Person:Benjamin Shacklett (6)

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Benjamin Woodbridge Shacklett
b.21 Jan 1774 Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
d.24 May 1838 Meade, Kentucky, USA
Parents and Siblings
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m. Abt 1770
  1. Sarah Quick Shacklett1772 - 1847
  2. Benjamin Woodbridge Shacklett1774 - 1838
  3. Priscilla Shacklett1776 - 1850
  4. Catherine Shachlet1778 - 1810
  5. Mary Shacklett1780 - 1851
  6. Hannah Shacklett1782 - 1823
  7. John Shacklett1785 - 1823
  8. Gen. Blancet Shacklett1787 - 1859
  9. Sophia Shacklett1789 - 1826
  10. Jesse B. Shacklett1791 - 1836
Spouse and Children
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m. 8 Oct 1792
  1. Jesse B. Shacklett1791 - 1837
  2. Barbara Shacklett1794 - 1874
  3. John Gray Shacklett1796 - 1867
  4. Richard M. Shacklett1798 - 1878
  5. Elizabeth Shacklett1800 -
  6. Daniel Hayden Shacklett1802 -
  7. Sarah Shacklette1804 - 1896
  8. Benjamin Wooley Shacklett1805 - 1894
  9. Mary Shacklett1807 - 1875
  10. Elijah Ashcraft Shacklett1813 - 1875
  11. David Hayden Shacklett1815 - 1895
  12. Absolom Shacklett1817 - 1863
  13. George Washington Shacklett1820 - 1908
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Facts and Events
Name[2] Benjamin Woodbridge Shacklett
Gender Male
Birth[1][2] 21 Jan 1774 Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
Marriage 8 Oct 1792 Fayette County, Pennsylvaniato Elizabeth Ashcraft
Census[3] 1810 Elizabethtown, Hardin County, Kentucky
Census[4] 1820 Little York, Hardin County, Kentucky
Death[1][2] 24 May 1838 Meade, Kentucky, USA
Burial[1][2] Meadville Cemetery, Meade, Kentucky, United States

Hardin County, Kentucky, 1810 census:[3]

Shackelet, Benjamin
Males
under 10 = 3
10-15 = 2
16-25 = 2
26-44 = 1
Females
under 10 = 3
10-15 = 1
26-44 = 1

Following his father's death in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, Benjamin Shacklett was appointed as one of the executors and was sworn, March 1, 1810. After the estate was settled, the children emigrated to Meade County. The John Wimp family accompanied them. They landed at Solomon Brandenburg's Landing and Ferry, which was called "Buzzard Roost," bringing their household goods, stock and supplies with them. They paid for their land with bar iron, castings and mill stones, the latter quarried and dressed by themselves at their father's quarry in Pennsylvania (Laurel Hill).

First sheriff of Meade County. Representative from Hardin County to the state legislature, 1815, 1817, & 1820.

Hardin County, Kentucky, 1820 census:[4]

Shacklett, Ben
(agriculture = 7)
Males
under 10 = 5
10-15 = 1
16-25 = 1
45 & over = 1
Females
10-15 = 1
16-25 = 1
45 & over = 1
Free Colored Persons
Males, 14-25 = 1
Slaves
Males = 3
Females = 5

Ben Shacklett served in the militia during the War of 1812, organizing his own militia company, enlisting as a Captain. The company was officially known as Captain Benjamin Shacklett's Company, Kentucky Mounted Volunteer Detached Militia. Another source states that on November 9, 1801, Benjamin Shacklett achieved the rank of Captain in the 3rd Regiment and on December 12, 1804 was promoted to Major in 2nd Battalion, 3rd Regiment. Ben's brother Blancit Shacklett, is also listed as a member of Captain Benjamin Shacklett's Company.

From Gen. Samuel Hopkins's Wabash Expedition [unsourced letter]: "General Hopkins led expedition for purpose of penetrating the Indian Country as far as Prophet's Town. . . . Three regiments of Kentucky Militia commanded by Cols. Barbours, Miller, and Wilcox. . . . a small company of regulars commanded by Capt. Zachary Taylor. . . . General Hopkins particularly thanks Gen. Butler, Col. Taylor and also Capt. Zachary Taylor, Cols. Miller and Wilcox and to Major Hughes and Major Shacklett, dated Nov. 11-22, 1812."

War of 1812 payroll record

References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Grave marker, Meadville Cemetery, Meade, Kentucky, United States.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Find A Grave.

    Benjamin Shacklett Military marker: Maj 3d KY Militia War of 1812

    His grave is marked by a standard U.S. military marker of recent vintage. His older tombstone in the Meadeville Cemetery near Hill Grove Church reads: "Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord / For by grace are you saved through faith."

  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Hardin, Kentucky, United States. 1810 U.S. Census Population Schedule
    p. 302.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Hardin, Kentucky, United States. 1820 U.S. Census Population Schedule
    p. 14.
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