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1	grave marked 28 Apr 2019 by Blue Ridge Mountins, Brier Creek, Captain John Collins, Marqu9is de Lafayette, Marshes of Glynn, Ocmulgee, Robert Forsyth, Wiregrass Chapters GA SAR	Stacey, John (I319)
2	James Fulcher was born in Virginia in 1755 and was the son of William Fulcher and Nancy Armistead. During the Revolutionary War he served as a soldier in the Continental Line from Georgia and saw service in Georgia and South Carolina. For his services to his country he received land grants in several Georgia counties including Richmond, Screven, and Muscogee. He married Elizabeth Huff in 1777 in Virginia and they are believed to have had the following five children. 1) Armistead Fulcher (born 1778) married Nancy Daniel. 2) Margaret Fulcher (born 1780) married Augustine Hewlett. 3) John LaFayette Fulcher (born 1781) married Mary Colson. 4) James Fulcher (born 1783, died 1823). 5) Nancy Fulcher (born 1789) married William Colson. In addition to being a land owner, James served as a Justice of the Peace and was the owner of an Inn on McBean Creek not far from Waynesboro. George Washington breakfasted there on his tour of the South in 1791. President Washington entered into is diary "Wednesday 18th - Breakfast at Fulcher's, 15 miles from Waynesboro." The desk said to be the one at which George Washington made this entry in his diary has been passed down to a present day descendent of James Fulcher. Patriot James Fulcher died on March 23, 1839 in Richmond County and is buried in the Fulcher Cemetery located near the intersection of Piney Grove Road and the present day Highway 56. His example of duty and service to his nation and community serves as a model for us all.	Fulcher, James (I61)
3	William Scott was born on August, 26, 1754, in Virginia, and served as captain in the 3rd Regiment of the Georgia Continental Line. On January 9, 1779, he was captured by the British at Fort Morris in Sunbury, Georgia, where he was imprisoned for the remainder of the war. In 1794, Scott was commissioned captain in the 2nd Militia Company of the McIntosh County Battalion, and major five years later. Major Scott received a promotion to lieutenant colonel, commanding the 3rd Regiment Georgia Militia, representing Glynn, Camden, and Wayne Counties, during the War of 1812. When the British landed about 1,500 men on Cumberland Island and at Pointe Peter on January 13, 1815, the frightened inhabitants begged Scott not to defend the town of St. Marys as it would cause the British to lay it in ashes. Thus the British were able to freely sail up and down the inland waterways, removing slaves and disrupting traffic; but on February 20th, Scott?s Militia were victorious against the British sailors and marines on the St. Mary?s River.	Scott, William (I246)
4	"At Seneca Fort - this applicant was sent for by Capt. Andrew Miller who commanded a Company of rangers on the frontiers of South Carolina under whom this applicant served as a spy-three months-being about six weeks under Capt. Smith as before stated, making this tour about four months and a half. This tour was served in the year 1776 in the latter part of the summer and fall as well as he recollects." Aug 1776 At Senecca, SC, ambushed by Cherokees, Patriot forces saved by a mounted charge. 10 Aug 1776 Tugeloo River, SC. Cherokees defeated by Andrew Pickens. 12 Aug 1776 Tamassy, SC. Col. Williamson and Andrew Pickens defeated large Cherokee war party and burned the Indian town, Tamassy. Aug 1776 Ring Fight, SC?. This is not mentioned by Demsey; however it happened in August when he was serving with Andrew Pickens. Two hundred Cherokees attacked Andrew Pickens and 25 militia. From a circle, firing in turn, the patriots held off attackers until a rescue force arrived.	Tyner, Dempsey (I231)
5	1. Patriot Lanier married Ann Butler on 21 Sep 1778 in Sussex County, VA. She was born 20 Apr 1760 in Sussex County, VA, and died about 1802 in Bulloch County, Georgia. 2. Patriot Lanier married Ester Thorn in 1805.	Lanier, Lewis (I297)
