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Facts and Events
Military Service
Rev. War 1778-1786 served with Virginia troops. Pension Sept 5 1832 in Owen County, Kentucky. Was at the siege of Yorktown.
- 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. :
Wilhite, John - born in Culpeper County, Virginia; entered service 1778 in Orange County, Virginia, resided there, in Virginia company; served at Siege of Yorktown; granted Pension 1832 age 87 in Owen County, Kentucky; previously resided in Franklin County, Kentucky; Achiles Stapp made affidavit then in Scott County, Kentucky, that he served in Revolutionary War with soldier; soldier died 1/1/1837 in Owen County, Kentucky, when resided there for 30 years; only surviving child Tobias; query letter in file states soldier also had son Joshua (died in 1855; query letter in file in 1938 from Robert M. Duke of Martinsville, Indiana says his wife was the great great granddaughter of soldier, also soldier married (1) Miss Smith, married (2) Lucy Stapp, & soldier was born in 1745; query letter in file says soldier resided 6/19/1797 in Woodford County, Kentucky when he gave written consent for daughter Martitia to marry Alexander Guthrie; query letter in file says Andrew Gaar born in 1750, died 3/4/1811 married Culpeper County, Virginia to Christena Wilhoit who was born 1750 & died 10/4/1837, also a John Wilhoit married Margaret/Peggy Weaver; query letter in file in 1931 from descendant Miss Nancy Wilhite, Frankfort, Kentucky; query letter in file in 1908 from W.F. Willhoite, Wichita, Kansas, says soldier moved after Revolutionary War to near Versailles in Woodford County, Kentucky. F-S14833, R2579.
References
- Graves, William T. Southern Campaign Revolutionary War Pension Statements & Rosters.
Pension application of John Wilhite S14833 fn59VA
Transcribed by Will Graves 9/16/11
Commonwealth of Kentucky Circuit Court of Scott County: September 5, 1832
On this 5th day of September 1832 personally appeared in open Court before the Judge of the Scott Circuit Court now sitting, John Wilhite, a resident of Scott County and State of Kentucky aged 87 years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th, 1832.
The said John Wilhite states that during the Revolutionary war he lived in the County of Orange & State of Virginia. That he was born in Culpepper [Culpeper County] that he has no register of his age but he says he is now 87 years of age. That he has no particular Citizenship in any County, that he has no family & no home; that he lives most of his time in Owen County adjoining Scott, that he is as well known in Scott as in Owen & as his witnesses are both in Scott & the Court sitting he prefers making his declaration in Scott – he states that he served four terms of militia duty during the revolution. The first tour was in the year 1778 from his best recollection & for three months under command of Captain James Barbour of Culpeper County Virginia. Second was in the following year 1779 under command of Captain Robert Miller – for two months – under General Weden [George Weedon] – was stationed principally at Fredericksburg; third Tour was in the year 1780 under Captain Benjamin Johnson of Orange Virginia & Colonel Thomas Barbour – the 4th tour 1781 under Captain George Waw [? possibly Captain GeorgeWaugh of Orange County Virginia] at the Siege of York at surrender of Cornwallis & was for three months making 11 months all of which he served faithfully – no written discharge signed the day above in open court.
Test.
Robert Johnson S/ John Wilhite, X his mark
he relinquishes all claim to pension but this & is not on the Pension list of any State.
At the same time Achilles Stapp1 and Richard Sebree2 came into open Court and made oath that they have heard the declaration of said Wilhite & Achilles Stapp says that he can prove positively a faithful services of said John Wilhite for the two tours in 1779 & 1781, that in 1779 he served with him & 1781 he saw the said Wilhite in service & at the close of this tour he carried said Wilhite home who was very sick & Richard Sebree proved that the declaration was true to his own knowledge as to the tour set forth by said Wilhite am under Captain Benjamin Johnson of Orange in 1780 this the said Sebree was out the same tour & in the same mess.
Signed by said Stapp & Sebree
Test
S/ Robert Johnson S/ Achilles Stapp, X his mark
S/ Richard Sebree, X his mark
[John T Johnson, a clergyman, & Richard M Johnson gave the standard supporting affidavit.]
[fn p. 8]
Commonwealth of Kentucky Scott County
Personally appeared before me Andrew Johnson one of the Commonwealth Justices of the peace for the County of Scott and State of Kentucky Achilles Stapp and Richard Sebree old and respectable citizens of the County and of State aforesaid and made oath they were well acquainted with John Wilhite of the County of Owen and state aforesaid that they knew him in the State of Virginia during the Revolutionary War Achilles Stapp states that he served one Tower [tour] with the aforesaid John Wilhite under the command of Captain Robert another stationed at Fredericksburg commanded by GeneralWeden – and from the best recollection that he now has on the subject it was in the year 1779 and he also well recollects that the said John Wilhite served one other Tower of three months in the year 1781 in the Virginia Militia under the command of Captain George Waw and was at the Siege of York when Cornwallis surrendered that place and further he states not. Richard Sebree states that he well recollects John Wilhite that he served with him one Tower in the year 1780 in the Fall of that year and that he was a messmate with said Wilhite during said Tower he states that they were not stationed permanently at any one place but marched to different points to meet the In any. The Captain name was Benjamin Johnson of Orange County Virginia and the Colonel Thomas Barbour of [indecipherable word or words] and from the best of his recollection the Tower was for three months with the Virginia Militia in the year aforesaid and further he says not.
Given under my hand this 5th day of September in the year of our Lord 1832.
S/ Andrew Johnson,3 JP
[Facts in file: the veteran died January 1, 1837; his only surviving child was Tobias Wilhite; no other family data appears in this file.]
[Veteran was pensioned at the rate of $36.66 per annum commencing March 4th, 1831, for 11 months service as a private in the Virginia militia.]
- William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine. (Omohundro Institute)
Vol. 26, pg. 248.
There was a John Wilhoit, born about 1750, a soldier in the Revolution, who was probably also the son of Matthias or Philip. This John md Lucy Stopp. He removed early to Ky. They had Joshua, md Mary Sparks in 1808; Tobias, born 1780, died 1865, md Nancy Ellis; Jennie; Achilles, md in 1794 in Woodford Co., Ky to Polly Hall; John; Lewis; Mourning, md John Collins; Barbara; Catharine; Margaret; and Jesse, md in 1803 in Woodfood Co., Ky to Catherine Stone. Adam Wilhoit who on Nov. 16, 1778 with wife Batey? sold land to Bryant McGrath was probably another son of Matthias or Philip. Nothing further is known of him or his family.
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