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William Sexton (Saxson) was one of the Early Settlers of Augusta County, Virginia

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

Saxson, William - born 2/1748; entered service 5/1776 in Augusta County, Virginia in Virginia regiment; moved abt. 1800 from Wythe County, Virginia to Whitley County, Kentucky; granted Pension there in 1826, occupation farmer, when wife Leah abt. age 60 & unmarried son Eason age 22 were living with him; soldier died 12/31/1829* there intestate leaving widow Leah/Lear age 63 who moved in 1831 to Greene County, Indiana, where she died intestate 8/18/1839, never having applied for Pension; surviving children & their residence in 1848: James & Enoch (Whitley County, Kentucky), Jacob (Des Moines, Iowa), Peggy wife of Robert Lay (Greene County, Indiana), William W. (Laurel County, Kentucky) & Lemuel and Joel (both in Green County, Kentucky); son Free had died in Illinois leaving children: Morgan F., Wallace P., Greenberry R., Wiliam A., Jane, Elizabeth, Peggy, Caroline & Polly; Joel Sexton, Jr. (no kinship given) made affidavit 1848 in Greene County, Indiana; John Snyder made affidavit there then that he knew soldier & wife in Wythe County, Virginia, in 1894 [s/b 1794?]; soldier's son Joel applied for Pension 1849 in Lawrence County, Indiana, for self and siblings, & there were granted Pension due mother; query letter in file from descendant Mr. J.G. Sexson, Grant, Nebraska, says soldier married Leah Free & soldier's father came from Ireland in early part of 18th century. F-W8711, R2128

• other records have William Sexton's date of death as 12/31/1830.

Notes

Photo of headstone from Penny's website with the following note:

Headstone & Revolutionary War marker of William Sexton, b. 1747 VA, d. 1830 Whitley Co., KY, m. Leah Ferree. Grave located in Whitley Co., KY, at Sexton-Alsip Cemetery, just off 25-W, near Oak Grove School. This little cemetery is located between Corinth & Ward Cemeteries. Wm's son, James' stone is no longer legible, but James' first wife, Amey Durham's stone can still be read as of July 2001. (Wm. was Penny's GGGGG Grandfather, and James & 2nd wife, Mary "Polly" Rogers, were her GGGG Grandparents.)

William was a Revolutionary War Veteran. He entered the war in May 1776 in Augusta Co., VA in the comp-any commanded by Capt. William Harberth. He served 3 years. Check DAR for additional information.

The following information is from Penny Towater's home page: 188. William Sexton, born February 11, 1746/47 in New River, Grayson Co., Virginia; died December 31, 1820 in Corbin, Whitley County, Kentucky. He married 189. Leah Free.

189. Leah Free, born Abt. 1766 in New River, Grayson Co., Virginia; died August 18, 1839 in Hobbieville, Greene Co., Indiana.

More About William Sexton: Military service: Revolutionary War veteran Place of burial: Ward Cemetery, near Corbin, Whitley Co., KY

Children of William Sexton and Leah Free are:

94 i. James Sexton, born 1778 in Grayson County, Virginia; died 1854 in Whitley County, Kentucky; married (1) Amy Durham; married (2) Polly Rogers June 23, 1828 in Whitley County, Kentucky.

ii. Jacob Sexton, born 1784; married Mary Burris.

iii. Fredrick Free Sexton, born December 16, 1790 in Whitley County, KY; died February 24, 1843 in Ash Grove Township, Illinois; married Mary (Polly) Morgan 1817.

iv. Enoch Sexton, born 1795; married Mary Taylor. _________________________________________________________________________________ From: DLeo6@aol.com [1] Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2001 1:19 AM To: Bowen, Michael L Subject: Genealogy list for William/Leah Sexton

I have just gone through the correspondence I have received over the last two years and I have two corrections in what I sent to you. 1. William of the Rev War b. 1747 on his pension and 2. In Benjamin Swift Sexson's letter he says that William and Leah had three children at the end of the war and their family grew to 10 boys and 2 girls. (your 12) The names he gave are: Arhchie, Isaac, Ollie, James, Enoch, Peggy, Jacob, William, Free, Lemuel, Joel and Esom.

I hope maybe you can sort this out and maybe have something concrete. I have been so deluged with information and there doesn't seem to be many records. I have not been at this very long by comparison, just 5 years, but I am a history buff and have done a lot of research. This is a tangle.

