Display Patriot - P-334929 - William CARLILE/CARLYLE
William CARLILE/CARLYLE
SAR Patriot #:
P-334929
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State of Service: VA
Qualifying Service: Soldier
Birth: 1765 / Augusta / VA Death: May 1829 / Green / KY
Qualifying Service Description:
Jefferson Militia in Kentucky District under Gen George Rogers Clark
Additional References:
George Rogers Clark and his men: Military records, 1778-1784 Hardcover – 1981, Margery Heberling Harding, pg 170
Author: Earl Gillian Jr.
In 1782, William Carlile joined what was known as the Jefferson Militia along with his brother James. They served under Capt. John Vertreese, under the command of Gen. George Rogers Clark on an expedition against the Shawnee Indians. Their term with the Jefferson Militia was brief, from October 21st to November 24th, but they played an important role toward the end of the Revolutionary War in protecting the frontier from the attacks of Indian tribes aligned with the British. Clark launched this raid across the Ohio River in November 1782. The force consisted of more than 1,000 men, including Benjamin Logan and Daniel Boone. The Kentuckians destroyed five Shawnee villages on the Great Miami River in the last major offensive of the American Revolution.
William Carlile was born about 1765 in Augusta County, Virginia, the son of James Carlyle, Jr and Rachel Campbell. He came from the portion of Augusta County known as the Calfpasture, named after the river. About 1780, he joined brother James in moving to Kentucky, seeking better opportunities. At the time of the move, William was but 15 years old and, unlike his brother, had not yet served in the Revolution. Kentucky was not then a state, but was a county in the western portion of Virginia that was divided into three new counties, including Jefferson where they settled. This area became Nelson County in 1784, and then Green County in 1792, and later Taylor County.
In 1813 William married Griselda “Grizzy” McColgan, daughter of Edward & Ann McColgan. They remained in Green County, Kentucky and had three children: William, Polly and John. William died in 1829, and when Polly married Gideon Marr in 1833, her mother Grizzy Carlile gave written permission to marry. Polly and Gideon Marr had 10 children, including Judith “Julia” Marr, who married William L Malone in 1870.
Like most settlers on the Kentucky frontier, William Carlile eked out a living through never ending hard work, and he eventually became a blacksmith. He lived in close proximity to two brothers and two sisters who moved to Kentucky after the death of their father. After marriage, William and wife Grizzy lived on the land she inherited from her father. Their circa 1810 house still stands today.
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