John Boone served in the War of 1812 as a private under Capt. Hightower in Lieutenant James Campbell's Co., 17th U. S. Infantry. He enlisted 6 Aug 1812 at Maysville, Mason Co., Kentucky, and was honorably discharged 13 August 1813 at Sandusky, Ohio.


Mustered Into Service: at Lexington, Kentucky

Length of Service: 18 months (372 days)

Company: of Captain Richard Hightower of the 17th Infantry, and in Lt. James Campbell's Co. of the 17th Infantry.

B attles: Siege of Fort Meigs, Sacketts Harbor, Battle of Lake Erie, and Battle of Thames
Death of Soldier: Stated as 2 December 1841 or 1842 Adams Co., Ohio (Wife Margaret says 25 Nov 1842 in an Affidavit)

Death of Widow: 25 October 1884 Stephens, Adams Co., Ohio

Marriage of Soldier and Widow: 25 January 1816 Adams Co., Ohio

Maiden Name of Widow: Margaret Cooper

Residence of Widow: 1850: Adams Co., Ohio

1875, 1878: Bradyville, Adams Co., Ohio


City of Louisville

Jefferson County

October the 22nd 1850


I do hereby certify that I was appointed a First Lieutenant of Infantry in the Army of the Militia States, in March 1812—was commissioned as such in the 17th Infantry commanded by Col. John Miller. I had commanded the recruiting service in Maysville, Kentucky, some time in June; previous to my knowing to what Regiment I beloved to (Lexington, Ky, being headquarters). And on the 6th day of August 1812 I enlisted John Boone for the term of eighteen (18) months, as now appears by the printed enlistment and receipt for bounty paid, now before me, and signed by himself in his own hand writing and sworn to before James Chambers then a justice of the peace for Mason County, Kentucky. John Boone was sent by me a short time after his enlistment with other recruits to Lexington, where he was mustered into service as well as I now can recollect and from papers now in my possession in the company of Capt. Richard Hightower of the 17th Infantry. And he, Boone, was after that time transferred to the 17th Infantry and I think in Capt. Wilson Elliott's Company, but of this I may be mistaken. I know that John Boone was at Fort Meigs in the spring and summer of 1813 during both sieges of that fort by the Brittish [sic] and Indians; and I am well assured, and believe, that he done his duty as a soldier. We marched from Fort Meigs in the fall of 1813 (September) and crossed Lake Erie into Canada (to Sanawich) then the 17th Infantry was ordered to cross the river to Detroit; and after the battle of (2 words illegible), the 17th Infantry was ordered down the lake to Buffalo, and again crossed over to Canada and down the Lake to Sacketts Harbour to winter quarters. I am well assured that John Boone was left at Detroit with a number of others whose term of service would expire in the winter and spring of 1814. I can't say at this time where Boone was discharged or by whom but I am satisfied that he received from the Officer an Honorable Discharge; having served his term of enlistment fully out. I was well acquainted with John Boone before and after his enlistment, and discharge. I had frequent conversations with him after the close of the War and I know that he has often told me where, and by whom he got his discharge from, but can't now recollect.


Mrs. Margaret Boone, now the widow of the aforesaid John Boone, dec'd. I am acquainted with, or was more so in the life time of her husband, and know that she was left very poor with a large family of children to provide for, further I can't say. Sworn under my hand at the City of Louisville this 22nd day of October 1850.


/s/ Stephen Lee

State of Kentucky

Jefferson County


This day, Stephen Lee, whose name is affixed to the foregoing writing, made oath before the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, in and for the County and State aforesaid that the statements made therein. Given under my hand this 22nd Oct 1850


/s/ G. W Chambers, J.P.