Moses Botts
Moses' parents are believed to be Joshua and Judith Botts of Loudoun County, Virginia. According to Moses' Revolutionary War pension application, he was born 25 Feb 1750 in Loudoun Co.
Moses served several tours of duty during the war. He entered the service of the United States in Loudoun County as a volunteer in the summer of 1780 for three months under Capt. Daniel Feagen, commanded by Col. Francis Peyton. They marched to the lower part of Virginia to Mackey's Mills and were placed under Col. Charles Dabney's command. After two months they marched to Petersburg, VA where he remained the rest of this term. He was discharged by Capt Feagen.
In April of 1781, Moses again entered the service of the U.S. for three months as a substitute for Owen Thomas, under Capt John Henry. They marched to the James River below Richmond and were placed under the command of Col. Thomas Meriwether. They then marched down the river to Malvern Hill, where they stayed for sometime, until being compelled to retreat by the British. They marched to Jamestown to prevent the British from landing there. There was considerable fighting and Moses was wounded in the head. The British were able to land and they were compelled to retreat to Raccoon Ford on the Rapidan River. There they were joined by Gen Anthony Wayne who had come to their relief. The British were forced to retreat to Williamsburgh. Moses' time then being up, he was discharged by Capt. Henry.
Soon after returning home, Moses was drafted into the service again for three months under Capt. Thomas Cannon. They marched to the lower part of Virginia to Williamsburgh and from there to Yorktown, where they resided until the surrender of Cornwallis in Oct. 1781. Moses was then dischraged and returned home.
Moses immediately entered the service again as a volunteer under Capt. James Simerall of the Frederick County Militia. The duty this time was to guard prisoners as they were marched to Winchester Barrack in Frederick County. After three months, Moses was discharged by Capt. Simerall.
Moses and his family first moved from Virginia to Clark County, Kentucky in the late 1790s. He and his family of 12 are listed in Montgomery Co., KY on the 1810 census, but this may have been in the east half of Montgomery that became Bath County in 1811.
His wife Sarah died in 1813. The 1820 census lists Moses with four children and two slaves. By 1830, he is living alone with one slave. Moses would be 80 years of age. Moses applied for a Rev. War Pension in 1832, which listed his above war record.
In 1840 Moses, now 90, is living with his youngest son Benjamin and still in Bath County.
The last we hear of Moses is a pension payment journal with a note beside his name saying he died 21 Feb 1850. Moses died 4 days short of his 100th birthday.
While some of Moses children moved on to Indiana and Missouri, his sons John, William, and Archibald stayed in Bath Co. leaving many Botts descendants, including a grand-daughter Georgeann, who married my 1st cousin (5 times removed) John Allen.
Compiled by Marvin Allen
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