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- Have not found absolute proof that this John is the father of Adair
County, Kentucky Ingrams, including Jeremiah Ingram. There is
good circumstantial evidence. Only concern is distances between
Culpeper and Brunswick county Ingram families.
Enlisted in 1776, and served out of several Virginia regiments.
Rev. War Pensioner, with Certificate #7064, which was issued
28 February 1833 at the rate of $80 per year. His final payment
was listed as the 3rd quarter of 1844, in which it was the year
he died.
Lived in Culpeper County, Virginia prior to moving to Kentucky.
Lived in both Green County, Kentucky and Adair County, Kentucky.
Green and Adair were one and the same until 1801 when Adair became its own county.
18 Oct. 1804: Culpeper Deed Book AA p. 250 (LDS microfilm #0030953): Jeremiah Ingram and Sarah his wife of Culpeper to Reuben Garnett of same, for $5304, three adjoining tracts of land which also adjoin Reuben Garnett's land: (1) 180 acres conveyed to Jeremiah Ingram by Anthony Garnett 30 Jan 1789 where Jeremiah lives on Reuben Garnett's line and two former lines of Edmund Willis south side of Gains old road and near Tubb Spring; (2) 245 acres conveyed by Edmund Willis & wife Frances to Jeremiah Ingram 3 April 1794 running one one side along the land of Rueben Garnett and to 3 pines on the top of Cedar Run Mountain and along David Hudson's line; (3) conveyed to Jeremiah Ingram by Reuben Garnett 20 October 1800 beginning Garnett's line, then Ingram's line, then Gains line. WItness P. Hansbrough; Reuben Moore, Alex'r Downey, Nath'n Welch.
State of Kentucky, Adair County, to wit on this 9th day of August 1832 personally appeared before the Justice of the Adair County Court. Jeremiah INGRAM, a resident of the county of Adair and State of Kentucky, aged 73 years, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration In order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed June 1st, 1832. That he enlisted in the army of the United States in the year 1776 with B? JONES and served in the 15th Virginia Regiment, etc.
On 30 January 1789 Anthony Garnett and wife Amy sold 545 acres to his grandson Edmund Willis, son of William and Elizabeth (Garnett) Willis and 182 acres to his grand-son-in-law Jeremiah Ingram, husband of Sarah Willis (See Culpeper County Deed Book P, pages 61 and 63.)
18 October 1804: Jeremiah Ingram sells for $5304 440 acres of land in purchased in three parcels
to Reuben Garnett. Culpeper Co, VA Deed Book U, p. 68, LDS Microfilm 0030950.
18 October 1804: Nathaniel Welch of Madison Co, VA to Edmund Willis of Culpeper Co, VA
"but now removed to the State of Kentucky"1000 acres in Adair, Caney Fork of Russels Creek:
Witnesses: John Wagoner, Oliver G. Wagoner, Hurbert G. Wagoner and Jere. Ingram. [From
Adair County Kentucky Deed Abstracts, Books A and B, 1802-1811 by Michael C. Watson p. 13]
The Filson Historical society lists Jeremiah Ingram as follows in summary:
Resident of Culpepper County, Va., and Adair and Green counties, Ky.
JEREMIAH INGRAM's Declaration for his Revolutionary War Pension Application:
State of Kentucky, Adair County, to wit on this 9th day of August 1832
personally appeared before the Justice of the Adair County Court. Jeremiah
INGRAM, a resident of the county of Adair and State of Kentucky, aged 73
years, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the
following declaration In order to obtain the benefit of the provision made
by the act of Congress passed June 1st, 1832. That he enlisted in the army
of the United States in the year 1776 with Bines(?)JONES and served in the
15th Virginia Regiment of the Virginia line in Woodford's Brigade under the
following named officers. He first marched under Capt. David MASON to
Petersburg-from thence to Cobham on James River crossed and went to Williams-
burg, from thence to Dumsfree there he took the Small Pox from Dumsfree to
Alexandria thence to Georgetown thence to Baltimore thence to Wilmington
from thence he boarded vessel and sailed to Philadelphia and as we sailed
up I saw the two forts Red Bank on the right hand and Mud on the left. From
Philadelphia he marched and joined the main army. I was joined to the 15th
Regiment commanded first by Col. David MASON, second by Col. ENNIS, third
by Col. Abram BLUFORD, lastly by Col. RUSSELL. When I joined the 15th
Regimental I was commanded by Capt. MASON, then by Capt. GREGORY and by
Capt. WHITE the 15th Virginia Regiment was attached to Gen'l WOODFORD's
Brigade. Gen'l WOODFORD's aide Maj. DAY. From headquarters he marched in
pursuit of the enemy he marched through Philadelphia and through Darby. He
was stopped at Concord meeting house where he remained until after the battle
of Brandywyne. In the evening he was ordered by Col. ENNIS to fall in with
my company. We marched on to Philadelphia. from thence he was ordered to
Burlington. There he remained on duty until the troops were called to winter
quarters at the Valley Forge when the british left Philadelphia we were in
pursuit of them. General orders from Gen'l SCOTT to raise volunteers. I
volunteered under him. He was then ordered to march to Monmouth Courthouse.
We met Gen'l LEE on his retreat from the battleground. He marched on to the
battleground at Monmouth and he was an eye witness to the battle from begin-
ning to end. He was at Stony Point the day after the battle was fought also
at West Point and he was in the state of New York at a place called White
Plains. He declares he served three years and left the service in the year
1779 about the 1st of December. He thinks he got his discharge from Col.
WOOD. he sent his discharge to Richmond VA and has (unreadable). He states
that Philip SLAUGHTER of Virginia was Paymast in the 15th Regiment.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an amnesty,
except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the pension roll
of any agency in any state, or (if any) only on that of the agency in the
state of Kentucky.
Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year aforsaid(sic].
JEREMIAH INGRAM
And the said court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named
applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states. I William
CALDWELL, Clerk of the County Court of Adair do hereby certify that the
foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter
of application of Jeremiah INGRAM for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this
23rd day of August 1832 and 40th year of the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
WILLIAM CALDWELL
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1759 - 1844 (85 years)
