From: Charla Marchione <marchpubs@home.com> To: LONGHUNTERS-L@rootsweb.com Date: Wed, 11 Aug 1999 02:45:45 -0400 Subject: Elisha Wallen/Walling [If genealogy "only" is your "thing", skip the rest. But if you enjoy the frontier history, you must read the 2 Emails I got this am. SELLERS group- HUPP was mentioned in the 2nd-Natchez portion. Everhard HUPP lived early at the mouth of 10 mile creek,where some of the SELLERS,and many others in GREENE CO PA> BRACKEN CO,KY lived. Capt Wm Harrod enlisted a company from GREENE CO PA that went with GR Clark to capture ILLINOIS 1777-78. HB FAGLEY ] [From Elisha Wallen, the Longhunter by Carolyn D. Wallin: "Elisha Walling - Elisha was born on 3-6-1760/62 in Henry County, Virginia. He married Anne ---. Children: Mary, Agnes, Winifred "Winnie", Catherine, Elizabeth, Lucy, Elisha, and William. Elisha applied for a Revolutionary War pension three different times: in the county of Claiborne, Tennessee on 11-4-1828, in Kentucky and in Warren County, Ohio in 1851. Three applications were denied for he did not serve 'in a recognized military unit.' The pension applications did give insight to his past. He enlisted at age 16 and served as an Indian spy. Elisha journeyed from the Clinch River, starting at the mouth of Stock Creek and traveled to Rye Cove Station. From Rye Cove to Rocky Station, then to Martin's Station to Powell's Valley. He served under Capt. James Gibson, under Col. Arthur Campbell's Regiment. Other soldiers were William Condry, Alexander Ritchie and William Steward. He stated that his uncle, Joseph Wallen lived on the Long Island. After the war Elisha lived at Rocky Station in Washington County, (now Lee) Virginia. In 1788 Elisha, Thomas and Stephen were taxed '1 tithe.' In 1792 and 1793, only Elisha and a Thomas (brother or father) were taxed. By 11-22-1798 Elisha and a Thomas (brother or father) were in Grainger County, Tennessee in the court records, receiving monies to take care of William Cox. (Cox may have been his father-in-law). Between the first court order to the last entry of 8-19-1801 the court appointed either Elisha or a Thomas the task to care for William Cox. In the 1799 Grainger tax list there was an Elisha Sr. and Elisha Jr. that paid taxes. The Senior may have been the "Long Hunter." An Elisha Jr. was listed as 'one white person' and exact identity was unknown. On 5-25-1807, Elisha registered a 'Deed Gift" in Claiborne County, with John Wallen as witness. For natural love and affection (he gave): to Mary Sims - one Negro girl named Charity; to Agnes Murry - a Negro boy; to Winny Davis, a Negro boy named Isom; to Lucy Wallen, a Negro girl Dice, and 1 bed and furniture; to Cathy Wallen, a Negro girl Amy, and 1 bed and furniture; to Judith Wallen, a Negro girl Beck, and 1 bed and furniture; to William Wallen, a Negro boy Harry, and 1 bed and cupboard; and to Elisha Wallen, a Negro boy Antoney, and 1 bed and desk. Elisha called William and Elisha his "little sons." This gift of love was questioned by several genealogists. This author believes that the "Gift of Love" was written by Elisha the Longhunter. Elisha the Longhunter was in Grainger County and taxed for 8 Negroes, the same number as in the "gift," and John Wallen was believed his son. The only problem was in his gift he called his sons little yet they were of age. The negative side of this problem is that there were two Elishas, therefore, they could not be of the same family. The author has found same name children in one family with the same mother, so at this point the "Gift of Love" may be of either Elisha mentioned. On 12-22-1810, Elisha give a deed of land to Mary Sims and her children. This was witnessed by John Wallen. Elisha was listed in the 1810 census of Knox County, Kentucky. On 11-6-1813 in Knox County, Kentucky and Tellico Grant #485 survey was made for Henry Rains, assignee of Elisha Wallen. The 200 acres of land was on Stoney Fork of Yellow Creek. The land was transferred to Mr. Rains on 11-6-1813, and posted on 8-6-1818. On 10-4-1814 Elisha and Anne sold land on the Cumberland River in Knox County. On 2-1-1826 Elisha received a land warrant #15842 for 50 acres on Yellow Creek, and #1453 for 50 acres, dated 2-25-1829 on "a clear fork" of the Yellow River, "next to where he lives," in Harlan County, Kentucky. In 1830, Elisha was in the Harlan County, Kentucky