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Samuel Lewis Auxier

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Samuel Lewis Auxier Veteran

Birth
Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
1800 (aged 40–41)
Floyd County, Kentucky, USA
Burial
Johnson County, Kentucky, USA Add to Map
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Revolutionary War Soldier.
Pension Application of Samuel Auxer W8516 Transcribed and annotated by C. Leon Harris State of Kentucky Johnson County SS on this 4th day of September 1843 personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the peace in and for the County of Johnson and state aforesaid Sarah Phillips a resident of Johns Creek in the county of Johnson aged 79 years and six months whoo being first duly sworn acording to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benafit of the provision made by the act of congress passed July the 7th 1838 intitelled an act granting half pay and pentions to corten widows that she is the widow of samuel auxtier some now calls the name auxior whow was a private in the war of the Revolution in the company of capten Todd [probably Capt. Robert Todd] under Generall Clark I think hisname was George Clark [George Rogers Clark], in the virginia Continental troops he took a long tower to the west against the Indians, and I am of oppinion he was an inlisted soldier. John Back [pension
application S32103] whoo I am told lives sume place in the state of indianna served with him the same tower I think he served two years shee is not certen whether hir husband samuel auxtier was inlisted drafted a vollenteer or substitute but thinks he was inlisted or drafted John Back I am informed is on the pension list drawing a pention for the serveses rendered at the same time my husband Samuel auxstier
served I had a large famelly of children by said Samuel ausxtier and after his death I marryed a man by the name of John Phillips whoo is allso deade and I am still a widow my husband samuel auxtier returned from the armey in the year 1779 a very short time before we ware marryed, we ware marryed on the 19th day of July 1779 whitch my famelly Record shows my husband samuel auxtier died in the faul of the year 1803 or 1804 in about one mile of where I now live at a place called the blockhouse whare we then lived That she was not marryed to him prior to his leaveing the service But the marrage took place previous to the 1 day of January 1794 one thousand seven hundred and ninety fore Viz at the time above stated Shee
further states that shee is blind and has been for about nine or ten years and not able to attend and appear before the County court of Johnson and the statements shee has made of hir husbands servises in the revolution shee lerned from him and John Back whoo served with him and others whoo knew probebly more about it than shee did he resided in the state of virginia when he entered the Servace shee expects the records in the war department will show the service of her husband samuel auxtier that he lived in a place called castle woods when he entered the service now Russle County Virginia [sic: Castlewood in Russell County VA] Sarah hirXmark Phillips late Sarah Auxtier
State of Kentucky Johnson county SS
The deposition of Nathaniel Auxier of lawful age after Being sworn acording to law deposeth and sayeth that he is the son of sarah Phillips late Sarah Auxier he states that his fathers name was samuel auxier sume called the name auxtier but of late years we have spelt our names auxier my father samuel auxtier died at a place called the blockhouse on the big sandy river in the County now of floyd and state of Kentucky I was by and present and saw my father samuel auxer die and helped Berry him my recollection about the time is not perfect but I think it was in the faul of the year 1800 he was Berryed near whare he died and near whare I now live and near whare my mother sarah Phillips now lives I meane late sarah auxtier I am the eldest sune of samel and sarah auxer and has lived near whare I live now ever since my father died I have heard him speake of his serveses in the revolution But I marryed the daughter of John Back sume called his name John Beck I have heard him talk often about the Service of himself and my father samuel auxtier he told me of them being under Generall Clark against the indians in the was in the illinoys cuntry [sic: Illinois Country] I heard him speake of thare sufering for water food &c and the distress they encountered in the trip they took with Clarke I understand John Beck John Back as sume called his name is drawing a pention for the serveses rendered at the time my father was with him it was long since my fathers death that I heard John Beck speake on the subject. given under my hand this 4th day of September 1843 [signed] Nathaniel auxer
NOTE:
On 1 Nov 1849 Sarah Phillips applied for a pension under the 1848 act, stating that she would have applied sooner, but that her son, Samuel, had misplaced some papers. On 24 Mar 1855 she applied for bounty land, stating that she married Samuel Auxer about 1775, that he died about 1800, that she then married Jesse Kelly who was a soldier in the War of 1812, and finally married John Phillips who died about 1835.
Enoch Auxer certified that the family register referred to by his mother, Sarah Phillips, was taken from his own Bible. It is transcribed below.
Nathaniel Auxer the son of Samuel Auxer and Sarah his wife was born June [blank] day in the year of the Lord 1780
Nancy Auxer the daughter of Samuel Auxer and Sarah his wife was born July the 20th Anno Domini 1782
Mary Barbary Auxer daughter of Samuel Auxer and Sarah his wife was born February the 7th Anno Domini 1784
John Auxer Son of Samuel Auxer and Sarah his wife was born November [blank] in the year of our Lord [blank]
Daniel Auxer son of Samuel Auxer & Sarah his wife was born [blank] in the year of our Lord Samuel Auxer Son of Samuel Auxer & Sarah his wife was born August 7th Anno Domini 1791
Enoch Auxer Son of Samuel Auxer and Sarah his wife was born February 22nd Anno Domini 1795 Frances Amelia Auxer daughter of Samuel Auxer and Sarah his wife was born March [blank] Anno Domini 1800
Joseph Kelly Son of Jesse Robert Kelly and Sarah his wife was born November 26th Anno Domini 1804 was married Oct the 30th 1830
Sarah Brown the daughter of Nathaniel Brown and Ann his wife, was born January 16th And in the year of our Lord 1765; and was married to Samuel Auxer July the 15th 1779
Sarah Jane Auxer daughter of Enoch auxer an mary his wife was borne November the 18th 1834 lydda Jemima was borne march the 23d 1836
Samuel W auxer son of Enoch auxer was borne January the 8th 1838
nansy C auxer was borne may the 4th 1840
these above is the children of Enoch Auxer and his wife mary