Dea _________________________________________________________________________________ From: DLeo6@aol.com [2] Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2001 8:57 PM To: Bowen, Michael L Subject: Genealogy list for William/Leah Sexton

Hi, Correction to children of John and Mary Ann Lorenza D. b. 1805 m. Anna Cantrell SC Isaac b. 1807 m. Nancy

Dea _________________________________________________________________________________ From: DLeo6@aol.com [3] Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2001 3:50 PM To: Bowen, Michael L Subject: Genealogy list for William/Leah Sexton

Hi I will try to address your other questions. This is what I have.

??????? John of Lunenburg see msg 1554 on the Sexton Forum. William and James Sexton see msg 1927 on the Sexton Forum.

The children in the line that the parents are in question William Benjamin Archibald Elizabeth John Pryor

The question I have is whether or not the William and Benjamin that enlisted in the Rev. War in Augusta County are the same as the William and Benjamin listed in Lunenburg. The war veterans went together to KY after the war. (pensions claims). There is a William in Lunenburg who was arrested several times a/w court documents, info from Willis. There is a William that came to Virginia from Ireland as a bound enforced passenger in 1741 and a James that came bound in 172?/3? I have ordered the book.

Archibald and John are obviously the ones in Lunenburg they enlisted in Charlotte County which came from Lunenburg County and John married, after the war, in Bedford County a part of Charlotte County. He put in a claim for Arche's pension, as a surviving brother, so Arche was obviously the one that died at Brandywine.

My family information that I have listed is validated by census' and death certificates. Archibald(Archelaus)/Sarah DavisVA IN census, land records Isaac/Mary Wickliff VA IN MO census, land records Ezekiel/Mary Ellen Nickelson IN MO census, land records Andrew/Sarah Cramer IN MO KS NE OK IT census, land records, Death Certs. Bessie Gertrude/Francis Marion Leonard My family(no matter what anyone says

I do know my family LOL) Dorothea Leonard(Gadberry)/Gene Ross Gadberry Me (Duh)

Anything back beyond Arche and Sarah is not proven, unless you have some information that can help. I have decided the best way for me to go is through Mary Lee and Leah (?Free/Ferree).

"Note", the Joel of the Benjiman Swift Sexson ancestor married Abigail Davis and my GGGGrandmother was Sarah Davis so I believe that my William was a son of William or James from Ireland. Dorothea _________________________________________________________________________________ From: DLeo6@aol.com [4] Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2001 2:38 PM To: Bowen, Michael L Subject: Genealogy list for William/Leah Sexton

Hi It was very late when I typed the information and my head gets so bogged down in this. Answers to your questions: 1a. James and William from Ireland - the only information I have on these two men is from a letter that has been circulating for years, from Benjamin Swift Sexton descendant of Joel. There are people feuding over this letter and as far as I can tell no one has any actual validation or disproof of it. The information keeps getting circulated and is backed up from several different family lists.

My position: I believe this two men are real. In my family it has always been accepted that my Sexton' ancestors came from Ireland. My Grandfather was

Scotch Irish and French (Ferree??). I am not accepting anything as gospel until I have some validation. (to my satisfaction)

1. b. John Sexton of Lunenburg and the children I have listed, with the exception of Pryor and Charles were recently discovered in court documents of that county. The records show these children were bound out when John died in 1763, Charles is assumed the oldest by subsequent land records and not bound out, Pryor the baby kept by the Mother ???. Willis Sexton found the court record and is researching it at this time. There were so many people who challenged him, I am afraid I was one of them, that he has not put out any further information. He is an excellent researcher and provided me with much information which I was then able to establish. Relationship between an Archibald and John, not necessarily the ones from Lunenburg, was established by a letter from John making claim to Archibald's pension. Reece Sexton has copy of the letter.

My position: There is no proof that these bound out children are the ones we are searching for. James (could be William), Sexton and Mary Lee, of Augusta then Wythe, also have a William and a Benjamin. I am waiting on information about these people. Also Archibald and John enlisted in the Army in Charlotte which was Cornwall Parish (where the children were bound out) a part of Lunenburg. John, brother of Brandywine Arche, was married in Bedwell, a part of Charlotte. William and Benjamin enlisted in Augusta and "I" believe were born in Augusta. I am researching an Isaac Free(Ferree) as the Father of Leah who resided in Patterson Manor in Augusta County from 1740 to 1771. It was then sold to John Gilmore.

