Culpeper County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Military Records.....Forrester, John Dogens December 1847
Revwar - Pension 
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Revolutionary War Pension Application
Abstract of the Revolutionary War Pension Application made by Mary or Molly
Forrister for service of John Dogens Forrester or Forrister.
R3668. 
Hamilton Co., Illinois
Statement of widow Mary Forrister
On 4 Dec 1847, Mary or Molly Forrister res of said county age 97 yrs, widow of
John Dogens Forrister; entered army as private in fall or winter of 1774 or 1775
in Culpepper (sic) Co VA. Died in Roberson Co TN in Oct 1815. Married 17 July
1778 in Culpepper Co. Va. Maiden name - Mary Jollett
Hamilton Co Illinois Dec 1847
 
Statement of John Forrister
Born 28 Aug 1783 in Culpepper (sic) Co VA, now 64 yrs old, left that country in
1787; by Jan 1794, the said John D. and Mary Forrister had nine living children
the oldest about 25 yrs old.
 
Statement of Lucy Bolerjack, Hamilton Co Illinois: born 1795, now 54 yrs old.
In 1800, John D. and Mary Forrister had 9 living children with oldest being over
30 yrs old. John D. Forrister died Oct 1815.
 
Statement of Fielding Forrister on 6 March 1848 in Rayburn (sic) Co. Georgia.
Fielding Forrister age 78 yrs old last June, his father John Forrister and
mother Mary Forrister married 1777 or 1778.
 
Bible Record as part of pension application.
(Parts of this bible page are damaged beyond repair. The dates of some of the
births can only be guessed at.)
John Forister b 1750, married 17 July 1768
Fielding Forester b June 10, 1769?
Delphey Forester b Oct 4, 1771
Lydia Forester b Aug 22, 1775
Jonathan Forister b Nov 16, 1778
John Forister b Aug 28, 1783
Joel Forester b July 16, 178?
James? Forester b June 14, 1791

Additional Comments:
It is now believed that John Dogens Forrester was one of the sons mentioned in
the 1777 will of Thomas Forrest in Surry Co., NC. This Thomas is thought to be
the Thomas Forrester who married Mildred Dogens. Other evidence puts members of
this family in Surry Co., NC prior to 1780. From Surry Co., this family spread
to Macon Co., NC, Rabun Co., GA,  Hamilton Co., IL, and Van Buren Co., AR.

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