6	1776 deed to John Smith states that William lll and Benjamin are brothers. --Served under Captain John Purvis? Co of the SC Rangers commanded by Col. William Thompson " For Payment for his faithful service during the Revolutionary War of 1776" Major William Skinner was given a land grant. He settled in Screven County, Georgia. George Washington stopped and had breakfast with him in 1791 on his tour through Georgia. This visit is depicted on a historical marker in Screven County Ga. 1786, 14 August - 1790 16 Dec. Justice of Peace Burke Co. 1795- Constitutional Convention Screven Co. January 7,1795-February 6 1801, Justice of the Peace Screven Co. 1796 House of Representatives. 1797, Senate, Screven County. 1797, 15 June - 1799, 14 Feb. J.I.C. Screven Co. In Dec 1806 he traded land grants with Seaborn Jones of Richmond County, GA, and it is believed this is how he got the land, 4129 acres, where the Skinnerville community was located and is where the home of William Skinner is located. Assuming that the home was occupied by William Skinner when it was built, the home would now be 200 years old. 1808, 19 January Justice of the Peace, Richmond Co. (source: Georgia Archives) 1813-1817, 26 Feb. J.P.119th Dist. Richmond Co. ((source: Georgia Archives card file J.P. 1813-1817, p. 888) Oct 1814, Deed from William Skinner to son John Skinner and son in law Arthur Smith of 1485 acres in Richmond and Columbia counties (Deed Book "W" p 496, possibly Columbia County but probably Richmond County.) 1820, 3 Jul. Will probated. (Signed 20 April) Lists children John, Sarah (wife of Arthur Smith), William, Leavingston, Thomas, Caroline, and Seaborn. (Ordinary of Richmond Co. has record of the Will.) GA Wills, Vol A-B, 1798-1853, p 182. Verified Family legend is that on the day of his death (11 June 1820) he invited all of his children to come to his home for a family dinner and then, while his family was at the dinner table outside in the yard, the old major went to a point under the stairway in one of the bedrooms and there committed suicide by placing his old army musket under his chin and pulling the trigger with his toe. He was rumored to have buried a large sum of gold on his property, and for many years people would sneak on the land to dig for this gold. 1821. Letters of guardianship issued to Livingston Skinner, guardian of Carolyn Skinner and Seaborn Skinner, minor orphan children of William Skinner, deceased. (Court of Ordinary Minutes, Richmond Co., Book 2B, 1821-1840). In 1823, Richmond Co., GA the sons of Wm SKINNER, John & William who were executors of Maj. Wm. SKINNER estate verified Moses MORGAN had paid for the 100 acres he bought from their father for $225. In 1828 Moses sold 4 acres to his mother-in-law, Elizabeth McKEAN (McCAIN), this was out of the 100 acres bought from SKINNER. Witnesses were John LAMKIN & John WILCOX, JP. (recorded 1832) On the 1830 Richmond Co., GA census, Moses MORGAN is found on p. 287. In 1831 Moses MORGAN sold his land to Seaborn SKINNER for $150, recorded 1832 with A. SMITH & Arthur FOSTER, JP as witnesses. Moses had drawn land in the GA LL and was moving from Richmond Co. The entire branch of the Skinner family is known for being very tall. William?s grandson (also William Skinner, called ?Big Bill Skinner? by friends) was known as the ?Georgia Giant?. He was believed to be the tallest man in GA when he died in 1887. His wife was Jane E. Skinner. Jane's obituary says she was married to the "largest man in the state". ?William Skinner, known as the Georgia Giant, who stood 6 ft. 9in. in his stockings, weighed nearly 300lb and was seventy-three years of age, died recently near Augusta, Ga.? (The New York Clipper, 26 Nov 1887, page 593) As of Jun 2018, per Marcia Plunkett: ?My husband now owns the Skinner Family Cemetery on Skinner Mill Rd in Augusta after his mother (Catherine Skinner Plunkett) passed last year. It is landlocked and also padlocked but certainly not overgrown. Our family has always paid to have it maintained.? Sources: - Charles J. Skinner's "The Richmond County Skinners" self-published in 1948. (Copy is at Augusta University Library, Special Collections Room). - Skinner article that appears the Richmond County History, Vol. 10, No. 1Winter, 1978: (Richmond County Historical Society, Richmond County History, Volumes 6-10,1974-78, Augusta, GA: The Society, 1978.) Held in the Georgia Room.	Skinner, William III (I325)
7	Brothers were William and Benjamin.	Guest, Moses (I81)
8	Children: William Gee Cotton (1790 - 1878) Stephen Gary Cotton (1802 - 1881) J. G. Cotton (1806 - 1866)	Cotton, Reverend Smith (I215)
