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State of Service: VA
Qualifying Service: Lieutenant
Comments provided from Find-A-Grave: "Tucker Family Cemetery, Casey Co., KY. Located off County Road 1742, on East Dry Creek Road, on the farmland of Troy (Bud) and Nora Tucker. Soil where graves existed was plowed over in early 1900. The tombstones were stacked under some nearby trees. A few broken stones have remained. Tucker Family Cemetery Located near Clemenstville in Casey County on County Road 1742 about four miles north of Highway 70 is a small family cemetery."
Author: Mark Andrew Davis
William Tucker was born about 1752 in Bedford, Virginia. His parents are attributed to Drury and Susannah (Douglas) Tucker.
During the American Revolutionary War, William was an Ensign in the Company of Captain John Overton of the Virginia 14th Regiment, commanded by Colonel Charles Lewis. In December of 1777, he was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the same Company. In early 1778, he was still a Lieutenant of the same Company but now in command of Colonel William Davis. In various times of 1778, we find him at White Plains, Valley Forge, Middle Brook, and West Point. He resigned his commission on the 6th of March 1779.
William was married about 1777 to Nancy Lee, the daughter of Ambrose and Frances Lee. The following children are attributed to this marriage: James, born about 1778; Dandridge, born 12 November 1780; Frances, born about 1782 (wife of Abner Shreves); Ruth, born about 1784 (wife of William Gilpin); Dabney, born about 1787; Drury, date of birth unknown; Susan, born 23 October 1792 (wife of William Hudgens); Elizabeth, birth date unknown (wife of William Salley); John, date of birth unknown; Mary “Polly,” date of birth unknown (married to Moses Hudgens); William Jr., date of birth unknown; and Abraham, 19 October 1801. There has been a marriage to a woman named Jemimah Lewis, however, it has not been established that he is the same William Tucker that appears in that record.
The Patriot died on or about 23 May 1829. Several online sources state that his Last Will and Testament can be found in Casey County, Kentucky’s Will Book 2, page 365. This is incorrect, Will Book 2 covers the years 1850-1866. There is no record of a will for William Tucker in Casey County, but there are estate records found in Will Book 1, page 162; there is a Settlement on page 172, which does not detail heirs. It is unknown if Nancy Lee survived him or died before his death.
The place of interment is unknown, although some have speculated an old family farm cemetery.
Sources:
Kentucky, Casey County Clerk’s office, Liberty, Kentucky, General Index to Wills; and Will records, 1809-1849, Vol. 1
Compiled Service Records of Soldiers Who Served in the American Army During the Revolutionary War. Micropublication M881. Washington: National Archives.
Gwathmey, John H., Historical Register of Virginians in the Revolution: Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, 1775-1783, Virginia. Richmond: Dietz Press, 1938.
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