List of Persons 64th Regiment Captain Mercer Company 1813 Barren County, Kentucky

Persons listed under 64th Regiment Capt. MERCER COMPANY in the 

1813 Barren County, Kentucky Tax list

In today's blog, I am working on persons listed as part of "64th Regiment, Capt. Mercer Co." in the 1813 tax list for Barren County, Kentucky. This tax list contains members of Kentucky Militia known as the "Cornstalk Militia" and those who fought in War of 1812. It is in alphabetical order by surname and it lists each person's military affiliation down the left hand column. The reason I am focusing on Mercer's company is my direct ancestor, Thomas Sullivan, was a part of it. In the beginning pages of the tax list we see Mercer's Company noted as:

"64th Regiment Capt. Mercer Co."

in parts of the census it is notes as just "Mercer co."

1813 Tax list: Citation:

"Barren, Kentucky, United States records," images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS3J-K6TF?view=explore : Aug 10, 2025), image 837 of 1160; . Image Group Number: 007834396

The "Cornstalk Militia": I found a Captain Howard Mercer, who was in charge the 45th Regiment. The document linked below lists: 64th Regiment had Lt. Col. Hugh Brown, Major Samuel Parker and Major Davis Hardin. My belief is Captain Howard Mercer was also in charge of the 64th Regiment at some point as he was living along side some of the men in that regiment.

Info on Howard Mercer living in Barren county Kentucky along Big Barren River. He married Prissy Gist. Links below:

https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~mbonsal/genealogy/mercer/moses.html

https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/viewer/275816/?offset=0#page=77&viewer=picture&o=search&n=0&q=45th%20regiment

Mercers in land surveys in Barren County, Ky

https://www.kykinfolk.org/barren/land/surveys-1.html

Companies listed in the 1813 tax list for Barren co, KY. 

These would have been companies who were a part of the "Cornstalk Militia". The tale online is that they were named the "Cornstalk Militia" due to the fact that they did not have enough guns to practice with and used Cornstalks instead.

• 45th Regiment Captain Craddocks Co.
• Captain Thompson's Co.
• Captain Burd's Co.
• 45th Burd's Co.
• 45th Regiment Captain Faris's Co.
• Captain Miller's Co., 
• 45th Regiment Miller's Co.
• Captain Blain's Co., 
• Captain Wilborns, 
• 64th Captain Yakey's Co.
• Captain Creeks (Spelling hard to read)
• 45th Regiment Captain Creeks. (2nd way listed)
• 64th Regiment Captain Mercer Co.
• Mercer Co. (2nd way listed)
• Faris Co. (2nd way listed)
• Blain's Co.
• 45th Reg. Blain's Co. 
• 64th Reg. Captain Yakey's Co.
• Captain Chism's Co.
• Captain Wood's Co.
• Captain Wood's 64th Regiment.
• Captain Flippin's Co.
• Captain Short's Co. 
• 64th Regiment Capt. Short's Co.
• Captain Pitchford Co.
• Captain Benedict's Co.

Persons listed in "64th Regiment Mercer Co" or "Mercer Co":

• Anderson, Nathan
• Barnett, Absolum
• Brownen, Charles
• Barnett, John
• Barnett, Charles
• Breed, Nathan
• Esman, Thomas
• Gist, Joseph
• Gott, Jesse
• Geddins, Alexander
• Gully, Lewis
• Gates, Jacob, Sr.
• Gates, Jacob, Jr.
• Greenup, Thomas
• Gist, William
• Gates, William
• Goodman, George
• Goodall, Lodawick
• Goodall, John, Jr.
• Gradey, Jesse
• Goodall, John Sr.
• Gurrin, Jesse
• Harlin (Harlan), Elihu
• Hogg, Gibson
• Hogg, William
• Harlin (Harlan), James
• Hammer, Peter
• Homes, James
• Harlin (Harlan), Valentine
• Harlin, Rachel
• Hicks, Greenberry
• Hays, Aaron
• Hogg, Achillus
• Howard, Christopher
• Kirby, Robert
• Kirk, Nicholas
• Lane, Tilman
• Mercer, Richard
• Means, Isaac
• Moore, William
• Malone, Benjamin
• Moore, Jesse
• Martin, Nathaniel
• Means, John
• Means, James
• Mulky, John
• Malone, William
• Means, Thomas
• Millehan or Millchan, John
• Mitchell, James Sr.
• Mitchell, Moses Sr.
• Mitchell, Moses Jr.
• Maury, Leonard
• Nelson, John
• Osborn, Jonathan
• Pennington, Joel
• Pennington, Timothy
• Pennington, Daniel
• Pennington, Daniel
• Pennington, Stewart
• Pennington, Simeon
• Rider, Thomas
• Roberson, John
• Rush, James
• Springer, Dennis
• Strong, Samuel
• Stinson, Samuel
• Springer, Ezekiel
• Simmons, Isham
• Stone, William
• Sullivant (Sullivan), Thomas
• Vincen (Vincent), Charles
• Wiley, Thomas
• White, Archibald, Sr.
• White, Archibald, Jr.
• Wood Jesse (Note by his name reads "Guardian for heirs of James Tadlock dec'd)

Book: The "Corn Stalk Militia"  of Kentucky 1792 - 1811 by G. Glenn Clift:

https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/viewer/275816/?offset=2#page=1&viewer=picture&o=info&n=0&q=

Source that lists names of men from Kentucky in War of 1812. Lists if they were MIA, KIA etc.

https://kynghistory.ky.gov/Our-History/History-of-the-Guard/1812%20Additional%20Resources/Dudleys_Defeatp2.pdf

Please comment below if you know more about the men in this militia.

Thank you,

Sunny :)