Abraham Scholl

Son of William and Leah Morgan Scholl; brother of Joseph Scholl, Sr who married Levina Boone and of Peter Morgan Scholl who married Mary Boone .

Also, Abraham Scholl b 15 Dec 1764 Shenandoah Valley, Augusta Co, VA d 24 Dec 1851 Griggsville, Pike Co, IL

m(1) Rebecca Nellie Humble b 1764 Bourbon Co, KY d 1802 Fayette Co, KY.

He m(2) Tabitha Noe b 1787 Hagerstown, MD d 1869 at Griggsville, Pike Co, IL . They married 15 Dec 1803 in Schollsville, Clark Co, KY and had 11 children. Abraham and his two wives buried in Griggsville Cemetery

"It is very apparent that Abraham Scholl had a very adventurous early life. There are references to his being with Daniel Boone in an early trip to Kentucky when we would have been about ten years old. There are other references to his being on other trips to Kentucky prior to the Scholl family moving there in 1779. It is believed and has been reported that they started the trip in the spring. This is an obvious error because William, Leah and Sarah Scholl appear as names on a deed signed August 25, 1779 in Shenandoah Co., VA. It is known that they did not arrive in Boonesborough until December 25, 1779.

The fight at Byran's Station started on August 15, 1782 when indians and renegade whites, including Simon Girty, with British officers besieged the fort and remained for two days until they were aware of reinforcements coming from three locations. Abraham Scholl was in one group of twelve that rode through the indian lines to reach the fort on August 16, 1782. They were there when the major assault on the fort was made later that day. The attacking force withdrew on August 17, 1782 with the approach of more reinforcements. After the retreat of the indians the besieged and their reinforcements went in pursuit. This led to the last major military engagement of the Revolutionary War and what is considered a defeat for the Colonies.

The battle of "Blue Licks" was a situation involving more emotion than common sense. A leader of common sense would not have made the attack. Daniel Boone advised against the attack but there was no leader and he was accused of cowardice by a speaker. The group followed the speaker, a man named McGary. Daniel Boone's son Israel was killed in the battle and Abraham Scholl was with him at the time. Abraham Scholl later reported that Israel had stopped to give firing protection for his father.

On October 6, 1832 Abraham Scholl applied for a pension as a soldier of the Revolutionary War. He was able to show that he had been called out on four separate occasions and fought in several engagements but he was only able to account for a total of eighty days service. His application was not approved because he did not have the required six months service.

It is believed that Abraham Scholl made several trips of western exploration and it is known that he went to Illinois as early as 1816. It was on that occasion that he looked on the land that he wanted to move to. It was not until 1825 that he moved there with many of his children and two families of freed slaves. He settled in the area that is now known as Griggsvillle and was one of the first people to build a house in the area. It was reported that his house became the first building to hold a church service in Western Illinois. The service was led by a baptist circuit minister.

The land that Abraham settled on in Kentucky was surveyed by Daniel Boone and was lost to land speculators at the time that Daniel Boone lost his property. During the trip from Kentucky to Illinois the family group was robbed by river pirates led by John Murrell and lost $1,000 in gold. The robbers did not get $1,000 in gold that Tabitha had hidden in a mattress.

He lived in Griggsville until his death and it is known that he was visited by a young Abraham Lincoln whose family the Scholls had been associated with in the past. It is believed that Abraham Scholl was named after the grandfather of Abraham Lincoln. The families were associated and had traveled from Pennsylvania to North Carolina, Virginia and Kentucky. Both families were related to the Boone family by marriage. "

GEDCOM Note

Son of William and Leah Morgan Scholl; brother of Joseph Scholl, Sr who married Levina Boone and of Peter Morgan Scholl who married Mary Boone ., Augusta Co, VA d 24 Dec 1851 Griggsville, Pike Co, IL Pike Co, IL . They married 15 Dec 1803 in Schollsville, Clark Co, KY and had 11 children. Abraham and his two wives buried in Griggsville Cemeteryry adventurous early life. There are references to his being with Daniel Boone in an early trip to Kentucky when we would have been about ten years old. There are other references to his being on other trips to Kentucky prior to the Scholl family moving there in 1779. It is believed and has been reported that they started the trip in the spring. This is an obvious error because William, Leah and Sarah Scholl appear as names on a deed signed August 25, 1779 in Shenandoah Co., VA. It is known that they did not arrive in Boonesborough until December 25, 1779.ed on August 15, 1782 when indians and renegade whites, including Simon Girty, with British officers besieged the fort and remained for two days until they were aware of reinforcements coming from three locations. Abraham Scholl was in one group of twelve that rode through the indian lines to reach the fort on August 16, 1782. They were there when the major assault on the fort was made later that day. The attacking force withdrew on August 17, 1782 with the approach of more reinforcements. After the retreat of the indians the besieged and their reinforcements went in pursuit. This led to the last major military engagement of the Revolutionary War and what is considered a defeat for the Colonies.r of common sense would not have made the attack. Daniel Boone advised against the attack but there was no leader and he was accused of cowardice by a speaker. The group followed the speaker, a man named McGary. Daniel Boone's son Israel was killed in the battle and Abraham Scholl was with him at the time. Abraham Scholl later reported that Israel had stopped to give firing protection for his father.ngagements but he was only able to account for a total of eighty days service. His application was not approved because he did not have the required six months service.Scholl made several trips of western exploration and it is known that he went to Illinois as early as 1816. It was on that occasion that he looked on the land that he wanted to move to. It was not until 1825 that he moved there with many of his children and two families of freed slaves. He settled in the area that is now known as Griggsvillle and was one of the first people to build a house in thearea. It was reported that his house became the first building to hold a church service in Western Illinois. The service was led by a baptist circuit minister.Kentucky was surveyed by Daniel Boone and was lost to land speculators at the time that Daniel Boone lost his property. During the trip from Kentucky to Illinois the family group was robbed by river pirates led by John Murrell and lost $1,000 in gold. The robbers did not get $1,000 in gold that Tabitha had hidden in a mattress.visited by a young Abraham Lincoln whose family the Scholls had been associated with in the past. It is believed that Abraham Scholl was named after the grandfather of Abraham Lincoln. The families were associated and had traveled from Pennsylvania to North Carolina, Virginia and Kentucky. Both families were related to the Boone family by marriage. "