Hi, Jeanette, >From the age given (about age 20 in 1779), he could be Henry, the son of your William Isbell and Anne Dillard Isbell, since that Henry was born 3 Oct. 1761, but I don't know that for sure. William's supposed brother Henry Isbell Jr. had a son Henry III who died after 1818 in Kentucky, and I've never seen a definite birthdate for him though some say 1759 and others say 1766, while some say he was born as early as 1743 and I'm not sure what all these theorized ages are based on. Joan Cobb's book, BOUND FOR THE PROMISED LAND, says: "HENRY ISBELL (III) was born about 1759 according to his pension application (S35461). Henry III served in Captain Ballard’s Co., Col. Francis Eppes’ VA Regiment, in the Revolutionary War, joining in Mecklenburg Co. in the spring of 1776. This is the same unit that Pendleton Isbell joined. He served in this unit one year. He re-enlisted as a private in Captain John Brent’s Company, Col Robert Lawson’s Virginia Regiment from two years. He fought in the battles of Brandywine, Germantown and Monmouth." This Henry Isbell, as the pension indicates, was born c1759 evidently in VA., and was in Jessamine County, KY. in 1818 when his pension started and in 1835 was in Bullitt Co., KY., a veteran of the Virginia Line. So whether he was the same one who enlisted 12/23/77 in the IV Regiment of Continental Light Dragoons and listed as a deserter 4//11/79 (broke out of the guard house 4/10/79 according to the newspaper article). is anybody's guess. You wouldn't think he could have gotten a pension except that he apparently enlisted several different times and might have succeeded in keeping the less favorable service separate. Or that could have been a cousin, either the son of William or another brother or cousin of William or Henry Jr. "Col. Maylan"(sic) in the article should be Col. Stephen Moylan. I don't know who Anne Dillard's father was. I've seen some where some people say she was a daughter or granddaughter of Nicholas Dillard, Lewis Dillard, and some other names suggested but don't know which if any is correct. I don't think I've seen anything on Merry Dillard. You say that name is mentioned in an Isbell will? I think I missed that. Ray > From: pjkh@comcast.net > To: isbell@rootsweb.com > Date: Sat, 1 Jun 2013 17:14:02 -0500 > Subject: Re: [ISBELL] Henry Isbell, born circa 1759 Virginia > > Ray, this Henry was a brother of our William Isbell who m. Anne Dillard, > wasn't he? > The report is so interesting! Thank you for sharing with us! > > Do you have anything on the ancestry of Anne Webb Dillard? Was her father > named Merry as it says in one of the Isbell wills? > > Hope everything is great with you! > > Cousin Jeanette > >From William Isbell and Anne Dillard> > Sally Isbell and Sgt Daniel Slayden> > Phoebe Slayden and Edmond Rainey> > Catherine Hall Rainey and Eli T. Miller (GA to MS)> > Ann Rainey Miller and George Wade of King Lauderdale Co., MS > > Jeanette ~ loves to hear from cousins! > pjkh@comcast.net > > -----Original Message----- > From: isbell-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:isbell-bounces@rootsweb.com] On > Behalf Of Ray Isbell > Sent: Saturday, June 01, 2013 8:07 AM > To: Isbell-L@Rootsweb.com > Subject: [ISBELL] Henry Isbell, born circa 1759 Virginia > > > > Philadelphia PENNSYLVANIA JOURNAL, April 14, 1779, p. 3: > > 160 Dollars Reward. > > On Saturday the 1oth inft. (instant). Broke out and knocked down the > Centinal > (Sentinel) at the Guard-Houfe (Guard-House), at Schyulkill Barracks, > > FOUR SOLDIERS belonging to the 4th Regt. Of Light Dragoons, command by > Colonel Maylan. > > HENRY ISBELL, about five feet nine inches high, black hair, brown > complection (complexion), well made, about 20 years of age, had on when he > went away a green regimental coat faced with red, a red waiftcoat, one pair > of leather breeches, and a pair of old fhoes and ftockings. A native of > Virginia. > > > > THOMAS M'CULLY, about five feet fix inches high, black hair tied, much > pitted with the fmall-pox, being much addicted to playing of cards, had on > the above faid (said) regimentals, and took with him a blue coat faced with > red, a pair of leather breeches, one pair of green ditto, one pair of