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Lynella,
A search on Ferguson for all services and states brings up 68 files. If a widow filed for the pension, the file is listed twice (once under the soldier and once under the widow). The ones in Pennsylvania are:
Ebenezer
John (widow Martha)
Josiah/ Josias (widow Mary G.)
Samuel
Thomas
William
William
William (widow Elizabeth)
There were six Rickets/Ricketts:
Edward Rickets – PA
Nicholas Ricket(t)s – MD
Nathan Ricketts – PA
Robert Ricketts – PA
William Ricketts – NC, SC
William Ricketts – VA
If any of these look promising, just let me know.
Stacey
Stacey,
😀 Thank you! This is wonderful! I’ll have to direct Kerry’s attention here, he has more on our Ricketts and Fergusons than I do. Although, him and Bill are running about neck & neck with this stuff, so Bill might have an idea. 😉 Your so sweet! Love & Light, Lynella.
Brenda,
There are 146 Collins listed for all states and services, 22 just for Virginia. I don’t see a Meredith. The ones that they had for Virginia are (I listed places on the ones that I looked at):
Elisha – Greene Co., Alabama
George
Hezekiah – rejected; Madison and Clark County, Ohio
Jeffrey – Shenandoah County, Virginia
Jeremiah – Albermarlee County, Virginia
Joseph
John (widow Jane)
John
John
John
John (widow Phebe)
John (widow Margaret)
Josiah
Mason
Ralph C.
William
William
There were 5 James McDaniel’s listed, but only one for Virginia. His file is 5 pages and under contents section it says: “Also Ind. Spy in 1790 – 1792.” It said he was born December 26, 1755 or 1756 in Halifax Co., Virginia and died aft. 1845 in Jackson County, Ohio.
The file says: “He applied for pension, September 3, 1845, while residing in Jackson County, Ohio and alleged that while living in Bedford County, Virginia, he enlisted April 1, 1777 under Captain Thomas Arthur and Colonel James Calloway in the Virginia Troops, that he was in the battle of Guilford Court House, and served to the close of the Revolution; also that he enlisted January 1, 1790, while residing in Greenbrier County, Virginia, was an Indian Spy under Captain Edward hale and Colonel Hugh Caperton, was in engagements with Indians on the Guayandot and Coal Rivers and many other skirmishes, and served until January 1, 1793.” It goes on to say, “The claim was not allowed as he failed to furnish proof of service, as required by the pension law.”
If you want any of these files, just post or send me (stacey.23@insightbb.com) your email address, and I will send them to you.
Stacey
Lynella:
Edward Rickets is possibley the Rickets that I posted information about in the Other Blackfoot. His name was Edward also. There is information on genealogy.com that says that he marries a Chaney from MD against her father’s wishes.
Techteach
WOW Stacy, James McDaniel sounds like the one I am looking for and in the right location. Does it say he was a Captain…..I would really like the file. It may take some digesting but I might find a clue in it. Thanks for looking this up for me….BTW one of those John’s is probably one of mine….I belong to the millons in the John Collins Club .
Brenda
brendacollinsdillon@comcast.net
Techteach,
🙂 All Right! Between my computer being down most of yesturday afternoon and getting way off onhistorical info today, I still have gotten a really good look at that yet. You can bet your left boot I’ll be doing it sooner now!:) Thanks again, And thanks again to you too, Stacey. Love & Light, Lynella.
Brenda,
I got James McDaniel’s file sent to you, let me know if you don’t receive it. I just skimmed through it, so I didn’t notice if he was a Captain or not.
Stacey
Attached below are summaries for the John Collins’ that served for Virginia. If any of them look like the right one, just let me know.
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John (#1)
– Roll 207
– File R2176
– 3 pages
– Born 1748 in Amelia Co., Virginia
– Drafted as a private
– “Now resides in Company of Militia which was commanded by Captain Kelly and Lieut. McDaniel.” Also mentioned other companies, but I didn’t know if the McDaniel was the same one as James.
