Drury's children
1) Sarah "Sally" Ham Harris
2) Matilda Ham Weldon
3) Hardin Ham
4) Lucinda Ham Graham/Grimes
5) Malinda Ham Talbot
Year 1804 Drury bought 150 acres in Lincoln county, Kentucky.
Year 1805 Drury bought 325 acres in Lincoln county, Kentucky.
Year 1810 Drury had 6 slaves. Ages/sex unknown.
Year 1820 Drury had 5 slaves. 2 males under 14 years old; 1 male 26-44 years old; 1 female
under 14 years old; 1 female 14-25 years old.
Year 1830 Drury had 2 slaves. 1 male 10-23 years old and 1 male 24-35 years old.
It is interesting that all of Drury's descendants fought for the Union during the civil war.
Historical records of Old Crab Orchard, Lincoln County, Kentucky.
P. 88
Ham, Drury
Perkins: Mariah, Former Widow
State of Kentucky: Lincoln County
June 4, 1832
Age 73 - States that he entered there service of the U.S. About the age first of March 1778 as a drafted militiaman in Captain Thomas Wright's Company of the county of Breenbriar VA for 3 months.
He states that after he returned home from the tour aforesaid he removed to Montgomery County Virginia and in August 1778 again entered the service as a volunteer in the company of George Parish of Montgomery County, Virginia as an Indian spy, the company to which he belonged was ordered to guard the frontiers on New River, when they were marched to Co. Taylor's regiment which were commanded by said Taylor. He states that in all 3 months after he joined the company he was commissioned Lieutenant in said company. He states he served as a spy about 2 years but was not in any actual service more than 18 months, so that he served about 15 months as Lieutenant in said company and about 3 months as a private and about the last of July or first of August 1780, he was legally discharged but does not recollect by whom and after he returned home he went to the county of Botetourt Virginia and in September 1780 he again entered the service as a volunteer under Captain Alexander Hanley in the company aforesaid to serve a tour of six months. The company marched to the county of Montgomery County, Virginia on Holston River, where they were attached to Major Campbell's Battalion and from that place they marched through North Carolina or South Carolina where they joined General Morgan's Brigade and after that joined the aforesaid Bridgade, they marched to the cowpens. They then marched with the prisoners toward Salsbury North Carolina. In which time they joined General Green's army. They started from Salsbury toward Virginia and some 6 or 7 miles from Salsbury on the Adkin River, they were over taken by Cornwallis' army when a portion of the army was defeated. He then marched to Guilford where he was discharged, his term of service having expired but he does not recollect by whom, but he supposes that it was by his Lieutenant, his captain being killed in the engagement on the Adkin.
That he was born in Orange County, Virginia 1760 July 9th, and that he resided in said county until he was about 10 year of age then removed to Rockingham county, Virginia, then to Greenbriar and from there to Kentucky in 1790 or 1791 to Madison county and from Madison County, Kentucky to Lincoln County, Kentucky where he has resided ever since.
Historical records of Old Crab Orchard, Lincoln County, Kentucky
Page 90
Lincoln County Kentucky
William Gooch states that Mrs. Mariah Perkins, resided for sometime at his home. That sometime before her death she had been quite feeble and required the care and attention of affiant and his wife, that she died on the 1st of June 1875 and that affiant furnished all the burial clothes and etc., that she had no property of any kind. The resident of Mrs. Drury Ham (Mariah Perkins) former widow of Drury Ham, her post office was LaGrange, Lincoln County, Kentucky at the time.
Friday, March 1, 2019
LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF
DRURY HAM, Revolutionary War Soldier
Transcribed by
Valerie J. Thompson
March 1, 2019
Lincoln County, Kentucky Will Book M, pages 84,85
I, Drury Ham of Lincoln County and State of Kentucky do hereby make my Last Will and Testament in manner and form following, that is to say,
1st, I desire that all my just debts be paid.
2nd it is my desire that my wife, Mariah, have two hundred dollars paid to her at my death, and two hundred dollars more at the end of one year thereafter, and should she die before I do, it is my desire that my wife's son, Lilburn Johnson shall have the last two hundred dollars named in this item, and the first two hundred dollars named in this item returned to my legal heirs, and it is hereby understood and agreed upon by and between myself and my wife, Mariah, that she is not to come in or claim any more of my estate exclusive of the four hundred dollars named above in this item.
