Robert Henard is listed as Robert Hennard and Henwood in numerous records. The oldest and most recent records state it to be Henard. He and his family corrected the spelling in government records.
There are very few records of Robert before his land warrant. He first appears in a list of children released from servitude in 1778. The records lists his age as 15 and states that he was a bricklayer indentured to Josias Miles of St. Mary's, MD. Robert would marry Josias' daughter seven years later. He appears in records from Loudoun, VA and Maryland. Because he enlisted in Maryland, he fell under their jurisdiction. He enlisted in the Continental Army in Montgomery County, Maryland on 8 Apr 1782. Robert served under Cpt. Jerome Le Brun de Bellecour's 3rd Troop in Col. Armand's Legion. He had previously served under Cpt. Le Brun in Pulaski's Legion. Robert moved with the unit from several locations in Virginia to New Jersey and finally, Pennsylvania. It is this second service under Col. Armand that gave Robert his land claim in Tennessee.
Armand's Legion was disbanded on 29 Nov 1783 near York, Pennsylvania. In a letter from Col. Armand to Gen. Washington in that same month, Armand described his soldiers as such,
"it is impossible to me to express the scene of affection which immediately took place, the officers & soldiers shed tears, came around me, all expressed their sorrow to part from each other..."
This bond is apparent as two fellow soldiers lived nearby and moved with the Henards to the Appalachians in the early 1800s. These neighbors worked alongside him in the docks of Baltmore. One, John Orrok (Rock), made several statements about Robert's wartime service and his family's close relationship with Robert and Rebecca. Robert and Rebecca named one of their children after John's wife, Nancy. The other was Henry Tarrant. Robert and Rebecca named their oldest daughter after his wife, Oscilla Tarrant.
After the war, he married Rebecca Miles on 16 Feb 1785 in Loudoun, VA. Four of their children would be born in Virginia. (Oscilla-1785, James-1794, Ruth-1795, and Elijah-1796). In the early 1800s, land grants were issued in Tennessee for war service. Robert and Rebecca applied and were given 100 acres in Kingsport, Tennessee.
Robert and Rebecca would have three more children in Tennessee. (Nancy-1810, Elizabeth-Unknown, and Robert Jr.-1818) After Robert's death in 1828, Ruth cared for her younger siblings and mother at their home in East Tennessee. The original homesite is lost but both Robert and Rebecca are believed to be buried in one of three remote cemeteries located in Bays Mountain Park as their land was in this area. Another possible location is at the bottom of Cherokee Reservoir, 12 miles upstream from the dam, on the N/W side of the river. One of the mountains nearby adjacent to two of his sons land is known as Hennard Mountain.
DNA testing shows that Robert belonged to an uncommon Celtic haplogroup of R-BY1835, a subgroup of R-M222.
There are very few records of Robert before his land warrant. He first appears in a list of children released from servitude in 1778. The records lists his age as 15 and states that he was a bricklayer indentured to Josias Miles of St. Mary's, MD. Robert would marry Josias' daughter seven years later. He appears in records from Loudoun, VA and Maryland. Because he enlisted in Maryland, he fell under their jurisdiction. He enlisted in the Continental Army in Montgomery County, Maryland on 8 Apr 1782. Robert served under Cpt. Jerome Le Brun de Bellecour's 3rd Troop in Col. Armand's Legion. He had previously served under Cpt. Le Brun in Pulaski's Legion. Robert moved with the unit from several locations in Virginia to New Jersey and finally, Pennsylvania. It is this second service under Col. Armand that gave Robert his land claim in Tennessee.
Armand's Legion was disbanded on 29 Nov 1783 near York, Pennsylvania. In a letter from Col. Armand to Gen. Washington in that same month, Armand described his soldiers as such,
"it is impossible to me to express the scene of affection which immediately took place, the officers & soldiers shed tears, came around me, all expressed their sorrow to part from each other..."
This bond is apparent as two fellow soldiers lived nearby and moved with the Henards to the Appalachians in the early 1800s. These neighbors worked alongside him in the docks of Baltmore. One, John Orrok (Rock), made several statements about Robert's wartime service and his family's close relationship with Robert and Rebecca. Robert and Rebecca named one of their children after John's wife, Nancy. The other was Henry Tarrant. Robert and Rebecca named their oldest daughter after his wife, Oscilla Tarrant.
After the war, he married Rebecca Miles on 16 Feb 1785 in Loudoun, VA. Four of their children would be born in Virginia. (Oscilla-1785, James-1794, Ruth-1795, and Elijah-1796). In the early 1800s, land grants were issued in Tennessee for war service. Robert and Rebecca applied and were given 100 acres in Kingsport, Tennessee.
Robert and Rebecca would have three more children in Tennessee. (Nancy-1810, Elizabeth-Unknown, and Robert Jr.-1818) After Robert's death in 1828, Ruth cared for her younger siblings and mother at their home in East Tennessee. The original homesite is lost but both Robert and Rebecca are believed to be buried in one of three remote cemeteries located in Bays Mountain Park as their land was in this area. Another possible location is at the bottom of Cherokee Reservoir, 12 miles upstream from the dam, on the N/W side of the river. One of the mountains nearby adjacent to two of his sons land is known as Hennard Mountain.
DNA testing shows that Robert belonged to an uncommon Celtic haplogroup of R-BY1835, a subgroup of R-M222.
