16. Nathaniel Blackman Lieutenant
Nathaniel Blackman served in the Rev War as Lt. at the battles ofSaratoga and Ticonderoga.[John_Blakeman.FTW]
from Julie Helen Otto, Blackman/Wheelock query, published NEHGS NexusVol. XI, No. 2 (April - May 1994), p. 71:
Title: Lieutenant Nathaniel Blackman. (Revolutionary War service.)
Excerpt from 'The History of Jericho Vermont' by Mrs. Jennie R. Williams[1916, p. 397]: Nathaniel Blackman of Huntington, Ct., settled in town[Jericho] and three of his sons figured prominently in town and churchaffairs. Their descendants were numerous, but all have been gone fromJericho
for many years and the name has disappeared here. Few particulars havebeen ascertained about the present generation [The book was published in1916].Nathaniel was b. in 1738 and d. in 1819. His wife Huldah was b. in 1749and d. in 1820. They had four sons.
1.Nathaniel, b. 1781. He m. Wealthy Palmer at Hinesburg in 1807.
Their children were:
(a)Orissa, b. 1810, m. Lewis Rood. See Rood family.
(b)Edwin, b. 1815, non-graduate U. V. M. 1837, merchant, went toChicago and d. there.
(c)Irene, b. 1817, m. James M. Dean 1843.
(d)Selem Fayette, b. 1820 m. Lucia Stone 1841. They had a dau.,Helen Augusta, who d. when 16 months old.
(e)Mary, b. 1822.
(f)Charles, b. 1824.Wealthy the first wife d. in 1830, and the name of Nathaniel's secondwife was Anna. She d. in 1839. Nathaniel built and lived in the house nowowned by W. J. Nichols, and was a prominent man in town. He d. in 1844.
2.Pliney, b. 1784. He built the house were Ransom Wilder lives,kept store and for twelve years was town clerk. The last of his life hewas a cripple. He m. Lucinda Wheelock of Hinesburg in 1814. She was b.in 1790 and d. in 1847, Their children were:
(a)Mary Emily, b. 1816, d. 1885 unm. She cared for her fatherin his invalidism. She perished in the fields in the winterseason.
(b)George, b. 1817, U. V. M. '38 taught in the South, d. 1882.
(c)James Smedley, b. 1819, U. V. M. '44, d. 1891. Had son James.
(d)Eliza Ann, b. 1821, m. Charles Lyman, d. 1878. No children.
(e)John Wheelock, b. 1823, attended in '45 Jericho Academy, wentSouth. Pliny d. in 1850.
(Note from Vicky: That's how it's written, exactly - In the same sectionabout John, they said 'Pliny d. in 1850. Since the next section is thethird son of Nathaniel, it is talking about John Wheelock's father, not anick-name. I thought I'd note it, because it seems strangely out oftext.)3. Lemuel, b. 1786, m. Rebecca Wells who was b. 1791, and d. 1859.Lemuel lived where E. B. Jordan now resides. He read sermons in deacon'smeetings. He d. 1862. Their children were:
(a) Henry C. who in 1837 m. Minerva Lane, dau. of Stephen Lane.He lived where Mrs. Whitmarsh now lives and was a merchant.He moved from Jericho to Marengo, Ill., about 1860, and d. atHarvard, Ill., about 1881, aged 63. His wife d. at the same placeabout 1888, aged 63. The
children were:
(aa) Adelia, living at Nice, France.
(bb) Carlos accidentally killed at Block Island, R. I., Sept.,1895. His home was Chicago and he left a widow, FlorenceLittlefield, now living at Rockford, Ill.
(cc) Emma, who m. Charles L. Lindsey, and d. at Marengo,Ill., about 1890. Two dau.:Grace and Bessie Dodgelive in N. Y. City.
(dd) Willis L., b. about 1845, lives at Hinsdale, Ill.
(ee) Chester S., d. at Hinsdale, Ill., Oct., 1913, aged66.
(ff) Henry E. C., b. about 1851, lives in Cleveland, O.
(b) Catherine, who m. Dr. Jamin Hamilton in 1845. Their childrenwere:
William who became a doctor and went to Albany, N. Y.,
Hobart who became a dentist, and Frances who m. William Jackson.
(c) Mary Jane who m. Edgar H. Lane. She was b. 1825, d. 1853.
(d) Wells, who went West and d. at Rochester, Minn., about 1892.He m. 1 Cornelia -------- and they had one son, 2 MarionGloyd who d. 1858. They had four children.
(e) Phebe Ann, b. 1858, m. Edgar H. Lane and had one son, Edgar
Francis, b. 1858, d. 1914 unm. She d. 1858.
4.Prosper B., m. Betsey Potter in 1816. Children: Pliney Dwight andCharlotte.
(Another note from Vicky: Yes, I checked: It has Phebe Ann andMary Jane, sisters, listed as both married to an Edgar H.Lane. It doesn't mention if it's the same guy, or what. Strange.)The following is an e-mail from Vicki Greenia, in reply to myrequest to her over the weekend for excerpts from the History of Jericho,VT. (She posted a note in June on the Blackman Family Genealogy Forumadvertising its availability -- the same place, by the way, that I foundyour VERY informative posting of August 15th this last Saturday!)
