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on of James Kennerly and Elizabeth Winston James, and grandson of Immigrant Samuel Kennerly and his wife, Ellin.
Timeline
Birth
Culpepper County, Virginia
1775 - 1783US Revolutionary War
Branch
Militia
Rank
Private First Class
Conflict Period
US Revolutionary War
Service Start Date
Served For
United States of America
Real Property: Status
Grantee
Real Property: Place
Two lots in the town of Fincastle, Botetourt, VA
Real Property: Date
13/04/1780
Battle of Guilford Court House: Rank
Volunteer, Private
Battle of Guilford Court House: Served under
Capt. Thomas Rowland
Battle of Guilford Court House: Additional Information
Sent to a hospital at Col. Perkins on Dan River.
Battle of Guilford Court House: Additional Information
Stayed at the hospital on Dan River to nurse other wounded soldiers after his own wound healed.
Battle of Guilford Court House: Served
Battle of Guilford Court House: Date
15/03/1781
Battle of Guilford Court House: Additional Information
Wounded when a ball hit the side of his head
Battle of Guilford Court House: Place
Battle of Guilford Court House: Additional Information
Took from a British officer his cocked hat and feather.
Public Service: Charge: not keeping streets in repair, dismissed
10/05/1796
Public Service: Valuer of property executed upon by the sheriff
1/01/1788
Public Service: Took oath of Deputy Sheriff
10/03/1784
Public Service: Appointed overseer of the road
10/07/1788
Real Estate: Date
28/07/1784
Real Estate: Place
lot of 1/2 acre, #52, town of Fincastle, Botetourt, VA
Real Estate: Status
Grantor, to George Hancock
Cherokee Expedition, Revolutionary War: Date
1/11/1777
Cherokee Expedition, Revolutionary War: Rank
Volunteer, Private
Cherokee Expedition, Revolutionary War: Served under
Capt. Patrick Buchanan, Col. Wllm. Christian
Cherokee Expedition, Revolutionary War: Place
From Virginia into modern Tennessee, against the Cherokee Nation.
Licenses for Ordinaries on his property.: Date
10/11/1789
Licenses for Ordinaries on his property.: Date
10/07/1792
Licenses for Ordinaries on his property.: Date
11/11/1795
Licenses for Ordinaries on his property.: Ordinary
In this case, an ordinary is a tavern.
Licenses for Ordinaries on his property.: Place
Fincastle, Botetourt County, VA
Gender
Male
Residence: From
1/01/1839
Residence: To
1/01/1840
Place of Residence
Jefferson Barracks, St. Louis, Missouri
Occupation
Farmer, tavern owner
Race or Ethnicity
White
Place of Residence
Virginia
Residence: From
1/01/1755
Residence: To
1/01/1839
License to Build Grist Mill: Date
12/06/1793
License to Build Grist Mill: Place
His property in Fincastle, Botetourt, VA
Death- 3/02/1840
A lingering illness.
Jefferson Barracks, St. Louis, MO.
Burial- 1/02/1840
Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, St. Louis, MO.
Other Facts
Father
James Kennerly
Mother
Elizabeth Winston James
Full Name
Samuel Kennerly
Marriage
Mary Talbot Hancock
Botetourt County, Virginia
