Some War of 1812 Military Land Grants
from Lauderdale County Alabama. Help fill in the missing information for these soldiers.
Actual flag that inspired the writing of the Star Spangled Banner. Flag on display at the Smithsonian Institute
| Last Name: | First Name: | Regiment | Birth: | Death: | Spouse: |
| Adkisson, | David | Tennessee Militia | |||
| Barnett, | James | Thomas’ Mississippi Volunteers | |||
| Beard, | Jabez | 2nd Regiment Virginia Militia | |||
| Beshirs, | Henry | Griffin’s Company South Carolina Militia | |||
| Bevis, | Thomas L | South Carolina Militia | |||
| Boyd, | Joseph | Ellis’ Company Tennessee Militia | |||
| Bradley, | James A | Williamson’s Company Tennessee Militia | |||
| Brown, | Daniel | Tennessee Militia | |||
| Brown, | William | Butler’s Company South Carolina Militia | |||
| Bumpass, | Robert | South Carolina Militia | bef 1852 | Martha | |
| Butler, | Darius H | 1st Regiment North Carolina Militia | |||
| Clark, | CharlesH | Fawcett’s Company South Carolina Militia | |||
| Clark, | James | 1st Regiment Tennessee Volunteers | |||
| Cole, | Abraham | Tennessee Militia | |||
| Darby, | Phillip | 1st Regiment Tennessee Militia | |||
| Dickey, | Robert | Hill’s Company South Carolina Militia | |||
| Dowdy, | Thomas | 39th Regiment Alabama Militia | Margaret | ||
| Edwards, | John | Hodges’ Company Alabama Volunteers | |||
| Estes, | Josiah | 9th Regiment Virginia Militia | |||
| Farmer, | Thomas | Tennessee Militia | |||
| Frosbaugh, | John | Allen’s Company Tennessee Militia | |||
| Gordon, | JamesF | 3rdRegimentUnitedStatesInfantry | |||
| Grissoud, | Eaton | United States Mounted Rangers | |||
| Haddock, | James | White’s Company South Carolina Militia | |||
| Hail, | JohnA | Edward’s Company Tennessee Militia | |||
| Hammons, | William | Watkins’s Company North Carolina Militia | |||
| Harrel, | Asa | Tennessee Militia | |||
| Harvey, | Ira J | Boston’s Company Alabama Volunteers | |||
| Hazelwood, | Mitchell | 4th Regiment Virginia Militia | |||
| Hendrix, | Abner | Tennessee Militia | |||
| Herstone, | Samuel | 1st Regiment Tennessee Militia | |||
| Hogan, | Anderson | 4th Regiment Tennessee Volunteers | |||
| Holt, | James | Milligan’s Company Tennessee Militia | bef 1852 | Elizabeth | |
| Hough, | Joseph | Welch’s Company South Carolina Militia | |||
| Hugh, | David | Tennessee Militia | |||
| Hutton, | James | Nance’s Company Tennessee Volunteers | |||
| Iron, | Phillip | 2nd Regiment North Carolina Militia | |||
| Johnson, | John | Brandon’s Tennessee Volunteers | bef 1852 | Melinda | |
| Lancaster, | David | Williamson’s Regiment Tennessee Militia | |||
| Lane, | Drewry H | Bullington’s Company Virginia Militia | |||
| Lee, | Henry | Tennessee Militia | |||
| Lemaster, | John W | 2nd Regiment Tennessee Militia | |||
| Lucy, | Jesse | Raney’s Company Virginia Militia | |||
| Martin, | Andrew | 2nd Regiment Tennessee Militia | |||
| Mason, | Thomas A | 2nd Regiment United States Riflemen | |||
| McAsel, | Allen | North Carolina Volunteers | |||
| McBride, | Thomas | Allen’s Company Tennessee Militia | |||
| McCartney, | Robert | Hamilton’s Company Alabama Militia | |||
| McConnell, | James | 2nd Regiment Tennessee Militia | |||
| McDougal, | James | 4th Regiment Tennessee Militia | |||
| McGlamery, | John | Keith’s Company Georgia Militia | |||
| McGwier, | David | Barrett’s Tennessee Militia | Margaret | ||
| McKelvy, | John | Woods’ Company South Carolina Militia | |||
| McKnight, | Thomas P | Tennessee Volunteers | |||
| McMillan, | Jesse | 5th Regiment Virginia Militia | |||
| Meals, | Daniel | Copeland’s Company Tennessee Militia | |||
| Miller, | John | 8th Regiment Tennessee Militia | |||
| Mitchell, | John S | Gray’s Company Mississippi Militia | |||
| Moses, | Peter | Tennessee Militia | |||