This excerpt lists the OTHER four sons of Nathaniel Blackman (b.1738) you told me about on Friday, but it does NOT include any son Joseph(b. 1774/5), the one you told me is the father of my ancestor
Alpheus Henry Blackman (b. 1803). Do you have other information onJoseph unknown to the author, Mrs. Williams, when she wrote her History(ca. 1916) ? Am I out on a limb adding Joseph to my tree, despite Mrs.Williams? To your knowledge, is Mrs. Williams' information generallyaccurate
(leaving Joseph aside for the moment) ?Got your nice message this a.m. and want to ease any worries. Mrs.Williams is usually reasonably accurate but did not count many people whonever lived at Jericho. Since Joseph never lived at Jericho, but lived atHinesburgh instead (and belonged to a family long gone from town), ifshe'd heard of Joseph at all he wasn't a Jericho resident so she didn'tput him in.
Joseph Blackman was baptized at the Congregational Church atHuntington (then called Ripton; now called Shelton) on 9 April 1775, sonof "Ensign" Nathaniel Blackman (which rank he held at the time;
must be a local-militia sort of thing). Records of this church don'tstart until 1773 so we are lucky. Records of this church have been filmedby the LDS Church; there is also an index of this register at
the Conn. State Library which has been filmed as well. The loss (actuallynon-maintenance) of the church's pre-1773 records is quite a loss sincethe index alone runs to 156 pp., mostly covering families
absent from the Stratford VRs kept by the town clerk way down in town.To ease my fingers I am going to abbreviate "Huntington CongregationalChurch" as "HCC. "Nathaniel's birthdate of 24 July 1738, and his second marriage date of 24Oct. 1770, come from a family Bible record (now destroyed) which alsorecords the kids' actual birthdates (usually about 2 months
before baptism). According to this, Joseph was b. 24 Feb. 1775. A copy ofthe record was published in the Boston Transcript's genealogical columnearlier in this century; the date is in the Am. Gen. & Biog. Index, query#4623. Anyway, here are the kids. Nathaniel Blackman (1738-1819) m. (1)by ca. 1759-60 Sarah Davis, who is prob. somehow related to Clark Davisof Ripton who m. there 10 Nov. 782 Martha Judson. (On the cover ofNathaniel's Revolutionary War diary, now owned by the Conn. StateLibrary, somebody long ago wrote "Clark Davis His Book" or some such.)Sarah (Davis) Blackman died 6
May 1768, acc. to this family Bible record mentioned above. Her childrenwere:1. [Lt.] Elisha Blackman - b. 22 Sept. 1760, d. Ripton orSouth Britain (part of Southbury), Conn. 18 Dec. 1787; m. HCC 26 Dec.1782 his first cousin Ruth Blackman, b. ca. 1760, d. Huntington 21 Sept.
1840 (g.s.), dau. of Ebenezer (3rd) and Mary (Judson) Blackman of Ripton.(Ebenezer Blackman 3rd, 1728-1789, was another son of Ebenezer BlackmanJr., 1693-1753, of Ripton, and his wife Mehitable Adams, bp.1699/1700-post 1756.). Of Elisha & Ruth's two children, Apame c1784-1849(female) died unm., and is buried at Huntington Center Cem. (next to theEpiscopal Church, across the street from the HCC) with her parents; Ethelc1787-1842 (male) lived at Oxford, Conn., and left descendants, one ofwhom joined the DAR on Elisha. (I've seen Elisha & Ruth's g.s., atHuntington.)2. Mercy Blackman, b. Ripton 27 July 1763, d. there 18 March1829 ae. 65; m. HCC 23 Sept. 1787 Joel Beard, b. there 16 Aug. 1765, d.there 16 Nov. 1849, son of Samuel and Elizabeth (Wheeler) Beard ofRipton; after Mercy's death he m. her first cousin once removed AbbyBetsey (Wooster) Hawley (Huntington 16 Nov. 1777-5 June 1846), dau. ofEphraim and Elizabeth Ann (Mills) Wooster and granddau. of Mercy's auntAbigail (Blackman) Wooster, 1729-1811, only dau. of Ebenezer Jr.
& Mehitable. Joel & Mercy had 9 children, found in the HCC register.They're buried in another part of Huntington, in the Long Hill Cem. In1991 when I found this graveyard we had to leave abruptly when a
somewhat tipsy neighbor came out to supervise our research - don't thinkOliver Gould Beard (b. 1842, Mercy's grandson, bur. there) would've beentoo pleased as he was a bigwig in the 19th c. Conn.
Prohibitionist party).3. Asa Blackman, b. Ripton 4 Sept. 1765,d. there 30 Aug. 1813"ae. 48" (g.s., Huntington Center Cem.); m. (1) HCC 24 Aug. 1791 HannahCurtiss, c1771-Ripton 21 Jan. 1799 ae. 27, dau. Hezekiah & Sarah(Thompson) Curtiss; (2) HCC 3 Nov. 1803 Betsey Wakelee of Huntington.Baptisms and some marriages of their 4 ch. are found in the HCC register.
4. Gideon Blackman, b. 2 Oct. 1767. I suspect he's the man ofthis name who m. Sarah French and lived at Derby, Conn. (across theHousatonic River from Ripton/ Huntington/ Shelton). If so, he had atleast one child. (Be warned that there is a Gideon Blackman, d. I think1801/1803, son of our Lt. Nathaniel's bro. Capt. Samuel Blackman,1726-1801 & Mehitable Curtiss, of nearby Monroe, Conn.;
don't see evidence from his probate that Capt. Samuel's son GB wasmarried.)As noted previously, Nathaniel Blackman m. (2) HCC 24 Oct. 1770 HuldahWelles, b. Ripton 24 March 1748/9, d. Jericho 23 Nov. 1820, dau. ofGideon and Eunice (Walker) Welles (dates of both are (1719-1805; bothbur. Huntington Center Cem.). We have birthdates for these kids from theabove-mentioned Bible record and baptismal recs. since most were bornafter 1773.