3rdly, it is my will and desire that my daughters, Sally Harris and Matilda Wheeldon, and my son, Hardin W Ham shall have an equal part both real and personal of the balance of my estate that I have not herein before disposed of.
4th, it is my will and desire that the children of my daughter Lucinda Graham have one equal part of my estate the same as my two daughters and my son named in the 3rd item of this my Last Will and Testament, and the said Lucinda Graham shall be the agent for her children, and receive their part of my estate and apply it to their benefit.
5th, It is my will that Charles N. Talbot and Drury W. Talbot, and Hardin W. Talbot, infant children of my deceased daughter, Malinda Talbot, shall have one equal part of my estate the same and equal with my children herein before named and that their part of the money arising from my estate be put in interest until they arrive at the age of twenty-one years
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old, and in case either of the children named in this item should die before they arrive at the age of twenty-one years old, the part of each child to return to his brothers, and in case all three of said children should die before they arrive at the age above named, then and in that case their part is to return to my legal heirs. Lastly, I do hereby constitute and appoint Elisha Perkins (Elisha married Drury's widow) and Lewis Ball as my Executors of this my Last Will and Testament. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this 26th day of September 1835.
N B: The words, she, to and part were entered before assigned.
Drury Ham {Seal}
Signed and sealed
In presence of:
Lewis Ball
Lewis X Padgett (his mark)
E. Perkins
Dabney Gooch
Lincoln County Kentucky Court Set
At a county court holden for the County of Lincoln on Monday, the 28th of December 1835, the Last Will and Testament of Drury Ham was exhibited into court and was proven by the oath of Lewis Ball, one of the subscribing witnesses, and ordered to be recorded by Elisha Perkins, one of the Executors named in said will, who made oath as the law directs, and executed bond in the amount of three thousand and five hundred dollars with Moses Grimes (Moses' son-in-law) and Green Moore, his securities, with proper condition ordered that a certificate be granted to him in and form of law.
Witness: Thomas Helm
Clerk of Lincoln County Court
According to the pension papers of Drury Ham W27878, he died the day after Christmas, the 26th of December 1835. He had previously been married to Rachel Williams, 21 June 1791 in Madison County, Kentucky. He married Mariah Johnson 6 April 1827 in Lincoln County, Kentucky. He was born 9 July 1760 in Orange County, Virginia. From census records, Mariah was born in 1800.
There are other estate papers for Drury Ham, in Lincoln County, Kentucky Estate Box 34, and further record in Order Book 10, pages 398-400
Mariah married Elisha Perkins 6 February 1840 in Pulaski County, Kentucky. The marriage bonds are recorded in the pension papers. Elisha Perkins died 22 November 1864. James Eubank and Benjamin F. Eubank gave statements that "Elisha Perkins died on the 22 day of November 1864 and that she [Mariah] has remained a widow from that date until the present time. They further state that they are able to fix the date of death of Elisha Perkins for the following reasons, that they were present soon after the death and helped dress and lay said Elisha Perkins out after his death. Also, the said Elisha Perkins died on the 22 day of November 1864, it being the same day that we killed a lot of large hogs that was bought at James Crows, and furthermore, the above date is inscribed on said Perkins tombstone..."
Mariah Perkins is buried at the Barrier Johnson Farm Cemetery in Lincoln County, Kentucky.
Mariah, wife of Elisha Perkins June11, 1800-May 15, 1875 Presious Gran Ma
Photograph of her tombstone is located at https://sites.rootsweb.com/~kylinco2/3Cemeteries/PerkinsMariah-Barrier FarmJohnsonCem.jpg
Posted by Valerie J. Thompson at 11:07 AM
Southern Campaign American Revolution Pension Statements & Rosters
Pension application of Drury Ham W27678
State of Kentucky Lincoln County Set.
