William Edmiston

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A Patriot of the American Revolution for VIRGINIA - NORTH CAROLINA with the rank of SERGEANT. DAR Ancestor #: A036397

Revolutionary War Pension Information

Information from “Virginia/West Virginia Genealogical Data from Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Records”, Vol. 2, compiled by Patrick G. Wardell, Lt. Col. U.S. Army Ret. :

Edmisten, William - entered service 1780 in Amherst County, Virginia, where resided on Headwaters of Pedlar River, as substitute for brother Robert; son of James; moved in 1781 to Lower Creek, Burke County, North Carolina, where he entered service in 1781; returned to Amherst County, Virginia, where he again entered service; moved in 1782 back to Burke County, North Carolina, thence in 1841 to Wilkes County, North Carolina, where he applied for Pension in 1844 age 84; Pension Application rejected, less than 6 months service in a regularly constituted military unit; died 11/21/1847 or 10/14/1848 at home of son John T., Wilkesboro, Wilkes County, North Carolina; children: Susana Blair (resided 1853 in Watauga County, North Carolina), Sally, Robert, Lucy, Emanuel, William, Betsy, Allen, Abraham, Thomas, Suthard, Belinda, & John T.; surname also spelled Edmiston & Edmonson. F-R3243, R898.

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BIOGRAPHY

Excerpt from Amherst County, Virginia in the Revolution...

William Edmiston served 1 month under Capt... John Jacobs, Col.

Taylor's Regiment, Albemarle Barracks, Virginia. He substituted for his brother,

Robert Edmiston, Oct.. 1, 1780, as a private in Capt. Samuel

Higginbotham's Company.; Joseph Higginbotham Morrison, Lt..

He marched to Richmond and after a tour of 3 months, returned to the home of his

father, James Edmiston, upon the headwaters of the Pedlar River in

Amhurst County, Virginia.

The following March, William emigrated to Lower Creek, Burke County, North Carolina.

On the eight day after his arrival, he was called into service, this time as a

Sargent under Lt. James Blair, Capt.. William Sumpter, Col. Charles Mcdowell's NC.

Regiment. He was discharged September 15, 1781.

September 20th 1781, he went home to Amhurst, VA. William was called

into service in two weeks under Capt.. Richard Ballenger (Bollinger) to go to

Little York. They were ordered to rendezvous at Amhurst C. VA. On the

way there, they met Charles Ison who informed them that Lord

Cornwallis had surrendered. In September 1782, William returned to

Burke County, NC where he lived until about 1841, when he moved to

Wilkes County NC

On March 22, 1853, John T. Edmiston, Wilksboro, Wilkes County, NC

applied for a pension for the heirs of William.

Susannah Blair, Watauga County, NC, Testified that she was a

daughter of William Edmiston, Revolutionary soldier, who died Oct. 21,

1847, at the age of about 88, leaving thirteen children: Susannah

Blair;Salley, Robert, Lucy, Emanuel, William, Betsey, Allen, Abraham,

Thomas, Suthard, Belinda and John T. Edmiston. The application was

rejected for lack of proof of 6 months service.

William never served more than 6 months at a time.

Irish And Scottish Descent.