THERE IS NO VALIDATION (TO MY KNOWLEDGE) FOR ANY OF THE INFORMATION ABOVE THAT TIES EVERYTHING TOGETHER.

There is controversy over the birth date of Leah. Willis is of a mind that she is not the Mother of the first three children (Archibald, Isaac, Olivia) and I am pretty sure she is. (family memories). Her age is based on William's War pension application where he "allegedly says," she is about sixty. He was 82 years old and could not read or write. Considering the horrible spelling and errors made by the people in those days I think she was about seventy. I also believe (have to check this) he said he was 78 and he was 82. There are statements made, by references, that put them together with three children before the war, and never has any mention of another wife been made. She is accepted as Mother of James, b. early 1770's, she would have been about 8 years old. I have ordered books on the History of Augusta and Wythe Counties.

About Joseph of Wythe (NY) who descended from George and Katherine from England. I am satisfied there is no direct connection to my William, Archibald and Benjamin although they do have a Benjamin and a few others by the same names, no William. The name Saxton that has been confused with Sexton, Sexson etc. is from the English. I have ordered a book by Frances McDonnell, "Emigrants Ireland to America 1623 to 17??".

The confusion is due to the fact that so many of the records from these counties were burned in the late 1800s. As you can see nothing has been proven and may never be. I am trying to find Mary Lee and Leah's lineage.

There are many people in the area of Grayson County formerly Wythe, Smyth, named William, Archelaus, John, James, Benjamin. Sarah and Mary are the most common female name.

Is this clear as mud? Will address the other questions in later email.

Dorothea (Dea) _________________________________________________________________________________ From: DLeo6@aol.com [5] Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2001 1:14 AM To: Bowen, Michael L Subject: Genealogy list for William/Leah Sexton

Hi Mike,

Here is what I have. It has been gathered from various sources. ?????The possible parents of the following children 1. James Sexton from Ireland, 1. William Sexton from Ireland, 1. John from ?, in the Lunenburg County VA The children of one of these men 2. Charles?? b. 1746???

• William b. 1748 VA d. 1829 Whitley, KY

Benjamin b. 1749 VA moved to KY with William but settled in another Co. Archibald b. 1751 VA d. Battle of Brandywine 1777

• John b. 1759 VA d. 1844 Greene Co. TN

Elizabeth Pryor??

2. *William b. ?, Augusta County VA, enlisted Augusta Cty, VA sp: Leah Ferree/Free (? father Isaac Free of PA) Children:

• 3. Archibald/sp Sarah Davis (my ancestor he died 1815 before pension claims were filed.) Land records indicate Arche and Mathew Davis his Father-in-law bought 100 acres each adjoining in Wythe, VA.

Isaac b. 1775 Olivia b. 1780 these may or may not be children of Leah, her birth date given as about 1766 a/w William's pension records. William could not write so I have doubts about the information. It was copied by a third party. Joel, their son that filed for the pension, 1839, after Leah's death, stated that they had other children long since dead. However, this is ignored and most people get their information from the reported statement that she was about 60 years old in 1826. The children the pension was filed for: (was based on law of 1833) James, Whitley Co. KY Enoch, Whitley Co. KY Jacob, Des Moines Co. IA Margaret (Peggy) wife of Robert Long, Green co. IN William w., Laurel Co. KY (S)Lemuel, Greene Co. IN Joel, Greene Co. IN William also referred to a son, Easom, (Anson), but no other reference made

Information from Reece Sexton descendant of John and Mary Ann 2. *John and Mary Ann Gilbert Sexton Children 3. *1&2 twins who died before they were named, 1780 William b. 1782 m. Elizabeth cook Benjamin b. 1783 m. Nancy Taylor Elizabeth b. 1785 m. James Cook Gilbert b. 1786 Henry Judah b. 1794 m. John Cornwell Elijah b. 1798 m. Sarah Rollins Hiram b. 1800 m. sorena SC Nancy b. 1803 m. Jacob Cutshall TN Lorenza D. b. 1805 m. Anna Cantrell SC Isaac b. 1807 m. Nancy