John (#2)
– Roll 207
– File S39356
– 6 pages
– Born abt. 1757
– Of King & Queen Co., Virginia
– Died 1820
– Enlisted as a private in Captain John Sears’ Company
– Also served under Captains Burwell, Claiborne Lawson, Goodrich Caump(? – hard to read)
John (#3)
– Roll 207
– File S9204
– 6 pages
– Of Albermarle Co., Virginia (when filed application)
– Also lived in Spotsylvania Co., Virginia (when enlisted)
– Born 1748 in Orange Co., Virginia
– Enlisted as a private in Captain George Stubblefield’s Company
– Also served under Capt. Francis Taliaferro
John (#4)
– Roll 207
– File W6735
– 20 pages
– Served for North carolina, South Caroline, Virginia
– Widow is Phebe Sailoro (married 1786 in Burke Co., Georgia)
– Born 1760 in Frederick Co., Maryland
– Died 1853 in Cobb Co., Georgia
– Served as private in Capt. Robert McAfee’s Company, Col Hoal (or Heal)’s South Carolina Regiment, and was in an engagement with the Cherokee on the Tennesee River (resident of Camden District, SC)
– Served under Capt. Thomas Barron’s Company, Major Francis Ross’ Battalion of South Carolina Horseman
– Served under Captains Benjamin Hardin and John G. Lowman, North Carolina
– Captured at Charleston in 1780, paroled and went to Lincoln Co., NC, where he was again captured and sentenced to be hung, but escaped.
– Enlisted in Henry Co., VA and served as a Lieutenant with Cols. Penn, Caloway, Jones, and Skipper
– From March to Oct. 1782, he was a Captain of a South Carolina Company, under the command of Cols. Vinn, Lion, and Bratton, but was not in active duty.
John (#5)
– Roll 207
– File W6736
– 5 pages
– Widow is Jane (married 1780)
– Born abt. 1757 in King William Co., Virginia
– Died 1822
– Dragoon in the Virginia Lines
– Enlisted under Captain David Pannel
– Of King William Co., Virginia
John (#6)
– Roll 207
– File W9813
– 12 pages
– Widow is Margaret (married 1786 in Westmoreland Co., Pennsylvania)
– Children listed (not complete):
— Elizabeth (b. 1788), md. George Laurone, signed as Elizabeth Graham, living in Boone Co., KY
— Elisha (b. 1791), in 1840 lived in Boone Co., KY
— John (b. 1799)
— James (b. 1801), in 1839 lived in Rush Co., IN
— Sally (b. 1803)
— Levi (b. 1805)
— Margaret (b. 1807)
— Polly (b. not given)
– Born 1758
– Died 1828 in Kentucky or Rush Co., Indiana
– Served in the Continental Army
– Served under Captain John Swan, of the 3rd Virginia Regiment of light Dragoons, under the Command of Col. George Baylor
– Also served under Captain John Hughes
– In 1839, Margaret was a resident of Rush Co., Indiana
– Of Fleming Co., Kentucky (when filed application)
Lynella,
Attached below is a summary of the Edward Rickets’ file. No mention of his wife’s name was given. Of all the files I have looked at so far, this one has the lousiest handwriting. 🙂 It looks like chicken scratches.
Stacey
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Edward Ricket(t)s, his name is spelled both ways in the index
– Roll 689
– File R8796
– 13 pages
– Served in Pennsylvania
– Of Huntington Co., Pennsylvania
– Served under Capt. John Settle’s Company, to go in to ?? Catenron(?) town after the Indians.