9	DAR #A009700	Bessent, John (I240)
10	He enlisted in the Fifth Regiment on 30 March 1776, Captain Michael Cresap's company, (SC) He was not on the rolls after 19 May 1776. He served in the militia after the fall of Charleston and supplied beef during 1781 and 1782	Moseley, Robert Sr. (I139)
11	Leonard moved from North Carolina after that to Tennessee and South Carolina and finally ended up in Georgia.	Wills, Leonard (I314)
12	Names of his wife, if any, and children are unknown.	Sleigh, James (I262)
13	Oliver Crawford, son of William Crawford (see William Crawfrd's (Culpepper County, VA will naming Lucy Alexander as a widow in 1793). Oliver & Lucy were married Oct 24, 1786, Culpeper County, Virginia. The Alexanders (George, Wm, Issac) were settlers of Elbert County in the Coldwater area and Oliver & Lucy came later about 1790-92. Oliver died ca 1792 in Elbert County. Lucy applied on the 1825 Land Lottery as a widow for Revolutionary War Service. They had sons James, John, William. Oliver had at least two brothers who were Rev. War soldiers. Archelious and Gideon Crawford. Oliver was drafted in Culpepper Co, Virginia.	Crawford, Oliver (I162)
14	s/o William Beck & Lucy Clark. At 15 enlisted as Sgt . Benjamin Harrison 9th Av. 1778. Lieutenant fought under George Washington. He retired with the rank of Captain on January 1, 1783.	Beck, Capt. John (I225)
15	"And joined Maj. Pickens at the Cherokee Ford & marched against the Tories to Kettle Creek under him, where we had another engagement with them and defeated them and took 300 prisoners-this applicant was ordered on the guard to guard the prisoners to Ninety-six after guarding them to Ninety-six this applicant returned home. Battle of Kettle Creek was fought in February of 1779. Andrew Pickens and Elijah Clarke and their Georgia and Carolina militia defeated North Carolina Loyalist militia who were traveling to Augusta to joint the British forces. After General Archibald Campbell captured Savannah, Georgia, Colonel Boyd raised a Tory force in Anson County, North Carolina. He then marched to join Lt. Colonel Hamilton in Georgia. Boyd's numbers grew to nearly 700 as he crossed South Carolina. Meanwhile, Lt. Colonel Hamilton had driven Patriot Colonel McGirth back into South Carolina. McGirth was then joined by Andrew Pickens, who now took command of the 350-man force. On February 10, 1779, Pickens crossed the Savannah River at Gawen's Ferry and then besieged Hamilton's force at Fort Carr. On the morning of February 14, 1779, Colonel Boyd was surprised by the rebel force. Pickens commanded the center, Colonel John Dooley the right and Elijah Clarke the left. The Tory pickets fired and then retreated into camp. Boyd rallied his men who fought on for over an hour before finally being defeated. Boyd would die that evening from wounds. All the captured Tories were convicted of treason and five were hanged. Pickens' victory destroyed Tory morale in South Carolina, while bolstering the numbers of Patriot militia. "This applicant was frequently engaged in scouts against the Tories, for a considerable length of time and was much ? by them until Gen. Greene sent word to SC that he would relieve the country and Gen. Clark. "Then Col. Clark from the State of Ga came into SC and took command of about 300 troops-among the number this applicant entered the service again as a volunteer and was marched to Reedy/Rudy Branch of Long Cane Creek and had a service engagement with the British and Tories under Kruger and Allen in which engagement this applicant was wounded in the arm and taken prisoner-the ball passed through the fleshy part of the arm below the elbow, and was retained a prisoner until after the Eutaw battle when this applicant was exchanged at Orangeburg-on Sullivan's Island, and returned home, having been in service and a prisoner upwards of nine months this tour."	Tyner, Dempsey (I231)
16	"He served in numerous engagements and actions the Revolution with the South Carolina Militia as a Private and was also reported to have been involved in spying for the Patriots as member of British/Tory units engaged in actions against the Colonial forces. Tyner?s service included in the second attempt by Colonials to capture East Florida, the siege of Savannah and the Battle of Kettle Creek in his Georgia service."	Tyner, Dempsey (I231)
