Abigail Vincent (born 30 Jan 1746 in VA) married Pierce Dant Hamblin (born 24 Mar 1756 in Worster Co, MD), son of George Hamblin (born 1725 Worcester Co. MD) and Piercy Carey (born 1726 in Monie, Somerset Co. MD), on 5 Jul 1781 in Chatham, Pittsylvania, Virginia
Pierce Dant and Abigail remained in Pitttsylvania County, Virginia, until at least 1788. He was listed in 1786 as 1 tithable, 1 free male over 21, no slaves, 1 horse and 2 cattle. He was the assignee of William Graham vs Thomas Easley.
From Virginia, Pierce Dant and Abigail moved to North Carolina, perhaps to Rockingham or Stokes County. Their son, Thomas was born in North Carolina in 1793. From North Carolina they moved to southwestern Virginia, in the Holston River area. For a time they lived in Scott County, in the Bristol area.
By 1806 Pierce Dant was living in Knox County, Kentucky. In 1800 the Federal Government made a treaty with the Cherokee Indians, called the Tellico Treaty. The area into which Pierce Dant moved was a part of that land. He probably spent the remainder of his life there.
In 1820 Pierce Dant applied for a pension from the United States Government for his service in the Revolutionary War. He appeared in the Knox County Circuit Court to give his oath on July 12, 1820. At this time he stated that he was a farmer, but was afflicted with rheumatic pain in the hip and was frequently unable to work. He also stated that he was the father of eight children.
His application for a pension (number 13,770) was denied. The reason for his rejection was that he was too well-off to qualify. In the fall of 1819 he had sold two hundred acres of land. He stated that he had received $200 of the amount in cash, five horses worth $175, sixteen cows worth $50 and about 30 hogs worth $30. $400 was still owed to him.
On September 26, 1833, Pierce Dant Hamblen was granted a pension by the United States Government at the rate of $80 per year, dating from March 4, 1831. The certificate number was 22,022. The date of his last payment for this pension was March 17, 1843, through the Pension Bureau in Louisville, Kentucky.
Pierce Dant Hamblen, most certainly died in the spring of 1843. It is believed that Abigail, his wife, preceded him in death. No widow's claim for his pension is on record. A memorial stone for him was placed in the Hamblin Cemetery in Nevisdale, Kentucky. However, he was probably buried beside the Baptist Church on Poplar Creek, Knox County, near Carpenter. This is about 12 miles east of Williamsburg, Whitley County, and about equal distance southwest of Barbourville, Knox County. Also, in Williamsburg, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, VFW Post 3167 is named in his honor.
Event: Land
Note:
Whitley County, KY, Deed Book 1, Page 136
1/9/1826, Dant Hamblin & wife Abigail of Knox Co., Ky to Samuel Sutton of Whitley Co., Ky for $500.00 land containing 100 acres.
Att: Joshua Tye, Curtis Blakely, and Tho. Hamblin.
Change Date: 20 Nov 2009
Children
~~Sarah "Sally" HAMBLIN b: 1785 in Pittsylvania Co, Virginia
~~George William HAMBLIN b: 10 Jun 1787 in Pittsylvania Co, Virginia.
~~John* HAMBLIN b: 1791 in Pittsylvania Co, Virginia
~~Thomas HAMBLIN b: 1 Jan 1793 in Stokes Co, NC
~~Vincent HAMBLIN b: 1795 in Scott Co, Virginia
~~Peter HAMBLIN b: 1797 in Virginia
~~Frances "Frankie" HAMBLIN b: 26 Jun 1801 in Scott Co, Virginia
~~Elizabeth "Betsey" HAMBLIN b: 1803 in Scott Co, Virginia
~~~~~
PIERCE DANT* HAMBLIN--Husband
Suffix: (Revolutionary War)
Birth: 24 Mar 1756 in Worster Co, Maryland
Death: 17 Mar 1843 in Knox Co, Kentucky,
Burial: Nevisdale, Whitley, Kentucky
Event: Military Service
Note:
Pierce was a private in the Revolutionary War
Valley Forge Muster Roll
ID Number: VA14294
Regiment: 4 VA
Event: Pension
Note: PIERCE DANT HAMBLIN, KNOX COUNTY, PRIVATE NORTH CAROLINA LINE $80.00 ANNUAL ALLOWANCE $240.00 AMOUNT RECEIVED SEPTEMBER 26, 1833 PENSION STARTED AGE 79
Event: Burial
Note: Pierce Dant was buried in Hamblin Cemetery
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=31343777
_UID: F8526EDA9BCA4E0190089CF2D9F268832212
Change Date: 20 Nov 2009
Note:
Pierce Dant Hamblen was born, as he states "on the eastern shore of Maryland, Worcester County, on March 24, 1756" He moved with his parents to Halifax County, Virginia and then on to Charlotte County, Virginia. At the beginning of the Revolutionary War the family lived about 18 miles south of the Charlotte Court House. On March 9, 1776, nearing his 20th bithday, Pierce Dant enlisted in Captain John Brent's Company, under Colonel Robert Lawson, in the 4th Virginia Regiment, Continental Line. This was to be a two-year enlistment. When he enlisted, he reveals, there was a laugh among the soldiers because two men with double names enlisted at the same time (enlisting with him was Soloman Harmon Ealam). This is a hint that, perhaps, the name "Dant" was a surname, possibly of a grandmother.
