Are you a Facebook user? Do you use it to connect with family or do you use it for genealogy or both?
I am an avid user of Facebook. I love being able to stay connected with family members via Facebook. However, on a day to day basis, I would have to say that my use of Facebook for genealogy outweighs my family activities.
I have joined or liked lots of genealogy or history related groups/pages. One of those groups I’ve joined is the 8th Virginia Regiment. This group shares information about the activities of the 8th Virginia Regiment during the revolutionary war. I joined this group in hopes of learning more about my CRAWFORD families and their associated FAN CLUB that settled in Garrard County, Kentucky.
As I was reading Facebook posts this morning, the 8th Virginia Regiment had a post that does connect with my research. Instead of helping me with my Crawford research, it was a post about James Curry, whom I’ve researched because of his possible connection with my ancestor Hiram M. Currey of Ohio.
Hoping to get more information about this quote, I posted a comment on the post asking if they could point me to a source for the quote. And they replied! Southern Campaigns American Revolution Pension Statements and Rosters – James Curry
There is a lot of information on this link that I need to analyze! I am thankful that they not only posted the quote but also replied with this source.
Even though I haven’t been able to find a family tie between James Curry and Hiram Currey, I will continue to research both families in hopes of someday finding a connection. Below is the information that I already have in my file about James Curry.
Col. James Curry1 was born on 29 Jan 1752 in Belfast, Antrim, Ireland.2–6
He served in the military in 1774 in Staunton, Augusta, Virginia, United States.1 as a private
He served in the military as a 2nd Lieutenant in the 8th Virginia militia in Dec 1776 in Virginia.7
James served in the military as lieutenant in Eighth Virginia from 24 Jun 1777 to 23 Sep 1779.1,7–8
He was commissioned First Lieutenant in Captain Robert Higgins’ Company, Colonel Abraham Bowman’s Eighth Virginia Regiment on 24 Jun 1777 .9
He served in the military as captain in Fourth Virginia from 1779 to 1785.1,3,5,7
James was commissioned Captain i Colonel John Neville’s Fourth Virginia Regiment on 23 Sep 1779 .8–9 James Curry fought in the battles of Point Pleasant, Brandywine, Germantown Monmoth,Charlestown, and Yorktown. Wintered at Valley Forge.
He was captured on 12 May 1780 .7–10
He was exchanged in Jun 1781 .7–10
James lived in Staunton, Augusta, Virginia, United States between 1783 and 1784.1
Between 1785 and 1794 he was a brigade inspector of Seventh Brigade in Rockingham, Virginia, United States.1
He lived in Rockingham, Virginia, United States in 1785.1
James received a land patent for 1000 acres surveyed March 27 1794 on 20 Feb 1796 in Ohio, Kentucky, United States.11
He left VA bound for in Ohio, Kentucky, United States on 5 Oct 1797.12
He lived at High Bank Prairie in Ross, Ohio, United States on 1 Apr 1798.1
James lived in Greenfield, Highland, Ohio, United States between 1800 and 1811.1,13
Early in the spring of in 1800 he along with John Coffey, Lewis Lutteral, Samuel Schooley, Jospeh Parmer, James Milligan and William Bell in Greenfield, Highland, Ohio, United States and commenced building houses.14
He was listed on the tax rolls in 1801 in Ohio.15
James held the office of Brigade Inspector about 1806 in Greenfield, Highland, Ohio, United States.1
In 1811 he moved to at banks of Dorby Creek in Union, Ohio, United States.13,16
He lived at Jerome Twp. in Madison, Ohio, United States in 1811.1
James was member of Ohio State Legislature representing Madison, Ohio, United States between 1813 and 1817.1
He received pension on 1 May 1818 in Madison, Ohio, United States.8–10
He was member of Ohio State Legislature representing in Madison, Ohio, United States between 1819 and 1820.1
James lived in Darby Township, Union, Ohio, United States in 1820.17
He held the office of Associate Judge between 1822 and 1828 in Madison, Ohio, United States.1
He lived in Union, Ohio, United States in 1828.8–9
James died on 5 Jul 1834 at the age of 82 at Jerome Twp. in Union, Ohio, United States.1,3–8,16,18
He was buried at Oakdale Cemetery in Marysville, Union, Ohio, United States.3,19
ENDNOTES:
1. Union County, Ohio containing a History of the County, Its Townships, Towns, Churches, Schools etc.: General and Local Statistice; Military Records; Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men; History of the Northwest Territory; History of Ohio; Miscellaneous Matters, etc., etc. (Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co., 1883)
3. Find a Grave, database and images, Find a Grave (www.findagrave.com : viewed online 31 October 2021), memorial for James Curry (1752-1834), Find a Grave Memorial no. #43012515, created by C/R Mitton, citing Oakdale Cemetery, Marysville, Union County, Ohio; accompanying photograph by AAvink, James Curry.
4. , Robin Ann Bolick, #761531, dated August 31, 1994; NSDAR Daughters of teh American Revolution, , dar.org/national-society/genealogy.
5. North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, DAR Lineage Book – Mrs. Cora Gill Holland #142922 RE: James Curry, 1918–1919; database with images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online 31 October 2021).
6. United States, Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Jack Curry Redman, Sr descendant of James Curry, 27 March 1961; database with images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online 31 October 2021). Original Source: Membership appcliations for National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution.
7. Gwathmey John H., Historical Register of Virginians in the Revolution: Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, 1775-1783 (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1979), page 201.
8. Marriage, 8 Nov 1938, , . , Letter to Mrs. W. M. Gardner from administrator of Pensions – RE: James Curry.
9. Pension File of James Curry (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government), Revolutionary War Pension & Bounty Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900, letter fromA. D. Hiller, Executive Assistant to the Administrator dated 8 Nov. 1938 (Doc. #: Curry.PA.005).
10. U.S. Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application files, 1800-1900, James Curry, 5 January 1819; database with images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online 31 October 2021). Original Source: NARA microfilm pubication M804.
11. “Land Records – Ohio,”Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : Ohio land office, viewed online (14 November 1998), James Curry.
12. Union County, Ohio containing a History of the County, Its Townships, Towns, Churches, Schools etc.: General and Local Statistice; Military Records; Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men; History of the Northwest Territory; History of Ohio; Miscellaneous Matters, etc., etc. (Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co., 1883), p. 294-306 (Doc. #: Curry.OH.065)
13. History of Ross and Highland Counties, Ohio with Illustrtions and Biographical Sketches (Cleveland, Ohio: Williams Bros., 1880)
14. Early Settlers of Highland County Ohio (: , 1858)
15. “Virginia Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1607-1890,”Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : Jackson, Ron V. Accelerated Indexing system, Virginia Census, 1607-1890, VA Military District, viewed online (31 October 2021), James Curry.
16. Early Settlers of Highland County Ohio (: , 1858), p. 52
17. 1820 U.S. Census, Union County, Ohio, population schedule, Darby Township, Union County, Ohio Image 3 of 4, line 4, James Curry; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online 31 October 2021); NARA micofilm publication M33
18. “OHio, Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center Obituary Index, 1810s-2016,”Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : Hayes Presidential Center Obituary Indexers and Volunteers. “Ohio Obituary Index.”, Jerome Twp., Union County, Ohio, viewed online (31 October 2021), James Curry.
19. “Ohio Soldier Grave Registrations, 1804-1958,”Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : Graves Registration Cards Collection, Ohio History Connection, Union County, Ohio, viewed online (31 October 2021), James Curry.
Seems like an accomplished man and dedicated to public service.
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