John Demoss

1756 - 1844  (87 years)

• Name	John Demoss  [1]
  Relationship	with Gustave Jean Baptiste Pitard
  Born	16 Sep 1756
  Gender	Male
  Military Service	Revolutionary War veteran. According to Caughron, he "Enlisted in 1777, in Capt. Andrew Waggoner's Company, Col., James Woods' Regiment, of Va. Line 12th Va; served later in 4th Va. Line. Received a grand of 100 acres in Frederick Co., Va for services, sold it in Nov. 8, 1803, removed to Dearborn Co., Ind. in 1819, and later to Decatur County, where he lived and died." He filed a pension claim from Deaborn Co. in Dec. 1819 (W 9832).  [2]
  Died	12 Aug 1844	Decatur Co., Indiana
  Siblings	7 siblings
  1. Peter Demoss           b. 11 Nov 1752, Virginia           d. 26 Sep 1841, Mentor, Pendleton Co., Kentucky
  2. Demoss           d. Yes, date unknown
  3. James Demoss           b. Abt 1758           d. Decatur Co., Indiana
  4. Louis Demoss           b. Abt 1760           d. Decatur Co., Indiana
  5. William Demoss           b. Abt 1762           d. 1847, Decatur Co., Indiana
  6. Mary Demoss           b. 4 May 1762           d. Fleming Co., Kentucky
  7. Elizabeth Demoss           b. Abt 1767           d. Aft 1836, Indiana
  Notes	Apparently several of his children moved to Oregon.
  Person ID	I12034	lansdalepitard
  Last Modified	27 Dec 2018

  
  

  Father	Lewis Demoss, III           b. 1 Nov 1715, St. John's Parish, Harford Co., Maryland           d. Frederick Co., Virginia
  Mother	Margaret           b. 1719, Maryland
  Married	1 Jan 1742	Baltimore Co., Maryland
  Family ID	F6916	|  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Lucy Chapell           b. 24 Sep 1765           d. Aft 1848, Decatur Co., Indiana  (Age > 84 years)
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2020
  Family ID	F8465	|  Family Chart

  
  

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• Reference

  Pitard, Derrick. "John Demoss". Genealogy at Pitard.net. https://ancestors.pitard.net/getperson.php?personID=I12034&tree=1sttree (accessed September 22, 2020).