Sgt. John Henry Lentz, I

SGT John Henry Lentz
BIRTH
7 Feb 1753
Union County, South Carolina, USA
DEATH
18 Jul 1835 (aged 82)
Lentzville, Limestone County, Alabama, USA
BURIAL
Lentzville Cemetery
Lentzville, Limestone County, Alabama, USA Show Map
MEMORIAL ID
17384573 · View Source
MEMORIAL
PHOTOS 6
FLOWERS 42
Information posted as is without liability.

Inscription
4 NC Regt
Revolutionary War
Family Members
Parents
Peter Lentz
Peter Lentz
1733–1808

Chloe Lentz
Chloe Lentz
unknown–1808

Spouse
Savilla Lentz
Savilla Lentz
1760–1847

Siblings
John Lance
John Lance
1758–1820

Flora Lance or Lentz Murray
1780–1855

Children
John Lentz
John Lentz
1778–1842

Barbara Lentz Speegle
1780–1814

Hannah Speegle
Hannah Joan Lentz Speegle
1785–1838

Ann Mary Lentz Spiegel
1786–1850

Samuel Lentz
Samuel Jarrett Lentz
1793–1849

Elizabeth McGuire
Elizabeth Lentz McGuire
1799–1829

Soloman Lentz
Soloman Lentz
1802–1888

Benjamin Lentz
Benjamin Lentz
1806–1873

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/17384573/john-henry-lentz

Was sergeant of NC Milita during War for American Independence and fought, variously, against both Indians and the British as documented in his Pension Application (s31815, filed March 4, 1831 and accepted June 7, 1831). Married a full-blood Cherokee Indian, first name sevilla (ca 1760-6 May 1847) and lived in Montgomery, Rowan, Lincoln, and buncombe Counties, NC, Blount County, TN, Madison co, MS Territory AL, and finally Limestone County, AL where he died in 7/18/1835. Buried there, beside wife, near Lentz chapel. Grave marked by REvolutionary War vdeteran's marker.

Application for Rev. War Pension made Sept. 19, 1832 In Limestone County.

1835, AL Pension Roll lists Henry Lentz, Limestone Co., Private, June 14, 1833. Pension No. 531815

Pension of $59.33 per annum to commence March 4, 1831. Total payment of arrears to March 4, 1981 was $118.77 with semi-annual allowance Sept. 4, 1833 of $29.67. Total payment was $148.33.

Henry pruchased 300 acres on Riles Creek in Rowan on the Montgomery Co. line on May 5, 1787, Bk 12, p. 35 only nine monhs and twenty four days after his father had been issued 190 acres about 19 miles further north in Rowan Co. Henry's father P-Peter Lentz, sells his 190 acres and two days later Henry sell his 300 acres for the same price he paid for it , 80 pounds on May 11, 1971 Bk 13, p. 854. He said he moved then to Lincoln Co. NC.

Religion: belonged to Methodist church

Places of residence:

Mecklenburg Co., NC

Montgomery Co., NC

Moved in 1788 to Rowan Co., NC, Lincoln Co., NC

Moved in 1791 to Buncombe Co., NC Blount Co., TN

Moved in 1810-1812 to Madison Co., AL from Joyce Parish, Swannanoa, NC

Moved in 1818 to Limestone Co. AL

1790 census, Rowan Co., NC

Henry Lentz 1 white male + 16: 2 white males <16; 5 white females

1800 census, shown with own family in SC.

• ****

sign at Cemetery says that he was Veteran of American Revolutionary War

————-

https://www.fold3.com/memorial/653609735/john-henry-henrich-lentz