1812 SOLDIER
James Peek
James Peek
John Andrews
James Perry Ashley came to Tennessee when it was a cane break, according to an article in a Coffee Co. newspaper dated 1913. He walked to Fayetteville, TN from his home in Bedford Co. to enlist and was in the Battle of New Orleans. Gen. Coffee signed his discharge. He later sued for his pay and stated the purpose was to pay the attorney.
James married Lucy McCrary, and they became the great, great, grandparents of Doris Manley Mason, daughter of Emma Catherine Ashley and John Buford Manley. William Ashley, brother of James, married Polly Weaver in Bedford Co., and they were her great, great grandparents on the Manley side.
Robert McKinley Baskin was born in 1790 in Abbeville, SC. He died on 21 July 1871 in Wilson Co., TN. He is buried at Sander’s Cemetery in Wilson Co. He married Rachel Rickett on 3 November 1813; his parents were Reverend Hugh Baskin and Sarah McKinley Calhoun. His 1812 service was a Corporal in TN Infantry under Col. A. Cheatham and Captain William Smith; he fought in the Battle of New Orleans.
Josiah H. Brandon, born 26 June 1761 in Rowan Co., NC, died 5 November 1842 in Lincoln Co., TN. He married Rachel Brown on 8 March 1781. He fought in the American Revolution. During 1814 – 1816, he was Justice of the Peace in Lincoln Co., TN.
Elijah Clarke was a colonist in Wilkes County, GA in 1773, buying land that had been ceded to the Crown from the Indians. He fought in the Battle of Kettle’s Creek and in the siege of Augusta in the American Revolution, attaining the rank of General. He led three divisions in the Battle of Jack’s Creek against the Creek Indians during the period of the War of 1812. He was apparently a feisty Scots-Irishman. Elijah Clarke is Donette’s ancestor. She is descended from him through her mother’s family. One of her earliest memories is attending Wilkinson Family reunions at Elijah Clark State Park, Lincoln County, GA and hearing about her GA pioneer ancestor.
Robert Brownlee Currey –
Civil service: Postmaster of Nashville 6/8/1811 – 4/9/1826Moses Dooley, Faye’s ancestor, was in the Revolutionary War. After returning to Bedford Co., VA, he and his wife, Mary Boyd, began a journey to Kentucky with their five sons, a distance of about 500 miles, walking most of the way with pack horses to carry their supplies. Moses and his family endured many hardships along the way and had to live in a fort when they arrived. The Indians fought desperate for their hunting grounds. When the War of 1812 started, Moses was too old to go, so he served as Justice of the Peace. Faye is very proud of all of her ancestors who fought and forged to settle this great country of ours.
John Hankins was born 1760/70 in Tennessee, according to his son John Jackson Hankins. John was the son of William and Jane (Sharpe) Hankins. William Hankins received land grants from the state of North Carolina in 1793 and 1794 for land in Hawkins County. John Hankins married first Sarah Gill. They became the parents of William B. Hankins born 1790/1800. On July 25, 1804 John Hankins married Mary “Polly” Gallant in Grainger County, Tennessee. (Bondsman – Thomas Hankins)
Mary Gallant was the daughter of James Gallant I and his first wife Mary (McKemy/McCamey) Gallant. James Gallant (ca. 1727- Nov. 27, 1807) served the American Revolution from North Carolina. (Mary Gallant b. 1772 – NC/Va.) By 1805 John Hankins was on the Roane County tax list. In 1807 John Hankins signed a petition to the Roane County Court asking for the right to “construct a grist mill in Sequacha Valley for public utility.”Buckner Harwell, Sr., born 1749 in Brunswick Co., VA, was the oldest of five brothers. He married twice and came to Nashville, TN in 1808. In 1811, he moved to Giles Co., TN and settled on Richland Creek, near Butler’s Ford. Buckner has 16 children with his two wives. He with partners acquired 5000 acres of land around Richland Creek before his death in 1815. He is buried on what was part of his farm, between Aspen Hill and Tarpley Shop. The grave has long since been plowed over, so no one knows its exact location. It is thought that he supplied materials during the War of 1812 and may have served as Quartermaster in civilian service. He is listed in the 1812 Ancestor Index Vol. II – National Society United States Daughters of 1812.