1. Sarah "Sally" Blackman, b. 5 June 1773, d. Huntington 15Aug. 1848 ae. 75; m. HCC 10 Oct. 1796 Daniel Hubbell, son of Gideon andLucy (Beardsley) Hubbell. I may have seen her g.s., don't remember.
2. Joseph Blackman, b. 24 Feb. 1775, bp. HCC 9 April 1775(original register 3:105), d. Burlington, Vt. 23 Dec. 1848 "ae. 74"(Vermont VRs); m. not in HCC register. His wife was Betsey Prindle (mynotes read: "from her will; personal comm. from Mrs. Alice I. Noble"), b.ca. 1780, d. Burlington 4 March 1850 ae. 70. Note that one of Joseph andBetsey's sons was Edward Prindle Blackman. They had (order uncertain frommy old, old printout notes) Eliza (ca. 1807-1834, bur. Mead Cem.,Hinesburgh); Polly (ca. 1813-1815, bur. Mead Cem.); Prosper (c1815-1816,bur. Mead Cem.); Prosper S. (ca. 1821-1844, bur. Mead Cem.); "Alphias"(your Henry Alpheus); Darius; Edward Prindle; Betsey
Mariah (=Thomas Bartlett); Adaline (=Merritt Partch); Polly #2 (=DanielMurray); and Minerva Emily (=Leland Murray), I think one or both Joseph &Betsey must be bur. in Elmwood Cem., Burlington since I
don't remember a burial card for them from Hinesburgh.
3. Polly Blackman, b. 31 Aug. 1777, bp. 5 Oct. 1777 (HCC), d.Hinesburgh, Vt. 22 March 1833 ae. 54; m. HCC 2 Dec. 1798 Elisha Smedley,b. Williamstown, Mass. 25 March 1774, d. Hinesburgh 29 Oct.
1843, son of Capt. Nehemiah and Mary (Harwood) Smedley. He m. (2) OliveP. ----, who d. Hinesburgh 24 April 1851 ae. 70. Don't know how manylittle Smedleys there were, except that a dau. Betsey Smedley m. HoraceLively, and a son George Wells Smedley m. his first cousin Anna Beard,dau. of Mercy (Blackman) above.4. Elizabeth Ruth Blackman, b. 8 July 1779, bp. 15 Aug. 1779(HCC), d. Cuyahoga Co., Ohio sometimes after the 1830s?; m. (I thinkHiram) Stone. (Marriage rec. not in HCC register.) I believe they were inHinesburgh for a while. They had 6 ch.
5. Nathaniel Blackman Jr., b. 21 Feb. 1781, bp. 15 April1781, d. Jericho 12 July 1844; m. (1) Hinesburgh 23 or 29 Sept. 1807Wealthy Palmer, b. (prob. Conn., N.Y. or Vt.) 20 Aug. 1786, d. Jericho19 or 29 Jan. 1830, dau. of Azariah and Mary (Darrow) Palmer; (2) "1830"(not in VRs; year only from F.C. Pierce, Field Gen. (1901), p. 406) AnnaField, Jericho 2 June 1798-24 March 1839 ae. 41, dau. of Davis
and Lois (French) Field; (3) Charlotte, Vt.4 Feb. 1840 Polly (----)Walling. Nathaniel, his wife/wives, parents, two brothers and any numberof relatives are buried close together in Jericho Center Cem.,
which is on a steep hillside, very scenic and interesting.6. "Marther" (Martha) Blackman, b. 1 Aug. 1782, bp. 6 Oct.1782 (HCC), prob. d. Amenia, N.Y.; m. HCC 30 Nov. 1803 Augustus Hawley,bp. HCC 16 July 1782, d. prob. menia 4 March 1852, son of Joseph and Anna(Lewis) Hawley of Huntington. (Her name was copied that way from theoriginal Bible record.) NOTE that if you ever see a colonial woman namedPatty, this and the less common "Matty" are the nicknames for "Martha,"formed along exactly the same lines that give us "Polly" and "Molly" for"Mary." The name "Patricia" was NOT, NOT used in colonial times. Howevershe spelled her name, Martha (Blackman) Hawley must have d. by 10 Feb.1817, when Mr. Hawley m. Sarah Webb. He and Martha had at least 3 ch.(HCC).
7. Pliny Blackman, b. 4 April 1784, d. Jericho 21 July 1850,bur. Jericho Center Cem.;
8. Abby Blackman, b. Huntington 6 Dec. 1788, bp. HCC 9 March1789, d. Hinesburgh, VT (when? Or did they move on to someplace like N.Y.or Ohio?); m. HCC 10 Nov. 1807 Zerah Peck, b. Newtown 29 Oct. 1784, sonof Elijah and Mehitable (Hurlbut) Peck. They had at least 3 ch.
