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Ambrose B Huffman

Ambrose B Huffman

Male 1753 - 1849  (95 years)


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  • Name Ambrose B Huffman
    Birth 11 Nov 1753  Orange Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male
    _MILT 01 Jul 1780  Culpeper Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    - discharged 1/1/1782 - pension S16420 - applied 9/17/1832 Barren Co, KY 
    Census 1810  Barren Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    age 45&>(57), wife Mary-age 45&>(49), 8 children 
    Census 1820  Barren Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    age 45&>(67), wife Mary-age 45&>(59), 1 male age 16-25 
    Census 1830  Barren Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    age 70-79(77), widowed, living with son Edward & family 
    Census 1840  Barren Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    age 80-89(86), widowed, living with son Henry & family 
    Death 24 Jun 1849  Barren Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    DAR.org 10 Aug 2023 
    See Notes - Ancestor #: A056256 
    Findagrave.com 10 Aug 2023 
    See Notes 
    Burial Nobob, Barren Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • Huffman Cemetery #2
    Person ID I2789  Butler Family Tree
    Last Modified 6 Jun 2026

    Father Johannes Heinrich Henry Huffman,   b. 11 May 1708, Eisern, Siegen-Wittgenstein, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between 14 Aug and 17 Dec 1765, Culpeper Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Relationship natural
    Mother Elizabeth Catherine Schuster,   b. 20 Jun 1717   d. Aft 19 Jun 1766, Culpeper Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 49 years)
    Relationship natural
    Family ID F510  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Railsback-xx,   b. 11 Nov 1761, Culpeper Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Oct 1824, Barren Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years)
    Marriage 1782  Culpeper Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Notes 

    • Children:

      dau Frances Huffman 3/30/1784 Culpeper Co, VA - 8/9/1832 Clinton Co, IN
      - on 2/25/1799 in Barren Co, KY married John Harlan Jr 1782
      son Armstead Huffman 1785 Culpeper Co, VA - 4/5/1857 Preble, OH
      - ** See his findagrave.com page **
      - on 3/23/1805 married Nancy Button b. ? - 1854
      - ** See her findagrave.com page **
      dau Lucy Huffman 3/2/1787 Culpeper Co, VA - 7/13/1844 Barren Co, KY
      - on 1/17/1805 married John Morgan Button 1785 - 1861
      son Allen Huffman 1/16/1789 Culpeper Co, VA - 6/2/1871 Preble, /H
      - ** See his findagrave.com page **
      - married Nancy McCampbell 1799 - 1857
      - ** See her findagrave.com page **
      - on 9/29/1812 married Martha Lyons b. ? - 1829
      - ** See her findagrave.com page **
      son Edward Huffman 12/10/1790 Culpeper Co, VA - 10/25/1859 Barren Co, KY
      - on 12/2/1811 in Barren Co, KY married Nancy H Cochran 3/1/1793 - 7/11/1859
      - ** See marriage records **
      son Simeon Huffman 1812 - 1893
      dau Mary A Huffman 1814 - 1854
      son William Allen Huffman 1818 - 1878
      dau Catherine Bell Huffman 1823 - 1891
      dau Lucretia Jane Huffman 1826 - 1906
      son John Huffman 1830
      - 1830 census in Barren Co, KY
      - 1840 census in Barren Co, KY
      - 1850 census in Barren Co, KY
      son Barnett Huffman 11/10/1794 Culpeper Co, VA - 10/18/1871 Metcalfe Co, KY
      - on 10/14/1820 married Nancy Harris Tudor 1792 - 1859
      son Elam Huffman 9/10/1795 - 11/3/1843 Barren Co, KY
      - on 2/25/1820 married Mary Tudor Nuckols 1803 - 1861
      dau Elizabeth Huffman 2/26/1797 Madison Co, VA - 1843 Barren Co, KY
      - on 11/18/1816 in Barren Co, KY married Zacheus Button 1783 - 1853
      - ** See their findagrave.com pages **
      son John Huffman 5/26/1799 Barren Co, KY - 11/6/1856 Barren Co, KY
      - on 10/21/1822 in Barren Co, KY married Rebecca Wright 7/16/1805 - 9/23/1853
      - ** See their findagrave.com pages **
      son Henry Huffman 7/14/1800 Barren Co, KY - 11/12/1865 Metcalf Co, KY
      - on 3/11/1828 married Eliza O'Neale 9/23/1809 - 5/1/1898
      - ** See their findagrave.com pages **
      - ** See marriage records **
      dau Mary Martha Huffman 9/1829 - 10/6/1908
      - married ??? Chapman
      son James Huffman 1830 - 1833 ? not listed in Henry Huffman's Bible ?
      dau Sarah Ann Huffman 4/22/1832 -?
      - on 10/26/1848 married ??? Tudor
      dau Frances Virginia Huffman 10/28/1834 - 1919
      - married ??? Thomas
      son Sgt Bennett Elmore Huffman 4/25/1836 - 10/14/1900
      - married 2/18/1864 to ???
      - on 8/10/1886 married ???
      son William Allen Huffman 11/29/1838 - 12/14/1861
      dau Lucinda Ellen Huffman 12/7/1840 - 1866
      - on 12/23/1857 married ??? Galloway
      dau Emily Ellen Huffman 2/22/1846 - 7/15/1913
      - on 1/24/1866 married ??? Forrest
      son Henry Carol Huffman 9/27/1847 - 2/10/1878
      son Robert Elam Huffman 6/20/1849 - 9/17/1931
      - on 7/1/1875 married ???
      - on 12/12/1878 married ???
      dau Eliza H Huffman 12/16/1850 - 8/28/1875
      - 1840 census Barren Co, KY - age 30-39(39), wife Eliza-age 20-29(31?), father Ambrose-age 80-89(86), 5 children
      son Jesse Huffman 10/26/1803 Barren Co, KY - 1866 Metcalf Co, KY
      - on 12/7/1822 married Nancy Gee

