Display Patriot - P-242877 - James MASTERSON

James MASTERSON

SAR Patriot #: P-242877

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State of Service: NC Qualifying Service: Ensign

Birth: 07 Apr 1752 / / NC
Death: 15 Dec 1838 / Fayette / KY

Qualifying Service Description:

James Masterson enlisted 5 times in North Carolina
- 6 months in 1775 as a Private with Captain Keys in North Carolina
- served under Captain Casell for 3.5 months
- Ensign under Captain Fellows for 3 months
- 2.5 months as an Ensign under Captain Whitley, and Colonel William Casell,
- 1780 until the end of the war serving as an Indian spy

Additional References:

Rev War Graves Register. Clovis H. Brakebill, compiler. 672pp. SAR. 1993
SAR Rev War Graves Register CD. Progeny Publishing Co: Buffalo, NY. 1998

Spouse: Margaret Wimer
Children:

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Burial:

The Lexington (aka Lexington) Cemetery_(C-0373876)

Location:

Lexington / Fayette / KY / USA

Find A Grave Cemetery #:

1605234

Grave Plot #:

Section: K, Lot: 6, Grave: W 1/2

Grave GPS Coordinates:

38.058200 / -84.507400

Find A Grave Memorial #:

8865264

Marker Type:

Vertical VA

SAR Grave Dedication Date:

20 Aug 2023

Comments:

No SAR Marker allowed with out deed owner's permission
James Masterson was reinterred to Lexington Cemetery on 25 Mar 1853
Photo and GPS coordinates courtesy of Patrick Wesolosky, Lafayette Chapter, KYSSAR

Directions to Cemetery / Gravesite:

Photo: 1 of 1

Author: Amelia Wisner

Born April 7, 1752, in Fairfax County, Virginia to Edward Masterson and Mary Coleman. Edward Masterson served in the French and Indian War while living in Virginia.

James Masterson enlisted 5 times in North Carolina. 1^st for 6 months in 1775 as a Private with Captain Keys in North Carolina, 2^nd served under Captain Casell for 3.5 months. 3^rd as an Ensign under Captain Fellows for 3 months. 4^th for 2.5 months as an Ensign under Captain Whitley, and Colonel William Casell, 5^th in 1780 until the end of the war serving as an Indian spy. He therefore served intermittently from 1775 through 1783.

James Masterson was one of the earlier settlers of Lexington, moving to Fayette County, Kentucky around 1775. His is one of the first recorded residents of the Mentelle neighborhood, now located on Richmond Road near Henry Clay’s Ashland. In the spring of 1779, James Masterson and his brother, Caleb, helped build the first blockhouse on the corner of what is today Main and Mill Streets in downtown Lexington. James paid $200 for 100 acres on what is now East Main Street consisting of Bell Court and Mentelle Park. The Land was purchased from General James Wilkinson, who had been appointed by Virginia as a commissioner to settle the estate of Colonel John Todd, who died in the Battle of Blue Licks. The home of James Masterson is still standing on Bullock Avenue and is a private residence.

He married Margaret Winer in June 1781 in Fayette County. Bible records document the couple had 13 children. His son Robert also served in The War of 1812 and helped settle Hannibal, Missouri.

James passed away on December 15, 1838. His pension was not approved until after his death in 1839 by his widow. He was originally buried behind his home but was reinterred to The Lexington Cemetery March 25, 1853, Section K, Lot 6.

**James obit states he was thought to be the oldest citizen of Fayette County at the time of his death. He received military honors and was accompanied by uniformed companies at his funeral. **

Courtesy of Amelia Wisner, Lexington Chapter, Kentucky DAR

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