Notes: Georgia Society SAR Graves Registry

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351	He was a member of the Sons of Liberty and served as a delegate from St. John's Parish to Charleston, South Carolina in 1775. He signed the Georgia Declaration of Independence in Liberty County, August 3, 1777.	Stevens, Samuel (I335)
352	He was a Private of Horse in the South Carolina Troops during the Revolutionary War. Smith served under the command of Captains Maxfield (or Maxwell), Laurens and Peter Burns, and Colonels Pickens and Wade Hampton. He also served in expeditions against the Indians. His total length of service was about two years. David Smith's wife, Rebecca, received a Revolutionary War Widow's Pension. The complete pension application is 135 pages in length and is located in the collections of the National Archives and Record Administration (NARA), publication M804, Archive Roll Number 2209. It is accessible electronically through ancestry.com. A transcription of the pension application by Will Graves on 30 Jun 2011 can be accessed at http://www.revwarapps.org/w6082.pdf	Smith, David (I307)
353	He was a soldier in the Revolutionary War. He joined the 9th Regiment of the Virginia Line on July 12, 1776 in Accomack County, Virginia. The 9th, also known as the "Tall Virginians", was commanded by Colonel George Matthews who would later become Governor of Georgia. He fought in the battles at Brandywine and Germantown, PA in 1777. He was at Valley Forge during the winter encampment and subsequently discharged on 10 February 1778 due to an undefined disability.	Bradford, George (I337)
354	He was at Valley Forge and other major battles. according to information handed down in the McMullan family, he was a tailor by trade and cut out and made the first military suit worn by George Washington after he was made Commander. 1775 1st or 11th VA Regiment under Col. William Johnson and Capt. William McGuire, Rev War. Georgia Revolutionary War Soldiers' Graves by Ross Arnold; Roster of Rev War Soldiers in GA, p. 146.	McMullan, John (I122)
355	He was born about 1760, the fourth child of Job Smith, Sr., of Bucks County, Pennsylvania.	Smith, David (I307)
356	He was born in 1754 in Brunswick Co VA, and moved to NC with his parents. He relocated to SC, where his brother had been established before the War, and was registered in Abbeville Co for the first census of the new nation in 1790. Before 1800, Drury Banks was trading in the real estate of Warren Co GA. In a 1826 Land Lottery, he gained property in Henry Co GA, later Fayette Co GA after county lines were re-drawn. By 1832, Drury Banks granted two adult sons his holdings in Fayette Co, as he moved to Coweta Co GA with other adult children	Banks, Drury (I229)
357	He was born in Scotland in 1761, married Catherine in c. 1801, and moved to Fannin County in 1844. William first served in the North Carolina Militia beginning November 1777, and ending May, 1778. His first enlistment took him from Charlotte, North Carolina, to Camden, South Carolina, to within ten miles of Charleston and on to Savannah. He was discharged in South Carolina at Smokey Camp on the Savannah River. Following his discharge, he served as a "Minuteman" between times of active duty. His second term of service was June, 1781 until October, 1781, under Major General Nathan Greene and was at the Battle of Eutau Springs in Maryland. He was discharged in North Carolina near the shallow ford on the Yadkin River. He moved to Union County (now Fannin) where land was fresher and less expensive.	McLeod, William (I52)
358	He was born in Wilkes County, North Carolina on October 10, 1754. He married Charety Ward and they had one son, Jessee Pearson Cody, born October 25, 1818, and one daughter, Lucinda Cody. Pierce served in the Continental Militia and living in Wilkes County, would place him at the Battle of Guilford Courthouse. He did not apply for a federal pension. The family lived in the Morgan District of Wilkes County and his cabin has been donated to the Western Carolina University. He was listed as head of the household in the first census taken in North Carolina in 1790. By the 1800 census, they had moved to Buncombe County and in the early 1840's the Cody family went by wagon train to settle in Gilmer County, Georgia.	Cody, Pierce (Pearce) (I48)
359	He was granted land in Hancock and Washington Counties for his services. Georgia Revolutionary Soldiers & Sailors, Patriots & Pioneers, vol.1, Ross Arnold and Hank Burnham, 2001, p.356.	Dickson, Michael (I223)
360	He was sometimes addressed as Sir John Talbot.	Talbot, John W. (I313)
361	He was the child of Mathew (1699-1758) and Mary Williston Talbot (1697-1736) and a descendant of the Earl of Shrewsbury.	Talbot, John W. (I313)
362	Headstone Inscription: "Smith Cotton Born Jan. 27, 1767 Died March 18, 1856. 88 years, one month, 21 days. Having been a member of the Methodist Church about seventy years."	Cotton, Reverend Smith (I215)
363	Henry Addington (d:1787), his father moved from PA to VA to SC and settled near the Enoree Rvr in SW Union Co SC where Henry Addington obtained a land grant from King George III before the Revolutionary War Started. William Addington fought in the Am. Rev. and after the War the Addingtons broke up and went different paths. (1787) Henry left the estate to William who sold the land headed north to Buncome County, NC (20 YRS) and then west to Macon County, NC and finally to Union Co. GA. In 1836 Wm moved to Blairesville, Union County, GA and apparently died later in Macon County, NC.	Addington, William (I150)
364	His 1792 marriage to Catherine Barrington (1776-1839) in Darien produced nine children. Catherine was born in San Saville in 1776 to Joshua Barrington and Sarah Williams. Catherine passed away on 23 April 1839 in Ridge, GA.	King, Roswell (I282)
365	His 1st wife was Anne Hayes Lowe who was born 2 May 1744 in VA and died in 1832 in Lowndes County, MS. They married 28 April 1767 in Bedford County, VA.	Grier/Greer, James (I329)
366	His brother, Robert, served in the Georgia Militia, under the command of Colonel John Baker. In May 1776, the militia unit?s name was changed from St. John?s Riflemen to Liberty County Militian this; but younger brothers, William and Richard; Thomas? son, Joseph, and a nephew, John III, all served in the Georgia Troops.	Quarterman, Thomas (I322)
367	His cemetery stone is still standing in the Mt. Vernon Baptist Church Cemetery in Dawson County, as well as a Revolutionary War marker.	Hill, Reuben/Reubin (I317)
368	His DAR Patriot number is 202624 and his SAR Patriot number is P-307114.	Triplett, William (I315)
369	His father was William Cotton (1735-1788); and his father was William (1694-1740); and his father was Walter (1643-c1715) born in England & died Surry or Prince George Co., VA; and his father was William of Woolverhampton, Stafford, England (c1610-c1670).	Cotton, Reverend Smith (I215)
370	His father, Thomas, operated a powder house and was killed by an explosion at his plant at the beginning of the Revolutionary War. Thomas’ wife, Dorothy, and family, including Charles, then moved to Burke County, NC. Charles entered the Continental Army in Burke County as a light horseman Charles Baker was born February 2, 1762, in Culpepper County, VA. under Capt. Joseph McDowell and Col. Charles McDowell. He was wounded at the Battle of King’s Mountain, SC, and again at the Battle of Cowpens, SC. After recovering from his wounds, he volunteered again as a light horseman under Capt. Russell and marched to Wofford’s Fort on the Catawba River. He was there when the war ended. Nine of Charles’ brothers and three brothers-in-law served in the Revolutionary War. After the war Charles settled in the Pendleton District, SC, where he married Ann Blair on April 26, 1787. In 1820, Charles sold his Pendleton property and moved to land in Franklin (Habersham) County that he acquired through the Cherokee Lottery of 1819. Charles eventually bought a farm in Cass (Bartow) County to be near his sons. He died there April 26, 1850.	Baker, Charles (I64)
371	His first wife, Catherine McCrea, , was born in 1760 and died in 1821. This marriage produced three children. He then married Malinda who continued to receive a Revolutionary War pension until her death in 1860.	Durkee, Nathaniel (I291)
372	His grave marked by the Blue Ridge Mountains Chapter GA Society Sons of the American Revolution on 27 June 2015.	Parks, Henry (I236)
373	His grave marker states Capt Kees NC CO, REV. WAR, Nov. 15, 1763. A record of pay roll of a Georgia Revolutionary War Unit list a Private William Triplett on January 5, 1782. Also, a William Triplett appears on two Land Assessment for Georgia Headright and Bounty Land Records in Wilkes County, Georgia. One was dated September 28, 1785 and another on March 15, 1787. We do know that our William Triplett received bounty land in Georgia and his name appears in Wilkes County Records as a Revolutionary War Soldier.	Triplett, William (I315)