On this 28th day of October 1833 personally appeared in open Court before the Justices of Lincoln County now sitting Drury Ham aged 73 years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States
1) Sarah "Sally" Ham Harris
2) Matilda Ham Weldon
3) Hardin Ham
4) Lucinda Ham Graham/Grimes
5) Malinda Ham Talbot
Year 1804 Drury bought 150 acres in Lincoln county, Kentucky.
Year 1805 Drury bought 325 acres in Lincoln county, Kentucky.
Year 1810 Drury had 6 slaves. Ages/sex unknown.
Year 1820 Drury had 5 slaves. 2 males under 14 years old; 1 male 26-44 years old; 1 female
under 14 years old; 1 female 14-25 years old.
Year 1830 Drury had 2 slaves. 1 male 10-23 years old and 1 male 24-35 years old.
It is interesting that all of Drury's descendants fought for the Union during the civil war.
Historical records of Old Crab Orchard, Lincoln County, Kentucky.
P. 88
Ham, Drury
Perkins: Mariah, Former Widow
State of Kentucky: Lincoln County
June 4, 1832
Age 73 - States that he entered there service of the U.S. About the age first of March 1778 as a drafted militiaman in Captain Thomas Wright's Company of the county of Breenbriar VA for 3 months.
He states that after he returned home from the tour aforesaid he removed to Montgomery County Virginia and in August 1778 again entered the service as a volunteer in the company of George Parish of Montgomery County, Virginia as an Indian spy, the company to which he belonged was ordered to guard the frontiers on New River, when they were marched to Co. Taylor's regiment which were commanded by said Taylor. He states that in all 3 months after he joined the company he was commissioned Lieutenant in said company. He states he served as a spy about 2 years but was not in any actual service more than 18 months, so that he served about 15 months as Lieutenant in said company and about 3 months as a private and about the last of July or first of August 1780, he was legally discharged but does not recollect by whom and after he returned home he went to the county of Botetourt Virginia and in September 1780 he again entered the service as a volunteer under Captain Alexander Hanley in the company aforesaid to serve a tour of six months. The company marched to the county of Montgomery County, Virginia on Holston River, where they were attached to Major Campbell's Battalion and from that place they marched through North Carolina or South Carolina where they joined General Morgan's Brigade and after that joined the aforesaid Bridgade, they marched to the cowpens. They then marched with the prisoners toward Salsbury North Carolina. In which time they joined General Green's army. They started from Salsbury toward Virginia and some 6 or 7 miles from Salsbury on the Adkin River, they were over taken by Cornwallis' army when a portion of the army was defeated. He then marched to Guilford where he was discharged, his term of service having expired but he does not recollect by whom, but he supposes that it was by his Lieutenant, his captain being killed in the engagement on the Adkin.
That he was born in Orange County, Virginia 1760 July 9th, and that he resided in said county until he was about 10 year of age then removed to Rockingham county, Virginia, then to Greenbriar and from there to Kentucky in 1790 or 1791 to Madison county and from Madison County, Kentucky to Lincoln County, Kentucky where he has resided ever since.
Historical records of Old Crab Orchard, Lincoln County, Kentucky
Page 90
Lincoln County Kentucky
William Gooch states that Mrs. Mariah Perkins, resided for sometime at his home. That sometime before her death she had been quite feeble and required the care and attention of affiant and his wife, that she died on the 1st of June 1875 and that affiant furnished all the burial clothes and etc., that she had no property of any kind. The resident of Mrs. Drury Ham (Mariah Perkins) former widow of Drury Ham, her post office was LaGrange, Lincoln County, Kentucky at the time.
Friday, March 1, 2019
LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF
DRURY HAM, Revolutionary War Soldier
Transcribed by
Valerie J. Thompson
March 1, 2019
Lincoln County, Kentucky Will Book M, pages 84,85
I, Drury Ham of Lincoln County and State of Kentucky do hereby make my Last Will and Testament in manner and form following, that is to say,
1st, I desire that all my just debts be paid.
2nd it is my desire that my wife, Mariah, have two hundred dollars paid to her at my death, and two hundred dollars more at the end of one year thereafter, and should she die before I do, it is my desire that my wife's son, Lilburn Johnson shall have the last two hundred dollars named in this item, and the first two hundred dollars named in this item returned to my legal heirs, and it is hereby understood and agreed upon by and between myself and my wife, Mariah, that she is not to come in or claim any more of my estate exclusive of the four hundred dollars named above in this item.
