Jesse Kimball (1760 - 1857)

Born 19 Mar 1760 in Preston, New London, Connecticut Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Roelofson) Kimball — married 1794 in Redbanks, KY

Descendants

Died 18 Nov 1857 at age 97 in Montgomery, Gibson County, Indiana

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Biography

Jesse Kimball is the son of John Kimball (1731-1809) and Ruhama (Sanders) Kimball (1731-1806) and was born on 19 Mar 1760 in Preston, Connecticut ^[1]

Jesse married Elizabeth Roeloffson in 1794 in Redbanks, Kentucky ^[2]. Jesse and Elizabeth had ten children ^[3]

Children

1. Mary Polly Kimball (1794-1856)
2. Sarah (Kimball) Jones (1796-abt.1870)
3. Elisha Kimball (1798-1839)
4. Amy Kimball (1799-1799)
5. Margaret Roelofson (Kimball) Blair (1799-1835)
6. Esther Charity (Kimball) Miller (1802-1871)
7. Isaac Kimball (1804-1878)
8. Enoch Kimball (1806-abt.1855)
9. Cynthia (Kimball) Knowles (1809-1865)
10. Mahala Roelofson (Kimball) Burton (1812-1876)

Jesse Kimball served three months in the Revolutionary War as a substitute for his brother, Samuel, who had the measles and couldn't go to war. Jesse was discharged at New London by Captain Shapley in 1781. He also served three years in the Indian War. He was discharged in Cincinnati, Ohio, by Captain John H. Buell in 1792. He married Elizabeth Rowleson and they left New England and went to Henderson, Kentucky. He made whiskey but since he could not sell it to the Indians, the family was driven from their home and settled near Cynthiana, IN.

Jesse passed away on 18 Nov 1857 in Montgomery, Gibson County, Indiana, United States and was interred at Knowles Cemetery, Montgomery Township, Gibson County, Indiana, United States. ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Cemetery records: Name: Jesse Kimball Gender: Male Birth Date: 19 Mar 1760 Death Date: 18 Nov 1857 Cemetery: Knowles Cemetery Burial or Cremation Place: Montgomery Township, Gibson County, Indiana, United States of America Spouse: Elizabeth Kimball Children: Sarah Jones Cynthia Knowles Mahala Burton
2. ↑ U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [database on-line]: Source number: 3840.010; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1: Name: Jesse Kimball Gender: Male Birth Place: CT Birth Year: 1760 Spouse Name: Elizabeth Roeloffson Spouse Birth Place: of HL Marriage Year: 1793 Marriage State: KY Number Pages: 1
3. ↑ A roster of Revolutionary ancestors of the Indiana Daughters of the American Revolution : commemoration of the USA, page 359: Kimball, Jesse, b. 19 Mar 1760, Preston, Conn., d. 18 Nov 1857, Gibson Co. Ind., m. 1793-1794, Elizabeth Roelofson, b. 1773, Holland, d. 4 Dec 1843, Gibson Co., Ind. CHILDREN: i. Mary (Polly) , b. 25 Oct 1794, m. James Gates ii. Sarah (Sally) , b. 5 Mar 1796, m. (1)Jesse W Kimball, (2)Hulleam Jones iii. Elisha , b. 6 Mar 1798, m. Mary (Polly) Boyle iv. Amy , b. 3 Feb 1799 v. Margaret , b. 7 Feb 1800 vi. Esther , b. 15 Oct 1802, m. Samuel Miller vii. Isaac , b. 19 Apr 1804, m. Phyllis Low viii. Enoch , b. 15 May 1806, m. Sarah Boyle ix. Cynthia , b. 1 Apr 1809, m. Ephriam Knowles x. Mahalah , b. 3 Mar 1812, m. William L Burton

• A roster of Revolutionary ancestors of the Indiana Daughters of the American Revolution, page 359.
• Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 138 : 1918
• Find A Grave: Memorial #36866341
• Cooper, Helen C., Revolutionary Soldiers Born in CT Died in Indiana, The American Genealogist (Barrington, RI, 2000) Vol. 33, Page 194-5.