American Revolution Soldiers Graves
| Transcribed by Eliz. Robertson from Georgia’s Roster of the Revolution by Lucian L. Knight Published 1920-Pages 459 - 466 |
| REVOLUTIONARY GRAVES. Page 459 |
| LIST OF GRAVES OF DECEASED SOLDIERS MARKED BY GA. D. A. R. |
| Anderson, Wm., Baldwin Co. (marked by Government). Andrews, John, Oglethorpe Co. Axson, Samuel J. M. D., Midway, Liberty Co. Anglin, Henry (not known). Andrews, Wm., Oglethorpe Co. Brooks, Micajah, five miles west Rockmart. Bassett, George, Richmond Co. Brannan, or Branham, two miles west Waleska. Brown, Benj., two miles below Aberdeen. Beckham, Major, Milledgeville. Brack, John, Burke Co. Cunningham, Ansel (not known). Creswell, Daniel (Col.), Wilkes Co. Carraway, Wm., Thomaston. Corvan, George, Jefferson Co. Cook, Thomas, died in Henry Co. Carswell, Alexander, Hopeful Plantation. Carswell, John, near Augusta. Candler, Wm., Columbia Co. Carswell, John Hephzibah. Carr, Thos., McDuffie Co. Collins, Mr., Thomson Co. Cloud, Ezekiel, Hon., Henry Co. Dabney, Austin (Col.), Pike Co. Elder, David, Oconee Co., near Elder. Espy, James, near Athens. Fitzpatrick, Benjamin, Morgan Co. Franklin, George, Rev., Davisboro, Washington Co. Freeman, Sam'l Canton. Fitzpatrick, Benj., Morgan Co. Gibson, John, Fulton Co., 16 miles west Atlanta. Garland, Mr., Upson Co. Griffin, Charles, Clinch Co. Gunn, Gen'l, Louisville. Gunn, Jacob, eight miles from MilledgevUle (marked). Guest, Moses (marked), Franklin Co. Hall, Hugh (Col.), near Sparta. Hamilton, Jas., Lieut., Columbia Co. Hamilton, Stuart, Kibbee, Montgomery Co. Hand, Henry H., Sumter Co. Harves, Charles, Gordon Co. Harvey, Zepaniah, Jasper Co. Hawkins, Benj., Crawford Co. Hays, John (marked), Decatur. Howell, Isaac, Fulton Co., near Chattahoochee. Hughes, John T., Hickory Flat, near Canton. Inman, Daniel, Burke Co. Jackson, Chas. Dungeness, (Cumberland Island). Kendall, Henry, Capt., Upson Co. Kendall, Jeremiah (not known). Mitchell, Henry, Sparta. Macomson, John, seven miles from Atlanta. Matthews, Wm., Capt., Jackson. Matthews, Isaac, Jackson Co. Maxwell, Thos., Elbert Co. Murphy, Edmund, Richmond Co. Murphy, Nicholas, Richmond Co. Milner, John Hamilton (marked?), Cleola (not proven). Maffett, John (Col.). Murphee, Edmund, Hephzibah. Murphee, Mills, Burke Co. McLendon, Sam'l, Henry Co. M,cMullen, John, Hart Co. Nobles, Sanders, Clinch Co. Porter, Oliver, Newton Co. |
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| Rowell, John, Haralson Co. Richardson, Amos, Hart Co. Rhodes, Matthew, Clarksville. Robinson, Randall, Newnan. Rucherford, John, Washington Co. Scott, John Epps, Sparta. Stewart, Daniel, Gen'l, Liberty Co. Screven, James, Liberty Co. Slaughter, Sam'l, Baldwin Co. Stewart, Wm. Ellaville, Schley Co. Solomon, Lazarus, Wilkinson Co. Stephens, Alexander, Capt. (marked), Crawfordville. Simpson, Archibald, Wilkes Co. Singleton, Edward, Lumpkin Co. Smith, Wm. (nicknamed "Hellstone Smith"), Newnan Smith, Isaac, Monroe. Skehee, Daniel, Corporal, Washington Co. Ternille, Francis, Lieut., Washington Co. Thurmond, Mr., near Bishop. Thomas, William, Oglethorpe Co. Thorn, C. H., Major, Gwinnett Co. Thompson, Sherwood, .Jefferson. Triplett, Wm., Major, Wilkes Co. Wheeler, Jas. (not known). Walker, Jas., Upson Co. Walker, Wm., Jefferson Co. Wilson, John, Greene Co. White, Thos., Wrightsboro. Wilson, John Effingham Co. Wood (Col.), . Jefferson Co. Williams, John, Capt., removed from St. Mary's by Government to Washington, D. C., in 1908. Ware, Jas., Madison |
| REVOLUTIONARY GRAVES: MARKED OR WELL IDENTIFIED. |
