Person:Hezekiah Wade (2)

Hezekiah Wade was one of the Early Settlers of Augusta County, Virginia

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Advisory on Parentage

Some accounts, including the published work "The Wade Family, Monongalia County, Virginia, now West Virginia", by Franklin Marion Brand, claim that the father of this Hezekiah Wade was George Wade (abt. 1720-1814) of Frederick County, Maryland and Monongalia County, [West] Virginia, but this is directly contradicted by the statement of Hezekiah Wade in his Revolutionary War Service Pension Application that his father was Joseph Wade that was killed by Indians in 1779 at Fort Stradler [Statler] near Dunkard's Creek in Monongalia County. Hezekiah and George Wade are likely closely related, but the direct statement of Hezekiah and corroborating sources of his father Joseph's demise at the hands of Indians at Fort Statler in 1778/9 appear to be conclusive in establishing Joseph Wade as Hezekiah's father.

Military Service

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. 6, compiled by Patrick G. Wardell, Lt. Col. U.S. Army Ret. :

Wade, Hezekiah - born 1754 in Frederick County, Maryland; entered service 1776 in Augusta County (area later Monongalia County), Virginia, as indian spy in Virginia company; his father Joseph was killed by Indians 3/1779 near Fort Stradler; soldier granted Pension 1833 in Tyler County, Virginia, resided in Fish Creek Settlement, per witnesses Peter Bertrug, Jacob Bowman, William Sharpneck & Co. David Hickman; died 11/23/1834; married 6/15/1785-86 to Rebecca Joseph who was born 10/11/1769-70; widow granted Pension 1841 in Tyler County, Virginia, when residing with son Hezekiah Joseph; Nathan Joseph* (no kinship given) made affidavit age 66 in Doddridge County, Virginia, 1845 that he was present at soldier's wedding which took place at home of affiant's father per County Justice of the Peace Apollo Stephens & County Clerk of Court John I. Ingle; births of soldier & wife's children (record blotched & faded): Sarah 5/23/1788, William Joseph 3/5/1790, Elizabeth 5/3/1792, George 3/28/1794, Rebecca 11/--/1796, Salla --/23/1798, Mary 11/14/1801, Hezekiah Joseph 4/7/1803, Ruth 12/7/1805, Joseph 10/14/1809, & John Joseph 9/16/1812; births of children of son Hezekiah Joseph & wife Elizabeth: Lydia 5/26/18--, Ginthe? 5/26/1824, twins Moses & Elizabeth 12/5/1826, Christeenah 2/7/1828, John L. 7/5/1830, June 10/4/1832, Rachel 4/7/1835, Enoch 5/20/1838, Anderson 7/21/1841, twins Hezekiah & Isebell 4/9/1843 & Thomas Wilson 7/30/1847; soldier's widow died 8/22/1846; surviving children in 1851 were William, George, Joseph, Hezekiah Joseph, & Rutha Young, per Marion County, Virginia Court Clerk Thomas L. Boggess. F-W6387, R2466.

• - Note: Nathan Joseph listed in this record was the brother-in-law of Hezekiah Wade.

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