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1812 Ancestors War of 1812

Accepted by Lineage Societies and others who have verified service records whose names appear on this list.

The membership requirements for various lineage societies are not the same. The men's society, General Society of the War of 1812 requires that men considered for membership be direct lineal descendants of men who fought in the War of 1812.
The National Society of Daughters of 1812 accepts service performed in the period 1784-1815 and also accepts qualifying civilian service such as an ancestor's having held public office or served on a jury.
Aaron, Thomas. born Georgia, died Arkansas in 1864, married Susanna V. Smith. Pvt. U.S. Infantry. Son John married Mary Butcher.

Bates, Jehu. He enlisted at Camden, Kershaw District, S.C. and served from October 12, 1814 until March 3, 1815 as a private in Captain Francis Blair's company of S.C. militia.He is buried in the Barney Plot in the Putnam Cemetery in Marengo County, AL. His widow filed for a pension.

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Bell, Jonathan. Service: represented Twigg County, GA in the State Assembly, 1814-1815. Jonathan Bell was born in NC in 1782 and died in Wilcox County (Camden) in 1843. His grave is located on the Bell Plantation, Wilcox County, AL. He was married to Judith Crump in NC.

Brahan, John. Major General. General John Brahan was born in Fauquier Co., VA on June 8, 1774. He married Mary Weakley in Nashville, TN on June 24, 1810. He was a General under Andrew Jackson in the Battle of New Orleans. He lived in Huntsville, AL for many years before relocating near Florance, AL where he died on June 8, 1834. He is buried in the family cemetary at his old plantation, "Sweetwater". Mary Weakley was the daughter of Col. Robert Weakley and Jane Locke of Nashville, TN. She was born in Nashville on July 12, 1792 and died at Sweetwater on Jan. 7, 1837 where she is buried next to her husband.

Brooks, William, Captain 37th. Regiment Tennessee militia. He was born 25 March 1774 at Gloucester County VA and died Tipton County, TN 3 June, 1836. He was married to Sarah Paine, born 13 Feb 1778 at NC and died in Tennessee 8 July 1835.

Brown, Richard. War of 1812. NC Detached militia, August 1814, private. His record is found Muster Rolls of Soldiers of War of 1812 NC p.105. The State Records of NC, vol 22, p.35.. Richard Brown was married to Fanny Walden at Onslow County NC 16 Feb 1780. Brown was born ca. 1755 at Bladen County, NC and died at Bladen Co NC

Cannifax, John. Private Captain Cyrus White's Company, 3rd. Regiment Wimberley's Georgia militia 21 Nov 1814 to 5 March 1815. John Cannifax was born ca. 1794 in Campbell County, VA and died 29 Dec 1847. He was married to Anna Duke.