374	His grave was originally dedicated on 09 Dec 2007 by an unknown SAR chapter. A graves registry form was not completed at that time. The grave was dedicated again on 17 Apr 2021 by the Sunbury Chapter NSDAR. Prior to the ceremony, a DAR Patriot Grave Marker was placed at the existing headstone marker in the cemetery. This Grave Marking was supported by the GA SAR Color Guard and the Elijah Clark Militia.	Smith, David (I307)
375	His gravesite is unknown, but is believed to be in what is now Haralson Co. just north of the present day city of Tallapoosa. In the early 2000's, a local historical group secured and erected a government marker at Sparrow Chapel just off of downtown in that city.	Peters, Jesse (I281)
376	His mother was a Tory and Absalom ran away from home to join the 1st Regiment SC Continental Line in Charleston, SC in 1776.	Hooper, Absalom (I290)
377	His obituary from the Tallahassee Floridian tells us that during the Revolution he usually attended his father, the gallant Colonel Elijah Clarke, and participated in his father's many skirmishes and battles. At 14 he was sent to school in Wake County, North Carolina, but he didn't stay long. He joined a scouting party being raised to go against the British and Tories. When he returned from the scouting party, he found an opportunity to rejoin his father and abandoned formal schooling. Clark joined his father in the ranks of their countrymen and fought at the last siege of Augusta. Another account tells us that at 14, John became a Lieutenant in his father's Cavalry. At age sixteen he was appointed Lieutenant and then Captain of Militia. John Clark continued to fight the Tories with the same determination as his father. As a result he gained the reputation that he "knew no fear." John and his father were continually rewarded with land from the State of Georgia for their military efforts.	Clark, ` John (I338)
378	His parents were Issac (1720 ? 1773) and Anne Chamberlain (1730- 1764) Girardeau. William?s father, Issac Girardeau, and uncle, Richard Girardeau (1712 ? 1766) were members of the White Meeting House at Dorchester, South Carolina, along with their father, Jean Girardeau, who had emigrated from France. Issac Girardeau and his family moved to the Midway District of Georgia in 1755, just after the first church was completed, and Richard Girardeau followed with his family in 1757. Both died before the Revolutionary War and were reportedly buried in the Midway Congregational Church Cemetery, but no graves have been identified. William?s father, Isaac, and uncle, Richard, Girardeau died before the Revolutionary War reached Georgia but were probably active in discussions held at the Midway Meeting House concerning Independence.	Girardeau, William (I324)
379	His parents were John and Ann Spratt Barnett.	Barnett, William (I316)
380	His pension application was approved on October 23, 1832 while he was still a resident of Rutherford County, NC. By 1840 he had moved to Lumpkin County, GA, as did many residents of Rutherford County, and most of his children. He took up farming, and had land and 10 slaves when he was 69 years old.	Hill, Reuben/Reubin (I317)
381	His political life began in June of 1774, when he served on a committee to prepare resolutions like those adopted by other colonies. He was also one of the representatives from St. Johns Parish at the First Georgia Provincial Congress which convened in Savannah, on January 18, 1775. It was called to decide whether Georgia would join the Continental Association and ban trade with Britain. Representatives from St. John Parish approved the Association, but criticized the other parishes for their timidity not to approve the Association. In 1776, he served on the Georgia Committee of Safety until he resigned because his military duties.	Screven, James (I285)
382	His SAR Patriot number is P-109360 and his DAR Patriot number is A-006496.?	Barnett, William (I316)