In his own words Pierce Dant tells of his Revolutionary War experience:
At the time of my enlistment I was living with my father, George Hamblen, in Charlotte County, Virginia, about 18 miles below the Court House. I marched from Charlotte Court House down to Portsmouth, we here encamped through the summer and took water and went to Head of Elk, from this place we marched toward Philidelphia. General Stephen commanded the troops when we crossed the Delaware and took the Hessians at Trenton, this was I think on Christmas Day. We took the Hessians and crossed the river with them. I do not know wat then became of the Hessians. The troops to which I belonged went back again to Trenton, here we had a cannonnade during the night. After this we crossed a creek and took up the other side and went to Princeton then we had a fight and took some of the British and carried them to Morristown. Thence to Whippany when I took the smallpox. From this place we were divided. It is impossible for me to remember where we marched from that place. Nothing however of importance happened until we fought the Battle of Brandewine in the summer after. After this battle we were constantly marching. We encamped awhile in the woods at one place, but I do not remember the name of the camp, or which state it was in. The next thing of importance I remember wa a skirmish with the British at a little town near Philidelphia. I have forgotten it's name. After this we were scouting about through the balance of the fall until we took up our winter quarters at Valley Forge. Here we encamped until my time of enlistment was out. I was discharged at this place on the 9th of March, 1778, and returned home to my father's house shortly afterward. Charles Scott signed my discharge. What has become of it now I cannot tell. I kept it for many years after my discharge. I know and served under General Washington, Lafayette and others who were Continental Officers as I understand. (Pierece Dant gave this testimony on June 22, 1833)
As stated by our Patriot, Pierce Dant, the 4th Virginia did sail from Portsmouth and landed at Head of Elk, a point of debarkation both for the American Forces and the British, depending on who was holding it at any given moment. Head of Elk is the point at the northern extremity of Chesapeake Bay where the Elk River empties into that bay. This location placed the 4th Virginia in northeastern Maryland, a short distance from Delaware and only about 50 miles southwest of Philidelphia, the Continental Capital.
On December 25, 1776, at 3:00pm, Pierce Dant Hamblen stood ready to march in parade with the 4th Virginia past General Washington toward the boats that awaited on the western banks of the Delaware River. With musket in hand, Pierce Dant was equipped with a blanket and a bayonet, forty rounds of ammunition and three day's rations.
On December 27th, Pierce Dant Hamblen got his Christmas dinner and a much needed rest. On December 29th, the army recrossed the Delaware and took part in a skirmish at Trenton and won the Battle of Princeton. More British were captured and the 4th Virginia marched north with Washington to Morristown. In the little town of Whippany, New Jersey, Pierce Dant came down with the smallpox.
In his own account, Pierce Dant tells us that the remainder of the winter, and the spring and early summer of 1777 was uneventful. But in late summer, September 11, 1777, the 4th Virginia took part in the Battle of Brandywine, not far from Philidelphia. This was the battle whose name Pierce Dant could not remember. Less than a month later they fought in the Battle of Germantown (October 4th). Following this battle, General Adam Stephen was court martialed. During the battle he had been drunk and disorderly and unable to follow the battle plan. It is believed that his failure resulted in the American defeat. Until that critical point in the battle, the advantage was in favor of the Americans. General Charles Scott took the leadership of the 4th Virginia.
The winter of 1777 and 1778 was a bitter one for our Patriot and the others with him at Valley Forge. It was unbearably cold. Poor clothing and constant shortages of food and othe needed supplies brought persistent complaints from the troops. Most had no coats or blankets. it is believed that political squabbling and maneuvering kept the much needed supplies from the soldiers at Valley Forge.