3rdly, it is my will and desire that my daughters, Sally Harris and Matilda Wheeldon, and my son, Hardin W Ham shall have an equal part both real and personal of the balance of my estate that I have not herein before disposed of.
4th, it is my will and desire that the children of my daughter Lucinda Graham have one equal part of my estate the same as my two daughters and my son named in the 3rd item of this my Last Will and Testament, and the said Lucinda Graham shall be the agent for her children, and receive their part of my estate and apply it to their benefit.
5th, It is my will that Charles N. Talbot and Drury W. Talbot, and Hardin W. Talbot, infant children of my deceased daughter, Malinda Talbot, shall have one equal part of my estate the same and equal with my children herein before named and that their part of the money arising from my estate be put in interest until they arrive at the age of twenty-one years
Page 85
old, and in case either of the children named in this item should die before they arrive at the age of twenty-one years old, the part of each child to return to his brothers, and in case all three of said children should die before they arrive at the age above named, then and in that case their part is to return to my legal heirs. Lastly, I do hereby constitute and appoint Elisha Perkins (Elisha married Drury's widow) and Lewis Ball as my Executors of this my Last Will and Testament. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this 26th day of September 1835.
N B: The words, she, to and part were entered before assigned.
Drury Ham {Seal}
Signed and sealed
In presence of:
Lewis Ball
Lewis X Padgett (his mark)
E. Perkins
Dabney Gooch
Lincoln County Kentucky Court Set
At a county court holden for the County of Lincoln on Monday, the 28th of December 1835, the Last Will and Testament of Drury Ham was exhibited into court and was proven by the oath of Lewis Ball, one of the subscribing witnesses, and ordered to be recorded by Elisha Perkins, one of the Executors named in said will, who made oath as the law directs, and executed bond in the amount of three thousand and five hundred dollars with Moses Grimes (Moses' son-in-law) and Green Moore, his securities, with proper condition ordered that a certificate be granted to him in and form of law.
Witness: Thomas Helm
Clerk of Lincoln County Court
According to the pension papers of Drury Ham W27878, he died the day after Christmas, the 26th of December 1835. He had previously been married to Rachel Williams, 21 June 1791 in Madison County, Kentucky. He married Mariah Johnson 6 April 1827 in Lincoln County, Kentucky. He was born 9 July 1760 in Orange County, Virginia. From census records, Mariah was born in 1800.
There are other estate papers for Drury Ham, in Lincoln County, Kentucky Estate Box 34, and further record in Order Book 10, pages 398-400
Mariah married Elisha Perkins 6 February 1840 in Pulaski County, Kentucky. The marriage bonds are recorded in the pension papers. Elisha Perkins died 22 November 1864. James Eubank and Benjamin F. Eubank gave statements that "Elisha Perkins died on the 22 day of November 1864 and that she [Mariah] has remained a widow from that date until the present time. They further state that they are able to fix the date of death of Elisha Perkins for the following reasons, that they were present soon after the death and helped dress and lay said Elisha Perkins out after his death. Also, the said Elisha Perkins died on the 22 day of November 1864, it being the same day that we killed a lot of large hogs that was bought at James Crows, and furthermore, the above date is inscribed on said Perkins tombstone..."
Mariah Perkins is buried at the Barrier Johnson Farm Cemetery in Lincoln County, Kentucky.
Mariah, wife of Elisha Perkins June11, 1800-May 15, 1875 Presious Gran Ma
Photograph of her tombstone is located at https://sites.rootsweb.com/~kylinco2/3Cemeteries/PerkinsMariah-Barrier FarmJohnsonCem.jpg
Posted by Valerie J. Thompson at 11:07 AM
Southern Campaign American Revolution Pension Statements & Rosters
Pension application of Drury Ham W27678
State of Kentucky Lincoln County Set.