17	"On 12 December 1775 the Georgia Council of Safety commissioned Bugg as a "senior second lieutenant" in the Georgia Militia. He subseguently served as a first lieutenant of the 3rd Troop, Georgia Continental Light Horse. On 29 July 1776 he received pay as an officer in the Light Horse.	Bugg, William Sr. (I312)
18	"Sometime in the fall after this applicant returned home, he again volunteered and was marched by Lt. Storrid (Norrid?) a Lt. of Cap. Millers Company under Gen. Williamson and Major Middleton (Who was also an acting Major in the Florida campaign) to the siege of Savanna-and was at the siege about two weeks- "The company to which this applicant belonged was marched from there to Parker's Ferry on Stone River to oppose the Tories who were collecting there-General Marlon had dispersed them before our company reached there. Our company was dismissed at said Ferry to return home and did return-having served this tour ten weeks or more." Stone River, SC. Major Gen. Lincoln engaged a British rear guard. Although the battle was decisive, there were many casualties. Was Demsey at Stone River or Steno River? There is a two-year gap here whereas Demsey relates it occurring that fall of 1777.	Tyner, Dempsey (I231)
19	"This applicant immediately after serving as a spy was called on to the Snow Camp under Capt. Miller against the Tories and served better than two months against them and returned home without affecting anything except taking a number of Tories as prisoners." 23-30 Dec 1775 Snow Campaign, SC. During campaign against Loyalists in the Upcountry Patriot militia impeded by 15" of snow. Notice that Demsey has his experience at the Snow Camp happening during the fall/winter of 1776. Perhaps this is not the same battle."	Tyner, Dempsey (I231)
20	"This applicant in the spring of 1777 volunteered under Capt. Miller, Col. Anderson ,1777 General Williamson in the County of Abbeville and State of SC and left home the 7th day of April and was marched by the before named officers on what was called the Florida expedition to St. Mary's river to a place called Fort Tanen where the army remained two or three weeks and was marched by the same officers to South Carolina and was dismissed at Cherokee Hills in Georgia and was five days getting from there home, got home the 15th day of August-having served about four months this tour." The Georgia militia had built Fort Mcintosh during the First Florida Expedition along the Satilla as a staging area to reach the Florida border. Captain Robert Winn had to surrender this post on Feb. 18, 1777. The Florida issue became the driving force in Georgia politics. A string of Tories from Georgia, SC., NC and Virginia made their way to the only British outpost in the South, East Florida. They brought weapons, food and people which all of Georgia did not want the British to have to the South of them. The Creek and Cherokee were also siding with the British, providing them intelligence about the southern coastal Georgia and the lightly populated backcountry. By the time the Second Florida Expedition, composed of 600-800 men, was ready to leave in early April, the East Florida governor Patrick Tonyn was getting ready. He had the Creek and Cherokee Indians raiding the coastal settlers. By destroying their food and burning the crops, Tonyn would increase the Expedition's time to get to Florida and hopefully cause the mission to fail. An officer Elbert divided his men into two groups: (1) advancing by land and (2) boarding seven vessels to plow the coastal waters to the St. Mary River.	Tyner, Dempsey (I231)
21	"This applicant then removed to Edgefield Co., South Carolina, and volunteered under Captain Thomas Jones, who was commanded by Col. Le Ray Hammond and was marched to Dorchester twenty-five miles from Charleston, but was in no engagement this expedition. After lying there sometime this applicant was discharged-which discharge has long been lost."	Tyner, Dempsey (I231)