During that winter at Valley Forge, 3,000 men died of starvation, exposure and typhus. Desertion took its toll as well. But somehow Pierce Dant hung on and completed his tern of enlistment. On March 9, 1778, he completed his two year enlistment and was discharged honorably. General Charles Scott signed his discharge papers.
--Bio by TheButterfly 2011
Pierce Dant and Abigail remained in Pitttsylvania County, Virginia, until at least 1788. He was listed in 1786 as 1 tithable, 1 free male over 21, no slaves, 1 horse and 2 cattle. He was the assignee of William Graham vs Thomas Easley.
From Virginia, Pierce Dant and Abigail moved to North Carolina, perhaps to Rockingham or Stokes County. Their son, Thomas was born in North Carolina in 1793. From North Carolina they moved to southwestern Virginia, in the Holston River area. For a time they lived in Scott County, in the Bristol area.
By 1806 Pierce Dant was living in Knox County, Kentucky. In 1800 the Federal Government made a treaty with the Cherokee Indians, called the Tellico Treaty. The area into which Pierce Dant moved was a part of that land. He probably spent the remainder of his life there.
In 1820 Pierce Dant applied for a pension from the United States Government for his service in the Revolutionary War. He appeared in the Knox County Circuit Court to give his oath on July 12, 1820. At this time he stated that he was a farmer, but was afflicted with rheumatic pain in the hip and was frequently unable to work. He also stated that he was the father of eight children.
His application for a pension (number 13,770) was denied. The reason for his rejection was that he was too well-off to qualify. In the fall of 1819 he had sold two hundred acres of land. He stated that he had received $200 of the amount in cash, five horses worth $175, sixteen cows worth $50 and about 30 hogs worth $30. $400 was still owed to him.
On September 26, 1833, Pierce Dant Hamblen was granted a pension by the United States Government at the rate of $80 per year, dating from March 4, 1831. The certificate number was 22,022. The date of his last payment for this pension was March 17, 1843, through the Pension Bureau in Louisville, Kentucky.
Pierce Dant Hamblen, most certainly died in the spring of 1843. It is believed that Abigail, his wife, preceded him in death. No widow's claim for his pension is on record. A memorial stone for him was placed in the Hamblin Cemetery in Nevisdale, Kentucky. However, he was probably buried beside the Baptist Church on Poplar Creek, Knox County, near Carpenter. This is about 12 miles east of Williamsburg, Whitley County, and about equal distance southwest of Barbourville, Knox County. Also, in Williamsburg, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, VFW Post 3167 is named in his honor.
Event: Land
Note:
Whitley County, KY, Deed Book 1, Page 136
1/9/1826, Dant Hamblin & wife Abigail of Knox Co., Ky to Samuel Sutton of Whitley Co., Ky for $500.00 land containing 100 acres.
Att: Joshua Tye, Curtis Blakely, and Tho. Hamblin.
Change Date: 20 Nov 2009
Children
~~Sarah "Sally" HAMBLIN b: 1785 in Pittsylvania Co, Virginia
~~George William HAMBLIN b: 10 Jun 1787 in Pittsylvania Co, Virginia.
~~John* HAMBLIN b: 1791 in Pittsylvania Co, Virginia
~~Thomas HAMBLIN b: 1 Jan 1793 in Stokes Co, NC
~~Vincent HAMBLIN b: 1795 in Scott Co, Virginia
~~Peter HAMBLIN b: 1797 in Virginia
~~Frances "Frankie" HAMBLIN b: 26 Jun 1801 in Scott Co, Virginia
~~Elizabeth "Betsey" HAMBLIN b: 1803 in Scott Co, Virginia
~~~~~
PIERCE DANT* HAMBLIN--Husband
Suffix: (Revolutionary War)
Birth: 24 Mar 1756 in Worster Co, Maryland
Death: 17 Mar 1843 in Knox Co, Kentucky,
Burial: Nevisdale, Whitley, Kentucky
Event: Military Service
Note:
Pierce was a private in the Revolutionary War
Valley Forge Muster Roll
ID Number: VA14294
Regiment: 4 VA
Event: Pension
Note: PIERCE DANT HAMBLIN, KNOX COUNTY, PRIVATE NORTH CAROLINA LINE $80.00 ANNUAL ALLOWANCE $240.00 AMOUNT RECEIVED SEPTEMBER 26, 1833 PENSION STARTED AGE 79
Event: Burial
Note: Pierce Dant was buried in Hamblin Cemetery
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=31343777
_UID: F8526EDA9BCA4E0190089CF2D9F268832212
Change Date: 20 Nov 2009
Note:
Pierce Dant Hamblen was born, as he states "on the eastern shore of Maryland, Worcester County, on March 24, 1756" He moved with his parents to Halifax County, Virginia and then on to Charlotte County, Virginia. At the beginning of the Revolutionary War the family lived about 18 miles south of the Charlotte Court House. On March 9, 1776, nearing his 20th bithday, Pierce Dant enlisted in Captain John Brent's Company, under Colonel Robert Lawson, in the 4th Virginia Regiment, Continental Line. This was to be a two-year enlistment. When he enlisted, he reveals, there was a laugh among the soldiers because two men with double names enlisted at the same time (enlisting with him was Soloman Harmon Ealam). This is a hint that, perhaps, the name "Dant" was a surname, possibly of a grandmother.
