BATTLE of KINGS MOUNTAIN
Robert ELDER [b.1760 York Co, PA]
He served in the Revolutionary War and fought at Kings Mountain.
He
wrote a letter which was printed in the book "King's Mountain
and
It's Heroes: History of the Battle of King's Mountain October
7th,
1780, and the Events Which Led To It" by Lyman C. Draper.
The letter is has follows:
Robert Elder, April 2, 1823, certifies: That I was a
volunteer of the regiment commanded by Colonel William Campbell,
in
the action, fought upon King's Mountain, on the seventh day
of
October, in the year 1780, and do hereby declare, that I never saw
Colonel Campbell on the field of battle after the first onset of
the
action, until the surrender of the enemy. I also declare, that I
often saw Colonel Isaac Shelby endeavoring to animate our men, and
particularly at the time of the battle when the enemy charged
our
lines, and drove us down the mountain, from one hundred and
fifty to
two hundred yards, or upwards. I both saw and heard Colonel Shelby
make great exertions to rally our men, which he finally effected,
and
turned them back upon the enemy, and drove them in their turn until
they surrendered.
Robert served in his brother Captain James Elder's company under
Colonel Roebuck. He and his wife applied for a pension 25
March 1833
in Lincoln County, Kentucky. According to his pension record he
was
born in York County, Pennsylvania.
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Library of Congress book entry:
Draper, Lyman Copeland, 1815-1891.
King's Mountain and its heroes; history of the battle of
King's Mountain, October 7th, 1780, and the events which led to it.
[Spartanburg, S.C., Reprint Co., 1967]
612 p. illus., map, plan, ports. 22 cm.
Title page includes original imprint: Cincinnati, P. G. Thomson,
1881.
Subjects: Kings Mountain, Battle of, S.C., 1780.
Series: North Carolina heritage series no. 5
LC Classification: F251 .N87 no. 5
Dewey Class No.: 973.33/6
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LINKS:
Banff Scotland research, mentioned in Spartanburg links:
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~nancyelder/ed/Banff.htm
Spartanburg Troops (Spartan Regiment):
https://sites.rootsweb.com/~scsparta/sparta_troops.htm
Captains:
Daniel McCleary
Benjamin Roebuck
James Elder
William Wood
Joseph Wofford
William Wofford
Privates:
...John Elder, Thomas Elder, William Elder
Maps, History of Kings Mountain:
http://www.tngenweb.org/revwar/kingsmountain.html
..."Col. Shelby also convinced Col. William Campbell, commander
of the county militia in neighboring Washington
County, Virginia, to
join him and Sevier on 25 Sep 1780 at Watauga, the time and place they
had appointed for their
rendevous. Also "overmountain"
at the time were Cols. Charles McDowell and Andrew Hampton and their
militiamen (from Burke
and Rutherford Counties, North Carolina, respectively), and when the five
county militias
assembled on the 25th,
they were over 1,000 strong. The following day they began their march across
the
mountains, and on September
30th met up with Cols. Benjamin Cleveland and Joseph Winston and their
350
militiamen from Wilkes
and Surry Counties, North Carolina (respectively), bringing their total
to almost 1,400. (5) "
SEVIER bio sketches in Draper's book, etc: (of Sullivan
Co TN)
http://www.tngenweb.org/revwar/records/s/sevier.html
Overmountain Victory Trail Map (1 meg .pdf) includes Sullivan
Co TN and Washington Co VA
data2.itc.nps.gov/parks/ovvi/ppdocuments/OVMT.PDF
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Sullivan Co TN - near Washington Co VA (was included):
"Sullivan CO TN remained generally the same (land) from 1787 to
the present"
http://www.tngenweb.org/sullivan
WASHINGTON CO VA:
The Washington County Surveyors Record 1781-1797 [Now
HOLSTON River on map of Sullivan Co TN]
http://www.ls.net/~newriver/va/washsurv.htm
Page 367 - Robert Elder & James Elder, heirs of Mathew Elder,
decd - 349 ac -
Commissioners Certificate - beginning on the north side of the
middle fork of Holstein River in a line of David Snodgrass's land
-
by Woods corner - on Graham's line - November 25, 1787...Mathew
Elder,
assignee of Daniel McCormic - 400 ac - on the middle fork of Holstein,
includes improvement of 330 ac surveyed on January 22, 1774 - actual
settlement made in 1769 - August 18, 1781
WASHINGTON CO VA - Photos by Gordon Lockwood
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~nancyelder/HolstonRiver/HolstonRiver.htm
SHELBY:
http://www.tngenweb.org/revwar/records/s/shelby.html
Evan SHELBY, Jr. was baptized 23 Oct 1720 at Tregaron, Cardiganshire,
Wales., son of Evan and Catherine Morgan
Shelby, Sr. who came to the colonies about 1734. Evan Sr.
died in Frederick Co, MD in 1751. Evan Jr. became a fur trader, was
in Braddock's Campaign (1755), served as first lieutenant
to Capt. Alexander BEALL in 1767-8, and later held commissions in
both MD and PA. About 1773, he removed to Sapling Grove where he
erected Shelby's Fort in what was then Fincastle
County, Virginia, and later Washington County, Virginia, but is
today Bristol, Sullivan County, Tennessee. In 1774, he
commanded the Fincastle Company in Dunmore's War, and was
at the battle of Point Pleasant on 10 Oct of that year. In 1776,
Virginia Governor Patrick Henry appointed him Major in the troops
commanded by Col. William Christian against the
Cherokees. On December 21, of that same year, he was appointed colonel
of the militia of newly-created county of
Washington, and in 1779, he led an expedition againts the Chickamauga
Indian towns on the lower Tennessee River.
