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Thomas Whitson

Also Known As: "Capt. Thomas Whitson"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Stafford, Virginia, United States
Death: circa 1819 (78-95)
Washington, Tennessee, United States
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Son of William Whitson, II and Margaret Whitson
Husband of Mary Ann ?
Father of William Whitson; Margaret Litton; Thomas Whitson; Isbell Whitson and Benjamin Whitson
Brother of Sarah Elizabeth Nelson; Unknown Whitson; John Whitson; William Whitson, III; Charles Whittson and 15 others

Managed by: Jerod Loren Getz
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About Thomas Whitson

Served as Captain in the 2nd Rowan Co regiment (1776-7) and the Burke Co Regiment (1777-1781). He fought in the Battle of Eutaw Springs SC under Col Francois DeMeldemy. This battle, the last in the south, was instrumental in keeping reinforcements from reaching Cornwallis at Yorktown leading to his surrender.


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Thomas Whitson's Timeline

1732
1732
Stafford, Virginia, United States
1750
1750
VA, United States
1765
November 20, 1765
Lincoln County, North Carolina, United States
1766
1766
1819
1819
Age 87
Washington, Tennessee, United States
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