Display Patriot - P-171550 - Pierre/Peter GUERIN/GUERRANT Jr
Pierre/Peter GUERIN/GUERRANT Jr
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P-171550
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State of Service: VA
Qualifying Service: Captain / Patriotic Service
Author: John Robert Owen
Peter (Pierre) Guerrant, Jr., was born 17 Oct 1737 in Buckingham County, VA. He was the son of Pierre (Peter) Guerrant and Magdalene Trabue; and grandson of Daniel Guerrin (Guerrant) and Marie L’Orange (French Huguenots who immigrated to Manakin, VA in 1700). Peter, Jr., married Marie Perreau (Parault) 25 Nov 1756 in Manakintown, VA and had the following children: John (b. 1761), Magdalene and Mary (b. 1762), Peter III (b. 1764), Stephen (b. 1766), Jane (b. 1769), William (b. 1770), Daniel (b. 1775), Charles and Martha (b. 1783).
Peter, Jr., was a planter and slave owner in the Northern (New Canton/Arvonia) area of Buckingham County, VA, bordering the James and Slate Rivers. He is listed as one of the initial pioneers to form the 1st fortified settlement in KY: Boonesborough, 1775-1779. His name is engraved on the Fort Boonesborough Oblisk commemorating those early settlers.
During the American Revolution, Peter, Jr., served as Captain with the Buckingham County, Virginia, Militia; which fought in the Battle of Guilford Courthouse, NC, on 15 Mar 1781. Peter, Jr., is also listed as providing services to support the VA and Continental Armies, to wit: 1 Wagon and Gear; 3 Horses; 1024 pounds of Beef; 1 Bull. His name is engraved on a plaque inside the Montgomery County Court House honoring the soldiers and patriots of the Revolutionary War who are buried in Montgomery County, KY.
Peter, Jr., died in 1819 while visiting children in Montgomery County, KY and buried in the Anderson Family Cemetery.
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