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William Whitfield, III MP (1743 - bef.1817)

A Patriot of the American Revolution for NORTH CAROLINA. DAR Ancestor # A124694 William Whitfield III had 30 children by his four wives. He had 40 descendants that served in the Confederate Army. Whitf...

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William Whitfield, III MP (1743 - bef.1817)

A Patriot of the American Revolution for NORTH CAROLINA. DAR Ancestor # A124694 William Whitfield III had 30 children by his four wives. He had 40 descendants that served in the Confederate Army. Whitf...

4/13/2023

Donald MacDonald (1712 - aft.1784)

MacDonald, veteran of the battles of Culloden and Bunker Hill, was the most significant Scottish Highlander to serve the king's cause in North Carolina during the Revolutionary War. Early in the war he...

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Donald MacDonald (1712 - aft.1784)

MacDonald, veteran of the battles of Culloden and Bunker Hill, was the most significant Scottish Highlander to serve the king's cause in North Carolina during the Revolutionary War. Early in the war he...

5/6/2020

James Hunter MP (1735 - 1782)

DAR # A 060489 for NC. Hunter, leader of the Regulator movement, was born of Scotch-Irish ancestry probably in Pennsylvania. Tradition has him the son of James, Sr., but his mother was the former "wido...

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James Hunter MP (1735 - 1782)

DAR # A 060489 for NC. Hunter, leader of the Regulator movement, was born of Scotch-Irish ancestry probably in Pennsylvania. Tradition has him the son of James, Sr., but his mother was the former "wido...

5/5/2020

James Hinton, planter, legislator, Revolutionary soldier, and county official, was born in Johnston (now Wake) County, the second son of Colonel John and Grizelle Kimbrough Hinton. Little is known of...

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James Hinton, planter, legislator, Revolutionary soldier, and county official, was born in Johnston (now Wake) County, the second son of Colonel John and Grizelle Kimbrough Hinton. Little is known of...

4/28/2020

Frederick Hargett (c.1742 - 1810)

Hargett (or Harget), Revolutionary War captain, planter, and lawmaker, was probably born in the area that became Pitt County. The second son of Frederick Hargett, he had only one sibling, Peter Hargett...

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Frederick Hargett (c.1742 - 1810)

Hargett (or Harget), Revolutionary War captain, planter, and lawmaker, was probably born in the area that became Pitt County. The second son of Frederick Hargett, he had only one sibling, Peter Hargett...

4/18/2020

Robert Williams (1758 - 1840)

Williams, physician, legislator, and Revolutionary patriot, was born near Falkland in Pitt County, the son of Richard and Mary Williams. He was the grandson of one Robert Williams who reportedly came f...

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Robert Williams (1758 - 1840)

Williams, physician, legislator, and Revolutionary patriot, was born near Falkland in Pitt County, the son of Richard and Mary Williams. He was the grandson of one Robert Williams who reportedly came f...

2/11/2020

Major John "Jack" Walker (1741 - 1813)

Major Jack Walker, the shrewd, eccentric pioneer of his family in America, quickly established himself as a popular citizen of the Wilmington, North Carolina area. He early became a colorful figure in ...

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Major John "Jack" Walker (1741 - 1813)

Major Jack Walker, the shrewd, eccentric pioneer of his family in America, quickly established himself as a popular citizen of the Wilmington, North Carolina area. He early became a colorful figure in ...

2/3/2020

Col. Martin Caswell (1733 - 1789)

Caswell, colonial planter, county official, and colonel in the revolutionary militia of Dobbs County, was the third son of Richard Caswell the elder and his wife, Christian Dallam, and was a brother of...

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Col. Martin Caswell (1733 - 1789)

Caswell, colonial planter, county official, and colonel in the revolutionary militia of Dobbs County, was the third son of Richard Caswell the elder and his wife, Christian Dallam, and was a brother of...

1/24/2020

Benjamin Caswell (1737 - 1791)

Caswell, planter, revolutionary army officer, merchant, county official, and state legislator, was born at Joppa, Md., the fifth son of Richard Caswell the elder and Christian Dallam. He attended the p...

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Benjamin Caswell (1737 - 1791)

Caswell, planter, revolutionary army officer, merchant, county official, and state legislator, was born at Joppa, Md., the fifth son of Richard Caswell the elder and Christian Dallam. He attended the p...

1/24/2020

Farquhard Campbell (c.1730 - 1808)

Farquhard Campbell was a Loyalist during the Revoluntary War. Campbell, legislator and soldier, was born in Scotland. Facts concerning his parentage, place of origin, and the exact date of his emigrati...

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Farquhard Campbell (c.1730 - 1808)

Farquhard Campbell was a Loyalist during the Revoluntary War. Campbell, legislator and soldier, was born in Scotland. Facts concerning his parentage, place of origin, and the exact date of his emigrati...

1/20/2020

Guilford Dudley MP (1756 - 1833)

A Patriot of the American Revolution for NORTH CAROLINA with the rank of Major. DAR Ancestor # A034172 Dudley, Revolutionary militia officer, was born in Caroline County, Va., the son of Christopher an...

