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Reuben HATTON

SAR Patriot #: P-177582

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State of Service: VA Qualifying Service: Sergeant

DAR #: A053115

Birth: 1762 / Amelia / VA
Death: 16 May 1841 / Boone / MO

Qualifying Service Description:

Non- Commissioned Officer. Sergeant for Capt Ward and Colonel Mason
Orderly Sergeant for Captains Ford and Booker

Additional References:

Biography submitted by Roy W. Hutchinson, 180748, Harry S. Truman Chapter, Missouri Society
Pension S17466

Spouse: Johanna/Joanna Bellew/Ballou
Children: Elizabeth Fleming; Polly; Robert Clopton; Frances; Mitchell; Charles B; Stewart Benjamin;

Members Who Share This Ancestor

Date Approved	Society	ACN	SAR Member Info	Lineage via Child
1961-12-29	NJ	Unassigned	Chester Jacobs (88105)	Robert
2015-03-20	MO	62507	Roy Wesley Hutchinson (180748)	Frances/Fanni
2020-05-22	CA	90749	James Milton Greenway (178689)	Elizabeth

Burial:

Locust Grove (aka Midway Locust Grove United Methodist) Cemetery_(C-0374471)

Location:

Midway / Boone / MO / USA

Find A Grave Cemetery #:

1266562

Grave Plot #:

Grave GPS Coordinates:

n/a

Find A Grave Memorial #:

37205589

Marker Type:

SAR Grave Dedication Date:

Comments:

photo used with permission of Roy W. Hutchinson, 180748, Harry S. Truman Chapter, Missouri Society

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Author: Roy W. Hutchinson
HATTON REUBEN DECLARATION Boone County Mo June 26 1833

Born 1762 Volunteered from Amelia Oct 1, 1780 under Capt John Ward of Col Mason's regiment and Gen Lawson's brigade. Served as sergeant three months. Marched to Smithfield Volunteered next February under Capt Ford and joined army at Westham above Richmond. Served three months as orderly sergeant around Richmond and Malvern Hills. From this point moved back the enemy close upon us but no battle Gen Wayne joined us at Culpepper where declarant was discharged in June. Then rejoined army in Orange under Capt Edward Booker. Discharged in September and before he reached home heard that Cornwallis was taken. Married Joanne Sept 20 1782 Died Aug 16 1841 Moved to Kentucky 1794 and lodged in David Crevis stillhouse until he could build.
In 1780, when he was 18 years old, Reuben Hatton left Amelia County where he'd been born & raised. His parents were Thomas Hatton & Mary Clapton Hatton.

The close of the war found him in South Carolina. Having learned a hatter's trade, he applied for a position with a Frenchman named Balleau and was employed. He fell deeply in love with Balleau's daughter Joanne & was fortunate to marry her. It's said they remained deeply attached for the 58 years of their marriage. They had more than a dozen children. With but two exceptions, their children lived to old age.

Daniel Boone had led several settlement parties into Kentucky, and Hatton considered the wisdom of taking his family to the new frontier. The journey to Kentucky was made & in 1796, Reuben Mitchell Hatton was the first child to be born in the new home in Madison County. They settled near Foxtown which still exists as a small town in the unspoiled splendor of the Daniel Boone National Forest.

Hatton built a good house & opened his hatter's shop. Several of his sons learned the trade. The family did a good business but it became clear that their prosperity would be short lived, so large was the family. Two sons served in the War of 1812 & at its end, reports that Missouri was the place to be! Hatton had lavished care on his orchards. He dug up as many trees as he thought he could take, & moved to St. Louis County in 1814.

The place was full of malaria. In 1817 the family relocated to Boone County, bringing the fruit trees.

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