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Received from Betty Douglass, Guernsey County Genealogical Society.
Belmont County Ohio, Marriage Book A page 69
Belmont County)This isto certify that Wm Danford and Elizabeth Moore
York Township) was married November 19th 1801 by me.
David L. Wood J.C.P.
Following received from Terry Willis, email, ( lzhawke@webtv.net). From
Cambridge, Ohio library, in Early Pioneers of Washington Twp. and the
Belmont Christian Church Cemetery List.
William Danford was was in Capt John Howell's Company (from Belmont
County) in the War of 1812. See pages 237-238 of the Roster of Ohio
Soldiers in the Warof 1812, Adjutant General of Ohio. Transcription,
1916, R973.524471 A2. Note that the transcription misspelled Danford as
Dinford.
Excerpt from the History of Belmont and Jefferson Counties, Published
1880 by the Historical Publishing County Wheeling, WV.
Page 414, from the recollections of Joseph Read: "He said most of his
company of which John Howell was captain, we "Capteeners and McMahon's
creekers." Of those from this side of the county were Moses DeLancy, Jas
Brown, Finis Shepherd, John Shepherd, Geo. Limley, Robt. Hathaway, Isaac
ruble, Henry Gates, James Boner, Isaiah Shepherd and William Danford. On
their way to the seat of war they stopped at Columbus, where they
received their arms and attended a show, which proved to be an exhibition
of wax works. Some of us at first thought the figures were alive. We
offered a black looking fellow a chew of tobacco, which he neither
accepted nor declined. Then we made a discovery. From Columbus we
marched to the mouth of the Sandusky river, and from there were taken to
Put-in-Bay Island. Our company helped guard the Detroit and the Queen
Charlotte, two of the vessels captured in Perry's victory. The British
called our vessels the "Musket Fleet". "Our company was discharged
March 8, 1813. William Danford had been
detailed for duty at Lower Sandusky, and we hadn't heard from him for
perhaps ten days. Early one morning on our return, Finis Shepherd said
he feared Danford was not living, as in a dream he had seen him catching
a white horse. When some timeafterwards we got the news from Sandusky,
we found that the dream was too true. Our comrade was gone, never to
return."
Military Record received from National Archives and Records
Administration on Dec 14, 1998. Basic information as follows:
William Danford, Private, Capt. John Howell's County of Drafted Militia,
Delong's 1 Reg't Ohio Militia.
Commencement of service: Sep 3, 1813.
To what time engaged: Mar 2, 1814
Expiration of Service, Oct 23, 1813. Dead October 23, 1813.
Term of service charged, 1 months 21 days.
Pay per month, 8 dollars. Amount of pay, 13 dollars 41 cents.
The Military paper listed above contains a notation which reads "See also
1 Reg't (Suttons) Ohio Militia.I asked the National Archives to search
this reference and they found the following additional Information.
Military Record received from National Archives and Records
Administration on Mar 15, 1999, and it is cross referenced back to
Delong's Reg't also. Basic information as follows:
William Danford, Private, Captain Asa Hinkles's Company of Riflemen,
Sutton's 1 Reg't Ohio Volunteers.
When called into service: Aug 11, 1812
To what time engaged: Feb 11, 1813
In the artificers employ from 31 Oct.
Returned to his Company 11 December 1812 from the artificers employ.
This pay roll is calculated to the 16th Feb., 1813, including the 16th;
that is allowing them six days to return home from St. Mary's; distance
95 miles.
What this second set of documents tells us is that he served two tours of
duty. The first was a volunteer enlistment from Aug 1812 to Feb 1813 and
then he must have returned home. For the second 6 month service he was
drafted and never returned home.
The most common military definition of artificer is a blacksmi
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