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I was recently performing some Patriot Research and came  across this interesting bit of information related to Miami/Shelby Counties:
 

John Wilson (1774-1841) was born in Grayson County, Virginia, and in  1799 he married Anna Webb, a native of Georgia.  The Wilson’s arrived in Warren County, Ohio, in 1801.  In March of 1807, they settled along the banks of Turtle Creek, in Miami County (now Shelby County).  They and their three children began preparations for a farm.  Their children were Jesse b. 1800, Sally, and Hiram b. 1804.
 

As aggression between Native Americans and early pioneers progressed in the area, John Wilson enlisted in the Ohio Militia and served as a private under Capt. Thomas Seton from February to August 1813.
 

In 1816, John and Anna built the first brick house in shat is now Shelby County, which still stands today as a testament of its time.  John Wilson  remained active in local politics and was one of the men who helped with our County’s inception, serving as one of the first  County Commissioners. In 1841, John Wilson met his end from the blow of a falling tree limb and is buried in Carey Cemetery in Hardin.
 

Anna died at 77 years of age in 1847 and is buried at (Old Pioneer)  Carey Cemetery, Hardin, Shelby County, OH.   


When Anna was a child, she rendered Patriotic Service in Georgia in the Revolutionary War.  Anna  was entrusted to carry several military dispatches of great importance  during the closing scenes of the Revolution.  In this capacity she won  many expressions of gratitude and admiration for her sagacity and daring.
 

While the text I reviewed did not state her dates of service, major  combat ended in the autumn of 1781, so she was very young when asked to deliver dispatches.  Having been a very young female child, she probably escaped suspicion and was able to perform courier duties.
 

Her grave is registered and her SAR Ancestor number is P-315277. She may  be the only woman in Miami (now Shelby) County to to have been assigned  this Patriot status.  


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