9. Nancy Blackman, b. 16 March 1790, bp. 23 May 1790, d.Troy, N.Y. 13 Oct. 1860 ae. 70; m. HCC 30 Nov. 1808 John Steele Kasson,b. (Huntington??) 22 Oct. 1789, bp. HCC 15 Sept. 1793, d. Charlotte, Vt.15 Nov. 1827 ae. 38, son of Adam and Honor (Steele) Kasson. They had 6
ch., of whom one (John Adam Kasson, 1822-1910), is in the Dictionary ofAmerican Biography. Another, Mary Emeline (Kasson) Wead, 1812-1895, wasgrandmother or ggm of Frederick W. Wead, who inherited from her Lt.Nathaniel Blackman's diary. When he died ca. 1970, the diary went to theConn. State Library.10. Prosper Blackman, b. 5 "june" 1793 (prob. Jan., misread bythe copyist), bp. HCC 28 March 1793, d. Burlington Vt. 28 Dec. 1864 "ae72 yrs." (gravestone, long broken [year of death was miscopied as "1867"in the 1930s for the VT VRs], Elmwood Cem., Burlington); death rec.,Burlington City Hall, notes he was blind. He m. Jericho in 1816 Betsey A.Potter, b. Jericho 27 March 1797, d. prob. Burlington 16 March 1873, dau.of James Addison and Mercy (Hubbell) Potter. These are my
great-great-grandparents. They had at least eight children; Mrs. Williamsmentions only the first two, since they were the ones people at Jerichohad records of.You needn't traipse to CSL [Conn. State Library] for Lt. Nathaniel'sdiary as some years ago I finagled a photocopy for us here at NEHGS. It'ssomewhere in our manuscript dept. files and in the said Spare Time I willfind a call # and xerox it for you. It's not necessarily gripping (as Ifind Samuel Sewall's diary, say) but it's authentic history as itmisspelled itself (plenty of everybody's life is "Nothing remarcicabelthis day") and it IS our ancestor. Nathaniel was a weaver, incidentally- and his accounts mention such and such measure of "linning." Hisspelling is often phonetic, such that one can almost hear a voicespeaking.
. . .
About Lt. Nathaniel Blackman's Revolutionary War service: this diarydetails a good part of it (he mentions being at "Saritoge" and"Ticontroge" [various spellings]), also there's an 1889 compilation
(with a long Victorian title) usually called for short something like"Connecticut Men in the Revolution" - also Lt. Nathaniel appears in alist of prisoners at Fort Washington (I believe somewhere on Long
Island) who were imprisoned, later released in I believe 1776.) Also, agranddau. of Nathaniel Jr. joined the DAR on Lt. Nathaniel. She was DAR#22171, Lethe Blackman (Mrs. Denslow B. Morrison), a native of
Galena, Illinois, dau. of Charles Blackman (1824-) and Emeline Clark.It strikes me from everything I've seen that Lt. Nathaniel came up [fromConnecticut to Vermont] about 1810-1815. It would be easy enoughlooking at the grantor-grantee index for Shelton, Conn. Deeds (to seewhen he last conveys) and Jericho deeds (to see when the surname firstcrops up). These can be ordered through local LDS churches and viewed attheir facilities. NEHGS is gearing up to purchase land records for allNew England states but this is a massive undertaking which will not becomplete for several years. It strikes me going through my old notes thatI have not always done every census, probate, deed, etc. (in very largepart due to not having a car to visit repositories where they're
kept! What a fate for a Californian!) and I think that it will be funworking that up.Nathaniel was still in Shelton in 1810 according to HCC Records.
I wish more of the original files etc. were to hand, but most of my stuffis non compos because my desk has moved many, many times. I know thatMrs. Noble's letter is in a letter-box file but where it is
defies me right now and I want to get this off to you.
24. John Devericks
1. Abstracts of Revolutionary Pensions. DEVERICKS (DEVERICK), John(Mary). W7007
Oct. 1832. Pendleton Co., Va. John Deverix Sr. (signedDevericks) of said county, aged 69 next March, who was bornin 1763 but has no record of his age in this county, declares he wasdrafted in 1781 and started in February for North Carolina underCapt. David Guinn who commanded a company ofriflemen. He was in the battle of Guilford. He returned home and in thefollowing year was drafted out of Capt. Thomas Hicklin'scompany and served a tour of three months at Clover Lick on thehead of Greenbrier River, then in Augusta County, under Capt. GeorgePoage who commanded a company of riflemen. 16 Sept. 1832. BathCo., Va. Edward Steuart, Sr., declares John Deverick, Sr.,was legally drafted out of the company of Capt. Thomas Hicklin in 1782and served three months at Clover Lick on the head of GreenbrierRiver, then the frontier of Augusta County, under Capt.George Poage. Steuart was ensign and drafted and served the same tourwith John Deverick under the conduct of Indian spies JacobWarwick and Alexander Donlap. 17 Sept. 1832. Bath Co., Va.Samuel Pullin declares John Deverick, Sr., served a tour in the companywith himself in 1781, starting in February, and was inthe battle of Guilford, in North Carolina.2. State of Virginia, pendleton County, S.S. Be it known, that beforeme Thomas Jones, a Justice of the peace in and for the SaidCounty, personally appeared John Devericks, and made oath in due form oflaw, that, he is identical John Devericks, named in an originalpension certificate in his possesion, of which I certify thefollowing is a true Copy.
"War Department Revolutionary Claim, I Certify that in comformitywith the Law of the United States, of the Twenty dollars perannum, during his natural life, commencing on the 4th of March, 1831, andpayable semi-annually, on the 4th of March, and 4th of September,in every year. Given at the War Office of the United States,this 29th day of January one thousand eight hundred and thirty three.
Examined and Countersigned Lew Cass
J.L. EdwardsSecretary of War3. 1787 Augusta Co. Va. Personal Property Tax List "C" (District ofCharles Cameron, Commissioner.
