From "The Kennerlys of Virginia" by Stella M Drumm, p. 1107
"Served in the rank of Major on the staff of General Andrew Jackson at the Battle of New Orleans and received Jackson at his house in Lynchburg after the war."
Source: The News & Advance, Lynchburg, VA, June 14, 2015, C7
James Beverly Risque was born in 1778 in Fincastle, Virginia. He married Elizabeth Kennerly on June 27, 1799, in Botetourt, Virginia. They had four children during their marriage. He died on November 29, 1843, at the age of 65.
Source: online contributor
From "The Kennerlys of Virginia" by Stella M Drumm, p. 1107
"Served in the rank of Major on the staff of General Andrew Jackson at the Battle of New Orleans and received Jackson at his house in Lynchburg after the war."
Source: The News & Advance, Lynchburg, VA, June 14, 2015, C7
James Beverly Risque was born in 1778 in Fincastle, Virginia. He married Elizabeth Kennerly on June 27, 1799, in Botetourt, Virginia. They had four children during their marriage. He died on November 29, 1843, at the age of 65.
Source: online contributor
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