MISCELLANEOUS
REVOLUTIONARY WAR VETERANS OF
Union County, North Carolina
Anson County, North Carolina
Stanly County, North Carolina
Cabarrus County, North Carolina
and surrounding areas...
THOMAS
ASHCRAFT
1740-1825. Buried at Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery, Union County, NC.
STEPHEN
BELLEW/BALLEW
Born Caswell County, NC. Died 1836 Mecklenburg Co, NC. Tombstone says: “Polks NC Regt., Rev. War.” Buried at Craig-Bellew-McWhorter Family Cemetery, Jackson Township, Union County, NC. Source: Cemetery listing in Carolinas Genealogical Society Bulletin XLII.3, Winter 2005-2006.
See
pension application
filed as Stephen Billue.
BRITTAIN
BELK
Born 1746-Died 1780. Tombstone inscription: NC
MILITIA SALISBURY DISTRICT, REV WAR. Son of John & M. A. Belk. Buried At Old Antioch (Belk Family) Cemetery, Union County, NC.
REUBEN
BOSWELL
Buried at Weddington Cemetery, Union County, NC. Marker says: “d.10/16/1836, Age ?? yrs. Rev. Sol.”
Source: Union County Cemeteries by Clara Laney.
RICHARD BRASWELL
Born July 1755 Wayne County, NC-Died Aug. 20, 1839 Anson Co., NC. Tombstone inscription: PVT CONTINENTAL LINE REV WAR. Buried at Red Hill Baptist Church, Anson County, NC. See pension application. Brother of Sampson Braswell.
SAMPSON BRASWELL
Born 1757-Died Sept 11, 1831. Tombstone inscription: CONTINENTAL LINE REV WAR. Buried at Red Hill Baptist Church, Anson County, NC. See widow’s pension application. Brother of Richard Braswell.
ABSALOM
CAUDLE
Born in Halifax County, VA in 1757. Enlisted on the first occasion, became
a subsitute for John Ellwell in the second
instance, and in the third and last case was a volunteer. Enlisted the first time at Cross Creek, now Fayetteville, in 1775
for twelve months under Capt. Robert Roane in the 10th Regiment commanded by Col. Thomas Clark. Lived
in Bladen County, NC at the time and for a few years after the revolutionary war. Then moved to Anson County.
Applied
for pension in 1832 from Anson County, NC. See pension application.
.
GEORGE
CLONTZ
Sergeant. See CLONTZ and BLAIR Family History
article in the September 7, 1923 issue of The Monroe Journal.
.
JEREMIAH
CLONTZ
Born
about 1756 in Mecklenburg county (now Cabarrus county) and
died November 30, 1840. Served in
Capt.
JACKS company in May 1771. He was in the march to Moore’s Creek and Dan River.
From Dan
River
he was allowed to go home on a furlough, after which he went to South Carolina
and poind (sic) the
continental
troops and served as a corporal under Capt. GOODWIN, Col. LYTEL, and Gen.
LINCOLN.
He
was in the Brier Creek battle in the state of Georgia. He was a brave soldier – an upright and
honorable
citizen
and gentleman, and handed down to his posterity a heritage worthy of the
highest esteem. See CLONTZ
and
BLAIR Family History article in the September 7, 1923 issue of The
Monroe Journal. Also see pension
application in Carolinas Genealogical Society Bulletin 39.3, XXXVIV.3, WINTER 2002-2003. See tombstone
photo here. See transcription of application here.
WILLIAM COLLINS
Born April 1751, died 1783. Private, Continental Line. Buried at Collins Historical Cemetery, Marshville Township, Union Co, NC (see tombstone photo).
Col.
WILLIAM RICHARDSON DAVIE
Born June 22, 175 in Egremont Parish, Cumberland County, England,
William Davie immigrated to North America
in 1764 with his parents, Archibald and
Mary Richardson Davie. The family soon established a farmstead in th
"Waxhaws" region, in present-day
Lancaster County, South Carolina. The mounting conflict of the
Revolutionary
War
forced Davie to suspend his studies and immediately involve himself as a Whig
partisan fighter in the North
Carolina
Piedmont. Eventually, he would climb to the rank of commissary general, serving
Nathaniel Greene's
Southern
Army during the last years of hostilities. Also known as "Father of the
University of North Carolina."
