Display Patriot - P-117807 - Jacob BORAH/BORRAH

Jacob BORAH/BORRAH

SAR Patriot #: P-117807

The following information was assembled from numerous sources and cannot be used directly as proof of Qualifying Service or Lineage.
It is considered a research aid and is intended to assist in locating sources that can be used as proof.

State of Service: PA Qualifying Service: Private / Patriotic Service

DAR #: A012249

Birth: 1765 prob / Lancaster / PA
Death: aft Oct 1837 / Butler / KY

Qualifying Service Description:

1780 or 1781, he served as a Private in the company of Captain Michael Weaver, commanded by Colonel Peter Hosterman of the 3rd Northumberland Battalion
Later drafted for three months in the company of Lieutenant David Miller

Additional References:

Revolutionary War Pension file S30883

Spouse: (1) Abigail Aumiller; (2) Betsey Lawrence; (3) Elizabeth Forsythe; (4) Nancy XX/Waggoner;
Children: Elizabeth Eleanor/Elener; Michael; Sarah/Sallie; John; George; Samuel;

Members Who Share This Ancestor

Date Approved	Society	ACN	SAR Member Info	Lineage via Child
1967-05-05	ID	Unassigned	Camden Borah Meyer (95701)	Michael
1979-03-12	TX	Unassigned	Kenneth Laurell Nuernberg (115571)	Michael
1988-04-28	MT	223080	Richard Lee Urquhart (131116)	Michael
1991-02-28	KY	216405	Raburn Hood (136525)	Elizabet
1991-02-28	KY	216406	Joe Thomas Hood (136526)	Elizabet
2008-08-01	NV	32431	Richard Harry Hart Jr. (172168)	John
2011-10-04	TX	44377	Robert Brian Hood (180946)	Elizabeth
2014-07-31	KS	59831	Charles Joseph Romans (191780)	Sarah/Sallie
2014-07-31	KS	59832	Joseph Driskell Romans (191781)	Sarah/Sallie
2020-01-31	DEU	90359	John Paul Borah (214439)	John
2020-10-09	KS	94195	Charles Francis Romans (217146)	Sarah/Sallie
2020-10-09	KS	94196	Frank W. Romans (217147)	Sarah/Sallie
2020-10-30	KY	94441	Thomas Hood (217383)	Elizabeth
2020-12-18	KS	94806	Robert Charles Romans (217727)	Sarah
2020-12-18	KS	94807	David Lee Romans (217728)	Sarah/Sally
2020-12-18	KS	94808	David Lee Romans Jr. (217729)	Sarah/Sally
2021-02-26	KY	95773	Joseph Thomas Hood (218346)	Elizabeth
2022-06-03	FL	101888	John Robert Nuernberg (222607)	Michael
2022-06-03	FL	101889	Kenneth Edward Nuernberg (222608)	Michael
2024-07-05	IN	112311	Douglas Clark Deisher (230401)	Samuel

Burial:

Butler County Courthouse_(C-0381054)

Location:

Morgantown / Butler / KY / USA

Find A Grave Cemetery #:

2816788

Grave Plot #:

Grave GPS Coordinates:

37.225550 / -86.683230

Find A Grave Memorial #:

n/a

Marker Type:

SAR Granite Monument

SAR Grave Dedication Date:

12 Oct 2024

Comments:

Image taken and provided with permission from compatriot Roger Southerland (KY) member 198258
GPS coordinates are for the monument on the Butler County KY courthouse lawn.
Patriot Jacob Borah was living in Butler County, KY when he died. His last will and testiment was recorded on October 3rd, 1837 at Butler County, KY.
No entry found in Find-A-Grave - Oct 2023

Directions to Cemetery / Gravesite:

Photo: 1 of 1

Author: Roger Gayle Southerland

This biography was edited and/or possibly augmented by PRS staff.

Jacob Borah was born in 1765 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

In 1785, he married Abigail Aumiller. She was born in 1765 and died in October 1819 in Butler County, Kentucky. Among their children were:

John was born on 21 October 1787 and married Sarah Wilson.
George was born on 2 October 1789 and married Rowena Montgomery Martin.
Michael was baptized on 25 July 1791 and married Sarah Harelson.
Elizabeth was born on 14 August 1793 and married Rice Clayborn Mason.
Sarah "Sallie" was born on 26 November 1795 and married James Romans.
Samuel was born on 7 November 1799 and married Sarah Massey.

Not long after the death of his wife Abigail, Jacob married Betsy Lawrence on 8 November 1819 in Warren County, Kentucky. After the death of Betsy Lawrence, Jacob married again, this time to Elizabeth Forsythe on 23 June 1829. This marriage only lasted a few years, and he married one last time, this time to Mrs. Nancy Waggoner on 23 March 1833 in Butler County. There is no evidence of children being born to the previous three marriages.

His Pension number was S30883. In his application, he stated that he was residing in Butler County when he applied on 9 December 1833 at the age of 68. His deposition stated he was living in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania when he enlisted in 1780 or 1781 and served three months as a Private in the company of Captain Michael Weaver, commanded by Colonel Peter Hosterman of the 3rd Northumberland Battalion. He was later drafted for three months in the company of Lieutenant David Miller.

A major source of help in knowing his family history is biographer Claudius O. Johnson, who in 1936 wrote a biography titled "Borah of Idaho" about the great-grandson of Private Jacob Borah. The late Senator of Idaho, Sen.William E. Borah, served from 1907 until his death in 1940.

As told by the Senator, the Borahs originally were Bohemians. In 1760, three Borah brothers came to America and settled in Lancaster County in Pennsylvania. Two-sided with the patriots of the revolution, while the third, who was "irreconcilable," aligned with the Tories.

One of the patriot brothers had a son named Jacob, born in 1765. Jacob was the great-grandfather of Senator Borah. Jacob had eight sons, all of whom moved to Butler County, Kentucky, about 1810. The town of "Borah," about nine miles north of Morgantown, was formed near the Green River. Borah's ferry, which connected Morgantown with Beaver Dam, was named for Jacob's sons.

The minutes of Sandy Creek Missionary Baptist Church in Butler County show that Borah was a founding member of the church in 1805.

Jacob made his Last Will and Testament on 11 September 1837 in Butler County, Kentucky. He lists his wife, Nancy, and his children, Elizabeth Mason and Sarah Romans, and his son, George. However, he also states that after his assets are sold, the funds should be divided among all his children.

The Patriot died after October 1837 in Butler County, Kentucky. Jacob is one of 31 of Butler County, Kentucky's Revolutionary War veterans who are honored by a monument dedicated on 12 October 2024 on the Butler County courthouse lawn in Morgantown, Kentucky. His gravesite is unknown.

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