In his own words Pierce Dant tells of his Revolutionary War experience:
At the time of my enlistment I was living with my father, George Hamblen, in Charlotte County, Virginia, about 18 miles below the Court House. I marched from Charlotte Court House down to Portsmouth, we here encamped through the summer and took water and went to Head of Elk, from this place we marched toward Philidelphia. General Stephen commanded the troops when we crossed the Delaware and took the Hessians at Trenton, this was I think on Christmas Day. We took the Hessians and crossed the river with them. I do not know wat then became of the Hessians. The troops to which I belonged went back again to Trenton, here we had a cannonnade during the night. After this we crossed a creek and took up the other side and went to Princeton then we had a fight and took some of the British and carried them to Morristown. Thence to Whippany when I took the smallpox. From this place we were divided. It is impossible for me to remember where we marched from that place. Nothing however of importance happened until we fought the Battle of Brandewine in the summer after. After this battle we were constantly marching. We encamped awhile in the woods at one place, but I do not remember the name of the camp, or which state it was in. The next thing of importance I remember wa a skirmish with the British at a little town near Philidelphia. I have forgotten it's name. After this we were scouting about through the balance of the fall until we took up our winter quarters at Valley Forge. Here we encamped until my time of enlistment was out. I was discharged at this place on the 9th of March, 1778, and returned home to my father's house shortly afterward. Charles Scott signed my discharge. What has become of it now I cannot tell. I kept it for many years after my discharge. I know and served under General Washington, Lafayette and others who were Continental Officers as I understand. (Pierece Dant gave this testimony on June 22, 1833)
As stated by our Patriot, Pierce Dant, the 4th Virginia did sail from Portsmouth and landed at Head of Elk, a point of debarkation both for the American Forces and the British, depending on who was holding it at any given moment. Head of Elk is the point at the northern extremity of Chesapeake Bay where the Elk River empties into that bay. This location placed the 4th Virginia in northeastern Maryland, a short distance from Delaware and only about 50 miles southwest of Philidelphia, the Continental Capital.
On December 25, 1776, at 3:00pm, Pierce Dant Hamblen stood ready to march in parade with the 4th Virginia past General Washington toward the boats that awaited on the western banks of the Delaware River. With musket in hand, Pierce Dant was equipped with a blanket and a bayonet, forty rounds of ammunition and three day's rations.
On December 27th, Pierce Dant Hamblen got his Christmas dinner and a much needed rest. On December 29th, the army recrossed the Delaware and took part in a skirmish at Trenton and won the Battle of Princeton. More British were captured and the 4th Virginia marched north with Washington to Morristown. In the little town of Whippany, New Jersey, Pierce Dant came down with the smallpox.
In his own account, Pierce Dant tells us that the remainder of the winter, and the spring and early summer of 1777 was uneventful. But in late summer, September 11, 1777, the 4th Virginia took part in the Battle of Brandywine, not far from Philidelphia. This was the battle whose name Pierce Dant could not remember. Less than a month later they fought in the Battle of Germantown (October 4th). Following this battle, General Adam Stephen was court martialed. During the battle he had been drunk and disorderly and unable to follow the battle plan. It is believed that his failure resulted in the American defeat. Until that critical point in the battle, the advantage was in favor of the Americans. General Charles Scott took the leadership of the 4th Virginia.
The winter of 1777 and 1778 was a bitter one for our Patriot and the others with him at Valley Forge. It was unbearably cold. Poor clothing and constant shortages of food and othe needed supplies brought persistent complaints from the troops. Most had no coats or blankets. it is believed that political squabbling and maneuvering kept the much needed supplies from the soldiers at Valley Forge.
During that winter at Valley Forge, 3,000 men died of starvation, exposure and typhus. Desertion took its toll as well. But somehow Pierce Dant hung on and completed his tern of enlistment. On March 9, 1778, he completed his two year enlistment and was discharged honorably. General Charles Scott signed his discharge papers.