      dau Elizabeth Huffman **?? listed on DAR -- his dau Elizabeth married Zacheus Button
      - married Ambrose Huffman
      son Julius Huffman **?? listed on DAR
      - married Mary E Smart
    Family ID F1460  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 6 Jun 2026

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 11 Nov 1753 - Orange Co, VA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google Maps_MILT - - discharged 1/1/1782 - pension S16420 - applied 9/17/1832 Barren Co, KY - 01 Jul 1780 - Culpeper Co, VA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 1782 - Culpeper Co, VA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - age 45&>(57), wife Mary-age 45&>(49), 8 children - 1810 - Barren Co, KY Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - age 45&>(67), wife Mary-age 45&>(59), 1 male age 16-25 - 1820 - Barren Co, KY Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - age 70-79(77), widowed, living with son Edward & family - 1830 - Barren Co, KY Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - age 80-89(86), widowed, living with son Henry & family - 1840 - Barren Co, KY Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 24 Jun 1849 - Barren Co, KY Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Nobob, Barren Co, KY Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Photos
    Rev-War-Vet--Huffman-Ambrose B    		Rev-War-Vet--Huffman-Ambrose B
    Huffman-Ambrose-Sr-TS-1    		Huffman-Ambrose-Sr-TS-1
    Huffman-Ambrose-Sr-TS-2    		Huffman-Ambrose-Sr-TS-2

  • Notes 

    • - ** See marriage notes for list of children **

      - lots of info at http://www.so-ky.com/huffman-soky/h2b/Huffman-desc-ambrose.htm

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      Found at findagrave.com on 8/10/2023

      PVT Ambrose Hoffman Sr. ** note - name is Hoffman - typo? names below are Huffman **

      Birth: 11 Nov 1753 Orange County, Virginia, USA
      Death: 24 Jun 1849 (aged 95) Barren County, Kentucky, USA
      Burial: Huffman Cemetery #2, Nobob, Barren County, Kentucky, USA
      Memorial #: 66090051

      Bio:
      Ambrose is the son of Johann Heinrich "Henry" & Elizabeth Catherina (Schuster) Huffmon. He married Mary Railsback.

      Family Members
      Spouse
      Mary Railsback Huffman 1761-1824
      Children
      Frances Huffman Harlan 1784-1832
      Armstead Huffman 1785-1857
      Allen Huffman 1789-1871
      Henry Huffman 1801-1865
      Created by: June Standley (46951897)
      Added: 24 Feb 2011
      URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/66090051/ambrose-hoffman
      Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/66090051/ambrose-hoffman: accessed 10 August 2023), memorial page for PVT Ambrose Hoffman Sr. (11 Nov 1753-24 Jun 1849), Find a Grave Memorial ID 66090051, citing Huffman Cemetery #2, Nobob, Barren County, Kentucky, USA; Maintained by June Standley (contributor 46951897).
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      Found at DAR.org on 8/10/2023

      HOFFMAN, AMBROSE Ancestor #: A056256

      Service: VIRGINIA Rank(s): PRIVATE
      Birth: 11-22-1753 VIRGINIA
      Death: 6-24-1849 BARREN CO KENTUCKY
      Service Description:
      1) CAPTS.POSEY,MORGAN,COLS.CAMPBELL,DAVIS,
      2) FORD.

      RESIDENCE
      Created: 2002-03-27 23:23:55.3, Updated: , By: Conversion
      1) County: CULPEPER CO - State: VIRGINIA

      SPOUSE
      Number Name

      Created: 2002-03-27 23:17:13.16, Updated: 2002-03-27 23:17:13.16, By: Conversion
      1) MARY RAILSBACK

      Hint: Click on the member number to see more.
      ASSOCIATED APPLICATIONS AND SUPPLEMENTALS
      Nat’l Add
      Num Vol. Docs Child [Spouse #] Spouse
      157522 FRANCES [1] JOHN HARLAN PURCHASE
      366376 FRANCES [1] JOHN HARLAN PURCHASE
      375031 FRANCES [1] JOHN HARLAN PURCHASE
      413891 FRANCES [1] JOHN HARLAN PURCHASE
      518786 ELIZABETH [1] AMBROSE HUFFMAN PURCHASE
      641664 622 JULIUS [1] MARY E. SMART
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  • Sources 
    1. [S25] Findagrave.com.

    2. [S21] DAR.org.

    3. [S43] Military documents.

    4. [S3] 1810 United States Federal Census.

    5. [S4] 1820 United States Federal Census.

    6. [S5] 1830 United States Federal Census.

    7. [S6] 1840 United States Federal Census.


 

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