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William Miller Bledsoe (b. 13 Apr 1761, d. 18 May 1811)

William Miller Bledsoe (son of Joseph Bledsoe and Elizabeth Miller) was born 13 Apr 1761 in Spotsylvania, Virginia, and died 18 May 1811 in Garrand, Kentucky. He married Patience Owsley on 27 Dec 1786 in Lincoln, Kentucky, daughter of Thomas Owsley III and Mary Middleton.

Notes for William Miller Bledsoe:
William is listed in the Revolutionary War Muster Rolls in National Archives. Shortly after the sale above he joined Captain Andrew Kirkhead's Company of Lincoln Co. Militia and served as a Private for 3 months under Brig. Gen. George Roberts Clark on an expedition against the Shawnee Indians, receiving 2 pounds, 5 shillings, 4 pence as of 14 Nov 1782. (Payroll of Capt. Kirkhead's Company, IPD, in VA State Library, Richmond VA.) About this time William Miller Bledsoe also became quite active in land matters acquiring extensive holdings in Kentucky.

More About William Miller Bledsoe and Patience Owsley:
Marriage: 27 Dec 1786, Lincoln, Kentucky.

Children of William Miller Bledsoe and Patience Owsley are:

+Moses Owsley Bledsoe, b. 06 Feb 1788, d. 17 Nov 1851, Sprinfield, Illinois.
Rebecca Bledsoe Bledsoe, b. 15 Oct 1789.
Mary Polly Bledsoe, b. 30 May 1791.
William Miller Bledsoe, b. 13 Apr 1792.
Elizabeth Bledsoe Bledsoe, b. 04 Oct 1794.
Willis Bledsoe, b. 10 Dec 1796.
Berilla Bledsoe, b. 17 Dec 1798.
Aaron Bledsoe Bledsoe, b. 08 Jan 1801.
Vestina Bledsoe, b. 10 Mar 1805.
Daniel G. Bledsoe, b. 03 Dec 1806.
Charles Scott Bledsoe, b. 02 Mar 1809.
Margaret Jane Bledsoe, b. 04 Jul 1811.