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 1749 - 1801 (52 years)
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| Name |
Richard Gascoigne |
| Birth |
1749 |
Rugby, England  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
21 Dec 1801 |
Camden Co, GA |
| Burial |
Camden Co, GA |
| Person ID |
I244 |
Georgia Revolutionary War Graves |
| Last Modified |
4 Oct 2015 |
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| Notes |
- Richard Gascoigne was born in about 1797 in Rugby, England, a son of William and Mary Gascoign. He was a resident of Wilkes County, Georgia by 1777, where he signed an Oath of Loyalty to the State of Georgia on August 5, 1777. Richard Gascoigne came to Camden County by 1793, because he is listed on the Tax Roll for Camden County for 1794, and also served on the grand jury. Also in 1794, ?Richard Gascoigne, Esq.?, joined the council of safety formed with Capt. Elihu Hebbard, Esq. as President to combat hostile Indians on frontier and south side of river. See military service records dated 1793.
In 1795, Gascoigne received 250 acres on Dover Creek at the Satilla River in Camden County, and in 1800 received another 400 acres, all of which recognized his service in the Revolutionary War. He was appointed Justice of Peace on March 19, 1796. He became a successful merchant in St. Marys.
Richard Gascoigne died on December 21, 1801, and is buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, the second oldest marked grave in the cemetery. Richard Gascoigne was not married, and left part of his estate to William Gibson, his apprentice who was also a native of Rugby, England, and the remainder to Richard?s sisters, Mary and Elizabeth Gascoigne, in Rugby, England. He also left his wearing apparel to Richard Barnett of St. Marys.
- Richard Gascoigne signed an Oath of Loyalty to the State of Georgia on August 5, 1777, as a resident of Wilkes County, Georgia. He also signed a letter from the Liberty Club of Savannah asking to have General Lachlan McIntosh removed from military service. This meant that he had aligned himself with Button Gwinnett in his conflict with Lachlan McIntosh over control of the military troops in Georgia.
During late 1779 and 1780, Richard Gascoigne served as a private in the Georgia Continental Line. He was detailed as a hospital steward for the 2nd Battalion Georgia Continental Line.
After the Revolutionary War, Richard Gascoigne moved to St. Marys before 1793, and served in Captain John F. Randolph?s Troop of Dragoons stationed at Colerain. Their purpose was to combat hostile Creek Indians on the frontier and the south side of the St. Marys River. He served on the Council of Safety, formed with another Revolutionary War Patriot Elihu Hibbard, as President.
- SOURCES-
1-- Oak Grove Cemetery, --Kay Westberry page 120 & 121 ? .
2-- Warwickshire, England Baptisms, Marriages & Burials. 1535 ? 1812-
3-- Ga. Intestate Records, Folks Huxford:
4-- Georgia Revolutionary Soldiers & Sailors, Patriots & Pioneers, Vol. 2, Ross Arnold and Hank Burnham; page 69 -
- SAR Ancestor #P-164520
- Grave marking by Marshes of Glynn Chapter SAR 12 Sep 2015
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