Robert Henard is listed as Robert Hennard and Henwood in numerous records. The oldest and most recent records state it to be Henard. He and his family corrected the spelling in government records.
There are very few records of Robert before his land warrant. He first appears in a list of children released from servitude in 1778. The records lists his age as 15 and states that he was a bricklayer indentured to Josias Miles of St. Mary's, MD. Robert would marry Josias' daughter seven years later. He appears in records from Loudoun, VA and Maryland. Because he enlisted in Maryland, he fell under their jurisdiction. He enlisted in the Continental Army in Montgomery County, Maryland on 8 Apr 1782. Robert served under Cpt. Jerome Le Brun de Bellecour's 3rd Troop in Col. Armand's Legion. He had previously served under Cpt. Le Brun in Pulaski's Legion. Robert moved with the unit from several locations in Virginia to New Jersey and finally, Pennsylvania. It is this second service under Col. Armand that gave Robert his land claim in Tennessee.
Armand's Legion was disbanded on 29 Nov 1783 near York, Pennsylvania. In a letter from Col. Armand to Gen. Washington in that same month, Armand described his soldiers as such,
"it is impossible to me to express the scene of affection which immediately took place, the officers & soldiers shed tears, came around me, all expressed their sorrow to part from each other..."
This bond is apparent as two fellow soldiers lived nearby and moved with the Henards to the Appalachians in the early 1800s. These neighbors worked alongside him in the docks of Baltmore. One, John Orrok (Rock), made several statements about Robert's wartime service and his family's close relationship with Robert and Rebecca. Robert and Rebecca named one of their children after John's wife, Nancy. The other was Henry Tarrant. Robert and Rebecca named their oldest daughter after his wife, Oscilla Tarrant.
After the war, he married Rebecca Miles on 16 Feb 1785 in Loudoun, VA. Four of their children would be born in Virginia. (Oscilla-1785, James-1794, Ruth-1795, and Elijah-1796). In the early 1800s, land grants were issued in Tennessee for war service. Robert and Rebecca applied and were given 100 acres in Kingsport, Tennessee.
Robert and Rebecca would have three more children in Tennessee. (Nancy-1810, Elizabeth-Unknown, and Robert Jr.-1818) After Robert's death in 1828, Ruth cared for her younger siblings and mother at their home in East Tennessee. The original homesite is lost but both Robert and Rebecca are believed to be buried in one of three remote cemeteries located in Bays Mountain Park as their land was in this area. Another possible location is at the bottom of Cherokee Reservoir, 12 miles upstream from the dam, on the N/W side of the river. One of the mountains nearby adjacent to two of his sons land is known as Hennard Mountain.
DNA testing shows that Robert belonged to an uncommon Celtic haplogroup of R-BY1835, a subgroup of R-M222.
There are very few records of Robert before his land warrant. He first appears in a list of children released from servitude in 1778. The records lists his age as 15 and states that he was a bricklayer indentured to Josias Miles of St. Mary's, MD. Robert would marry Josias' daughter seven years later. He appears in records from Loudoun, VA and Maryland. Because he enlisted in Maryland, he fell under their jurisdiction. He enlisted in the Continental Army in Montgomery County, Maryland on 8 Apr 1782. Robert served under Cpt. Jerome Le Brun de Bellecour's 3rd Troop in Col. Armand's Legion. He had previously served under Cpt. Le Brun in Pulaski's Legion. Robert moved with the unit from several locations in Virginia to New Jersey and finally, Pennsylvania. It is this second service under Col. Armand that gave Robert his land claim in Tennessee.
Armand's Legion was disbanded on 29 Nov 1783 near York, Pennsylvania. In a letter from Col. Armand to Gen. Washington in that same month, Armand described his soldiers as such,
"it is impossible to me to express the scene of affection which immediately took place, the officers & soldiers shed tears, came around me, all expressed their sorrow to part from each other..."
This bond is apparent as two fellow soldiers lived nearby and moved with the Henards to the Appalachians in the early 1800s. These neighbors worked alongside him in the docks of Baltmore. One, John Orrok (Rock), made several statements about Robert's wartime service and his family's close relationship with Robert and Rebecca. Robert and Rebecca named one of their children after John's wife, Nancy. The other was Henry Tarrant. Robert and Rebecca named their oldest daughter after his wife, Oscilla Tarrant.
After the war, he married Rebecca Miles on 16 Feb 1785 in Loudoun, VA. Four of their children would be born in Virginia. (Oscilla-1785, James-1794, Ruth-1795, and Elijah-1796). In the early 1800s, land grants were issued in Tennessee for war service. Robert and Rebecca applied and were given 100 acres in Kingsport, Tennessee.
Robert and Rebecca would have three more children in Tennessee. (Nancy-1810, Elizabeth-Unknown, and Robert Jr.-1818) After Robert's death in 1828, Ruth cared for her younger siblings and mother at their home in East Tennessee. The original homesite is lost but both Robert and Rebecca are believed to be buried in one of three remote cemeteries located in Bays Mountain Park as their land was in this area. Another possible location is at the bottom of Cherokee Reservoir, 12 miles upstream from the dam, on the N/W side of the river. One of the mountains nearby adjacent to two of his sons land is known as Hennard Mountain.
DNA testing shows that Robert belonged to an uncommon Celtic haplogroup of R-BY1835, a subgroup of R-M222.
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