Son of Michael Auxier, Jr. and Martha Jane Auxier
Husband of Sarah Brown Auxier
Father of Nathaniel Boone Auxier; Nancy Ann Brown; Mary Barbara Delong; John Neville Auxier; Samuel Lewis Auxier, II; Enoch Auxier; Daniel Auxier; Elijah "Little Lige" Auxier and Frances Amelia Hannah
Brother of Simon Auxier; Michael (1752-1825) Auxier III; Betsy Auxier; Sallie Auxier; Jane Auxier; Christian Auxier; Abraham Auxier and Nancy Adams
Revolutionary War Soldier.
Pension Application of Samuel Auxer W8516 Transcribed and annotated by C. Leon Harris State of Kentucky Johnson County SS on this 4th day of September 1843 personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the peace in and for the County of Johnson and state aforesaid Sarah Phillips a resident of Johns Creek in the county of Johnson aged 79 years and six months whoo being first duly sworn acording to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benafit of the provision made by the act of congress passed July the 7th 1838 intitelled an act granting half pay and pentions to corten widows that she is the widow of samuel auxtier some now calls the name auxior whow was a private in the war of the Revolution in the company of capten Todd [probably Capt. Robert Todd] under Generall Clark I think hisname was George Clark [George Rogers Clark], in the virginia Continental troops he took a long tower to the west against the Indians, and I am of oppinion he was an inlisted soldier. John Back [pension
application S32103] whoo I am told lives sume place in the state of indianna served with him the same tower I think he served two years shee is not certen whether hir husband samuel auxtier was inlisted drafted a vollenteer or substitute but thinks he was inlisted or drafted John Back I am informed is on the pension list drawing a pention for the serveses rendered at the same time my husband Samuel auxstier
served I had a large famelly of children by said Samuel ausxtier and after his death I marryed a man by the name of John Phillips whoo is allso deade and I am still a widow my husband samuel auxtier returned from the armey in the year 1779 a very short time before we ware marryed, we ware marryed on the 19th day of July 1779 whitch my famelly Record shows my husband samuel auxtier died in the faul of the year 1803 or 1804 in about one mile of where I now live at a place called the blockhouse whare we then lived That she was not marryed to him prior to his leaveing the service But the marrage took place previous to the 1 day of January 1794 one thousand seven hundred and ninety fore Viz at the time above stated Shee
further states that shee is blind and has been for about nine or ten years and not able to attend and appear before the County court of Johnson and the statements shee has made of hir husbands servises in the revolution shee lerned from him and John Back whoo served with him and others whoo knew probebly more about it than shee did he resided in the state of virginia when he entered the Servace shee expects the records in the war department will show the service of her husband samuel auxtier that he lived in a place called castle woods when he entered the service now Russle County Virginia [sic: Castlewood in Russell County VA] Sarah hirXmark Phillips late Sarah Auxtier
State of Kentucky Johnson county SS
