John(II) Wilheim (the Pioneer) Vardeman

1729 - Abt 1834  (~ 105 years)

• Name	John(II) Wilheim (the Pioneer) Vardeman
  Born	~ 1729	New Castle County, Delaware
  Gender	Male
  Died	Abt 1834	New London, Ralls County, Missouri
  Buried	Sappington Cemetery, St. Louis County, Missouri
  Person ID	I2377	Treespot
  Last Modified	14 Dec 2021

  
  

  Father	William(I) (Old William) Vardeman,   b. Abt 1698, New Castle County, Delaware ,   d. Mar 1789, Newberry County, South Carolina  (Age ~ 91 years)
  Mother	Magdelena Petersson,   b. 1702,   d. Bef 1752  (Age 49 years)
  Married	21 Apr 1720	Willmington, Delaware
  Family ID	F757	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Morgan,   b. Abt 1726,   d. 1812, Fayette County, Kentucky  (Age ~ 86 years)
  Married	7 Sep 1744	South Carolina
  Children	1. Mary Magdalene Vardeman,   b. 27 Oct 1752, Falling River, Campbell County, Virginia ,   d. Jul 1839, at the home of son, William Cockrell, in Cass Co., MO  (Age 86 years)   2. Lettis Vardeman,   b. Abt 1753, Bedford County, Virginia ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. William Vardeman,   b. Between 1754 and 1755, Bedford County, Virginia ,   d. Abt 1825, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana  (Age ~ 71 years)   4. Minnie Vardeman,   b. Aft 1754   5. Amaziah Vardeman,   b. Aft 1751, Bedford County, Virginia ,   d. Bef 1811, Tomahawked by Indians  (Age ~ 58 years)   6. Elizabeth Vardeman,   b. Abt 1755, Virginia ,   d. 1822, Elkton, Giles County, Tennessee  (Age ~ 67 years)   7. John Vardeman, III,   b. Abt 1761, Bedford, Virginia ,   d. Abt 1809-1819, Pulaski County, Kentucky  (Age ~ 58 years)   8. Jemima Vardeman,   b. 8 Jul 1765, Bedford County, Virginia ,   d. 1808, Kentucky  (Age 42 years)   9. Morgan Vardeman,   b. 16 Dec 1767, Falling River, Campbell (Russell) County, Virginia ,   d. 30 Jul 1847, Crab Orchard, Lincoln County, Kentucky  (Age 79 years) + 10. Tabitha Vardeman,   b. Between 1767-1770, New River, Fincastle County, Virginia ,   d. Bef Jan 1795, Mercer County, Kentucky  (Age ~ 24 years) + 11. Sabra Elizabeth Vardeman,   b. Abt 1770, Virginia ,   d. Aft 1860, Wayne County, Kentucky  (Age ~ 91 years)   12. Rev Jeremiah Vardeman,   b. 8 Jul 1775, New River, Fincastle County, Virginia ,   d. 18 May 1842, Elk Lick Springs, Ralls County, Missouri  (Age 66 years)
  Last Modified	14 Dec 2021
  Family ID	F725	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Born - ~ 1729 - New Castle County, Delaware Married - 7 Sep 1744 - South Carolina Buried - - Sappington Cemetery, St. Louis County, Missouri  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos		Daniel Boone escorting settlers through Cumberland Gap painting by George Caleb Bingham at The Washington University Gallery of Art, St. Louis, MO John II Vardeman was one of 20 axe-men who helped Daniel Boone blaze the Cumberland Gap Trail in 1775 into Kentucky.
  		Memorial at original site of Fort Boonesborough, Kentucky Dr. Larry Vardiman in 2003 pointing to his 5x Grand Uncle, John Vardeman. "In Testimony of the Gratitude of Posterity for the Historic Service of cutting for The Transylvania Company the Transylvania Trail, the first great pathway to the West, March-April, 1775, from the Long Island of Holston River, Tennessee, to Otter Creek, Kentucky, by the Gallant Band of Axemen, Pioneers and Indian Fighters, who at the Risk and Loss of Life opened the Doors of Destiny to the White Race in Kentucky and the West. Daniel Boone, Squire Boone, Edward Bradley, James Bridges, William Bush, Richard Callaway, Samuel Coburn, Jacob Crabtree, Benjamin Cutbirth, David Gass, John Hart, William Hays, Rebeccah Boone Hays, William Hicks, Edmund Jennings, Thomas Johnson, John Kennedy, John King, Thomas McDowell, Jeremiah McPheeters, William Miller, William Moore, James Nall, James Peeke, Bartlett Searcy, Reuben Searcy, Michael Stoner, Samuel Tate, Samuel Tate, Jr., William Twitty, John Vardeman, Feliz Walker, A Negro Man, A Negro Woman."

  
  

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  John II Vardeman Biography - Pioneer with Daniel Boone

  
  

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  		1758 September Military Records Virginia Colonial Militia
  		1758 September Military Records To the Bedford County, VA Militia Collection of all the Laws of Virginia
  		1758 September Military Records To the Bedford County, Virginia Militia Transcription of The Collection of all the Laws of Virginia See original above
  		1799-1801 Tax List Kentucky "Second Census of Kentucky 1800" Peter Vardeman (John II's brother) in Bourbon County 23 July 1800, Bourbon County was formed 1 May 1786 from Fayette County. John II Vardeman (Peter's brother) in Pulaski County 29 July 1800 with his youngest son, Jeremiah Vardeman. Sons of John II Vardeman: Amaziah, John (III), and Morgan Vardeman in Lincoln County 23 Aug 1800 Source: Kentucky Tax Lists 1799-1801 on ancestry.com https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/3720/gpc_secondcensusky-0320/28724?backurl=&ssrc=&backlabel=Return
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