Lt Daniel Morgan Wilcoxson (Wilcox)

1755 - 1837  (82 years)

• Photos » Slide Show		Memorial of American Revolutionary Battle at Bryan's Station, Kentucky 15 Aug 1782. Sarah Cassandra "Sally" Boone Wilcoxsen and her son, Daniel Wilcoxsen defended the station from Native Americans and British sympathizers. Video
  		Bryans Station Sign in Kentucky Siege on 15-17 August 1782
  		Bryan's Station - Siege on 15 August 1782 Men of Bryan's Station who defended and repelled Indians and Canadians led by Caldwell and Girty
  		Boone family locations 1724-1820 Map of Squire and Sarah Morgan Boone who moved their family out of Pennsylvania in 1750 and into Yadkin Valley, Rowan County (now Davidson County), North Carolina. Their son, Col. Daniel Boone (famous frontiersman), several of his brothers, and his older sister, Sarah "Sally" Boone Wilcoxson and her young family moved to the Kentucky frontier in 1775. Daniel eventually moved on to Missouri in his older years.

  
  

  Documents		The Boone Family compiled by Hazel Atterbury Spraker "A Geneaological History of the Descendants of George and Mary Boone who came to America in 1717" Daniel Wilcoxson (Wilcox) married a sister of Daniel Boone. hyperlink to entire book: https://archive.org/details/boonefamilygenea00spra/page/n7
  		John and Sarah Boone Wilcoxson List of 13 children Found on findagrave.com

  
  

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  Daniel Wilcoxson's tombstone in Wilcoxson Cemetery .9 miles from Bagdad, Kentucky. He fought during the American Revolution protecting Fort Boonesborough, Kentucky and Bryant's Station. "He volunteered as a private from said Rowan County, North Carolina sometime in September 1778, and served in Captain John Holder's North Carolina company, which was sent to defend the fort at Boonesborough on the Kentucky River, where he remained until the first of July 1779, when he was ordered to Bryants Station, Kentucky, where he continued until discharged in the fall of 1783. During his service at Bryants Station he was a lieutenant, first in Captain William Hogan's company, and next in Captain Robert Johnston's company. (He was in the siege of Bryants Station and in General Clark's Indian Expedition, and in various engagements with Indians.) He made application for pension 17 Dec 1832 when living in Shelby County, KY. His claim was allowed." Pension Record #S16582

  
  

  Histories		Bryans Station Siege and Battle of Blue Licks 15-19 August, 1862 Kentucky Frontier Article published in Daughters of the American Revolution magazine August 1956
  		Bryans Station Siege 15-17 August 1782 Article published in Daughters of the American Revolution magazine February 1963
  		Bryans Station Siege 15-17 August 1872 Article published in Daughters of the American Revolution magazine May 1963

  
  

  Sources		Will for Daniel Wilcoxson 1838 Kentucky
  		Lt. Daniel Wilcoxson's Pension Record for American Revolutionary War service - Click here for 7 relevant pages Click below to go to original documentation U.S. Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Applications 1800-1900 Enlisted Sept 1778 as Private, under Captain John Holder, NC Served as Lieut. under Captain William Hogan and Capt. Robert Johnston. Engaged in the Siege of Bryant's Station and in General Clark's expedition Volunteered in Rowan County, NC. Discharged in fall 1783. Applied for and received pension at age 77 on Dec. 17, 1832 when resident of Shelby County, KY.

  
  

• Name	Daniel Morgan Wilcoxson (Wilcox)
  Prefix	Lt
  Born	13 Mar 1755	Rowan County, North Carolina
  Gender	Male
  Died	16 Jun 1837	Shelby County, Kentucky
  Buried	Wilcoxson Cemetery .9 miles from Bagdad, KY
  Person ID	I4750	Treespot
  Last Modified	1 Jan 2020

  
  

  Father	John Wilcoxson (Wilcox), Sr.,   b. 1720,   d. 1798-1805, Rowan County, North Carolina  (Age 85 years)
  Mother	Sarah "Sally" Boone,   b. 7 Jun 1724,   d. 1815, Madison County, Kentucky  (Age 90 years)
  Married	1742	Lancaster, Pennsylvania
  Family ID	F2782	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Nancy Sarah "Sally" Faulkner,   b. 15 Jul 1760, Virginia ,   d. 10 Aug 1831, Shelby County, Kentucky  (Age 71 years)
  Married	Oct 1780	Bryant's Station, Kentucky
  Children	1. F.". Wilcoxson (Wilcox)   2. S. Wilcoxson (Wilcox)   3. J.". Wilcoxson (Wilcox)   4. A. Wilcoxson (Wilcox)   5. J. Wilcoxson (Wilcox)   6. I. Wilcoxson (Wilcox)   7. D. Wilcoxson (Wilcox)   8. J. Wilcoxson (Wilcox)   9. L. Wilcoxson (Wilcox)   10. Patsy Martha Wilcoxson (Wilcox),   b. 1780, Woodford County, Kentucky ,   d. Yes, date unknown + 11. Mary Rachael "Polly" Wilcoxson,   b. ~ 1786, Rowan County, North Carolina ,   d. 9 Aug 1842, Shelby County, Kentucky  (Age ~ 56 years)   12. William Wilcoxson (Wilcox),   b. 12 Apr 1789, Shelby County, Kentucky ,   d. 6 Oct 1874, Barren County, Kentucky  (Age 85 years)
  Last Modified	17 May 2018
  Family ID	F1720	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Born - 13 Mar 1755 - Rowan County, North Carolina Died - 16 Jun 1837 - Shelby County, Kentucky  = Link to Google Earth