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John is listed as a member of Capt. Galloway's Company of the 21st District in the American Revolution.

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In 1782, John was appointed Surveyor of the road in Botetourt County. In 1887, John is shown on the tax list in Botetourt County, paying taxes for 10 horses and 12 cows. Mentioned in father James's will dated 14 June 1799 and probated in 1801.
Mentioned in fathers will.
1785 Tax List for Botetourt County (VA) Land Tax included the following: Thomas 164 acres, Tax Rate 5.10, Total 47.16.8
James 220 acres, Tax Rate 6.4, Total 69.13.4
Garrett 29 acres, Tax Rate 3.11, Total 5.12.9
John 117 acres, Tax Rate 6.1, Total 35.11.9
per Section XI, A Seed-Bed of the Republic
http://www.familysearch.org/library/books/idurl/1/160193 "PERSONNEL OF BOTETOURT COUNTY COMPANIES AS DISTRICTED Following is a list of men registered for recruitment in the Revolutionary War and is copied verbatim from the original papers found in the basement of the Botetourt County Clerk's Office:
At a meeting of the field officers this 31st August, 1782 for the County of Botetourt for the purpose of carrying into execution an Act entitled An Act for recruiting this state's quota of Troops to serve in the United States Army for the Term of three years, or during the War...
That James Moss, John Lewis, John Herbert, William Hamm, Drury Hamm, James McMullin, Drury Smith, John McCalister, James McCalister, David Rees, John Rees, Wm. Logur, David Tate, jnr., James Brown and John Neill of Capt. Galloway's Company be considered the 21st District.
That Lt. Wallace Estill, Owen Neel, William Neel, Thomas Carpenter, David Glasburn, Jesse Bennett, John Robinson, Richard Manley, Joseph Hunter, Elijah Knox, Wm. Hunter, Abraham Dick, David Dick, Richard McCalister, Garret McCallister, of Capt. Galloways Company to be considered as the 22nd District, also James McCalester....
That Lt. James Armstrong, Moses Mann, John Jones, John Kincase, Robert Kincade, William Kincade, James Davies, Thos. Barbery, Edward McCallester, Wm. Corder, Wm. Smith, David Robinson, James Robinson, John Richardson of Capt. Ballar's Company be considered as the 26th district. That William Wright, Thomas McCallister, Wm. Sprowl, Robert Viers, Moses Mann, Junr., Esau Mann, Joseph Clark, Jeremiah Carpenter, Jno. Smith., David Smith, Bryan Smith, George Clark, of Capt. Ballar's Company; David Whooley, Thomas McMurry, Wm. McMurry of Capt. Baird's Company be considered as the 27th District."--Portions of pages 121-127 of "A Seed-Bed Of The Republic" by Robert Dojthat Stoner.

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1820 census lists one female under 10 and no males.

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1830 Sangamon county census shows 2 boys under 5, 2 boys between 5 and 10, one male 30-40, 1 girl 10-15, one female 20-30.

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1840 Census shows 2 males under 5, one 5-10, 2 10-15, 2 15-20 and a male 40-50. It also shows a female 5-20, one 20-30 and one 30-40.

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Also mentioned in father Edward's will, probate closed 28 Mar 1835 in White county, Illinois.

John Denny, with John and Simon McAllister, made claims in the township in 1834. John McAllister and family moved to Oregon in 1852; Simon lived and died on section 12, where he first located; so did his wife. His son, Wesley, is living on the old place; he was married to Harriet Reed. John McCallister wrote a diary on the trip: "Diary of Rev. John McAllister, A pioneer of 1852", Transactions of the Fiftieth Annual Reunion of the Oregon Pioneer Association. Chausse-Prudhomme Co. Printers, Portland, Or. On-line at https://books.google.com/books?id=P3RNAAAAYAAJ&pg=RA1-PA471&lpg=RA1-PA471&dq=Diary+of+Rev.+John+McAllister,+A+pioneer+of+1852&source=bl&ots=2ZGgtSTGjC&sig=ACfU3U3tgIVqzddWNNJDw1VwRS1WIpLEng&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjPsfSWzI3kAhXQUt8KHdM5BeQQ6AEwCXoECAUQAQ#v=onepage&q&f=false

Alternate marriage date is 21 Jan 1825 (Ill County Marr Records 1800-1940), 1818 (US and Intl Marr Records), 15 Nov 1824 (Ill Compiled Marriages 1790-1860)

http://www.familysearch.org/library/books/idurl/1/160193 "PERSONNEL OF BOTETOURT COUNTY COMPANIES AS DISTRICTED Following is a list of men registered for recruitment in the Revolutionary War and is copied verbatim from the original papers found in the basement of the Botetourt County Clerk's Office:
At a meeting of the field officers this 31st August, 1782 for the County of Botetourt for the purpose of carrying into execution an Act entitled An Act for recruiting this state's quota of Troops to serve in the United States Army for the Term of three years, or during the War...
That James Moss, John Lewis, John Herbert, William Hamm, Drury Hamm, James McMullin, Drury Smith, John McCalister, James McCalister, David Rees, John Rees, Wm. Logur, David Tate, jnr., James Brown and John Neill of Capt. Galloway's Company be considered the 21st District.
That Lt. Wallace Estill, Owen Neel, William Neel, Thomas Carpenter, David Glasburn, Jesse Bennett, John Robinson, Richard Manley, Joseph Hunter, Elijah Knox, Wm. Hunter, Abraham Dick, David Dick, Richard McCalister, Garret McCallister, of Capt. Galloways Company to be considered as the 22nd District, also James McCalester....
That Lt. James Armstrong, Moses Mann, John Jones, John Kincase, Robert Kincade, William Kincade, James Davies, Thos. Barbery, Edward McCallester, Wm. Corder, Wm. Smith, David Robinson, James Robinson, John Richardson of Capt. Ballar's Company be considered as the 26th district. That William Wright, Thomas McCallister, Wm. Sprowl, Robert Viers, Moses Mann, Junr., Esau Mann, Joseph Clark, Jeremiah Carpenter, Jno. Smith., David Smith, Bryan Smith, George Clark, of Capt. Ballar's Company; David Whooley, Thomas McMurry, Wm. McMurry of Capt. Baird's Company be considered as the 27th District."--Portions of pages 121-127 of "A Seed-Bed Of The Republic" by Robert Dojthat Stoner.