BEGGS, ALEXANDER was born in Antrim county, Ireland, May 30, 1754.
Coming to America he entered the service of the colonies and served in 1776
for four months in Henry Lee's Artillery company; he again enlisted in 1778
for three months and in 1781 for the same period, he also served ten months
in 1777. He was captured at Brandywine but escaped that night. He was also
in the battle of Stono. He served first in the Pennsylvania troops. After
the war he removed to Union county, Illinois, where he died Feb. 4, 1837. He
was pensioned. ("Illinois Revolutionary War Veteran Burials", 1917)
EDWARDS, JOSEPH was from Virginia, where he enlisted for nine months in
1776 under Col. Adam Slencar, was discharged at Martinsburg, Virginia. He
came to Union county Illinois, in 1829. When he applied for a pension he
stated that his property consisted of one bed worth $3.00; one axe worth
$2.00; one plow worth $3.00 and one hoe valued at $1.00, making a sum total
of $9.00. He died in Union county. He was pensioned. ("Illinois
Revolutionary War Veteran Burials", 1917)
ELLIS, JOHN was born March 9, 1735, in Frederick county, Virginia. He
enlisted in Greenbrier county, serving as an Indian spy from 1773 to 1783;
was appointed by Gen. Andrew Lewis and served at Ellis' Fort under Capt.
John Cook. He came to Illinois and resided in Union county, where he died
May 29, 1834. He was pensioned. ("Illinois Revolutionary War Veteran
Burials", 1917)
FRICK, JACOB was a native of Pennsylvania, where he was born about 1747;
he enlisted in the Lower Milford township company, Buck's county, in 1775,
under Capt. Harry Huber; he also served under Gen. Griffith Rutherford. In
1823 he came to Illinois settling in Jonesboro precinct, where he died. He
was pensioned. ("Illinois Revolutionary War Veteran Burials", 1917)
HARGRAVE, JOHN was born Nov. 23, 1755, in South Carolina, near the line of
North Carolina. He enlisted in 1776 for two and one half months with Capt.
Dennis Haukins, and Col. Daniel Horry; again in 1780 for ten months with
Capt. Thomas Hemphill and Col. Francis Locke; again in 1781 for six months
with Capt. Francis Boykin and Col. Charles Middleton. He was in the battles
of Ramsour's Mill and Eutaw Springs. He came to Union county, Illinois, in
1809, and is probably buried there. He was pensioned. ("Illinois
Revolutionary War Veteran Burials", 1917)
HOUSE, ELIAS was from North Carolina, where he served in the war. He lost
an arm in the service. Coming to Illinois, he settled in Union county, where
he died very aged. He was pensioned. ("Illinois Revolutionary War Veteran
Burials", 1917)
LYERLE, CHRISTOPHER was born in 1764 in North Carolina, where he enlisted
in 1780 when only 16 years of age in the North Carolina troops in Capt.
Archibald Lytle's company and Col. John G. McRae's regiment, serving
eighteen months. He came with many others to Union county, where he died. He
was pensioned. ("Illinois Revolutionary War Veteran Burials", 1917)
MEISENHEIMER, PETER - came from Cabarras county, North Carolina, where he
enlisted in the North Carolina troops. He removed to Union county, Illinois,
in 1819 settling in what became known as the Meisenheimer precinct, where he
died. He was pensioned. ("Illinois Revolutionary War Veteran Burials", 1917)
MILLER, PETER came from Rowan County, North Carolina. He served in both the
North and South Carolina troops and was in many battles. He settled in Anna
township, Union County, IL, where he died. He is buried two miles north of
Anna. ("Illinois Revolutionary War Veteran Burials", 1917)
MOIERS, ELIAS was from South Carolina, where he served in the war under
Capt. William Williams and Col. William Polk for ten months. He was
discharged on the "High Hills" of Santee, South Carolina. He came to
Illinos, settling in Union County. In 1828 he applied for a pension stating
he was wholly disabled and that he had not asked for a pension sooner
because he had been able to work. He enumerated his possessions as one
horse, one saddle, bridle and saddle bags. ("Illinois Revolutionary War
Veteran Burials", 1917)
MORRIS, TRAVIS was born in Richmond County, VA on 12 June, 1758. He enlisted
for three months in 1777 with Capt. John Hedges and Col. Jesse Eural in the
VA troops. Later, he served in the North Carolina troops, twice, for three
months each with Capts. Charles Madden, Samuel Hampton and Major Joseph
Winston. He came to Illinois and lived in both Alexander and Union Counties.
His place of burial is not known. He was pensioned. ("Illinois Revolutionary
War Veteran Burials", 1917)
MURPHY, JOHN was from Burke County, North Carolina. He first fought with the
Tories, but becoming convinced that the Continentals were in the right, he
entered the army. After the war he came to Cape Girardeau, MO. He then moved
on to Alexander County, Illinois and later to Anna, Union County, Illinois
in 1816, where he died. ("Illinois Revolutionary War Veteran Burials", 1917)
PARKS, WILLIAM served in the war from VA and continued in the service until
the end of the war. He came to Union County, Illinois where he died.
("Illinois Revolutionary War Veteran Burials", 1917)
SCOTT, WILLIAM served in the war in the New York line of troops, enlisting
at the young age of sixteen. He came to Union County, Illinois, where he
resided until his death. ("Illinois Revolutionary War Veteran Burials",
1917)
SOWERS, JOHN was born in Rowan County, North Carolina in 1760. He enlisted
July, 1776 serving one month, then again in January of 1781, for three
months, and again for three months under Capt. John Lop. He came to
Illinois, residing in Adams County, then removed to Union County, where he
died. He was pensioned. ("Illinois Revolutionary War Veteran Burials", 1917)
VICK, JOSHUA served in the war from VA. He removed first to Tennessee, then
on to Union County, Illinois, where he died. He was pensioned. ("Illinois
Revolutionary War Veteran Burials", 1917)
Contributed 22 Dec 2017 by Norma Hass, extracted from the Illinois Society Sons of the
American Revolution website.
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