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REVOLUTIONARY SOLDIERS
(with Descendants in Monroe County)
571-575
Appendix D-4
William ALEXANDER, b. June 5, 1759, Culpepper Co.,
Va., district of Halifax and Augusta, d. Mar. 18,
1806, Elbert Co., Ga. Nat. D.A.R. No. 410539. -
Ancestor of Joseph Baker Hill, J. Tharpe Hill, Mae
Hill Puree, Miram Hill Buck and Stella Hill Yates.
Maj. George ANDERSON, b. 1738, Va., d. 1808. He
was buried eight miles from Anderson, S. C. He
served in 5th S.C. Regiment under Gen. Nathaniel
Greene.
Capt. Andrew BERRY, b. 1746, d. June 1811. During
the Revolution, he was Captain of the U. S.
Rangers and was wounded at Musgroves Mill. Kate
BARRY, wife of Capt. Andrew Barry, b. 1752, d.
Sept. 1823. She acted as a scout for her husband's
company. The D.A.R. chapter at Spartanburg, S. C.
is named for her. Richard BARRY was signer of the
Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence. -
Ancestors of Mary Persons.
John CHATFIELD, II, b. Mar. 5, 1729 at
Killingsworth, Conn., d. New foundland where he
went on a whaling voyage after the Revolutionary
War. John CHATFIELD, III, b. 1754. He served one
year in Capt. Fithian Sill's company and five
years in Col. Hunnington's Conn. Regiment. He
fought in Battles of White Plains, Brandywine,
Monmouth and Stony Point. -Ancestors of Euna Dumas
Zellner (Mrs. B. H., Jr.)
Philip COMBS, Sr., b. Va., d. Mar. 24, 1838, in
Wilkes Co., Ga. He re ceived bounty lands for
service. Listed in McCalls Revolutionary Soldiers
in Ga. -Ancestor of Ruth Thompson Bittick (Mrs. L.
C., Sr.)
Capt. Charles CRAWFORD, b. Dec. 23, 1738 in
Amherst Co., Va., d. Oct. 22, 1813, Columbia Co.,
Ga. He was Captain of 2nd N. C. Regiment raised
Aug. 1775 and called into active service out of
state in Continental Line. Capt. Crawford fought
at seige of Savannah and was taken prisoner at
Augusta. Ref. John Wheeler's Historical Sketch of
N. C. p. 71; Heitman's Historical Register of
Officers of Continental Army. He lived to fight in
War of 1812. -Ancestor of Elizabeth Rhodes Collier
(Mrs. H. W.), Louise Rhodes, Winburn King Rhodes,
Jr., Sim Z. Rhodes and James W. Rhodes.
David DUMAS, b. 1730, d. 1803. Benjamin DUMAS (son
of David), b. 1756, d. 1790. From history of
Louisa Co., Va. by Malcolm Harris, "List of
Grievances to His Majesty, Oct. 9, 1796." Signed:
Benjamin Dumas, David Dumas, Nat. D.A.R. No.
455571.-Ancestors of Euna Dumas Zellner (Mrs. B.
H., Jr.) Alexander DUNN, b. Dec. 15, 1762, in
Rutherford, N. C., d. Chambers Co., Ala. -Ancestor
of Dean Martin.
William ECKELS, b. 1740, d. 1822 in Washington
Co., Pa. He served in the Revolutionary War in
Penn. Troops. -Ancestor of J. W. Eckels, Jr.
George FRANKLIN, b. ca. 1744 in Va., d. 1816. He
received a grant of land for Revolutionary service
and was buried near Davisboro, Ga. William
FRANKLIN (father of George), d. 1794, Louisville,
Ga.
He received a grant of land for Revolutionary
Service and was buried near Davisboro, Ga.
Government markers were obtained for both George
and William Franklin by Maj. Gen. Samuel Elbert
Chapter, D.A.R. -Ancestor of Ruth Moran Chapman
(Mrs. P. R.)
John GIBSON, b. Va., d. Wilkes Co., Ga. Will was
probated Feb. 6, 1827. -Ancestor of Dean Martin
William GILLILAND, b. Nov. 25, 1761, in the Parish
of St. Paul, now Columbia Co., Ga., d. 1840
Fayette Co., Ga. He served in the Ga. Troops under
Co. Elijah Clarke. He also served in S. C. at the
Battle of Cowpens. -Ancestors of Louise Gulledge
Eckels (Mrs. J. W., Jr.)
Nathan GRANTHAM Nat. D.A.R. No. 30186. He served
in Col. Brown's Regiment N. C. Line and was buried
in 1836 in Louisiana, Parish of E. Baton Rouge.
