In the War of 1812 (1812-1815) the United States declared war on England because of trade restrictions, impressment, and British support for Indian attacks. They signed the Treaty of Ghent on December 24, 1814 after reaching a stalemate.
John Lawrence Feathers was born about 1783 in Virginia
His wife was named Barbara. She was born in 1787 in Pennsylvania.
John and Barbara's children may have included:
William Feathers (1806, married Elizabeth Myers),
John Feathers, Jr. (1807, married Sarah Weaver),
James Feathers (1809, married Christina Myers),
David K. Feathers (1813, married Rebecca Millard),
Caroline Feathers (1817, married William McCart),
Elizabeth Feathers (1818, married Henry Jones),
Susan Feathers (1820, married Jonathan Watson),
Henry Feathers (1823, married Mahala Hatcher),
Samuel Elcaney Feathers (1823, married Dorcas Watson),
Nathan Feathers (1824),
Sarah Feathers (1825, married Joel David Millard)
Jesse Feathers (1825, married Elizabeth Milhorn),
Rachael Feathers (1826, married John A. Larimore)
Isaac Feathers (1831)
John was on the 1811, 1812, and 1813 tax list in Lee County, Virginia.
He said he was drafted on August 15, 1814 in Lee County, Virginia and served under Captain Jeremiah Skelton. He served in Norfolk, Virginia and was discharged February 15, 1815.
In 1830 John L. Feathers was in Piney Flats, Sullivan County, Tennessee. The household consisted :
a man and a woman between 40 & 49 - John & Barbara
a boy between 15 & 19 - James
2 girls and a boy between 10 & 14 - Caroline, Elizabeth, David K.
2 girls and a boy between 5 & 9 - Susan, Henry
2 boys and a girl under 5
- Nathan, Sarah, Jesse Rachel
They were the next household to John Smith and Catherine Humphreys.
1840
a man and a woman between 50 & 59
2 men and 4 women between 20 & 29 - William & wife Elizabeth
a girl between 15 & 19
a girl and a boy between 10 & 14 - Jesse & Rachel
a girl between 5 & 9 - Margaret & Henry (children of William)
At the time of the 1850 census they were in Sullivan County. The household consisted of
John 67
Barbara 63
Nathan 25
Henry 27
Jessee 23
Rachel 24
Margaret 19
On April 5, 1871, John L. Feathers applied for a pension for his service in the War of 1812. He stated that he was 94 years old and resided in Washington County, Tennessee. His request was rejected.
East Tennessee is part of Appalachia. At the end of the French and Indian War, colonists began drifting into the area. In 1769, they first settled along the Watauga River. During the Revolution, the Overmountain Men defeated British loyalists at the Battle of Kings Mountain. The State of Franklin was formed in the 1780s, but never admitted to the Union.
