Captain William Bruce^{[1, 2]}

1745 - 1818

• Title	Captain
  Born	14 Feb 1745	, Frederick, Maryland   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Move	from Monongahela Valley, Virginia to Kentucky in the Fall of 1784  [3]
  _UID	AE8AA2D2615A4D3DAEE10816EDEDCE0A5063
  Died	20 Aug 1818	Vincennes, Knox, Indiana   [4]
  Buried	, Nelson, Kentucky
  Notes	William commanded a company of soldiers as a Lieutenant in Louisville, Kentucky under General George Rogers Clark during the Revolutionary was as well as being involved in other areas in conflict. From Memoirs of the Bruce Family: My father, soon after marrying my mother, moved to Monoghahela and settled about fourteen miles above Pittsburgh, between the mouths of Peteso Creek and Newels Store, now Elizabethtown. It was then the haunt of Indians and forts were the only place of safety for the families of those hardy pioneers. I had two sisters older than myself, that were born in the fort, and myself, the third child, soon after they ventured to their farms. I was born the Sixth of August, 1776, one month and two days after Independence was declared. I can, with the Apostle Paul, say that I was free born, while our forefathers had to obtain their freedom by their blood and treasure. During the Revolutionary War, my father was frequently called upon to perform military service. The first that I recollect him talking about was being stationed at a place then called Catfish Camp, called after an old Indian chief, near a place now called Washington, and not far from a place on the Monongahela then called Red Stone. My father served then in the capacity of lieutenant. The next service he performed was under General George Rogers Clark. He commanded a company under the veteran soldier to Louisville; was absent from home some five or six months. [4, 5]
  Person ID	I1299797	7_families
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2005

  
  

  Father	James Bruce,   c. 20 May 1720, Leochel-Cushine, Aberdeenshire, Scotland ,   d. 1795, , Nelson, Kentucky
  Mother	Margaret McMahon,   b. Abt 1724, , , Ireland ,   d. Abt 1796, , Nelson, Kentucky
  Married	10 Jun 1744	Winchester, Frederick, Virginia
  Family ID	F471392	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Polly Lucas,   b. Abt 1745, , Berkeley, Virginia ,   d. 7 Aug 1805, , Nelson, Kentucky
  Married	1771	, Montgomery, Maryland   [1, 4]
  Children	1. Elizabeth Bruce,   b. 1772, Elizabeth, Allegheny, Pennsylvania ,   d. 1851   2. Margaret Bruce,   b. Abt 1774, Elizabeth, Allegheny, Pennsylvania ,   d. 4 Nov 1851, Terre Haute, Boone, Indiana > 3. Major William Bruce,   b. 6 Aug 1776, Elizabethtown, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania ,   d. 23 Apr 1854, Bruceville, Knox, Indiana   4. James Bruce,   b. Dec 1777, Elizabeth, Allegheny, Pennsylvania ,   d. 1833, Breckinridge, Harrison, Kentucky > 5. Mary Bruce,   b. 1780, Elizabeth, Allegheny, Pennsylvania ,   d. Feb 1852, Breckinridge, Harrison, Kentucky
  Last Modified	16 Sep 2006
  Family ID	F471397	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Sarah Harris,   d. 1843, , Union, Kentucky
  Married	21 May 1807	, Nelson, Kentucky   [6, 7]
  Last Modified	16 Sep 2006
  Family ID	F471438	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 14 Feb 1745 - , Frederick, Maryland Married - 1771 - , Montgomery, Maryland Married - 21 May 1807 - , Nelson, Kentucky Died - 20 Aug 1818 - Vincennes, Knox, Indiana Buried - - , Nelson, Kentucky  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S8231] Bruce family of Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, and Indiana, (Salt Lake City : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1984. FHL Film #1412126 Item 7 John Bruce and his wife Sarah emigrated from Scotland to Winchester County, Virginia between 1737 and 1740.), 1 (Reliability: 3). [S8196] Bruce, John of the Shenandoah, Violet Laverne Bruce, (Decorah, Iowa : Anundsen Pub. Co., c1987. Book #929.273 B83br), 929.273 B83br.. [S1144277] Memoirs of the Bruce Family, William Bruce, ( http://www.rootsweb.com/~inknox/brucefam.htm). [S8196] Bruce, John of the Shenandoah, Violet Laverne Bruce, (Decorah, Iowa : Anundsen Pub. Co., c1987. Book #929.273 B83br), 929.273 B83br., 50 (Reliability: 3). [S8215] Bruce Family Memoirs, Norma S. Ruhl, (Salt Lake City : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1972. Film #908027 Item 2), 908027 Item 2.. [S8190] Bruce Family, Bruce Family Website, (Online). [S8231] Bruce family of Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, and Indiana, (Salt Lake City : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1984. FHL Film #1412126 Item 7 John Bruce and his wife Sarah emigrated from Scotland to Winchester County, Virginia between 1737 and 1740.), 2 (Reliability: 3).