Corporal in the 2nd Maryland Regiment during the Revolutionary War. Andrew Meloan lived in various places, including North Carolina, before moving to Montgomery County, Kentucky in the early 1800's. He remained there until 1827, when he and a group of other residents including the Utterbacks, Caldwells, Farrows and a few others moved to Calloway County, Kentucky. The land on which Murray City Cemetery now sits originally belonged to Meloan and he is said to have been the first burial there in what is now the oldest part of the cemetery where no markers have survived.

His many descendants included Utterbacks and Caldwells. His daughter, Permelia Meloan, married Robert Caldwell. They were the parents of Rachel Ozier Caldwell who married Harrison Peyton Utterback. Andrew was married to Rachel Ozier who had previously been married to John Zillerfrow.

Meloan reached the rank of Corporal during the Revolutionary War and fought in many well known battles. He was present at Yorktown when Cornwallis surrendered. He was an aide to general Benjamin Harrison (Father of William Henry Harrison and great-grandfather of President Benjamin Harrison)who, on behalf of George Washington received the ornate ceremonial surrender sword from General Sir Guy Carlton who represented Cornwallis. Meloan was entrusted with the sword for 24 hours before it was returned to the defeated commanding office. While in charge of the sword, Meloan removed a very small diamond from the hilt and kept it as a memento of the occasion.

Source: Bill Utterback, 2006

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DAR Ancestor #: A073280

Issue of Andrew & Rachel:
1) Permelia Meloan b: 03 AUG 1782 in Cecil, Maryland & m. Robert Caldwell (1780 KY - 1840 KY) in 1804 in Montgomery County, KY. Her FAG is # 25957728.
2) Thomas Meloan b: 24 NOV 1784 in Cecil, Maryland & m. Milly Higgins in 1810 in Montgomery, KY
3) Elizabeth L. Meloan b: 01 OCT 1786 in North Carolina & m. Robert Lockridge in 1810 in Montgomery, KY. Her FAG is # 9573082
4) Andrew B. Meloan b: 22 OCT 1788 in Mecklenburg, North Carolina & m. Margaret Long in 1815 in Montgomery, KY
5) Isabella Meloan b: 13 JUL 1790 in Mecklenburg, North Carolina & m. Peregrine Farrow (ca. 1785 KY - ) in 1811 in Montgomery, KY
6) Pvt. Obadiah A. Meloan b: 02 OCT 1792 in Mecklenburg, North Carolina & m. Emily W. Scruggs in 1828 in Montgomery, KY. He served in the War of 1812. His FAG is 20516874.
7) Alexander F. Meloan b: 01 DEC 1794 in Mecklenburg, North Carolina
8) Perry Obadiah Meloan b: 29 APR 1797 in Mecklenburg, North Carolina & m. Emmaline Frazier