Charles Gullet Reese

A Patriot of the American Revolution for SOUTH CAROLINA with the rank of LIEUTENANT. DAR Ancestor # A132327

Notes for CHARLES T. REESE:
In reference to the book "Fighting Charles Reese" by Parker C. Sams; the statement is made that some information in the book "Genealogy of the Reese Family" by Miss Mary E. Reese is not credible.The middle name of Charles Reese is one detail noted here; the middle name of Charles Reese is not Gullette as stated by Miss Reese.
There is evidence that his son is named Charles Taylor Reese JR. from the Parker C. Sams book: page 79 re: a Lincoln Co., TN deed in 1844.
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ID: I06429 Name: Charles Tasker I (Gullet\Guillette) Reese Sex: M Birth: ABT 1750 in CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Death: 13 JUN 1830 in LINCOLN COUNTY, TENNESSEE, UNITED STATES Reference Number: 6429 Note:

Reese, Charles Tasker (Gullet\Guillette)/Adair, Nancy

Reference " Genealogy of the Reese Family " by Miss Mary E. Reese 1903

Charles Gullet* Reese, son of David Reese and Susan Polk Reese; was a Revolutionary soldier, and it is told of him " that when Cornwallis was quartered at Charlotte, he had a very choice horse that he prized very highly, and that Charles Reese captured this horse, and ran away with it, and when reprimanded by his brother for such a deed, replied, " All is fair in love and war."

He was inclined to be wild, and gave his family much trouble. He was a terrible fighter, and was known as the " Fighting Charles Reese." His life was full of escapades, and if it could be told would equal any romance. He left home, and went to live among the Indians, and there married an Indian princess, a daughter of Adair, and was thus connected with the Adairs and Bondinots, two very prominent families. He continued to live among the Indians until his death,* and amassed a snug little fortune trading with the Indians. At his death he left a family of children and grandchildren in the Indian nation, and at the present day there are some of his descendants living among the Cherokees at Talequah, Indian Territory. Mention will be made of them under Dr. David Addison Reese's line. The finest athletes, the best educated and most responsible people among the Cherokees are said to be the descendants of Charles Reese. So far as is known of him, he never expressed, and doubtless never felt, a regret at having abandoned his own people to live amid lawless, untutored, and violent savages. He was a powerful advocate of this race of people, believing there were fine elements, and many honorable qualities in these American Aborigines.

Reference " Fighting Charles Reese " by Parker C. Sams 1996 Charles remained in the Cherokee county for four or five years at the most, during his short stay he married Nancy a Cherokee Indian and through their son and daughter started family lines that included such Cherokee leaders as Elias Boundinot the newspaper editor and General Stand Watie of the Civil War. Once married to a Cherokee whites, were considered full members of the tribe of Cherokee countrymen. Charles and Nancy separated perhaps in 1788 after having lived together for only a few years. By 1789 Charles was established in Sumner County, Tennessee.

Charles T Reese First Lieutenant serving under Captain John McKenzie of North Carolina. Revolutionary War Veteran, wounded in the battle at Brier Creek. Captured at the Siege of Charleston. He fought in the Creek Indian War under General Andrew Jackson in 1814, wounded May 1,1814.

District of West Tennessee; Charles T Reese of the county of Maury in the state of Tennessee came before me and claimed to be placed on the Pension List of the United States and produced Captain John Gordan, a credible witness who being duly sworn deposith and saith that the said Charles T Reese was soldier in his company of spies at the Cahawba Villages or near them after the battle of Horse Shoe in May 1814. He received a wound from gunshot through his thigh. It appeared to be a very serious wound. Sworn to and Subscribed John Gordon Captain of spies before me this 19th day of August 1817 John McNairy District Judge. Invalid Pension No. 322. Juror Sumner County, Tennessee October Term.

Obituary from The Nashville Banner and The Nashville Whig: " Died - - - in Lincoln County, Mr. Charles T Reese, aged 80, a veteran of the revolution. "

• Note: In reference to the book "Fighting Charles Reese" by Parker C. Sams; statement is made that some information in the book "Genealogy of the Reese Family" by Miss Mary E. Reese is not credible. The middle name of Charles Reese is one detail noted here; the middle name of Charles Reese is not Gullett as stated by Miss Reese. Another detail is that Charles only lived a few years among the Indians.

- James Harold Muse , RootsWeb

SOURCES: 1Danielle Schijvijnck , RootsWeb, Electronic, does not include middle name. 2Danielle Schijvijnck , RootsWeb, Electronic. 3Danielle Schijvijnck , RootsWeb, Electronic. 4Danielle Schijvijnck , RootsWeb, Electronic. 5Robert Davis , It is believed that this is "Charles Reese", Cherokee who served on the Cherokee National Council i. 6Danielle Schijvijnck , RootsWeb, Electronic, Blood 1/2 Cherokee, 1/2 Welch. 7James Harold Muse .

Father: Rev. David Tasker Reese b: 11 FEB 1708/09 in BRECKNOCKSHIRE, WALES, ENGLAND Mother: Susan Ruth Polk b: 8 JUN 1719 in CECIL, MARYLAND

Marriage 1 Mary Polly Desha

Marriage 2 Nancy Adair

Children

Susannah Charity Reese b: 1782 in HIWASSEE TOWN, POLK COUNTY, TENNESSEE

Charles II Gullet Reese b: ABT 1783 in OLD CHEORKEE NATION, HIWASSEE POLK COUNTY, TENNESSEE, UNITED STATES

A Patriot of the American Revolution for SOUTH CAROLINA with the rank of LIEUTENANT. DAR Ancestor # A132327

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ID: I06429 Name: Charles Tasker I (Gullet\Guillette) Reese Sex: M Birth: ABT 1750 in CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Death: 13 JUN 1830 in LINCOLN COUNTY, TENNESSEE, UNITED STATES Reference Number: 6429 Note:

Reese, Charles Tasker (Gullet\Guillette)/Adair, Nancy

Reference " Genealogy of the Reese Family " by Miss Mary E. Reese 1903

Charles Gullet* Reese, son of David Reese and Susan Polk Reese; was a Revolutionary soldier, and it is told of him " that when Cornwallis was quartered at Charlotte, he had a very choice horse that he prized very highly, and that Charles Reese captured this horse, and ran away with it, and when reprimanded by his brother for such a deed, replied, " All is fair in love and war."