--Bio by TheButterfly 2011
Abigail Vincent (born 30 Jan 1746 in VA) married Pierce Dant Hamblin (born 24 Mar 1756 in Worster Co, MD), son of George Hamblin (born 1725 Worcester Co. MD) and Piercy Carey (born 1726 in Monie, Somerset Co. MD), on 5 Jul 1781 in Chatham, Pittsylvania, Virginia
Pierce Dant and Abigail remained in Pitttsylvania County, Virginia, until at least 1788. He was listed in 1786 as 1 tithable, 1 free male over 21, no slaves, 1 horse and 2 cattle. He was the assignee of William Graham vs Thomas Easley.
From Virginia, Pierce Dant and Abigail moved to North Carolina, perhaps to Rockingham or Stokes County. Their son, Thomas was born in North Carolina in 1793. From North Carolina they moved to southwestern Virginia, in the Holston River area. For a time they lived in Scott County, in the Bristol area.
By 1806 Pierce Dant was living in Knox County, Kentucky. In 1800 the Federal Government made a treaty with the Cherokee Indians, called the Tellico Treaty. The area into which Pierce Dant moved was a part of that land. He probably spent the remainder of his life there.
In 1820 Pierce Dant applied for a pension from the United States Government for his service in the Revolutionary War. He appeared in the Knox County Circuit Court to give his oath on July 12, 1820. At this time he stated that he was a farmer, but was afflicted with rheumatic pain in the hip and was frequently unable to work. He also stated that he was the father of eight children.
His application for a pension (number 13,770) was denied. The reason for his rejection was that he was too well-off to qualify. In the fall of 1819 he had sold two hundred acres of land. He stated that he had received $200 of the amount in cash, five horses worth $175, sixteen cows worth $50 and about 30 hogs worth $30. $400 was still owed to him.
On September 26, 1833, Pierce Dant Hamblen was granted a pension by the United States Government at the rate of $80 per year, dating from March 4, 1831. The certificate number was 22,022. The date of his last payment for this pension was March 17, 1843, through the Pension Bureau in Louisville, Kentucky.
Pierce Dant Hamblen, most certainly died in the spring of 1843. It is believed that Abigail, his wife, preceded him in death. No widow's claim for his pension is on record. A memorial stone for him was placed in the Hamblin Cemetery in Nevisdale, Kentucky. However, he was probably buried beside the Baptist Church on Poplar Creek, Knox County, near Carpenter. This is about 12 miles east of Williamsburg, Whitley County, and about equal distance southwest of Barbourville, Knox County. Also, in Williamsburg, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, VFW Post 3167 is named in his honor.
Event: Land
Note:
Whitley County, KY, Deed Book 1, Page 136
1/9/1826, Dant Hamblin & wife Abigail of Knox Co., Ky to Samuel Sutton of Whitley Co., Ky for $500.00 land containing 100 acres.
Att: Joshua Tye, Curtis Blakely, and Tho. Hamblin.
Change Date: 20 Nov 2009
Children
~~Sarah "Sally" HAMBLIN b: 1785 in Pittsylvania Co, Virginia
~~George William HAMBLIN b: 10 Jun 1787 in Pittsylvania Co, Virginia.
~~John* HAMBLIN b: 1791 in Pittsylvania Co, Virginia
~~Thomas HAMBLIN b: 1 Jan 1793 in Stokes Co, NC
~~Vincent HAMBLIN b: 1795 in Scott Co, Virginia
~~Peter HAMBLIN b: 1797 in Virginia
~~Frances "Frankie" HAMBLIN b: 26 Jun 1801 in Scott Co, Virginia
~~Elizabeth "Betsey" HAMBLIN b: 1803 in Scott Co, Virginia
~~~~~
PIERCE DANT* HAMBLIN--Husband
Suffix: (Revolutionary War)
Birth: 24 Mar 1756 in Worster Co, Maryland
Death: 17 Mar 1843 in Knox Co, Kentucky,
Burial: Nevisdale, Whitley, Kentucky
Event: Military Service
Note:
Pierce was a private in the Revolutionary War
Valley Forge Muster Roll
ID Number: VA14294
Regiment: 4 VA
Event: Pension
Note: PIERCE DANT HAMBLIN, KNOX COUNTY, PRIVATE NORTH CAROLINA LINE $80.00 ANNUAL ALLOWANCE $240.00 AMOUNT RECEIVED SEPTEMBER 26, 1833 PENSION STARTED AGE 79
Event: Burial
Note: Pierce Dant was buried in Hamblin Cemetery
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=31343777
_UID: F8526EDA9BCA4E0190089CF2D9F268832212
Change Date: 20 Nov 2009
Note:
Pierce Dant Hamblen was born, as he states "on the eastern shore of Maryland, Worcester County, on March 24, 1756" He moved with his parents to Halifax County, Virginia and then on to Charlotte County, Virginia. At the beginning of the Revolutionary War the family lived about 18 miles south of the Charlotte Court House. On March 9, 1776, nearing his 20th bithday, Pierce Dant enlisted in Captain John Brent's Company, under Colonel Robert Lawson, in the 4th Virginia Regiment, Continental Line. This was to be a two-year enlistment. When he enlisted, he reveals, there was a laugh among the soldiers because two men with double names enlisted at the same time (enlisting with him was Soloman Harmon Ealam). This is a hint that, perhaps, the name "Dant" was a surname, possibly of a grandmother.
