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 1755 - 1846 (91 years)
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| Name |
Daniel Higdon |
| Birth |
Aug 1755 |
Chatham County, North Carolina  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
1 Dec 1846 |
Columbus, Muscogee, Georgia |
| Person ID |
I117 |
Georgia Revolutionary War Graves |
| Last Modified |
15 Dec 2007 |
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| Notes |
- Parents were Daniel Higdon and Priscilla Brantley, both born in Virginia. Chatham County settlers were Scotch-Irish and German, of sturdy stock with a love of liberty and a dislike of outside interference. In 1780, at 30 years of age, Daniel joined Captain Joseph Johnson's company, a part of Colonel John Collier's regiment which was part of the 1st Brigade commanded by Brig Gen. John Burler. unit was part of General Gates' army that fought at Ramsey's Mill on Deep River and at Camden, SC.
- Later in 1780 Private Higdon fought Tories at Cane Creek and Linsey's Mill as a member of Major Galston's unit. He continued to fight in many NC counties as the Shigrs and Tories battled each other. This culminated at Kings Mountain where he fought under the command of Major (then Col) James Williams. Afterwards, he joined Capt. Matthew Ramsey's company which was part of the 4th NC Regiment. This regiment was part of General Nathanael Green's army which fought at Ninety Six, SC and later at Guilford Courthouse, NC. He remained in Greene's army until the end of the southermn campaign.
- Daniel married Mary Bryant back in Chatham county after the war and they had six children, the first five born in Chatham county and the sixth, Phillip, born in Hancock county, Georgia.
Later, the Higdons moved to Muscogee county, GA where Daniel died. Mary died in Columbus, Muscogee county in 1856. Daniel received a pension, Mary received a widow's pension, and both received bounty land from the state of Georgia. Mary's widow's pension no. was 25769 filed Muscogee County, Georgia quotes Daniel's pension application.
Son Robert went to Alabama; son Phillip lived in Muscogee and Harris counties, GA.
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