Sergeant John Bruce, Jr.

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Sergeant John Bruce, Jr.

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Pittsylvania County, Virginia, United States
Death: April 13, 1827 (78)
Point Leavell, Garrard County, Kentucky, United States
Place of Burial: Bruce Cemetery Point Leavell Garrard County Kentucky
Immediate Family:

Son of John Bruce, Sr. and Margaret Ann Bruce
Husband of Elizabeth Povall Clay and Elizabeth Povall Bruce
Father of Tabitha Clay Bruce; Rebecca Bruce; Daniel Bruce; Austin Bruce; Horatio Bruce and 9 others
Brother of William Bruce

Managed by: Martin Severin Eriksen
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About Sergeant John Bruce, Jr.

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John Bruce, Sr. is believed to be the son of John Bruce and Margaret (Jones) Fraser Bruce. He had, at least, one sibling.

John Bruce, Sr. married Elizabeth Clay on June 28, 1775 in Charlotte County, Virginia. They had sixteen children.

John Bruce, Sr. was a Revolutionary War Patriot. He was a Sergeant in the Virginia Continental Army having served in Captain William Smith's Company of Col. Daniel Morgan's Virginia Regiment. He fought at Trenton and Valley Forge where he was wounded.

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Sergeant John Bruce, Jr.'s Timeline

1748
April 30, 1748
Pittsylvania County, Virginia, United States
1777
May 25, 1777
Garrard County, Kentucky, United States
1777
Mecklenburg County, Virginia, United States
1780
July 11, 1780
Cumberland County, Virginia
1784
July 20, 1784
Augusta County, Virginia, United States
1786
1786
1792
October 6, 1792
Madison County, Virginia, USA
1793
December 14, 1793
Garrard County, Kentucky, United States