| Anderson, Wm., Baldwin Co. Andrews, John, Oglethorpe Co., Axson, Samuel J., Dr. Liberty Co. Andrews, Wm., Oglethorpe Co. Bassett, George, Richmond Co., Beckom, Samuel, Major, Beckom’s Mount, near Milledgeville, GA. Berrien, John, Major, Colonial Cemetery, Savannah, Ga. Bowen, Oliver, Commodore, St. Paul Churchyard, Augusta, Ga. Brack, Benj., Brack Plantation, near Medville, Burke Co. Brannen, or Branham, ___________ Cherokee Co., near Walseca, Ga. Brooks, Micajah, Polk Co., five miles west of Rockmart, Ga. Brown, Benj., Two Miles South of Aberdeen, Ga. Brown, Epps, City Cemetery, Sparta, Ga. Brown, John, City Cemetery, St. Marys, Ga. Bryan, Jonathan Too old for service, but a patriot, and a prisoner of war; Brampton,near south bank, Savannah River, Savannah, Ga Bulloch, Archibald, President of Executive Council and ex-officio Commander in Chief. Supposed to be buried in Colonial Park, Savannah, in a grave Marked by a cubical block of marble on which is carved the figure Of a serpent. Candler, Wm ColumbiaCo.Ga Carr, Thomas Fulton Place, McDuffie Co., GA Carraway,Wm., Upson Co., near Thomaston, Ga. Carswell,Alex., Burke Co., Ga. Carswell,John, Hepzibah, Ga. Carter, John, Capt., Supposed to be buried in churchyard of St. Paul Church, of which he was first Warden after the Revolution Clarke, Elijah, Colonel, Lincoln Co., Ga., on what is known as the Oliver Place, a plantation owned by Marcus A. Pharr, Washington, GA. Clarke,_______Major, Near St. Marys, Ga. Clark, John, Afterwards Governor of Georgia, and MajorGeneral of State Troops. St. Andrew's Bay. Fla |
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| Clay, Joseph, Colonel, Deputy Paymaster-General.
Colonial Cemetery, Savannah, GA. Cloud,Ezekiel, HenryCo.,Ga. Comer, James, Family Burial Ground, five miles west of Clinton, Jones Co., Ga. Age 108 years Cornwall, Elijah, Cornwell Buring ground, near Alcovy River, two miles from Mechanicsville, Jasper Co., Ga. Corvan, George, Jefferson Co., GA Creswell, Daniel, Smyrna Churchyard, Wilkes Co., GA. Eight miles of Washington Cummins,Francis,Rev., City Cemetery, Greensboro, GA. Cuthbert, Seth John, Colonia Cemetery, Savannah, Ga. Dabney, Austin, A negro, Pike Co., GA. Elbert, Samuel, Brig.-Gen., Chatham Co., GA. Emanuel, David, Afterwards Governor of Georgia, Burke Co. Elder, Joshua, Oconee Co., GA Espy, James, Clarke Co., Ga., near Athens Farrar, Thomas, Franklin, Ga. Few, Benj., McDuffie Co., GA. Few, Ignatius, Capt., McDuffie Co., Ga. Few, William, Colonel, Afterwards U. S. Senator from Georgia; buried at Fish Kill, on The Hudson, State of New York. Fitzpatrick, Benjamin, Morgan Co., near Buckhead Franklin, George, Rev., Davisboro, Washington Co. Flournoy, Robert, City Cemetery, Sparta Ga. Freeman, Colquitt, Oconee Co., Ga. Freeman, John, Oconee Co., Ga. Freeman, Samuel, Cherokee co., GA, Near Canton Ganier, Wm., Washington Co., Ga. Garland, _______, Upson Co., Ga. Gibson, John, Fulton Co., Ga., near Atlanta Glascock, Thomas, Richmond Co., north of Augusta, Ga. Glascock, Wm., City Cemetery, Augusta, Ga. Gordon, Ambrose, Col. St. Paul Churchyard, Augusta, GA. Grant, Thomas, Methodist Churchyard, Monticello, Jasper Co. Ga Green, Nathanael, Maj.-General Underneath Green’s Monument, Bull St., Savannah, Ga. Griffin, Charles, Clinch Co., Ga. Guest, Moses, Franklin Co., Ga. Gumm, Jacob, Near Milledgeville, Baldwin Co., Ga. Gunn, James, Afterwards U. S. Senator; Old Town Cemetery, Louisville, Ga. Gwinnett, Button, Signer Declaration of Independence, afterwards Governor of Georgia. Supposed to be in Colonial Cemetery, Savannah, Ga.; grave unmarked. |
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| Habersham, John, Colonial Cemetery, Savannah,