On this 28th day of October 1833 personally appeared in open Court before the Justices of Lincoln County now sitting Drury Ham aged 73 years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States
Drury's children
1) Sarah "Sally" Ham Harris
2) Matilda Ham Weldon
3) Hardin Ham
4) Lucinda Ham Graham/Grimes
5) Malinda Ham Talbot
Year 1804 Drury bought 150 acres in Lincoln county, Kentucky.
Year 1805 Drury bought 325 acres in Lincoln county, Kentucky.
Year 1810 Drury had 6 slaves. Ages/sex unknown.
Year 1820 Drury had 5 slaves. 2 males under 14 years old; 1 male 26-44 years old; 1 female
under 14 years old; 1 female 14-25 years old.
Year 1830 Drury had 2 slaves. 1 male 10-23 years old and 1 male 24-35 years old.
It is interesting that all of Drury's descendants fought for the Union during the civil war.
Historical records of Old Crab Orchard, Lincoln County, Kentucky.
P. 88
Ham, Drury
Perkins: Mariah, Former Widow
State of Kentucky: Lincoln County
June 4, 1832
Age 73 - States that he entered there service of the U.S. About the age first of March 1778 as a drafted militiaman in Captain Thomas Wright's Company of the county of Breenbriar VA for 3 months.
He states that after he returned home from the tour aforesaid he removed to Montgomery County Virginia and in August 1778 again entered the service as a volunteer in the company of George Parish of Montgomery County, Virginia as an Indian spy, the company to which he belonged was ordered to guard the frontiers on New River, when they were marched to Co. Taylor's regiment which were commanded by said Taylor. He states that in all 3 months after he joined the company he was commissioned Lieutenant in said company. He states he served as a spy about 2 years but was not in any actual service more than 18 months, so that he served about 15 months as Lieutenant in said company and about 3 months as a private and about the last of July or first of August 1780, he was legally discharged but does not recollect by whom and after he returned home he went to the county of Botetourt Virginia and in September 1780 he again entered the service as a volunteer under Captain Alexander Hanley in the company aforesaid to serve a tour of six months. The company marched to the county of Montgomery County, Virginia on Holston River, where they were attached to Major Campbell's Battalion and from that place they marched through North Carolina or South Carolina where they joined General Morgan's Brigade and after that joined the aforesaid Bridgade, they marched to the cowpens. They then marched with the prisoners toward Salsbury North Carolina. In which time they joined General Green's army. They started from Salsbury toward Virginia and some 6 or 7 miles from Salsbury on the Adkin River, they were over taken by Cornwallis' army when a portion of the army was defeated. He then marched to Guilford where he was discharged, his term of service having expired but he does not recollect by whom, but he supposes that it was by his Lieutenant, his captain being killed in the engagement on the Adkin.
That he was born in Orange County, Virginia 1760 July 9th, and that he resided in said county until he was about 10 year of age then removed to Rockingham county, Virginia, then to Greenbriar and from there to Kentucky in 1790 or 1791 to Madison county and from Madison County, Kentucky to Lincoln County, Kentucky where he has resided ever since.
Historical records of Old Crab Orchard, Lincoln County, Kentucky
Page 90
Lincoln County Kentucky
William Gooch states that Mrs. Mariah Perkins, resided for sometime at his home. That sometime before her death she had been quite feeble and required the care and attention of affiant and his wife, that she died on the 1st of June 1875 and that affiant furnished all the burial clothes and etc., that she had no property of any kind. The resident of Mrs. Drury Ham (Mariah Perkins) former widow of Drury Ham, her post office was LaGrange, Lincoln County, Kentucky at the time.
Friday, March 1, 2019
LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF
DRURY HAM, Revolutionary War Soldier
Transcribed by
Valerie J. Thompson
March 1, 2019
Lincoln County, Kentucky Will Book M, pages 84,85
I, Drury Ham of Lincoln County and State of Kentucky do hereby make my Last Will and Testament in manner and form following, that is to say,
1st, I desire that all my just debts be paid.
2nd it is my desire that my wife, Mariah, have two hundred dollars paid to her at my death, and two hundred dollars more at the end of one year thereafter, and should she die before I do, it is my desire that my wife's son, Lilburn Johnson shall have the last two hundred dollars named in this item, and the first two hundred dollars named in this item returned to my legal heirs, and it is hereby understood and agreed upon by and between myself and my wife, Mariah, that she is not to come in or claim any more of my estate exclusive of the four hundred dollars named above in this item.
