David Sanders

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Birth: 1775 North Carolina, USA

Death: Feb. 25, 1815 New Orleans Orleans Parish Louisiana, USA

He enlisted on 13, Nov. 1814 in Colonel William Metcalf's First Regiment of West Tennessee Militia in a company commanded by Captain Andrew Patterson. The following is found page 178 of the book entitled "War of the 1812 Soldiers of Maury County Tennessee" (lib number 976.859 M2G) "David Sanders,service not determined . died at N. Orleans under Maj. General Carroll Division in the service of the United States against the Tories of Great Britain" His regiment comprised the right section of Carroll's line at the breastworks at Chalmette.

Eldon Hurst(a Sanders researcher)quotes from the March 1815 minutes of the Rock Creek Church in Bedford County Tennessee that: "Brothers Michael Sholfer and David Sanders died at N. Orleans and states that Moses Martin Sanders gave his father's death date of January 11. 1815 ,whereas the National Archives states his death as 25 Jan ,1815."

Not sure if the 25 Jan is a misprint and Feb 25 is intended: The Feb date would be closer to the three months and fifteen days that David was paid for his service . Conclusion: he did not die at the Battle of New Orleans but after the battle was over , possibly from wounds or an infection. Ironically, hundreds of Tennesseans who survived the rigors of battle succumbed to the deadly illnesses that permeated the camps after the battle.His burial site, will probably never be known. As dozens of soldiers were dying on a weekly basis, mass graves were dug and, more than likely, those sites were inundated and erased by the changing course of the nearby Mississippi River.

David Sanders died intestate and in April 1815 a Bedford Co. Tenn. Court issued letters of administration to Mary Sanders and James Allred (her brother). David's son (David James Sanders) was born posthumously June 14,1815".

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Parents:

• Moses Sanders (1742 - 1817)
• Mary Hamilton Sanders (1745 - 1816)

Spouse:

• Mary Allred Sanders Wright (1783 - 1822)*

Children:

• Moses Martin Sanders (1803 - 1878)*
• William Hamilton Sanders (1805 - 1836)*
• David James Sanders (1815 - 1870)*

Burial: Body lost or destroyed Specifically: probably interred in mass grave lost due to shifting of river

Created by: Charles W. Sanders Record added: Apr 14, 2008 Find A Grave Memorial# 26027267

• Reference: FamilySearch Genealogy - SmartCopy: Mar 17 2016, 19:16:57 UTC

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Son of Moses Sanders and Sallie Hamilton [sibling%28s%29 unknown] Husband of Mary Allred — married [date unknown] [location unknown] Father of Moses Martin Sanders Sr., William Hamilton Sanders and David James Sanders