Member,
U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; Governor of North Carolina, 1798-99. Died
in Land's Ford,
Chester
County, S.C., November 5, 1820. Buried at Old Waxhaw Presbyterian Church, Lancaster
County, SC.
Davie
County, N.C. is named for him. Sources: UNC University Library, Wikipedia.org, The Political Graveyard.
SUGAR DULIN, Sr.
Was
born 23 Apr 1763 in Onslow County, N.C., moved to Mecklenburg in 1791. Dr.
Alexander wrote about him in "History of Mecklenburg County." He is
listed by Mary Tyler Chapter, NSDAR, MEMBERS-PATRIOTS. In his own words, he
described his war service, which appeared in the Mecklenburg Times,
May 02, 1957. Sugars "last day of service" was 1781. Died April 10, 1848
and buried at Philadelphia Presbyterian Church-old south cemetery. Recorded on
pg. 156 in "History of Philadelphia Presbyterian Church" book by Rev.
Kerr. Submitted by Wan Dulin
Smith.
HUGH FORBIS
Born
about 1755 Guilford County, NC-Died after 1833 Mecklenburg County, NC. Tombstone inscription: MORGANS RIFLE
REGT CONT LINE, REVOLUTIONARY WAR (no dates). Buried at Round Top Baptist Church Cemetery, Waxhaw, Union County, NC. See pension application (Hugh
Forbus).
MAJ.
JOHN FOSTER
Emigrated from Ireland in 1765 and settled in
Mecklenburg Co. (now Union Co.), NC, on Waxhaw Creek. Died
Jan. 22, 1821. Source: Heritage of Union County,
NC.
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SAMUEL GIVENS
Obituary ~ April 10, 1846, The Charlotte Democrat, (Mecklenburg County, NC)
“Died in Union County, on the
16th ultimo, Mr. Samuel GIVENS, a
soldier of the Revolution, aged between
85 and 90 years. Suffice it to say that he lived
and died respected and beloved by all who ever knew him.”
Buried at Price Chapel Baptist Church, Sandy
Ridge Township, NW of Waxhaw, Union County, NC.
Marker says: “South Carolina Revolutionary War” (no dates). See document from pension file. See pension application.
RICHARD GRIFFIN
Born
1756 Chatham County, NC-died after 1850 Union Co, NC. Volunteered in 1780 from SC. Then moved to
Mecklenburg County, NC (about 1781) and again volunteered. Applied for pension
in 1832 from Mecklenburg County, NC. See
pension application.
THOMAS
GRIFFIN
Born about 1750 in Virginia and died about 1807
in Anson County, NC (present day Union Co.).
See tombstone photo here. His
stone simply says 'THOS. GRIFFIN VA. MIL. REV. WAR'.
Per
Connie Thompson: “I have read from an
undocumented source that he served under Captain John Gist's
Company
in Colonel Nathan Gist's 1st VA
Regiment in 1777 and that he enlisted a second time and served
in the 2nd VA Regiment under Captain John Smith's Company in Colonel Gregory Smith's Regiment.”
WILLIAM E. HOUSTON
Captain. Born 1750-Died 1825. Buried at Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church (McWhorter) Cemetery, Union Co, NC.
WILLIAM
HOWARD
Obituary
~ April 27, 1843, The Charlotte
Democrat, (Mecklenburg County, NC)
-Died in Union County, on the
14th of March last, Mr. William HOWARD,
in the 79th year of his age. Mr.
HOWARD was a soldier in the Revolution.
.
JOHN HUBBARD
From Revolutionary War pension application
of his widow.
He was in the American Revolution, 2 terms of
three months in the Militia, and a one year term with the
Continentals. He enlisted from Franklin Co, NC.
