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Endicott Contributions in the War of 1812

Join us for a roundtable discussion on the Endicott family's involvement in the War of 1812, Kentucky's role in the conflict, and the personal stories of William H. Endicott, Joseph Nation Endicott, and John B. Endicott.

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Endicott Contributions in the War of 1812

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  1. Endicott Cousins Reunion Roundtable Discussion June 14, 2008 Endicott Contributions in the War of 1812

  2. Kentucky Added to the Union in 1792 • 15th State • Endicotts Migrated through the Cumberland Gap in 1786 and into Fayette County, VA

  3. Introduction and Overview • Gordon S. Harmon - Introduction • Carmen Izzo - Overview

  4. Overview -War of 1812 Principal Campaigns • Source: USMA – West Point, NY

  5. Overview • Battle of Tippecanoe • Battle of Frenchtown • “Remember the Raisin” • Role of Kentucky in the War of 1812 • Governor Issac Shelby • Call for the Kentucky Militia

  6. Battle of Tippecanoe • November 7, 1811 • William H. Endicott by Alonzo Chappel

  7. Battle of Frenchtown • News of Massacre Reaches Kentucky • “Remember the Raisin”

  8. “Remember the Raisin” • Recreation of River Raisin Flag by Kevin Smith

  9. Role of Kentucky in the War of 1812 • Kentucky War Fever • Northwest Frontier • Indian hostilities • British policies • Determination of Kentuckians

  10. Governor Issac Shelby • Revolutionary War Hero • American Forces Harrison and Winchester • British Forces Proctor and Tecumseh

  11. Call for the Kentucky Militia

  12. Call for the Kentucky Militia • Kentucky provided 25,000 men in the war with 40 regiments of volunteer militia • Kentucky suffered 1,200 men killed in the war where the total killed was 1,876 or 64%

  13. Endicott Brothers and Cousins Step Forward to Enlist • Joseph Endicott and John A. Endicott – Brothers • William H. Endicott, Joseph Nation Endicott and John B. Endicott – Brothers Mentioned in Disposition of Wilmont Nation Endicott (Moses Endicott Pension – NARA) • William Endicott – 1st Cousin of Woodford, Co., KY

  14. Joseph Endicott (1784 - 1867) • Cindy Endicott Levingston • Sarah Endicott Munoz

  15. Joseph Endicott (1784 – 1867) Courtesy of James R. Endicott

  16. Joseph Endicott (1784 - 1867) • 1st son of Moses Endicott (American Rev. War Patriot) and Martha Hill • m. Rebecca Casey in KY • Were part of the Migration of 44 with their five sons

  17. Joseph Endicott (1784 – 1867) • Enlisted in Capt. James Coleman’s Company, Col. Richard Johnson’s Regiment Kentucky Mounted Infantry – Pvt. Aug. 15, 1813 – Nov. 19, 1813 • Battle of Thames Personal belongings of Joseph Endicott • Kentucky Long Rifle • Joseph Endicott personal artifacts

  18. Joseph Endicott (1784 – 1867) • Endicott Cemetery – Joe Seibert’s Farm Poseyville, IN

  19. John A. Endicott (1789 - 1874) • Ed Tracy • Ray Weber

  20. John A. Endicott (1789 - 1874)

  21. John A. Endicott (1789 - 1874) • 3rd son of Moses Endicott (American Rev. War Patriot) and Martha Hill - b. KY • m. Nancy Adair • Migrated to Posey County, IN ca. 1818 • Migrated to Grant Co., WI 1844

  22. John A. Endicott (1789 - 1874) Enlisted in Capt James Coleman’s Co., Col. Richard Johnson’s Regiment Kentucky Mounted Infantry Aug. 1813 – Nov. 1813 Battle of Thames

  23. John A. Endicott (1789 - 1874) • Survivors Pension

  24. John A. Endicott Obituary

  25. William Endicott (1789 – 1871) • Teddy Sanford

  26. William Endicott (1789 - 1871) • Woodford County, KY – m. Martha (Patsy) Searcy – 12 Children • Enlisted Captain Tom Lewis Company, Woodford County, KY – Aug. 29, 1813 – Sep. 28, 1813 • Obtained a “substitute” on march to Ohio • Moved to Platte City, MO in 1830

