REVOLUTIONARY WAR
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3) HENRY HARLESS
My 6th Great Grandfather
Thank you to Gwen Boyer Bjorkman
for sharing this
1) Recorded
in: "Alabama Soldiers, Revolution, War of 1812,
and Indian Wars, Vol II, Surnames Hanby thru Henderson"
There are two notations mentioning Henry Harless and his
wife Charity. 2) Recorded in: "Sumner's Anals of Southwest
Virginia, 1769-1800, Montgomery Co. Page 937, of L-P"
"Henry Harless and his wife
charity, grantor
to Jas. Craig L-350-75 acres
on New river 02
Jul 1799." And on page 941, "Henry Harless and Charity,
his wife, to Geo. Surface, for $100.00, 30 acres on
Tom's Creek, branch New River, 07 Oct 1800."
3) Recorded in Militia of Montgomery County
Virginia 1777-1790, by Mary B. Kegley, 1975
4) Recorded in Early Adventurers on theWestern Waters
vols 1 and 2, 1980 & 1982 (respectively), by Mary
B.
Kegley and F.B. Kegley. According to all of the above,
Henry served in three Militia Companies during the
Rev War. He served as Pvt, under Capt. James byrne,
Capt. John Taylor, and Capt.
John Preston. 5) 1790:
Appointed 06 Jul 1790 to be Surveyor of the road
from Michael Price's to
Pepper's Ferry. 6) 1793:
Appointed overseer to the Wagon Road established
from Brown Ferry into the Pepper Ferry Road
leading to Botetourt County. 7) 1800: Henry to
George: Surface for $300.00, both sides of Tom's
Creek, branch New River... 8) Recorded in Deed
Book A, Page 115, Huntsville, AL Last Will and
Testament of Henry Harless
Sr. File number 846,
Probate Office of Madison County. On the back
of the will is written "Will of Henry Harlis 1815".
"Mississippi Territory, Madison County. In the name
of god amen. I Henry Harlis,
Snr. do on this
25th day of March in the year of our lord one thousand
eight hundred and fifteen make and appoint this my
last will and testament being in sound mind and memory
blessed be god. In the first place I gave my sole to
god
who gave it. 2nd I will and bequeath unto my beloved
wife Elizabeth the plantation I now live on also two
cows and calves also the bed known by the bed we usuly
sleep in and it's furniture with all the pots and all
vessels of potmettle and all other vessles of every
discription about the house also all the puter and
all the ware belonging to the shelf also one
mare and saddle the mare known by the mare
I boughth of Mr. Murry four head of sheep four hogs
also what geese and ducks are belonging to me at
this time the same to be for her use so long as she
remains my widdow or her lifetime and if she
does marry or at her death all the property disignated
to her to be sold and the proceeds thareof to be equally
divided amongst all my children. 3rd I will and bequeth
unto my daughter Eliza Harlis
one hundred dollars.
I further wish that all other property of every
discription notes bonds and accounts the whole amount
of what I may died possest of except what is otherways
disgnat in my will after paying all my just debts
which are few or none of magnitude may be equally
divided between all my children that is to say to
my son David Harlis one
part, my daughter Mary
Ridenour one part, also
my daughter Susana Meddlin
one part, also my son Henry Harlis
one part, also
my son John Harlis one part,
also my daughter Hanah
Wilson one part, also my
daughter Nancy Timon one
part, also my son Dannial Harlis
one part; also my
daughter Sarar Wall one
part, also my son Philip
Harlis one part, also my
daughter Eliza Harlis one part,
this I publish and declare to be my last will and testment
in witness whereof I set my hand and seal the date
before written. Also I choose and appoint my
beloved wife Elizabeth Harlis
and my friend John
Sprowl my lawfull executors,
Signed, seled in
present of George Light
John (his X mark) Murry
Henry (his X mark) Harlis
Proven in Open Court
by the subscribing witnesses thereto. Subscribed this
16th May 1815. W. H. Winston Clk. Recorded in Vol
1st Page 115 and 116. NOTE: Charity had died
by 1815 when Henry Harless
Sr. died...he had
remarried Elizabeth Province.
There are many
mistakes in the original in spelling and grammar
and I typed it above as it is written. 9) Henry is
buried
in the Bellview Cemetery on Bell Road, Huntsville,
Madison Co., AL. 10) The DAR has placed a memorial
to in the cemetery at Bell Factory, Madison Co., AL
4) THOMAS HILL
My 6th Great Grandfather
I am currently trying
to find the records
5) THOMAS MCGRIFF
(CAPTURED BY THE INDIANS
AT AGE 14)
My 6th Great Grandfather
This data is
from Jack McGriff to Sarah
E. Rose 29 Nov 2002:
1774 April 7th, 8th
Hanson's Journal "traveled 15 miles
to John McGuffin's at Sinking
Creek." Reuben Gold Thwaites
and Louise Phelps Kellogg,
Documentary History of Dunmore's War,
1774 (Wisconsin Historical Society,
1905) p. 111.
