Revolutionary War Soldiers brief - Biographies

John Abbott

was born 16 Feb 1755, Dorchester County, Maryland. Service in the North Carolina Regiment. Died 1836. Buried in the Bloomfield Cemetery. Government marker. Source Page 33, Roster of Soldiers and Patriots of the American Revolution Buried in Indiana, 1938.

Samuel Anderson

was born on the High Seas enroute from Ireland 1746/7. He married 16 Mar 1773 Staunton, Virginia Sarah Young. Children: James born 17 Mar 1774 died 9 Mar 1787; Elizabeth born 22 Jan 1776 died 22 Aug 1777; Jane born 14 Dec 1777 married 10 Apr 1796 John Robertson; John born 16 Oct 1779 married 12 Jun 1810 Elizabeth Haggard; William born 13 Jun 1782 married 12 Feb 1807 Mary Young; Samuel Jr. born 9 Jun 1784 married 17 Sep 1811 Peggy McCurdy; Margaret born 9 Mar 1790 married William Hook; Isaac born 19 May 1793 married second 7 Mar 1829 Elizabeth Buskirk; Sarah born 3 May 1795 married 6 Feb 1815 William Chambers; Nancy born 15 Jan 1797 married 21 Jan 1818 Benjamin Hawthorne. Source Page 8, Roster of Soldiers and Patriots of the American Revolution Buried in Indiana, 1980.

James Blevins

was born 25 Dec 1762 at New England. He was buried in Scotland, Greene County, Indiana. Source Page 63, Roster of Soldiers and Patriots of the American Revolution Buried in Indiana, 1938

Joshua Burnett

was born 10 Apr 1753 in Elizabethtown, New Jersey. He died about 1858, probably buried in Taylor Township. Source Page 79, Roster of Soldiers and Patriots of the American Revolution Buried in Indiana, 1938.

John Chaney

was born in 1757 in Orange County, North Carolina. He died 12 Sep 1845 and is buried near Ooley's Mill northeast of Worthington, Indiana. He had a wife and children. Source Page 93, Roster of Soldiers and Patriots of the American Revolution Buried in Indiana, 1938.

William Clenny

[Cleney] was born 18 Mar 1758 near Wilmington, Delaware. Last date of pension paid 25 Oct 1851. He is buried in Bloomfield, Indiana. Source Page 98, Roster of Soldiers and Patriots of the American Revolution Buried in Indiana, 1938.

Jefferson Dover

found reference to a Dover in the Revolutionary War that was buried in Greene County, Indiana. Unfortunately he is in an unmarked grave in Mood Cemetery. Here's what I found and the source: Source: Genealogical Records: Midwest Pioneers, 1600s-1800s, Revolutionary Soldiers Buried in Indiana, Soldiers Listed by Counties, Page 39, Greene County, Indiana, Jefferson Dover, Listed as Revolutionary Soldier buried there. Reference Bowen's "Biog. Member of Greene County, (1908) Volume 1 page 17

Robert Ellis

was born in 1753 in Ireland. He died 25 Dec 1849 and is buried in the Moss Cemetery near Dugger, Greene County, Indiana. Stone. He was married to Eliza Robertson in May 1783. Child: William born in 1803. Source Page 134, Roster of Soldiers and Patriots of the American Revolution Buried in Indiana, 1938.

Thomas Ferguson

was born 25 Nov 1756 in Virginia. He died 19 Jun 1836 and is buried in Hobbieville, Greene County. Stone. He was to Nancy Young 1773-1850. Children: William and Andrew (twins) born 1794; Gus; Rolse; Jim; J. Wesley; Sam; Benjamin; Hyrum; Thomas; Rose. Source Page 140, Roster of Soldiers and Patriots of the American Revolution Buried in Indiana, 1938.

Francis Lang

was born about 1760. He died 19 Jul 1847 and is buried 6 miles east of Bloomfield, Indiana. He was married, his first wife unknown. Children: Nancy born 1803; Nehemiah born 1806; Stansbury born 1807; Sarah born 1809; James born 1811. Second wife was a Kennedy. Third wife was Susannah Hunter Philip, a widow, married in 1828. Source Page 228, Roster of Soldiers and Patriots of the American Revolution Buried in Indiana, 1938.

Joseph Lawrence

was born 1 Nov 1755 Albemarle County, Virginia. Pension paid to 4 Mar 1839. He is buried near the Sylvania Church, Cincinnati, Greene County, Indiana. Source Page 230, 231, Roster of Soldiers and Patriots of the American Revolution Buried in Indiana, 1938.

Matthias Lemon

was born 18 Feb 1762 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. He died 15 Dec 1841. He was married, first wife unknown, second wife was Mary Hunnel. Children Francis M. married Mary Kilgore. Other children: William married Phoebe Jenks; Brutus; Thomas; Matthias Jr.; Clinton; Lucien. Source Page 234, 235, Roster of Soldiers and Patriots of the American Revolution Buried in Indiana, 1938.

Abraham May

was born 1762 in Virginia. He died in 1840 and is buried in the Bloomfield Cemetery. He married Martha. Source Page 248, Roster of Soldiers and Patriots of the American Revolution Buried in Indiana, 1938.

