Daniel Applegate^{[1, 2]}

Abt 1768 - 1826  (~ 58 years)

• Name	Daniel Applegate
  Born	Abt 1768	Albany, New York, USA
  Gender	Male
  Voress Number	5F4E
  Residence	1822	St Louis, Missouri, USA   [3]
  Died	11 Feb 1826	St Louis, Missouri, USA   [1]
  Notes	A Narrative of the Life of Daniel Applegate By his son, Lisbon, written about 1870 My knowledge of my ancestors is very imperfect. My Grand father Applegate was a native of the state of New Jersey. He was of English origin. His Christian name was Richard. After he had a family he emigrated to the colony of New York near Albany. About the time the Revolutionary War broke out his wife who was a Wiggins ? a wealthy family of one of the New England colonies – died. My father was born in New York in the year 1768 and after the loss of his mother, was a stout boy 9 or 10 years old, was put with a steady Dutch farmer to raise. Grand father and his oldest son Benjamin a lad of 18 went into the army and served in what was called the "Jersey line." Father, whose name was Daniel, when eleven years old ran away, and went eighty miles to Washington's army to join his father and brother. But the Jersey line was not there, but was serving in a different part of the country. The officers were at a loss to know what to do with the boy, who like "Japhet” was in search of his father, & was anxious to remain in the army until he could find him. A kind hearted colonel (I forget his name) took him into his quarters and had him taught to play the fife and had him enrolled as a fifer. He also taught him to read, mostly from a newspaper, and he learned to write, by imitating the common Roman letters. He was in the army the winter Washington encamped at Valley Forge, at the battle of Brandy Wine, and many other engagements, and was in the army until it was disbanded at New York. He was now 16 years old, but remarkably well grown, as he was a man of powerful frame fully 6 feet high, not fleshy but muscular and his usual weight was 196 pounds. At the close of the war, out of employment, having nothing but Continental money, of no value ? (he gave $300 for a pocket knife) he got employment on board a ship. He was in the ship, a merchant vessel three years, and learned navigation, of course Arithmetic, Geometry, &c. but was delighted with Astronomy in which science he made great proficiency. He read everything that came in the way, and was the best posted man in history I ever say. In 1788 he came to Kentucky, and went to Lindsay station, which was situated in Scott County as now organized, and helped defend the few settlers then in the country against the Indians. In 1790 he married Rachel Lindsay, my mother, who was a daughter of Anthony Lindsay, one of the early pioneers to the "Dark and Bloody Ground" as Kentucky was called. He came from the Eastern shore of Maryland. He was of an old Scotch family, as was his wife, my Grand Mother Rachel Dorsey. Anthony Lindsay was a very noted man in early times in Kentucky. He was better off than nearly any of the emigrants, and had a numerous family of grown up sons, most of them had served in the Revolution. There was John, Anthony, Nicholas, Vachel & Charles whom I remember, all were in the war. The three first cabins father built were burnt by the Indians. My oldest sister Mary was born in 1792. She died at 4 years old. Lydia was born in 1794. She married and died at 18 years of age. Elisha was born in 1796. He was a splendid young man, was a volunteer in 1815, and died at Baton Rouge on his way to join Jackson's army at New Orleans. Lucy was born in 1798, married James Wingfield, and died in Cedar County Mo. in 1860. Milton was born in 1800, he died in Illinois in 1835. I was born in Shelby County Ky, July 27, 1803, eight miles south of Shelbyville. In 1806 father moved to Henry county Ky. where he resided fill he came to Missouri in 1822. He died in St. Louis County in 1825. I can remember Grand Father Lindsay. He died at my father's house in 1808. You are aware that my brothers younger than myself in Oregon, Charles, born in 1805, Lindsay in 1807 and Jesse in 1812. Written by Judge Lisbon Applegate about 1870 Framed by his grand? daughter Maude Applegate Rucker, March 18th, 1914 Lisbon’s brief narrative is a good starting point for recording the life of Daniel. Daniel was born around 1767 or 1768. His mother died when he was only nine or ten years old. In 1777, his father Richard and his older brother Benjamin joined the Continental forces fighting in the Revolutionary War. Daniel was sent to live on the farm of Peter Lanterman, who had married his sister Alletta. Daniel ran away from the Lanterman farm and in 1778 was enlisted as a fifer in September, 1778, and was listed as a drummer and a fifer in November. In January, 1780, Daniel enlisted as a private. He was only about thirteen years old. H served in Captain Jeremiah Ballard’s Co., Second Regiment, New Jersey Continental Line and in Captain Abel Wyenon’s Seventh Co., New Jersey Regiment, New Jersey Continental Line. He was at Yorktown, Virginia, for the surrender of General Cornwallis in 1781. Daniel was discharged on 5 June 1783 at Snake Hill, New York--perhaps twenty miles north of Albany. Lisbon’s narrative is the only source we have for Daniel’s activities between his discharge in 1783 and his marriage to Rachel Lindsey in 1790. On 4 June 1790, a marriage bond was issued for Daniel Applegate and Rachel Lindsey. The surety on the bond was Benjamin Applegate--probably Daniel’s brother. The wedding occurred on 10 June 1790. Daniel appears on various tax lists for Woodford and later Franklin and Henry Counties in Kentucky for several decades--usually associated with his father in law Anthony Lindsey. The general area was between Frankfort and Louisville. In March, 1799, Daniel received 100 acres of bounty land for his service in the Revolutionary War. He promptly transferred it to Abraham Bell. About 1822, Daniel moved to Missouri. He died in St. Louis on 11 February 1826. His son Lisbon was the executor of his estate.
  Person ID	I25319	Applegate Main
  Last Modified	11 Oct 2018