_Ancestor of Joseph Baker Hill, J. Tharpe Hill,
Mae Hill Purce, Miriam Hill Buck and Stella Hill
Yates.
Charles HAMMOND, b. 1716, d. 1794. He and his four
sons (Abner, Samuel, Charles and LeRoy) and a
grandson (LeRoy, Jr.) all fought in the
Revolutionary War. -Ancestor of Nellie M. Martin
Stuart, Agnes Martin Walker, Katherine Martin
Jenkins, Nellie Grant, Lois Grant Bryant and
Barneile Johnson.
Benjamin HAYGOOD, Sr., b. June 20, 1758, Orange
Co., N. C., d. Jan. 4, 1841, Monroe Co., Ga. It is
assumed that he is buried in Haygood-
StroudThompson-Zellner Cemetery near Strouds, Ga.
He enlisted in Chatham Co., N. C. in 1775 as a
private and served under Gen. Folsum throughout
the war, first in Capt. George Herndon's N. C.
Company and afterwards in Capt. Wilcox's N. C.
Company. (N. C. State Records) Nat. D.A.R. Nos.
113; 81537 (Vercan); 202308 (Blount); 231317
(West). -Ancestor of Eleanor Haygood Harris (Mrs.
W. F.)
Jessie HEARD, b. Va. Will probated Mar. 7, 1803,
Wilkes Co., Ga. Stephen HEARD, b. Tyrone Co.,
Ireland, d. Va. -Ancestors of Dean Martin.
Capt. Benjamin HOLMES, b. Aug. 23, 1758,
Northampton, Mass., d. 1816 Wilkes Co., Ga. and
was buried there. He served as a lieutenant in the
John Willis Co. 2nd Va. Regiment commanded by
Alexander Spotswood and later by Col. Christian
Fabiger. He received a Provincial Commission as
Ensign Feb. 29, 1775 and was commissioned in the
U. S. service Jan. 25,1776 as a 1st lieutenant. On
Apr. 20, 1778, he was promoted to captain. He
received a pension for Revolutionary service.
-Ancestor of Roberta Pierson, Elizabeth Holmes,
Elizabeth R. Collier, Louise Rhodes, Winborn K.
Rhodes, Jr., Sim Z. Rhodes, James W. Rhodes, Jack
Fletcher, Kimbell Zellner, Jr., Harold L. Zellner,
Mary Claude Z. Matlock, Clyde Holmes Zellner,
Simeon Holmes Zellner, II.
James HUFF, Sr., b. 1757, d. Jan. 1825 in Hancock
Co., Ga. Proof: Will of James Huff, Sr., final
estate settlement, abstracts of Hancock Co. deeds.
-Ancestor' of Renfroe Watson, Sr. William JORDAN,
b. 1744 in Richmond, Va., d. 1826 in Warren Co.,
Ga. He was wounded in the thigh with a musketball
by the enemy. . . released from prison in
Wilmington when Cornwallis surrendered. William
Jordan was one of the members of the Ga. Society
of the Cincinnati. -Ancestor of Julia F. Searcy,
Albert H. Searcy, Sibyl S. Tyner (Mrs. I.E.), Mary
S. Smith (Mrs. D. A), Hill D. Searcy and Henrietta
S. Shi. (Mrs. S. R., Jr.), and Marie R. Holmes
(Mrs. H. G.).
John JOYCE, Nat. D.A.R. No. 391976. His grave is
near Glenwood, Wheeler Co., Ga. -Ancestor of
Joseph Baker Hill, J. Tharpe Hill, Mae Hill Purce,
Miriam Hill Buck and Stella Hill Yates. Capt.
Charles KING, b. ca. 1730 in Va., d. 1789 in
Newberry, S. C. He served in the Carolinas with
Sumter and Marion. He was a member of the
Provincial Congress and served as senator from the
lower district of S. C. between the Broad and
Saluda Rivers (Newberry District). Nat. D.AR. No.
236271. -Ancestor of Elizabeth Rhodes Collier
(Mrs. H. W.), Louise Rhodes, Win burn King Rhodes,
Jr., Sim Z. Rhodes and James W. Rhodes. Little
Berry KING, b. 1759 in Carolina, d. 1812 in Jones
Co., Ga. He served in Capt. William Nettles' Co.,
Col. Marshall's Regiment, S. C. Troops. -Ancestor
of Wynella Wynne Martin (Mrs. Dean).
Joseph LAWTON, b. Oct. 18, 1753, Edisto Island, S.
