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Jesse Corn, Sr.  
Jesse Corn, Sr. was born October 31, 1753, in Albemarle Co., Virginia, to Matthew & Mollie Corn.  The family is believed to be of German-Irish descent and arrived in America from England in the early 1700s where they immigrated to Virginia, then a colony of Great Britain. 

Jesse and his three brothers, John Peter, George and Samuel, joined Washington’s Army February 8, 1776, and served in the Revolutionary War.  

Jesse Corn, Sr. served in the 7^th Virginia Regiment under Capt. Matthew Joüett, commanded by Colonel Alexander McClenachan.  He was with Washington’s Army at winter quarters in Valley Forge May of 1778 and he assisted General Nathaniel Greene at the Battle of Guilford Courthouse in 1781, as an ensign.  The veteran’s marker bearing the American Revolutionary War insignia was erected at his gravesite in Patrick County Virginia on May 16, 2000, and lists Jesse Corn’s last rank as ensign, however testimonials and affidavits given in his widow’s application for pension stated he was a captain and a major.  Jesse Corn also served in the Virginia Militia after termination of his service with the Continental Army.  Jesse suffered several wounds during his military service which eventually led to the loss of one leg (Muster Rolls show him in hospitals at Trenton and Black River).     ^TOP

Henry Lansford - Patriot and Ensign in Militia  
Lansford resided in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, during the American Revolution.  Lansford is recognized as a Patriot for providing “48 mutton @ 20 pounds for Continental use”.  Mutton was also provided for hospital use.  

On April 18, 1781, Lansford produced his commission and took oath, thus being appointed ensign in Captain Lemuel Smith’s Company.

Lansford was born ca. 1742 in Brunswick, Virginia.  His date of death was before January 11, 1819, in  Oglethorpe Co., Georgia, where his will dated March 4, 1818, was filed.  Married around 1770 to Elizabeth Edwards (b. 1750, Pittsylvania Co., VA;  d. after March 4, 1818, Henry Co., VA), they had ten children.   
Sources:
Public Service Claims, Archives Richmond, Virginia, p. 11.  
 Pittsylvania County Courthouse, Chatham, Virginia Commissioner’s Book V, p.15, November 10,1793;  p 18.              ^TOP

Peterson Goodwyn
Peterson Goodwyn served as a Colonel in the American Revolution.  He equipped his own company in the War and rose from Captain to Major in rank.  He was later promoted to Colonel for gallantry after the Battles of Smithfield and Great Bridge, Virginia.  Colonel Goodwyn was a member of the Society of Cincinnati.  He was born in Dinwiddie County and died in Washington County, Virginia.  He served Dinwiddie County in the Virginia House of Delegates from 1789 until 1802 when he was elected to Congress.  In Congress, he held office from March 4, 1803 until his death on March 3, 1819.  Colonel Goodwyn was admitted to the Bar and attended the College of William and Mary.     
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