SEVENTH GENERATION

64. * William WARREN ⁽⁵⁸⁾ was born in Oct 1761 in Virginia. ⁽¹⁷²⁾ He died on 10 May 1842 in Green County, KY. He served in the military. He was a Private, in the Revolutionary War. Believed that William moved to Green County, Kentucky around 1796. William substituted himself for his father Hugh, when he was recalled but unable to serve. William also serve at various time with a total of two years as private, earning an indention which the principal was 43£...12..10 1/4, with an interest of 3£..1..1. He served under Captain Jeremiah Doty, Dennis Trammell, Dickson, Coulter, and Colonel's Jeremiah Thomas and John Roebuck. His engagements included expeditions against the Indians on the Savannah River and against the Tories in South Carolina. William was listed in the Deed Books of Greenville County, South Carolina as follows; Warren, William sells 150 acres 1793. The Kentucky Warrens became acquainted with a wealthy landowner, Nathaniel Owens. He owned some 8,000 acres in northern Green County and built a Georgian brick home and called it Lashfield. It was located 10 miles north of Greensburg. The Warren families moved on and near the 8,000 acres and farmed the land. William Warren's Revolutionary War Pension Record # W.3056.
STATE OF KENTUCKY, GREEN COUNTY. On this 20th day of October 1834, personally appeared in open court before the Justices of the Green County court now sitting William Warren, a resident of the county and state aforesaid, aged 73 years, who being first duly sworn according to law who on his oath make the following Declaration in order to attain the benefit of the act of congress passed June 7th 1832 that he entered the service of the United States in the District of 96 State of South Carolina; he does not recollect the date with certainly but he thinks it was in the latter part of the year 1776 of first of the year 1777; he entered the service as a substitute for his father Hugh Warren under the command of Captain Jeremiah Doty who was under command of Col. Thomas, he marched against the Indians to Fort Seneca on the river Savannah a distance of 80 or 90 miles from his place of residence, and was there stationed at the fort some weeks; he served as a substitute and as a private soldier in the militia under the officers aforesaid 6 week and was then verbally discharged and returned home. That a short time after the tour last named he thinks in the early part of the year 1777 he was drafted to remain in service 3 months if his services should be do long required, he served under Capt. Jeremiah Doty, William Waughford was Lieutenant and these officers were under the command of Col. Thomas, he marched against the Indians into the State of Georgia near the Ocone river a distance of 150 miles or more from his residence that he served 8 weeks to the best of his recollection, and his services being no longer required he was discharged by Col. Thomas and returned home, he does not recollect, however, that he has any written discharge, if he had it has long since been lost. That he was again called on to serve a tour against the Indians he thinks in the year 1777, that he entered into service under Captain Doty who was commanded by Col. Thomas and marched on the Indian line (as it was then called) in South Carolina and was there stationed, and after he had served 4 weeks he was verbally discharged and returned home. That in the year 1778, though of the date he cannot speak with certainty, he entered into service as a volunteer and private soldier in the militia under the command of Captain Dennis Tramell who he thinks was commanded by Col. Roebuck, that during this year he kept himself in readiness and served under the orders of Captain Tramell at all times when called upon, that he marched under the command of said captain against the Tories and British a number of short tours, that all his service under Captain Tramell was rendered in the District of '96 on the waters of Packlett and Saluda Rivers, sometimes marching through he country lying near the Fort of 96, that he continued in service as aforesaid under the Captain aforesaid he thinks a least 12 months, though during this 12 months he was not constantly in actual service, but served a number of short tours from time to time whenever called on by his captain; and owing to the nature of his service being as it was in a number of short tours, and from loss of memory, it is not now possible for him to tell how long he was in actual service under said captain nor will his recollections now enable him to speak of the different tours and described them separately, or in any other was more fully than he has done above. That he again volunteered and entered the service as a private soldier