census. The Wallens were in Warren County, Ohio by 1850 and in the census. In 1851 Elisha attempted his third pension application. D.A.R. members found "an abandoned graveyard in Warren County, Ohio near the Clermont County line." Two headstones were found. "E. Wallen, died 1832 (sic) 1852, age 92 years;" the other headstone had the name "Anne Wallen." Carolyn, the author is very good about citing references and I will post them for anyone interested. Before Carolyn published her book, I'd written an article about the Wallen/Walling family tracing them from Massachusetts to New Jersey to Maryland to Virginia to Tennessee. Since my Mom's family was from Hancock/Claiborne County area, I as hoping to make a connection. I do connect with the Cox family mentioned but so far that's all,except that my Ray/Rheas did marry into the Murry and Davis families too. I also suspect that Rye Cove may have been Ray Cove as my Ray ancestors had a station on the Clinch River. Sorry this is so long but the Wallings are fascinating research. I've seen the Herd family name spelled Hurd. They were also an early family in the area. Charla Marchione From: Finley L Ryan <finryan@juno.com> To: hermfagley@juno.com Date: Tue, 10 Aug 1999 22:47:09 -0400 Subject: James Willing MDear Sir, I've long been an admirer of your knowledge of history. I used to lurk on Fido net but never spent the time necessary to conquer it. E-mail certainly is easier. My ancestor, Lazarus Rine, and his friend, Philip Hupp, were members of Willing's group. I'm taking the liberty of sending you the information I put together on the group. If you have any criticisms or additions to the story, I'd appreciate hearing about them. I'd post this on Longhunter, but I think it may be off subject. Regards, Finley Ryan Worthington OH ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Lazarus Rine, a soldier in the American Revolution 1777-1780 He enlisted in the army at Pittsburgh, PA in 1777 and was assigned to the 13th Continental Line of Virginia, the West Augusta Regiment, which was later designated the 9th Continental Line. There, in December 1777, he volunteered to be one of the 34 men selected by newly commissioned Navy Captain James Willing who had been authorized to organize a volunteer company of Marines to be drawn from the soldiers then stationed at Fort Pitt. Captain Willing was to secure and arm a large boat and proceed down the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers to New Orleans. His mission was threefold. He was to win the assistance or force the neutrality of all the inhabitants along the river's east bank; to make a prize of all British property on the Mississippi River and finally to obtain supplies and then return to Fort Pitt with dry goods and arms for the cause. These goods were to be obtained from the Spanish who then controlled the west bank of the Mississippi and all the area around New Orleans. The Spanish were officially neutral. However, they saw no harm in helping the enemy of their old enemy and were a vital source for supplies of cloth, powder and shot. Spain eventually recognized the independence of the colonies in February 1779 and declared war on Britain. They left Fort Pitt on January 10, 1778 in an armed boat called the "Rattletrap". Recruiting more men as he went, the force grew to be over 100 men. On February 19, 1778, they reached Natchez, Louisiana where they seized several prominent pro-British residents and their property and slaves. Continuing down the Mississippi, they burned buildings, seized plate and other personal property and captured boats and ships. Along the lower Mississippi, volunteers from New Orleans cooperated with Willing's men in plundering the British. This was not a bloodless affair. On March 19, 1778, two men were killed, eight or ten wounded and fourteen were taken prisoner by a British attack on Willing's forces at Manchac, Louisiana. (1/2 mile north of Akers, LA). In April, upon the return of a party of Willing's men to Natchez, the settlers there killed five of Willing's men and the remainder of the party was captured. A letter from Lt. Governor Hamilton, the commander of the British fort at Detroit, claims that in the Natchez action one of Willing's boats was taken and thirty of Willing's men were killed or taken. Willing's force arrived in New Orleans in March? 