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Jeremiah “The Protestant” Tarleton

Birth
St. Mary's County, Maryland, USA
Death
Jun 1833 (aged 71–72)
Scott County, Kentucky, USA
Burial
Georgetown, Scott County, Kentucky, USA Add to Map
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There were two contemporary Jeremiah Tarleton/Tarltons in Scott County, Kentucky. One Jeremiah was Catholic; the other was Protestant. They were apparently cousins. This Jeremiah is often referred to as Jeremiah "The Protestant" Tarleton.

Jeremiah (Prot) TARLETON Surname: Tarleton Given Name: Jeremiah (Prot) Sex: M Birth: 1761 in St. Mary's County, MD Death: 1833 in Georgetown, KY. Burial: Family burial ground near Georgetown, KY. Served with Greene & Morgan Military Service 1777 Revolutionary Army Note:

By 1786 he had migrated to Frederick County in Western Maryland where he purchased a large plantation. Here he married. He bought 150 acres of land in Washington County, MD "westward of Ft. Cumberland" in 1790. In 1792 he purchased 50 acres in Alleghany County. In the spring of 1806 he posted all his lands for sale. On May 10, 1806 he left for Kentucky.

In Kentucky, he purchased a farm 3 miles east of Georgetown on the Georgetown Paris Rd. This is where he and many of his family are buried.
There were two contemporary Jeremiah Tarleton/Tarltons in Scott County, Kentucky. One Jeremiah was Catholic; the other was Protestant. They were apparently cousins. This Jeremiah is often referred to as Jeremiah "The Protestant" Tarleton.

Jeremiah (Prot) TARLETON Surname: Tarleton Given Name: Jeremiah (Prot) Sex: M Birth: 1761 in St. Mary's County, MD Death: 1833 in Georgetown, KY. Burial: Family burial ground near Georgetown, KY. Served with Greene & Morgan Military Service 1777 Revolutionary Army Note:

By 1786 he had migrated to Frederick County in Western Maryland where he purchased a large plantation. Here he married. He bought 150 acres of land in Washington County, MD "westward of Ft. Cumberland" in 1790. In 1792 he purchased 50 acres in Alleghany County. In the spring of 1806 he posted all his lands for sale. On May 10, 1806 he left for Kentucky.

In Kentucky, he purchased a farm 3 miles east of Georgetown on the Georgetown Paris Rd. This is where he and many of his family are buried.


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