May have been Peter Koger. Peter enlisted in the RevolutionaryWar from Rockingham County, VA. He served as a private in thecompany of Capt. Ragan and Lt. Harrison in the regiment of Col.Skillern, his service extending from 1777 to 1781. He was atPoint Pleasant when Chief Cornstalk was killed. Served underGen. George Rogers Clark in his historic conquest of theNorthwest Territory in the Illinois Expedition. Peter alsoserved during the siege of Yorktown and the British surrenderthere in 1781.He applied for pension from Lewis County, VA, December 3, 1832,and in support of his claim are affidavits of John and IsaacMace, Tunis McElwain, and Robert Hamilton. He names a long listof Revolutionary officers with whom he had seen service.He served in the militia on several occasions, once under Capt.George Cresman RockinghamCounty, VA.Bought land from Jeremiah Carpenter and obtained a land grantfrom the Commonwealth of Virginia for a larger tract.U.S. Revolutionary War Pension Records for Lewis County, VA,list Peter as age 81 in 1833, and living with Adam Starcher.Adam Starcher was married to Peter's daughter, Phoebe.
Thomas and his sister Mary, who married Peter Cogar, appears tohave had a double wedding as they were married on the same dayby the same preacher.Lived in Botetourt County VA until 1794, and their five oldestchildren were born there. In 1817, the family moved to FranklinCounty Va. where they lived on the Blackwater River. In 1817,the family moved to Randolph County, VA and settled on the ElkRiver near the mouth of the Holly River. Tey bouth land fromJeremiah Carpenter and obtained a land grant from theCommonweath of Virginia for a larger tract. Lived to be 104.
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