied for revolutionary pension while residing in Sullivan County, TN, in March, 1833. While he was a resident of Greene Co., NC, which later became part of Tennessee, he served in North Carolina troops as follows: From January 1, 1781, three months in Captain John Sevier's company in pursuit of Tories; from the last of August, 1781, three months in Captain William Tate's company. He was in the Siege of Yorktown and was present at the surrender of Cornwallis. From the latter part of January, 1782, he was four months in Captain Moses Moore's company, and in Captain Samuel Wear's company stationed at Wear's Fort. John Wear moved to the Mississippi River in 1800 and to Christian County, KY, where he remained only a few months. He then moved to Sevier Co., TN. Tombstone: "Pvt. Capt. Tate's Militia Rev."

There is a "John Ware" listed in DAR records, born 12 January 1741 in Bucks Co., Pennsylvania, died 17 January 1835 in Sevier Co., Tennessee: Resided Washington Co., North Carolina, service from North Carolina under Captains Sevier, Tate Moore and Samuel Ware.^[1]This record shows John's wife as 1st wife as Nancy Moore and 2nd wife as Margaret (Unknown).

According to "Weir/Wear Families from Here to There to the White House" by Olga Jones Edwards & JoAnn Wear Spore (1990), DOD possibly 1800 from one source: John Weir does not appear in the 1801 tax lists for Washington Co., Tennessee; his widow Agness does appear with 177 acres of taxable land. John Wier left a will dated 7 Jan 1800 in Washington Co., Tennessee, proved by oath in August 1800. Thus the DOD is estimated from these facts.

Military

1832 MILITARY PENSION RECORDS JOHN WEAR, 1832 list age 93, served in NC line; drew pension in Sevier Co., TN. ^[2]

1835 - MILITARY - PENSION RECORDS - TENNESSEE PENSION ROLL OF 1835, REPORT FROM THE SECRETARY OF WAR IN RELATION TO THE PENSION ESTABLISHMENT OF THE UNITED STATES 1835 REPORT FROM THE SECRETARY OF WAR IN OBEDIENCE TO RESOLUTIONS OF THE SENATE OF THE 5TH AND 30TH OF JUNE, 1834 AND THE 3RD OF MARCH, 1835 IN RELATION TO ^[3] (JOHN WEAR, SEVIER CO., TN, PRIVATE, NORTH CAROLINA LINE, $33.33 ANNUAL ALLOWANCE, $99.99 AMOUNT RECEIVED, APRIL 24, 1833 PENSION STARTED, AGE 93)

Wills

Not proven to be the same John Wear. Listed here for consideration:

Pennsylvania Wills, 1682-1834, Page 13. William McDonnell of Warrington Twp. November 11, 1757. Proved May 24, 1760. Wife Agnes. Sons Michael and William, dau. Janet. James Weir and John Mitchell, exrs. :Wit: Wm. Oliphant, Robert Weir and John Weir. (Letters granted to James Weir.). ^[4]

William Walker, Warrington Twp. July 14, 1789. Proved September 29, 1789. Wife Olimpias. Friend John WEIR and Bro.-in-law Peter Jodon exrs. Ch. John and Mary Walker. Land in Northumberland Co. Wits: Thomas Griffith, Nathaniel Strahone, Nathaniel Irwin. ^[5]

.Ann Wier, Warrington Twp. "Single woman." March 19, 1800. Proved May 10, 1802. Bro. John Weir exr. Bro. Robert Wier, his wife Mary. Sisters Jane Kelso, and Mary wife of Robert Flack. Ann and Thomas Wier Flack, ch. of sister Mary Flack. Hannah Jones "living with me." Land adj. Henry Wierman and Bro. Robert. Wits: John Jones Junr., Henry Wierman, Nathaniel Irwin. ^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed September 4, 2021), "Record of John Ware", Ancestor # A120818.
2. ↑ Source: Twenty-four hundred TN Pensioners - Revolution and War of 1812 by Zella Armstrong, pg. 114
3. ↑ THE PENSION ESTABLISHMENT OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON PRINTED BY DUFF GREEN 1835.
4. ↑ Abstracts of Bucks Co., PA Wills, 1785-1825, Will Book No. 3
5. ↑ Abstracts of Bucks Co., PA Wills, 1685-1785, Will Book No. Pennsylvania Wills, 1682-1834, Page 147
6. ↑ Abstracts of Bucks Co., PA Wills, 1685-1785, Will Book No. 6

   Pennsylvania Wills, 1682-1834, Page 395

• Notable Southern Families, Vol. 1 and 2; Wears and Blackburns
• Roster of Soldiers and Patriots of the American Revolution Buried in Tennessee, by Lucy Womack Bates, Tennessee Society, NSDAR, 1974
• Weir/Wear Families from Here to There to the White House by Olga Jones Edwards & JoAnn Wear Spore (1990)
• On Shammony Creek. Pedigree prepared by Mary Loretta Shaffer Vaughn, 25 August 1993 (gives birth date as 1 Dec 1741 in Rockbridge, VA)
• DAR Library (on line) http://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search_adb/?action=full&p_id=A120818%20&%20http://revwarapps.org/s1781.pdf
• Some Tennessee Heroes of the Revolution by Zella Armstrong, Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc., Baltimore (1975)
• Washington Co., NC (later Washington Co., TN) Deed Record, 6 October 1786
• 1830 Sevier Co., TN Census, Pg. 90
• 1832 Sevier Co., TN Census
• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 18 March 2020), memorial page for Pvt John Wear (17 Jan 1741-23 Jan 1835), Find A Grave Memorial no. 7876377, citing Shiloh Memorial Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee, USA ; Maintained by Charles McDonald (contributor 47874930) . https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7876377/john-wear

Acknowledgements

• A WikiTree profile for this person was created through the import of PittsPenn_2010-09-21.ged on 22 September 2010 by MG Pitts