War of 1812 Patriot Index

War with England - the War of 1812

On June 18, 1812, President James Madison signed a declaration of war against Great Britain, marking the beginning of the War of 1812. Frustrated by Britain's maritime practices and support of Native American resistance to western expansion, the U.S. entered the war with ambitious plans to invade Canada, a goal that was never realized.

“The war has proved .. that our free Government, like other free Governments, though slow in its early movements, acquires, in its progress, a force proportioned to its freedom .." ~ James Madison, State of the Union, 1813

The strength of the British army proved too great for U.S. forces. Both on land and at sea, U.S. troops suffered great losses. In August 1814, British troops entered Washington, D.C., and burned the Capitol and the White House. By December, both the Americans and the British recognized that it was time to end the conflict. Representatives of the two nations met in Belgium on December 24th and signed the Treaty of Ghent, which ended the war and restored previously recognized boundaries between the United States and British territory in North America.
 

Patriot Index

The following database contains the names of militiamen who served in the War of 1812 with a Boone County connection. However, these veterans may have resided in a different location during the time of their military service, but in most cases lived in Boone County when they died. This compilation includes a combination of data that has been submitted from family researchers and extracted from old historical books and publications, biographies, obituaries, cemetery inscriptions and various other resources. Many of these individuals may be buried in Boone County, and if known, burial information will be included. You should use this data as a resource guide only, and obtain the patriot's official War of 1812 military records from the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), to cite and further verify their military service. Military records can also include information regarding any land bounties and pensions for the veteran and/or the widow, if applicable.

If you have information for a War of 1812 patriot with Boone County connections that is not included, or you have additional information to add to the ones below, please submit it to Boone County Genealogy to add to our database.
 

Source Citation: Stover, T., comp., "Boone County War of 1812 Patriots", [database online] Boone County Genealogy, INGenWeb. 2007. <http://www.rootsweb.com/~inboone> Original data: User contributions and various other sources.

 

Name	Born	Died	Buried	Notes
Squire Dale	1792, TN	3-8-1848 51y, 11m, 10d.	Squire Dale Cemetery Jackson Twp., Boone County, IN.
Austin Davenport	--	1836	"On his old farm on the Michigan road, between Eagle Village and Clarkstown."	"drummer" in war
Jesse Davenport	--	--	--	"fifer" in war b/o Austin Davenport
George Dye, Sr.	1-30-1786, PA.	3-3-1847 Lebanon, IN	Eagle Village Cemetery, Eagle Twp.	"Wounded by Indians during the war in OH." Received pension
Michael Erskin	1-15-1794 Monroe Co., VA.	Alive in Boone Co.in 1887	--	"fought no battles, peace declared"
Armistead King	ca 1788, VA	4-4-1875 87y, 3m, 22d	Cox Cemetery, Eagle Twp.	Submitted by: Evelyn Jackson 'Daughters of 1812' 8-27-2007
Sterling C. Rose	1795, NC	1875	Eagle Village Cemetery, Eagle Twp.	Received pension
Nathaniel M. Scott	7-14-1796 Giles Co, VA	10-22-1878 82y, 3m, 8d	Old Union Cemetery, Jackson, Twp.
John Shaw	1792, NY	1863	Pleasant Hill Cemetery	Served as a "guard for the government" during war
Joseph Swope	1784, VA	5-26-1877 or 5-28-1874 (?) 92y, 9m, 6d	Hopewell Cemetery, Clinton Twp.	"Officer"
Abraham Utter, Sr.	1765	1851	Cox Cemetery, Jefferson Twp.	Served in the Rev. War & the War of 1812
Jasper Vidito	9-12-1783 Winchester, CT	4-16-1862 or 4-18-1862 (?) 73y, 7m, 4d Harrison Twp.	Old Union Cemetery Jackson Twp.	"Ohio Militia in 1812 & 1813" Source: Leonard D. Vidito