John VanBebber Jr. 
M, (1792 - 15 February 1815)
- Relationship
- 5th great-grandson of Herman Op Den Graeff
John VanBebber Jr. was born in 1792 at Virginia. He was the son of John VanBebber and Margaret Chrisman. John VanBebber Jr. died on 15 February 1815 at Louisiana Territory, USA, at age 23 years.
From Gary R. Hawpe, ed. and Earl Quintrell, comp., 'Military News - Military Records of John VanBebber, Jr.,' Van Bibber Pioneers E-Newsletter, Vol. 5 No. 8 (June 2002), pp. 16 - 18.
MILITARY RECORDS OF JOHN VAN BEBBER, JR.
The following information is from the military record of John Van Bebber, Jr., who served in the War of 1812. This record was received from the National Archives and contained the following two muster sheets:
John Vanbibber, Pvt., Capt. John Brock's Company of East Tennessee Militia, in regiment commanded by Col. Samuel Bayles. (War of 1812.)
Company Muster Roll for November 8, 1814 to May 18, 1815.
Roll dated May 18, 1815.
Commencement of service or of this settlement - November 8, 1814.
Expiration of service of this settlement - February 11, 1815.
Term of service charged - 3 months and 4 days.
Pay per months - 8 dollars.
Amount of pay - 25 dollars and 6 cents.
Remarks: Died February 11, 1815.
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John Vanbebber, Pvt., Captain John Brock's Company, Col. Samuel Bayles' Reg't Tennessee Drafted Militia. (War of 1812.)
Company Muster Roll for November 13, 1814 to May 18, 1815.
Roll dated - Knoxville, May 18, 1815.
When joined service: November 13, 1814.
Note: Non-commissioned officers, musicians and privates are entitled to traveling allowance of pay for traveling from Tazewell, Tennessee, to Knoxville, Tennessee, where mustered in, distance 45 miles; and no rations, or pay therefore, have been drawn on account of rations due at Mobile, Mississippi Territory.
Remarks: February 15, 1815. Died.
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The following was recorded from the Regimental Histories of Tennessee Units during the War of 1812.
COLONEL SAMUEL BAYLESS
DESIGNATION: 4th Regiment of East Tennessee Militia
DATES: November 1814 - May 1815
MEN MOSTLY FROM: Washington, Jefferson, Carter, Claiborne, Cocke, Grainger, Greene, and Sullivan Counties
CAPTAINS: Joseph Bacon, John Brock, James Churchman, Joseph Goodson, Joseph Hale, Solomon Hendricks, Branch Jones, James Landen, Joseph Rich, Jonathan Waddle
BRIEF HISTORY: This regiment, along with Colonel William Johnson's Third Regiment and Colonel Edwin Booth's Fifth Regiment, defended the lower section of the Mississippi Territory, particularly the vicinity of Mobile. They protected the region from possible Indian incursions and any British invasion. These regiments were under the command of Major General William Carroll. They manned the various forts that were located throughout the territory: Fort Claiborne, Fort Decatur, and Fort Montgomery, for example. Sickness was rampant in this regiment and the desertion rate was high. The regiment mustered in at Knoxville and was dismissed at Mobile.
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It is not known how John Van Bebber, Jr. died. Notice from the above how sickness was rampant in the regiment which John Van Bebber, Jr. was a member of.
The following can be located in the May term of the Claiborne County, Tennessee Court, 1815.
John Van Bebber, Jr., Deceased -- John Van Bebber, Sr. was appointed by the court to administer all and singularly the goods and chattel rights and credits of John Van Bebber, Jr., deceased. He gave security and made bond in amount of $200.00.
Microfilm Roll # 8, Section V, Page # 47, Court Minutes, Claiborne County, Tennessee.
From Gary R. Hawpe, ed. and Earl Quintrell, comp., 'Military News - Military Records of John VanBebber, Jr.,' Van Bibber Pioneers E-Newsletter, Vol. 5 No. 8 (June 2002), pp. 16 - 18.
MILITARY RECORDS OF JOHN VAN BEBBER, JR.
The following information is from the military record of John Van Bebber, Jr., who served in the War of 1812. This record was received from the National Archives and contained the following two muster sheets:
John Vanbibber, Pvt., Capt. John Brock's Company of East Tennessee Militia, in regiment commanded by Col. Samuel Bayles. (War of 1812.)
Company Muster Roll for November 8, 1814 to May 18, 1815.
Roll dated May 18, 1815.
Commencement of service or of this settlement - November 8, 1814.
Expiration of service of this settlement - February 11, 1815.
Term of service charged - 3 months and 4 days.
Pay per months - 8 dollars.
Amount of pay - 25 dollars and 6 cents.
Remarks: Died February 11, 1815.
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John Vanbebber, Pvt., Captain John Brock's Company, Col. Samuel Bayles' Reg't Tennessee Drafted Militia. (War of 1812.)
Company Muster Roll for November 13, 1814 to May 18, 1815.
Roll dated - Knoxville, May 18, 1815.
When joined service: November 13, 1814.
Note: Non-commissioned officers, musicians and privates are entitled to traveling allowance of pay for traveling from Tazewell, Tennessee, to Knoxville, Tennessee, where mustered in, distance 45 miles; and no rations, or pay therefore, have been drawn on account of rations due at Mobile, Mississippi Territory.
Remarks: February 15, 1815. Died.
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The following was recorded from the Regimental Histories of Tennessee Units during the War of 1812.
COLONEL SAMUEL BAYLESS
DESIGNATION: 4th Regiment of East Tennessee Militia
DATES: November 1814 - May 1815
MEN MOSTLY FROM: Washington, Jefferson, Carter, Claiborne, Cocke, Grainger, Greene, and Sullivan Counties
CAPTAINS: Joseph Bacon, John Brock, James Churchman, Joseph Goodson, Joseph Hale, Solomon Hendricks, Branch Jones, James Landen, Joseph Rich, Jonathan Waddle
BRIEF HISTORY: This regiment, along with Colonel William Johnson's Third Regiment and Colonel Edwin Booth's Fifth Regiment, defended the lower section of the Mississippi Territory, particularly the vicinity of Mobile. They protected the region from possible Indian incursions and any British invasion. These regiments were under the command of Major General William Carroll. They manned the various forts that were located throughout the territory: Fort Claiborne, Fort Decatur, and Fort Montgomery, for example. Sickness was rampant in this regiment and the desertion rate was high. The regiment mustered in at Knoxville and was dismissed at Mobile.
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It is not known how John Van Bebber, Jr. died. Notice from the above how sickness was rampant in the regiment which John Van Bebber, Jr. was a member of.
The following can be located in the May term of the Claiborne County, Tennessee Court, 1815.
John Van Bebber, Jr., Deceased -- John Van Bebber, Sr. was appointed by the court to administer all and singularly the goods and chattel rights and credits of John Van Bebber, Jr., deceased. He gave security and made bond in amount of $200.00.
Microfilm Roll # 8, Section V, Page # 47, Court Minutes, Claiborne County, Tennessee.
Last Edited=10 Apr 2010