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 1751 - 1827 (76 years)
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| Name |
Samuel Jacob T. Axson |
| Birth |
1751 |
Charleston, Charleston Co, SC  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Burial |
1827 |
| Death |
6 Oct 1827 |
Liberty Co, GA |
| Person ID |
I283 |
Georgia Revolutionary War Graves |
| Last Modified |
3 Jan 2018 |
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| Notes |
- In May of 1776, Patriot Axson received a commission as a hospital surgeon?s mate in the South Carolina Continental Line. On January 4, 1777, he was promoted to surgeon in the 1st Regiment of the South Carolina Continental Line. He was taken prisoner by the British at the fall of Charleston on May 12, 1780; was released, and continued in service until the end of the war in 1783.
- After the Revolutionary War, Samuel Axson moved to Sunbury in Liberty County, Georgia, and established a medical practice. In 1823, he helped to incorporate the Walthourville Academy in Liberty County.
- Samuel Axson married Mary Ann Girardeau, the sister of Revolutionary War Patriot John Bohun Girardeau, in the Midway Congregational Church in April of 1795. She died on March 20, 1799 in Liberty County. Samuel Axson then married a widow, Ann Lambright Dicks in 1805 in Liberty County, and she lived until 1854. Samuel Axson had four daughters: Saccharissa Elizabeth who married Moses Liberty Jones, Amanda, Mary Ann and Oliva Tuckerman who married Dr. Samuel Way. He also one son, Richard F. S. Axson, who became a planter in Liberty County and a school teacher.
- He received two Bounty Land Warrants: #1250 for 300 acres and #1830 for 100 acres in the Ohio Territory. These warrants were issued to officers and soldiers who had served during the Revolutionary War.
Samuel Axson applied for a Pension on April 26, 1827, in Liberty County, In March of 1832, his widow, Ann Axson, submitted a request to the Federal Government for unpaid compensation for his Revolutionary War service. In a letter signed by President Andrew Jackson, remuneration of $10,850.86 (half pay plus interest) was granted to his surviving heirs: wife, Ann Axson, children, Richard F. S. Axson, Oliva Tuckerman Way, and son-in-law, Moses Liberty Jones.
- Grave Marked 30 April 2017 by Athens Chapter, Ocmulgee Chapter, Blue Ridge Mountains Chapter, Piedmont Chapter, & Robert Forsyth Chapter GA SAR
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