He served under Gen. Green in the Battle of Guilford
Courthouse, and under Gen. Gates at Gates'
Defeat. He often spoke of being with Col. Lytle, Col.
Shepperd, Col. Caswell, Capt. Sharp, Capt.
Hadley, Capt. Eaves, and Capt. Richards. Discharged
near Charleston, SC. They lived in Franklin Co.,
then Nash Co., NC. They moved to Anson Co. in 1806.
(Pension record abstract from Carolinas
Genealogical Society Bulletin XXXI.1, Summer 1994, p.7).
GEORGE
KARCHER (KIKER)
Pension record (filed under George Karcher) is lengthy. It does state that he enlisted as a volunteer early in May
1778 under Captain Jack, who lived then in Charlotte N. C. When he enlisted he lived in what was then
Mecklenburg County, now Cabarrus County, N.C. He stated that no one could prove his service except Jacob
Miller of Cabarrus, and Jeremiah Clontz of Mecklenburg – who were in the service with him. Widow was
Francis Lee and she applied for his pension in 1854 from Tallapoosa County, Alabama. She said they were
married by Edward Windfield Esq. of Wadesboro, Anson County, North Carolina on April 8, 1808 and
her first child (Rachael) was born in 1809. He originally signed his name Jorge Karcher, while in Philadelphia,
but signed George Karcher while in Anson County. His second wife, Frances Lee, from Wadesboro, corrupted
his name to several spellings in her application for widow's pensions. His son Philip that came to Anson County
with him signed Kiaker. The name was corrupted to Carriker in the census records until 1910 when it was listed
as Kiker. Submitted
by Bob Johnson. See pension application
(George Karcher)
WILLIAM
LEMMOND
Private and later Sergeant under company
commanded by Capt. Charles Polk of Mecklenburg
Co, NC.
Daughter Margaret Lemmond applied for pension
based on her father’s service in 1857 from Lancaster
District, South Carolina, at age 67. Pension record states that her father was
married to Ann Ghent in
1788 in Mecklenburg Co, NC and that he died about
1810. Widow remarried in 1812 to Andrew
Walker,
a Revolutionary war soldier who died in 1845.
Widow died in 1847….
Source: Abstracts of Pensions of North Carolina
Soldiers of the Revolution, War of 1812 & Indian Wars,
compiled by Annie Walker Burns.
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JACOB LITTLE
Born in Surry County, Virginia March 28, 1755.
Lived in Pitt County, NC when called into service and
continued to live there after the Revolutionary
War until the year 1795 when he removed to Anson
County. Volunteered as a private in the Militia on the Aug. 10, 1780 - for
three months in Pitt County. Volunteered
again as a minute man in December 1782 in Pitt
County. See transcription of pension application.
WILLIAM
MARTIN
Born about 1760 in Caroline County, Virginia. Moved to NC in 1774 with father and
entered service in 1777.
Served from
Anson Co., NC under Captain John DeJarnette, Colonel Thomas Wade,
Major Jonathan Jackson.
Applied for pension from Montgomery Co, Alabama in 1833.
See transcription
of pension application.
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ELIAS MASSEY, Private.
Died Oct. 12, 1827 Anson County, NC. Married
Elizabeth Gatewood (sister of Plura Gatewood Gordon). Had 15 children.
See pension application. He
served 5 tours of duty at 3 months each.
-January Term of Union County, NC
County Court, Pleas and Quarter Sessions, p.498. "Personally
appeared in Open Court, [blank], and on Oath Stated that Elizabeth MASSEY late
of the
District of Lancaster, South Carolina
departed this life intestate on the 11th day of October, 1864
leaving but one child a daughter named Sarah
FARMER. That intestate was a revolutionary pensioner
and widow of Elias MASSEY
deceased a private in the army of the revolution, and that she was
at the time of her death, and had been for eight
years prior thereto a resident of the District & State
aforesaid with which the Court being fully
Satisfied it is therefore considered by the Court that the Same
be entered upon the minutes of this Court to the
end that letters of administration may issue when applied for."
