WILLIAM HORRALL




Born: 1754; Amherst Co, Virginia

Died: 1851

Buried: Old Bethel Cemetery, Veale Twp, Daviess Co, IN
Govt marker placed by White River Chapter DAR

Service: Enlisted Aug 1776, served 3 months as Pvt in Capt Higginbottom's co'y, Col Mason's Virginia Regt
Enlisted Aug 1777, served 6 months in Capt Thomas Morrison's and Capt. Alexander Henderson's co'y, Col Gibon's and Col Boyer's Virginia Regt
Enlisted Aug 1780, served 3 months in Capt John Morrison's co'y, Col Meage's and Col Randall's Virginia Regt
In 1781, served in Capt David Shelton's co'y and in Capt John Lovin's co'y, Col Richardson's and Col Randall's Virginia Regt
Discharged Dec 1781

Proof: Pension claim S. 17472

Married 1st: Priscilla Calvert Houghton   b. 1757 d. 1823 Soldier,

Children:
James   m. Elizabeth Capehart
William Jr   m. Peggy Stone
John   m. Rebecca Banks
Nancy   m. John Ellis
Sarah   m. William Wallace
Thomas   m1. Nancy Wallace   m2. Sarah Jones
Rachel   m1. John Stafford   m2. John Jones
Priscilla Calvert   m. William Jones.

Married 2nd: Elinor Morgan Wallace, widow of John Wallace

Directions: Shanks/Old Bethel Cemetery
Cemetery is on Shanks Farm behind the Temple Baptist Church west of State Road 58 and south of US Hwy 50 in Section 9 of Washington Twsp, Daviess County, Indiana.

Terry Shanks now lives on the Shank Farm located on CR 300S just west of St Hwy 57.
Elinor's first husband, John Wallace, is also buried in this cemetery.



Information collected by Mrs Roy Bogner, Washington, Indiana
Directions and photos was gathered by Edward Hitchcock, Daniel Guthrie Chapter SAR, and John Sheets, David Benton Chapter SAR
Photos were taken 4 April 2003.

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