I've got one of those in Georgia for the Seminole War, 1818. Raleigh Moon said he went in place of John Moon--more probably his father or his brother? Raleigh was 18--I think his brother may have been younger, but no good birthdate for him--so I've been assuming the John was his father who would have been about 44--does that sound reasonable? We checked NARA--no records for a John Moon at all, but then since he didn't go I didn't think there would be--just hoping! Karen Dale ----- Original Message ----- From: Myron E. Williams<mailto:myronwms@charter.net> To: VA-SOUTHSIDE-L@rootsweb.com<mailto:VA-SOUTHSIDE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 22, 2006 8:39 PM Subject: Re: [VA-SOUTHSIDE-L] Revolutionary War Service - "in place of father"??? Caroline: In our wars up to and including the Civil War it was permissible for a man who for any reason did not wish to join up to hire a substitute. So it sounds like pop didn't want to go and son took his place. I would reject your reasons 1 & 2. In those cases Pop would have been exempted anyway. 3 is possible. 4 may be possible, but doesn't sit well with me. If Pop opposed the war, he would likely have opposed it for his son, too. Lacking further evidence, it sounds like son filled in for Pop. End of story. Myron E. Williams Crossville, TN Caroline McCall wrote: >Hi... > >My g-g-g-g-grandfather served in the Rev. War - Virginia Militia - Captain Throgmorton's Company (under Colonel Page) and later in Dixon's Light Horse Troops. On his pension application, he stated that he served in place of his father - at the age of 18 or 19. > >I don't know why he served in his father's place; he didn't state that on his application. Neither did he state his father's name. I'm wondering why an 18-year-old would serve in place of his father. Though I haven't found any information to lead me to a conclusion, I have thought of several possible reasons: > >1)his father might have been ill or injured and couldn't serve. If so, I've wondered if his father was in the military, received an injury that prevented him from serving but felt so strongly about the war that he sent his son (who was probably not his oldest son - from some other records I have found). > >2) his father might have been too old to serve. > >3) his father might have needed to stay home either to support his family or keep a business going. > >4) his father could have been against the war but was expected to serve so he sent a replacement. > >Do these sound like valid reasons, and does anyone have any other ideas as to why he might have replaced his father in the military? I'm not sure that knowing why would help me discover his father's name, but it might help narrow it down. > >Thanks! >Caroline > > > >==== VA-SOUTHSIDE Mailing List ==== >Problems Subscribing or Unsubscribing ? Contact: >G. Lee Hearl List Adm. at: glh@naxs.com<mailto:glh@naxs.com> >Hosted by Rootsweb http://www.rootsweb.com<http://www.rootsweb.com/> > >============================== >New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&targetid=5429<http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&targetid=5429> > > > ==== VA-SOUTHSIDE Mailing List ==== Do not post Advertisements, Chain Letters, Virus Warnings etc. to this list. If in doubt, Contact: G. Lee Hearl, Adm. at: glh@naxs.com<mailto:glh@naxs.com> Hosted by Rootsweb http://www.rootsweb.com<http://www.rootsweb.com/> ============================== Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx<http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx>