Person:Hezekiah Hess (1)

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Hezekiah Hess
b.9 Oct 1756 Dutchess County, New York
d.4 Oct 1848 Lewis County, Virginia
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  • H.  Hezekiah Hess1756 - 1848
  • W.  Sarah LyonsBet 1785 & 1790 - Bef 1848
m. 9 Oct 1808
  1. Mary HessAbt 1812 - 1885
  2. Matilda HessAbt 1814 -
  3. Charity A. "Charlotte" HessAbt 1820 -
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Name Hezekiah Hess
Gender Male
Birth? 9 Oct 1756 Dutchess County, New York
Marriage 9 Oct 1808 Harrison County, Virginia[became part of West Virginia in 1863]
to Sarah Lyons
Death? 4 Oct 1848 Lewis County, Virginia
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American Revolutionary War Veteran
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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. :

Hess, Hezekiah, b. 10/9/1756 in Dutchess County, New York; brought as infant to Hampshire County, Virginia; entered service in Greenbrier County, Virginia or Bath County, Virginia; granted Pension 1833 in Lewis County, Virginia; name dropped from Pension Rolls by Pension Office later that year since alleged service apparently not performed; died 10/4/1848 there, leaving no widow but children: Charity wife of Thomas Hacher, Mary wife of Thomas [s/b Travis] Parsons, Matilda wife of Mr. Stanley, Melissa & Abraham; in 1860 daughter Nancy, wife of Isaac Williams, had moved West but not heard of for 20 years; query letter in file in 1925 from descendant Gertrude Hacker Bird, Wichita, Kansas, who was also a descendant of Revolutionary War soldier's Thomas S. Hacker & Alexander Hacker. F-S8707, R1252.

References
  1.   United States. Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application Files. (Washington D.C.).

    Name: Hezekiah Hess
    Pension Year: 1833
    Application State: Virginia
    Applicant Designation: Survivor's Pension Application File
    Archive Publication Number: M804
    Archive Roll Number: 1262
    Total Pages in Packet: 38

  2.   Johnston, Ross B. West Virginians in the American Revolution. (Parkersburg, West Virginia: West Augusta Historical and Genealogical Society, 1959)
    pg. 132.

    Image:Hezekiah Hess in West Virginian's in the American Revolution pg. 132.gif

  3.   United States. 1810 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M252).

    Name: Hezekiah Haje
    [Hezekiah Hess]
    Home in 1810 (City, County, State): Harrison, Virginia
    Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 15: 1
    Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44 : 1 [b. bet. 1766-1784] [likely mis-classified by Census Taker]
    Free White Persons - Females - Under 10: 1
    Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25: 1 [b. bet. 1785-1794]
    Number of Household Members Under 16: 2
    Number of Household Members Over 25: 1
    Number of Household Members: 4

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