boots, > one pair of fhoes, and a green horfeman's cloak with a red cape. > > > > JEREMIAH GENTLEY, about five feet feven inches high, light hair (being wore > off the back part of his head) by trade a fuller, had on a blue coat trim'd > with fur, and from his elbow down to the cuff was green; thin viffage > (visage), took with him one pair of fhoes, one pair of white wore ftockings, > one pair of leather breeches, and a green horfeman's cloak with a red cape. > > > > PATRICK FINLEY, about five feet four inches high, black hair, taylor > (tailor) by trade, had on when he went away, a green regimental coat faced > with red, one pair of old boots, a pair of green overalls buttoned up to the > hip. > > > > Whoever takes up and fecures (secures) the above deferters (deserters), or > either of them fhall receive forty dollars for each, or for the whole of > them the above reward. > > > > N.B. It is expected > that they will go on board fome vef-(sel) or other going away. > > > > JOHN CRAIG, LIEUT. L.D. > > > Did your paper trail end? Are you up against a brick wall? Genetic genealogy > can help you here; > http://www.familytreedna.com/cj.asp?ftdna_ref=251 > Anderson County Tennessee > http://www.AndersonCoTn.com > Campbell County Tennessee > http://www.CampbellCoTn.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ISBELL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > Did your paper trail end? Are you up against a brick wall? Genetic genealogy can help you here; > http://www.familytreedna.com/cj.asp?ftdna_ref=251 > Anderson County Tennessee > http://www.AndersonCoTn.com > Campbell County Tennessee > http://www.CampbellCoTn.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ISBELL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Thank you for including me in these communications. It's fascinating. Tawnee www.TawneeIsbell.com -----Original Message----- From: Ray Isbell <isbell2@hotmail.com> To: isbell <isbell@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sat, Jun 1, 2013 8:52 pm Subject: Re: [ISBELL] Henry Isbell, born circa 1759 Virginia Hi, Jeanette, >From the age given (about age 20 in 1779), he could be Henry, the son of your William Isbell and Anne Dillard Isbell, since that Henry was born 3 Oct. 1761, but I don't know that for sure. William's supposed brother Henry Isbell Jr. had a son Henry III who died after 1818 in Kentucky, and I've never seen a definite birthdate for him though some say 1759 and others say 1766, while some say he was born as early as 1743 and I'm not sure what all these theorized ages are based on. Joan Cobb's book, BOUND FOR THE PROMISED LAND, says: "HENRY ISBELL (III) was born about 1759 according to his pension application (S35461). Henry III served in Captain Ballard’s Co., Col. Francis Eppes’ VA Regiment, in the Revolutionary War, joining in Mecklenburg Co. in the spring of 1776. This is the same unit that Pendleton Isbell joined. He served in this unit one year. He re-enlisted as a private in Captain John Brent’s Company, Col Robert Lawson’s Virginia Regiment from two years. He fought in the battles of Brandywine, Germantown and Monmouth." This Henry Isbell, as the pension indicates, was born c1759 evidently in VA., and was in Jessamine County, KY. in 1818 when his pension started and in 1835 was in Bullitt Co., KY., a veteran of the Virginia Line. So whether he was the same one who enlisted 12/23/77 in the IV Regiment of Continental Light Dragoons and listed as a deserter 4//11/79 (broke out of the guard house 4/10/79 according to the newspaper article). is anybody's guess. You wouldn't think he could have gotten a pension except that he apparently enlisted several different times and might have succeeded in keeping the less favorable service separate. Or that could have been a cousin, either the son of William or another brother or cousin of William or Henry Jr. "Col. Maylan"(sic) in the article should be Col. Stephen Moylan. I don't know who Anne Dillard's father was. I've seen some where some people say she was a daughter or granddaughter of Nicholas Dillard, Lewis Dillard, and some other names suggested but don't know which if any is correct. I don't think I've seen anything on Merry Dillard. You say that