John(II) Wilheim (the Pioneer) Vardeman

John(II) Wilheim (the Pioneer) Vardeman

Male 1729 - Abt 1834  (~ 105 years)

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

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

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

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - ~ 1729 - New Castle County, Delaware Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 7 Sep 1744 - South Carolina Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Sappington Cemetery, St. Louis County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Daniel Boone escorting settlers through Cumberland Gap
    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.
    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."

    Documents At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
    At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.

    Histories
    John II Vardeman
    John II Vardeman
    Biography - Pioneer with Daniel Boone

    Archives At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
    1758 September Military Records <i>Virginia Colonial Militia</i>
    1758 September Military Records Virginia Colonial Militia
    1758 September Military Records To the Bedford County, VA 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
    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
    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
    At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.


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