War of 1812 Ancestors

This is a partial list of Tad's ancestors who fought for either side during the War of 1812. To preserve space, I have only included veterans who are related to me by blood.

ANCESTOR SERVICE RELATION NOTES

ANSPACH, Johann Adam Jr.

Private, 2nd Regiment (Stephenson's) Ohio State Militia

5 x great-granduncle

ARBUCKLE, Nathan

Colonel McFarland's Detachment of Indiana State Militia

5 x great-granduncle

DRAGGOO, Frederick Sr.

Private, Capt. Alexander Thomson's Company (also called 6th Company), 135th Pennsylvania State Militia

5 x great-grandfather
Service from 2 Jan 1814 to 15 Feb 1814, a term of 1 month, 13 days, for which he was paid 14 dollars 33 1/3 cents.

DUPLER, Frederick Jr.

Private, 2nd Regiment (Stephenson's) Ohio State Militia

5 x great-granduncle

DUPLER, John

Private, 2nd Regiment (Stephenson's) Ohio State Militia

5 x great-granduncle

DUPLER, Philip Sr.

Private, 2nd Regiment (Stephenson's) Ohio State Militia

5 x great-grandfather

DURYEE, Frederick Jr.

New Jersey State Militia out of Somerset County

5 x great-granduncle

DURYEE, William Sr.

Capt. Ebenezer S. Cadwell's Company of New York State Militia under Col. Erastus Cleveland

5 x great-grandfather
Drafted Sep 1814 in Madison Co., NY; enlisted 21 Sep 1814, honorably discharged at Sackett's Harbor, NY 14 Nov 1814; his military service was "rendered primarily in the immediate vicinity of Sackett's Harbor." Received bounty land in Michigan after the war.

EVE, Jabez

First Regiment (Scott's) Kentucky Volunteers

5 x great-granduncle
Private, promoted to Corporal

EVE, Joseph L.

Colonel, 2nd Regiment (Jenning's) Kentucky Volunteers

5 x great-granduncle
He was a Representative of Knox Co. in the House of Kentucky, 1810, 1811 & 1815; promoted from Major to Colonel in the War of 1812; a Kentucky State Senator, 1817-1821; Circuit Judge, 1828-1836; and Charge d'Affaires to the Republic of Texas, 1841.

FOSTER, William

Hertford Militia & Royal Waggon Train

4 x great-grandfather

NOTE: Although not techincally engaged in the War of 1812, William Foster was fighting for the British Army during the course of the war.

In 1812, at the age of 18, he entered the Hertford Militia and was sent to Ireland, stationed for a time at Carlow. At the end of 1813 he volunteered into the Royal Waggon Train and was dispatched to Spain and thence to France where they participated in the Napoleonic Wars. In Jul 1814 he was sent back to England and discharged in consequence of the unit being reduced. Emigrated to the U.S. in 1829, living in New York, Michigan and finally settling at Windsor, Ontario.

HAMMONS, Leroy

Lt. Colonel, 2nd Regiment West Tennessee State Militia

5 x great-grandfather

Lt. Col., served from 20 Sep 1814 to 20 Apr 1815 under General Winchester; mustered out at Wilson's Springs, AL. Part of General Nathaniel Taylor's brigade, this regiment was scattered throughout the Creek territory and the vicinity of Mobile to man the various forts in the region: Forts Jackson, Montgomery, Claiborne, and Pierce. Some of the companies participated in the taking of Pensacola (7 November 1814) from Spanish authorities that were accused by Jackson of supporting British troops there. Loury resigned on 20 November 1814 and Lieutenant Colonel Leroy Hammonds took over as commander. The regiment was plagued by disease during its tenure in the Mississippi Territory. For example, a morning report of Captain Asahel Rains on 6 January 1815 shows twenty-seven on the sick list and twenty-seven additional men required to take care of the sick (totaling half the company).

HART, Horace

55th Regiment (Lt. Col. Anthony Sprague's) New York Militia

5 x great-grandfather

Private; served in both Capt. Daniel Talcott's Co. of Light Infantry Vols. and Lt. Grout Hoisington's Co. of Militia.

MOORE, Elijah Jr.

