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 1763 - 1826 (72 years)
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| Name |
William Triplett |
| Birth |
btw 15 Nov 1753 and 1763 |
NC  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
ante 03 Jul 1826 |
Wilkes Co/GA |
| Person ID |
I315 |
Georgia Revolutionary War Graves |
| Last Modified |
2 Feb 2022 |
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| Notes |
- P-307114
- His grave marker states Capt Kees NC CO, REV. WAR, Nov. 15, 1763. A record of pay roll of a Georgia Revolutionary War Unit list a Private William Triplett on January 5, 1782. Also, a William Triplett appears on two Land Assessment for Georgia Headright and Bounty Land Records in Wilkes County, Georgia. One was dated September 28, 1785 and another on March 15, 1787. We do know that our William Triplett received bounty land in Georgia and his name appears in Wilkes County Records as a Revolutionary War Soldier.
- His DAR Patriot number is 202624 and his SAR Patriot number is P-307114.
- Our William Triplett was probably related to the larger Triplett family found in the early 1700?s in Virginia. There was a William Triplett born in about 1730 that was a friend and neighbor of George Washington. This William Triplett was a brick mason and did a tremendous amount of work at Mount Vernon. A very long and informative letter from George Washington to this William Triplett exist and reveals the close relationship between the two neighbors. The Fairfax Resolves Chapter of the SAR marked the grave of this William Triplett years ago. There are several interesting legends concerning the Triplett family in Virginia from the early 1700s. One is of a Triplett girl that was object of a quarrel between two men that ended in a duel. One man was killed in the duel and the second spent the rest of his life in prison. A second legend is recorded concerning a medical stone owned by the Triplett family that could cure the bite of a mad dog. Another William Triplett was born on November 22, 1797 in Kentucky and died August 26, 1881 in Missouri. Many accounts have been written that confuse these three (and may be more) William Tripletts.
- Grave Marked 30 Oct 2021 by Washington Wilkes Chapter GA SAR
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