Virginia Militia and Continental Army, Revolutionary War

As Researched by Stephen D. Bowling

Son of John “Mill Creek” and Nancy Ann (Nunn) Hurst.

Born on October 27, 1762, in Frederick (now Shenandoah) County, Virginia

Married to Elizabeth Keyser (1762 – 1832) on January 20, 1784, in Shenandoah County, Virginia.  Daughter of Charles S. and Mary (Shelley) Keyser.

Military Service
Virginia Militia in Colonial Service and the Continental Army
1780, June to July - Drafted for service in Captain John Denton’s Company of Virginia Militia for a period of three months.
1780, November and December - Drafted for service in Captain William Riggins Company under the command of Colonel Peter Hammonds in the Virginia Militia.
1781, March and April - Drafted for service in Captain Ralph Grooms Company guarding prisoners at Cowpens by Colonel Daniel Morgan.
1781, May and June - Served as a substitute for his father, John Hurst, in Captain George Prince’s Company under the command of Colonel Michael Rader in the Virginia Militia for a period of three months.
1781, December to February 1782 - Service in Captain Filley’s Company as a guard in the Continental Army.
1782, February - Furloughed by Colonel Peter Muhlenberg.  

1790 Federal Census
Not Located – Living in Russell County, Virginia.

1800 Federal Census
Not Located – Living in Russell County, Virginia. 

1810 Fleming County, Kentucky Federal Census
Henry Hurst	27-45	1765 - 1783   
Female 		27-45	1765 - 1783  
     Male 	11-16	1794 - 1799
     Male	0-10	1800 - 1810

Moved – about 1819, Henry and his family settled on Quicksand Creek near Mace’s (Page’s) Branch in Floyd County, Kentucky (now near Rousseau in Breathitt County, Kentucky).

1820 Floyd County, Kentucky Federal Census
Henry Hurst	Over 45	     1775 or before     
Female 		Over 45	     1775 or before   	Elizabeth Hurst
     Male 	16-26	     1794 - 1804
     Male	11-16	     1804 – 1809

1821 Perry County Tax List
Henry Hursk (Hurst)
     Singleton’s Regiment
     80 acres on Quicksand Creek in Perry County, Kentucky
     Closest Neighbor: William Rice
     Land is Surveyed and Patented
     White Males over 21- 1
     Horses, mares, and mules- 2
     Value of land per acre- $4
     Total value with exceptions- $300

1822 Perry County Tax List
Henry Hurst
     Singleton’s Regiment
     80 acres on Quicksand Creek in Perry County, Kentucky
     Closest Neighbor: William Rice
     Land is Surveyed and Patented
     White Males over 21- 1
     Horses, mares, and mules- 2
     Value of land per acre- $4
     Total value with exceptions- $420

1823 Perry County Tax List
Henry Husk (Hurst)
     80 acres on Quicksand Creek in Perry County, Kentucky
     Closest Neighbor: Rice
     Land is Surveyed and Patented
     White Males over 21- 1
     Horses, mares, and mules - 1
     Value of land per acre - $4
     Total value with exceptions - $390

1824 Perry County Tax List
Henry Hurst
     White Males over 21 - 1
     Horses, mares and mules - 2
     Total value with exceptions - $70

1825 Perry County Tax List
Henry Hurst
     White Males over 21 - 1
     Horses, mares and mules - 1 
     Total value with exceptions - $40

1828 Perry County Tax List
Henry Hurst
     White Males over 21 - 1
     Horses, mares and mules - 1 
     Total value with exceptions - $75

1829 Perry County Tax List
Henry Hurst
     White Males over 21 - 1
     Horses, mares and mules - 1 
     Total value with exceptions - $40

1830 Perry County, Kentucky Federal Census
Henry Hurst	60-70	1770 - 1780	Henry Hurst
Female 		60-70	1770 - 1780	Elizabeth Hurst
     Female 	15-20	1810 - 1815	Elizabeth Childers (Daughter)
     Male	under 5	1825 - 1830	Grandson	
     Male	under 5	1825 - 1830	Grandson

1830 Perry County Tax List
Henry Hurst
     White Males over 21 - 1
     Horses, mares and mules - 1 
     Total value with exceptions - $40

1831 Perry County, Kentucky Tax List
Henry Hurst
     White males over 21 - 1	
     Horses, mares and mules - 1 
     Total value with exceptions - $40

Death of Wife – Elizabeth (Keyser) Hurst died on August 10, 1832, on Quicksand Creek in Perry County, Kentucky.  Buried in the Hurst Cemetery (now Hagins Cemetery) near Rousseau on Quicksand Creek in Breathitt County, Kentucky.

Military Pension
1832, October 17 - Applied in Perry County Court.
1833, November 25 - Pension approved at a rate of $36.66 per annum.

Pension Witness
1833, February 11 - Henry Hurst appeared in the Perry County Court to verify the military claims of Peter (Hammons)Hammonds.

1835 Perry County, Kentucky Tax List
Henry Hurst
     White males over 21 - 1
     Total Value with exceptions - $40

1838 Perry County, Kentucky Tax List
Henry Hurst
     White males over 21 - 1

1840 Morgan County, Kentucky Federal Census
Henry Hurst	70-79	1770 - 1780	Henry Hurst
	Female	40-49			Elizabeth Haney (Daughter)
	Male	15-19			Grandson		
	Male 	10-14                   Grandson

Died on November 2, 1844, at Elizabeth (Hurst) Haney’s on Haney Branch in Morgan County, Kentucky.

Buried in the Haney Cemetery on Haney’s Branch in Morgan County, Kentucky.

Relocated by the family on October 9, 1938, to the Hagins Cemetery at Rousseau on Quicksand Creek in Breathitt County, Kentucky. He was buried beside his wife, who preceded him in death by twelve years.

Henry Hurst was approved as a Daughters of the American Revolution Patriot for Pension S30504.

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