State of Kentucky} Russell County Court, February Term 1833, 11th day of February 1833
11 Feb 1833 Testifies to service State of Kentucky} Russell County Court} February Term 1833. Resident of Russell County. 72 yrs old as of 2 Nov 1832. To obtain the benefit of an Act of Congress passed 7 Jun 1832.
Entered into service of the United States as a Drafted Militiaman at Bedford, VA, Sep 1779 (lists his locations and officers)
A Muster Roll of Capt. Charles Nelson's Company in Major John Brown's Detachment now in the service of the United Colonies, dated at Camp near Quebec, 17th day Feb 1776. pg 657
A Pay Roll of Capt. Benjamin Whitney's Company in the State of Vermont, at Guilford and other adjacent parts in the county of Windham, from the 30th of Oct. 1783, to the 1st of March, 1784, inclusive. pg 630
State of Vermont Enlisted Men ... John French pg 832
CUMBERIiAND COUNTY MILITIA — HATCH'S COMPANY OF MiNUTE MEN, MAJOR, JOAB HOISINGTON, CAPT. JOSEPH HATCH, LIEUT. AMOS CHAMBERLIN, LIEUT. ELKANAH DAY, LIEUT. SIMEON STEVENS MINUTE MEN ..... John French pg 833
↑ Full text of "Rolls of the soldiers in the revolutionary war, 1775 to 1783" [1]
↑ 9.09.1 "U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Application", 1889-1970 Ancestry.com 2011 Louisville, Kentucky National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls [2]
↑ "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHB8-SF1 : 15 August 2017), John French, DeWitt, Illinois, United States; citing p. 31, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 58; FHL microfilm 7,642.
"United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHB8-SF1 : 24 August 2015), John French, DeWitt, Illinois, United States; citing p. 31, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 58; FHL microfilm 7,642.
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Does anyone know where the middle name of Elson originated? Middle names were very unusual prior to about 1800. The only original record I can find of the name and initial is in the Illinois land records where a John E./John Elson French purchased 160 acres in 1835-36 in T17N-R02E-Sec.35. This land is in present-day Decatur, Macon County, IL which is about 20 miles south of Clinton, DeWitt County, IL where John French died in 1844. It's implausible that our 75-year-old John French is the same person, so was the middle name erroneously assumed from these records or is there something else? Since he had a son John, it's more likely this was his son and possibly the name was picked up for his father without any proof?
This information is from the French Family Association
John Elson French, b. 2 Nov 1760 in Richmond Co., VA, d. 17 Feb 1845 in DeWitt Co., IL m. Dolly Spencer ca. 1782 in Bedford Co., VA [21], moved first to KY and then moved to DeWitt, IL. John Elson came from VA and moved to Powhatan Co., when he was young, staying there a short time. From there he went to Bedford Co. where he lived until 1798. Then he went to DeWitt Co., IL. John was a Revolutionary War Veteran. Widow Dolly made her application for a pension from Russell Co., KY
French-306 and French-1120 appear to represent the same person because: I believe French-306 and French-1120 appear to be the same person because they have the same wife (Dolly Spencer) and child(Littleberry).
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references on French family site are for people who apparently provided the information, not for documentation http://www.frenchfamilyassoc.com/FFA/CHARTS/Chart036/Gen5.htm http://www.frenchfamilyassoc.com/FFA/CHARTS/Chart036/bibliography.htm
John Elson French, b. 2 Nov 1760 in Richmond Co., VA, d. 17 Feb 1845 in DeWitt Co., IL m. Dolly Spencer ca. 1782 in Bedford Co., VA [21], moved first to KY and then moved to DeWitt, IL. John Elson came from VA and moved to Powhatan Co., when he was young, staying there a short time. From there he went to Bedford Co. where he lived until 1798. Then he went to DeWitt Co., IL. John was a Revolutionary War Veteran. Widow Dolly made her application for a pension from Russell Co., KY