Person:Adam Flesher (1)

American Revolutionary War Veteran

Revolutionary War Pension Information

Information from “Virginia/West Virginia Genealogical Data from Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Records”, Vol. 2, compiled by Patrick G. Wardell, Lt. Col. U.S. Army Ret. :

Flesher, Adam - Indian Wars 1782-1792; born 7/29/1764; entered service 1781 at Buckhannon's Fort, Lewis County, Virginia, with father; entered service 1791 in Harrison County, Virginia against Indians; granted Pension 1833 in Lewis county, Virginia; dropped from Pension rolls in 1835, since service was not in Revolutionary War but in Wayne's War against Indians; died 11/4/1854 in Lewis County, Virginia; married 2/22/1792 in Elizabeth Staats/Stotts, Harrison County, Virginia; widow was born 10/12/1776; widow applied for Pension in 1856, & Pension Application rejected, soldier's service not in Revolutionary War; widow granted Bounty Land Warrant #47338 then for husband's service in Wayne's War; query letter in file in 1910 from descendant Mr. Ida Flesher Martin, Pennsboro, West Virginia, states soldier of Weston, Virginia; query letter in file in 1933 from Benjamin F. Flesher, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota, states ancestors settled in Weston, Virginia abt. 1775. F-S18403, R989.

1.   Ancestry.com. Public Member Trees: (Note: not considered a reliable primary source).

   http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/19497632/person/813003523

2.   National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970.

   U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
   Name: Adam Flesher
   SAR Membership: 51074
   Birth Date: 1764
   Death Date: 1854
   Father:
   Mother: Elizabeth Flesher
   Spouse: Elizabeth Staats
   Children: Henry Flesher

3.   West Virginia, Deaths Index, 1853-1973.

   West Virginia, Deaths Index, 1853-1973
   Name: Adam Flesher
   Birth Date: abt 1764
   Birth Place: Hardy County
   Death Date: 4 Nov 1854
   Death Place: on Westfork, L. Co., West Virginia
   Death Age: 90 years 3 months 5 days
   Occupation: Farmer
   Race: White
   Marital Status: Married
   Gender: Male
   Father Name: Henry Flesher
   Mother Name: Elizabeth Flesher
   Spouse Name: Elizabeth Flesher
   FHL Film Number: 825106

4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} Find A Grave.

   Adam Flesher
   
   Birth: Jul. 29, 1764, Hampshire County, West Virginia, USA
   Death: Nov. 4, 1854, Weston, Lewis County, West Virginia, USA
   
   Son of Henry Flesher Sr. and Elizabeth (Bush?) Flesher. Married to Elizabeth Staats.
   Parents of at least 15 children: George Adam, Henry, Mrs. Rebecca McCord, Joseph, Mrs. Mary Samantha Sayre, Elijah, John, Mrs. Margaret Goff, Mrs. Mahalah Allen, Adam J., Dempsey P., Isaac Staats, Noah, Elizabeth and Rheuhanna or Ruanna Flesher.
   
   From Stone:
   He was a pioneer of Western Va, and rendered efficient service as an Indian-spy was also noted as a successful and daring hunter.
   
   http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=8062726