On this page we want to introduce you to the patriots of our members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Paul London has sent information about his patriot; Major William Chenoweth.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Major William Chenoweth (1760-1828) was a Revolutionary War veteran, pioneer, and legislator in Kentucky. Born in Frederick County, Virginia, he migrated to Kentucky around 1779, where he was involved in surveying land, protecting settlements, and raising a large family. Key facts about Major William Chenoweth:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Military service: He served as a private for Virginia during the Revolutionary War and received a land grant (600 acres) issued by Patrick Henry, Governor of Virginia, by virtue of a land office treasury warrant #5080, issued on the 22nd day of May 1780. Later, he was active in the Kentucky “Cornstalk” Militia where he rose to the rank of major in 1801.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Kentucky Settlement: In 1779, at the age 19, he journeyed with other pioneers down the Ohio River to what is now Kentucky. He settled in Nelson County, where he would live the rest of his life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Family and Marriage: He married Mary “Poly” Van Meter Henton, a widow, in 1781. They raised her two children and had nine children of their own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Community Leader: In addition to his military and farming duties, he served in the Kentucky legislature and was a founding member of the Wilson Creek Baptist Church (now New Salem Baptist Church) in 1801. His original stone home near Deatsville stood until the 1960s, and a memorial marks the site of the grave. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The Cornstalk Militia of Kentucky:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Origin of the name: The Kentucky state militia was nicknamed the “Cornstalk Militia” in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. The moniker came from the fact that many of the citizen soldiers, who were mostly farmers, often had to use corn stalks for weapons during their military musters and drills because they had no guns. <\/p>\n\n\n\n History and Purpose: Formed after Kentucky gained statehood in 1792, the militia existed until the beginning of the War of 1812. Kentucky was originally a part of Virginia. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Chief Cornstalk of the Shawnee: He, in 1774, led a force of Shawnee and Mingo warriors against the Virginia militia at the Battle of Point Pleasant. This battle is often seen as a precursor to the Revolutionary War. Source: Ancestry.com <\/p>\n\n\n\n PATRIOT NUMBER TWO<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Garry and Ricky Pirch have Joseph Whiteley as their Patriot. Joseph was born April 12, 1754 in Whitehaven\/Cumberland\/England. He immigrated with his parents from Whitehaven to Jamestown, Virginia in 1757. Both parents died when he was very young after coming to America and he was raised by his Uncle John Whiteley, Sr. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Joseph met and married Sarah Stapleton in 1775. She was born September 23, 1754 in St. George Parish, Hartford, Maryland. After his marriage to Sarah, they moved from Virginia to North Carolina. Their first son (Thomas) was born in 1776 at the outbreak of the Revolutionary War in North Carolina. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Joseph enlisted in the North Carolina Militia with the New Bern Battalion of Minute Men on February 26, 1776. He fought in the Battle of Eutaw Springs, South Carolina on September 8, 1781 under General Nathanael Greene. Greene County, Missouri is named after General Greene. <\/p>\n\n\n\n After the war they moved back to Russell County, Virginia. Joseph died October 19, 1818 in White, Tennessee. Sarah died April 24, 1836 in Springfield, Clark County, Ohio. <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n The next Patriot is Samuel Felt (3rd) submitted by Brian Felt.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Samuel Felt, born at Somers, Tolland, Connecticut, April 13, 1735; died Lebanon, Madison, New York, July 31, 1803. He married in Somers, November 22, 1761, Mehitabel Buell, daughter of Joseph and Anna Submit (Colton) Buell of Somers. She was born in Somers, July 6, 1743, and died in Lebanon, New York, August 16, 1794. He married (2nd) Mercy Waite, who died in Lebanon, March 13, 1819, aged 72. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Samuel Felt served as a soldier in the French and Indian War and in 1757 served under Colonel Phineas Lyman’s Regiment. His service being from February to December of that year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n During the War of the Revolution, he was commissioned by Governor Trumbull as an ensign in the Colonial Army, March 3, 1775, and May 15 of the same year was promoted to be a second lieutenant. He was found to be at the Battle of New York in August of 1776. At this time, he would have been 41 years old. December 21, 1776, he was commissioned first lieutenant in the Army of the New Republic. In 1779, he commanded a company in the same regiment under General John Stark. Probably his service from this time was continuous to the end of the war, for we have the authority of his daughter for saying that he served throughout the war, also that he became a Captain and was called by this title as long as he lived. <\/p>\n\n\n\n By 1793, the economy of the Colonies being very poor, he packed up his entire family and moved to central New York. He and his oldest son David built a double cabin on 500 acres near the Chenango River in what is now Madison County. <\/p>\n\n\n\n He is buried in Earlville Cemetery, Madison County, New York. <\/p>\n\n\n\n . <\/p>\n\n\n\n Patriot number 4 is Randolph Lawson submitted by Fred McKinney. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Randolph Lawson (1752-1848) was a Revolutionary War veteran from Virginia. He was born in Cumberland, North Carolina and was one of 15 children. Lawson is one of at least three Revolutionary War veterans – the others being Abraham Goad and Abel Peak – whose names are not included on the plaque outside the Scott County Courthouse in Huntsville that recognizes Scott County’s War of Independence veterans. A fourth, Randolph’s brother, Robert Lawson, may have also been omitted from the plaque. Randolph entered the North Carolina militia with four of his brothers and fought in the Battle of Camden. He later re-entered the war for a second six-month tour. He was also involved in the Guilford Court House Battle in South Carolina and fought under General Nathaniel Greene. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Randolph Lawson married Susannah Cross on June 13, 1791 in Patrick County, Virginia. Randolph and Susannah were reputedly the first couple to be married in Patrick County, a newly formed county in Mountainous southern Virginia and over the years had at least seven children. It was mentioned that there may have been five more children. <\/p>\n\n\n\n He left Scott County and moved to Clinton County, Kentucky, north of Jamestown, Tennessee, sometime prior to 1840. The family was on its way to Illinois, but he fell ill along the way, prompting them to stop in Clinton County. He may have lived out the rest of his life there, dying in Albany, Kentucky in 1848. His exact burial location in unknown. His wife, Susannah, died in 1844, maybe in Albany, Kentucky. Her burial location is also unknown. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Our fifth Patriot is George Beck submitted by Wayne Jones.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n George Beck with his wife Betsy and seven children migrated from Rowan, North Carolina in 1807 to near Salem, Indiana, in Washington County. Their seven children were John Jacob Beck, George Beck, Jr., Susannah Beck, Andrew Milton Beck, David Beck, Jacob Beck, and William B. Beck. They left seeking to explore the West and redeem a government offer of land to all military veterans who had served in the Revolutionary War. They were among the first settlers in this part of Indiana Territory. George was a Revolutionary War soldier and later a Major in the Harrison County Militia during the War of 1812. <\/p>\n\n\n\n In Salem, Indiana George built the first mill of stone and logs in 1808. It was replaced in the 1820s by a larger frame structure, which was destroyed by fire in 1863. The present mill was built by George Beck, Jr. and his son David and opened in 1864. George Beck died in 1847 and Betsy died earlier the same year, both are laid to rest in the Beck Cemetery. <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Historian Jerry Roberts has sent information about his Patriot David Owen<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He was born in Pittsylvania County, Virginia on September 21st, 1759 and passed in 1822 in Rockcastle County, Kentucky. He later moved into Wilkes County, North Carolina and married Winefred Mullins on December 20th, 1781.<\/p>\n\n\n\n David Owen joined the North Carolina Militia and served four years during the Revolutionary War. He was in numerous engagements. He was at King’s Mountain under Colonel Benjamin Clevland and was also under Colonel Rucky, Colonel Armstrong at various times, and was under Colonel Daniel Morgan at the Battle of Cowpens. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Around 1803 or 04, David and Winefred followed the Powell Trail through Virginia into Tennessee and the Wilderness Trail through the Cumberland Gap into Rockcastle County, Kentucky. There they remained and raised thirteen children. David passed in 1822. Winifred received a pension in March of 1831 until she passed in February of 1842 in the amount of 80 dollars a year. Several of David’s sons served in the War of 1812. Jerry is very proud and thankful for David Owen<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" On this page we want to introduce you to the patriots of our members. Paul London has sent information about his patriot; Major William Chenoweth. Major William Chenoweth (1760-1828) was a Revolutionary War veteran, pioneer, and legislator in Kentucky. 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