Daughters of American Revolution Ancestor #: A023058 Service: NORTH CAROLINA Rank(s): CIVIL SERVICE, PATRIOTIC SERVICE, COLONEL Birth: 5-26-1738 ORANGE CO VIRGINIA Death: 10-15-1806 PENDLETON DIS...

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John Renta Baker is buried in the John Baker Cemetery, Owsley County, Kentucky. -------------------- Name: John Teneretta "Renta" BAKER , Capt. Sex: M Title: Captain Birth: 17 OCT 1735 in Pine Moutain,...

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DAR Ancestor #: A043419 Led Colonel Benjamin Cleveland's "Company of Men" in the Battle of King's Mountain.

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A Patriot of the American Revolution for VIRGINIA. DAR Ancestor #: A012714 William, b. 1742; was a Capt. in the VA militia and was to have lead the Campbell riflmen on that faitful trip to King's Mou...

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Otho Holland Williams (March 1, 1749 – July 15, 1794) was a Continental Army officer from Maryland in the American Revolutionary War. He participated in many battles throughout the war in the New Yor...

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DAR Ancestor #: A076499 Colonel Joseph "Pleasant Gardens" McDowell Birth: 26 February 1758 Death: 07 March 1795 Parents: John McDowell, Anne Edmiston Married:Mary Moffett Children: James ...

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DAR Ancestor #: A076495 Brigadier General Joseph "Quaker Meadows" McDowell, Jr. Birth: 8-8-1756 - Winchester, Frederick, Virginia Death: 8-11-1801 - Quaker Meadows, Burke, Norh Carolina, United...

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Daughters of American Revolution Ancestor #: A050200 Service: VIRGINIA Rank: PATRIOTIC SERVICE Birth: 1710 VIRGINIA Death: (ANTE) 10-16-1797 PITTSYLVANIA CO VIRGINIA Service Source: POSEY, PATR...

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A Patriot of the American Revolution for VIRGINIA with the rank of SERGEANT. DAR Ancestor #: A067400 from Scott County, Virginia - Faces & Places: William LAWSON by pat jones in Headstones Will...

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A Patriot of the American Revolution for SOUTH CAROLINA with the rank of Private. DAR Ancestor #: A008075 It is not clear what evidence there is for the name of this John's father. The "Jr." designat...

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A Patriot of the American Revolution for VIRGINIA with the rank of PRIVATE. DAR Ancestor #: A060651 Descendants of William Isbell +Miss Lewis (Dau Lewis) 2 Henry Isbell Abt 1690 - +Cox 3 He...

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DAR Ancestor #: A041753 . Married Meeky Perkins. Jesse Franklin (March 24, 1760 – August 31, 1823) was the Democratic-Republican U.S. senator from the U.S. state of North Carolina between 1799 and ...

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Robert Higginbotham was born in Albemarle County, Virginia, in 1754. He was the son of Moses Higginbotham and Frances Kyle. At an early age, he went to Tazewell County, Virginia, and settled on a lar...

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DAR Ancestor #: A048047 "Jesse Greer was born about 1757, probably in Virginia before his parents moved to Wilkes County, N. C. Growing up on the frontier of western North Carolina during pre-revolut...

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A Patriot of the American Revolution for NORTH CAROLINA with the rank of COLONEL. DAR Ancestor #: A060440 --------------------Alexander fought at Kings Mountain and Cowpens during the Rev. War.

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Daughters of American Revolution Ancestor #: A130410 Service: NORTH CAROLINA Rank(s): CIVIL SERVICE, SOLDIER Birth: 7-9-1740 VIRGINIA Death: 10-7-1780 KINGS MT-NEAR CAMDEN DIST SOUTH CAROLINA S...

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DAR Ancestor #: A036017 Pension Number: *S6797 From Maj. James Dillard 1755 – 1836, in addition to accepting the guardianship of SUPER SPY Kerr, he also served as the Brigade Major between Ma...

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The Thrasher Heritage book says: “Issac H Thrasher, SR (1767 - 1863) Not much is known of this Isaac Thrasher except he was born about 1767, and died in 1870, in Hawkins Co, Tenn.” So they list his d...

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Samuel Doak (1749–1830) was an American Presbyterian clergyman and educator, a pioneer in the movement for the abolition of slavery. Wikipedia From "Descendants of James Doak" by Joseph A. Payne: ...

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Colonel Valentine Sevier, Jr. was born in Augusta County, Virginia in 1747. He met and married Naomi Douglas in 1767, they has fourteen children. He moved from Virginia to the Watauga River Valley (Pre...

