Peter was s/o John & Susan Scott DeSpain. He is said to have been buried in Mt. Tabor in an unmarked grave.
The Despain family was a French family. The spelling in France was D'espagne. Peter's parents were John and Susan Despain. They lived on Saddle Creek, a tributary of the New River in Montgomery Co.,Va. Green Co.,Ky. Order Books; Nov 1802, ordered that John C. Allen, Peter Despain, John Pepper and Jas Scot Despain being 1st sworn to view the
nearest and best way from Greensburgh to the head of Salt Lick.
Peter DeSpain was the son of John and Susan Scott DeSpain and a veteran of the Revolutionary War. According to Peter DeSpain's Revolutionary War Pension information from
"Abstracts of pensions Soldiers of the Rev., 1812 & Indian Wars that settled in Kentucky". On August 20 of the year 1832 in Green County in the state of Kentucky, the said pensioner at the age of 69 years appeared in open court
and stated that he enlisted in the year 1780 to serve in the company under the command of Captain Bently in the Virginia Regiment under the command of
Colonel Haws for a tour of eighteen months duration and he was then honorably discharged at Salisbury in the state of North Carolina. He stated that he resided in Montgomery County in the state of Virginia. He said that he had served in the Battle of Campden, the Battle of Guildford Court House,and also in the Siege of Ninety Six. He said that they had marched from Montgomery Court House to Chesterfield and they had then joined General
Green at Cheraw Hills on the Pede River
From the book; CENTRAL KENTUCKY MILITARY HEROES:
Born abt 1780. Son of John DeSpain and Susan Scott. John's father was Samuel DeSpain, of England. Peter DeSpain died 3/31/1850. He married Nancy Skaggs December 15, 1791 at Nelson Co., Ky. He entered into the Army of the United
States in the year of 1780. He served under Capt. Bentley in the Virginia Regiment. He was given a land warrant S14559. On August 20th, 1832 he applied for a pension of $60 per annum. He received this until his death in
March 1850.
There were 14 children born to Peter and Nancy Skaggs DeSpain.
LaRue County newspaper dated 6 June 1901. The article, “Decoration Day at Mt. Tabor,” states the first grave ever made in the cemetery was 46 years ago (1855). The article also states that a Revolutionary War soldier named Peter Despain is buried there. There are several other old soldiers here including William Boutwell, R. H. Clayton, William Bell, Charles Salsman, James Robinson, William Noe, Mike Jones and D. W. Russman. ?
(bio added by Russell Perkins, FAG member #47213352)
The Despain family was a French family. The spelling in France was D'espagne. Peter's parents were John and Susan Despain. They lived on Saddle Creek, a tributary of the New River in Montgomery Co.,Va. Green Co.,Ky. Order Books; Nov 1802, ordered that John C. Allen, Peter Despain, John Pepper and Jas Scot Despain being 1st sworn to view the
nearest and best way from Greensburgh to the head of Salt Lick.
Peter DeSpain was the son of John and Susan Scott DeSpain and a veteran of the Revolutionary War. According to Peter DeSpain's Revolutionary War Pension information from
"Abstracts of pensions Soldiers of the Rev., 1812 & Indian Wars that settled in Kentucky". On August 20 of the year 1832 in Green County in the state of Kentucky, the said pensioner at the age of 69 years appeared in open court
and stated that he enlisted in the year 1780 to serve in the company under the command of Captain Bently in the Virginia Regiment under the command of
Colonel Haws for a tour of eighteen months duration and he was then honorably discharged at Salisbury in the state of North Carolina. He stated that he resided in Montgomery County in the state of Virginia. He said that he had served in the Battle of Campden, the Battle of Guildford Court House,and also in the Siege of Ninety Six. He said that they had marched from Montgomery Court House to Chesterfield and they had then joined General
Green at Cheraw Hills on the Pede River
From the book; CENTRAL KENTUCKY MILITARY HEROES:
Born abt 1780. Son of John DeSpain and Susan Scott. John's father was Samuel DeSpain, of England. Peter DeSpain died 3/31/1850. He married Nancy Skaggs December 15, 1791 at Nelson Co., Ky. He entered into the Army of the United
States in the year of 1780. He served under Capt. Bentley in the Virginia Regiment. He was given a land warrant S14559. On August 20th, 1832 he applied for a pension of $60 per annum. He received this until his death in
March 1850.
There were 14 children born to Peter and Nancy Skaggs DeSpain.
LaRue County newspaper dated 6 June 1901. The article, “Decoration Day at Mt. Tabor,” states the first grave ever made in the cemetery was 46 years ago (1855). The article also states that a Revolutionary War soldier named Peter Despain is buried there. There are several other old soldiers here including William Boutwell, R. H. Clayton, William Bell, Charles Salsman, James Robinson, William Noe, Mike Jones and D. W. Russman. ?
