The following information was assembled from numerous sources and cannot be used directly as proof of Qualifying Service or Lineage.
It is considered a research aid and is intended to assist in locating sources that can be used as proof.
State of Service: VA
Qualifying Service: Non-Commissioned Officer
Birth: 23 Mar 1760 / Culpeper / VA Death: 18 Aug 1823 / Henry / KY
Qualifying Service Description:
Fifer - 2nd Brigade 10th VA Regiment Fifer Major in Capt John Gillison Co. 1777-80
Served in VA militia 1781
Additional References:
Grave Registry form. National Society Sons of the American Revolution (SAR)
Pension Claim S37502
NSDAR #969388
Complied Serrvice Records of Soldiers who served in the American Army during the Rev War, National Archives Microfilm Publication M881, Roll 1067, pg 1257
Map coordinates have not been set for this cemetery
Directions to Cemetery / Gravesite:
From Shelbyville, drive north on KY55 for 9.5 miles and turn left onto the Bullskin-Eminence Road. Travel west for 2.6 miles and turn right into the farm. Drive a short distance to the house
The cemetery is located 1200 feet north of that point in a grove of trees on the banks of Bullskin Creek
(Directions given in 1978, topography may be different today)
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