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Major James Sevier was born in Augusta County, Va., he died in Washington County, Tennessee. James Sevier was at the "Battle of Kings Mountain" at the age of sixteen, he followed his father John Sevier...

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William Gray 1745-1780 William Gray was born in England, in 1745, immigrated to the U.S. about 1776, or before. In 1777, he enlisted in the 1st. North Carolina Reg. under the Colonel Thomas Clarke....

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David Vance, born 1745, married Priscilla Brank on September 21, 1775. They were the parents of Jane, Sarah, Samuel, Priscilla, Elizabeth, David, Robert Brank and Celia. He served in the revolution at ...

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Daughters of American Revolution GRIER, BENJAMIN Ancestor #: A048025 Service: NORTH CAROLINA Rank(s): CIVIL SERVICE, PATRIOTIC SERVICE Birth: 2-9-1746 BLADEN CO NORTH CAROLINA Death: (ANTE) 11-25...

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gravestone inscription: "An overmountain man and Revolutionary War Veteran of the Kings Mountain Battle is buried in these grounds". DAR Ancestor #: A051642 HART, LEONARD Ancestor #: A051642 Serv...

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My family memoirs. [2d ed.] By Thomas Hughes. Published 1918 by Printed by King Bros. in Baltimore . Written in English. Mother was Bridgett/O'Neill DAR Ancestor #: A059111 HUGHES, DAVID Ance...

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DAR Ancestor #: A119597 Robert and Jane (Ferguson) were the parents of the following children: Esther, Agnes, Elizabeth, James Henry and Jane." The Walkers of Rocky Creek: "Robert Walker, "of F...

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DAR Ancestor #: A090178 Notes Thomas Polk born 1730 was a surveyor and employed to run the line between N + S Carolina. He was a Colonel of Militia at outbreak of Rev War and fought at King's M...

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DAR Ancestor #: A102420 Evan Shelby, Jr. was born 23 October 1719 in Tregaron, Cardiganshire, Wales, and died 04 December 1794 in Sapling Grove, Sullivan County, Tennessee. He married Letitia Cox, ...

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DAR Ancestor #: A133186 FindAGrave Service: VIRGINIA Rank: PATRIOTIC SERVICE Birth: 1730 VIRGINIA Death: 1799 LEE CO VIRGINIA Service Source: SUMMERS, ANNALS OF SW VA, PART 2, P 1120 Servic...

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DAR Ancestor #: A010845 James Blair served in the Revolutionary War as an Orderly Sargent, Ensign and Indian spy. He was an express rider alerting troops of the coming battle at King's Mountain. He w...

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A Patriot of the American Revolution for North Carolina with the rank of Major. DAR Ancestor #: A097109 Charles and Susanna died in Washington County, Tennessee (this was Washington County, North Car...

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Daughters of American Revolution Ancestor #: A068420 Service: VIRGINIA Rank: PRIVATE Birth: 1760 NORTH CAROLINA Death: 10-7-1852 JACKSON CO TENNESSEE Pension Number: R6257v Service Source: R6...

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A Patriot of the American Revolution for Virginia with the rank of Private. DAR Ancestor #: A019121 n.b. NOT a known son of Donald Cargill and Margaret Coupar Cargill (Braune). Married: Mar. 17...

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Captain in U.S. Army, killed in Battle of Kings Mountain, October 3rd, 1780. DAR Ancestor #: A102094 Robert was the son of the immigrant from England, grandson of immigrant from France, and the broth...

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"Capt. James Jones' pay roll for the campaign on the defence of the country at the battle at Concord, made at the rate of 28 days per month, 4 days' service ": Capt., James Jones, Lieut., Ichabod...

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Biography --------------------Husband: Samuel Covey (C100) Born: 1761 at: Dutchess Co., NY Married: ABT. 1770 at: Died: 15 AUG 1840 at: Jefferson Co., TN Father:James Hope Covey, Jr Mother:...

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Major Patrick Ferguson (1744 – October 7, 1780) was a Scottish officer in the British Army, early advocate of light infantry and designer of the Ferguson rifle. He is best known for his service in th...

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Isaac Shelby (December 11, 1750 – July 18, 1826) was the first and fifth Governor of the U.S. state of Kentucky and served in the state legislatures of Virginia and North Carolina. He was also a sold...

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John Sevier (September 23, 1745–September 24, 1815) was an American soldier, frontiersman and politician, and one of the founding fathers of the State of Tennessee. He played a leading role, both milit...