in the militia under the command of Captain Jeremiah Dickson. Anthony Cotter was Lieutenant of the company, and John Roebuck was the Colonel, he marched against the Tories and British through the country lying between his residence and the town of 96, during this tour he was in a short engagement with the enemy under the command of a Torie by the name of Cunningham, the engagement was short and no lives were lost. He served under the officers aforesaid during the tour of 3 weeks and returned to his residence. That he was again drafted and entered into service under Captain Cotter and Col. Roebuck who were under the command of Major John Ford, he marched under the officers aforesaid to reinforce Gen. Green who was then near Charleston with his army, that they joined Gen. Greens army a short distance from a fortification called a blockhouse, which was then in possession of the enemy that the officers under whom he served were under the command of General Pickens and were stationed a short distance perhaps half a mile from General Greens encampment, his impression is that he was drafted this tour to serve 2 or 3 months, but his services was not that long required and he served to the best of his recollection 8 weeks and was then verbally discharged and returned home. The from age and great loss of memory he is unable to state with any degree of certainly the dates of the three tours of service last above set forth, but his best recollections that the 3 tours of service last named were rendered between the year 1778 and the year 1782, the dates of the other tours may not be correct, they are however stated to the best of his recollection and with as much certainty as his memory will now enable him to speak. That all his service was rendered as a private soldier in the militia that he had no record of his age now in his possession, but from his best information, he was born in October in the year 1761 in the State of Virginia, that he moved from Virginia to South Carolina when he was quite a small boy, and when called into service his residence was in the District of 96 South Carolina, he moved from South Carolina to Kentucky about 36 year since, and he now lives in Green County, Kentucky, that form the nature of his services he was acquainted with few officers except those above named, he does not recollect that he ever received a written discharge, if he did it had long since been lost, that some months since he in conjunction with his Brother Hugh Warren procured the affidavit of Captain Dennis Tramell in proof of their services, that said Tramell's testimony was in relation to the services both of his Brother Hugh Warren and himself, and that he then intended sending on his claim at the same time with his Brother, but was sick and unable to attend court when his Brother made out his Declaration, he refers the War Department to the affidavit of Captain Tramell in proof of his services, which affidavit will be found with papers heretofore forewarned in support of the claim of his brother Hugh Warren, that said Tramell lives in the State of Tennessee and cannot retake his affidavit without considerable expanse and delay, that he has relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State, sworn and subscribed the day and year first above.
William Warren
His X Mark
COURT CERTIFICATION OF WILLIAM WARREN'S DECLARATION STATE OF KENTUCKY, GREEN COUNTY. At a County Court begun and held for Green County at the Court House in Greensburg on Monday the 20th day of October 1834 William Warren produced his declaration for a pension under the Act of Congress of the 7th June 1832 and swore to and subscribed the same in open court. Said Warren also produced and filed in court with his Declaration that affidavits of Hugh Warren, David Elkins, and Joseph Peper is proof of his services, and after the investigation of the matter is ordered by the court to be certified to the War Department as the opinion of the court that the said William Warren was a soldier of the Revolution and served as stated in his said Declaration. All which is respectfully certified, and I John Barret Clerk of the Green County Court, certify that the forgoing contains the original proceedings of said William Warren for a pension, I further certify that William B. Allen is a Justice of the Peace in and for Green County, and that the signatures to the proceeding certificates purporting to be his are genuine and that full faith and credit are due to all his office and acts as such, in testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of my office and acts as such, in testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of my office and subscribed my name this 21th day of October 1834. John Barret.
