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Two Virginia CLEVENGERs Served in Revolutionary War

Only two Clevengers (any spelling) who served in
Virginia regiments were found on Fold3.com($).

Record Surname Spelling Record Given NameVirginia RegimentNotes
ClevengerEden (or Eben)Va.
Note: other given name spellings Aden, Adin, Edin. – most common Eben.
Fold3 has 30 record pages). No parents listed. Also look under Eban Clevenger.
ClevengerEbenRevolutionary Pension Claim filed in Fayette County, Ohio. Rank: Private. Served in regiment commanded by Morgan in Virginia for three years. He was granted a pension. Other records state he was from TN but no confirmation.
ClevengerEbenLetter 25 Apr 1818 from Eben Clevenger (signed X) stating he served in Charles Porterfield’s infantry … Morgan’s musket regiment.Via Ancestry.com, History of Ohio, Vol III, p.337 has brief bio.
ClevengerEdwinPrivate in 11 & 15 Virginia Regiment. Record says to “See 7 Va. Regt.”Several different records on Fold3.
ClevengerEdwinPrivate in 7 Virginia Regiment 63 record pages.
ClevengerEdwinRifleman in Charles Porterfield’s Co of 11th Regiment commander by Col. Daniel Morgan.On p.11 states his “Term of Service” is “War”.
ClevengerEdwinRecord pp. 20-21, 23 states he was at Valley Forge.A few of the 63 records has Clevinger.
CLEVENGERs are in the COFFMAN lineage.

As of this post, unknown if either of these are part of our CLEVENGER family. ~ 7 May 2020