John DAY^[1]

1755 - Aft 1816  (> 61 years)

• Name	John DAY
  Born	29 Jan 1755	Maryland
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	House carpenter
  Military Event	American Revolution - MD 2nd Regt, Col Thomas Price  [2]
  Served American Revolution?	Y
  Military Flag	Y
  Died	Aft 14 Nov 1816	Franklin, Clermont, Ohio
  Person ID	I20125	Main
  Last Modified	28 Oct 2023

  
  

  Family	Abigail POE,   b. 16 Apr 1760,   d. 22 Apr 1845, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio  (Age 85 years)
  Married	1 Aug 1776
  Children	1. Thomas DAY,   b. Abt 1793, Maryland ,   d. 11 Dec 1813, Ft Ball, Tiffin, Seneca, Ohio  (Age ~ 20 years)   2. Martha Poe DAY,   b. 25 Jan 1778, York, York, Pennsylvania ,   d. 11 Sep 1855, Grover, Hendricks, Indiana  (Age 77 years)   3. Matthew DAY,   b. Abt 1779, Maryland ,   d. Oct 1819  (Age ~ 40 years)   4. John DAY,   b. 1782, Maryland + 5. Edward Poe DAY,   b. 6 Aug 1788, N Carolina ,   d. 24 Jan 1873, Oaklandon, Marion, Indiana  (Age 84 years)   6. Mark DAY,   b. 19 Nov 1790, Maryland ,   d. 1870, Marion, Grant, Indiana  (Age 79 years)   7. Isaac DAY,   b. 19 May 1795, Maryland ,   d. 31 Aug 1870, Marion, Grant, Indiana  (Age 75 years)   8. Jesse DAY,   b. 19 Sep 1797, Kentucky ,   d. 10 Mar 1879, Brown, Delaware, Ohio  (Age 81 years)   9. Mary DAY,   b. 19 Sep 1797, Kentucky   10. Joseph Bennet DAY,   b. 25 Jun 1800, Kentucky ,   d. 5 Sep 1885  (Age 85 years)
  Last Modified	10 Dec 2023
  Family ID	F6586	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  s/o Matthew DAY & Anna John and his brother, Isaac (b 1757) enlisted in the Maryland infantry. John served three years in Washington's main army. less than one month after the signing of the Declaration of Independence, John and Abigail (first cousins once removed) were married. They moved to KY in 1795 . By that time they had seven children. Three more were born in Bracken Co KY--twins Jesse & Mary b 1797 and Joseph Bennett b 1800. The family moved to Ohio very soon after it became a state. They settled on a homestead near Felicity OH. It was part of the Virginia Military District. This land was given to VA officers in the American Revolution as payment for their military service. Most never saw the land but sold it to agents who resold it in smaller parcels. John bought 100 Acres. By this time they had 10 children and 2 adopted children whose father had been killed by Indians. John died in 1816 and in later years the homestead was abandoned and was sold to pay back taxes. It was given by the new owner for use as a YMCA camp (circa 1990). John was one of the earliest settlers of Clermont Co. His occupation was house carpenter. It is believed that John and his wife, Abigail are buried in Mt. Moriah Cemetery about 1 1/2 mi from Feesburg, without a marker stone. Jesse and Joseph Day are also buried there. • SOURCES: Maryland Archives Vol. 18 RECORDS OF MARYLAND TROOPS IN CONTINENTAL SERVICE p 520 John Day 3 yrs p 294 • LIST OF MINUTE MEN CO FROM KENT CO. under command of Wm Henry who marched from Kent Co Jan 29 1776 and now stationed in Northampton Co VA----John Day • PA ARCHIVES Vol 27 p 51----John Day Fawn Twp York Co PA 1779 • NEWSPAPER---CLERMONT SUN---July 10 1901 Was reprinted in book by Aileen Whitt--Revolutionary Soldiers of Clermont Co Vol 1 p128

  
  

• Sources

  [S44] Orcutt_001 gedcom file, Robert Waddell. [S24] Daughters of the American Revolution, A030896.