C., d. Mar. 5, 1815, at his Mulberry Grove
Plantation, Black Swamp, St. Peters Parish,
Beaufort District, S. C. He served as a lieutenant
in Col. Bull's Regiment. Proof of service appears
in Auditor Generals' account book. (Apr. 1778-Feb.
1780 pp. 91-93, Archives, Columbia, S. C.) -
Ancestor of Elizabeth Rhodes Collier (Mrs. H. W.),
Louise Rhodes, Win burn King Rhodes, Jr., Sim Z.
Rhodes and James W. Rhodes. Capt. George LUMPKIN,
Sr., b. 1723 in King and Queen Co., Va., d. Sept.
9, 1800 in Oglethorpe Co., Ga. He received bounty-
lands for service. -Ancestor of Ruth Thompson
Bittick (Mrs. L. C., Sr.). Benjamin MARTIN, b. in
Va., d. in Wilkes Co., Ga. Estate was admin
istered Feb. 25, 1803. He was listed as
Revolutionary soldier in N. C. -Ancestor of Dean
Martin. McKinzie MATTOCKS, No. 204 Book V 104
Militia Days, 1782. -Ancestor of Joseph Baker
Hill, J. Tharpe Hill, Mae Hill Purce, Miriam Hill
Buck and Stella Hill Yates. Jacob MITCHELL, b. ca.
1756 in Anson Co., N. C., d. prior to Sept. 20,
1837 in Montgomery Co., Ala., where he was buried.
He served in Troop S under Capt. G. Bradley and
Col. Hogan. I Richard MOSELEY was a patriot
furnishing material aid to the Continental Army at
Powhatan Co., Va. Following his death (1781), his
estate continued to furnish supplies to the
Revolutionary Army. -Ancestors of Louise Gulledge
Eckels (Mrs. J. W., Jr.).
574
Monroe County, Georgia
Dr. George MOSSE, b. 1745 in Ireland, d. Feb.
17,1807 at Black Swamp, Robertville, S. C. Dr.
Mosse, a graduate of Dublin University, Ireland,
came to America before the Revolutionary War and
settled at St. Helena, S. C. During the war, he
was taken prisoner but escaped from the prison
ship at Charleston and returned to his duties as
physician and surgeon in the Colonial Army. -
Ancestor of Elizabeth R. Collier (Mrs. H. W.),
Louise Rhodes, Winburn
K. Rhodes, Jr., Sim Z. Rhodes and James W. Rhodes.
Sergeant James PATILLO, b. 1750 in Va., d. 1819 in
Brunswick Co., Va.
Thomas PERSONS, b. 1733 Surry Co., Va., d. 1800 in
Granville, N. C. He was leader of the Anti-Federal
Party, member of the Provincial Council and member
of the committee to form a Bill of Rights and
Constitution for State of N. C. Persons Hall at
State University at Chapel Hill, N. C. is named
for him. -Ancestors of Mary Persons. Reuben
POUND, d. 1797. He served in 2nd Ga. Battalion and
received a bounty-grant in Washington Co., Ga. He
is listed in Knight's Roster of Revolutionary
Soldiers p. 273 and his record of service is on
file in office of the secretary of state, State
Capitol, Atlanta, Ga. as well as in National
Archives, Washington, D. C. -Ancestor of Ruth
Moran Chapman (Mrs. P. R.). John RAINES, b. 1726
in Bristol Parish, Va. He was one of six
Virginians of the same name who served in the
Revolutionary War. Thomas RAINES (son of John), b.
1763 in Sussex Co., Va. He was a sergeant in the
Va. Infantry. Nat. D.A.R. Record No. 84991. -
Ancestors of Euna Dumas Zellner (Mrs. B. H., Jr.).
Anderson REDDING, b. 1764 in Va., d. 1843 in
Monroe Co., Ga. and buried in Salem Church
Cemetery, Monroe Co. When a very young man he
enlisted in the Continental Army as a private
soldier and served throughout the Revolution,
being present at the surrender of Lord Cornwallis
at Yorktown. -Ancestor of Rosa McGee Pryse (Mrs.
Kenneth), Sarah McGee Lifsey (Mrs. H. A), V. R.
McGee, Julia F. Searcy, Albert H. Searcy, Sibyl S.
Tyner (Mrs. I. E.), Mary S. Smith (Mrs. D. A),
Hill D. Searcy and Henrietta S. Shi (Mrs. S. R.,
Jr.). Richard RICHARDS served as a private in
Captain John Webb's Company, 7th Virginia
Regiment, commanded by Col. Alexander McClenachan.