Deverix, John self 3 horses Sims Index of Land Grants W.V.Pendleton Co., John Devericks 465 Cowpasture 1805 Bk 2, p.253.4. 1797 Assessment List for Pendleton Co. Va., Mar. 24, John DevericksTith. 1, 4 horses, 0 blacks
Apr. 4, 1806 Pendleton Co. Va. District of John Erwin JohnDevericks 2wm, 8 horses, 96 tax.5. Apr. 8, 1822 Pendleton Co. Va. Upper District John Devericks 2wm,1slave over 12, 1slave over 16, 7horses, 1.47 1/2 tax.
6. Census Information:
1810 Va. Pendleton Co., Debricks, John 2 m under 10, 1m 10-16, 1m45+, 1f under 10, 1f 10-16, 1f 16-26, 1f 26-45, 1 slave
1820 Va. Pendleton Co., Devericks, John, 2m under 10, 2m 16-26, 1m45+, 3f under 10, 1f 10-16, 1f 16-26, 1f 45+, slaves 1f16-26
1830 Va. Pendleton Co., Devericks, John Sen., 1m 15-20, 1m 60-70,2f 10-15, 1f 15-20, 1f 60-70
1840 Va. Pendleton Co., Devericks, John Sr., 1m 70-80, 1f 10-15, 1f70-80
1850 Va. Wood Co., 978-978 Andrew Given 37m Farmer 100 Va. - -1 (Note: Guin)
John Given 12m Va.
Robert Given 10m Va.
Mary Given 8f Va.
Martha Given 7f Va.
Frances Given 6f Va.
Mary Devirise 90f Va.Revolutionary Soldier Va. Pensioner W70077. Marriage Bond Augusta Co. Va. 1787 Apr 16 John Devrix and ThomasDeverix surety. John Deverix and Mary Peebles dau. of JohnPeebles.
Pendleton Co. Court Records
Aug 1797 - John Devericks be appointed Constable in the new additionto this county and he be sworn in accordingly.
At a Court held for Pendleton Co. the ? day of July 1819 Jno.Devericks appd. surveyor of road in roan of Jeremiah Johns from Bath lineat the mouth of Shaws Fork to the top of the by mountain.
At Court 7 Sep 1819 - Jno. Devericks, Eli B. Wilson, James Curry,wagonmaker & Benjamin McCoy view a proposed wagon road.Rockingham Co. Land Deed Bk 1, p 431
17 Sep 1810 John Cathrae & Sophia, his wife to John Devrick ofPendleton, 1/2 acre lot in Port Republic in County of Rockingham.Pendleton Co. Va. Records
8 Nov 1827 Ordered that John Devericks be appointed surveyor of thenew road from the line dividing Pendleton and Augusta to the Bath linenear the mouth of Shaw's Fork and that Thomas Brown and his hands JamesJohns Jr., Isaac Johns, James Johns Sr., and his hands, Jeremiah Johnsand his hands. John Devericks Jr., William Devericks, Jno. Hodge and hishands and Amos Tharp and Sarah Johns and hands and Levi Tharp do assisthim in keeping the same in lawful.Pendleton Co. Va. Court Minutes
2 Feb 1831 John Devericks is appointed guardian for Thomas and JohnDevericks infant children of Thomas Devericks dec'd who came into court &gave Bond and Security according to law.Rockingham Co. Land Deed Bk 19, p 439
31 May 1847 John Devrick of Highland Co. Admr. of John Devrick decd.to Robert W. Palmer of Rockingham, for $25, 1/2 acre lot in town of PortRepublic, Rockingham Co. Va. Signed John Devrick.Pension Papers for John Devericks
Pendleton County, Virginia On this 3rd day ofOctober 1832
Personally appeared before the Justices of our County Court for saidCounty, John Deverix a Resident of this County aforsaid, aged69years next March, and who was born in the year 1763 but who has norecord of his age in this County, who having first duly sworn accordingto Law, doth on his Oath make the following Declaration, in Order toobtain the Benefit of the provisions made by the Act of Congress, passedJune 7th 1832. -States that he was drafted in the year 1781, and startedin the Month of February for North Carolina, under the command of Capt.David Guisan, who commanded a Company of Riflemen; that he was in theBattle of Guilford, but received no Wound, but received no writtendischarge. He returned home and in the year following was drafted out ofCapt. Thomas Hicklins Company, and served a Tour of three months atClover Lick on the Head of Greenbriar River, then in the County ofAugusta, under the Command of Capt. George Poage, who commanded a Companyof Riflemen; was not in any actual Engagements and received a writtenDischarge which I have lost or misplaced. I believe the whole time Ibore service was at least six Months.
John DevericksComments: Capt. Thomas Hicklins was Capt. of Augusta Militia 1778-1781
Capt. George Poage of Augusta Militia, took oath asCaptain of the 2nd Battalion June 20, 1781.
Guilford Courthouse, N.C. site of battle March 15,1781 between Greene and Cornwallis, 5 mile nw of Greensboro. Is site ofa Military park. The British won the biggest battle in North Carolina,Heavy losses however helped force Lord Cornwallis' surrender at Yorktown.
State of Virginia, pendleton County, S.S.
Be it known, that before me Thomas Jones, a Justice of the peace in andfor the Said County, personally appeared John Devericks, and made oath indue form of law, that, he is identical John Devericks, named in anoriginal pension certificate in his possesion, of which I certify thefollowing is a true Copy.
"War Department Revolutionary Claim, I Certify that incomformity with the Law of the United States, of the Twenty dollars perannum, during his natural life, commencing on the 4th of March, 1831, andpayable semi-annually, on the 4th of March, and 4th of September, inevery year. Given at the War Office of the United States, this 29th dayof January one thousand eight hundred and thirty three.
