William Shingleton ¹

   Cause of his death was Natural causes.

  General Notes:

William was living in Culpeper Co, VA during the Revolutionary War. He enlisted in 1778 in the Company commanded by Captain Roberts of Col. Taylor's Regiment of Virginia as a guard for and during the period that the "Hession" prisoners remained in Virginia. He continued in the service for twenty months and was discharged from service at Harpers Ferry, VA. For his services in the army, he was granted a pension of $96.00 per year under the Act of Congress passed March 18, 1818.Penson file #S38371 He was living in Harrison Co, VA when he was placed on the rolls on September 6, 1819 and received a total pension of$1492.90. His pension commenced on August 17, 1818. This comes from" The Soldiery of West Virginia..." by Virgil A. Lewis; Statement of Harrison County, WV pg. 76. Jonathan Humphrey (father in law to 2of his sons) stated that "Shingleton served nearly two years being employed as a guard of Burgoyne's prisoners while they were kept in Albemarle and then marched with the Corps that guarded them to or near Winchester and that after the discharge of said Shingleton, he returned to Culpeper".

William Shingleton and three of his sons: Robert, Jeremiah and Sanford, all served their country, (US), in the War of 1812 with England, making William twice a veteran and, fighting against England both times for the land of his choice [From History of the upper Ohio Valley 1890 page 388]

He was listed in the following tax lists and census: Tax roll 1787 Culpeper Co, VA Tax roll 1800 Culpeper Co, VA ???1801-1809 (I have found no record of William during this time) 1810 Census Harrison County Tax roll 1812, 1814, 1815, 1817, 1818, 1819, 1820, 1822, 1831 Harrison Co, WV 1820 Census Harrison County - living in Robert Shingleton's household Tax roll 1846 Taylor Co *note - Taylor County was formed from Harrison County in 1844

Discharge 1780 Harpers Ferry, VA

  Death Notes:

Charles Corbiin and William Rifee this day came into court and severally made oath that William Shingleton was a pensioner of the United States of America and died in the County of Taylor in the State of Virginia on the 14th day of February 1849 and that he left no widow and that the pension of said William Shingleton was at the rate of $8.00 per month and that he was a resident of Taylor County.

  Noted events in his life were:

• Service: Service. ³ War of 1812 with England, making Willaim twice a veteran and fighting against England both times for the land of his choice.

• Pension Record: Pension Record, 1778, Virginia. ⁴ Service-Virginia VA no 14729 No. S. 38371 Born about 1754 and was living in Culpeper County, VA, during the Revolution. He enlisted in the spring of 1778 and served until 1780, was a private under Captain Roberts in the Virginia regiment commanded by Colonel Taylor. Served as a guard at Albermarle and Winchester for prisoners from Burgoyne's Army. Was honorably discharged at Harpers Ferry, Virginia. Received pension in Harrison County, Virginia, 1819.

• Discharge, 1780, Harpers Ferry, Virginia. ⁴

• Deed, 16 May 1785, Culpeper Co, Virginia. ⁵ Listed on a deed as a witness - 110 acres in Brumfield Parish.

• Pension Roll, 6 Sep 1819.

• Estate Probated, 25 Jun 1849, Taylor Co, Virginia. ⁶ Issac Carder this day personally appeared in court and made oath that Absalom Shingleton, Elizabeth Gray late Elizabeth Shingleton, Robert Shingleton, Sandford Shingleton, Polly Shingleton, John Shingleton, Jeremiah Shingleton, Eliza Riley late Eliza Shingleton are children and the heirs at law of William Shingleton deceased who was a pensioner of the United States.

William married Elizabeth Lavina Gray about 1782. (Elizabeth Lavina Gray was born about 1760 and died before 1849 in Taylor Co, Virginia.)