In October 1780, Shelby and his volunteer militia joined almost
a thousand frontiersmen in the march on British
Colonel Patrick FERGUSON. The one-hour Battle of King's Mountain,
at which FERGUSON was killed and the British
troups routed, is credited by most with having turning the tides
of war in the south. "
KINCANNON:
by Gary and Bev SHIPLEY
1. FRANCIS1 KINCANNON1 was born Abt. 1715 in Ireland,
and died 03 March 1795 in Washington Co, Virginia.
He married ELIZABETH SUMMERS Abt. 1740.
Notes for FRANCIS KINCANNON:
Francis Kincannon lived in York County, Pennsylvania.
On January 12, 1758 he mortaged his personal property and 100 acres
in Manallen
Twp to Thomas Kelly for 16 pounds. He paid off the mortgage on April
20, 1760.
He received 114 acres in Manallen Twp, York County, Pennsylvania
and 52 acres in
Cumberland Twp, York County, Pennsylvania in land grants before
1767. He later sold his rights to these land grants.
Sometime around 1769 Kincannon moved to Augusta (now Washington)
County, Virginia.
He had a 400 acre plantation on a branch of the Middle Fork of the
Holston River.
Francis Kincannon made his will on 3 March 1795.
He left his property to his wife, Elizabeth and their children.
The will was probated on 15 September 1795.
(Source: Southwest Virginia Families by David B. Trimble. 1974; San
Antonio, Texas)
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VA Research by Ann Elder Brooks Poe:
http://www.familytrail.com/elder/annelderpoe
Matthew ELDER and Mary KINCANNON:
Donna Logan's archives:
http://www.familytrail.com/elder/MathewMaryElder/ps01/ps01_014.html
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6. [Also from Ruth Burns]
Letter from Josephine Jurney,
16024 NE 26th St. Bellevue, Wa. 98008 - 17 July 1989.
In some old CFI cards , found Mathew
Elder son of Mathew Elder christened 13 Aug 1662 Londonderry
Co,
Templemore, Derry Cathedral.
Also: Mathew Elder, son of Andrew Elder and Anna, christened 19
May 1703 same place as above.
[Templemore is just west of Londonderry.]
7. Ireland IGI, p. 8444 -- same information as #6 - also p.
8441 -
marriage of Andrew Elder to Ann Riply, 3 July 1701 at Derry
Cathedral, Templemore, Ireland. Probable other children are
Ann,
christened 21 Nov 1699 and Elizabeth, christened 3 July 1701,
both
at Derry Cathedral, Templemore, Londonderry Co."
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Searching Google.com for TEMPLEMORE, DERRY CATHEDRAL,
found other references to records:
"The Register of Derry Cathedral
(St. Columb's),
Parish of Templemore,
Londonderry, 1642 - 1703.
Source: LDS microfilm #599241.
Index:
Vol. 1, A Register of all the persons
buried within the Church
& Churchyard as well in the ould as new Church in the Citty
of
Londonderry beginninge from the name of John Cole in the last
Register booke who was buried the...1642 as followeth.
- July 1643
- Robert, sonne of Thomas Flavell 20th
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ELDER names in REGISTER OF DERRY CATHEDRAL (1642-1703)
From FIND MY PAST - FREE INDEX
at
http://www.findmypast.com/articles/world-records/full-list-of-the-irish-family-history-records/life-events-birth-marriage-death/register-of-derry-cathedral-1642-1703
Andrew - married 1698
Ann - born 1701
Deatrixe - born 1699
Elizabeth - born 1699
Elizabeth - death 1703
Jane - marriage 1665
Jennett - born 1654
John - born 1675
Jonet - married 1684
Margarett - married 1654
Margarett - married 1655
Margarett - married 1656
Margarett - married 1662
Margrat - death 1699
Margret - married 1686
Mary - born 1654
Mary - married 1681
Mary - death 1684
Mathew - born 1662
Mathew - born 1703
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Searching Google.com,
ST. COLUMB CATHEDRAL, LONDONDERRY:
http://www.ireland.anglican.org/library/libresources.html
Books: PARISH REGISTER SERIES
Register of the Cathedral Church of St Columb, Derry, 1703-1732
edited by Colin Thomas,1997,
Register of the Cathedral Church of St Columb, Derry, 1732-1775
edited by Colin Thomas, 1999
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http://www.stcolumbscathedral.org
THIS IS THE OFFICIAL SITE OF ST COLUMB'S CATHEDRAL, LONDONDERRY
Built in 1633, St Columb's Cathedral is the
Mother Church of the Diocese of Derry and
the vibrant Parish Church of Templemore.
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Photos:
As you enter through the gates there seem to be very few headstones,
it's only when you get closer do you find that the majority of graves
are marked by flatstones,
mostly from the mid to late 19th century.
Headstones, St Columb's Cathedral, Derry
http://www.headstones.fsnet.co.uk/columb.htm
Another photo from gateway:
http://www.planetware.com/photos/GB/DRSTCOL.HTM
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LIBRARIES in DERRY:
Library listed in "Ulster Libraries" by Robert K. O'Neill
Central Library
35 Foyle Street
Derry, BT48 6AL
M,Th 9:15-8; T,W,F 9:15-5:30;Sat 9:15-5
Linked via computer to the emigration database of
the Ulster-American Folk Park, Omagh
Visitors welcome, ID required. General stacks open, special collections
closed. Entire collection catalogued in machine readable form.
Located just outside the city walls.
Special Collections:
Irish and local studies collections include some 15,000 volumes,
2,500
photographs and 2,000 maps with special emphasis on the west of
Co.
Londonderry, including Limavady and Dungiven. Also local newspapers
on
microfilm dating back to 1829, ordnance survey maps, and local history
files.
Photocopying and microfilm printout available.
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