The deposition of Nathaniel Auxier of lawful age after Being sworn acording to law deposeth and sayeth that he is the son of sarah Phillips late Sarah Auxier he states that his fathers name was samuel auxier sume called the name auxtier but of late years we have spelt our names auxier my father samuel auxtier died at a place called the blockhouse on the big sandy river in the County now of floyd and state of Kentucky I was by and present and saw my father samuel auxer die and helped Berry him my recollection about the time is not perfect but I think it was in the faul of the year 1800 he was Berryed near whare he died and near whare I now live and near whare my mother sarah Phillips now lives I meane late sarah auxtier I am the eldest sune of samel and sarah auxer and has lived near whare I live now ever since my father died I have heard him speake of his serveses in the revolution But I marryed the daughter of John Back sume called his name John Beck I have heard him talk often about the Service of himself and my father samuel auxtier he told me of them being under Generall Clark against the indians in the was in the illinoys cuntry [sic: Illinois Country] I heard him speake of thare sufering for water food &c and the distress they encountered in the trip they took with Clarke I understand John Beck John Back as sume called his name is drawing a pention for the serveses rendered at the time my father was with him it was long since my fathers death that I heard John Beck speake on the subject. given under my hand this 4th day of September 1843 [signed] Nathaniel auxer
NOTE:
On 1 Nov 1849 Sarah Phillips applied for a pension under the 1848 act, stating that she would have applied sooner, but that her son, Samuel, had misplaced some papers. On 24 Mar 1855 she applied for bounty land, stating that she married Samuel Auxer about 1775, that he died about 1800, that she then married Jesse Kelly who was a soldier in the War of 1812, and finally married John Phillips who died about 1835.
Enoch Auxer certified that the family register referred to by his mother, Sarah Phillips, was taken from his own Bible. It is transcribed below.
Nathaniel Auxer the son of Samuel Auxer and Sarah his wife was born June [blank] day in the year of the Lord 1780
Nancy Auxer the daughter of Samuel Auxer and Sarah his wife was born July the 20th Anno Domini 1782
Mary Barbary Auxer daughter of Samuel Auxer and Sarah his wife was born February the 7th Anno Domini 1784
John Auxer Son of Samuel Auxer and Sarah his wife was born November [blank] in the year of our Lord [blank]
Daniel Auxer son of Samuel Auxer & Sarah his wife was born [blank] in the year of our Lord Samuel Auxer Son of Samuel Auxer & Sarah his wife was born August 7th Anno Domini 1791
Enoch Auxer Son of Samuel Auxer and Sarah his wife was born February 22nd Anno Domini 1795 Frances Amelia Auxer daughter of Samuel Auxer and Sarah his wife was born March [blank] Anno Domini 1800
Joseph Kelly Son of Jesse Robert Kelly and Sarah his wife was born November 26th Anno Domini 1804 was married Oct the 30th 1830
Sarah Brown the daughter of Nathaniel Brown and Ann his wife, was born January 16th And in the year of our Lord 1765; and was married to Samuel Auxer July the 15th 1779
Sarah Jane Auxer daughter of Enoch auxer an mary his wife was borne November the 18th 1834 lydda Jemima was borne march the 23d 1836
Samuel W auxer son of Enoch auxer was borne January the 8th 1838
nansy C auxer was borne may the 4th 1840
these above is the children of Enoch Auxer and his wife mary

Son of Michael Auxier, Jr. and Martha Jane Auxier
Husband of Sarah Brown Auxier
Father of Nathaniel Boone Auxier; Nancy Ann Brown; Mary Barbara Delong; John Neville Auxier; Samuel Lewis Auxier, II; Enoch Auxier; Daniel Auxier; Elijah "Little Lige" Auxier and Frances Amelia Hannah
Brother of Simon Auxier; Michael (1752-1825) Auxier III; Betsy Auxier; Sallie Auxier; Jane Auxier; Christian Auxier; Abraham Auxier and Nancy Adams


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