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•Name: WILLIAM BRAZELTON •Surname: BRAZELTON •Given Name: WILLIAM •Sex: M •Birth: 12 Jan 1734 in , Frederick, MD •Death: 2 Sept 1827 in New Market, Jefferson, TN Father: JOHN BRAZELTON The ...

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from A history of Tennessee and Tennesseans: the leaders and ..., Volume 8 By Will Thomas Hale, Dixon Lanier Merritt Pg.2596-2608

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IMPORTANT NOTE: Some researchers have incorrect data concerning parentage of Thomas Lee. This Thomas is not a descendant of Richard Lee and Judith Steptoe. He is also not a descendant of Sir Thomas L...

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Thomas Shields (1763-4 Mar 1797) m.1783 Rhoda. Thomas visited his cousins in Yadkin, NC, in 1780, enlisted and fought in the Battle of Kings Mountain. He spent the next two years exploring the Smoky Mo...

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Notes for WILLIAM B. SHERRILL: Captain Sherrill served with Colonel, later Brig. Gen. John Sevier in the Battle of King's Mountain. (History of Catawba County, NC page 77).--------------------He marr...

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William S. Tabor He was born in Orange County, N. C Entered the Continental Army in the summer of 1780 serving with CAPT Alexander Irvine's Co. of Light Horse, under the command of COL Charles Mc...

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Major David Carroll WILSON . Born in Penn. in 1752? and emigrated with family to Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. Served as Major during American Revolution, Speaker of the House of Representatives ...

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[After the Battle of King's Mountain,] as the Patriot army began to separate into its regional units, thirty-six Tory prisoners were court-martialed for various acts of alleged lawlessness and, after a...

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Major William Mills From Earl Peeler: WILLIAM15 MILLS, MAJOR (AMBROSE14, WILLIAM HENRY "BILLY"13, GILBERT12, WILLIAM11, WILLIAM10, EDWARD9 MYLL, ?, THOMAS8, EDWARD7, THOMAS6, SIR WILLIAM5, THOMAS M...

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DR. DAVID DICKEY, ESQ. Probably came from Scotch-Irish settlement in Augusta County, VA. Augusta County records show that the Grays, Dickeys and McClures were all intermingled and neighbors in August...

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Note from Curator Pam Wilson: My grandmother, who gathered some material on this Nash ancestor in the 1980s, referred to this man as Edward Nash. It has only been recently that I have seen the name M...

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Notes from Walter Berg's World Connect Tree wberg.me55@gtalumni.org John B. Tabor was a Revolutionary War soldier according to the memories of his grandson, James Sharpe Tabor, even though his war re...

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Colonel Joseph Winston 1745-1815 The City of Winston (part of Winston-Salem), North Carolina, built in 1851, was named in honor of a local war hero, Major Joseph Winston from Wilkes and Surry count...

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DAR Ancestor #: A069232 BIOGRAPHY: The Lenoir Family Lenoir City (first known as Lenoir's Station) was named for the patriarch of the Lenoir family, General William Lenoir, and was founded by his e...

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Zaccheus Wilson (1733-1824) was a Signer of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence Zaccheus Wilson (1733 - 1824) Zaccheus Wilson was one of the original signers of the Meckenburg Declaration of ...

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James Lewis Gray Item dated 9 Dec 1773 (entered into Augusta Co, VA record May 1779): Indenture of apprenticeship of James Gray, late of Augusta County, age 22 years, to Thomas Posey of Botetourt, sa...

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JOHN MORRIS notes from Pam Wilson, 5th great granddaughter parents and birthplace unknown; settled in Tryon County, North Carolina in the mid-1760s. Died fighting as a Loyalist at the Battle of Kin...

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JOHN WILSON SCOTT I b. 29 or 30 May 1763 York co. Pennsylvania (probably in what is now Adams co. PA), the son of John and Ann Creighton Scott d. 13 Mar 1847 Waynesville, Dewitt co. Illinois. He moved ...

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REYNOLDS, ELISHA DAR Ancestor #: A095646 Service: NORTH CAROLINA Rank: LIEUTENANT Birth: 4- -1755 ROWAN CO NORTH CAROLINA Death: 12-13-1836 WILKES CO NORTH CAROLINA Pension Number: S*W4060 Se...

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A Patriot of the American Revolution for NORTH CAROLINA. DAR Ancestor #: A134660 Joseph Porter and his family were living in Wilkes County when the county was formed from Surry County in 1777. In 177...

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