Ga Habersham, Joseph, Colonel, . Colonial Cemetery, Savannah, Ga Habersham, James, Jr., Colonial Cemetery, Savannah, Ga Hall, Hugh, Hancock Co., near Sparta, Ga. Hall, Lyman, Dr., Signer of Declaration of Independence, afterwards Governor of Georgia. Under Monument to Signers, Greene St., Augusta, Ga. National Cemetery, Marietta, Ga., small granite head-stone, No. 10390. Hames, John, Sr., National Cemetery, Marietta, Ga., small granite head-stone, No. 10390 Hamilton, James, Lieut., Columbia Go., Ga. Hamilton, Stuart, Kibbee, Montgomery Co., GA Hand, Henry H., Sumpter Co., Ga. Hardwick, Wm., Washington Co., GA Harvey, Zephaniah, Jasper Co., GA. Harves, Charles, Gordon Co., GA Hawkins, Benj., Crawford Co., GA., near site of old Indian Agency on the Flint Hayes, John, Town Cemetery, Elbert Co., Ga Heard, Stephen, Heardmont, Elbert Co., GA Howell, Isaac, Fulton Co., Ga. On Chattahoochee River Hughes, John T., Cherokee Co., GA., near Hickory Flat Inman, Daniel, Inman Plantation, near Medville Irwin, Jared, Gov., Sandersville, Ga. Jackson, Charles, Carnigie Burial ground, Dungeness, Cumberland Island, Ga. Jackson, James, Major, Afterwards Major-General; Congressional Cemetery, Washington, DC Jones, Batt, Burke Co., GA Jones, John, Colonel, Burke Co., GA Jones, Noble Wymberley, Dr., Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, GA. Jones, Seaborn, St. Paul’s Churchyard, Augusta, GA. Jordan, John, Davisboro, Washington Co., GA. Kendall, Henry, Capt., Upson Co., Ga,. King,___________, Jefferson Co., Ga. Lamar, John, Jones Co., Ga. Near Clinton Lee, Henry, Colonel, “Lighthouse Horse Harry” in command of a troop of cavalry at Seige of Augusta; buried in chapel of Washington and Lee University, after removal from Dungeness, Cumberland Island, Ga. |
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| Lewis, John, Major, Bartow
Co., Ga McIntosh, Lachlan, Brlg.-Gen., Colonial Cemetery, Savannah, Ga. McLendon, Samuel, Henry Co;, Ga McMullen, John, Hart Co., GA Macomson, John, Fulton Co., GA., seven miles from Atlanta Marsh, John, Macon Co., Ga. Martin, John, City Cemetery, Augusta, Ga. Mathews, George, Brlg.-Gen., Afterwards Governor of Georgia. St. Pauls churchyard, Augusta, Ga. Matthews, W'm., Capt. Jackson Co., GA. Maxwell, Thomas, Elbert Co., GA. Meriwether, Thomas, Jordan Burial Ground, six miles east of Monticello, Jasper Co., GA. Milledge, John, Afterwards Governor of Ga.; Summerville Cemetery, Augusta, GA. Milner, John, Cleola, Ga. Mitchell, Henry, City Cemetery, Sparta, GA. Morris, Wm., Cedar Grove, DeKalb Co., Ga. Murphree, John, Murphree’s burying ground, near Medville, Burke Co., GA. Murphree, Miles, Family Burying ground, fourteen miles from Waynesboro, Burke Co., GA. Newton, Moses, Washington Co., Ga. Nobles, Sanders, Clinch Co., GA. Palmer, George, Burke Co., GA. Penn, Wm., Baptist Churchyard, Monticello, Jasper Co., GA. Phone, Daniel, Fellowship Churchyard, near Tucker, DeKalb Co., GA. Porter, Oliver, Newton Co., GA. Pulaski, Casimer, Count, A Polish nobleman, killed at the Siege of Savannah, 1779. What are supposed to be his remains were reinterred under the Pulaski Monument on Bull St., Savannah, Ga. After removal from Greenwich, on Augustine Creek, the traditional place of Pulaski’s burial. Redding, Anderson, Monroe Co., GA. Reid, Samuel, Capt., of Rowan Co., NC; buried in old Reid burying ground, five miles from Eatonton,Putnam Co., GA. Rhodes, Matthew, Clarksville, Ga. Richardson, Amos, Sardis Churchyard, Hart Co., GA Robinson, Randall, Oak Hill Cemetery, Newnan, Ga. |
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| Rowell, John, Clinch Co., GA. (NOTE BY TRANSCRIBER;