3. *Archibald and Sarah Davis Sexton Children (note this may have been son of Archibald of Brandywine) 4. *Isaac b. 1800 VA m. Mary Wickliff d. 187? MO Matthew D b. 1802 VA d. 1868 IN sp Catherine Secris Stephen B. b. 1804 VA m. Edna Busby Jeston b. ca 1805 VA m. William L Mattox IN Leah b. 1811 VA d. 1860-70 IN Enoc b. 1815 VA d. 1875 IN m. Mary? The children from information of Willis Sexton with exception of the note about Arche and the name of sp Mary Wickliff

The following from census records of IN, MO and My Grandfather Andrew's Death Cerificate. 4. *Isaac F. and Mary Wickliff Sexton Children. 5. *Ezekiel R. b. 1823 IN d. MO m. Mary Ellen Nickleson b. 1823 NC Wickliff w. b. 1826 IN d. 1874 MO Archibald b. 1827 IN d. ca 1858 IN m. Lavina McBride Andrew H. b. 1832 IN d. 1898 MO m. Samanthe E. Snyder MO John M b. 1838 IN m. Almeda Isaac b. 1844 IN Seraelda b. 1847 IN

5. *Ezekiel R. and Mary Ellen Nickelson Children (My GGrandparents) 6. Newton b. 1844 IN James N. b. 1846 IN Isaac F. b. 1847 IN m. Elizabeth Archibald b. 1849 IN

• Andrew H. b. 1851 IN d. 1929 OK m. Sarah Francis Cramer b. 1855 OH d. 1936 OK (my Grandparents)

Deborah H. b. 1854 IN Phoebe b. 1855 MO John W. b. 1857 MO

This information from IN, MO, KS, NE, OK, Indian Nation census information 6. *Andrew H. and Sarah Francis Sexton Children (My Grandparents) 7. Rosabell b. 1872 MO Sarah Ellen b. 1874 MO Charles Newton b. 1876 MO Clara C. b. 1879 KS died young Lillie E. b. 1881 MO John W. b. 1884 MO buried Blaine Cty OK Infant died Bessie Gertrude b. 1889 NE d. 1971 Okla.City, OK buried Blaine Cty OK m. Frances M. Leonard b. 1887 KS Cora Maud b. 1892 Ne Beula Ethel b. 1894 KS Lena b. 1897 Indian Territory

It is late so I will send my family and any other I can find later.

Dorothea _________________________________________________________________________________ We had a son NOAH in this family based on information from DAR. Have not found any other records or information to support this, therefore, NOAH has been removed from the family.

1. ↑ Penny Towater Home Page.
2. ↑ Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 (2). (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;)
   Database online.

   Record for Leah Free _FOOT: Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004), Database online.

3.   The Pension Roll of 1835: Report from the Secretary of War, in Obedience to Resolutions of the Senate of the 5th and 30th of June, 1834, and the 3d of March, 1835, in Relation to the Pension Establishment of the United States. (Washington, District of Columbia: Duff Green, 1835).

   Name: William Sexton
   Rank: Private
   Age: 81
   Birth Year: abt 1745
   Pension Enrollment Date: 16 Jul 1826
   Residence Place: Whitely, Kentucky, USA
   Death Date: 31 Dec 1830
   Service Description: Virginia line

4.   Graves, William T. Southern Campaign Revolutionary War Pension Statements & Rosters.

   Pension application of William Saxson (Sexton) W8711 Leah f46VA
   Transcribed by Will Graves 1/14/12
   