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Guilford Dudley MP (1756 - 1833)

A Patriot of the American Revolution for NORTH CAROLINA with the rank of Major. DAR Ancestor # A034172 Dudley, Revolutionary militia officer, was born in Caroline County, Va., the son of Christopher an...

1/3/2020

Lt. Col. Henry Dixon, Jr. (c.1740 - 1782)

of Military Service ON FEB 27, 1775, CAPT HENRY DIXON WAS AMONG THE 1000 PATRIOTS, THAT INTERCEPTED AND DESTROYED A 800 MAN LOYALIST FORCE, AT THE "BATTLE OF MOORE'S CREEK BRIDGE" (NEAR WILMINGTON, NC)...

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Lt. Col. Henry Dixon, Jr. (c.1740 - 1782)

of Military Service ON FEB 27, 1775, CAPT HENRY DIXON WAS AMONG THE 1000 PATRIOTS, THAT INTERCEPTED AND DESTROYED A 800 MAN LOYALIST FORCE, AT THE "BATTLE OF MOORE'S CREEK BRIDGE" (NEAR WILMINGTON, NC)...

12/23/2019

John DeBow (1745 - 1783)

DeBow, Presbyterian minister and chaplain in the American Revolution, was born in either Monmouth or Hunterdon County, N.J. He was a descendant of migrants from Amsterdam, Holland, who changed their su...

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John DeBow (1745 - 1783)

DeBow, Presbyterian minister and chaplain in the American Revolution, was born in either Monmouth or Hunterdon County, N.J. He was a descendant of migrants from Amsterdam, Holland, who changed their su...

12/20/2019

A Patriot of the American Revolution for NORTH CAROLINA with the rank of MAJOR. DAR Ancestor # A045303 Marker Text: Essay: The naming of a county can provide a lesson in North Carolina history. What is...

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A Patriot of the American Revolution for NORTH CAROLINA with the rank of MAJOR. DAR Ancestor # A045303 Marker Text: Essay: The naming of a county can provide a lesson in North Carolina history. What is...

11/28/2019

Col. Jonas Johnston (1740 - 1779)

Johnston, Revolutionary War officer, Edgecombe County official, and state legislator, was born near Courtland in present Southampton County, Va., the son of Jacob Johnston, Sr., and Mary Waller Johnsto...

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Col. Jonas Johnston (1740 - 1779)

Johnston, Revolutionary War officer, Edgecombe County official, and state legislator, was born near Courtland in present Southampton County, Va., the son of Jacob Johnston, Sr., and Mary Waller Johnsto...

11/19/2019

Col. Thomas Robeson, Jr. MP (1740 - 1785)

"Colonel Thomas Robeson"

Robeson, Jr., revolutionary hero, legislator, and landowner, was the first son of Thomas and Sarah Singletary Robeson of Bladen County. His grandfather, Andrew Robeson, had immigrated around 1690 from ...

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Col. Thomas Robeson, Jr. MP (1740 - 1785)

"Colonel Thomas Robeson"

Robeson, Jr., revolutionary hero, legislator, and landowner, was the first son of Thomas and Sarah Singletary Robeson of Bladen County. His grandfather, Andrew Robeson, had immigrated around 1690 from ...

11/9/2019

Lt Colonel Donald McLeod MP (1730 - 1776)

Donald McLeod Donald McLeod was a retired Captain from the British Army that came to the British Colonies to start a new life.He ended up in Anson County, North Carolina working as a day laborer when t...

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Lt Colonel Donald McLeod MP (1730 - 1776)

Donald McLeod Donald McLeod was a retired Captain from the British Army that came to the British Colonies to start a new life.He ended up in Anson County, North Carolina working as a day laborer when t...

9/23/2019

Felix Kenan (c.1715 - 1785)

Kenan, sheriff of Duplin County and active Tory in the American Revolution, is said by family tradition to have settled in the 1730s with his two brothers, Thomas and William, in the upper part of New ...

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Felix Kenan (c.1715 - 1785)

Kenan, sheriff of Duplin County and active Tory in the American Revolution, is said by family tradition to have settled in the 1730s with his two brothers, Thomas and William, in the upper part of New ...

9/4/2019

Rev. John Bethune (1751 - 1815)

Bethune, Presbyterian minister, was born on the Isle of Skye, Scotland, and raised in the Parish of Sleat under the ministry of the Reverend John MacPherson. MacPherson impressed upon the young man the...

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Rev. John Bethune (1751 - 1815)

Bethune, Presbyterian minister, was born on the Isle of Skye, Scotland, and raised in the Parish of Sleat under the ministry of the Reverend John MacPherson. MacPherson impressed upon the young man the...

8/4/2018

Col. John Jack Hinton, II MP (1715 - 1784)

DAR Ancestor #: A055437 Family John Hinton, born about 1718– died 11 May 1784. Son of Col. John Hinton of Chowan County and Mary (Hardy) Holladay. From The North Carolina Historical and Genealogica...

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Col. John Jack Hinton, II MP (1715 - 1784)

DAR Ancestor #: A055437 Family John Hinton, born about 1718– died 11 May 1784. Son of Col. John Hinton of Chowan County and Mary (Hardy) Holladay. From The North Carolina Historical and Genealogica...

8/3/2018