  27. William Harrison Endicott (1792 - 1859) • Gordon S. Harmon

  28. William Harrison Endicott (1792 - 1859) • 1st son of Joseph Endicott (1775-1833) and Wilmont Nation of Nicholas Co., KY. b. NC • m. Mary Ann Ross • Removed to Montgomery Co. IN

  29. William Harrison Endicott (1792 – 1859) • The Indian Fighter • The Battle of Tippecanoe • Captain Coleman A. Collier’s Company, Scott’s Regiment • Lieutenant Atwell Boswell’s Company • Captain Bryson’s Company All of the Kentucky Militia

  30. Joseph Nation Endicott (1795 - 1874) • Gordon S. Harmon • Carmen Izzo

  31. Joseph Nation Endicott (1795 - 1874) • 2nd Son of Joseph Endicott (1775-1833) and Wilmont Nation of Nicholas Co., KY – b. NC • m. 1. Elizabeth Varner • Enlisted in Captain Coleman’s Company – Col. Johnson’s 3rd Regiment, Kentucky Mounted Militia – Aug. 15, 1813 – Nov. 19, 1813 • Battle of Thames

  32. Joseph Nation Endicott (1795 - 1874) • Received two bounty land warrants for War of 1812 military service • 1850 US Census – Posey County, IN Elizabeth, age 16 m. Wilson Harmon in Posey County, IN - 1851 • Removed to Franklin County, IL after 1850 • m. 2. Rebecca Hart • Probate

  33. John B. Endicott (1797 – 1878) • 3rd son of Joseph Endicott (1775-1833) and Wilmont Nation of Nicholas Co., KY. • m. Elizabeth Swanson • Lived in Montgomery Co., IN before 1830 • Posey Co, IN before 1850 • Saline Co., IL

  34. John B. Endicott (1797 - 1878) • Capt. Archibald Morrison’s Company of Infantry of the Kentucky Militia, Detached • Pvt., Enlisted March 29, 1813 – September 28, 1813 • Appears to have a pension, but not located at NARA

  35. Memorial Forrest (1783 – bfr. 1815) • Teddy Sanford

  36. Memorial Forrest (1783 – bfr. 1815) • m. Nancy Endicott • Captain in the Kentucky Militia in War of 1812 • Served under LTC Andrew Porter at Fort Gratiot near present day Port Huron. MI • Fort Gratiot cut off water route for British Died there on 15 March 1815.

  37. A Letter from A Soldier on the Front • Carol Pool

  38. Battle of the Thames • Teddy H. Sanford, Jr. • Harrison’s Campaign into Canada

  39. Battle of Thames • October 5, 1813 • On the Thames River near Chatham, Ontario • 800 Brits/500 Indians vs 3,700 Americans including 1000 cavalry - including 3 Endicott brothers • Decisive Victory for US – Control of the Old Northwest Frontier

  40. Battle of Thames

  41. Battle of Thames

  42. Battle of Thames

  43. Home and Beyond • The Migration of 44 - 1815 • Other Endicotts Migrate to Indiana Territory (Smith and Robb Townships, Posey County) or remain in Kentucky • Joseph Endicott – 1815 • John A. Endicott – 1818 • Joseph Nation Endicott – bfr 1850 • John B. Endicott – bfr 1850 • William and William Harrison Endicott remain in Kentucky

  44. Bibliography • 1. McCloskey, Mabel McFatridge. Some Descendants of John Endecott, Governor of Mass Bay Colony. (Salem, Massachusetts: Higgingson Book Company, 1942). Reprinted. • 2. Kentucky Adjutant General’s Office. Kentucky Soldiers of the War of 1812, 1891. • 3. White, Virgil D. Index to War of 1812 Pension Files Vol. I: A-L. (Waynesboro, Tennessee: The National Historical Publishing Company, 1992). • 4. Kentucky Department of Military Affairs – War of 1812 Muster Rolls. • 5. Disposition of Wilmont Nation Endicott Endicott – Moses Endicott Pension File (Revolutionary War) – NARA, Washington, DC • 6. NARA, Washington, DC – Endicott Military Service Records

  45. Questions and Answers • Endicott Cousins Discussion

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