1777 Sept. 30 Oath of
Allegiance: John McGriff, Thomas
McGriff. Kegley, Early Adventurers,
I:149.
As a sixteen
year old he signed up to fighe in Rev
War, 6th Regiment 03 Jun 1776. Thomas
McGriff, pvt. In Regt 27 SC Militia,
(National Archives)
1776. "Migriff,
Thomas RR Pri, 6 SC 9 Apr 76;
not on rolls after 29 Jul 76." (p.
224) "McGriff, Thomas RR Pri, 6 SC,
3 Jun 76." (p. 242)
Elmer O. Parker,
"American Revolution Roster,
Fort Sullivan (Later Fort Moultrie),
1776-1780, and Battle of Fort Sullivan:
Events Leading to First Decisive
Victory" (Charleston, SC: Fort Sullivan DAR,
1976) pp. 224. 242. The roster lists
all the soldiers who were stationed at Fort
Sullivan (which was renamed Fort Moultrie after
the battle there in June 1776) during the Rev.
War.
In these notes, "Pri"
means "Private," "6 SC" means "6th
SC Regiment," and "RR" stands for
"Roll of South Carolina Soldiers, Revolutionary
War (National Archives, RG93, vol.
9: M-853, roll 16)." The second record,
showing that Thomas enlisted on 3 June
1776, is actually on M-246, roll 89. What
is really interesting about these two records
is that one record shows Thomas enlisting
on 3 June 1776, while the other record shows him
already enlisted on 9 April 1776, and not on
any roll after 29 July 1776.
1777 Sept. 30 Oath of
Allegiance: John McGriff,
Thomas McGriff. Kegley, Early
Adventurers, I:149.
"Virginia Military Records,
Montgomery County's Revolutionary
Heritage." Another list, entitled
"The state of a company of Montgomery County
Militia April 1781," includes "Thomas
McGuffin." (p. 225)
Also from Montgomery
Co., "A list of Capt. John Lucas
Compy. of Militia" includes
Christian Snidow,
Philip Snidow, John
McGriff, and Thomas McGriff (p. 234; no date on that
one). They were part of Col. William
Preston's regiment.
Darke County,
OH - Common Pleas Court Records
1817-1860, p. 134. 15 Dec 1820 William
Niethercutt came into court
&filed his declaration & schedule
& also the affidavit of Thos. McGriff for a pension under acts
of Congress of March 1818 and May 1820
& the court being satisfied of the correctness
of the schedule & that the property of
the Petitioner amounts to $130.25 & that the
said petitioner &Thos. McGriff
are entitled to credit in the matters in which
they depose. Order that the Clerk certify
the proceedings had in this case to the War Department
NOTES WITH
MULTIPLE
ANCESTOR’S NAMES RECORDED
(There are more within
the above text as well):
On another, apparently later list of Capt.
John Lucas' company, we
find Jacob Snidow,
Christian Snidow,
Thomas McGriff, and
Theophly Snido, but not
John McGriff. "The captain
was excused -- living in Botetourt."
(p. 236)
Parker Atkins is found
on the same militia and tax lists
with the McGriffs. 1774.
A list of Capt. Daniel Smith's
Co. of Militia in Fincastle Co. (prob.
bef. 1774) Parker ADKINS,
Millinton ADKINS,
Henry ATKINS, Charles
ATKINS, Charles LUCAS Jr & Sr, George FRY Jr & Sr, John MCGRIFF, Patrick MCGRIFF. Summers, Annals of Southwest
Virginia, p. 1423.
1774 Oct 10 Battle of
Point Pleasant authorized roster:
Milton ADKINS, Parker
ADKINS, Blackburn ATKINS, Charles, ATKINS, Henry ATKINS,
William ATKINS, George
FRY, George FRY Jr., John FRY,
John MCGUFF, Patrick
MCGUFF. Levia Simpson Poffenbarger, Battle of Point
Pleasant, 6th ed, (1990), p. 21
Parker Atkins is found
on the same militia and tax lists
with the McGriffs. 1774. A list of Capt.
Daniel Smith's Co. of Militia
in Fincastle Co. (prob. bef.
1774) Parker ADKINS, Millinton
ADKINS, Henry ATKINS, Charles ATKINS,
Charles LUCAS Jr &
Sr, George FRY Jr &
Sr, John MCGRIFF, Patrick
MCGRIFF. Summers, Annals
of Southwest Virginia, p. 1423.
1774 Oct 10 Battle of
Point Pleasant authorized roster:
Milton ADKINS, Parker
ADKINS, Blackburn ATKINS, Charles, ATKINS, Henry ATKINS, William ATKINS, George FRY,
George FRY Jr., John
FRY, John MCGUFF, Patrick MCGUFF. Levia Simpson Poffenbarger, Battle of Point
Pleasant, 6th ed, (1990), p. 21.
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