Adam Rainbolt

was born 1757 at Cape Fear North Carolina. He died Nov 1834 at his home in Lawrence County and is buried in Storm Cemetery in Greene County. Stone. He was married in 1787 to Jane Potter 1765-1834. Children: John born in 1788; Jesse born in 1797; and Adam born in 1824; Joe. Source Page 303, Roster of Soldiers and Patriots of the American Revolution Buried in Indiana, 1938.

Joseph Reany

[Reiney] was born about 1754 near Burlington, New Jersey. He died 8 Sep 1846, probably buried in Cass Township. He was married to first wife about 1787 name unknown. Second wife was Mary Ward. Source Page 307, Roster of Soldiers and Patriots of the American Revolution Buried in Indiana, 1938.

William Slucer

was born 1756 in Shenandoah County, Virginia. He died 14 Dec 1836. He married 1793 to Jane Johnston. Seven children, only one known: Henry born 1794. Source Page 349, Roster of Soldiers and Patriots of the American Revolution Buried in Indiana, 1938.

John Storm

was born 3 Feb 1760 in Pennsylvania. He died in 13 Dec 1835 and is buried on a farm near Hobbieville, Indiana. He was married in 1798 to Anne Parsons 1776-1854. Children: Leah born 1798; Martha born 1800; Margaret born 1803 married Jacob Young; Joseph born 1807; Peter born 1809; Nancy born 1811; Harrison born 1813 died 1814; Mary Ann born 1815; Anne born in 1819; Hannah born 1821; Washington born 1824. Source Page 347, Roster of Soldiers and Patriots of the American Revolution Buried in Indiana, 1938.

John Van Buskirk

was born 26 Sep 1757 Frederick County, Maryland. He died 1 Dec 1840 Greene County, Indiana. He married 1782 Mary Little died 16 Apr 1792. Children: George Abram born 1783 married 2 Nov 1808 Mary A. Boswell; john Little married Elizabeth Young; Hester (Esther) born 1787 married John Martin; Hannah born 16 Apr 1796 married 1822 John Cochran; Joseph; Alfred married 13 Jan 1822 Lithia Dayhoff; Isaac married Jan 1817 Patience Stillwell; Mary married Elliott Veech; Michael. Source Page 48, Roster of Soldiers and Patriots of the American Revolution Buried in Indiana, 1980.

David Wesner

was born 1760, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. He died 14 Feb 1834 and buried in Old Slinkard graveyard, Cass Township. Stone still legible in 1963. He married Margaret 1770-1836. Children: Jacob born 1792 married 9 Jan 1820 Mary Fosterburgh; son born 1794; another son born 1798; George born 1800 married first 1827 Sarah Baker and second Nancy Ann Barker; Mary born 9 Oct 1804 died 15 Dec 1870 married 22 Feb 1822 Andrew Slinkard in Greene County, Indiana. Rebecca born 11 Sep 1806 died 27 Mar 1874 married 1839 Moses Slinkard; Rosanna born 1811 married Wiley Killian 1809-1870; Sally born 1813 married 28 Nov 1822 Isaac Skomp in Greene County, Indiana; John born 23 Dec 1814 died 21 Jul 1875 married Dicky (Dicey) E. Source Page 106, Roster of Soldiers and Patriots of the American Revolution Buried in Indiana, 1966.

Captain Abel Westfall

was born Hampshire County, Virginia. He died after 10 Aug 1814, the date his will was probated and buried in Bloomfield City Cemetery. Children: Newton Edwards (eldest son); Sally Edwards married a Fairhurst or Johnson; Juliet married a Giles; Jenny married Daniel Whitmore; Indiana married George Ruble; John Wesley married Eliza Foster. Source Page 106, 107, Roster of Soldiers and Patriots of the American Revolution Buried in Indiana, 1966.

Cornelius Westfall

was born 9 Mar 1756. He was married to Sarah. Children: Josephine; Susanna. Source Page 377, Roster of Soldiers and Patriots of the American Revolution Buried in Indiana, 1938.

Daniel Woodworth

was born 14 Jan 1752 at Ulster County, New York. Child: Daniel Jr. Source Page 389, Roster of Soldiers and Patriots of the American Revolution Buried in Indiana, 1938.

Walnut Grove/Mood Cemetery, 3 Unknown Revolutionary War Veterans. Source for this information is The Military History of Greene County, Indiana by Colonel E. H. C. Cavins.

From the earliest settlement of Greene county, there was a marked military spirit exhibited by the settlers, for an unusually large number of old soldiers settled in the county. The Revolutionary soldiers, remembered by some of our oldest residents, were Colonel John Stakely, who served on Washington's staff, Zion Brewer, William Wilkerson, John Storms, Adam Rainbolt, Joseph Lawrence, Isaac Hamlin, James Blevins, Joshua Burnett, John Shroyer, Henry Huffman, Abel Westfall, Cornelius Westfall, Willis Fellows, William Sulser, Jefferson Dover, Daniel Woodsworth, Peter Ingersol, David Rust, John Abbott, John Chaney, William Conway, Fielding Oakley, Michael Downing, John P. Phillips, William Clenny, Francis Lang, Solomon Wilkerson, Sipple Harvey, Robert Ellis, Solomon Carpenter, William G. Bryant, Abraham May, David Sobie and a Mr. Branham.

Last updated 22.10.2009