22	(1750-1797) A native of Massachusetts, Eleazer Beamis' parents were Edmund and Eunice Chadwick Beamis and he married Susanna Hartwell also of Spencer, Massachusetts. After moving to St. Marys, Eleazer Beamis served as sergeant in the Camden County Regiment of the Georgia Militia in 1793. When he was forty seven years old, he died of yellow fever on December 10, 1797, and was buried in an unmarked grave in Oak Grove Cemetery. His estate was appraised on February 22, 1798, at St. Marys, Camden Count, and based on the furnishings and clothing, he appeared to be a farmer. SOURCES: 1-- Massachusetts Town & Vital Records- John Beamis, born September 8, 1749 son of Edmund Beamis (1720-1810) and his wife, Eunice Chadwick (1731-1761), Spencer,MA Eleazer Beamis, born May 25, 1756 son of Edmund Beamis and his wife, Eunice Chadwick, Spencer, MA?married Susanna Hartwell of Spencer, MA. 2-- Camden County, GA Estate Records ? Eleazer Bemiss/ Beamiss, estate appraised at St. Marys, 2-22-1798- Based on listing of limited household furnishings and wearing apparel, he appeared to be a farmer. ELEAZER BEMISS, est. appraised at St. Marys 2/22/1798-	Beamis or Bemus, Eleazer (I258)
23	-Hemperley, MSources: GA Revolutionary Soldiers & Sailors, Patriots & Pioneers, GASSAR: Vol 2, page 22; Not listed in DAR Pat Index or in the DAR GRS; Roster of Revolutionary Soldiers in Georgia, McCall, vol I, page 158 il Certs of GA. 1776-1800, P14. Lists James Carter as refugee captain and aide-de-camp to Col. Elijah Clarke. The recollections below list him as Major before his death. Maj. Carter was wounded during the siege of Augusta. Major Carter, who accompanied the division assaulting by the upper road, encountered a mortal hurt at the door of the White House, while endeavoring to prevent the enemy from gaining possession of that structure. At great hazard he was borne off by his comrades, who conveyed him to the plantation of Mrs. Bugg, where he expired a few days afterwards.	Carter, Maj James (I320)
24	1) Daniel Roberts was born in 1773 in Wales 2) He arrived in St. Johns Parish by 1774. 3) Daniel Roberts was part of the St. Johns Parish Delegation to Charleston to Discuss Alliance with South Carolina 1775.	Roberts, Daniel (I333)
25	1) He was Elected Delegate Continental Congress 1780 but did not attend. 7) Benjamin was elected as a Representative Georgia House of Assembly 1777, 1782 & 1783; Georgia Executive Council 1782 - 1783; and an Associate Justice 1782.	Andrew, Benjamin (I331)
26	1) John Baker was born on May 12, 1722, in Dorchester, South Carolina 2) Along with other members of the White Meeting House, his family moved to the Midway District in Georgia. His brothers were Richard (1720) and William Baker (1730), and he was a nephew of William Baker, Sr.	John, Baker (I332)
27	1) Robert was born in 1754. Probably a descendant of the Acadians who had been forcibility removed from Nova Scotia to Savannah, Georgia by the British in 1755; 2) He arrived in St. Johns Parish prior to 1777;	Sallett, Robert (I334)
28	1) Samuel Stevens was born in 1735 in South Carolina 2) Samuels?s father, Dr. Samuel Stevens was a member of the Church in Dorchester, South Carolina and petitioned for a land grant of 500 acres in Midway District in 1752 but he remained and died in Dorchester SC in 1760 3) This Samuel Stevens received a Land grant of 250 acres when he arrived in St. Johns Parish in 1767.	Stevens, Samuel (I335)
29	1-- Oak Grove Cemetery, --Kay Westberry page 118- 119 ? paragraphs & photo of Marker, Section H-1; page 83- 2 --Georgia Citizens and Soldiers of the American Revolution, Robert Scott Davis ? page 136	Baird, James (I238)
30	1-- Pioneers of Wiregrass, Folks Huxford, vol 2, pages 46-47; and vol 4, p355-356 2-- Oak Grove Cemetery, --Kay Westberry page 119-120 ? 3-- DAR Patriot Index: Vol 1 page # 365 4-- NSSAR Patriot & Grave Index-- SAR# P-122758 5-- Revolutionary War Bounty Land Grants Awarded by State Government, by Lloyd DeWitt Bockstruck, 6? Lucas, Silas Emmett, ?Index to The Headright & Bounty Grants of Georgia (page 72) 7-- Georgia Revolutionary Soldiers & Sailors, Patriots & Pioneers, Vol. 2, Ross Arnold and Hank Burnham; page 68 - 8?Georgia?s Roster of the Revolution, Lucian Lamar Knight, Page 408- Harvey?s List 9- Revolutionary War Soldiers Pension Roll of 1835- Camden County, GA 10--Abstracts of Rev War Pension Files, Virgil White- volume 1, page 421 11- Roster of Revolutionary Soldiers in Georgia, Mrs. Howard McCall - Vol 3, page 35 ? 12- DAR GRS File-- BROWN, JOHN DAR Ancestor #: A015632;	Brown, John (I241)
