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Author: Jim Lester Wilson
Harmon Button was born April 10, 1753, in Culpeper County, Virginia, the son of John Button, Sr. His mother’s name is unknown, but possibly she could have been an Utterback, since John Button, Sr’s name was closely associated with Henry Utterback. Harmon Button’s Revolutionary War service records show that he enlisted as a private in Capt John Gillison’s company of the 10th Virginia Regiment commanded by Col Edward Stevens on November 30, 1776, for a term of three years. The 10th Regiment was transferred to the 6th Regiment in September 1778. Capt Gillison’s company served in the 6th Virginia Regiment under the command of Col John Green, Col William Russell, and Major Samuel Hawes. Harmon Button’s pay was 6 and 2/3 dollars per month. He served at Valley Forge from December 1777 through June 1778. He also served at Camp Middlebrook, Camp Robinson’s Farm, White Plains and Smith’s Clove. He was award 100 acres of land by the state of Virginia, June 5, 1783, for his service in the War for Independence. Harmon Button married Sarah Fishback about 1780. She was the daughter of John Frederick Fishback (SAR Ancestor # P-334031). Their children were: John, Elias, Martin, James, William, Frederick, Hannah (m. Burrell Lutterell) and Mary (m. George Doyle). John, Elias, James and William all moved to Kentucky, while Frederick remained in Virginia. Harmon Button’s will was dated April 10, 1782, and was proved in Culpeper County, Virginia court May 20, 1782. Executors were Frederick Button and Burrell Lutterell, and one of the witnesses was Martin Fishback. Harmon Button’s son, Elias, served as a lieutenant in Capt Samuel Malone’s company in the Kentucky Detached Militia under command of Lt-Col William Mitchusson during the War of 1812 and fought at the Battle of New Orleans. Elias married Nancy Settle, who was the granddaughter of George Settle (SAR Ancestor # P-287228) and Tillman Huffman (SAR Ancestor P-334015).
Ref: 1. B C Holtsclaw, Ancestry and Descendants of the Nassau-Siegen Immigrants to Virginia 1714-1750, (Locust Grove, VA: The Memorial Foundation of the Germanna Colonies in Virginia, Inc, 1964), 83-87. 2. Compiled Service Records of Soldiers Who Served in the American Army During the Revolutionary War, 1775-1783, The National Archives, Harmon Button, Virginia 6th Regiment, NARA, publication number M881, group record 93, roll 1002. (). 3. The Valley Forge Legacy, The Muster Roll Project, Private Harmon Button, ID 13686,Company John Gillison, 10th Virginia Regiment, . 4. Lloyd DeWitt Bockstruck, Revolutionary War Bounty Land Grants Award by State Governments, (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co, Inc., 1996), 81. 5. Last Will and Testament of Harmon Button, Will Book H, page 423, Culpeper County, Virginia, Circuit Court Clerk’s Office. 6. Minnie S Wilder, compiler, Kentucky Soldiers of the War of 1812, with an added index, (1931; reprint, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co, Inc., 1995), 277. 7. Zachary Frederick Smith, The Battle of New Orleans, (Louisville: The Filson Club, 1904), 179.
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