Col David Musick

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(David Musick, s/o Abraham & Sarah (Lewis) Musick, was married to Prudence (Whiteside) Musick with whom he had 10 children, Mary, Sarah, Joel, James, Susannah, Delilah, Miriam, Myra, David and Jehoida Musick.)
David was barely a teenager when the Revolutionary War began. His father, Abraham Sr., and family lived in a fort during the early years of the war. David later enlisted in the army and fought under Gen. Greened at Guilford Court House, NC. As a militiaman, he also was engaged in fighting Indians on the Carolina frontier. He later moved to Spanish territory and settled briefly in (what is now) IL. Here he was awarded a Spanish land grant for excellent war service. His land grant was the first one surveyed in IL by the US. He attained the rank of Lt. Colonel while fighting in the War of 1812. In addition to being a good soldier, he was a prominent planter and politician. He served in Missouris's State Legislature and was one of the young state's first Presidential Electors.
[The Musick Book by Egbert S. Musick, 1978.]

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