Capt. Eli Robinson's Company, New York State Militia

5 x great-grandfather

YOUNGMAN, George

Capt. Jonathan Rhodes' Rifle Company, attached to the 1st Battalion of the 128th Regiment, 1st Brigade, 12th Division, Pennsylvania State Militia

4 x great-grandfather

Roll dated 15 June 1812

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ANCESTOR	SERVICE	RELATION	NOTES
ANSPACH, Johann Adam Jr.	Private, 2nd Regiment (Stephenson's) Ohio State Militia	5 x great-granduncle
ARBUCKLE, Nathan	Colonel McFarland's Detachment of Indiana State Militia	5 x great-granduncle
DRAGGOO, Frederick Sr.	Private, Capt. Alexander Thomson's Company (also called 6th Company), 135th Pennsylvania State Militia	5 x great-grandfather	Service from 2 Jan 1814 to 15 Feb 1814, a term of 1 month, 13 days, for which he was paid 14 dollars 33 1/3 cents.
DUPLER, Frederick Jr.	Private, 2nd Regiment (Stephenson's) Ohio State Militia	5 x great-granduncle
DUPLER, John	Private, 2nd Regiment (Stephenson's) Ohio State Militia	5 x great-granduncle
DUPLER, Philip Sr.	Private, 2nd Regiment (Stephenson's) Ohio State Militia	5 x great-grandfather
DURYEE, Frederick Jr.	New Jersey State Militia out of Somerset County	5 x great-granduncle
DURYEE, William Sr.	Capt. Ebenezer S. Cadwell's Company of New York State Militia under Col. Erastus Cleveland	5 x great-grandfather	Drafted Sep 1814 in Madison Co., NY; enlisted 21 Sep 1814, honorably discharged at Sackett's Harbor, NY 14 Nov 1814; his military service was "rendered primarily in the immediate vicinity of Sackett's Harbor." Received bounty land in Michigan after the war.
EVE, Jabez	First Regiment (Scott's) Kentucky Volunteers	5 x great-granduncle	Private, promoted to Corporal
EVE, Joseph L.	Colonel, 2nd Regiment (Jenning's) Kentucky Volunteers	5 x great-granduncle	He was a Representative of Knox Co. in the House of Kentucky, 1810, 1811 & 1815; promoted from Major to Colonel in the War of 1812; a Kentucky State Senator, 1817-1821; Circuit Judge, 1828-1836; and Charge d'Affaires to the Republic of Texas, 1841.
FOSTER, William	Hertford Militia & Royal Waggon Train	4 x great-grandfather	NOTE: Although not techincally engaged in the War of 1812, William Foster was fighting for the British Army during the course of the war. In 1812, at the age of 18, he entered the Hertford Militia and was sent to Ireland, stationed for a time at Carlow. At the end of 1813 he volunteered into the Royal Waggon Train and was dispatched to Spain and thence to France where they participated in the Napoleonic Wars. In Jul 1814 he was sent back to England and discharged in consequence of the unit being reduced. Emigrated to the U.S. in 1829, living in New York, Michigan and finally settling at Windsor, Ontario.
HAMMONS, Leroy	Lt. Colonel, 2nd Regiment West Tennessee State Militia	5 x great-grandfather	Lt. Col., served from 20 Sep 1814 to 20 Apr 1815 under General Winchester; mustered out at Wilson's Springs, AL. Part of General Nathaniel Taylor's brigade, this regiment was scattered throughout the Creek territory and the vicinity of Mobile to man the various forts in the region: Forts Jackson, Montgomery, Claiborne, and Pierce. Some of the companies participated in the taking of Pensacola (7 November 1814) from Spanish authorities that were accused by Jackson of supporting British troops there. Loury resigned on 20 November 1814 and Lieutenant Colonel Leroy Hammonds took over as commander. The regiment was plagued by disease during its tenure in the Mississippi Territory. For example, a morning report of Captain Asahel Rains on 6 January 1815 shows twenty-seven on the sick list and twenty-seven additional men required to take care of the sick (totaling half the company).
HART, Horace	55th Regiment (Lt. Col. Anthony Sprague's) New York Militia	5 x great-grandfather	Private; served in both Capt. Daniel Talcott's Co. of Light Infantry Vols. and Lt. Grout Hoisington's Co. of Militia.
MOORE, Elijah Jr.	Capt. Eli Robinson's Company, New York State Militia	5 x great-grandfather
YOUNGMAN, George	Capt. Jonathan Rhodes' Rifle Company, attached to the 1st Battalion of the 128th Regiment, 1st Brigade, 12th Division, Pennsylvania State Militia	4 x great-grandfather	Roll dated 15 June 1812