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- "Per Joyce Lorraine Clore Elkins, "2" Generation: "JEREMIAH DOUGLASSII, (B. 2/5-1-1767 IN ENGLAND D. 10-15-1837 JEFFERSON COUNTY,INDIANA) MARRIED IN ENGLAND TO JANE HUTHERT, (B. 1767/70 D.AFTER 1850, MONTGOMERY COUNTY, INDIANA). THEY CAME FROM ENGLAND(LIVERPOOL), ABOUT 1800 AND WAS IN OHIO, (CINNCINNATE TO KENTUCKY(HINTON) AND INDIANA (MADISON, JEFFERSON COUNTY). JANE CAME TOMONTGOMERY COUNTY INDIANA AFTER HIS DEATH AND LIVED WITH HER CHILDREN. ISSUE: ANNIE, ELIZA, MARY, MARIAH, WILLIAM WILLOBY, JANE ANDJEREMIAH DOUGLASS III." [Transcribed 22 Oct 2005, SLJuhl]
SOURCE: http://www.reayw.freeserve.co.uk/alltran.htm
"BISHOPS' TRANSCRIPTS OF ALLHALLOWS PARISH, CUMBERLAND, 1663 - 1837
Allhallows A true and perfect register of all Christenings, Marriagesand Burials which hath been in the pish aforesaid since the lastGenerall Chapter exhibited to the Court att the Generall Chapterholden at Torpenhow ye 3 day of May 1664
1769/70 BAPTISMS
July 21 1769, Jeremiah Douglass son of Willoughby Douglass of Leesrigg"
[Transcribed 25 June 2008, SLJuhl, Compiler]
"E-mail From: Terri Owens
To: gsjuhl (gsjuhl@peoplepc.com)
Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2008 8:20 AM
Subject: Douglass Castle
Yes-the family line came from not a castle but an estate house called Leesrigg, I think it was.
Terri Owens; terrio44@hotmail.com; T-Dachs Miniature Dachshunds"[Transcribed 25 June 2008, SLJuhl, Compiler]
"Jeremiah and Jane sailed from Liverpool on 01 January 1800 afterwaiting in that city until Mary was about a year old so she had abetter chance to survive the journey. Also, they crossed using thename Asbridge and only reverted back to Douglass after landing and ontheir way West. Sharon (Mills) sent me a copy of the hand writtenrecord of the marriage of Anna Asbridge and Willowboughy Douglass.[______ Douglas (form of name used most often now) connection wasMargaret, the daughter of Jane and Jeremiah. Her family had some ofJane's records. This record intrigued me because it was spelledDuglas and Willoughby looks like Willomby. I was told it was just theold fashion spelling, but when I found the Bromfield records, therewere families of Douglas and Duglas living at the same time." E-mailfrom: # 7, dated 11 March 2006; Redenbaugh Genealogist Group Members.
E-mail From: # 4 Descendant of Redenbaugh/Douglass Group; Record keptin Douglass Volume.
Date: 03/05/06 15:35:55
To: gsjuhl
Subject: Re: John Redenbaugh
Sandy,
In gathering together for my trip I found Jeremiah in a book, War of1812
Pensions, Vol A-F, White Virgin D; p 610 Douglas, Jeremiah, Old War IF
(Invalid File?)-#26088, Serv. Capt Chunn's Co 17th US Inf, lost anarm.
Yes, I knew Jeremiah was in the War of 1812. He got a pension later.He lost an arm in the war.
# 4.
The 17th Regiment of U.S. Infantry
History
Internet Source: http://www.iaw.on.ca/~jsek/us17inf.htm
In the tension existing before the Declaration of War in June 1812,Congress authorized the expansion of the army from 7 regular infantryregiments to 25. Recruiting was done by state, each regiment beingraised from a single state. The 17th was the second Kentucky regiment,the other being the 7th, raised in 1808.
Kentucky was part of the 8th Military district. The 17th was assignedto the Army of the Northwest, an ad hoc formation delegated the taskof liberating the Northwest Territories( including the states of Ohio,Indiana, and the Michigan and Illinois territories) from under Britishcontrol. The army's first commander, Gen. William Hull, surrenderedhis forces at Detroit on April 19, 1812, while the 17th regiment wasbeing recruited and organized at Georgetown, Kentucky by Col. SamuelWells.
The second commander of the Northwest Army, James Winchester. tookover and led an expeditionary force north along Hull's trail throughOhio toward Detroit. The command of the army was split betweenWinchester, in charge of the regular of Federal army, and WilliamHenry Harrison, the Governor of Indiana, commanding the militia.Harrison was also the favorite of Kentucky leaders, and eventuallyreplaced Winchester.
Upon learning of hostile Indians besieging Ft. Wayne, Harrisondetached a force of Militia and regulars, including some of the 17thinfantry. to it's relief. They were detached with Kentucky and Ohiomilitia to conduct retributory raids on Potawatomi villages on theElkhart river, burning crops and towns.
Winchester resumed command and continued the march toward Detroit upthe Maumee river from Ft. Wayne. Harrison however, received apresidential commission and resumed command of the Northwest Army. The17th, under Winchester forming the left flank of the advance, precededto Ft. Defiance, slowly moving toward the armys rendezvous point atthe rapids of the Maumee. Rations were short because of the poorroads. Winter clothing failed to arrive untill late in the year, andshoes were in short supply.
