Did William die serving in the War of 1812?

Sarah is said by some secondary sources to have been born in KY, but that cannot be true.  Daniel BOONE did not make his first foray into Kentucky until 1767, and even he did not move his family to Kentucky until 1775.  Daniel's wife, Rebecca (BRYAN) BOONE, was the first European woman to settle in the region that later became the State of Kentucky (in 1792).  Having resided in Kentucky before statehood, Sarah and William (SCOTT) SNELLING definitely qualify as true Kentucky pioneers, but neither of them could possibly have been born there.

1.  Jordan R. Dodd, ed.  1993.  Kentucky Marriages:  Early to 1850.  Liahona Research, Orem, UT (Broderbund CD-229):

Snelling, William

Scott, Sally

Feb 2, 1788

Nelson Co.

2.  Census Index:  U.S. Selected Counties, 1790 (Broderbund CD-311):  there was no 1790 KY census (KY was not a state), and the VA census was destroyed.

3.  Census Index:  U.S. Selected Counties, 1800 (Broderbund CD-312):  the 1800 KY census was destroyed.

4.  Census Index:  U.S. Selected Counties, 1800 (Broderbund CD-312).  Please see my WARNING regarding use of this database (the numerical data have the genders switched). 

1800

Snelling, William

KY

Nelson Co.

p. 26

32010-1220207

These data should read:

12202-32010-07

which indicate:

No. & Sex	Age Class	Therefore Born	Individuals Inferred
1 male	9 or under	1800-1810	= Daniel (b. 1802)
2 males	10-15	1794-1800	= Vincent (b. 1797) = Son A
2 males	16-25	1784-1794	= William (b. 1792) = Benjamin (b. 1791)
2 males	45 or over	in or bef. 1765	= William (b. 1764) = ?
3 females	9 or under	1800-1810	= Jessamine (b. 1809) = Theodora (b. 1807) = Nancy (b. 1804)
2 females	10-15	1794-1800	= Margaret (b. 1799) = Sarah (b. 1794)
1 female	26-44	1765-1784	= Sarah (b. 1766)
7 slaves	all ages	in or bef. 1810	= names unknown

Either James (b. 1789) has left the nest, or we have a census-taker error (or we have an incorrect birthdate for one of the sons).  Hard to say who the older man is.  Sarah's father?  If he were William's father, you would expect the senior SNELLING to be head-of-household, not William.  With seven slaves, it's unlikely this man is hired help!

5.  Anon.  1991.  The 1795 Census of Kentucky [as constructed from tax lists].  T.L.C. Genealogy, Miami Beach, FL (said to include every extant tax list from the state of Kentucky for the year 1795):

Name	County
Snilling, William	Nelson

The only other SNELLINGs (or variations) in the book are Benjamin, Elisabeth, and William SNELLING in Woodford Co. and Enoch SNELLING in Mason Co.

6.  LDS.  Family Search: Internet Genealogy Service:  AF - Ancestral File (online at FamilySearch.org).

7.  WorldConnect (online at RootsWeb.com).