The Ancestors of My GrandchildrenJohn Netherton1 
M, #682, * c 1747, + 31 Oct 1834
| Father | Henry Netherton2 * s 1710, + c 1788 |
| Mother | Sarah Rhodes3 * s 1717, + a 1785 |
Possible signature in Pension Application
Family | Elizabeth * s 1752, + bt 1795 - 1808 |
| Children |
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John Netherton was born c 1747 in Shenandoah County, Virginia.1 He (1) married Elizabeth.1 He (2) married Rebecca Frazier on 5 May 1808 at Jefferson County, Kentucky.1 He died on 31 Oct 1834 in Oldham County, Kentucky.1
Other information:
John Netherton and Henry Netherton Sr., Henry Netherton Jr. and George Harding were prob. among the heads of household listed in a 1785 tax-list. John Netherton was the compiler of the list.4
The following were among the members of the Oldham Baptist Church at Harrison Creek, Jefferson Cty, KY. The list is from 1837.
#4. Rebecca Hardin (died)
#5. George Hardin (died)
#15-16. Henry Netherton and Nancy Hardin
#255. Winny (to brother Netherton)
#301. John Netherton, Sr. (not listed as deceased!)
#302. Rebecca Netherton
#308. Abram Netherton
#309. Amy Netherton
#310. John Netherton (secluded)
and others.5
There are Virginia revolutionary war records for John, Henry, and Henry Jr. (Virginia Index at Ancestry), but Heritage Quest only has pension Records for John. Ancestry also has court records in Augusta County, Virginia around 1750 in which a Henry Netherton plays a role. Virginia Northern Neck land records as early as 1716, and a Maryland Will as early as 1703.
John is listed in "Virginia Militia in the Revolutionary War," by J.T. McAllister (Hot Springs, VA : McAllister Pub., 1913) on page 284 (Part 4: Pensioners living in Virginia in 1835, who received pensions as Virginia Militia men)THE FILSON CLUB HISTORY QUARTERLY, Vol 6 #1 (Jan 1932); p 14 ; Morris Library, University of Delaware, Newark DE. This is a Calendar of Early Jefferson County Wills-Will Books No. 1, 1784 to 1813, which unfortunately is not online. (Most of the quarterly is.)
He fought in the American Revolution. He served in the Virgina Militia of Shenandoah County, first as Captain, later as Major.
$405.00, and he was 87 yrs old 7.
He is listed in the following census:
1820 Fed. census (7 Aug): Household of John Netherton, (County not stated), Kentucky. Household consists of 1 male >45 (prob. John) and 1 female 26-44 (his wife Rebecca), 2 females 16-25, 1 female 10-16, and 2 females <10.8
Name variants: John Netherington (at the baptisms.)9 John Netherland (on the DAR application, Netherland added in parenthesis.)1
Other information:
John Netherton and Henry Netherton Sr., Henry Netherton Jr. and George Harding were prob. among the heads of household listed in a 1785 tax-list. John Netherton was the compiler of the list.4
The following were among the members of the Oldham Baptist Church at Harrison Creek, Jefferson Cty, KY. The list is from 1837.
#4. Rebecca Hardin (died)
#5. George Hardin (died)
#15-16. Henry Netherton and Nancy Hardin
#255. Winny (to brother Netherton)
#301. John Netherton, Sr. (not listed as deceased!)
#302. Rebecca Netherton
#308. Abram Netherton
#309. Amy Netherton
#310. John Netherton (secluded)
and others.5
There are Virginia revolutionary war records for John, Henry, and Henry Jr. (Virginia Index at Ancestry), but Heritage Quest only has pension Records for John. Ancestry also has court records in Augusta County, Virginia around 1750 in which a Henry Netherton plays a role. Virginia Northern Neck land records as early as 1716, and a Maryland Will as early as 1703.
John is listed in "Virginia Militia in the Revolutionary War," by J.T. McAllister (Hot Springs, VA : McAllister Pub., 1913) on page 284 (Part 4: Pensioners living in Virginia in 1835, who received pensions as Virginia Militia men)THE FILSON CLUB HISTORY QUARTERLY, Vol 6 #1 (Jan 1932); p 14 ; Morris Library, University of Delaware, Newark DE. This is a Calendar of Early Jefferson County Wills-Will Books No. 1, 1784 to 1813, which unfortunately is not online. (Most of the quarterly is.)
He fought in the American Revolution. He served in the Virgina Militia of Shenandoah County, first as Captain, later as Major.
He enlisted in 1776 or 1777 in the Shenandoah County, Virginia Militia. He made Captain on 30 Apr 1778, and Major (under Col. Thomas Allen) on 22 Jun 1780. He was Lt. Col. on 31 May 1781, and Colonel on 29 Feb 1782, but is not credited with this service. He participated in the Battle of Yorktown as a Lieutenant-Colonel in 17811,6
He received a pension of $135.00 annually. He started receiving his pension on 30 May 1833. In 1835 he had received$405.00, and he was 87 yrs old 7.
He is listed in the following census:
1820 Fed. census (7 Aug): Household of John Netherton, (County not stated), Kentucky. Household consists of 1 male >45 (prob. John) and 1 female 26-44 (his wife Rebecca), 2 females 16-25, 1 female 10-16, and 2 females <10.8
Name variants: John Netherington (at the baptisms.)9 John Netherland (on the DAR application, Netherland added in parenthesis.)1
Citations
- [S185] Daughters of the American Revolution, Hilda Jenkins, 487432.
- [S451] Jody Netherton, Mar 2008.
- [S453] Joe D. Bryant, Descendants of Richard Netherton in "Netherton-post (1)," listserve message 31 Mar 2000.
- [S403] John W. Wayland, VA-Shenandoah, pg. 231-232.
- [S452] Oldham County Historical Society, Oldham County, KY, pg 78-79. List of members of the Oldham Baptist Church at Harrison Creek, Jefferson County, KY. Online at http://books.google.com/
- [S339] NARA: M805, Roll: 611. John Netherton, W5416/BLWT43519-160-55, Rev. War. Index and/or images online at http://persi.heritagequestonline.com
- abstracted in 1998 from "Report from the Secretary of War in Relation to the Pension Establishment of the United States, 1835" by William R. Navey, PO Box 151, Holly Ridge, NC 28445-0251
- [S108] Fed. Census: 1820. Kentucky, County not stated, page 64. (NARA: M33, Roll 24, Page 64). Household of John Netherton Sr.
- [S403] John W. Wayland, VA-Shenandoah, pg. 742.
- [S403] John W. Wayland, VA-Shenandoah, pg. 736.
- [S100] Lewis Publishing Company, Pulaski etc. Counties, IN, pg. 669-671. Online at http://archive.org/details/biographicalhistin00lewi