Examined and Countersigned Lew Cass
J.L. EdwardsSecretary of Warthat he now resides in pendleton County, and has resided therein for thespace of 53 years past, and that previous thereto he had resided inAugusta County VirginiaJohn Devericks
Sworn to and subscribed this 17th day of March 1843
Teste Andrew J. Jones ThJones J. P.
Th Jones
State of Virginia pendleton County, the 17th day of March 1843 I ThomasJones, a magistrate in the County aforesaid, do hereby Certify, that Ihave the most Satisfactory evedence, to wit that of my own personalknowledge, that John Devericks, who has appeared before me and taken theoath of identity, is the identical John Devericks, named in theCertificate which he has exhibited before me numbered 4868, and bearingdate at the War Office the 29th day of January one thousand eight hundredand thirty threeAbstracts of Revolutionary Pensions
DEVERICKS (DEVERICK), John (Mary). W7007
3 Oct. 1832. Pendleton Co., Va. John Deverix Sr. (signedDevericks) of said county, aged 69 next March, who was born in 1763 buthas no record of his age in this county, declares he was drafted in 1781and started in February for North Carolina under Capt. David Guinn whocommanded a company of riflemen. He was in the battle of Guilford. Hereturned home and in the following year was drafted out of Capt. ThomasHicklin's company and served a tour of three months at Clover Lick on thehead of Greenbrier River, then in Augusta County, under Capt. GeorgePoage who commanded a company of riflemen.
16 Sept. 1832. Bath Co., Va. Edward Steuart, Sr., declares JohnDeverick, Sr., was legally drafted out of the company of Capt. ThomasHicklin in 1782 and served three months at Clover Lick on the head ofGreenbrier River, then the frontier of Augusta County, under Capt. GeorgePoage. Steuart was ensign and drafted and served the same tour with JohnDeverick under the conduct of Indian spies Jacob Warwick and AlexanderDonlap.
17 Sept. 1832. Bath Co., Va. Samuel Pullin declares John Deverick,Sr., served a tour in the company with himself in 1781, starting inFebruary, and was in the battle of Guilford, in North Carolina.
3 Feb. 1846. Pendleton Co., Va. Mary (X) Devericks of said county,aged 83, declares she is the widow of John Devericks. She was married 24apr 1787 and her husband died 12 Jun 1843.
4 Feb. 1846. Pendleton Co., Va. Mary (X) Hodge of said county, aged73, declares she was present at the marriage of John and Mary Devericksin April 1787 at the house of John Peples who then resided in AugustaCo., Va. They were married by the Rev. Samuel Shannon who was a regularpastor in the Presbyterian Church.
24 Apr 1787. Augusta., Va. John Devericks and Mary Peples weremarried by the Rev. Samuel Shannon.
8 April 1850. Wood Co. Va. Mary (X) Deverick of said county, aged89, applies for continuance of pension.
John Devericks of Pendleton Co., Va. private in the company of Capt.Guinn in the North Carolina (sic) line for six months from 1781, wasplaced on the Virginia pension roll at $20 per annum under the Act of1832. Certificate 4868 was issued 29 Jan 1833.
Mary Deverick, widow of John Deverick, private in North Carolina,was placed on the Virginia pension roll at $20 per certificate 7863 underthe act of 1843 was issued 18 Jul 1846 (From June 1843) and 5423 underthe act of 1848 was issued 1 May 1850.WILL JOHN DEVERICKS (Dev16)
In the name of God Amen: I John Devericks of pendleton County,Virginia. Being old, an infirm in health; but of Sound mind anddisposing memory; calling to mind the uncertainty of human life, and thecertainty of Death; Do hereby make my last will and testement; in mannerand form following: That is to say.
First give and bequeath to my beloved wife Mary, all my household andKitchen furniture of every discription, and also all other property of aperishable kind in my possession at the time of my death to her and herheirs forever and my negro woman detts during her natural life.
Second I direct that out of debts which may to due or owing to me at mydeath all my Just debts be paid.
Third I give and bequeath, to my son John, all the land for which he nowholds my title bond, and also such part of my said land as will beincluded in the following lines. Beginning at a large chesnut oak, onthe top of a ridge a corner in his plat; and running thence a straightline crossing the Creek to a sugar tree thence a Straight line throughthe field and meadows to a black oak and chesnut oak near the old roadthence straight up the hill to the new road and with the said road to aline in his plat to him and his heirs forever subject however to thefollowing conditions that is to say that he pay to my Daughter Mary B. H.Johns, the sum of fifty dollars and to the children of Nancy Campbell(dec'd) except her daughter Sarah the sum of five dollars each.
Fourth I give and bequeath to son William, all the land for which he nowholds my title bond, and also that part of my said land included in thefollowing boundary. Beginning at a large chesnut oak on the top of aridge and running thereto the corner of a fence at the foot of a hill,and with said fence to point of the bank, and thence crossing the roadand with the fence as it now stands to a sugar tree near the old house,thence a straight line crossing the fields, to two pines on a barron hillside, a corner of the original survey. including all my lands lying eastof the above line, except twenty acres part of the original survey, and aseperate survey of twenty three acres nearest the mountain, to him andhis heirs forever.