In his own words Pierce Dant tells of his Revolutionary War experience:
At the time of my enlistment I was living with my father, George Hamblen, in Charlotte County, Virginia, about 18 miles below the Court House. I marched from Charlotte Court House down to Portsmouth, we here encamped through the summer and took water and went to Head of Elk, from this place we marched toward Philidelphia. General Stephen commanded the troops when we crossed the Delaware and took the Hessians at Trenton, this was I think on Christmas Day. We took the Hessians and crossed the river with them. I do not know wat then became of the Hessians. The troops to which I belonged went back again to Trenton, here we had a cannonnade during the night. After this we crossed a creek and took up the other side and went to Princeton then we had a fight and took some of the British and carried them to Morristown. Thence to Whippany when I took the smallpox. From this place we were divided. It is impossible for me to remember where we marched from that place. Nothing however of importance happened until we fought the Battle of Brandewine in the summer after. After this battle we were constantly marching. We encamped awhile in the woods at one place, but I do not remember the name of the camp, or which state it was in. The next thing of importance I remember wa a skirmish with the British at a little town near Philidelphia. I have forgotten it's name. After this we were scouting about through the balance of the fall until we took up our winter quarters at Valley Forge. Here we encamped until my time of enlistment was out. I was discharged at this place on the 9th of March, 1778, and returned home to my father's house shortly afterward. Charles Scott signed my discharge. What has become of it now I cannot tell. I kept it for many years after my discharge. I know and served under General Washington, Lafayette and others who were Continental Officers as I understand. (Pierece Dant gave this testimony on June 22, 1833)
As stated by our Patriot, Pierce Dant, the 4th Virginia did sail from Portsmouth and landed at Head of Elk, a point of debarkation both for the American Forces and the British, depending on who was holding it at any given moment. Head of Elk is the point at the northern extremity of Chesapeake Bay where the Elk River empties into that bay. This location placed the 4th Virginia in northeastern Maryland, a short distance from Delaware and only about 50 miles southwest of Philidelphia, the Continental Capital.
On December 25, 1776, at 3:00pm, Pierce Dant Hamblen stood ready to march in parade with the 4th Virginia past General Washington toward the boats that awaited on the western banks of the Delaware River. With musket in hand, Pierce Dant was equipped with a blanket and a bayonet, forty rounds of ammunition and three day's rations.
On December 27th, Pierce Dant Hamblen got his Christmas dinner and a much needed rest. On December 29th, the army recrossed the Delaware and took part in a skirmish at Trenton and won the Battle of Princeton. More British were captured and the 4th Virginia marched north with Washington to Morristown. In the little town of Whippany, New Jersey, Pierce Dant came down with the smallpox.
In his own account, Pierce Dant tells us that the remainder of the winter, and the spring and early summer of 1777 was uneventful. But in late summer, September 11, 1777, the 4th Virginia took part in the Battle of Brandywine, not far from Philidelphia. This was the battle whose name Pierce Dant could not remember. Less than a month later they fought in the Battle of Germantown (October 4th). Following this battle, General Adam Stephen was court martialed. During the battle he had been drunk and disorderly and unable to follow the battle plan. It is believed that his failure resulted in the American defeat. Until that critical point in the battle, the advantage was in favor of the Americans. General Charles Scott took the leadership of the 4th Virginia.
The winter of 1777 and 1778 was a bitter one for our Patriot and the others with him at Valley Forge. It was unbearably cold. Poor clothing and constant shortages of food and othe needed supplies brought persistent complaints from the troops. Most had no coats or blankets. it is believed that political squabbling and maneuvering kept the much needed supplies from the soldiers at Valley Forge.
