Benjamine O'bannon

1759 - 1834  (74 years)

• Name	Benjamine O'bannon
  Birth	23 Nov 1759	Prince William County, VA
  Gender	Male
  Death	20 Jun 1834	Lincoln County, KY
  Person ID	I3225	Carl
  Last Modified	20 May 2012

  
  

  Father	John O'bannon,   b. 1710, Washinton Parish, Westmoreland County, VA d. 28 Mar 1774, Salem, Fauquier County, VA (Age 64 years)
  Mother	Sarah Barbee,   b. 1714, Stafford County, VA d. 1806, Salem, Fauquier County, VA (Age 92 years)
  Family ID	F1027	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  REVOLUTIONARY WAR: MILITARY: Served in the Revolutionary War. He enlisted at age 16, and participated in the battles of Brandywine & Germantown. He was encamped at Valley Forge in the winter of 1777-1778. He also fought at the battles of Mo nmouth, where he was wounded. During his 2nd term of enlistment, he raised his own company of 100 men, and became a Captain. He served under General Daniel Morgan & Colonel Heath, in the 3rd Virginia Regiment of the Continental Line. He move d to Kentucky in 1780. Benjamin received a war pension in 1832 (pension # S429 Va.); Historical Records of Old Crab Orchard, Lincoln County, Ky.; pg. 103.