Fifth I give and bequeath to my son in law Andrew Gwin and his wive Juliaall the residue of my land except, the forty three acres before mentionednear the mountain to him and his heirs forever subject however to thefollowing conditions, that is after my death to furnish my wife Maryshould she survive me a comfortable and decent support during her naturallife and pay to my Daughter Sarah Morton one hundred dollars, and mygranddaughter Sarah Campbell fifty dollars if she continues to live withme or my wife during our lives or until she attains the age of eighteenyears to my granddaughter Sarah Grayham, five dollars, and James Deverickson of Thomas Devericks, decd. five dollars to be paid to the said Jameswhen called for.
Sixth Whereas my father Thomas Devericks, by his last will and testement,did give and bequeath to my son Thomas now dec'd a certain tract of landcontaining one hundred acres, known as the sulpher spring tract, whichland I afterwards purchased from my said son Thomas, and paid him for it,but did not obtain from him a for the same, of right therefore the saidland now belongs to me, and I do no give and bequeath the same to mygrand daughters (daughters of my son Thomas dec'd.) Mary A. Morton, andFrances J. Dodds the before mentioned tract of land to them and theirheirs forever.
Seventh I bequeath, to my grandson Allen J. Devericks, a tract of land onthe Shanandoah Mountain in Augusta County containing ninety five acres tohim and his heirs forever.
Eightly at the time of death, All debts which may be due to me, or anyproperty that I may then have either real or personal, no herein beforeotherwise disposed of I direct, that the debts be collected, and propertysold by my Executor my wife and my children who may be living at thetime.
Ninthly Ny negro woman Detts, after the death of my wife I desire thatshe live with my daughter Julia Given but not to be sold or otherwisedisposed of as a slave
Tenthly I do hereby constitute and appoint my son John Devericks Executorof this my last will and testement, hereby giving him full power to makeany conveyances which may be necessary to carry into effect all theprovisions of this my last will and testement or any contracts I may havemade in my life time; hereby revoking all former wills or testements byme heretofore made.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my sealthis 30th day Jul 1840 signed, sealed, published and declared by JohnDevericks, as and for his las will and testement, in the presence andhearing of us who at his request and in his presence have subscribed ournames as witness
Th Jones
A. J. JonesJohn Devericks (seal)At a Court for Pendleton County the 6 day of July 1843
This last Will and Testament of John Devericks decd. was presentedin Court, and proved by the Oaths of Th. Jones and A.J. Jones theSubscribing Witnesses thereto and Ordered to be Recorded.
Whereupon John Devericks the Executor named in the said Will whomade oath thereto and together with Thomas Jones and Andrew J. Jones histheir bond penalty of seven hundred dollars as the Law isgranted him for obtaining probat thereof in due form.
A. C Teste
L. Dyer C. C..
Jn. Devericks Will
proved and admitted
to Record July Recorded Book
6th 1843 No. 4 Page 22B
State of Virginia
pendleton County S SOn this third day of February one thousand eight hundred and fortysix, personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the peace ofthe County of pendleton, and State of Virginia, Mary Devericks, aresident of-in the County of pendleton and State aforesaid. aged 83years who, being first duly Sworn, according to law, doth on her oathmake the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of theprovision made by the act of Congress, passed July 7, 1838, entitled "Anact granting half pay and pensions to certain widows of the benefit ofthe provisions made by the act of Congress passed March 3rd 1843. Thatshe is the widow of John Devericks, who was a private in the Army of theRevolution, and pensioner of the United States in conformity with the Lawof the United States of the 7th June 1832. And that he served as setforth in his decleration of the day of 18 and on file in theDepartment of War. She further declares that she was married to the saidJohn Devericks, on the 24th day of April in the year seventeen hundredand eighty seven and that her husband the aforesaid John Devericks diedon the 12 day of June 1843 that she was not married to him prior to hisleaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the firstday of January, seventeen hundred and ninety-four, vis at the time abovestated.
her
Mary X Devericks
mark
Sworn to and subscribed, on this day and year above written before me.
Th Jones J. P.State of Virginia
County of Wood S. S.
Be it Known, That before me William R. Black a Justice of the Peaceduly authorized by law to administer oaths in and for the Countyaforesaid, personally appeared Mary Deverick and made oath in due form oflaw, that she is the identical person named in an original certificate inher possession of which I certify the following is a true copy:
"Department of the Interior"
Widow's Pension
I certify that in conformity with the act of February 2nd 1848, MaryDeverick, widow of John Deverick of Virginia who was a private in therevolutionary war, is inscribed on the pension list the rate of Twentydollars per annum, commencing on the 4th of March, 1848, and continuingfor life, unless she should again marry in which case the Pension is notpayable after the time of such marriage
Given at the Department of the Interior
This first day of May, one thousand
eight hundred and fifty.
Examind and Countersigned Ewing
L. Edwards Commission of Pension Secretary of theInteriorComment: Thomas Ewing Sec. of Interior 1850
has not married, but continues the widow of theabove named John Deverick and that she now resides in the County of WoodVirginia and has resided therein for the space of five years past andthat she resided in Pendleton County, Virginia of the truth ofwhich statement, I am fully satisfied.