Beverage Lawrence was from Maryville, TN. He served under Captain Joseph Duncan. Beverage was married to Kezia Patton. Janie York, his descendant, recently purchased a tombstone for his daughter, Mary Lawrence Hicks. She is buried at New Hope Cemetery in Madisonville, TN.
David Nolen enlisted on 14 September 1814, from east Tennessee, serving under Col. William Johnson.
James Peek was a wealthy young man. He was born in Virginia, but could not remember if it was 1778 or 1780. He married young and had six daughters. His wife was Pauling; she died in 1830. In 1839, he married Serrina Lane; they had four sons and four daughters. He was 70 years old when Mary Ann’s grandfather, John Lane Peek, was born. All of his children could read and write.
He was drafted to serve as Private under Capt. David Williams Company TN (1/28 – 6/4/1814); he was wounded while on a scouting party. He filed for a pension in 1851 (age 58), in 1855 (age 63), and in 1871 (age 83) – note how his age changed. He was granted $8.00 per month under Act 1871. He died in 1880 and told everyone he was 102. (He is pictured in the photo at left.)
Daniel Perdue
Thomas Jarratt Smith was born in Goodland, VA in 1790, died January 14, 1836. In 1804, the family moved to Rutherford Co., near Salem, TN. He was a farmer and owned several tracts of land. He married Margaret D. Greaves, and to this unit six children were born; most were minors at his death.
Thomas Smith served in the War of 1812. Having enlisted in Nashville, TN on December 10, 1812, he served until April 27, 1813 in Captain Alexander McKeow’s (McEwen) Company of TN Militia.
John Bartholomew Stephens born 1783 in North Carolina, died 1869 in Nashville, TN. He married Elizabeth Barnes on September 16, 1816. She was born about 1790 in Virginia and died about 1855 in Nashville. In June 1814, John Bartholomew Stephens joined the first Regiment West Tennessee Militia under Col. Philip Pipkin. This group of almost a thousand men was posted in the forts that stretched north to south from Fort Strother all the way to Fort Pierce at Mobile. They served a supportive role and did not see battle. They did suffer under extreme conditions leading to a high desertion rate. (booklet “My Family in the Creek War and War of 1812” by Joel Koenig, Wilma’s son)
Beverly Stubblefield was born in Orange Co, VA in 1742. He died in Todd Co., KY in 1823. He was the Second Sergeant of Captain John Payne’s Company, KY Light Dragoons. For services as Captain three years in Virginia Continental Army, he received land grant of 4000 acres. (Priest, Stubblefield, Brown, Hackley, Mott, Shippey – page 10)
Daniel Summitt born. 5 April 1795 in Lincoln Co. NC. died. 30 Sept. 1838 in Vonore, Monroe Co., TN. He was married 3 Dec. 1813 in Lincoln Co.NC. to Sarah Moser.Daniel and Sarah had four living children.
Daniel served as a private of the detached Militia from Lincoln Co. NC, organized in August 1814, Capt. Daniel Hoke’s Co. Second Reg.
Robert Thompson
George Washington Thurston
Joseph Tipton
Moses Williams b. ca. 1797 in Hawkins Co. TN. d. July 27, 1874 in Dutton, Ark. He was married 13 April 1819 to Nancy Wilder. They were married at Warcreek, Hawkins Co. TN. Moses and Nancy had 12 children.
Moses enlisted on 8 Oct. 1814 and was assigned to the 24thReg. of the U.S. Infantry. He was enlisted by Lt. Walker and served in Captain Silas Stephen’s Co.
Isaac Winston was born about 1790 in Buckingham Co., VA. He died about 1849 in Wilson Co., TN. He married Nancy Brandon about 1816. He served in the VA militia during the War of 1812.