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HUGH McCAIN, Sr.
Obituary ~ March 26, 1832, Western Carolinian (Salisbury,
Rowan Co, NC)
-Died: Hugh M’AIN, Sr. a soldier of the Revolution,
aged 71, February 6, 1832, in Mecklenburg county.
-Son Hugh B. McCain applied for his father’s
pension from Union County, NC in 1853. See pension application.
JOHN
MCCAIN
Tombstone says: “Died 3/6/1835, Age 82 years. A soldier in Revolutionary War.” Buried at Tirzah Presbyterian Church,
near Waxhaw, Jackson Township, Union County, NC.
Source: Union County Cemeteries by Clara Laney.
WILLIAM
MCCAIN
Tombstone says: “Died 4/6/1823. Age 68 yrs. A soldier in Revolutionary War.” Buried at Tirzah Presbyterian
Church, near Waxhaw, Jackson Township, Union County, NC.
Source: Union County Cemeteries by Clara Laney.
GEORGE
McWHORTER
Born Feb. 8, 1762-died Feb. 4, 1841. Tombstone says: Kershaws SC Regt, Rev. War. Buried at Craig Family Cemetery,
Jackson Township, Union County, NC. Source: Cemetery listing in Carolinas Genealogical Society Bulletin XLII.3,
Winter 2005-2006. See transcription of pension application which gives more details.
Henry
Tyler Medlin
Entered service as a private on June 30 1781 at Granville Court House. He marched with his company to Charlotte,
North Carolina
where he died of a disease in late July 1781.
Source: Ann Medlin Price.
MICHAEL NASH
Wednesday,
October 27, 1841, Fayetteville Observer (Fayetteville, N.C.)
-Died: In Anson county on the 20th, aged 84, Mr. Michael NASH, a revolutionary soldier….
See
transcription of
pension application which gives more details.
.
WILLIAM
NESBIT
Obituary ~ March 26, 1831, N.C. SPECTATOR AND
WESTERN ADVERTISER (Rutherfordton, Rutherford
County, N.C.)
-Died: At his residence in Lancaster
District, S.C. on the 2d Feb. Col. William NESBIT, in the 76th
year of
his age.
He has left e very extensive circle of relations and friends to mourn
their irreparable loss. He evinced
his firm attachment to the cause of Liberty, by
his brave and patriotic conduct during the Revolutionary War,
in which he filled the office of Captain, with
honor to himself and usefulness to his country, throughout the contest
for freedom.
He had, for many years previous to his death, been a Ruling Elder in the
Associate Reformed
Church of Waxhaws; and his life, as a christian
and neighbor, was ever well worthy of imitation.
CHARLES
POLK
Captain.
July 29, 1732-Mar 10, 1821. Tombstone
inscription: CAPT NC MILITIA REVOLUTIONARY WAR. Was originally buried at home place in Goose Creek Township near
Cabarrus Co. line, but marker was later found in the road and moved to Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church Cemetery,
Sandy Ridge Township, Union County, NC. Son George W. Polk applied for his
father’s pension from Mecklenburg Co., NC in 1854. See pension application.
THOMAS
POLK
Feb 28, 1757- May 3, 1842. Memorial marker placed near gravesite in 1950 states that he was a Colonel in the
4th NC Regiment, but this is more than likely in error since his uncle Thomas Polk from Mecklenburg Co. was
Colonel of that regiment and someone confused the two men of the same name. Thomas Polk of
Polk Mountain, New Salem Township, Union County, NC was more than likely a private although he was
affectionately called “Colonel” later in life out of respect. See photos of marker at Old Polk Cemetery in Union Co.
WILLIAM
PYRON
Born 1756 in Virginia (either Henrico or Hanover County). Entered service from Orange County, NC. Moved to Mecklenburg County, NC in 1792. Died June 27, 1850 Union County, NC. Buried at Pyron Cemetery, located about 8 miles north of Monroe near Benton's Cross Roads Baptist church, Union County, NC. Turn west at crossroads go about 1/2 mi turn left. Family cemetery located on Leander Benton farm. William Pyron Revolutionary Soldier, Government Marker. Source: Union County Cemeteries by Clara Laney. See pension application.