William died and Rhoda his wife filed a widow's claim so that she could receive her dead husbands pension: Declaration of Rhoda Warren, Widow of William Warren State of Kentucky, Green County. On this day 14th day of January 1846 personally appeared before the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace in & for the County aforesaid, Rhoda who being duly sworn according to law doth in her oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the Service Act of Congress Providing pensions for the widows of Revolutionary Soldiers. That she is now about eighty four or five years of age. The she was born as she verily believes about the years 1706-61. She had no record of her age however and has to rely upon her memory of past events to ascertain her age. The she was marred to William Warren (who is now dead) in the County of Greenville in the State of South Carolina in the 14th years of her age to the best of her recollection. That her eldest child was born about 18 months after her marriage. That by said William Warren she had 13 children the youngest of whom is now near about 40 years of age. That she removed with said husband William Warren to the County of Green and the state of Kentucky in the year 1796 according to the best of her recollection & there lived with the said William Warren as his wife until the 10th day of May 1842 upon which day the said William Warren departed this life in the said County of Green. That she has never intermarried since that time but still continues the widow of the said William Warren Decd. She states that her said husband was a Revolutionary Soldier & performed service as such in that war but the particular dates of said service or length of said service or where rendered to the Declaration and proof filed by her said William Warren in the War Department at Washington City. Giving a full account of his said service which Declaration & proof referred to as a part of this petition. She states that her husband said William Warren some years before his death, about the year 1833 or 4 made his application to the War Department for a Pension & was for some time inquiring his claim for it. That about the year 1839 the said Warren employed the Hon. Willis Green then a member of Congress to prosecute said claim & who did succeed in obtaining a certificate of Pension for said Warren, but that said Warren departed this life before said Green ever delivered the certificates over to him the said Warren. That said William Warren died on the 10th of May 1842 & that said Green obtained said certificate on the 15th of July of the preceding year (1841). That said Green never delivered over to her the said Certificate until some time in the year 1845, Why it was that said Green failed to deliver over said Certificate sooner she is (illegible word) but supposes it (illegible word) to the (illegible word) of his (illegible word) in Congress and elsewhere. She states that said William Warren her husband now deceased is the same identical person named in the certificate granted him of the above date. That he departed this life at the date above spoken of & without ever having drawing anything for his services. That she has never since the death of said William drawn anything for the service of her said husband. That she has made application to the Pension agency at Washington for the purpose of obtaining her own pension in right of the services of her deceased husband and placing herself upon a pension for life. She hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension except the present and appears due her said husband. She states that she is unable from age and bodily infirmity to attend Court for the purpose of making her said declaration in Court. Sworn to subscribed by the said Rhoda Warren she is personally known to me before me this day and year above written. her mark
F.G. Graham, J.P. Rhoda X Warren
State of Kentucky, Green County. This day personally came James Warren a citizen of Green County, KY & made oath before me that he was personally acquainted with Rhoda Warren the present widow of William Warren deceased and was also acquainted with said William Warren long before & since this said marriage & that said Rhoda & said deceased William was married in Greenville County, South Carolina he thinks about the year 1774 or about that to the best of his recollection & that they lived together as man and wife until said William departed this life in Green County, KY some years ago leaving said Rhoda his widow who is still living in Green Co. That he lived within 2 miles from said Rhoda & William at the time of the wedding though he was not at their marriage. Subscribed & sworn before me on this 5th March 1846.
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F.G. Graham James X Warren
After several months Rhoda provided more information to get her widow's pension. State of Kentucky, Green County. Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the 3rd Section of the Act of Congress of the 4th July 1836. On this 29th day of September 1846 personally appeared before the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace for & of the Court of the County aforesaid, Rhoda Warren, a resident of the said county of Green & State aforesaid aged 85 years who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on her oath made the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Provisions made by the act of congress passed July 4, 1836. That she is the widow of William Warren who is now dead who was a private in the Revolution War. That she is now about 85 years of age. That she was born from the best information she can get about the year 1760-61 in the County of (Blank) in the State of South Carolina. The she was married to the said William Warren in the summer of the year 1774 at about the age of 14 years in the county of Greenville in the State of Carolina & by said William Warren she had thirteen children the issue of their marriage. That her Eldest child was born about eighteen months