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John Gritton

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John Gritton Veteran

Birth
Winchester, Winchester City, Virginia, USA
Death
7 Aug 1839 (aged 83)
Mercer County, Kentucky, USA
Burial
Harrodsburg, Mercer County, Kentucky, USA GPS-Latitude: 37.7139278, Longitude: -84.8128611
Memorial ID
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His headstone is so exfoliated; most likely his wife Elizabeth is buried next to him.
John Gritton born 1755 Winchester, Virginia, son of William Gritton born abt 1730, St Lukes, Middlesex, England
Married abt 1777 to Elizabeth Hoagland born 1759 Fayette, Pennsylvania
Children:
1. Rhoda Rosanna born abt 1778 PA
2. Aaron born 1/23/1779 Westmoreland, VA
3. Jesse born 4/1/1781 VA
4. William born abt 1782 Mercer Co, KY
5. Nancy born abt 1787 Mercer Co, KY
6. Dorcas born abt 1789 Mercer Co, KY
7. Levi born abt 1790 Mercer Co, KY
8. Amos born 8/4/1794 Mercer Co, KY
9. Delilah born abt 1795 Mercer Co, KY
10. Jacob born 6/16/1797 Mercer Co, KY
11. Elizabeth born Mercer Co, KY

John died 8/7/1839 Mercer Co, KY
......
U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900
Captain Rice of the Regt command
Col. Broadhead [sp] in the Pennsylvania
for 22 months
Shows payment of $183.32
.....
His headstone is so exfoliated; most likely his wife Elizabeth is buried next to him.
John Gritton born 1755 Winchester, Virginia, son of William Gritton born abt 1730, St Lukes, Middlesex, England
Married abt 1777 to Elizabeth Hoagland born 1759 Fayette, Pennsylvania
Children:
1. Rhoda Rosanna born abt 1778 PA
2. Aaron born 1/23/1779 Westmoreland, VA
3. Jesse born 4/1/1781 VA
4. William born abt 1782 Mercer Co, KY
5. Nancy born abt 1787 Mercer Co, KY
6. Dorcas born abt 1789 Mercer Co, KY
7. Levi born abt 1790 Mercer Co, KY
8. Amos born 8/4/1794 Mercer Co, KY
9. Delilah born abt 1795 Mercer Co, KY
10. Jacob born 6/16/1797 Mercer Co, KY
11. Elizabeth born Mercer Co, KY

John died 8/7/1839 Mercer Co, KY
......
U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900
Captain Rice of the Regt command
Col. Broadhead [sp] in the Pennsylvania
for 22 months
Shows payment of $183.32
.....

Gravesite Details

His headstone is so exfoliated.



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