ANOTHER JOHN ROWELL, HARALSON CO,GA.) Rutherford, John, On a plantation three miles west of Sandersville, Washington Co., Ga., just off the Milledgeville Road. (marked) Sanford, Jeremiah, City Cemetery, Greensboro, Ga. Screven, James, Midway Cemetery, Liberty Co., GA. Sheftall, Sheftall, Deputy Commissionary-General, Jewish burial ground, Guerard St., Savannah, Ga. Sheftall, Mordecai, Commissionary-General, Jewish burial ground, Guerard St., Savannah, Ga. Skehee, Daniel, Corporal, Washington Co., GA. Simons Abraham, Capt., Wilkes Co., Ga. Simpson, Archibald, Wilkes Co., GA. Singleton, Edward, Lumpkin Co., GA. Slaughter, Samuel, Baldwin Co., GA. Smith, Isaac, Monroe Co., Ga. Smith, Wm., "Hell Nation," Oak Hill Cemetery, Newnan, Ga. Solomon, Lazarus, Wilkinson Co., GA. Spalding, James, Colonial Cemetery, Savannah, Ga. Sparks, John, Washington Co., GA. Stephens Alexander, Capt., Taliaferro Co., GA. Near Crawfordsville Stewart, Daniel, Midway Cemetery, Liberty Co., GA. Stewart, Wm., Schley Co., Ga. Near Ellaville Cemetery, Savannah, Ga. Afterwards Governor of Ga., Bonaventure Cemetery Savannah, Ga. Tattnall, Josiah, *Afterwards Governor of Ga., Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, Ga. Telfair, Edward, *Washington Co., GA. Tennille, Francis, Lieut., Oglethorpe Co., Ga. Thomas, Wm., St. Paul’s Churchyard, Augusta, GA. Thompson, Wm., Jackson Co., Ga. Thompson, Sherwood, Gwinnett Co., Ga. Thorn, C. H., Major, Oconee Co., Ga. Thurman, David, Smyrna Churchyard, Washington, Ga. Tripplett, Francis, Maj., *Twiggs burial ground, on Central Railroad, ten miles south of Augusta, Ga. Twiggs, John, *Upson Co., GA. Walker, James, Jefferson Co., GA. Walker, Wm., Signer Declaration of Independence; afterwards Governor of Georgia Under Monument TO the Signers, Greene St., Augusta, Ga. Walton, George, Colonel, * Madison Co. Ga., near Danielsville Ware, Edward, Sergeant, *Receiver surrender of Savannah from British; later resident of Savannah. Buried in Radnor Churchyard, at Radnor, Delaware Co., Pa. *Note: Page misaligned on these entries. Not sure of places of burial. Wayne Anthony, Major-Gen White, Edward, Major Colonial Cemetery, Savannah, Ga. White, Thomas Quaker burial ground, McDuffee Co., Whitley, Graner Fellowship Church, near Tucker, DeKalb Co., GA. Williams, John, Capt. National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., after removal from St. Mary’s Ga. Williams, Joseph Near Jacksonville, Telfair Co., GA. Wilson, John Green Co., Ga. Wilson, John Effingham Co., GA. Wood, Solomon, Col. Jefferson Co., GA. Wylly, Richard, Colonel, Deputy Quartermaster-General. Colonial Cemetery, Savannah, GA. |
| **SUPPLEMENTAL NOTES BY
TRANSCRIBER, not part of the book Georgia’s Roster of the Revolution) According to the Book: “Monroe County, Georgia, A History” published by the Monroe County Historical Society, the following Revolutionary Soldiers are buried in Monroe County, Ga. GREEN, Thomas Buried in Liberty Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery at intersection of Johnstonville Road and Rt. 36 MALONE, Lud Buried in Liberty Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery at intersection of Johnstonville Road and Rt. 36 OGLETREE, William Ga. Militia, buried in Ogletree Cemetery, Goodwyne Rd. near Johnstonville REDDING, Anderson Buried in Old Salem Church Cemetery, Pea Ridge Rd., North of Bolingbroke. ROGERS, Brittain 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. STEWART, William B. 1762, d. 1848 in Monroe Co., Private in Va. Militia |
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