Gullion Revolutionay War Service

Jeremiah Gullion

Jeremiah Gullion was born November 28, 1758 near Hannahstown, Pennsylvania. He was the son of Edmund P. Gullion and the grandson of Henry Gullion. Jeremiah’s great grandfather, Patrick Gullion, died October 8, 1805 in Lexington, Kentucky. He was around 100 years of age at the time of his death.

Jeremiah married Isabelle “Belle” Patty, in January of 1779, at her parent’s home (George and Isabelle Patty or Pattie) near Hannahstown, Westmoreland Co., Pennsylvania by Mr. Frisby, Justice of the Peace. Isabelle was born in Ireland on March 3,1760, her parents having immigrated to America prior to the Revolutionary War.

Revolutionary War Service of Jeremiah

Jeremiah lived in Westmoreland Co., Pennsylvania when he enlisted in the Revolutionary War in 1776. He served in the Revolutionary War off and on from 1776 to 1783 as a private with the Pennsylvania troops under Captains Joseph Erwin, Matthew Jack and Jeremiah Lochrey and under Colonel Carnahan. He was “hired out” to the Continental Militia as an Indian spy and ranger. During the Battle of Long Island, he was wounded twice, once in the foot and once in the right leg. In 1780, he was sent to Lexington, Kentucky as an Indian spy by Colonel Todd and served under General Clark in the Indian expeditions to Chilicothe and Pickaway in Ohio. He also fought in the battles of Hannahstown and Blue Lick (Indian raids in Westmoreland Co., Pennsylvania). His entire service lasted to at least 3-1/2 – 4 years.

Jeremiah and his family moved with his great grandparents (Patrick and Mary Gullion), his father and his siblings and their families to Fayette Co., Kentucky in 1786. In 1794, he settled on the Kentucky River at the mouth of Eagle Creek, in Gallatin County, Kentucky, present day Carroll County. In April of 1815, at the age of 58, Jeremiah died at his home on the Kentucky River.

Belle applied for a widow’s pension on March 16, 1837 in Henry Co., Kentucky, which commenced in 1837 in the amount of $20 annually for her husband’s service. She died in Carroll County on August 1, 1843 at the age of 83.

Some researchers have “Owen” as the middle name of Jeremiah and his brother, John. While this may be true, I have found no evidence to support this.

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Revolutionary War Service of Jeremiah’s Brothers

Jeremiah had two brothers who also served in the Revolutionary War. Robert Gullion was born February 4, 1764, near Fort Frederick on the Potomac River. While a resident of Westmoreland Co., Pennsylvania, he enlisted in 1781 and serviced three months as a private in Captain Shearer’s Pennsylvania Company. He enlisted in 1782 and served three months as a private in Captain Andrew Hood’s Company, Colonel William Crawford’s Pennsylvania Regiment. Robert moved to Kentucky where he lived 14 years. He then moved to Switzerland Co., Indiana were he lived for 33 years.

Jeremiah’s brother, John O. Gullion (or John O’Gullion), enlisted in 1776 as a private in Captain Joseph Irwin’s Company, Colonel Miles’ Pennsylvania rifle regiment, was in the battle of Long Island in which his brother, Jeremiah was severely wounded and was in a skirmish in New Jersey in which he, also, was severely wounded, and was discharged in 1777 at Valley Forge. He returned home late in the year after serving about eight months.

Robert Gullion tombstone, Gullion Family Cemetery, Switzerland Co., Indiana

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John O. Gullion tombstone, Twin Springs Cemetery, Howard Co., Indiana

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