3rdly, it is my will and desire that my daughters, Sally Harris and Matilda Wheeldon, and my son, Hardin W Ham shall have an equal part both real and personal of the balance of my estate that I have not herein before disposed of.
4th, it is my will and desire that the children of my daughter Lucinda Graham have one equal part of my estate the same as my two daughters and my son named in the 3rd item of this my Last Will and Testament, and the said Lucinda Graham shall be the agent for her children, and receive their part of my estate and apply it to their benefit.
5th, It is my will that Charles N. Talbot and Drury W. Talbot, and Hardin W. Talbot, infant children of my deceased daughter, Malinda Talbot, shall have one equal part of my estate the same and equal with my children herein before named and that their part of the money arising from my estate be put in interest until they arrive at the age of twenty-one years
Page 85
old, and in case either of the children named in this item should die before they arrive at the age of twenty-one years old, the part of each child to return to his brothers, and in case all three of said children should die before they arrive at the age above named, then and in that case their part is to return to my legal heirs. Lastly, I do hereby constitute and appoint Elisha Perkins (Elisha married Drury's widow) and Lewis Ball as my Executors of this my Last Will and Testament. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this 26th day of September 1835.
N B: The words, she, to and part were entered before assigned.
Drury Ham {Seal}
Signed and sealed
In presence of:
Lewis Ball
Lewis X Padgett (his mark)
E. Perkins
Dabney Gooch
Lincoln County Kentucky Court Set
At a county court holden for the County of Lincoln on Monday, the 28th of December 1835, the Last Will and Testament of Drury Ham was exhibited into court and was proven by the oath of Lewis Ball, one of the subscribing witnesses, and ordered to be recorded by Elisha Perkins, one of the Executors named in said will, who made oath as the law directs, and executed bond in the amount of three thousand and five hundred dollars with Moses Grimes (Moses' son-in-law) and Green Moore, his securities, with proper condition ordered that a certificate be granted to him in and form of law.
Witness: Thomas Helm
Clerk of Lincoln County Court
According to the pension papers of Drury Ham W27878, he died the day after Christmas, the 26th of December 1835. He had previously been married to Rachel Williams, 21 June 1791 in Madison County, Kentucky. He married Mariah Johnson 6 April 1827 in Lincoln County, Kentucky. He was born 9 July 1760 in Orange County, Virginia. From census records, Mariah was born in 1800.
There are other estate papers for Drury Ham, in Lincoln County, Kentucky Estate Box 34, and further record in Order Book 10, pages 398-400
Mariah married Elisha Perkins 6 February 1840 in Pulaski County, Kentucky. The marriage bonds are recorded in the pension papers. Elisha Perkins died 22 November 1864. James Eubank and Benjamin F. Eubank gave statements that "Elisha Perkins died on the 22 day of November 1864 and that she [Mariah] has remained a widow from that date until the present time. They further state that they are able to fix the date of death of Elisha Perkins for the following reasons, that they were present soon after the death and helped dress and lay said Elisha Perkins out after his death. Also, the said Elisha Perkins died on the 22 day of November 1864, it being the same day that we killed a lot of large hogs that was bought at James Crows, and furthermore, the above date is inscribed on said Perkins tombstone..."
Mariah Perkins is buried at the Barrier Johnson Farm Cemetery in Lincoln County, Kentucky.
Mariah, wife of Elisha Perkins June11, 1800-May 15, 1875 Presious Gran Ma
Photograph of her tombstone is located at https://sites.rootsweb.com/~kylinco2/3Cemeteries/PerkinsMariah-Barrier FarmJohnsonCem.jpg
Posted by Valerie J. Thompson at 11:07 AM
Southern Campaign American Revolution Pension Statements & Rosters
Pension application of Drury Ham W27678
State of Kentucky Lincoln County Set.
