This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: waroper Surnames: Roper, Dolason, Dollison, Dallarhide, Dollarhite, Dollenson, Cowan, Cowen, Evans Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.roper/1870.4.1.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Even though Annie -- Nave ROPER's Pension Application contains many specific details, it remains somewhat ambiguous and, apparently, in places contradictory as to several details. I am working from the secondary accounts of the Pension Application cited by Frank BATCHELOR, above. The account states "She stated her husband had served in Capt. Dollison's Company, 5th Rgt in the War of 1812." Fifth Regiment is NOT sufficiently precise without a specification of the type of regiment OR the identity of the commanding officer. During the War of 1812, there was a Fifth Regiment (Lewis') Kentucky Militia and also a Fifth Regiment (Renick's) Mounted Kentucky Volunteers. There was also a Fifth Regiment (Booth's) East Tennessee Militia. * * * Officers of Renick's Regiment of Kentucky Mounted Volunteers, a unit organized on August 13, 1813, for the Thames Campaign, and under the command of Col. Henry RENICK are shown on pages 60-1 of the article "": http://books.google.com/books?id=UAg8AAAAIAAJ&lpg=RA1-PA63&ots=zaQa8s_AHJ&pg=RA1-PA60#v=onepage&q&f=false Company commanders of the seven Companies include: 1st Company - Captain Samuel ROBERTSON 2nd Company - Captain John HORNBACK 3rd Company - Captain Thomas W. ATKINSON 4th Company - Captain Thomas S. T. MOSS 5th Company - Captain William R. McGARY Some secondary sources seem to show that this unit was also commanded by a Col. SOUTH. * Another Battalion under RENICK's Command is shown to be Renick's Battalion, Kentucky Mounted Militia, organized on September 18, 1812, Commanded by Major Henry RENICK. The Companies of this unit are shown to be: 1st Company - Captain William BLACK 2nd Company - Captain William SMITH 3rd Company - Captain Thomas DOLLARHIDE [at page 62] http://books.google.com/books?id=UAg8AAAAIAAJ&lpg=RA1-PA63&ots=zaQa8s_AHJ&pg=RA1-PA62#v=onepage&q&f=false It seems to me that "Capt. Dollison's Company" Company is very closely conforms to the name Captain Thomas DOLLARHIDE. * * There are several names in the early Kentucky Census enumerations which closely resemble DOLASON, DOLLISON, DOLLARHIDE: Francis DOLLAHITE [Mercer, KY 1810] Jacob DOLLASON [Logan, KY 1810] Frances DOLLYHITE [Bullitt, KY 1820] Andrew DOLLITSON [Livingston, KY 1820] John DOLLARHIDE [Campbell, KY 1820] Thomas DOLLARHIDE [Somerset, Pulaski, KY 1820] Andrew DOLLITSON [Livingston, KY 1820] John DOLLARHIDE [Campbell, KY 1830] In my view, the closeness of conformance of the names DOLLISON and DOLLARHIDE, when combined with the complete ABSENCE of ANY DOLLISONs from the Census enumeration, when combined with the information that a Thomas DOLLARHIDE served as a Captain in a Company under the commanded Major Henry RENICK's Battalion makes this a reasonable ascription. * * However, it should also be noted that there are quite a few more DOLLISONs and DOLLARHIDEs in Tennessee: Jacob Dollenson (Unknown) [Stewart, TN 1820] Tyree Dollence (Unknown) [Maury, TN 1820] Willis Dollehile (Unknown) [Humphreys, TN 1820] Cornelius Dollahite [Humphreys, TN 1820] James Dollison [Henry, TN 1830] Nathaniel Dollarhite [Henry, TN 1830] Robert Dollahite [Henry, TN 1830] Wilie Dollarhite [Henry, TN 1830] Lemuel Dollison [Williamson, TN 1830] Beley Dollison [Roane, TN 1840] James Dollison [Roane, TN 1840] Daniel Dollison [Grainger, TN 1840] Nancy Dollahite [Henry, TN 1840] Nathaniel Dollahite [Henry, TN 1840] Jessee Dollarhide [De Kalb, TN 1840] It seems to me that a DOLLISON or DOLLARHIDE residing in a Tennessee county immediately adjacent to the ROPER properties in Cumberland and Monroe Counties might be compelling (e.g. Overton or Clay Counties), the appearance of these families in Maury (South of Nashville) as well as Humphreys and Stewart, TN, on the Tennessee River well to the West of Nashville, makes them poor candidates to explain the origin of Captain DOLLISON. * * Some additional insight can be garnered by looking at the other officers of 3rd Company: Lieutenant John COWAN and Ensign Jesse EVANS. Although there are several John COWAN/COWENs enumerated in Kentucky in 1820, it is interesting that one of these is shown to reside in Pulaski, KY, and another in Paoli, Cumberland, Kentucky. The ONLY Jesse EVANS enumerated in Kentucky in 1820 was shown to reside in Montgomery County, KY, well to the North. In 1830, there are several Jesse EVANSes residing in Kentucky. One of these is in Montgomery another in Fleming County, a county nearby to Montgomery but well to the North. The third is found in Clay County, KY, two counties to the East of Pulaski. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. <br>