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Author: Neal E. Rowe
George Rowe, Jr. was the son of George Rowe, Sr. and Elizabeth Council. He was born in Culpepper Co, VA about 1753, married Rachael Sanford about 1781, and died in Ohio Co, KY about 1827.
George Rowe Jr. was in the Western Battalion of Virginia a unit formed by Governor Thomas Jefferson to support George Rogers Clarke and his campaign in Indiana and Illinois. However before they could march west George Washington made an agreement with Jefferson to provide them with 90 Continental line soldiers if the would fight at Gilford Courthouse which they did. Afterwards the combined 370 troops left for the West. During their travels they encountered one Indian battle after another to a point they when they met up with Rodgers there was only 17 remaining. Rodgers told them to cross the river and get mustered out at the Garrison of the Falls of the Ohio. A few years later George Rowe Jr. would purchase land abut 35 miles South of Louisville in Ohio Co., Kentucky on the Green River. All his sisters except for Mary would also move to Ohio County Kentucky.
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