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 1734 - 1779 (45 years)
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- 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.
- 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".
- Daniel Roberts d Died in Service in Dorchester, South Carolina November 18, 1779 and his grave site has been lost to history.
- Sources:
See: (1) D.A.R. Patriot Index, p. 574. / (2) Georgia Citizens and Soldiers of the American Revolution p. 68, 118, 130. / (3) Georgia's Roster of the Revolution p. 426. / (4) Military Certificates of Georgia p. 109.
Source: Georgia Revolutionary Soldiers & Sailors, Patriots & Pioneers; Volume 1, by Ross Arnold & Hank Burnham with additions and corrections by: Mary Jane Galer, Dr. Julian Kelly, Jr., and Ryan Groenke. Edited by: Ryan Groenke.
A Georgia County-by-County compilation of Revolutionary War Patriots who made Georgia their permanent home and died here, including information on service history, birth dates, death dates and places of burial with an index.
Published by the Georgia Society Sons of the American Revolution, 2001. / Printed in the United States of America / New Papyrus Co., Inc. / 548 Cedar Creek Drive / Athens, GA 30605-3408
- No tombstone, SAR marker only
Marker placed in joint marking sponsored by the Athens, Atlanta, Blue Ridge Mountains, Captain John Collins, Marshes of Glyn, Mount Vernon and Robert Forsyth chapters of the Georgia Society SAR.
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