(bio added by Russell Perkins, FAG member #47213352)
Peter was s/o John & Susan Scott DeSpain. He is said to have been buried in Mt. Tabor in an unmarked grave.
The Despain family was a French family. The spelling in France was D'espagne. Peter's parents were John and Susan Despain. They lived on Saddle Creek, a tributary of the New River in Montgomery Co.,Va. Green Co.,Ky. Order Books; Nov 1802, ordered that John C. Allen, Peter Despain, John Pepper and Jas Scot Despain being 1st sworn to view the
nearest and best way from Greensburgh to the head of Salt Lick.
Peter DeSpain was the son of John and Susan Scott DeSpain and a veteran of the Revolutionary War. According to Peter DeSpain's Revolutionary War Pension information from
"Abstracts of pensions Soldiers of the Rev., 1812 & Indian Wars that settled in Kentucky". On August 20 of the year 1832 in Green County in the state of Kentucky, the said pensioner at the age of 69 years appeared in open court
and stated that he enlisted in the year 1780 to serve in the company under the command of Captain Bently in the Virginia Regiment under the command of
Colonel Haws for a tour of eighteen months duration and he was then honorably discharged at Salisbury in the state of North Carolina. He stated that he resided in Montgomery County in the state of Virginia. He said that he had served in the Battle of Campden, the Battle of Guildford Court House,and also in the Siege of Ninety Six. He said that they had marched from Montgomery Court House to Chesterfield and they had then joined General
Green at Cheraw Hills on the Pede River
From the book; CENTRAL KENTUCKY MILITARY HEROES:
Born abt 1780. Son of John DeSpain and Susan Scott. John's father was Samuel DeSpain, of England. Peter DeSpain died 3/31/1850. He married Nancy Skaggs December 15, 1791 at Nelson Co., Ky. He entered into the Army of the United
States in the year of 1780. He served under Capt. Bentley in the Virginia Regiment. He was given a land warrant S14559. On August 20th, 1832 he applied for a pension of $60 per annum. He received this until his death in
March 1850.
There were 14 children born to Peter and Nancy Skaggs DeSpain.
LaRue County newspaper dated 6 June 1901. The article, “Decoration Day at Mt. Tabor,” states the first grave ever made in the cemetery was 46 years ago (1855). The article also states that a Revolutionary War soldier named Peter Despain is buried there. There are several other old soldiers here including William Boutwell, R. H. Clayton, William Bell, Charles Salsman, James Robinson, William Noe, Mike Jones and D. W. Russman. ?
(bio added by Russell Perkins, FAG member #47213352)
The Despain family was a French family. The spelling in France was D'espagne. Peter's parents were John and Susan Despain. They lived on Saddle Creek, a tributary of the New River in Montgomery Co.,Va. Green Co.,Ky. Order Books; Nov 1802, ordered that John C. Allen, Peter Despain, John Pepper and Jas Scot Despain being 1st sworn to view the
nearest and best way from Greensburgh to the head of Salt Lick.
Peter DeSpain was the son of John and Susan Scott DeSpain and a veteran of the Revolutionary War. According to Peter DeSpain's Revolutionary War Pension information from
"Abstracts of pensions Soldiers of the Rev., 1812 & Indian Wars that settled in Kentucky". On August 20 of the year 1832 in Green County in the state of Kentucky, the said pensioner at the age of 69 years appeared in open court
and stated that he enlisted in the year 1780 to serve in the company under the command of Captain Bently in the Virginia Regiment under the command of
Colonel Haws for a tour of eighteen months duration and he was then honorably discharged at Salisbury in the state of North Carolina. He stated that he resided in Montgomery County in the state of Virginia. He said that he had served in the Battle of Campden, the Battle of Guildford Court House,and also in the Siege of Ninety Six. He said that they had marched from Montgomery Court House to Chesterfield and they had then joined General
Green at Cheraw Hills on the Pede River
From the book; CENTRAL KENTUCKY MILITARY HEROES:
Born abt 1780. Son of John DeSpain and Susan Scott. John's father was Samuel DeSpain, of England. Peter DeSpain died 3/31/1850. He married Nancy Skaggs December 15, 1791 at Nelson Co., Ky. He entered into the Army of the United
States in the year of 1780. He served under Capt. Bentley in the Virginia Regiment. He was given a land warrant S14559. On August 20th, 1832 he applied for a pension of $60 per annum. He received this until his death in
March 1850.
There were 14 children born to Peter and Nancy Skaggs DeSpain.
LaRue County newspaper dated 6 June 1901. The article, “Decoration Day at Mt. Tabor,” states the first grave ever made in the cemetery was 46 years ago (1855). The article also states that a Revolutionary War soldier named Peter Despain is buried there. There are several other old soldiers here including William Boutwell, R. H. Clayton, William Bell, Charles Salsman, James Robinson, William Noe, Mike Jones and D. W. Russman. ?
(bio added by Russell Perkins, FAG member #47213352)
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