31	1-- Pioneers of Wiregrass- Folks Huxford- Vol 6, p13.provides list of 8 children. 2--Marriages and Deaths; 1763 to 1820, page 8. by Mary B. Warren 3-- Oak Grove Cemetery, --Kay Westberry page 119? paragraphs & photo of Marker; page 83- 4-- DAR Patriot Index: Vol 1 page # 220 5-- SAR application on file #125190- William A. Bessent,III 6-- Georgia Revolutionary Soldiers & Sailors, Patriots & Pioneers, Vol. 2, Ross Arnold and Hank Burnham; page 67 7?Roster of South Carolina Patriots in the American Revolution, by Bobby Gilmer Moss- page 56	Bessent, Abraham (I237)
32	1768-69 migrated to GA. After the war, he built and operated a tavern in Washington, GA, the "George Washington Tavern". He was one of the commissioners who laid out the town of Washington in 1783 and who authorized the establishment and construction of the Wilkes Academy in 1797, the first public school chartered in GA. All of his sons who grew to manhood became lawyers and all of his daughters, save one, married lawyers. Grandsons became governors and US Supreme Court Justices. War woundns and the efforts of rebuilding his plantation took toll on his health and he died in 1796.	Willamson, Col Micajah (I193)
33	1774. William Skinner signed dissent to the Resolutions of August 10, 1774. (Source: Allen Daniel Candler's The Revolutionary Records of Georgia,: Vol I, p. 20, probably from Parish of St. Pauls and St. George) verified https://books.google.com/books?id=sFZEAAAAIAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false	Skinner, William III (I325)
34	1775 settled in Munford's Cove, NC. Fought early against the Indians. In the campaign against Ninety-Six. Fought at Shirer's Ferry and Blackstock. Indians killed and scalped two young daughters. ~1780 returned to VA, "went in his turn" (drafted twice), and was with the army that pursued Cornwallis to Yorktown. ~1790 returned to Mumford's Cove. Unknown when he moved toLumpkin County, GA. Wished to return to NC and sent his wife to obtain help from relatives in moving back. He died while she was absent.	Ledbetter, Richard (I180)
35	1776, 26 June. William Skinner on Council of Safety list of those whose going at large is dangerous to liberties of America. (Source: Daniel Candler's The Revolutionary Records of Georgia,: Vol I, p.146) verified	Skinner, William III (I325)
36	At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld.	Wiggins, William Jr. (I277)
37	1st Wife: Martha Justice, b:1 April 1753, d:circa Sept 1873, Married 12 Sept. 1782. There was a #2 and #3 but that information is not available.	Parks, Henry (I236)
38	3) John Baker served the Royal Colony of Georgia as a Lieutenant in the King?s Troops. In July 1774, he was appointed a member of the Georgia Committee to discuss the British Port Bill. In addition to his extensive military service during the Revolutionary War, John Baker was a member of the Sons of Liberty, Committee of Correspondence, and the Provincial Congress.	John, Baker (I332)
39	3) Robert Sallett signed the McIntosh Petition 1777; 4) He was a private in the Georgia Continental Line, whose favorite weapon was his saber, may have captured, wounded or killed over 100 British soldiers and Tories who occupied Liberty County 1779 - 1782. He frequently roamed the countryside with his ?personal? fight against the British or joined groups of Refugee Militia in raids on British camps. 5) He was a Georgia Patriot who signed the Georgia Declaration of Independence in Liberty County on August 3, 1777. 6) He was certified as a refugee soldier by Colonel John Baker and received 575 acres of bounty land along Walnut Creek and the Oconee River in Franklin County for his services.	Sallett, Robert (I334)
40	4) He was a member of the A) Georgia Provincial Congress 1775. / B) Lieutenant St. Johns Rangers 1776. / C) Detained by British carrying flag of Truce at Cockspur Island (Rice Boats) 1776. / D) Major 3rd Battalion Georgia Continental Line 1776 - 1778. / E) Lt. Colonel 2nd Battalion Georgia Continental Line 1778 - 1779. / F) Fought in Frederica Naval Action 1778. / G) Refugee Soldier ? Command of Georgians who organized resistance to British Invasion of South Carolina Back-country. 5) He is Listed in British Treason Act 1780, 6) Georgia Royal Governor Sir James Wright identified him as a "Dissenting Preacher".	Roberts, Daniel (I333)
41	4) He was a member of the A) Sons of Liberty 1774. / B) St. Johns Parish Delegation to Charleston to Discuss Alliance with South Carolina 1775. / C) He signed the Georgia Declaration of Independence also known as the McIntosh Petition on August 3, 1777. 5) His home burned by British during Invasion of Liberty County 1778.	Stevens, Samuel (I335)