He was inclined to be wild, and gave his family much trouble. He was a terrible fighter, and was known as the " Fighting Charles Reese." His life was full of escapades, and if it could be told would equal any romance. He left home, and went to live among the Indians, and there married an Indian princess, a daughter of Adair, and was thus connected with the Adairs and Bondinots, two very prominent families. He continued to live among the Indians until his death,* and amassed a snug little fortune trading with the Indians. At his death he left a family of children and grandchildren in the Indian nation, and at the present day there are some of his descendants living among the Cherokees at Talequah, Indian Territory. Mention will be made of them under Dr. David Addison Reese's line. The finest athletes, the best educated and most responsible people among the Cherokees are said to be the descendants of Charles Reese. So far as is known of him, he never expressed, and doubtless never felt, a regret at having abandoned his own people to live amid lawless, untutored, and violent savages. He was a powerful advocate of this race of people, believing there were fine elements, and many honorable qualities in these American Aborigines.

Reference " Fighting Charles Reese " by Parker C. Sams 1996 Charles remained in the Cherokee county for four or five years at the most, during his short stay he married Nancy a Cherokee Indian and through their son and daughter started family lines that included such Cherokee leaders as Elias Boundinot the newspaper editor and General Stand Watie of the Civil War. Once married to a Cherokee whites, were considered full members of the tribe of Cherokee countrymen. Charles and Nancy separated perhaps in 1788 after having lived together for only a few years. By 1789 Charles was established in Sumner County, Tennessee.

Charles T Reese First Lieutenant serving under Captain John McKenzie of North Carolina. Revolutionary War Veteran, wounded in the battle at Brier Creek. Captured at the Siege of Charleston. He fought in the Creek Indian War under General Andrew Jackson in 1814, wounded May 1,1814.

District of West Tennessee; Charles T Reese of the county of Maury in the state of Tennessee came before me and claimed to be placed on the Pension List of the United States and produced Captain John Gordan, a credible witness who being duly sworn deposith and saith that the said Charles T Reese was soldier in his company of spies at the Cahawba Villages or near them after the battle of Horse Shoe in May 1814. He received a wound from gunshot through his thigh. It appeared to be a very serious wound. Sworn to and Subscribed John Gordon Captain of spies before me this 19th day of August 1817 John McNairy District Judge. Invalid Pension No. 322. Juror Sumner County, Tennessee October Term.

Obituary from The Nashville Banner and The Nashville Whig: " Died - - - in Lincoln County, Mr. Charles T Reese, aged 80, a veteran of the revolution. "

Note: In reference to the book "Fighting Charles Reese" by Parker C.
Sams; statement is made that some information in the book "Genealogy of the Reese Family" by Miss Mary E. Reese is not credible. The middle name of Charles Reese is one detail noted here; the middle name of Charles Reese is not Gullett as stated by Miss Reese. Another detail is that Charles only lived a few years among the Indians.

- James Harold Muse , RootsWeb

SOURCES: 1Danielle Schijvijnck , RootsWeb, Electronic, does not include middle name. 2Danielle Schijvijnck , RootsWeb, Electronic. 3Danielle Schijvijnck , RootsWeb, Electronic. 4Danielle Schijvijnck , RootsWeb, Electronic. 5Robert Davis , It is believed that this is "Charles Reese", Cherokee who served on the Cherokee National Council i. 6Danielle Schijvijnck , RootsWeb, Electronic, Blood 1/2 Cherokee, 1/2 Welch. 7James Harold Muse .

Father: Rev. David Tasker Reese b: 11 FEB 1708/09 in BRECKNOCKSHIRE, WALES, ENGLAND Mother: Susan Ruth Polk b: 8 JUN 1719 in CECIL, MARYLAND

Marriage 1 Nancy Adair about 1785

Marriage 2 Mary Polly Desha 18 Sep 1789

Children

Susannah Charity Reese b: 1782 in HIWASSEE TOWN, POLK COUNTY, TENNESSEE Charles II Gullet Reese b: ABT 1783 in OLD CHEORKEE NATION, HIWASSEE POLK COUNTY, TENNESSEE, UNITED STATES

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1996 Fighting Charles Reese: His Life and His Family
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Citation
Sams, Parker Chastaine. Fighting Charles Reese : his life and his family. Courier Commerical Printing, Findlay, Ohio, 1996.
Notes
Charles Reese, who died in Lincoln County, Tennessee, grew up in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. Sams uses documentation to link Charles to his father David Reese, a signer of the Mecklenburg Resolves, popularly called the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence. After the Revolutionary War, Charles Reese lived among the Cherokee in what is now northern Georgia and southeastern Tennessee. His first wife was a Cherokee. Among their grandchildren were Elias Boudinot, the newspaper editor, and General Stand Watie, the last confederate general to surrender. After this marriage ended, Charles Reese married Mary Desha, the daughter of Robert and Elinor (Wheeler) Desha, and raised a second family. They lived first in Sumner County, Tennessee; then Maury County, Tennessee; and finally, Lincoln County, Tennessee. Details are provided regarding Charles Reese's siblings and children as well as some information on the Desha family.