her
Sworn and subscribed the 23 day Mary X Deverick
of March 1853-before me. mark
Wm. R. Black J. Peace
David Guin WitnessSALE OF LAND
Devericks to Sitlington
This Indenture, made the 21st day of Oct. in the year of our Lord,one thousand eight hundred and 47 Between Robert Sitlington of the Countyof Highland of the one part and Mary Devrick of the same County of theother part. Witnesseth that the said Mary Devricks for and inconsideration of the sum of One hundred & ten dollars lawful money ofVirginia, to her in hand paid by the said Robert Sitlington the receiptwhere of is here by acknowledged, hath granted bargained and sold, and bythese presents doth grant bargain and sell unto the said R. Sitlingtonhis heirs and assigns her right title & interest (or dower right) to acertain tract of land lying on Shaws Fork formerly owned by John Devrickssen. & by him bequeathed to Andrew (Givin)(Gwin) subject to Mary Deverickas her dower right or support as doth more fully appear by Will of sd.John Devrick decd. together with all and singular the appurtenances thereunto belonging or in any wise appertaining; To have and to hold the saidland with all appurtenances unto the said Sitlington his heirs andassigns forever. To the proper use & behoof of him the saidSitlington his heirs & assigns forever. And the said Mary Devricks forherself, heirs executors & administrators, doth covenant with the said R.Sitlington his heirs and assigns that she the said Mary Devricks herheirs, executors and administrators the said parcel or piece of land withall appurtenances unto the said R. Sitlington his heirs and assigns,against the claim or claims of her the said Mary Devericks her heirs, andof all and every person or persons whatsoever shall and will warrant andforever defend by these presents. In witness where of the said MaryDevericks hath here unto set her hand and seal on the day and year abovewritten.
Signed, sealed and delivered her
in the presence of Mary(X) Devericks (seal)
Wm. H. Bolewmark
Wm. Cridale
Sam'l M. Marshall
Highland Co. Court Oct. 21, 1847
This deed of Bargain and Sale from Mary Devericks to Robert Sitlingtonwas this day presented in open court and being proved by the oaths ofWilliam H. Bolew, William Cridale, & Samuel M. Marshall subscribingwitnesses there to, was ordered to be recorded.
Teste A. Stephenson jr. Clk.Widow, Mary, moved to Wood Co. about 1848.
Highland Co. Deed Book 1 p. 240-241.
This Indenture made this 19th day of May in the year one thousand eighthundred and forty nine-between Peter H. Kinkead of the County of Highland& State of Virginia of the first part and Robert Sitlington of the County& state aforesaid of the second part. Whereas on the 6th day of Octoberin the year 1846, it was decreed and ordered by the Circuit SuperiorCourt of Law & Chancery for the County of Pendleton in a certain causethereto pending in the Chancery side of said Court between James Morton &Sarah his wife complainants, and Andrew Gwin & Julia his wife Defts, thatthe said Peter H. Kinkead commissioner appointed by said Court should atpublic auction upon the Terms following, To wit; One half of the purchaseto be paid in three, & the other half in six months, the payment whereofto be secured by Bonds with approved security - make sale of the landdevised by John Devericks dec'd to Andrew Gwin & Julia his wife havingadvertised the time, Terms & place of sale, for the period of at leastfour weeks in some newspaper published in or nearest the Town ofHarrisonburg, and a like notice at the courthouse Door of the County ofPendleton, including one court day, and like notice to be posted at oneor more of the most public places nearest the premises and that the saidPeter H Kinkead commissioner as aforesaid should convey the said Land tothe purchaser in fee. And whereas the said Peter H Kinkead commissionerparty to the first part hereof, in pursuance of the denoted orderaforesaid, did on the 7th day of July 1846, at the Court house of theCounty of Pendleton offer for sale at public auction the herein afterdescribed Tract or parcel of Land being the lot or parcel of landmentioned in complainants bill having advertised the time, Terms & placeof sale in the Rockingham Register a newpaper published Harrisonburg forthe period of four weeks and liketime on the Court house door ofPendleton County, including on court days of the County Court - and alsoa like time at the front door of the store house of George W. Hull atMcDowell in the new County of Highland, that being a public place ofchief notoriety near the premises. At which sale the said land wasstruck off to the the said Robert Sitlington for the sum of one hundred &fifty four dollars & seventy three cents. that being the highest bid forthe same. And whereas, the whole of the purchase money has been paidaccording to the said denoted order. Now this Indenture witnesseth thatthe said Peter H. Kinkead commissioner as aforesaid and party to thefirst part of this Indenture, to carry into effect the said sale , asaforesaid made in pursuance of said denoted order, in consideration ofthe premises, and of the sum of one hundered and fifty four dollars &seventy three cents to him in hand paid by the said Robert Sitlingtonagreeably to the terms of said denoted order, at or before the sealingand delivery of this Indenture, which he the said Peter H Kinkead,commissioner, party of the first part, doth hereby acknowledge, havegiven, granted, bargained & sold and by these presents do give, grantbargain & sell unto the said Robert Sitlington, his heirs and assigns thelot or piece of land situate, lying and being in the County of Highlandit being the same land that was devised to Andrew Gwin & wife by the lastwill of John Devericks d, and note of record in the Clerk's office of theCounty of Pendleton to which will reference is hereby made for a moreparticular discription of the premises: which said land was sold by thesaid Peter H. Kinkead commissioner, at public auction, as aforesaid,under the power given him as aforesaid to have and to hold the said lotor piece of land with the appurtenances thereto belonging or appertainingto the said Robert Sitlington his heirs & assigns, to the only proper use& behoof of the said Robert Sitlington his heirs & assigns forever. Andthe said Peter H Kinkead commissioner aforesaid, the said lot or piece ofLand against himself & his heirs, and all other person or personsclaiming, or to claim, by, through or under him, unto the said RobertSitlington his heirs & assigns, shall & will by these presents warrant &forever defend. I witness whereof the said Peter H. Kinkead hath hereunto set his hand & seal the day & year above written
signed & c.
P. H. Kinkead (seal)