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 1738 - 1841 (103 years)
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| Name |
Richard Ledbetter |
| Birth |
1738 |
Brunswick County, Virginia  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
22 Jan 1841 |
Waters of the Hightower, Lumpkin County, Georgia |
| Person ID |
I180 |
Georgia Revolutionary War Graves |
| Last Modified |
4 Jan 2011 |
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| Notes |
- 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.
- Wife1: Nancy Johnson b. 1740, Brunswick Co, VA; d. 1820 Rutherford Co, NC; m. 1775
Wife2: Elizabeth Barry Apr 1822
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