During that winter at Valley Forge, 3,000 men died of starvation, exposure and typhus. Desertion took its toll as well. But somehow Pierce Dant hung on and completed his tern of enlistment. On March 9, 1778, he completed his two year enlistment and was discharged honorably. General Charles Scott signed his discharge papers.
--Bio by TheButterfly 2011
Pierce Dant and Abigail remained in Pitttsylvania County, Virginia, until at least 1788. He was listed in 1786 as 1 tithable, 1 free male over 21, no slaves, 1 horse and 2 cattle. He was the assignee of William Graham vs Thomas Easley.
From Virginia, Pierce Dant and Abigail moved to North Carolina, perhaps to Rockingham or Stokes County. Their son, Thomas was born in North Carolina in 1793. From North Carolina they moved to southwestern Virginia, in the Holston River area. For a time they lived in Scott County, in the Bristol area.
By 1806 Pierce Dant was living in Knox County, Kentucky. In 1800 the Federal Government made a treaty with the Cherokee Indians, called the Tellico Treaty. The area into which Pierce Dant moved was a part of that land. He probably spent the remainder of his life there.
In 1820 Pierce Dant applied for a pension from the United States Government for his service in the Revolutionary War. He appeared in the Knox County Circuit Court to give his oath on July 12, 1820. At this time he stated that he was a farmer, but was afflicted with rheumatic pain in the hip and was frequently unable to work. He also stated that he was the father of eight children.
His application for a pension (number 13,770) was denied. The reason for his rejection was that he was too well-off to qualify. In the fall of 1819 he had sold two hundred acres of land. He stated that he had received $200 of the amount in cash, five horses worth $175, sixteen cows worth $50 and about 30 hogs worth $30. $400 was still owed to him.
On September 26, 1833, Pierce Dant Hamblen was granted a pension by the United States Government at the rate of $80 per year, dating from March 4, 1831. The certificate number was 22,022. The date of his last payment for this pension was March 17, 1843, through the Pension Bureau in Louisville, Kentucky.
Pierce Dant Hamblen, most certainly died in the spring of 1843. It is believed that Abigail, his wife, preceded him in death. No widow's claim for his pension is on record. A memorial stone for him was placed in the Hamblin Cemetery in Nevisdale, Kentucky. However, he was probably buried beside the Baptist Church on Poplar Creek, Knox County, near Carpenter. This is about 12 miles east of Williamsburg, Whitley County, and about equal distance southwest of Barbourville, Knox County. Also, in Williamsburg, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, VFW Post 3167 is named in his honor.
Event: Land
Note:
Whitley County, KY, Deed Book 1, Page 136
1/9/1826, Dant Hamblin & wife Abigail of Knox Co., Ky to Samuel Sutton of Whitley Co., Ky for $500.00 land containing 100 acres.
Att: Joshua Tye, Curtis Blakely, and Tho. Hamblin.
Change Date: 20 Nov 2009
Children
~~Sarah "Sally" HAMBLIN b: 1785 in Pittsylvania Co, Virginia
~~George William HAMBLIN b: 10 Jun 1787 in Pittsylvania Co, Virginia.
~~John* HAMBLIN b: 1791 in Pittsylvania Co, Virginia
~~Thomas HAMBLIN b: 1 Jan 1793 in Stokes Co, NC
~~Vincent HAMBLIN b: 1795 in Scott Co, Virginia
~~Peter HAMBLIN b: 1797 in Virginia
~~Frances "Frankie" HAMBLIN b: 26 Jun 1801 in Scott Co, Virginia
~~Elizabeth "Betsey" HAMBLIN b: 1803 in Scott Co, Virginia
~~~~~
PIERCE DANT* HAMBLIN--Husband
Suffix: (Revolutionary War)
Birth: 24 Mar 1756 in Worster Co, Maryland
Death: 17 Mar 1843 in Knox Co, Kentucky,
Burial: Nevisdale, Whitley, Kentucky
Event: Military Service
Note:
Pierce was a private in the Revolutionary War
Valley Forge Muster Roll
ID Number: VA14294
Regiment: 4 VA
Event: Pension
Note: PIERCE DANT HAMBLIN, KNOX COUNTY, PRIVATE NORTH CAROLINA LINE $80.00 ANNUAL ALLOWANCE $240.00 AMOUNT RECEIVED SEPTEMBER 26, 1833 PENSION STARTED AGE 79
Event: Burial
Note: Pierce Dant was buried in Hamblin Cemetery
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Change Date: 20 Nov 2009
Note:
Pierce Dant Hamblen was born, as he states "on the eastern shore of Maryland, Worcester County, on March 24, 1756" He moved with his parents to Halifax County, Virginia and then on to Charlotte County, Virginia. At the beginning of the Revolutionary War the family lived about 18 miles south of the Charlotte Court House. On March 9, 1776, nearing his 20th bithday, Pierce Dant enlisted in Captain John Brent's Company, under Colonel Robert Lawson, in the 4th Virginia Regiment, Continental Line. This was to be a two-year enlistment. When he enlisted, he reveals, there was a laugh among the soldiers because two men with double names enlisted at the same time (enlisting with him was Soloman Harmon Ealam). This is a hint that, perhaps, the name "Dant" was a surname, possibly of a grandmother.