after her marriage a daughter who is now about 69 years old and the youngest one of her children is now about 39 or 40 years of age. The names of her children above mentioned the issue of her marriage with said William Warren are as follows beginning with the Eldest viz: Polly, Hugh, Elizabeth, Sally, Hardin, Andrew, Fredrick, William, Nancy, Rhoda, John, Dodson, and Silas Warren. She was married to said Warren by a Baptist minister by the name of Webb by what was called Publication of Banns in the Church. She has made Enquiry & search for it but has been unable to find it & she supposes that no record was made of it or if it was she supposed it may have been destroyed from the early period of her said marriage & the loose manner of keeping records & the difficulty of preserving the in the Revolution. She thinks it uncertain whether she can procure a copy of said record if any was even ever made of her said marriage. She has no record of the date. That is of the particular month in which she was married nor any record of her age but has to rely upon her memory of past events to determine them. She did keep or attempt to keep a record of the ages of her children by she cannot now find that it is either lost or destroyed. She states that from her great age she is unable to give a detail of the services minutely and particularly of her said husband. Of the particular time he entered the Service of his Country or when he left it or how many Engagements he was in or the particular names of all the officers in command of the troops in which her husband served. She states that her husband said William Warren was in the Service of his Country & was out on duty often after the marriage with said William to her. She is not enable to state the particular time he first entered the service. She states however that said William Warren to the best of her "illegible word" & recollection first entered the service in the County of Greenville, South Carolina. That said Warren had been & was engaged in his Countries service at the time of her marriage with him. He "illegible word" and with her but a short time after her marriage before he said Warren was called to go in the army towards Charleston but she cannot recollect the Captain or any other officers names. She recollects however that General Green after this took command as she was informed & that said William Warren was out in Service under said Green. She states that her said husband William applied for a Pension for said service & filed his proof Declaration in the Pension office at Washington City and that on the 15th day of July 1841 he said Warren had granted to him a certificate for his Pension at the rate of $66.66 ct per annum. She states that said William Warren died in the said County of Green and State of Kentucky on the 10th day of May 1842 leaving her the said Rhoda his widow. That she never intermarried since the death of said William Warren but still continue his widow. She states that from her great age and bodily infirmity she is unable to attend Court for the purpose of making this declaration in Court. She refers to the proof declaration as well as her former proof in this Court as said William Warren now on file in the Pension office at Washington City for a full history of his service in the Revolution. She states that she is the identical person who was the wife of the same William Warren to whom a certificate of Pension was provided as above stated. I further certify that said Rhoda Warren is a person of undoubted veracity & her said statement entitled to full credit & belief. her mark
F.G. Graham Rhoda X Warren He was married to * Rhoda ? in 1775 in Greenville County, SC.

65. * Rhoda ? was born in 1760/61 in Greenville County, SC. She died on 18 Mar 1850 in Green County, KY. Children were:

i. Polly WARREN was born on 4 Dec 1776 in South Carolina.
ii. William WARREN III was born about 1778 in South Carolina.
iii. Hugh WARREN II was born on 16 Apr 1784 in South Carolina. ^{(173)(174) (175)} He died in 1873 in Green County, KY. ⁽¹⁷⁵⁾
iv. Sally WARREN was born about 1785 in South Carolina.
v. Elizabeth WARREN was born in 1787 in South Carolina. She died before 1860 in Green County, KY.
32 vi. * Hardin WARREN.
vii. Fredrick WARREN was born about 1793 in (Lincoln) Boyle County, KY. Found a Frederick Warren in the 1830 Green County, Indiana census. The info from the census indicates that this may be our Frederick.
1 white male between 30 and 40. Frederick's age was 37 (born 1793)
We would then know that his wife was younger, between 20 and 30. Also listed is at least 6 others in his family, most likely his children. Place of Birth was considered Boyle county, according to Marriage Listing of Fredericks son, Dotson Warren and wife Parthena Skaggs. This was written in the 1860's, at which time Boyle county was in existence. However, when Frederick was born, this would have been Lincoln County or Mercer County, as Boyle County was created in 1842.
viii. Andrew WARREN was born about 1795.
ix. Nancy WARREN was born about 1796.
x. Rhoda WARREN was born on 1 Jan 1800 in Green County, KY. ^(176)(177) She died on 22 Aug 1890 in Corinth Cemetery, Larue County, KY. ⁽¹⁷⁷⁾ Rhoda's body is interred in Corinth Baptist Cemetery, which is located near the Larue, Green, and Taylor county lines, but actually in Larue County, Kentucky. She resided in the Upper Brush Creek Precinct, with an Allendale P.O., Green county, Kentucky in 1870. She was 70 years old and her son James T. Skaggs and granddaughter Arabel Skaggs were living with her. Her son, William was living next door. In 1880, she was living with her daughter, Mary's family who were living in Larue county.
xi. John WARREN was born about 1805.
xii. Dobson WARREN was born about 1806.
xiii. Silas WARREN was born in 1806/7 in Green County, KY. In Revolutionary War pension records of Silas Warren's father William Warren, he states in his pension request, that Silas was age 39 to 40 years of age in 1846. This would put his birthdate at circa 1806-1807