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1812 Ancestors War of 1812

Accepted by Lineage Societies and others who have verified service records whose names appear on this list.

The membership requirements for various lineage societies are not the same. The men's society, General Society of the War of 1812 requires that men considered for membership be direct lineal descendants of men who fought in the War of 1812.
The National Society of Daughters of 1812 accepts service performed in the period 1784-1815 and also accepts qualifying civilian service such as an ancestor's having held public office or served on a jury.
Davis, John. Served as a private War 1812 in Pulaski County, GA cavalry, 09 Nov 1814 to 22 Dec 1814. Ref. History of Pulaski and Bleckley County, GA Birmingham Public Library, pp 292&85 and pp.39-40. Muster rolls of Pulaski County militia. John Davis died before July 1825 when will was probated in Wilkerson County, GA. He was married to Judith Gresham.

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Dodson, Hightower. Served as a private under Captain James McMahan's Company, 2nd. Regiment Tennessee militia. He enlisted at Snow Creek and served from 28 Sep 1814 to Apr 27 1815. He received a warrant for 80 acres under the act of sept 28, 1850 (warrant no. 53711). Dodson was born in 1788 at VA and died 26 Jun 1876 at Maury Co Tennessee. He married Sally on 4 Jul 1807 at Williamson County, Tennessee.

Drinkard, John B. Served as a private War of 1812 in Captain Samuel Scott's company, SC militia. Ref pension 18243. . He was born in 1794 in the Abbeville District of SC and died 6 Sep 1877 at Henderson, AL. He married Lucinda Henry in Randolph County, AL 25 Oct 1842. She died 8 Nov 1892. He is buried in the Henderson Cemetery in Pike County, AL, probably with his wife Lucinda.

Duck, David. Born ca. 1785 in NC and died after 1871 at Muscogee County, GA. Married to Sarah Ball 3rd. Dec 1812 in Morgan County, GA. He served in Georgia militia War of 1812 from Jasper and Morgan Counties, GA. War of 1812.

Dunn, Lewis. served Captain R. Boyd's militia company, Davidson County Tennessee, 1812. Lewis Dunn was born 01 Nov 1792 in VA and died at Davidson County, Tennessee 03 Oct 1844. He married his wife Judith Mays 21 Sep 1814 in Davidson County, TN