   State of Kentucky Whitley County Sct
   On this fifth day of July 1826, personally appeared in Open Court being a Court of record, made so by act of assembly of Kentucky, possessed of unlimited jurisdiction and proceeding according to the course of the Common law, it being part of the 15 Judicial District, William Saxson, by some spelt Sexton, resident in said County aged seventy-eight years old last February, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provisions made by the Acts of Congress of the 18 of March 1818 and 1st May 1820 that he the said William Saxson enlisted for the term of six years (should the war so long continued) on the __ day of May 1776, to the best of his recollection, in the County of Augusta at a place called the Muster ground in the State of Virginia in the company commanded by Captain William Harbut1 in the Regiment commanded by Colonel William Campbell in the line of the State of Virginia on the Continental establishment, that he was enlisted by Colonel Campbell himself and placed by the Colonel under Captain Harbut; that he the said William Saxson continued to serve in the said Corps for the term of three years when he obtained from said Colonel Campbell a furlough to visit his friends in Augusta County Virginia, that he obtained said furlough upon the Delaware River on which side he does not recollect but was a place called Schalkill [ Schuylkill] that his furlough was for three months that on his return his horse fell with him & broke the Cap of his knee & right shoulder; that previous to the expiration of his furlough he hired (being unable to return) Joseph Street to serve out the balance of his term of enlistment, for which he gave him the sum of $200 & necessary clothing which was received by Colonel William Campbell & placed him in the 7th Regiment commanded by Colonel Daniel Morgan of the Virginia line on Continental establishment; that in the year 1779 at the Royal Oak in Augusta County aforesaid he obtained from Colonel William Campbell a discharge for three years service performed by him aforesaid & in the year 1782 he likewise obtained from Colonel Campbell a discharge for three years service by the said Joseph Street at the same place he received his own discharge the said Street served out his term of three years, these discharges were lost the 8 of February last by fire his house being consumed by fire that he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension except the present; that his name is not on the roll of any State except the Continental Army aforesaid and that the following all the reasons for not making earlier application for a pension; that previous to his house getting burnt he had a sufficiency to live on, that the whole of his house furniture and clothing were burnt up except two beds – And in pursuance of the act of the first of May 1820, I do solemnly swear that I was a resident Citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not since that
   1 The war Department speculated that this officers name was William Harbert or William Herbert.
   time by gift, sale or in any manner whatever disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provision of an act of Congress entitled “an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war” passed on the 18th day of March 1818, and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property, or securities, contracts or debts due to me nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed, to wit, 100 acres of poor land of the value of (& no more) $75.00, $50 being the price put on it by the Commissioner of state tax
   8 head of small and grown cattle of the value of $25.00
   about 12 head of grown & small hogs of the value of 8.00
   5 head of sheep 5.00
   Total $113.00
   the above being the amount of property owned by him now. On the 18th of March 1818, he owned five horses of the value of $250 and no more all of which died with the yellow water except one of the value of $40 which died about one year since with old age. Cattle at the date aforesaid of the value of $20, hogs of the value of $10 and no changes have taken place in his cattle and hogs except what has been made use of full family use. At present he owes nothing and nothing owing to him.
   S/ William Saxson, X his mark
   That he is by Occupation a farmer but owing to old age he is unable to do but little indeed he is not able to render any assistance for his support, his family consists of the following persons, his wife Leavia about 60 years of age unable to support herself by work, his son Easome [?] 22 years of age & single able to support himself and by his labor he & his wife are supported.
   S/ Wm Saxson, X his mark
   James Sexson [sic] a respectable witness made oath in Court he knows the statement made by his farther [father] Wm Saxson as to his property is true & as to his value he believes it about correct.
   [f p. 16: Order entered by Gustavus Clark, clerk of the Court of Probate of Lawrence County Indiana that satisfactory proof had been submitted at the November term 1848 to show that William Sexson late of the County of Whitley and State of Kentucky, a pensioner of the United States for his service in the revolution, died 31st day of December 1829 leaving a view widow Loar Sexson [sic] and the following children by his said widow, to wit, James, Enoch, Jacob, Peggy Long (wife of Robert Long), William, Samuel and Joel and the following grandchildren by their son Free Sexson, deceased, to wit Morgan F., Wallace P., Greenberry R., WilliamA., Jane, Elizabeth, Peggy, Caroline and Polly; and that said Loar Sexson survived her husband until August 18, 1739 [s/b 1839] when she also died in Greene County Indiana without having married and without leaving any other children.]
   [Facts in file: the veteran moved from Wythe County Virginia about the year 1800 to Whitley County Kentucky where he died; the widow moved from Whitley County Kentucky to Greene County Indiana in 1831; in 1848, James Saxson and Enoch Saxson were living in Whitley County Kentucky; Jacob Saxson was living in Des Moines County Iowa; Peggy, wife of Robert Long, was living in Green County Indiana; William W. was living in Laurel County Kentucky; Lemuel or Samuel Saxson was living in Greene County Indiana; and Joel Saxson was living in Greene County, Indiana.; Free Saxson died in Illinois (date not stated).]
   [Veteran was pensioned at the rate of $8 per month commencing July 6, 1826, for service as a private in the Virginia Continental line for 3 years. Veteran's widow's heirs were awarded a pension in right of her claim at the rate of $80 per annum commencing March 4th, 1836 and ending August 18 1837.]