383	His widow, Margaret Baird, who was also born in Scotland, had a fortunate draw in in the Georgia Land Lottery as head of household. Women could not record ownership of land in their name, so it was awarded to the estate of James Baird. She married Thomas Miller after James Baird?s death, but when Margaret Baird Miller died in 1852, she was also buried inside the walled plot alongside James Baird. James and Margaret Baird had two daughters, Ann Elizabeth who married Mr. O?Neal, and Maria who married Robert James Delony, son of Revolutionary War Patriot William Deloney. Maria and Robert Deloney, a veteran of the War of 1812, were both buried in marked graves in Oak Grove Cemetery.	Baird, James (I238)
384	His wife was Jean Jack (1750-1811). His son was Samuel Jack Barnett (1775-1843).	Barnett, William (I316)
385	His will (Coweta County, taken from Ancestry files): "Secondly, I give and bequeath to my sons and daughters, viz, John Hughes Benager Hughes, Simeon Hughes, William Hughs, Jacob Hughs, Chesley Hughs, Wesley Hughs, Wyly Hughs, Mary the wife of John Benton, Leah the wife of Jacob Areheart and Nancy the wife of Nelson Summers the sum of one dollar each."	Hughes, Benjamin (I228)
386	History and Genealogy of the Hearne Family and The History of the Hearne Family.	Hearne, Elisha (I280)
387	Hugh Brewster was the son of John Brewster, Sr. and Elizabeth Sheriff. Hughs's first enlistment was under Maj. Davis and next in 1781 under Col. Wade Hampton's division serving both enlistments in Gen. Sumpter's Army. Hugh lost an eye in the Battle of Cowpens, SC, Jan 17, 1781. He was attached to Col. Washington at the siege of British Post, Ninety Six, SC and served for a short tirm near Savannah, GA. The battle at Eutaw Springs, SC, Sept 8, 1781 was his final armed conflict during the war.	Brewster, Hugh (I153)
388	In 1764, James Screven married Mary Esther Odingsell, born in 1747 and daughter of Charles Odingsell, of Edisto Island, South Carolina, and they had five children. After their move to St. Johns Parish, she became a member of the Midway Church in 1771. They had three daughters born in South Carolina: Esther (1765-1801) who married Thomas Smith; Martha Esther (1767-1845) married Captain John Hart, a Revolutionary War soldier: and Martha born in 1769 and died in 1773. They had three sons who were born after they moved to St. Johns Parish: James (1771- 1794), Thomas (1776) and Charles Odingsell Screven born in 1773 and married Barbara Rankin Godolphin. Mary Esther Odingsell died in 1779 in Charleston, South Carolina.	Screven, James (I285)
389	In 1765, William Gorman married in Virginia to Jane Clark, daughter of Joseph Clark.	Gorman, William (I259)
390	In 1767, prior to the Revolutionary War, Peter was made Ensign in the Fifth Company of the Royal Militia of Georgia, under Captain John Mann. The unit was part of the Second Georgia Regiment, Augusta Division, commanded by Colonel James Jackson. He served as Private in the Liberty County Militia in the Revolutionary War, and his service was certified by Colonel Elijah Clarke. Peter Winn, GA Refugee, received a Revolutionary War Bounty Land Grant on November 5, 1784, for 250 acres. Sources: Georgia Revolutionary Soldiers & Sailors, Patriots & Pioneers, GASSAR: Vol 2, page 25; DAR Patriot Index, vol3 page 2993; Roster of Revolutionary Soldiers in Georgia, McCall, vol 1 page 208, vol 3 249; Historical Collections of Georgia, White, Volume 4 page 618; Georgia?s Roster of the Revolution, Knight, page 184 & 428	Winn, Peter (I321)
391	In 1774, he was a member of the 1st Georgia Revolutionary Committee held at Savannah. He was also a member of the Sons of Liberty, the Supreme Executive Council, the Committee of Correspondence, and the Provincial Congress. After the war, he served as a representative in the Georgia General Assembly.	Andrew, Benjamin (I331)
392	In 1774-75, he served under COL. Daniel Morgan in Virginia. In 1777 he moved to North Carolina, enlisting (1778) as a private in the NC militia. In 1779,80? he served under General Rutherford and fought at the battle of Camden,SC. He was captured and confined on the prison ships, "Concord, "King George," and "Fidelity," in Charleston Harbor. In August 1781, he was released (exchanged) and allowed to return home to NC. In 1781-82, he again entered the militia in Wilkes County, NC and served as a mounted scout and participated in a number of skirmishes against the Tories and Loyalist forces.	Carter, David Sr. (I213)