  
  

  Father	Richard Applegate,   b. Abt 1723, New Jersey, USA ,   d. 1800, Scott County, Kentucky, USA  (Age ~ 77 years)
  Mother	Catherine Wiggins,   b. Albany, New York, USA ,   d. Abt 1779
  Married	1748	Albany, Albany County, New York, USA
  Family ID	F9795	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rachel Lindsay,   b. 1769, Maryland, USA ,   d. Aft 1830, Maryland, St Louis County, Missouri, USA  (Age > 62 years)
  Married	10 Jun 1790	Versailles, Fayette County, Kentucky, USA
  Children	1. Mary Applegate,   b. 1792, Lindsay Station, Scott County, Kentucky, USA ,   d. 1796  (Age 4 years)   2. Lydia Applegate,   b. 1794, Woodford, Scott County, Kentucky, USA ,   d. Abt 1812  (Age 18 years)   3. Elisha Applegate,   b. 1796, Scott County, Kentucky, USA ,   d. 07 Jan 1815, Camp Jackson, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA  (Age 19 years)   4. Lucy Applegate,   b. 1798, Shelby County, Kentucky, USA ,   d. 1860, Cedar County, Missouri, USA  (Age 62 years)   5. John Milton Applegate,   b. 1799, Shelby County, Kentucky, USA ,   d. 1835, Pike County, Illinois, USA  (Age 36 years)   6. Lisbon Applegate,   b. 22 Jul 1803, Shelby County, Kentucky, USA ,   d. 23 Jan 1874, Keytesville, Chariton County, Missouri, USA  (Age 70 years)   7. Charles Applegate,   b. 24 Jan 1806, Henry County, Kentucky, USA ,   d. 09 Aug 1879, Yoncalla, Douglas County, Oregon, USA  (Age 73 years)   8. Anthony Lindsay Applegate,   b. 18 Sep 1808, Henry County, Kentucky, USA ,   d. 28 Nov 1892, Lone Rock Ranch, Klamath County, Oregon, USA  (Age 84 years)   9. Jesse Applegate,   b. 05 Jul 1811, Henry County, Kentucky, USA ,   d. 22 Apr 1888, Yoncalla, Douglas County, Oregon, USA  (Age 76 years)
  Last Modified	11 Oct 2018
  Family ID	F10078	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - Abt 1768 - Albany, New York, USA Married - 10 Jun 1790 - Versailles, Fayette County, Kentucky, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S10] The History of the Applegate Family, Edward McDonald, (Unpublished Manuscript), 8. [S782] Will of Richard Applegate 1798-07-01 (Scott Co., KY, Will Book A-103). identified as son [S10] The History of the Applegate Family, Edward McDonald, (Unpublished Manuscript), 9.