EDWARD RICHARDSON
Private in Smallwood’s Brigade, NC Troops. Died 1821. Buried at Bethlehem United Methodist Church Cemetery, Union Co, NC. Tombstone photo.
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JAMES ROSS
He was born in Martin County, NC June 8, 1761.
Entered service of the United States in February 1781 in the County
of Martin. Continued to live in Martin County for many years after the
Revolutionary War and removed to
Anson County. For pension Application of James Ross and his
widow Lydia, see Carolinas Genealogical Society
Bulletin 40.4, XL.4, SPRING 2003-2004. Buried at Ennis Staton Cemetery, located 3 miles N.E. of
Fairfield
Baptist Church on a hill. D.A.R.
marker states the following: “James Ross, Corporal, 1 N.C. Drag. Rev. War
and his
wife Elizabeth Coburn.” (per Union County Cemeteries by Clara Laney.)
See
transcription of
pension application which gives more details.
WALTER ROSS
Born 1761 Caroline Co., Virginia and died 10-25-1848 Autauga Co., Alabama. At enlistment, he resided in Anson Co., NC. Moved later to Autauga Co., AL where he resided when he received a pension. Widow resided in that county in Dec. 1855. More information can be found here. See pension application.
PHILLIP RUSHING
Born about 1756. Lived in Anson County, NC in 1777 when he enlisted. Died after 1838 in Perry County, Tennessee. Brother of RICHARD RUSHING (below) and WILLIAM RUSHING (who died during the war). More information can be found in his pension record.
RICHARD RUSHING
Born in 1749 on the Roanoke in Virginia. Lived in Anson County, NC when called into service. Moved to Perry County, Tennessee about 1819. He stated in his pension record that his brother WILLIAM RUSHING was wounded at Drowning Creek and died soon after of the wounds. Brother of PHILLIP RUSHING (above). More information can be found in his pension record.
Maj.
JOHN SECREST
Friday,
May 9, 1890, The Charlotte Democrat, (Mecklenburg
County, NC)
-Rev.
J.D.A. SECREST, of Monroe township [Union
County], is the possessor of a relic of the Revolutionary
war;
which he values very highly. It is a musket, which was captured at the Battle
of King’s Mountain by Maj.
John
SECREST, who was a brother of Mr. SECREST’S grandfather, and it has been
in the SECREST family
ever
since. When Mr. SECREST’S father, a
few years ago, gave him the gun, he cautioned him particularly never
to
let it go out of the family, and when Mr. SECREST
started to bring it to town with him a few days ago, his son
was
earnest in his request that it should not be sold. The gun is a flint and steel
musket-and it never misses fire.
It
is Mr. SECREST’S companion on his
hunting expeditions, and he assured us that he has brought down many
a
fine “gobbler” with it. It is 6 feet 7 inches long including the bayonet, and
weighs 13 pounds. On the upper end
of
the lock are the letters and figures E D G E -1760. On the right hand side of
the lock is an engraving of a crown
and
underneath it the letters G R I P. On
the left of the lock are the figures 8-30. The gun is well preserved and in
the
hands of a “good shot” is just as capable of doing deadly execution as in the
day when it was used to shoot
down THE PATRIOT soldiers of the Revolution. -MONROE ENQUIRER.
See
transcription of
pension application which gives more details.
GEORGE
SHANKLE
Wednesday,
October 27, 1841, Fayetteville Observer (Fayetteville, N.C.)
-Died:
On the 26th, in Stanly county, Rev. George SHANKLE,
aged about 90, a revolutionary soldier….
WILLIAM SIMPSON
Born
1752 in Ireland and came to America in 1772. He served in the Revolutionary War
as a soldier of the
Continental
Line in the Battle of Camden 1780 and until 1783. Died in 1821 in what is
now Union County, NC.
See cemetery photos here.
