War of 1812 Veteran

Source: Fold3.

Following from yesterday's post, one of the sons of David Grinstead, Bartholomew Grinstead served in the Virginia Militia during the War of 1812. He enlisted at Louisa Courthouse on 30 March 1814 in Captain J. Poindexter's Company, and was discharged on 1 May 1814. He served again from 1 August 1814 to 8 February 1815 in John Morgan's Company.

Source: Fold3. War of 1812 Pension.

Grinstead submitted a claim for bounty land and pension in April 1855, while living at Bowling Green, Warren County, Kentucky. The pension application shows he was discharged from his first service at Norfolk, Virginia, and from his second service at Camp Holly in 1815.