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Seventeenth Generation
103. Gen Jacob
TIPTON1 was born on
15 Nov 1790 in Washington Co, TN. He died on 17 Sep 1839 in Covington,
Tipton Co, TN. He enlisted in War of 1812 from Greene Co. 1st Rifle
Regt. of U.S. Army 12-31-1812; Promoted to 3rd Lt. 3-12-1813 arid to 2nd Lt.
1-1-1814. Made 1st Lt. 11-7-1814 and honorably discharged 6-15-1815. He reinstated
5-17-1816 as 2nd Lt. of 7th U.S. Inf. made 1st Lt. 7-5-1816 promoted to Capt.
6-1-1817 and later Gen. and Brig. Gen. of State Militia.
He moved his family from East Tennessee to Memphis, Shelby County, then known
as Chickasaw Bluff. He supervised organization of Shelby County 5-1-1820 and
was the first Justice of Peace. In 8-20-1822 he moved to Tipton County, named
for his father. The first lots of Covington, the county seat, were sold in 1825.
Gen. Tipton made his permanent home here and was known for his kind and generous
hospitality and courteous manner. In 1820 he formed the first county seat of
Shelby after receiving special commission from State Legislature of Tennessee.
He was Chairman of first Tipton County Court 1824-1829 and 1834-1836. Clerk of
Circuit Court 1831-1836. List of battles he fought in as follows:
1st Regt. of Riflemen (operated in "Canadian War and was successful
in almost every engagement in the War of 1812)
Battle of Elizabeth on Upper Canada 2-7-1813
Ogdensburg, N.Y. 2-22-1813
Upper Canada 4-27-1813
Fort George, Canada 5-27-1813
Stoney Creek, Canada 6-6-1813
Masseguel Village, Lower Canada 10-12-1813
Lacole Mills, Lower Canada 3-30-1814
Sandy Creek, N.Y. 5-30-1814
Odells Town, Lower Canada 6-28-1814
Fort Erie 7-3-1814-1831-1814 and 9-17-1814 Conjocta, N.Y. 8-3-1814
Plattsburg, N.Y. 9-11-1814
Cook's Mill, Lyons Creek, Upper Canada 10-18-1814
This regiment then seems to have been transferred to the south as it participated
in the Battle of Point Peter, Georgia 1-13-1815. Gen. Tipton's regiment did
valiant service for it's country, also serving in the Battle of New Orleans.
Gen Jacob TIPTON and Lorina TAYLOR were married in 1818. Lorina
TAYLOR (daughter of Nathaniel TAYLOR and Mary (Patton) TAYLOR) was born on
3 May 1800. Gen Jacob TIPTON and Lorina TAYLOR had the following
children:
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