Person:Abraham Haptonstall (2)

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. :

Haptonstall, Abraham - entered service in Orange County, New York, where born 4/6/1761; moved in 1779 to New Jersey for 1.5 years, thence to New York, thence in 1783 to Greenbrier County, Virginia, thence in 1800 to Woodford County, Kentucky, thence in 1801 to Greenbrier County, Virginia, thence in 1816 to Racoon Township, Gallia County, Ohio, where granted Pension in 1833; resided in 1843 with son-in-law mentioned but not named in Knox County, Illinois having moved with him from Ohio; surname also spelled Haptinstall; query letter in 1921 from Mrs. Helen Roscum, Aquiawoka, Illinois; query letter in file states soldier was born 4/6/1759 in Blooming Grove, Orange County, New York, & died 10/22/1847 in Persifer Township, Knox County, Illinois, married Rachel Price & moved in fall of 1842 from Gallia County, Ohio, to Knox County, Illinois, died & buried in Russell Cemetery in North West part of Haw Creek Township, that County, further had daughter Charity (wire of Rheuben Rambo), who died 1/15/1849 age 53; query letter in file from descendant W.R. Haptonstall of Keokuk, Iowa; query letter in file in 1915 from descendant William R. Haptonstall of Paducah, Kentucky, states a John Haptonstall (sometimes spelled Heppenstall) came to America in 1732, settled in New York, later in Pennsylvania, & had son & grandsons who were Revolutionary War soldiers, further querier was also great grandson of Revolutionary War soldier Joseph Dana, whose widow married Colonel Thomas Harrison, whose brother Benjamin Harrison of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, was signed of Declaration of Independence; query letter in file in 1898 from granddaughter Mrs. Belinda R. Morris, Lawrence, Kansas, states soldier's middle initial was C. F-S32302, R1184.

1.   Grose, S. Botetourt County Virginia Heritage
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   ABRAHAM HAPTONSTALL
   
   Abraham Haptonstall (1759-1847) came to Greenbrier County in 1783 after serving in the Orange County, NY Militia during the Revolutionary War. He enlisted in 1775 at the age of sixteen and took part in several battles during the next two years. The 1783 Tax List shows Abraham with no horses or cows, but by 1815 his taxable property included 6 horses and 11 cows. Early Greenbrier County records refer to him as "Jr." and "young Haptonstall". He is probably related to Abraham Haptonstall and Isaac Haptonstall, both whom were in Greenbrier County as early as 1771, but so far, no proof of the relationship has been found. He married Rachel Price (1763-1834) in 1784. In 1800 he assumed the obligations of Abraham, Sr. and then moved to Woodford County, Kentucky. Ten months later, he returned to Greenbrier, and acquired several tracts of land on the Greenbrier River and on Howard's Creek, one of which included a mill. In 1816, Abraham and Rachel moved to Gallia County, OH, where some of their children were living. They sold 196 acres on the Greenbrier River for $1.00 to their son-in-law, Jesse Bright, who also purchased additional land that had belonged to Abraham and Rachel in 1818 and again in 1843. Abraham received a Revolutionary War Pension of $60 per year beginning in 1831. Rachel died in 1834, and eight years later, Abraham moved to the home of his daughter in Knox County, Illinois. He died there in 1847 at the age of 88.