Person:John Albin (7)

John Albin, Jr. was born on April 16, 1780 in Harrison County. Another source gives his birth date as April 16, 1788. He served in the War of 1812 in Capt. Samuel Black’s regiment. He was honorably discharged on account of illness. Forty acres of bounty land were granted to his son, George Nathan, after John Jr.’s death. A record book kept by Capt. Black showed him in Ensign Clavenger’s Company. He married Catherine Moreland on March 25, 1804 in Harrison County, Virginia. Her father, John Moreland, had served as a Private in the Revolutionary War. Catherine Moreland was born on April 24, 1789. The family story is that John and Catherine both died of ‘black tongue fever’ (erysipelas) within three days of each other. John died on August 22, 1838 and Catherine on August 12, 1838, in Springfield Township, Clark County. They were both buried in Ebenezer Cemetery, Green Township, Clark County. John Albin Jr. and Catherine Moreland had the following children: Nancy Ann, Joseph C., William Wilkinson, Samuel, Sarah, John M., Charity, Rebecca, Moreland, Nathan, Keziah, Rachel, Eliza Jane, Emily, Benjamin Lee, Moses, and George Nathan. In 1809 John sold land that he had received from his father in 1801, which may be when his father went to Ohio. (19)

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Judy & Gary Griffin, jerseygriff@gmail.com. Hutchinson - Laird - Griffin - Eggleston and Related Families.
2.   Annette Fisher Albin. The Albin’s of Harrison County, Indiana. (1990, Revised 1992, Revised 1994).
3. ↑ Another source gives his birth date as April 16, 1788