1778 where the Spanish Governor, Galvez, gave them the freedom of the city. A public building was assigned to them for a barrack, and they were permitted to auction off their plunder, consisting mostly of Negro slaves. When he arrived in New Orleans with his booty, he had so agitated and terrorized the area that strenuous protests were made by the British against the welcome given to Willing and especially against the disposal of the plunder. The British pressured Governor Galvez to cease protecting Willing and his men and allow their capture by the British. Galvez refused to do so knowing that the best that would happen to the survivors would be confinement as prisoners of war. In doing so, Galvez put his city in serious danger of a British attack . Responding to Willing's actions, the British, who had by April sent two frigates to New Orleans to block shipping, now fortified and blockaded the upper river, thus preventing the sending upstream of supplies to the revolutionary forces or their shipment through the Gulf of Mexico. Some supplies did get through. On August 22, 1778, sixty men, commanded by Lt. Robert George and Lt. Richard Harrison from Willing's force, arrived at Kaskaskia, IL, to deliver "States Goods" to General George Rogers Clark's Illinois Regiment. (This arrival is reported in "Background to Glory", The Life of George Rogers Clark by John Bakeless but "Willing's Expedition down the Mississippi, 1778" indicates that in August 1778, Lt. George would be in New Orleans preparing to lead the Company north to Kaskaskia.) In August of 1778, Governor Galvez issued a safe-conduct pass to Lt. Robert George, now commanding the Willing force, to enable them to return north, in Spanish held territory along the west bank of the Mississippi. Willing left, in a sloop, for Philadelphia and the Marines were marched north through Opelousas and Natchitoches, Louisiana (which are located on Route 49). Then across Arkansas, arriving in the Spanish Ozarks in Missouri in February 1779. In March? 1779, forty-one men arrived in Kaskaskia, Illinois where they joined and became a part of General Clark's Illinois Regiment. On June 4, 1779, a company of Artillery was formed (at Kaskaskia?) under the command of now Captain Robert George, the former commander of Willing's Marine company which was inactivated on June 3, 1779. The Artillery company transported guns, cannon, and wagons. Lazarus Rine served in this unit from its beginning until he was discharged on October 3, 1780. The Pay Abstract of the company recites that he served for a period of 16 months and was paid 8- 1/3 dollars a month ($8.33). Total pay in dollars $143.24/72 ($143.33). (Should be $133.33?) On the Company Muster Roll, he is listed as a Corporal. On August 5, 1779, General George Rogers Clark ordered this company to the "Falls of the Ohio" (Louisville, KY) where a fort was being built. This fort became the headquarters for General Clark and the Illinois Regiment. Lazarus Rine's Pension Petition states after he received his discharge, he returned to the western part of Virginia and he never received one dollar of his pay. References: "A Pictorial History - The Marines in the Revolution" published by the History and Museums Division, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps, Washington D.C. 1975. "Willing's Expedition down the Mississippi, 1778" by John Caughey in The Louisiana Historical Quarterly Vol. 15, No. 1, January 1932. "Background to Glory", The Life of George Rogers Clark by John Bakeless. "George Rogers Clark and His Men, Military Records 1778-1784", compiled by Margery Heberling Harding, page 30. George Rogers Clark's "Conquest of the Northwest" 1778-1779, pages 157 and 779. "Pennsylvania Archives" Series Two Vol. 15, pages 658-660. (Captain Willing's Company of Marines.) Pension Application of Lazarus Ryan-Env. 86A "County Court", Ohio Co., VA/WV in West Virginia University Library at Morgantown. Dated October 25, 1998 Finley Ryan. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Somewhere right now evil people are planning evil things." Charlton Heston May 1, 1999 ___________________________________________________________________ Get the Internet just the way you want it. Free software, free e-mail, and free Internet access for a month! Try Juno Web: http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagj.