Ledstone Noland, My First Cousin Six Times Removed
52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks
Week 13 – Prompt: Family Pattern
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LEDSTONE NOLAND (MARYLAND / NORTH CAROLINA / MISSOURI BRANCH)
Ledstone Noland was a Revolutionary War patriot and the son of Daniel Noland and Henrietta Smallwood of the Maryland branch of the Noland family. He was one of four brothers who served during the Revolution, including Stephen, James and Jesse. Daniel was the brother of Stephen Edward Noland, and Henrietta was the sister of Susannah Smallwood—making the Maryland and Fairfield Nolands double cousins.
Ledstone Noland was born in 1750 in Charles County, Maryland, and died July 6, 1839, in Jackson County, Missouri. He is buried in Pitcher Cemetery, Independence, Jackson County, Missouri.
Early Life and Migration
Ledstone followed the same migration pattern as others in this branch of the family, moving south from Maryland into North Carolina. By the time of the Revolutionary War, he was living in Rowan County, near the Shallow Ford of the Yadkin River.
After the war, he remained in Rowan County until about 1800, when he moved west to Kentucky. In 1825, he relocated again to Jackson County, Missouri, where he spent the remainder of his life.
Revolutionary War Service
Ledstone Noland served in the Revolutionary War as a private in the North Carolina militia and as a “fork ranger,” a type of frontier soldier responsible for protecting settlements, river crossings, and backcountry communities from British-allied Native American forces and Loyalist (Tory) activity.
He first enlisted in August 1776 in Rowan County and served three months under Captain John Johnson in Colonel Francis Locke’s regiment. During this time, he participated in skirmishes with Native American forces, likely as part of the 1776 Cherokee Expedition.
In early 1777, he began service as a fork ranger under Captain John Johnson and served in that capacity for not less than three years, taking part in intermittent expeditions against both British and Loyalist forces.
In the spring of 1780, he served two short tours totaling about three months as a private in the companies of Captain John Johnson and Captain James Craig in Colonel Locke’s regiment. From the end of this service until June 1781, he again served as a fork ranger.
In June 1781, he enlisted once more and served four months as a private in Captain Gabriel Knox’s Company in Colonel Smith’s North Carolina regiment.
Pension and Documentation
Ledstone’s service is documented in his Revolutionary War pension application (S16992), filed December 5, 1833, while he was residing in Blue Township, Jackson County, Missouri.
He was granted a pension under the Act of June 7, 1832, at a rate of $80 per annum, based on his service as both a private and a ranger in the North Carolina militia.
Marriage and Family
Ledstone first married Elizabeth Glascock in 1770 in Rowan County, North Carolina. Elizabeth was born in 1755 in Virginia and died in 1800.
Their children include:
Jesse Noland (1772–1795), married Abigail Whitaker
Lena Noland (1774–1847)
Woodward Noland (1774– )
William Noland (1776–1851), married Catherine Callender
Jane Noland (1778–1860)
Charity Noland (1779– ), married Robert Glasscock
Henrietta Noland (1781–1865), married Morgan Pitcher
Ledstone Noland Jr. (1783–1811), married Mary Barb
Elizabeth Noland (1785–1855), married John Moore
Sarah Noland (1787–1869)
Rebecca Noland (1789–1860), married Michael Collins
Henry Noland (1793– ), married Elizabeth Pritcher
He later married Mary Smallwood on February 20, 1801, in Rowan County, North Carolina.
Child:
Susan Noland (1803– )
Burial
Ledstone Noland is buried in Pitcher Cemetery in Independence, Jackson County, Missouri. The cemetery was established in 1830 and contains the Noland family plot. A memorial plaque has been erected by the Harry S Truman Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR).
Note: For consistency, I’ve used the spelling Noland throughout. In the records, the name appears in several forms, including, Nolen, Nowland, and Nolin.
References
1790 U.S. Federal Census, Rowan County, North Carolina
DAR Patriot Index: A084230
DAR Patriot Index: Centennial Edition, 1990, p. 2156
The Pioneer Wagon, Jackson County Genealogical Society, Vol. 7, No. 1 (Spring 1987), p. 11
Revolutionary Soldiers Buried in Missouri, Hale Houts, 1966, p. 173
Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, NARA M804, Roll 1824 (S16992)
SAR Patriot Grave Index
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