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Col Jeremiah Early Jr.

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Col Jeremiah Early Jr.

Birth
Middlesex County, Virginia, USA
Death
1779 (aged 48–49)
Bedford County, Virginia, USA
Burial
Evington, Campbell County, Virginia, USA Add to Map
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Son of Jeremiah Allen Early, Sr. and Elizabeth Metstand Buford, married to (1) Sarah "Sally" Anderson and (2) Mary Stith.

- Jeremiah Early's will written 29 July 1779, proved 27 Sept 1779 Children listed in will: Elizabeth Callaway, Jenny, Jeffrey, Sarah, Abner, Jacobus, Joseph, John, and Jubal.
- VIRGINIA MILITIA IN THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR, PART III
Virginia's Share in the Military Movements of the Revolution, page 186
Early, Jeremiah, Col., S. Dec. 28, 1778.
List of the Colonial Soldiers of Virginia
Miliary Service: November 1758, Oath as Captain Bedford County Militia.
Military service 1: French & Indian Wars (1689-1763), officer.
Military service 2: 1764, Captain of Bedford County Militia Company.102
Military service 3: 23 March 1778, Commissioned Lt. Col of Bedford County Militia & recommended to Governor for Col.102
Military service 4: 28 December 1778, Rec'd Commission & Qualified as Colonel of Bedford County Militia.102
Miscellaneous 1: 1786, Died Prior to his Father (1786).
Miscellaneous 2: 1764, Took Oath to His Majesty.102
Occupation 1: 1761, Appointed Justice in County Chancery Court.102
Occupation 2: 1772, Appointed High Sheriff of Bedford County.102
Property 1: 1755, Purc'd 200 acres in Russel Parish, Bedford, VA of John Gibson.102
Property 2: 1770, Erected a Mill at mouth of Goose Creek

OTHER Contributions:

-Jeremiah, Jr. was the proprietor of the Washington Iron Mines, which later became the property of his sons John and Jubal Early, of Franklin County.

-Jeremiah Jr. had eleven sons and daughters; the eldest, Jacobus, was a Captain of the county militia in 1781; his fourth son, John, was a delegate to the Virginia Convention of 1778. ref: The History of Franklin Co., VA by Marshall Wingfield 1964.

- John Early came to Virginia in the 1700's.
-Thomas Early died at sea and Jeremiah Early, Sr. American Revolution Patriot, was orphaned and raised by a Buford, Culpeper Co., VA, and married a Buford.
-Abner was the last son of Jeremiah Early, Jr. and inherited the plantation Wyndholm, Bedford/Campbell Co., VA. - Marilyn Sue (Maxwell) Holland
Son of Jeremiah Allen Early, Sr. and Elizabeth Metstand Buford, married to (1) Sarah "Sally" Anderson and (2) Mary Stith.

- Jeremiah Early's will written 29 July 1779, proved 27 Sept 1779 Children listed in will: Elizabeth Callaway, Jenny, Jeffrey, Sarah, Abner, Jacobus, Joseph, John, and Jubal.
- VIRGINIA MILITIA IN THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR, PART III
Virginia's Share in the Military Movements of the Revolution, page 186
Early, Jeremiah, Col., S. Dec. 28, 1778.
List of the Colonial Soldiers of Virginia
Miliary Service: November 1758, Oath as Captain Bedford County Militia.
Military service 1: French & Indian Wars (1689-1763), officer.
Military service 2: 1764, Captain of Bedford County Militia Company.102
Military service 3: 23 March 1778, Commissioned Lt. Col of Bedford County Militia & recommended to Governor for Col.102
Military service 4: 28 December 1778, Rec'd Commission & Qualified as Colonel of Bedford County Militia.102
Miscellaneous 1: 1786, Died Prior to his Father (1786).
Miscellaneous 2: 1764, Took Oath to His Majesty.102
Occupation 1: 1761, Appointed Justice in County Chancery Court.102
Occupation 2: 1772, Appointed High Sheriff of Bedford County.102
Property 1: 1755, Purc'd 200 acres in Russel Parish, Bedford, VA of John Gibson.102
Property 2: 1770, Erected a Mill at mouth of Goose Creek

OTHER Contributions:

-Jeremiah, Jr. was the proprietor of the Washington Iron Mines, which later became the property of his sons John and Jubal Early, of Franklin County.

-Jeremiah Jr. had eleven sons and daughters; the eldest, Jacobus, was a Captain of the county militia in 1781; his fourth son, John, was a delegate to the Virginia Convention of 1778. ref: The History of Franklin Co., VA by Marshall Wingfield 1964.

- John Early came to Virginia in the 1700's.
-Thomas Early died at sea and Jeremiah Early, Sr. American Revolution Patriot, was orphaned and raised by a Buford, Culpeper Co., VA, and married a Buford.
-Abner was the last son of Jeremiah Early, Jr. and inherited the plantation Wyndholm, Bedford/Campbell Co., VA. - Marilyn Sue (Maxwell) Holland

Inscription

Jeremiah Early, Virginia, COL VA MIL REV WAR



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