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Persoonlijke gegevens Capt. John "Jack" (John "Jack") Jouet Jr. 

• Roepnaam John "Jack".
• Hij is geboren op 7 december 1754 in Louisa Co., VA.
• (HistNote) op 3 juni 1781 in American RevolutionJack Jouet's Ride.

  Jack Jouett's Ride
  On June 1, 1781 British General Cornwallis learned from a captured dispatch that Gov. Thomas Jefferson and Virginia's legislature had fled to Charlottesville, Virginia, the location of Jefferson's home, Monticello. Virginia's government had escaped to Charlottesville after Benedict Arnold, who had defected to the British, attacked Virginia's capital, Richmond.
  
  Many contend that Jack Jouett's Ride was far more important than that of Paul Revere.
  Jouett, twenty-seven years old, lay asleep on the lawn of the Cuckoo Tavern in Louisa County, Virginia on the night of June 3, 1781. During the night, he heard the sound of approaching cavalry and spotted the "White Coats," the British cavalry led by Colonel Tarleton. Jouett correctly suspected that the cavalry was marching to Charlottesville to capture Virginia's government. Jouett knew that the legislature was completely undefended. Very little fighting had taken place on Virginia soil from 1776 to 1780, so most of Virginia's forces were deployed elsewhere. The British had only recently begun significant campaigns in Virginia, so few forces were in the state except a small group led by the Marquis de Lafayette <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marquis_de_Lafayette>, who was far from Charlottesville. With no possibility of defense, the only hope for Jefferson and the legislators was advanced warning and escape. Jouett quickly mounted his horse and, at about 10 P.M., began the 40 mile ride from Louisa to Charlottesville. With the British cavalry on the main highway, Jouett had to take the rough backwoods trails to the overgrown Old Mountain Road with perhaps only the full moonlight to guide him and still ride fast enough to beat the British.
  
  Jouett's Warning and Monticello
  Jouett's route took him through a ford of the Rivanna River at the town of Milton. At about 4:30 A.M., he crossed the ford and ascended the mountain on which Jefferson's Monticello sits. At Monticello, Jouett awoke Jefferson and his guests, several Virginia legislators. (According to the Giannini family, descendants of Jefferson's gardener, Anthony Giannini, noted early riser Jefferson was in the gardens at Monticello with their ancestor when Jouett arrived.) Jefferson rewarded Jouett with some fine Madeira. Jouett then left to travel the extra two miles to warn the town of Charlottesville.
  
  Jouett settled in Mercer County <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercer_County,_Kentucky>. He served as a Virginia state legislator and, when Kentucky became an independent state, a Kentucky state legislator from Mercer and later Woodford County when he moved there. Jouett was a prominent citizen of Kentucky. He had friendships with Andrew Jackson and Clay. In business, he focused on livestock raising and breeding, importing animals from England.
  While in Mercer, Jouett married Sallie Robard. Together they had 12 children, including the famous painter Matthew Harris Jouett.
  Jack Jouett died March 1, 1822 at his daughter's house in Bath County, Kentucky. He is buried in Bath County at the "Peeled Oak" farm in an unmarked grave. The site of the grave was lost until the 20th century.
  The Jack Jouett House is open today for docent led tours. It is six miles southwest of Versailles on McCowan's Ferry Rd. Follow the signs from downtown to High Street which becomes McCowan's Ferry Rd. Go six miles and turn right onto Craig's Creek Rd.

• Hij is overleden op 1 maart 1822 in Bath Co., Kentucky, Verenigde Staten, hij was toen 67 jaar oud.
• Hij is begraven in het jaar 1822.
• Een kind van John Jouet en Mourning Glenn Harris
• Deze gegevens zijn voor het laatst bijgewerkt op 19 augustus 2018.

Gezin van Capt. John "Jack" (John "Jack") Jouet Jr.

Hij is getrouwd met Sarah Robards.

Zij zijn getrouwd op 21 augustus 1784 te Goochland Co., Virginia, Verenigde Staten, hij was toen 29 jaar oud.

Kind(eren):

1. Matthew Harris Jouet  1788-1827 

Notities over Capt. John "Jack" (John "Jack") Jouet Jr.

Jack Jouett’s Ride
On June 1, 1781 British General Cornwallis <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornwallis> learned from a captured dispatch that Gov. Thomas Jefferson and Virginia’s legislature had fled to Charlottesville, Virginia, the location of Jefferson’s home, Monticello <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monticello>. Virginia’s government had escaped to Charlottesville after Benedict Arnold <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benedict_Arnold>, who had defected to the British, attacked Virginia’s capital, Richmond.

Many contend that Jack Jouett's Ride was far more important than that of Paul Revere.
Jouett, twenty-seven years old, lay asleep on the lawn of the Cuckoo Tavern <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuckoo,_Virginia> in Louisa County, Virginia <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisa_County,_Virginia> on the night of June 3, 1781. During the night, he heard the sound of approaching cavalry and spotted the “White Coats,” the British cavalry led by Colonel Tarleton. Jouett correctly suspected that the cavalry was marching to Charlottesville to capture Virginia’s government. Jouett knew that the legislature was completely undefended. Very little fighting had taken place on Virginia soil from 1776 to 1780, so most of Virginia’s forces were deployed elsewhere. The British had only recently begun significant campaigns in Virginia, so few forces were in the state except a small group led by the Marquis de Lafayette <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marquis_de_Lafayette>, who was far from Charlottesville. With no possibility of defense, the only hope for Jefferson and the legislators was advanced warning and escape. Jouett quickly mounted his horse and, at about 10 P.M., began the 40 mile ride from Louisa to Charlottesville. With the British cavalry on the main highway, Jouett had to take the rough backwoods trails to the overgrown Old Mountain Road with perhaps only the full moonlight to guide him and still ride fast enough to beat the British.

Jouett’s Warning and Monticello
Jouett’s route took him through a ford of the Rivanna River <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rivanna_River> at the town of Milton <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milton,_Albemarle_County,_Virginia>. At about 4:30 A.M., he crossed the ford and ascended the mountain on which Jefferson’s Monticello sits. At Monticello, Jouett awoke Jefferson and his guests, several Virginia legislators. (According to the Giannini family, descendants of Jefferson’s gardener, Anthony Giannini, noted early riser Jefferson was in the gardens at Monticello with their ancestor when Jouett arrived.) Jefferson rewarded Jouett with some fine Madeira. Jouett then left to travel the extra two miles to warn the town of Charlottesville.

Jouett settled in Mercer County <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercer_County,_Kentucky>. He served as a Virginia state legislator and, when Kentucky became an independent state, a Kentucky state legislator from Mercer and later Woodford County <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodford_County,_Kentucky> when he moved there. Jouett was a prominent citizen of Kentucky. He had friendships with Andrew Jackson <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Jackson> and Clay. In business, he focused on livestock raising and breeding, importing animals from England.
While in Mercer, Jouett married Sallie Robard. Together they had 12 children, including the famous painter Matthew Harris Jouett.
Jack Jouett died March 1, 1822 at his daughter’s house in Bath County, Kentucky <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bath_County,_Kentucky>. He is buried in Bath County at the “Peeled Oak” farm in an unmarked grave. The site of the grave was lost until the 20th century.
The Jack Jouett House <http://www.jouetthouse.org/> is open today for docent led tours. It is six miles southwest of Versailles on McCowan’s Ferry Rd. Follow the signs from downtown to High Street which becomes McCowan’s Ferry Rd. Go six miles and turn right onto Craig’s Creek Rd.

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