William Dove

1758 - 1847  (88 years)

• Name	William Dove
  Born	27 Nov 1758	Charles County, Maryland   [1]
  	He moved with his family to Fairfax County, Virginia when he was very young.
  Gender	Male
  Military	1777	Fairfax County, Virginia   [1]
  	enlisted in the Continental Army
  	They marched to Lancaster, Pennsylvania where they remained for a week until an express was received commanding them to join Washington at his headquarters. On the march to headquarters he was taken with smallpox. During his confinement, he could hear the cannons at the battle of Germantown while lying in his bed. He rejoined his company after recovering from his illness and served until his three months expired.
  Military	1778  [1]
  	enlisted in marines on ship called the General Washington
  	They sailed in France and made the passage in 18 days, which was believed to be the shortest passage that had ever been made. They sailed for a while with a French fleet with more than 90 ships of various nations. They cruised the coast of Spain and returned home near Cape Henry. On return voyage, they captured a British privateer and brought her in to Alexandria.
  Military	Mar 1780  [1]
  	reenlisted as seaman on General Washington
  	Escorted Merchant vessels out of Chesapeake to Amsterdam, Holland. On passage, they captured a large British merchantman and William Dove was one of eight men detailed to take command of the prize. They brought ship with four prisoners to Philadelphia in July 1780.
  _UID	7EE57A40946349EAB8F7616394CF7BBC54A1
  Died	21 Aug 1847	Pittsylvania County, Virginia
  	The date of his death is recorded in the payment logs for Revolutionary War pensioners.
  Person ID	I8922	Bennett, Harrison, and Herron Families
  Last Modified	10 Feb 2019

  
  

  Father	Joseph Dove,   b. Abt 1720,   d. Abt 1810, Pittsylvania County, Virginia  (Age ~ 90 years)
  Mother	Mary,   b. Abt 1720,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	Bef 11 Oct 1743	Maryland
  	Joseph and Mary Dove witnessed will of Richard Brett of Charles County, Maryland. Calendar of Maryland Wills;Pound Library; University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
  Children	5 children
  1. William Dove,   b. 27 Nov 1758, Charles County, Maryland ,   d. 21 Aug 1847, Pittsylvania County, Virginia
  2. Leonard Dove,   b. Bef 1758, Maryland ,   d. Bef 21 Jun 1819, Pittsylvania County, Virginia
  3. Amily Dove,   d. Yes, date unknown
  4. Ann Dove,   b. Abt 1770, Fairfax County, Virginia ,   d. Aft 1830, Pittslyvania County, Virginia
  5. Father of Stephen Dove
  Family ID	F2667	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Children	1. William Dove,   b. Between 21 May 1831 and 17 Sep 1831,   d. 20 May 1863, Pittsylvania County, Virginia  (Age ~ 32 years) Married: Mary P. Mustain (1811)   2. George Dove Married: Mary Short
  Last Modified	14 Oct 2020
  Family ID	F1159	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Name: William Dove Event Type: Military Service Event Date: 04 Mar 1831 Event Place: Virginia, United States Event Place: Virginia, United States Death Date: 21 Aug 1847 Spouse's Name:  Spouse's Titles and Terms:  Page: 304 Affiliate Publication Number: T718 Affiliate Publication Title: Ledgers of Payments, 1818-1872, to U.S. Pensioners Under Acts of 1818 through 1858, from the Records of the Office of the Third Auditor of the Treasury. Affiliate Film Number: 7 GS Film Number: 001319387 Digital Folder Number: 007196950 Image Number: 00311 Citing this Record "United States Revolutionary War Pension Payment Ledgers, 1818-1872," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24Q-L6L1 : accessed 26 January 2019), William Dove, 04 Mar 1831; citing Virginia, United States, NARA microfilm publication T718 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1962), roll 7; FHL microfilm 1,319,387.

  
  

• Sources

  [S234] Military, Revolutatinary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrants, William Dove; pension applicaiton file; S.8336; 0842; 27 Jan 2019.