In his own words Pierce Dant tells of his Revolutionary War experience:
At the time of my enlistment I was living with my father, George Hamblen, in Charlotte County, Virginia, about 18 miles below the Court House. I marched from Charlotte Court House down to Portsmouth, we here encamped through the summer and took water and went to Head of Elk, from this place we marched toward Philidelphia. General Stephen commanded the troops when we crossed the Delaware and took the Hessians at Trenton, this was I think on Christmas Day. We took the Hessians and crossed the river with them. I do not know wat then became of the Hessians. The troops to which I belonged went back again to Trenton, here we had a cannonnade during the night. After this we crossed a creek and took up the other side and went to Princeton then we had a fight and took some of the British and carried them to Morristown. Thence to Whippany when I took the smallpox. From this place we were divided. It is impossible for me to remember where we marched from that place. Nothing however of importance happened until we fought the Battle of Brandewine in the summer after. After this battle we were constantly marching. We encamped awhile in the woods at one place, but I do not remember the name of the camp, or which state it was in. The next thing of importance I remember wa a skirmish with the British at a little town near Philidelphia. I have forgotten it's name. After this we were scouting about through the balance of the fall until we took up our winter quarters at Valley Forge. Here we encamped until my time of enlistment was out. I was discharged at this place on the 9th of March, 1778, and returned home to my father's house shortly afterward. Charles Scott signed my discharge. What has become of it now I cannot tell. I kept it for many years after my discharge. I know and served under General Washington, Lafayette and others who were Continental Officers as I understand. (Pierece Dant gave this testimony on June 22, 1833)
As stated by our Patriot, Pierce Dant, the 4th Virginia did sail from Portsmouth and landed at Head of Elk, a point of debarkation both for the American Forces and the British, depending on who was holding it at any given moment. Head of Elk is the point at the northern extremity of Chesapeake Bay where the Elk River empties into that bay. This location placed the 4th Virginia in northeastern Maryland, a short distance from Delaware and only about 50 miles southwest of Philidelphia, the Continental Capital.
On December 25, 1776, at 3:00pm, Pierce Dant Hamblen stood ready to march in parade with the 4th Virginia past General Washington toward the boats that awaited on the western banks of the Delaware River. With musket in hand, Pierce Dant was equipped with a blanket and a bayonet, forty rounds of ammunition and three day's rations.
On December 27th, Pierce Dant Hamblen got his Christmas dinner and a much needed rest. On December 29th, the army recrossed the Delaware and took part in a skirmish at Trenton and won the Battle of Princeton. More British were captured and the 4th Virginia marched north with Washington to Morristown. In the little town of Whippany, New Jersey, Pierce Dant came down with the smallpox.
In his own account, Pierce Dant tells us that the remainder of the winter, and the spring and early summer of 1777 was uneventful. But in late summer, September 11, 1777, the 4th Virginia took part in the Battle of Brandywine, not far from Philidelphia. This was the battle whose name Pierce Dant could not remember. Less than a month later they fought in the Battle of Germantown (October 4th). Following this battle, General Adam Stephen was court martialed. During the battle he had been drunk and disorderly and unable to follow the battle plan. It is believed that his failure resulted in the American defeat. Until that critical point in the battle, the advantage was in favor of the Americans. General Charles Scott took the leadership of the 4th Virginia.
The winter of 1777 and 1778 was a bitter one for our Patriot and the others with him at Valley Forge. It was unbearably cold. Poor clothing and constant shortages of food and othe needed supplies brought persistent complaints from the troops. Most had no coats or blankets. it is believed that political squabbling and maneuvering kept the much needed supplies from the soldiers at Valley Forge.
During that winter at Valley Forge, 3,000 men died of starvation, exposure and typhus. Desertion took its toll as well. But somehow Pierce Dant hung on and completed his tern of enlistment. On March 9, 1778, he completed his two year enlistment and was discharged honorably. General Charles Scott signed his discharge papers.
--Bio by TheButterfly 2011
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