MATTHEW STEWART
Died
1808. He was a Captain in the Revolutionary War. He lived in Mecklenburg County
near Philadelphia church, and was one of the founders of this church. Source: August 21, 1923 issue of The Monroe Journal.
ANDREW WALKER
-Born Dec. 5, 1756 in County Antrim, Ireland and moved to Charleston, SC when he was 11 where he lived for
5 years before moving to NC. While living in Mecklenburg Co, NC he enlisted and served various times from
1775-1780, as private with the NC troops under Capt. William Hagen, Robert Davies, McNight, and Colonels
Ezekiel Polk, Thomas Polk, Robert Irwin and Adam Alexander and was at the Battle of Walkup’s Mills. He
enlisted in 1781 and served 2 months as quartermaster under Gen. Davidson and was commissioned Capt. In
May 1781 and served 1 year in Col. Robert Irwin’s NC Regt. He was allowed pension on his application executed
Nov. 8, 1832 while a resident of Mecklenburg Co, NC and died Sept 20, 1846 leaving a son John walker who
was age
74 in 1855 and a resident of Union Co,
NC… Source: Abstracts of Pensions of
North Carolina Soldiers of
the Revolution, War of 1812 & Indian Wars, compiled by Annie Walker Burns.
-Captain in Irwins N.C. Regt. Rev. War. Buried at Walker Family Cemetery, located about 2 miles South of
Mineral
Springs, Jackson Township, Union County, NC, on old Andrew Walker home
place. Source: Union County
Cemeteries by Clara Laney.
See pension record.
Also see pension record of William
Lemmond.
JOHN WENTZ
1751-1827.
Buried at Ritch Cemetery, Union County, NC. Revolutionary War Memorial Marker dedicated
June 26, 1994 by Simon Wentz III.
JOSEPH WILLIAMS
Served
in Mebane’s Company, 1st N.C. Regiment, Revolutionary War. Died July 1825. Buried at
Williams-Griffin
Cemetery, Union County, NC, about 5 miles east of Monroe on the old Monroe and
Ansonville Road. See tombstone photo here.
PHILIP WOLFE
Tombstone says: “Born in Germany. Settled here 1765 on grant from King Geo. III. Revolutionary Soldier.
Wounded at Battle of Kings Mountain. Died May 23, 1817- age 77.” Buried at Philip Wolfe Family Cemetery.
Located about 1 mile South of Mineral Springs, Union County, NC.
Source: Union County Cemeteries by Clara Laney.
List of Union County Revolutionary
Soldiers as taken from Monument on Courthouse Grounds, Monroe, N.C.
(See photo of marker)
Samuel Adams
Thomas Ashcraft
Stephen Bellew
Brittan Belk
William Blair
Reuben Boswell
James Bradley
William Brewer
Jeremiah Clontz
Capt. John Cuthbertson
Hugh Forbis
Capt. John Foster
Samuel Givens
Richard Griffin
Thomas Griffin
Henry Harris
George Helms
William Houston
Capt. James Huey
John Lemmond
William Lemmond
Hugh McCain, Sr.
Hugh McCain, Jr.
James McCain
John McCain
William McCain
Aaron McWhorter
George McWhorter
Maj. John McWhorter
Moses McWhorter
John Moore
Abraham Moses
Joseph Osborne
Capt. Charles Polk
John Pyron
William Pyron
Edward Richardson
George Richardson
Ned Richardson
Valentine Richardson
James Ross
John Secrest
William Simpson
Emanuel Stevens
Capt. Andrew Walker
Capt. John Walker
John Wentz
Rev. Joseph Williams
Philip Wolfe
Other
supposed patriots of Union County, N.C., although I have not researched them to
find out more
information.
JOHN
BELK
DARLING
BELK
JAMES
BELK
HENRY
McNEELY
JOHN
McNEELY
CAPT.
JAMES POLK
JOHN
THOMPSON
CAPT.
JAMES WAUHUB [WALKUP]
I’ll be happy to add your REVOLUTIONARY WAR ancestors
name here,
if he had connections to this area!
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