Elizabeth Acre b. Between 1783 and 1785 Pennsylvania, United States d. Aft 1851: Tangled Roots

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Name	Elizabeth Acre [1]
Born	Between 1783 and 1785	Pennsylvania, United States [2]
Gender	Female
Beneficiary	20 Apr 1840 [3]
	in the will of her husband, John Colvin
Census	1850	Hamer Township, Highland County, Ohio, United States [4]
	as Elizabeth Colvin, head of household
Name	Elizabeth Aber [5]
Died	Aft 1851 [6]
	Cause: prob. Highland Co., Ohio
Person ID	I1034	TangledRoots
Last Modified	27 Mar 2021

Family John Colvin, b. Abt 1774, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America , d. Aug 1848, Salem Township, Highland County, Ohio, United States (Age 74 years)

Married 10 Jan 1800 Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States [7]

Children

	1. Hannah Colvin, b. 23 Aug 1800, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States , d. 17 Apr 1872, Highland County, Ohio, United States (Age 71 years)
	2. _____ Colvin, b. Abt 1801, Pennsylvania, United States , d. Yes, date unknown
	3. James Colvin, b. 14 Aug 1803, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States , d. 1 Mar 1872, Salem Township, Highland County, Ohio, United States (Age 68 years)
	4. Mariah Colvin, b. 2 Mar 1809, New Market, Highland County, Ohio, United States , d. 17 May 1880, Highland County, Ohio, United States (Age 71 years)
	5. John Colvin, Jr., b. Abt 1812, New Market, Highland County, Ohio, United States , d. Aft 1880 (Age > 69 years)
	6. Elizabeth Colvin, b. 24 Dec 1814, New Market, Highland County, Ohio, United States , d. 10 Feb 1897, Highland County, Ohio, United States (Age 82 years)
	7. Frances Colvin, b. Sep 1817, New Market, Highland County, Ohio, United States , d. Yes, date unknown
	8. Abraham Colvin, b. Feb 1822, Highland County, Ohio, United States , d. 9 Sep 1909, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, United States (Age 87 years)
	9. Lucilla Colvin, b. Abt 27 Sep 1826, Hamer Township, Highland County, Ohio, United States , d. 9 Feb 1893, Hamer Township, Highland County, Ohio, United States (Age 66 years)

Last Modified 16 Jan 2022

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Notes

Mentioned in the will of John Colvin as wife Elizabeth Colvin.

John Colvin was a private in Capt. George Washington Barrere's Volunteer Rifle Company, 1 Reg't Militia, State of Ohio, War of 1812. He appears on the company muster roll from 30 Apr to 10 June 1812, his discharge date, although he originally signed on until 6 May 1813. Company Pay Roll for advance for clothing for six weeks, agreeable to Secretary of War's letter of 2nd May 1812 - John Colvin, 16 dollars.

The State of Ohio, County of Highland.
On this 3rd day of April A.D. One thousand Eight hundred and Fifty one...apeared before me William M. Malcom, a Justice of the Peace...Elizabeth Colvin aged Sixty six years, a resident of highland County in the State of Ohio Who...declares that she is the widow of John Colvin Deceased who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain George Barrere in ;the Regiment of Ohio Volunteers commanded by Colonel Duncan McArthur in the war with Great Britain of 1812. That her said husband volunteered at hillsboro in highland County, Ohio on...the (blank) day of April A.D. 1812 for the Term of Twelve Months and musterd into service about the 2nd day of May 1812 and continued in actual service in said war for the Term of Forty five days or more, and was honorably discharged at (blank) on the (blank) day of June A.D. 1812...She further states that she was married to the said John Colvin in Fayette County, State of Pennsylvania on the (blank) day of July A.D. 1800 by one___Adams a Presbyterian Minister of the Gospel by publication on 2 different days of Church Meeting and that there was no License or any other record kept of her marriage or husband's Death. That her name before her said Marriage was Elizabeth Acre. That her said husband Died at Highland County in the State of Ohio on the 1st day of August A.D. 1848 and that she is still a widow.

She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the Bounty Land to which she may be entitled under the Act of Congress passed September 28, 1850.
(Signed) Elizabeth (her mark/) Colvin
(Source: The National Archives Bounty Land Files, Act of 50-160-17014; Veteran, John Colvin, 1812, private, Ohio Vols., Capt. Geor. Barriere, Col. Duncan McArthur, Can No. 366, Bundle No. 214. Info received from Marilyn Solari)