War of 1812 veteran.
Mahlon Painter, a son of Sarah (née Haines) and Isaac Painter, senior, was born on 18 January 1783 in the vicinity of Nineveh, then in Frederick County, Virginia. In April 1786, Mahlon Painter and his five older siblings were received into membership of the Crooked Run Friends Monthly Meeting in Nineveh.
• Mahlon Painter married first Hannah Davis on 26 July 1801 in Frederick County.
• Mahlon Painter married second "Clarisse Prat" on 25 November 1810 in Frederick County. The couple are known to have had one son, William.
In the War of 1812, Mahlon Painter served in February and March 1815 as a private in the 51st Regiment, Virginia Militia. The 51st was one of three Frederick County militia regiments.
Mahlon Painter died before 1827, probably in Frederick County, Virginia; burial place unknown. His widow Clarissa married Michael Pierce on 12 February 1827 in Frederick County. Clarissa and Michael Pierce moved to Ohio by 1840, and Clarissa Pierce—apparently widowed—was enumerated in 1850 in Clinton County, Indiana, living in her son William Painter's household. Not found in the 1860 U.S. Census, "Clarissa Painter widow of Mahlon Painter" received in 1861 bounty land for her first husband's War of 1812 military service.
Notes
Parents, siblings, date of birth in: Iona Lupton, A Record of Birth and Burials for Crooked Run Monthly Meeting 1785 (manuscript), p. 8.
• The Crooked Run Meeting was in Nineveh, then in Frederick County, Virginia. Nineveh became part of Warren County, when that county was created in 1836.
The Crooked Run Monthly Meeting recorded on 29 April 1786: "The [women] friends that was appointed to visit Isaac Painter's [six] Children namely Bulah, Rachel, Rebeckah, Isaac, Abraham & Mahlon report that it is comply'd with & that they thought it is best for them to be reciev'd as members therefore this meeting unites with men friends in receiving them." (Womens Meeting Minutes of the Crooked Run Monthly Meeting, 1782-1789 (manuscript), p. 32.)
Will of Isaac Painter, senior, 26 May 1805 (proved 2 Sep 1805): "I give and devise unto my wife Sarah the Plantation whereon I now live for and during her natural life and widowhood [...] I give and devise about 224 acres of land [...] the money arising from the sale thereof to be equally divided between my three eldest sons to wit Isaac, Abraham, and Mahlon [...]" (Harold Painter, The Painter Family (typescript, 1975), pp. 45-46.)
"Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XRHD-9L6: accessed 15 Oct 2013), Mahlon Painter and Hannah Davis, 26 Jul 1801.
"Painter, Mahlon and Clarisse Prat, Nov. 25, 1810. A. S." They were married by Andrew A. Shannon. (Eliza Timberlake Davis, Frederick County, Virginia, Marriages, 1771 - 1825 (Smithfield, Va.: n.p., 1941), p. 57.)
"Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XRHN-T9N: accessed 15 Oct 2013), Michael Peirce and Clarissa Painter, 12 Feb 1827.
National Archives and Records Administration. Index to the Compiled Military Service Records for the Volunteer Soldiers Who Served During the War of 1812. (Image of index card viewed on fold3.com.) The War of 1812 ended officially on 18 Feb 1815.
Mahlon Painter not found in 1810 U.S. Census, nor in 1820 U. S. Census.
A warrant for bounty land was issued on 5 December 1861 "for 160 acres in favor of Clarissa Painter widow of Mahlon Painter Private [in] Captain Hatcher's Company Virginia Militia War 1812." This warrant for the northeast quarter of Section 21, Township 11 South, Range 10E, in Wabaunsee County, Kansas, was assigned to John P. Crothers. (U.S. Department of Interior, Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office Records.)
Reviewed 6 January 2024.
Mahlon Painter, a son of Sarah (née Haines) and Isaac Painter, senior, was born on 18 January 1783 in the vicinity of Nineveh, then in Frederick County, Virginia. In April 1786, Mahlon Painter and his five older siblings were received into membership of the Crooked Run Friends Monthly Meeting in Nineveh.
• Mahlon Painter married first Hannah Davis on 26 July 1801 in Frederick County.
• Mahlon Painter married second "Clarisse Prat" on 25 November 1810 in Frederick County. The couple are known to have had one son, William.
In the War of 1812, Mahlon Painter served in February and March 1815 as a private in the 51st Regiment, Virginia Militia. The 51st was one of three Frederick County militia regiments.
Mahlon Painter died before 1827, probably in Frederick County, Virginia; burial place unknown. His widow Clarissa married Michael Pierce on 12 February 1827 in Frederick County. Clarissa and Michael Pierce moved to Ohio by 1840, and Clarissa Pierce—apparently widowed—was enumerated in 1850 in Clinton County, Indiana, living in her son William Painter's household. Not found in the 1860 U.S. Census, "Clarissa Painter widow of Mahlon Painter" received in 1861 bounty land for her first husband's War of 1812 military service.