Eventually the supply base at the base of the rapids was establishedby late 1812, to be later known as Ft. Meigs. On January 16th 1813, acouncil of war at the rapids decided to advance to the River Raisin,to Frenchtown in the Michigan territory. Col. Wells dissented and the17th remained in camp. When the American Army chased out the Canadianmilitia and the Indians from Frenchtown, Col Wells was ordered toproceed there and arrived there on the 20th with part of his regiment.Encamped on the right wing of the army, with no defense works exceptfor a rail fence between them and the enemy, the 17th were in anexposed position. Col. Wells protested to Gen. Winchester on the 21st.They were ordered to stay. Ammunition was short, only about 10 roundsper man were available.
Remember the Raisin !!!
January 22 ,1813
On the morning of the 22nd, the British army, with the Canadianmilitia and the Indians. attacked. Under artillery fire, and snipingfrom the flanks by Indians, the 17th was forced to withdraw from theirposition on the north bank of the river Raisin, cross the frozen riverand try to reform on the south side. Eventually many broke and ran.Winchester was captured and surrendered his forces. On hearing of theBritish attack from the returning soldiers, Col. Wells advanced aforce northward from the Maumee to cover the retreat.
In the aftermath of the battle, the American Prisoners and woundedwere left behind in Frenchtown as the British crossed the frozen laketo Ft. Malden. Without restraint, the Indians began to kill thewounded and the prisoners. The River Raisin Massacre, as it was known,led to the later battle cry of Remember to Raisin.
Ft. Meigs
Jan.-July, 1813.
The American Army spent the next several months fortifying it'sposition on the Maumee, anticipating further British attacks. Theybuilt a picketed encampment, supported with blockhouses and artillerybatteries, and called it Fort Meigs, after the Ohio governor, ReturnMeigs.. Preparations began for the upcoming campaign season with thebuildup of supplies and a reorganization of the Northwest Army.
British control of Lake Erie ment that all supplies had to be routedthough Pittsburgh, down the Ohio river to Cincinnati and then by wagonoverland to Ft. Meigs. Overland travel west of Cleveland wasimpossible due to the swamps and danger of Indian raids.
The anticipated British attack begun in late April.1813 as advancedforces began to arrive on the North bank of the Maumee. Gun batterieswere positioned and firing began. The Americans sat behind theirprepared defences untill the construction of new batteries requiredsorties. Captains Bradford and Croghan's companies of the 17th werecited for distinguished valor by Gen. Harrison for their assault onthe British batteries firing on the American right flank. Capt. Holt'scompany of the 17th was also cited for service to the Americanartillery during the siege. The British withdrew, but returned againin July to make another siege attempt with even less success.
Ft. Stephenson, Ohio
July,1813
Turning from Ft. Meigs , at the urging of the Indians, the Britishforces moved the attack to Ft. Stephenson on the Sandusky river.Commanded by Major Croghan, newly promoted, and Lt. Shipp of the 17th,The fort was only lightly defended and had only one 6-pounder gun.Still, by judicious use of grapeshot and a lack of spirit among theBritish assault party, Croghan was able to defend his post. This,despite disobedience to orders to abandon the fort, made Croghan ahero and he was breveted to Lt. Colonel.
Niagara Campaign
Summer 1814
Following Perrys Victory on Lake Erie, the British retreated back toCanada and eventual defeat at the river Thames. The 17th was sent backto occupy Detroit with the bulk of the Northwest Army. With a reducedneed for men, Capt. Chunn's company of the 17th was detached withanother company of the 19th infantry for operations on the Niagarafrontier. Arriving in Buffalo, Chunn's company was assigned to thetraining camp at Flint Hill, commanded by Gen. Winfield Scott toprepare for the invasion of Canada. On their way there, they werediverted to a raid on Dover, Canada on May 14. There they wereemployed to burn food stores and public property.
The main invasion began on July 2nd with the attack and capture of Ft.Erie from the British. Assigned to Gen. Ripley's ,brigade, Capt.Chunn's company was attached to the 21st infantry along with Lt.Riddle's company of the 19th infantry. Together they were participantsin the battle of Lundy's Lane on July 25th, attacking the Britishcenter, taking the crest of the hill and the artillery positions.
Withdrawing to Ft. Erie, they remained for the siege of the fort bythe British. The remainder of the 17th arrived at Ft. Erie fromDetroit on October 6th onboard the Brig Niagara. Capt. Chunn was citedfor bravery and brevetted to Major for his defense of the Americanfortifications on Snake Hill during the British assault of August.
Following the abandonment of Ft. Erie by the Americans in the fall of1814, the 17th regiment was taken into winter quarters in Erie,Pennsylvania. They were here when the war ended in December. Theregiment was disbanded during the post-war reductions, and the remnantwas taken into the 3rd infantry.
Other Campaigns.
While in Detroit in the summer on 1814, a portion of the 17th wasdetached to an expedition conducted by the Navy and Army to recaptureFt. Mackinaw. While able to cut off supplies to the British on theupper Great Lakes, the campaign soon became hindered by the loss ofships to Canadian raiding parties. Trying to repeat the Britishlanding on Mackinaw Island also met with defeat. With these setbacks,the American force retired to Detroit where it remained for most ofthe war, conducting occasional raids into Canada. [Transcribed 05March 2006, SLJuhl, compiler]
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