Thomas J Shiflett, Sr

A Patriot of the American Revolution for VIRGINIA with the rank of Private. DAR Ancestor #: A202266

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Notes for BLAND SR. SHIFLETT: "BLAND SHIFLET Bland (Blan) Shiflett was born ca. 1751. During the Revolutionary War, he was a resident of Albemarle County, Virginia where he enlisted and served four terms of one month each as private. He was stationed at Albemarle Barracks under Francis Taylor in the Virginia troops as follows: From sometime around January 1778 in Captain Zachariah Herndon's Company and again in July in that same company. Later he served in the Company of Captain Holman Rice. Subsequently he served two months as a private in Captain Isaac Davis's Virginia Company, a part of that time under command of General Wayne. Bland also served two months in Captain John Harris' Company and was present at the siege of Yorktown. He was discharged in October of 1781. Bland Shiflett was allowed a pension on his application executed August 23, 1833, at which time he resided in Orange County, VA. and was 82 years old. Richard Snow, then 80 years old in 1833, certified that he and Bland were at the siege of Yorktown and that they served a tour of two months under Captain John Harris and was discharged at that place in October of 1781. He also stated that he had known Bland Shiflett for upward of fifty years and that Bland was generally respected and a man of truth. The above information was extracted from Bland Shiflett's Revolutionary War Pension Application #515641.

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Notes for Bland (Blann) Shiflett,Sr.:
1751, Bland Shiflett of Orange County born. Proved by his approved Revolutionary War pension for service as a private in the Virginia Continental Army. Pension started 5 Feb 1834 at the age of 83.

1776-1781, Served in American Revolution, was present at seige of Yorktown.

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Bland Shiflett is listed in the following Census Records: 1782 Albemarle Co Tax List as owning six cattle and one horse. 1785 Orange Co Census as having 4 white souls in his Household. 1787 Orange Co Tax list he is listed with 1 horse and 2 cattle. 1810 Orange Co Head of Household with 2 horses. 1820 Orange Co 1 male and 1 female over 45 years and 1 male 26 to 45 years old. 1830 Orange Co 1 male and 1 female between 70 and 80 in household. 1840 Greene Co 1 male and 1 female between 80 and 90 in household. In the Greene County Death Register there is a listing for the death of Bland Shiflett which gives the date as July 15, 1840. He is 89 years old at the time.

Children of BLAND SHIFLETT and VINA BROCK? are: 19. i. BLAND JR.4 SHIFFLETT, b. Abt. 1770. 20. ii. JOHN BROCK SHIFFLETT, b. Abt. 1779, VA; d. Bet. February - March 1858/59, Green Co, VA.

iii. STEPHEN PALMER SHIFFLETT, b. Abt. 1780; d. Abt. 1860, Green Co, VA.

Notes for STEPHEN PALMER SHIFFLETT: Unmarried

21. iv. ANNA SHIFFLETT, b. Abt. 1781. 22. v. OVERTON SHIFFLETT, b. Abt. 1783; d. Abt. 1864, Green Co, VA.

vi. NANCY SHIFFLETT, b. Abt. 1784; m. JOHN MORRIS, October 25, 1804, Albemarle Co, VA. 23. vii. ABSALOM SHIFFLETT, b. Bet. 1775 - 1780, VA; d. Bef. January 03, 1859/60. 24. viii. MILDRED MILLY SHIFLETT, b. Abt. 1793. 25. ix. VINA SHIFFLETT, b. Abt. 1795. 26. x. JAMES SHIFFLETT, b. Abt. 1796; d. 1869. 27. xi. PLEASANT SHIFFLETT, b. Abt. 1800; d. Abt. 1849, Rockingham Co, VA.

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fought in Revolutionary War in VA is listed as a REV WAR pension Married Vina Brock circa 1770

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• Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: Oct 26 2016, 1:52:40 UTC

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ON payroll of Capt Harris' Militia, Albemarle, 1781 Admitted as Private, serve 8 months $26.66 was his pension Certificate of Pension issued Feby 5, 1834 by ? Reynolds chap an Orange Courthouse, VA Applied for RW pension Aug 23, 1833 in Orange Co

Serve January 1778 for 1 month at the Albemarle Barracks under Capt Zachariah Herndon and Col Frances Taylor, returned him and in July of same year drafted fro a second tour of 1 month and served same tina and place under same officers for. Returned home, draft for another tour of 1 month making in the whole  4 months at the Barracks , last tour under Capr Holman Rice. Returned home, drafted for a Militia Tour of 2 mos. under Capt Isaac Davis and march from Albemalre County to Hanover and at Andersonos Mill joined the armies under General Martinburg, then to Spotsylvania Court House , then to the Rockson Ford in Culpeper County and joined General Wayne and marched to Boswells old "honey" and was discharged my time having expired in Louisia and returned home. Shortyl after was again drafted for a sec on term of 2 months - served under Capt John Harris and marched to Williamsburg and there joined General Wshington and marched from there to the siege of Yorktown.. Was in the siege, my term out and was discharged Oct 1781.

Received pension, Aug 23, 1833 while living in Orange County and was 82. He and wife Vina sold land in Albemarle Co. Nov. 1806; 124 acres for 120 pounds. He sign with his mark

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Thomas is listed in Virginia's Colonial Soldiers from the Magazine of Virginia Genealogy, Vol 31 No. 2 He fought in the French and Indian War in 1757. From the Size Rolls of Major Andrew Lewis' company 1759-1758

Drafter Sept 1775, 2nd militia, AWOL as advertised in press- thomas Shifflet, louisa Co. age 22 5' 11"

Thos. Shifflet age 21 5 feet 10.5 inches planter county- DO Where entertained- Luwissa ( Louisa county, VA) Complexion- DO Remarks- Lusty, good limbs, black hair

The above comes from George Washington Papers, Series 4 , General Correspondences 1697-1799 and Lewis' Company Muster Rolls, image 258,259

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/mgwquery.html

Fought in the French and Indian War Surveyed lands in 1770's in Orange County

Married 1758 to Patience unown

was a blacksmith