On this 28th day of October 1833 personally appeared in open Court before the Justices of Lincoln County now sitting Drury Ham aged 73 years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States
1) Sarah "Sally" Ham Harris
2) Matilda Ham Weldon
3) Hardin Ham
4) Lucinda Ham Graham/Grimes
5) Malinda Ham Talbot
Year 1804 Drury bought 150 acres in Lincoln county, Kentucky.
Year 1805 Drury bought 325 acres in Lincoln county, Kentucky.
Year 1810 Drury had 6 slaves. Ages/sex unknown.
Year 1820 Drury had 5 slaves. 2 males under 14 years old; 1 male 26-44 years old; 1 female
under 14 years old; 1 female 14-25 years old.
Year 1830 Drury had 2 slaves. 1 male 10-23 years old and 1 male 24-35 years old.
It is interesting that all of Drury's descendants fought for the Union during the civil war.
Historical records of Old Crab Orchard, Lincoln County, Kentucky.
P. 88
Ham, Drury
Perkins: Mariah, Former Widow
State of Kentucky: Lincoln County
June 4, 1832
Age 73 - States that he entered there service of the U.S. About the age first of March 1778 as a drafted militiaman in Captain Thomas Wright's Company of the county of Breenbriar VA for 3 months.
He states that after he returned home from the tour aforesaid he removed to Montgomery County Virginia and in August 1778 again entered the service as a volunteer in the company of George Parish of Montgomery County, Virginia as an Indian spy, the company to which he belonged was ordered to guard the frontiers on New River, when they were marched to Co. Taylor's regiment which were commanded by said Taylor. He states that in all 3 months after he joined the company he was commissioned Lieutenant in said company. He states he served as a spy about 2 years but was not in any actual service more than 18 months, so that he served about 15 months as Lieutenant in said company and about 3 months as a private and about the last of July or first of August 1780, he was legally discharged but does not recollect by whom and after he returned home he went to the county of Botetourt Virginia and in September 1780 he again entered the service as a volunteer under Captain Alexander Hanley in the company aforesaid to serve a tour of six months. The company marched to the county of Montgomery County, Virginia on Holston River, where they were attached to Major Campbell's Battalion and from that place they marched through North Carolina or South Carolina where they joined General Morgan's Brigade and after that joined the aforesaid Bridgade, they marched to the cowpens. They then marched with the prisoners toward Salsbury North Carolina. In which time they joined General Green's army. They started from Salsbury toward Virginia and some 6 or 7 miles from Salsbury on the Adkin River, they were over taken by Cornwallis' army when a portion of the army was defeated. He then marched to Guilford where he was discharged, his term of service having expired but he does not recollect by whom, but he supposes that it was by his Lieutenant, his captain being killed in the engagement on the Adkin.
That he was born in Orange County, Virginia 1760 July 9th, and that he resided in said county until he was about 10 year of age then removed to Rockingham county, Virginia, then to Greenbriar and from there to Kentucky in 1790 or 1791 to Madison county and from Madison County, Kentucky to Lincoln County, Kentucky where he has resided ever since.
Historical records of Old Crab Orchard, Lincoln County, Kentucky
Page 90
Lincoln County Kentucky
William Gooch states that Mrs. Mariah Perkins, resided for sometime at his home. That sometime before her death she had been quite feeble and required the care and attention of affiant and his wife, that she died on the 1st of June 1875 and that affiant furnished all the burial clothes and etc., that she had no property of any kind. The resident of Mrs. Drury Ham (Mariah Perkins) former widow of Drury Ham, her post office was LaGrange, Lincoln County, Kentucky at the time.
Friday, March 1, 2019
LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF
DRURY HAM, Revolutionary War Soldier
Transcribed by
Valerie J. Thompson
March 1, 2019
Lincoln County, Kentucky Will Book M, pages 84,85
I, Drury Ham of Lincoln County and State of Kentucky do hereby make my Last Will and Testament in manner and form following, that is to say,
1st, I desire that all my just debts be paid.
2nd it is my desire that my wife, Mariah, have two hundred dollars paid to her at my death, and two hundred dollars more at the end of one year thereafter, and should she die before I do, it is my desire that my wife's son, Lilburn Johnson shall have the last two hundred dollars named in this item, and the first two hundred dollars named in this item returned to my legal heirs, and it is hereby understood and agreed upon by and between myself and my wife, Mariah, that she is not to come in or claim any more of my estate exclusive of the four hundred dollars named above in this item.