– Also enlisted and served as a private in Captains Johnson’s and Fisher’s companies, stationed on the frontiers
– Also served in Captains John Spencer’s and Arthur Bell’s company, acting as a chief of scouts and spies in the forests
– Born abt. 1758 on Antietem below Hagerstown, Maryland
– Died sometime after 1832 (that is when he applied for his pension)
– He lived in a town on the Ohio River
– His father moved from Antietem to Huntington Co., PA, and about 1800 the soldier moved from Huntington Co., PA to Fairfield Co., Ohio
– Applied for his pension in Fairfield Co., Ohio
– His claim for pension was not allowed as he failed to furnish proof of service as required by the pension law
– Only the name of one child was given, a son, Colonel John Rickets, who lived in Fairfield Co., Ohio (a copy of another persons request was attached – they were asking for a file for Colonel John Cotton Ricketts, who served in the War of 1812 or in the Mexican War – I assume they are the same, but didn’t read the file that closely)
– In 1832, Edward’s brother, Thomas, was referred to as having served in the Revolution with him a part of the time
– In 1832, another brother, Reson, made affidavit in Fairfield Co., Ohio, in behalf of Edward
Stacey:
That information on Edward Rickets is very relevant to me. Thank you! This seems like it might be the Edward Rickets that was with my Richard Sinkey (William’s father). Those movements provide some explanation of why the PA group and the WVA group went to Licking County, Ohio together (and I think Licking County was Fairfield first). Edward Rickets came from very near where the Greens from WVA originated. And, I need to check my map, but I think the Antietam location is very near. I need to check several of my sources now. Thanks!
Some Rickets continue on to Iowa from Ohio, because there are several in the cemetery with my Sinkey ancestors in Iowa. I don’t think they are my direct ancestors, but William Sinkey’s son William marries a Rickets. I am descended from Matthew Sinkey.
Cindy
Stacey,
😎 Way cool! Thank you so much for having taken the time to put all this together and post it. This is very kind of you and I really do appreciate it, A LOT!:D I’ll have to match all this up to what we’ve gotten so far. You’re the best! Love & Light, Lynella.
Techteach,
🙂 Is stacey cool, or what!:)
Stacey, Lynella, and Kerry:
I figured out who this Edward Ricketts was. He was indeed connected with my Sinkey family somehow. He lived near my great-something grandfather Richard, as did his brother, Reson and, his nephew, I believe, Cheney, sometimes written as Chain. I saw both of them on the same muster list as Richard Sinkey’s son, William who goes to Ohio and then Iowa also. William Sinkey’ son, William, marries Hannah Ricketts.
Lynella and Kerry – check http://thor.genserv.net/sub/philb/fam_6.htm#0, http://www.rootsweb.com/~pahuntin/townships/barree/hist-barree.htm and http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mcphilbrick/tmgweb/web-p/master_index.htm. Following these genealogies, I believe, connects your Reeds also. The last has a Read marrying a Ricketts. These Ricketts are Cheney’s descendents.
Techteach
Techteach,
😎 How cool is that?:D Thank you! There is a lot of good info there. Thank you so much for sharing.
Kerry,
There’s Ricketts, Reed, Ferguson and Miller in there! Quick! We gotta’ get em’ out and see if they’re ours!;)
Thank you again, Techteach. You are always so very helpful. Love & Light, Lynella.
TechTeach – Sorry I haven’t had the chance to look at any of this yet. 🙁 It’s been back to work for me, I’m afraid I had to get caught up on 3 weeks worth of expense reports. If not I can’t pay the bills. It’s already late so I won’t get a chance to look at this tonight. I will try to look at it tomarrow (if I don’t get sent on a service call somewhere). It sounds like though there could be some good data in there. Don’t give up on me – I will look at it!:)
Techteach – I took a quick peak at the links. I managed to save the data from the first 2 links; but I could not get the 3rd link to work for me. 🙁 I wonder if I’m doing something wrong?
Kerry and Lynella:
Try this link instead : http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mcphilbrick/tmgweb/web-p/index.htm It is the index page of this family tree. It has lots of Ricketts, including Captain Edward and Cheney Ricketts.
Cindy
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