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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
Apr 13, 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
Mar 15, 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
May 10, 1796
Public Service: Valuer of property executed upon by the sheriff
Jan 1, 1788
Public Service: Took oath of Deputy Sheriff
Mar 10, 1784
Public Service: Appointed overseer of the road
Jul 10, 1788
Real Estate: Date
Jul 28, 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
Nov 1, 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
Nov 10, 1789
Licenses for Ordinaries on his property.: Date
Jul 10, 1792
Licenses for Ordinaries on his property.: Date
Nov 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
Jan 1, 1839
Residence: To
Jan 1, 1840
Place of Residence
Jefferson Barracks, St. Louis, Missouri
Occupation
Farmer, tavern owner
Race or Ethnicity
White
Place of Residence
Virginia
Residence: From
Jan 1, 1755
Residence: To
Jan 1, 1839
License to Build Grist Mill: Date
Jun 12, 1793
License to Build Grist Mill: Place
His property in Fincastle, Botetourt, VA
Death- Feb 3, 1840
A lingering illness.
Jefferson Barracks, St. Louis, MO.
Burial- Feb 1, 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