3rdly, it is my will and desire that my daughters, Sally Harris and Matilda Wheeldon, and my son, Hardin W Ham shall have an equal part both real and personal of the balance of my estate that I have not herein before disposed of.
4th, it is my will and desire that the children of my daughter Lucinda Graham have one equal part of my estate the same as my two daughters and my son named in the 3rd item of this my Last Will and Testament, and the said Lucinda Graham shall be the agent for her children, and receive their part of my estate and apply it to their benefit.
5th, It is my will that Charles N. Talbot and Drury W. Talbot, and Hardin W. Talbot, infant children of my deceased daughter, Malinda Talbot, shall have one equal part of my estate the same and equal with my children herein before named and that their part of the money arising from my estate be put in interest until they arrive at the age of twenty-one years
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old, and in case either of the children named in this item should die before they arrive at the age of twenty-one years old, the part of each child to return to his brothers, and in case all three of said children should die before they arrive at the age above named, then and in that case their part is to return to my legal heirs. Lastly, I do hereby constitute and appoint Elisha Perkins (Elisha married Drury's widow) and Lewis Ball as my Executors of this my Last Will and Testament. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this 26th day of September 1835.
N B: The words, she, to and part were entered before assigned.
Drury Ham {Seal}
Signed and sealed
In presence of:
Lewis Ball
Lewis X Padgett (his mark)
E. Perkins
Dabney Gooch
Lincoln County Kentucky Court Set
At a county court holden for the County of Lincoln on Monday, the 28th of December 1835, the Last Will and Testament of Drury Ham was exhibited into court and was proven by the oath of Lewis Ball, one of the subscribing witnesses, and ordered to be recorded by Elisha Perkins, one of the Executors named in said will, who made oath as the law directs, and executed bond in the amount of three thousand and five hundred dollars with Moses Grimes (Moses' son-in-law) and Green Moore, his securities, with proper condition ordered that a certificate be granted to him in and form of law.
Witness: Thomas Helm
Clerk of Lincoln County Court
According to the pension papers of Drury Ham W27878, he died the day after Christmas, the 26th of December 1835. He had previously been married to Rachel Williams, 21 June 1791 in Madison County, Kentucky. He married Mariah Johnson 6 April 1827 in Lincoln County, Kentucky. He was born 9 July 1760 in Orange County, Virginia. From census records, Mariah was born in 1800.
There are other estate papers for Drury Ham, in Lincoln County, Kentucky Estate Box 34, and further record in Order Book 10, pages 398-400
Mariah married Elisha Perkins 6 February 1840 in Pulaski County, Kentucky. The marriage bonds are recorded in the pension papers. Elisha Perkins died 22 November 1864. James Eubank and Benjamin F. Eubank gave statements that "Elisha Perkins died on the 22 day of November 1864 and that she [Mariah] has remained a widow from that date until the present time. They further state that they are able to fix the date of death of Elisha Perkins for the following reasons, that they were present soon after the death and helped dress and lay said Elisha Perkins out after his death. Also, the said Elisha Perkins died on the 22 day of November 1864, it being the same day that we killed a lot of large hogs that was bought at James Crows, and furthermore, the above date is inscribed on said Perkins tombstone..."
Mariah Perkins is buried at the Barrier Johnson Farm Cemetery in Lincoln County, Kentucky.
Mariah, wife of Elisha Perkins June11, 1800-May 15, 1875 Presious Gran Ma
Photograph of her tombstone is located at https://sites.rootsweb.com/~kylinco2/3Cemeteries/PerkinsMariah-Barrier FarmJohnsonCem.jpg
Posted by Valerie J. Thompson at 11:07 AM
Southern Campaign American Revolution Pension Statements & Rosters
Pension application of Drury Ham W27678
State of Kentucky Lincoln County Set.
On this 28th day of October 1833 personally appeared in open Court before the Justices of Lincoln County now sitting Drury Ham aged 73 years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States
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