-Ancestor of J. Frank Vaughan, Jr. and Sue Vaughan
Burns (Mrs. T. A., Jr.). John RUTHERFORD, b. 1760
in Newberry, S. C., d. 1833 and buried at
Sandersville, Ga. in cemetery on Milledgeville
Road. He was an officer under General Nathaniel
Greene. -Ancestor of Francis Rutherford Bullard.
Simon SMITH, buried Nazareth Church, Evans Co.,
Ga., Nat. D.A.R. No. 450223. -Ancestor of Joseph
Baker Hill, J. Tharpe Hill, Mae Hill Puree, Miriam
Hill Buck and Stella Hill Yates. James STEWART,
served in Col. William McCrary's Co., 9th
Regiment, N. C. He was discharged Dec. 20, 1777.
N. C. State Records Vol. 16, pp. 115,118. Nat.
D.A.R.No.113;116;81537;202308;231317. -Ancestor of
Eleanor Haygood Harris (Mrs. W. F.) Joel STOKES
served as corporal in Wilson's Company, North
Carolina Militia, entering service May 6,1777.
Christian STREIT served as chaplain of 8th
Regiment commanded by Col.
Abraham Bowman. He was appointed August 1, 1776. -
Ancestors of J. Frank Vaughan, Jr. and Sue Vaughan
Burns (Mrs. T. A., Jr.).
Lt. Leonard Marbury THOMPSON, b. in Va., d. in
Morgan Co., Ga. He served in 7th Va. Regiment.
Capt. William THOMPSON, b. in Va., d. Jan. 6,
1823, in Columbia Co., Ga. He received bounty
lands, 1784. His service was with Va. Continental
Troops. -Ancestors of Ruth Thompson Bittick (Mrs.
L. C., Sr.).
Moses WATKINS was a private in the Infantry of the
Regular Va. Continental Five. On Feb. 12, 1784,
Col. Gaskins was paid a certificate of $35.20 for
him. -Ancestor of Paul Raymond Chapman.
Capt. William WATSON, b. Dec. 11,1756, in
Philadelphia, Pa., d. 1817 in Pottsville, Pa. He
served in the First Battalion Gloucester Co., N.
Jersey Militia until the close of the war. -
Ancestor of J. W. Eckels, Jr.
John WEAVER, b. 1758, d. 1817. He served under
Elijah Clarke and re ceived a bounty of 287.5
acres in Wilkes Co. -Ancestor of Nellie M. Stuart,
Agnes M. Walker, Katherine M. Jenkins, Nellie
Grant, Lois G. Bryant and Barneille Johnson.
James WHITE, d. ca. 1811 in Warren Co., N. C. He
was a Revolutionary soldier with Nat. D.A.R. No.
286173. -Ancestor of Elizabeth Rhodes Collier
(Mrs. H. W.), Louise Rhodes, Winborn K. Rhodes,
Jr., Sim Z. Rhodes, James W. Rhodes, Clyde H.
Zellner, J. Kimbell Zellner, Jr., Simeon Holmes
Zellner, II, Harold L. Zellner, Elizabeth Z.
Brantley (Mrs. Willis) and Mary Claude Z. Matlock.
John WILLIAMS, b. 1737 in the Isle of Wight Co.,
Va., d. 1795 in Halifax Co., N. C. He assisted in
establishing American independence, appointed
delegates for Colonial Congress, one of twelve
selected for protection of the country, a
commissary in the army. -Ancestor of Mary Persons.
Thomas Ballard WYATT, b. 1755 in Spotsylvania Co.,
Va., d. 1831 in Newton Co., Ga. where he is
buried. He served with the Continental Army of the
State of Va. under Capt. Francis Smith and was
transferred to Capt. Black's company under Col.
Thomas Meriwether. -Ancestor of Louise Gulledge
Eckels (Mrs. J. W., Jr.).
REVOLUTIONARY SOLDIERS BURIED IN MONROE COUNTY
Thomas GREEN, buried in Liberty Primitive Baptist
Church Cemetery at intersection of Johnstonville
Road and Rt. 36.
Lud MALONE, buried in Liberty Primitive Baptist
Church Cemetery at intersection of Johnstonville
Road and Rt. 36.
William OGLETREE, Ga. Militia, buried in Ogletree
Cemetery, Goodwyne Rd. near Johnstonville.
Anderson REDDING, buried in Old Salem Church
Cemetery, Pea Ridge Rd. North of Bolingbroke.
Brittain ROGERS, b. Oct. 11, 1761, d. Apr. 22,
1833, buried in Roger Davis Cemetery off Baggarly
Rd. about one and one-half miles from Rt. 74 near
Rogers Methodist Church.
William STEWART, b. 1762, d. 1848 in Monroe Co.,
private in Va. Militia.