| Myrick, | James C | 4th North Carolina Militia | |||
| Nolen, | Thomas | 2nd Regiment Tennessee Militia | |||
| Partin, | Leonard | Allen’s Company Alabama Volunteers | |||
| Pike, | George | 16th Regiment Virginia Militia | |||
| Pinkston, | Mathew | Williamson’s Regiment Tennessee Volunteers | |||
| Poteet, | William | 1st Regiment Tennessee Militia | |||
| Pratt, | Jesse | Steel’s Company Tennessee Militia | |||
| Richards, | William | Griffin’s Company South Carolina Militia | |||
| Romine, | Peter | Raines’ Company Tennessee Militia | |||
| Shelby, | Evans | McNeil’s Company South Carolina Militia | |||
| Siles, | John | Martin’s Company South Carolina Militia | |||
| Simmons, | William | Collin’s Company Tennessee Militia | |||
| Stewart, | Duncan | 4th Regiment North Carolina Militia | bef 1854 | Catherine | |
| Tate, | Jesse O | 39th Regiment United States Infantry | |||
| Terrill, | Joseph | South Carolina Militia | bef 1851 | Tabitha | |
| Thomas, | Andrew | Tennessee Militia | |||
| Walker, | Stephen | Woodson’s Company Virginia Militia | bef 1853 | Mahala | |
| Washburn, | John | 2nd Regiment Tennessee Militia | |||
| White, | Abraham | Shiver’s Company Georgia Militia | |||
| Williams, | Benjamin | Gregg’s Company Virginia Volunteers | |||
| Williams, | Henry | Taylor’s Company Virginia Militia | |||
| Wood, | Alexander H | 2nd Regiment Virginia Militia |
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Average and infamous…
ordinary and extraordinary, might describe members of the large Elias James family. Pictured below are Elias James and Cynthia McGary Richardson James and their large family. Elias James fought as part of the valiant 16th Regiment of Alabama Infantry, CSA in the War of Northern Aggression. He was a relative of the infamous James brothers, Frank and Jessie. The outlaw Jessie James was rumored to be hiding out at Elias James’ place at one time.
Elias James married Cynthia McGary Richardson, (b. 4 Mar 1847, d. 18 May 1915). They settled at Pogo, just West of Pleasant Site, where they resided in a log cabin that had a “beautiful cold water spring” and a “milk house where milk was kept cool in the running water”. This is at the base of the Freedom Hills, overlooking the beautiful valley.
The buildings are now gone but the James cemetery is still there, hidden in the woods above where the cabin once stood. The cabin is the backdrop for the family photograph below
Cynthia was the daughter of John Richardson (b. 14 Jan 1796 GA, d. 12 Jan 1876) and Nancy Hester, (b. Oct 11 1808, d. Jan 26 1853). At least two of Cynthia’s brothers served in the Confederate Army and fought at the Battle of Shiloh. Cynthia’s maternal grandparents were William H. “Buck” Hester and Amy Malone. Amy was the daughter of John Malone and Anne Blackwell of Granville County, North Carolina. “Buck” and Amy Hester came to Franklin County in 1818.
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Back Row left to right: Daniel James holding rifle, Joe Gardner James, Nancy Catherine “Kate” James Grissom, Neoma Samantha “Dobe” James George, Marthie Melisey “Mattie” James Culligan, “Lula” James Thomas, Jennie Burton James (Enoch James’s daughter), Lula James (nee Grissom).
Front Row left to right: Modena Alice “Dena” James, Elias holding unidentified grandson, Cynthia Richardson, Cynthia (behind), Nannie, Amos James holding Elmer, Letha James (back), Mollie James (front), Elias “Shug” James, Thomas Enoch “Tom” James holding Floy James, Edna James, John James holding Myrtle James, Lillie James and Bertha James. People in the photograph were identified by Joe Clark James (1896-1985), son of “Ab” Alfred Clark James; son of Elias and Cynthia but not pictured in the photo.
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