42	4) He was A) Commissioned Captain St. Johns Riflemen Militia 1776. / B) Fought Battle of Riceboats in Savannah 1776. C) Colonel 3rd Regiment Georgia (Liberty County) Militia 1777. / D) Lieutenant Colonel Georgia Continental Light Horse (Dragoons) 1777. / E) Ambushed at Thomas Creek Second Florida Expedition 1777. / F) Resigned Commission due to dissatisfaction with his soldiers? actions at Thomas Creek; / G) Commissioned Colonel 3rd Regiment Georgia (Liberty County) Militia 1778 ? 1783. / H) Wounded at Bulltown Swamp 1778. / I) Fought at Spencer?s Hill (Midway) 1778. / J) Recaptured Patriot Prisoners at Hickory Hill 1779; / K) Listed in British Treason Act 1780. / L) Fought Second Siege of Augusta 1781. / M) Fought Loyalists in Liberty County 1781 - 1783. / N) Retired from Service 1783 (61 years old);	John, Baker (I332)
43	6) Samuel Stevens died in 1780 and his grave sitee has been lost to history. 7) Tombstone of his wife, Sarah Stevens, dated 1767, is the oldest in Midway Cemetery.	Stevens, Samuel (I335)
44	7) Robert Sallett died on November 28, 1790 and his gravesite has been lost to history.	Sallett, Robert (I334)
45	7th VA Regiment; Present at battle of Yorktown.	Gaines, William (I306)
46	8th VA Regiment of Foot Fought in the Battles of White Plains, Germantown and Monmouth Served as personal security for General John Sevier during period of Troy death threats	Maney, Martin (I129)
47	A black Patriot who enlisted in Georgia militia and became a legendary hero of the AmericanRevolution. Coming to Wilkes County with a master, he was declared a freed slave in order to enlist as a substitute for his master. He served honorably under Lt. Col. Elijah Clarke and Capt. Barber in the Battles at Kettle Creek and Augusta. After being severely wounded, he was succored and nursed back to health by the white family of Lewis and Elizabeth Harris and their 13-year old son, Giles. After recovering, Dabney stayed close to the family and a close bond developed between him and Giles Harris. Such notable Georgia military figures as COL Clarke, COL Wylie Pope and General James Jackson recognized Dabney's service to his country and helped him gain land from the State of Georgia on two occasions, a Georgia State pension later taken over by the Federal government as a Federal obligation. Austin Dabney and Giles Harris appeared to share their fortunes, their business and changes in residence from Wilkes, Elbert, Oglethorpe, Walton, Madison and Pike Counties, the latter with Giles' son, William Harris and Jane Harris. As a recognized figure in post-Revolutionary Georgia, Dabney helped William gain an education, including Franklin College (later the UGA) and supported him in the reading of law with Judge Stephen Upson of Lexington, GA, enabling William to eventually become a lawyer. The bond between Austin Dabney was such that William named a son after his black friend, and the two are buried side by side on Land Lot 13, which they both shared when they moved to Pike County. Dozens of Georgia authors have written about the life of Austin Dabney, including former Governor Georgie Gilmer, Joel Chandler Harris, and other historians and story tellers.	Dabney, Austin (I161)
48	A Certificate signed by Nathan Brownson, dated 29th March, 1784, certified that James Dunwody was entitled to bounty land of 250 acres as a refugee soldier.	Dunwody, James (I284)
49	A grave marking ceremony was held on March 22, 2014 and was co-sponsored by the Altamaha Chapter and Marshes of Glynn Chapter of of the Georgia Society Sons of the American Revolution snd the Gainesville Chapter of the Florida Society Sons of the American Revolution.	Highsmith, Jacob (I203)
50	A native of Bute County (later Warren), North Carolina, he enlisted on March 17, 1777, as a private in Captain Hogg's Company of the 10th North Carolina Regiment commanded by Colonel Abraham Shepard. He served for six months and fought in the Battles of King's Mountain, Cowpens, and Guilford Courthouse. He applied for a pension as a resident of Hall County, Georgia, In 1855, he was living in Union County, Georgia	Nicholson, John (I47)

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