393	In 1775, he enlisted in Captain Francis Moore?s Company of the 2nd Regiment Georgia Continental Line, and was taken prisoner at the fall of Charleston (May 12, 1780). Sources: 1-- GA SAR Graves Book, Arnold, page 69 , Thomas Darrell, born 1753 location?? ; died in St. Marys, In 1775, enlisted in Captain Francis Moore?s Company of the Georgia Continental Line; taken prisoner at the fall of Charleston (May 12, 1780) 2-- Jeanette Holland Austin, Abstracts of Some Revolutionary War Pensions, page 107. information not obtained	Darrell, Thomas (I269)
394	In 1777 North Carolina revised its land entry system as the state took that responsibility away from King George?s agents. Under this new law each land transaction required a signed oath of allegiance to the state, not the colony, from all parties to finalize each land deal. According to the book entitled, ABSTRACTS OF LAND ENTRIES: NASH COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA 1778-1794, by Dr. Albert Bruce Pruitt, Solomon Strickland made a land entry in December 1778 for a 250 acre tract on both sides of the Great Branch of Turkey Creek in Nash County, North Carolina. By signing the land entry oath of allegiance Solomon Strickland began his public record as a Patriot who supported the American Revolution that today is recognized by both the DAR and SAR as service that defied King George?s rule and supported the Patriot cause. There are several references to Solomon Strickland's service in the North Carolina Militia found in historical records of Henry county, GA including a statement that Solomon Strickland was at the Battle of King's Mountain under the command of General Elijah Clarke and the headstone contains "PVT NC TRP"; however, this service, to date has not been otherwise documented by North Carolina Muster rolls.	Strickland, Solomon (I271)
395	In 1777, Samuel was a Private in the Continental Army, serving in Capt. Graham’s Company of Rowan County, NC. In 1778, Samuel and his father are both listed on the “Old Taxables” of Rowan County, in Capt. Richard Graham’s District. Pay receipts from October of 1779, Samuel was paid 342 pounds for his horse, which was lost during service. He was a guard as well. Based on another pay receipt,dated December of 1781, Samuel was paid 2 pounds & 5 schillings for his NC military service. He served at Cowpens and Kings Mountain. In his will he gave his rifle used at Cowpens and Kings Mountain to his descendants.	Sewell, Samuel (I132)
396	In 1781 and 1782, while residing in the York District, served as a Private in Capts. Copeland and William Jenkins Companies, South Carolina Troops commanded by COLS Edward Lacy and Sumpter. Also served in Civil Service as Juror, Camden District, SC and rendered supplies. Lived in Camden Dsitrict, South Carolina. Source: Revolutionary Soldiers & Sailors, Patriots & Pioneers. Ross Arnold and Hank Burnham, GSSAR, 2001, Vol.1,p. 402. Also, DAR A127909; also, R11689V; SALLEY & WATES, STUB ENTRIES TO INDENTS, BOOKS O-Q, P307, LIBER Q, #620,625,624; HENDI LISTS OF SC 1778-1779. P52	Wilson, William (I330)
397	In 1782, he enlisted as a Private in the 1st Connecticut Regiment Continental Line and served for one year. After the Revolutionary War, he completed medical studies in Connecticut, and in 1792, moved to Glynn County where he operated a medical practice in the Town of Frederica. In 1796, Cyrus married Ann Harris, was appointed Surgeon in the U.S. Army, stationed at Coleraine in Camden County. In 1802, he resigned from the Army and was appointed Quarantine Officer for the Port of Brunswick and served in that position until his death by drowning in St. Simons Sound. The untimely accident that took his life at age 53 was caused when his rowboat capsized as he and his son, Urbanus were enroute to inspect an incoming vessel.	Dart, Cyrus (I92)
398	In 1783 he was sued in New London District Court by Mr. John Hook for taking two steers as Commissary during the War which were used to feed hungry troops. He was defended in court by Patrick Henry. The jury returned a verdict of "Not Guilty".	Venable, John (I336)
399	In 1784, he was elected to the Georgia Legislature and was a State Senator and President of the Georgia Senate. He was twice elected Governor of Georgia.	Irwin, Jared (I210)
400	In 1792 Samuel Long. Sr. and family traveled to Georgia and settled in what is now the Paoli Community, Madison County, Georgia.	Long, Samuel Sr. (I220)

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