Notes
Parents, siblings, date of birth in: Iona Lupton, A Record of Birth and Burials for Crooked Run Monthly Meeting 1785 (manuscript), p. 8.
• The Crooked Run Meeting was in Nineveh, then in Frederick County, Virginia. Nineveh became part of Warren County, when that county was created in 1836.
The Crooked Run Monthly Meeting recorded on 29 April 1786: "The [women] friends that was appointed to visit Isaac Painter's [six] Children namely Bulah, Rachel, Rebeckah, Isaac, Abraham & Mahlon report that it is comply'd with & that they thought it is best for them to be reciev'd as members therefore this meeting unites with men friends in receiving them." (Womens Meeting Minutes of the Crooked Run Monthly Meeting, 1782-1789 (manuscript), p. 32.)
Will of Isaac Painter, senior, 26 May 1805 (proved 2 Sep 1805): "I give and devise unto my wife Sarah the Plantation whereon I now live for and during her natural life and widowhood [...] I give and devise about 224 acres of land [...] the money arising from the sale thereof to be equally divided between my three eldest sons to wit Isaac, Abraham, and Mahlon [...]" (Harold Painter, The Painter Family (typescript, 1975), pp. 45-46.)
"Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XRHD-9L6: accessed 15 Oct 2013), Mahlon Painter and Hannah Davis, 26 Jul 1801.
"Painter, Mahlon and Clarisse Prat, Nov. 25, 1810. A. S." They were married by Andrew A. Shannon. (Eliza Timberlake Davis, Frederick County, Virginia, Marriages, 1771 - 1825 (Smithfield, Va.: n.p., 1941), p. 57.)
"Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XRHN-T9N: accessed 15 Oct 2013), Michael Peirce and Clarissa Painter, 12 Feb 1827.
National Archives and Records Administration. Index to the Compiled Military Service Records for the Volunteer Soldiers Who Served During the War of 1812. (Image of index card viewed on fold3.com.) The War of 1812 ended officially on 18 Feb 1815.
Mahlon Painter not found in 1810 U.S. Census, nor in 1820 U. S. Census.
A warrant for bounty land was issued on 5 December 1861 "for 160 acres in favor of Clarissa Painter widow of Mahlon Painter Private [in] Captain Hatcher's Company Virginia Militia War 1812." This warrant for the northeast quarter of Section 21, Township 11 South, Range 10E, in Wabaunsee County, Kansas, was assigned to John P. Crothers. (U.S. Department of Interior, Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office Records.)
Reviewed 6 January 2024.
War of 1812 veteran.
Mahlon Painter, a son of Sarah (née Haines) and Isaac Painter, senior, was born on 18 January 1783 in the vicinity of Nineveh, then in Frederick County, Virginia. In April 1786, Mahlon Painter and his five older siblings were received into membership of the Crooked Run Friends Monthly Meeting in Nineveh.
• Mahlon Painter married first Hannah Davis on 26 July 1801 in Frederick County.
• Mahlon Painter married second "Clarisse Prat" on 25 November 1810 in Frederick County. The couple are known to have had one son, William.
In the War of 1812, Mahlon Painter served in February and March 1815 as a private in the 51st Regiment, Virginia Militia. The 51st was one of three Frederick County militia regiments.
Mahlon Painter died before 1827, probably in Frederick County, Virginia; burial place unknown. His widow Clarissa married Michael Pierce on 12 February 1827 in Frederick County. Clarissa and Michael Pierce moved to Ohio by 1840, and Clarissa Pierce—apparently widowed—was enumerated in 1850 in Clinton County, Indiana, living in her son William Painter's household. Not found in the 1860 U.S. Census, "Clarissa Painter widow of Mahlon Painter" received in 1861 bounty land for her first husband's War of 1812 military service.
Notes
Parents, siblings, date of birth in: Iona Lupton, A Record of Birth and Burials for Crooked Run Monthly Meeting 1785 (manuscript), p. 8.
• The Crooked Run Meeting was in Nineveh, then in Frederick County, Virginia. Nineveh became part of Warren County, when that county was created in 1836.
The Crooked Run Monthly Meeting recorded on 29 April 1786: "The [women] friends that was appointed to visit Isaac Painter's [six] Children namely Bulah, Rachel, Rebeckah, Isaac, Abraham & Mahlon report that it is comply'd with & that they thought it is best for them to be reciev'd as members therefore this meeting unites with men friends in receiving them." (Womens Meeting Minutes of the Crooked Run Monthly Meeting, 1782-1789 (manuscript), p. 32.)
Will of Isaac Painter, senior, 26 May 1805 (proved 2 Sep 1805): "I give and devise unto my wife Sarah the Plantation whereon I now live for and during her natural life and widowhood [...] I give and devise about 224 acres of land [...] the money arising from the sale thereof to be equally divided between my three eldest sons to wit Isaac, Abraham, and Mahlon [...]" (Harold Painter, The Painter Family (typescript, 1975), pp. 45-46.)
"Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XRHD-9L6: accessed 15 Oct 2013), Mahlon Painter and Hannah Davis, 26 Jul 1801.
"Painter, Mahlon and Clarisse Prat, Nov. 25, 1810. A. S." They were married by Andrew A. Shannon. (Eliza Timberlake Davis, Frederick County, Virginia, Marriages, 1771 - 1825 (Smithfield, Va.: n.p., 1941), p. 57.)
"Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XRHN-T9N: accessed 15 Oct 2013), Michael Peirce and Clarissa Painter, 12 Feb 1827.
National Archives and Records Administration. Index to the Compiled Military Service Records for the Volunteer Soldiers Who Served During the War of 1812. (Image of index card viewed on fold3.com.) The War of 1812 ended officially on 18 Feb 1815.
Mahlon Painter not found in 1810 U.S. Census, nor in 1820 U. S. Census.
A warrant for bounty land was issued on 5 December 1861 "for 160 acres in favor of Clarissa Painter widow of Mahlon Painter Private [in] Captain Hatcher's Company Virginia Militia War 1812." This warrant for the northeast quarter of Section 21, Township 11 South, Range 10E, in Wabaunsee County, Kansas, was assigned to John P. Crothers. (U.S. Department of Interior, Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office Records.)
Reviewed 6 January 2024.
Mahlon Painter, a son of Sarah (née Haines) and Isaac Painter, senior, was born on 18 January 1783 in the vicinity of Nineveh, then in Frederick County, Virginia. In April 1786, Mahlon Painter and his five older siblings were received into membership of the Crooked Run Friends Monthly Meeting in Nineveh.
• Mahlon Painter married first Hannah Davis on 26 July 1801 in Frederick County.
• Mahlon Painter married second "Clarisse Prat" on 25 November 1810 in Frederick County. The couple are known to have had one son, William.
In the War of 1812, Mahlon Painter served in February and March 1815 as a private in the 51st Regiment, Virginia Militia. The 51st was one of three Frederick County militia regiments.
Mahlon Painter died before 1827, probably in Frederick County, Virginia; burial place unknown. His widow Clarissa married Michael Pierce on 12 February 1827 in Frederick County. Clarissa and Michael Pierce moved to Ohio by 1840, and Clarissa Pierce—apparently widowed—was enumerated in 1850 in Clinton County, Indiana, living in her son William Painter's household. Not found in the 1860 U.S. Census, "Clarissa Painter widow of Mahlon Painter" received in 1861 bounty land for her first husband's War of 1812 military service.
Notes
Parents, siblings, date of birth in: Iona Lupton, A Record of Birth and Burials for Crooked Run Monthly Meeting 1785 (manuscript), p. 8.
• The Crooked Run Meeting was in Nineveh, then in Frederick County, Virginia. Nineveh became part of Warren County, when that county was created in 1836.
The Crooked Run Monthly Meeting recorded on 29 April 1786: "The [women] friends that was appointed to visit Isaac Painter's [six] Children namely Bulah, Rachel, Rebeckah, Isaac, Abraham & Mahlon report that it is comply'd with & that they thought it is best for them to be reciev'd as members therefore this meeting unites with men friends in receiving them." (Womens Meeting Minutes of the Crooked Run Monthly Meeting, 1782-1789 (manuscript), p. 32.)
Will of Isaac Painter, senior, 26 May 1805 (proved 2 Sep 1805): "I give and devise unto my wife Sarah the Plantation whereon I now live for and during her natural life and widowhood [...] I give and devise about 224 acres of land [...] the money arising from the sale thereof to be equally divided between my three eldest sons to wit Isaac, Abraham, and Mahlon [...]" (Harold Painter, The Painter Family (typescript, 1975), pp. 45-46.)
"Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XRHD-9L6: accessed 15 Oct 2013), Mahlon Painter and Hannah Davis, 26 Jul 1801.
"Painter, Mahlon and Clarisse Prat, Nov. 25, 1810. A. S." They were married by Andrew A. Shannon. (Eliza Timberlake Davis, Frederick County, Virginia, Marriages, 1771 - 1825 (Smithfield, Va.: n.p., 1941), p. 57.)
"Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XRHN-T9N: accessed 15 Oct 2013), Michael Peirce and Clarissa Painter, 12 Feb 1827.
National Archives and Records Administration. Index to the Compiled Military Service Records for the Volunteer Soldiers Who Served During the War of 1812. (Image of index card viewed on fold3.com.) The War of 1812 ended officially on 18 Feb 1815.
Mahlon Painter not found in 1810 U.S. Census, nor in 1820 U. S. Census.
A warrant for bounty land was issued on 5 December 1861 "for 160 acres in favor of Clarissa Painter widow of Mahlon Painter Private [in] Captain Hatcher's Company Virginia Militia War 1812." This warrant for the northeast quarter of Section 21, Township 11 South, Range 10E, in Wabaunsee County, Kansas, was assigned to John P. Crothers. (U.S. Department of Interior, Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office Records.)
Reviewed 6 January 2024.
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