name is mentioned in an Isbell will? I think I missed that. Ray > From: pjkh@comcast.net > To: isbell@rootsweb.com > Date: Sat, 1 Jun 2013 17:14:02 -0500 > Subject: Re: [ISBELL] Henry Isbell, born circa 1759 Virginia > > Ray, this Henry was a brother of our William Isbell who m. Anne Dillard, > wasn't he? > The report is so interesting! Thank you for sharing with us! > > Do you have anything on the ancestry of Anne Webb Dillard? Was her father > named Merry as it says in one of the Isbell wills? > > Hope everything is great with you! > > Cousin Jeanette > >From William Isbell and Anne Dillard> > Sally Isbell and Sgt Daniel Slayden> > Phoebe Slayden and Edmond Rainey> > Catherine Hall Rainey and Eli T. Miller (GA to MS)> > Ann Rainey Miller and George Wade of King Lauderdale Co., MS > > Jeanette ~ loves to hear from cousins! > pjkh@comcast.net > > -----Original Message----- > From: isbell-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:isbell-bounces@rootsweb.com] On > Behalf Of Ray Isbell > Sent: Saturday, June 01, 2013 8:07 AM > To: Isbell-L@Rootsweb.com > Subject: [ISBELL] Henry Isbell, born circa 1759 Virginia > > > > Philadelphia PENNSYLVANIA JOURNAL, April 14, 1779, p. 3: > > 160 Dollars Reward. > > On Saturday the 1oth inft. (instant). Broke out and knocked down the > Centinal > (Sentinel) at the Guard-Houfe (Guard-House), at Schyulkill Barracks, > > FOUR SOLDIERS belonging to the 4th Regt. Of Light Dragoons, command by > Colonel Maylan. > > HENRY ISBELL, about five feet nine inches high, black hair, brown > complection (complexion), well made, about 20 years of age, had on when he > went away a green regimental coat faced with red, a red waiftcoat, one pair > of leather breeches, and a pair of old fhoes and ftockings. A native of > Virginia. > > > > THOMAS M'CULLY, about five feet fix inches high, black hair tied, much > pitted with the fmall-pox, being much addicted to playing of cards, had on > the above faid (said) regimentals, and took with him a blue coat faced with > red, a pair of leather breeches, one pair of green ditto, one pair of boots, > one pair of fhoes, and a green horfeman's cloak with a red cape. > > > > JEREMIAH GENTLEY, about five feet feven inches high, light hair (being wore > off the back part of his head) by trade a fuller, had on a blue coat trim'd > with fur, and from his elbow down to the cuff was green; thin viffage > (visage), took with him one pair of fhoes, one pair of white wore ftockings, > one pair of leather breeches, and a green horfeman's cloak with a red cape. > > > > PATRICK FINLEY, about five feet four inches high, black hair, taylor > (tailor) by trade, had on when he went away, a green regimental coat faced > with red, one pair of old boots, a pair of green overalls buttoned up to the > hip. > > > > Whoever takes up and fecures (secures) the above deferters (deserters), or > either of them fhall receive forty dollars for each, or for the whole of > them the above reward. > > > > N.B. It is expected > that they will go on board fome vef-(sel) or other going away. > > > > JOHN CRAIG, LIEUT. L.D. > > > Did your paper trail end? Are you up against a brick wall? Genetic genealogy > can help you here; > http://www.familytreedna.com/cj.asp?ftdna_ref=251 > Anderson County Tennessee > http://www.AndersonCoTn.com > Campbell County Tennessee > http://www.CampbellCoTn.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ISBELL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > Did your paper trail end? Are you up against a brick wall? Genetic genealogy can help you here; > http://www.familytreedna.com/cj.asp?ftdna_ref=251 > Anderson County Tennessee > http://www.AndersonCoTn.com > Campbell County Tennessee > http://www.CampbellCoTn.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ISBELL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message Did your paper trail end? Are you up against a brick wall? Genetic genealogy can help you here; http://www.familytreedna.com/cj.asp?ftdna_ref=251 Anderson County Tennessee http://www.AndersonCoTn.com Campbell County Tennessee http://www.CampbellCoTn.com ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ISBELL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message