1)  Indiana Magazine of History , 36 (1940):29-33 Clark Cemetery of the Old
Scott Settlement By Robert K. Stuart It was at the home of Crystal DW
Scott, in 1837, that the first church of Liberty Township was organized, a class
of the New Light denomination, and in his house, services were held for two years.
The founder of the first church of Liberty Township, was Abram Sneathen, a
circuit rider, who had himself entered land in Liberty Township on October 10, 1836.
In 1839, a meeting house for this church congregation was built on the burial
ground, a structure about twenty-five feet square of round logs of black oak.
This building served as church and public meeting place for a decade. Notes:
William Snethen's father, Preacher Abraham Snethen (listed a Abram Sneathen)
and the Christian demonation known as the New Light Church that both Abraham
and William were involved in the establishing of and preaching in. So it is very
likely that William could have met Susan James this way. In an 1840 newspaper
article, William M. Snethen was said to live in Monticello, White Co., IN. I
compared the locations and Monticello is about 8 miles south of Liberty Township.

2) 1830 Ohio Census Montgomery Co, Clay Township page 271 spelled:
Abrahan SNEATHEN

3) 1840 Census White Co., Indiana page 221 Abraham Snethen males under five:
2 males age 5-10: 1 males 10-15: 2 males 15-20: 2 males 40-50: 1 females 5-10:
1 females 10-15: 1 females 40-50: 1

4) 1850 Census White Co., Indiana (#58038 pt 47 pg 902) Abraham Snethen 55
farmer born KY Recorded on Census:

5) 1860 IN Census, Cass Co., Jefferson Twp, P817 
Abraham Snethen 66 Farmer born Kentucky
Lydia, 65 born MA
Mary E. 6 born IN
Hannah 3 years born IN

6) Conflicting marriage dates of 03 May 1815, 14 May 1814, and 30 May 1816

7a) Abraham was known as The Barefoot Preacher, it is said this name was given
him after he had traveled so far to a meeting, that he discarded his worn out
moccasins, and arrived barefoot at the Warren Co. Ohio meeting.

7b) As a young man in Kentucky, he had his eye gouged out when he challenged a
man named Riley for dishonesty in dividing and allocating bear meat after a kill.

7c) He taught himself to read, and later, to write.

7d) He preached in Kentucky and Virginia. Curious to see new territory, he
traveled to Mt. Sterling, and from there to Cincinnati. He and his bride Lydie
Richards homesteaded in Montogery Co. Ohio from 1814 until 1835, where he
preached and established churches in Darke, Butler, Warren, Union, and
Montgomery Co. Ohio.

7e) Elder Snethen moved his family to Indiana in 1835, purchasing land in White
Co. near the Tippecanoe River.

7f) Later the family moved to Cass Co. In near Crooked Creek, where Rev.
Abraham, Abraham's brother Rev. William, Abraham's son Rev William, and
Abraham's grandson Rev Elijah; all preached together at the Crooked Creek
Christian Church in Indiana. Rev. William is among some buried in the church
cemetery-along with other Snethens.

7g) Abraham preached the New Light gospel of the Christian Church, and helped
to establish churches in Cass, White, and Pulaski Co. Indiana, and in the towns of
Marion, Morristown, Waverly, and Rushville.

7h) Abraham and his son William were among the first to preach in Henry and
Marshall Counties, Illinois in 1852-1855, later to Winterset, Iowa in 1859, on to Elvira,
Minnesota in 1876, and also that same year went as far as Sleepy Eye, Minnesota and
Fargo, ND. A grandson, Elijah Martindale and he were the first Christian preachers to
preach in Coffey Co. Kansas in 1871.

 8) Residence: Born: 1794 in Kent, KY Residence: 1836 IN 1855 Marshall County, IN
1857 Cass Co, IN 1860 Logansport, IN 1869 Coffee Co, Kansas
1875 Cass Co, IN 1856 Marshall County, IN

9) LAND: bought farm 1835 White Co, IN near Tippecanoe
sold farm in White Co 1849 White Co, IN
bought farm Cass Co, IN 1849 Cass Co, IN

HENRY HARLESS SR.
Rev War Patriot
My 6th Great Grand Father
1752-1815



A Special Thank You to Cousin Gwen Boyer Bjorkman
for all her work on this line.

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) In 1801 Henry and Charity lived in Virginia, and were preparing to move to TN.

9)  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 Gwen typed it above as it was written.

10) Henry is buried in the Bellview Cemetery on Bell Road, Huntsville,
Madison Co., AL.
11) The DAR has placed a memorial to in the cemetery at Bell Factory,
Madison Co., AL  A Veterans Marker has been placed there to honor
his service in the Rev War.  (The Marker incorrectly states he served in
Alabama, while he actually served in the VA Millitia.

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