Biography for Patriot Enos Randol. ALO chapter compatriot Stephen Shelton .   Author: Andrew David Blattner   Compiled by Randy G. Randol.   

 

Enos Randol, son of David Randol and Temperence Price, estimated to be born ca 1744 and assumed that he was born at Colchester, New London County, Connecticut. Death was recorded at the next Bethel Church Minutes held October 27, 1811.http://baptistparchments.org/historical-links/bethel-historical-data/deaths-from-bethel-church-minutes.

 

Siblings:1. Enos Randol (1744-1811)2. David Randol, II (1749-1832)3. Samuel Randol (1752-1814)4. Abigail Randol (1756- )

 

*Enos married 1st Sarah Van Gorden ( b bet. 1744-1746 in NY and died abt. 1769 in NJ.) by 1763.Enos married 2nd Rebecca Harker by Rev. Thomas Romey in February 1770 at the Reformed Dutch Church in Machackemeck, New York.  Children by Enos and Sarah Van Gorden:1. Anna Randol Masterson(1763-1835)2. David Randol, Sr.(1765-1835)3. Cornelia " Nelly" Randol Brink Newman, aka Penelope (1766-1853)4. Medad Randol(1769-1833)  Children by Enos and Rebecca Harker:  5. Lenah "Lanny" Randol McKinzie (1772- )  6. Samuel Randol Jr., named after his uncle Samuel (1774-1801)  7. Abigail Randol Dowty(1776-1816)  8. James Randol (1778-1859)  9. Anthony Randol (1780-1842)  10. Abraham Randol (1782-1847)  11. Elijah Randol (1784-1841)  12. Enos Randol, Jr. (1786-1849)  13. Temperance Randol Morgan(1788-1832)

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1772  Proprietary Tax, Northampton co., PA - 1772, Upper Smithfield Township, Pennsylvania Archives, Vol. 19, P. 73Rendel, Enos, lab'r., amount of tax 13.4

 

1782  Enos and family moved to the Wyoming Valley of Pennsylvania in May 1782. The valley, which is a part of NE Pennsylvania, was claimed by both Connecticut and Pennsylvania in colonial times. In 1782 the Continental Congress decided in favor of Pennsylvania, but conflicts continued among the settlers until 1788, when the Pennsylvania Legislature confirmed their land titles.  On 1 July 1784,  Enos Randle was issued a "Warrantee of Land" for 400 acres in Northumberland Co., PA (Pennsylvania Archives, Third Series, Vol 25, page 228).  On 8 August 1784, the Pennsylvania forces, headed by Commissioners Armstrong and Boyd, began their march on the valley. Sent to quell disturbances and restore peace, they arrived at Fort Dickinson to find that it had been taken over by a self formed militia of Pennsylvania settlers. The fort was surrendered and those who had taken it over, including Enos, posted bond to answer to treason in court. This action by the settlers was done to protect their rights to land.  On 14 January 1785, a deposition was presented to the Continental Congress at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by John Armstrong, Jr. Secretary of Northampton, Co., Pennsylvania as follows:  Enos Randle being sworn deposeth that about two weeks before Gen. Armstrong came up the last time (17 Oct. 1784) he was driven from his home at Lackawanny & in a short time afterward (sometime in October) his house was torn down, his cattle destroyed, & his Family turned off the place by the same people, Claimants under Connecticut, their names were Phin. Stephens, Ishmael Bennet, Joseph Thomas, Elisha Harding, Barney Carey & Richard Egliston. That soon after the supreme Court at Sunbury (8 Nov. 1784) the deponent went with others (who had also been injured) to Mesuers Mead & Martin for redress, but seeing others meet with refusal of justice he did not make his intended application, that he then went to some of the New England people and asked a little of his corn for the subsistence of numerous family thro' the winter, that they denied saying they should want it all the next summer for the Troops they should have, for that it was their intention to raise themselves into a new State. The deponent then left the country his life being threatened by Stevens, Harding, Jaques & others & his family, a wife & seven children left without any subsistence whom his Brother & Brother in Law have since brought out to Northampton Co..Q. How long did you live at Lackawanny?A. Two years in May. 

 

Enos Randal   1786  Enos Randle with Samuel and David were listed in the Fallowfield Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania Tax records. It is uncertain which David it was. 

August 22nd, 1796,  Enos and family crossed back across the Ohio River to Columbia Township, Hamilton County, Ohio tax list.  The Quarterly Publication of the Historical and Philosophical Society of Ohio, Volumes 13-15.  Enos and family then moved to the Spanish Territory of Louisiana, (MO) by 1797.

 

December 1802 – January 1803  Spanish – American Militia Shortly before the cession of Louisiana, Don Louis Lorimier received orders from Governor Charles De Lassus to enlist men from the county to serve as the Cape Girardeau Company in pursuit of the hostile Indian tribe near New Madrid, MO. With no other means at his command to pay for this military service, Lorimier promised the troops grants of land. Of course no authority existed under the Spanish law to make such a grant, but nevertheless he made a grant of 300 arpens to each of the one hundred and sixty-four men who had served for six weeks in that campaign. These grants were all subsequently confirmed.  http://www.capecounty.us/ArchiveCenter/1802militia.aspxRebecca Randol was a constituent member of the Bethel Baptist Church, the first permanent non Catholic church west of the Mississippi River. Constituted 19 July 1806, Rebecca was receiver by letter then,  Enos was received 13 August 1808.

 

RANDOL Y-DNA PROJECT 

Male Y-DNA from Enos Randol line and his Brother, Samuel Randol, has been tested. In 25 markers, there was only 1 mutation off in 229 years to most common ancestor David Randall who married Temperance.