Name | Peter Demoss [1] | |
Birth | 11 Nov 1752 | Virginia ![]() |
Gender | Male | |
Military Service | Revolutionary War soldier. Note that his SAR biography says that “Peter was the son of Charles and Fannie Demoss. He was born in New Jersey, 11 Dec 1752.” This conflates him with his cousin, also named Peter DeMoss. He is SAR P-145738. DAR # 203609. According to material collected in Caughron: "Peter DeMoss enlisted at Winchester, Va, August 14, 1775, served in Captain John Neville's Company, 4th Va. Regiment, and in Colonel Charles Scott's Va. Regiment, and in Captain Waggoner's Company, Colonel James Woods' 12th Va. Regiment; was in the battle of Monmouth, after which he was transferred to the Wagonmaster's Department, and served only a short time before the surrender of Cornwallis. "He was allowed pension on his application executed Oct. 21, 1818, at which time he was aged 66 years and resided in Pendleton Co., Ky. He was also pensioned under the act of 1832. "In Act of 1820, soldier stated that his family then residing with him consisted of his wife, aged 62 years, and a son John, aged 18 years." He applied for a pension on Oct. 14, 1832, at age 82; it was successful, and he was awarded $80.00 (S. 10558). He applied from Pendleton Co., Kentucky. This record appears on the Kentucky Pension Roll of 1835: PETER DEMOSS PENDLETON COUNTY PRIVATE VIRGINIA LINE $96.00 ANNUAL ALLOWANCE $147.86 AMOUNT RECEIVED DECEMBER 21, 1818 PENSION STARTED SUSPENDED MAY 1820 RESTORED JUNE 7, 1832 In the 1840 census of pensioners in Pendleton Co. he was aged 88. There are two other records of a Peter Demoss which might connect to the Revolution, in the AG-BI: 1. b. 174? in Virginia, though he was a Kentucky Pensioner, in vol. 42, page 320, with this reference (that needs to be checked): "Historical reg. Of Virginians in the Rev., soldiers, sailors and marines, 1775-1783. Ed. By John H. Gwathmey. Richmond, Va. 1938. (13, 872p.): 219" 2, also in vol. 42, page 320: "Census of pensioners for Rev. military services. Washington, DC. 1841. (195p.):166" Note that according to Caughron there are two cousins named Peter DeMoss who were born almost exactly in the same year who both are apparently in DAR records (the other one with application to Nebraska DAR by Caughron). The other one is called "patriot, who furnished supplies to the Army, Hampshire Co., Va." He is this Peter's first cousin, the son of his father's youngest brother Charles. They are of course very confusable. [2, 3] | |
Will written | 25 Mar 1835 | Pendleton Co., Kentucky ![]() |
Death | 26 Sep 1841 | Mentor, Pendleton Co., Kentucky ![]() |
Will probate | 10 Oct 1841 | Pendleton Co., Kentucky ![]() |
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Grandview Cemetery, Mentor, Campbell Co., Kentucky ![]() |
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Patriarch & Matriarch![]() |
Louis Demoss, Jr. d. 1743, Berkeley Co., West Virginia ![]() ![]() Margaret b. 1719, Maryland ![]() ![]() |
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Person ID | I7037 | |
Last Modified | 9 Feb 2025 |
Father | Lewis Demoss, III b. 1 Nov 1715, St. John's Parish, Harford Co., Maryland ![]() d. Frederick Co., Virginia ![]() | |
Mother | Margaret b. 1719, Maryland ![]() | |
Marriage | 1 Jan 1742 | Baltimore Co., Maryland ![]() |
Family ID | F6916 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Spouse / Partner | Katherine Houseman b. 16 Sep 1758, Virginia ![]() d. 4 Jul 1842, Pendleton Co., Kentucky ![]() Marriage |
27 May 1777 |
Frederick Co., Virginia |
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F4986 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
9 Feb 2025 | |
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