Family settled in Fleming County, about 1798

(provided both military service and patriotic civil service during the American Revolution
Military service:
he achieved the rank of Ensign in the Loudoun county, Virginia Militia as of Sept. 1781

Civil Service:
the following was recorded in a Loudoun county, Virginia register book on March 12, 1782
"John Littleton is allowed for 107 days hire of his waggon and team & driver in the Service of the State @ 12/ p day and also for 1 saddle lost in the Contin?l Service 15/.")(http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op...ercat&id=I00130)