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- DOB: When taking the oath of allegiance in 1776 he gave his age as 17, Mt. Gelead Cemetery has 1752.
DOD: Obit
DOM1st: Virginia Select Marriages which conflicts with Find a Grave & History of the Violett Family in America by Mary Catherine (Violett) Corbett 1947; edited and annotated by Martin Hammond Violette II 2006; The Violett Family in America by Genevieve Potts Dolle 1950; edited and annotated by Martin H. Violette 2007 Ver. 1.00.
DOM2nd: The Violett Family in America by Genevieve Potts Dolle 1950; edited and annotated by Martin H. Violette 2007 Ver. 1.00 pg 27
Find a Grave Memorial:
Mary and John were married 15 Oct 1791 in Loudoun Co, VA, and they were the parents of:
Lydia/ m. Hiram Alloway
Ophelia "Effie"/15 Aug 1797 m. David Boydston; 2) James Green; 3) John Polland
Samuel/10 May 1799 m. Eunice Phillips
Maria/1801 m. Hamilton Henkins; 2) Jacob Marchant
Sarah/10 Mar 1804 m. Philip Boldman
Rebecca/1808 m. Chauncey Beeman
Elizabeth/1813 m. Reuben Pownall
John W/5 Jun 1814 m. Mary Elizabeth Prye
Mary, daughter of Samuel Taylor, Jr, married John Violet, II, in Oct of 1791. John was the son of John I, grandson of Edward I and great-grandson of William. It appears William came to Kent Island about 1660 and was the overseer on a large plantation. Edward, his son, received a small land grant (232 acres) which he eventually sold to George Washington. It appears that the present Washington's Mill is built on that land. Then Edward became an overseer for Washington running the Muddy Hole farm until his death in 1775. Edward's sons Edward II and John I continued to work for Washington. Edward II agreed to go to Washington's 'Bullskin' plantation in northern Virginia (articles of agreement are in Washington's papers) to run the plantation which Washington thought was being mismanaged. John I was able to get about 700 acres of land about three miles north of (now) Middleburg, VA, and built a nice plantation there. Both Edward II and John I are buried on this plantation. The land boundaries and house are still almost unchanged from the early 1800's and is now called the 'Snake Hill Farm'.
John II went into the Revolutionary War and stayed in until the end of the war. He came back to Loudoun County and married Mary Taylor, and about 1795 or 1796, became the overseer of the Union Farm (part of Mt. Vernon) for Washington. Things must have gotten pretty bad after Washington's death in 1798, and John II took his land warrant in Kentucky. He appears to have had it surveyed but did not move there. He is in Adams County, Ohio about 1800 and, it appears, that Mary "Polly" must have died there. Adams County boundaries are changing about this time and we are not sure where Mary "Polly" is buried or if there was ever a marker. John II married again and bought land in Pike County. Ohio.
He was a Revolutionary War soldier, enlisted in 1775 (below has 1777) and served in Capt Robert Beals' Company, Col. John Gibson's Regiment. He was discharged at the close of the war and allowed a land grant of 200 acres in Pike County, Ohio. He was granted a Pension on his application of July 29, 1828. He died 31 Dec 1847, aged 95 years. Buried in Mt Gilead Church Cemetery, Piketon, Ohio. On his gravestone is the following inscription:
"A Man who fought for Liberty, now his soul rests in Eternity".
His grave has been marked by the Nathaniel Massie Chapter of D.A.R. of Chillicothe, Ohio.
Virginia Family Cemeteries page 109 has:
Name of Cemetery: Violette family cemetery
Location: On Rt. 50 across from the Upperville Horse Show grounds, on hillside behind the present day home.
Owner: Not determined
Dates: Not determined
Number of qraves: Not determined
Condition: Not determined
Questionnaire # or File #: Loudoun-6
Comments: "Violettes were landholders near Mt. Vernon and came to western Loudoun to oversee George Washington's property there. The Violettes intermarried with the McCormicks, Leiths and Carter families."
Contact person: Mrs. Edward J. Norman, 801 N. Sterling Blvd., Sterling, Va. 22170.
Obituary of John Violet, Revolutionary Soldiers, Piketon Journal, Scioto Gazette, January 12, 1848. John Violet, Revolutionary Soldier, died in Beaver Township, Pike County, December 31, 1847, about 97 years. The deceased was the oldest man in the county and was one of the remnants of that noble band of heroes who fought for and obtained our independence in the revolutionary struggles. Thus one by one, the veterans of that dark and stormy period of our national history are passing and soon not a living witness will remain to recount the heroic deeds of the brave defenders of the rights and liberties of our beloved land.
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ohpcgs/Military/id53.htm Letter in John Violet's Pension file. Dated: June 25, 1934 Mrs. Letitia P. Wilson,2026 North Calvert St.Baltimore, Maryland Dear Madam: Reference is made to your letter relative to John Violet, a soldier of the Revolutionary War. The date contained herein are obtained from the papers on file in the Revolutionary War claim W.3205, based upon his military service in that war. John Violet enlisted in 1777, served as private in Captain Robert Beall's Company, Colonel John Gibson's Virginia Regiment, and was discharged at the close of the Revolution. He was allowed pension on his application executed July 29, 1828 while a resident of Seal Township, Pike County, Ohio (near Piketon), aged about seventy-three years. He died January 1, 1848 (*Note: stone says Dec 31, 1847). The soldier married December 11, 1817 in Adams County, Ohio, Constance Welty. She was allowed pension on her application executed May 3, 1853, while a resident of Seal Township, Pike County, Ohio, aged seventy-seven years, five months, twelve days. There are no further data concerning his family. This is the record of the only John Violet that is found on the Revolutionary War records of this office. Very truly yours, A. D. Hiller, Assistant to Administrator.
Sources: History of the Violett Family in America by Mary Catherine (Violett) Corbett 1947; edited and annotated by Martin Hammond Violette II 2006; The Violett Family in America by Genevieve Potts (Mrs. Perry A.) Dolle 1950 edited and annotated by Martin H. Violette ver. 1.00 2007
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Abt 1759 - 1847 (88 years)
