William Benjamin CODDINGTON ^{422,423,603,948,949}

  General Notes:

At two years old, moved to Allegany Co., MD, where he grew to manhood. In the later part of 1807 he married Naomi Irvin, who lived just over the State line in PA. In the early spring of 1808, they [brothers William Benjamin, Stephen, John, Robert, and David and sister Ruth] emigrated by flatboat down the Monongahela and Ohio Rivers, landing at Cincinnati (then a village of a few log homes). The latter part of April, 1808, being of an agricultural mind, he went up the Big Miami River to where the thriving City of Middletown (then an unbroken wilderness) now stands and entered 160 acres of government land. The first thing done after entering the land was to build a round log cabin, 16 x 24 ft., with the help of a few neighbors (the nearest living five miles away). The house was completed in three days. He got in about four acres of corn that year and that, with the wild game (which was plentiful) constituted the living for the next year

He, in the next four years cleared and got in cultivation about 60 acres. In September, 1815, he was compelled to go in the army. He served under Gen. W. H. Harrison in Colonel Finely's Regiment. The regiment was mustered in to service at Fort Jefferson (now Dayton, OH), and made a campaign in the north part of the State to hold the Indians in check. They had a slight skirmish with the Indians on the Maumee River, near old Fort Defiance.

In about 1820, my grandfather sold his claim in Butler Co., and bought a similar claim and moved over into Warren Co.. His land consisted of 160 acres where the town of Hopkinsville now stands. He cleared 80 acres of this farm and in a few years he sold again and bought in the same Co. near a small village called Rossburg. In 1828 his wife, Naomi, died, leaving him with a family of ten children. Two years later he married his second wife, Ann Smith of Clearmont Co., OH. Ann died a little over a year later leaving a babe but a few days old. In 1831 he married his third wife, Nancy Price. They had three children.

Bounty land warrants nos. 42385-40-50, 27587-120-55, Pension Office, Washington DC. Served in War of 1812. Drafted in Butler Co., Ohio, 18 Jun 112, and served in Jacob Bell's Co., in Col. Finley's Regiment. of Mounted Ohio Vols. Also served in same Co. 14 Sep -14 Oct. 1814 Applied for Bounty Land Warrant 21 Apr 1851, 2 Apr 1855. ⁹⁵²

  Death Notes:

Died 80 years, 6 months, 15 days

  Noted events in his life were:

• He moved on Abt 1785 to , , Maryland, USA. ^603,953

• He moved on 1806-1807 to , Warren Co., Ohio, USA. ^603,738 Moved from Garrett Co. Maryland to Ohio

• Military: served in Capt. Jacob Bell's co., mounted regt. Ohio Volunteers, 14 Sep 1814-14 Oct 1814, , , Ohio, USA. ⁹⁵⁴ 3rd auditors records show he served under Capt. Bell, Sept 14-Oct. 14, 1814.

• He moved on May 1815 to Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio, USA. ⁶⁰³

• He appeared on the census in 1820 in Hamilton Twp., Warren Co., Ohio, USA. ⁹⁵⁵ Males: 2 <10 (Benjamin, Samuel), 1 16-26 (William Benjamin?). Females: 3 <10 (Sarah, Angeline, unexplained), 1 10-16 (Mary), 1 26-45 (Naomi). In agriculture: 1.

• Fact: mentioned in will of Benjamin Coddington, 22 Dec 1838, Selbysport, Garrett Co., Maryland, USA. ⁴³³

• He appeared on the census in 1850 in Salem Twp., Warren Co., Ohio, USA. ⁹⁵⁰ Realty $3500.

• He worked as a farmer in 1850 in Salem Twp., Warren Co., Ohio, USA. ⁹⁵⁰

• Military: application for Bounty Land Warrent No. 42385-40-50, 21 Apr 1851, , Warren Co., Ohio, USA. ⁹⁵⁶ Aged 66 years, resident of Warren Co., pvt. in Capt. Jacob Bell's co. in mounted regt. of Ohio Vols. of Col. Findley. Was drafted 6 18 1812 in Butler Co., Ohio. Applies for bounty lands.
3rd auditors records show he served under Capt. Bell, Sept 14-Oct. 14, 1814.

• Military: application for Bounty Land Warrent No. 42385-40-50, 2 Apr 1855, , Warren Co., Ohio, USA. ^954,956 Wm. Coddington, aged 71 yrs., wants B.L.W. under act of 1855.

• He appeared on the census on 23 Jul 1860 in Salem Twp., Warren Co., Ohio, USA. ⁹⁵⁷ Realty $3500; personalty $1400.

• He worked as a farmer on 23 Jul 1860 in Salem Twp., Warren Co., Ohio, USA. ⁹⁵⁷

William married Naomi ERWIN, daughter of James IRWIN and Mary DWIRE, in 1806. (Naomi ERWIN was born in Apr 1787 in Elk Lick Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania, USA,⁹⁵¹ died in Oct 1830 in Hopkinsville, Warren Co., Ohio, USA ⁹⁵¹ and was buried in Shawhan Cmty, Morrow, Warren Co., Ohio, USA ⁹⁵¹.)

William next married Ann SMITH about 1831.⁸⁶⁹ (Ann SMITH died in 1832.)

William next married Nancy PRICE, daughter of Jonathan PRICE and Susan, on 15 May 1833 in , Warren Co., Ohio, USA ⁸⁶⁹.^,947 (Nancy PRICE was born on 8 Feb 1796 in , , Ohio, USA,^869,950,951 died on 25 Jan 1875 ^869,951 and was buried in Shawhan Cmty, Morrow, Warren Co., Ohio, USA.)