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Yancey County - Revolutionary War Families
by Beth Bradford-Pytel |
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 Veterans of the Revolutionary War [1775-1783] who settled in the MAY
[Madison / Mitchell / Avery/ Yancey ] region of the Toe River Valley.
With the continual development of
North Carolina and the western frontier, very few Revolutionary War veterans were actually
born in the "MAY" area of the Toe River Valley. Most
veterans who settled in this area participated in the Southern Campaign;
some of whom were Overmountain men,
many of whom participated in the Battles of
Kings
Mountain and
Guilford Courthouse. In addition to pensions, many
veterans and their widows were given
bounty land grants in the
western territory as compensation for service.
"MAY" Area Revolutionary War Soldiers:
John Allen*, David Baker,
Richard Baker, John Biddix [Bitticks], John Blalock,
William Barjonah Braswell, Samuel Bright, George W. Byrd*,
Isaac Cook, Martin Davenport, William Davis, John
Edwards*, William Guthridge Garland*, William Gragg,
John Green, Benjamin Hensley, Henry Hensley*, Hickman
Hensley, Ananias Higgins*, Adam Hoppes,
Zephaniah Horton*, James Jennings, Joseph Jones,
William Jones, Martin Maney*, Richard Matlock,
Malcolm McCourry*; Arthur McFalls, Redmon McMahon,
Jonathan McPeters, William Melson*, James Morgan,
Blake Piercy, Thomas Reed, Robert Sevier, George
Silver, Jonathan Tipton*, Edward Waldrope*, Moses
Washburn, William Wiseman, Thomas Wiseman.
In 1840, a
Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary War Service2
was taken and the following 6
veterans alive in Yancey Co.:
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Zephaniah Horton, Sen................ age 79
.......... Z. Horton, Sen. - head of household
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John Green
..................................age 73 .......... James Buchanan -
head of household
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Edward Waldrop..........................age
90 ........... Solomon Waldrop - head of household
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Jonathan McPeeters..................... age
84 ........... Charles McPeeters - head of household
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Thomas Reede..............................age
84 ........... Thomas Reede, Sen. - head of household
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John Blaylocker, Sen.................... age
78 ........... John Blaylocker, Sen. - head of household
NOTES:
1) The Heritage of the Toe River Valley - Avery, Mitchell, Yancey Co.,
Vol. I, 1994, Soldiers of the Rev. War, pgs 85-98.
2) A Census of
Pensioners for Rev. or Military War Service, 1841, pg. 141. *Names with asterisks have featured
articles below.
ABOVE PICTURE:
The Battle of Guilford Court House, by H. Charles McBarron, 1781.
Southern Campaign Revolutionary
War Pensions/Statements
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ALLEN, John
[1756 - bef. 1853] was born in Scotland.
At the age of about 14, he immigrated to the colonies landing in North
Carolina and took up residence in Wake Co. In 1775, he
participated in the organization that drew up the
Mecklenburg
[or Charlotte Town] Resolves against the British Crown which declared
that all laws originating from the King are null and void and that the
only legitimate government is the
Continental Congress. John first enlisted as Pvt. in January or February
of 1778 for the local militia of Wake Co. for 4 months. He served
under Captain Hutson of Guilford County fighting against Tories. In
June 1778, he enlisted with the regular Continental Army for NC serving
under General Nathanial Green and General Horatio Gates participating on
the Battle of Guilford Courthouse. His pension application explained
that after the "great" battle [Guilford Courthouse], he became ill and
incapacitated for some time and could no longer serve. After
discharge, he continued to be sick. John declared his
total service was 3 -4 years plus 4 months as a local militiaman.
Because John had no official records to prove his service for his pension
application, Rev. William Jones Lewis and Rev. J. Wheeler of Yancey Co.,
NC attested on his behalf. Both clergymen certified they were well
acquainted with John, agreed he was 95 years of age at the time of
application [October 13, 1851] and concurred he served in the
Revolutionary War. His pension was granted in the amount of $46.66
annually based upon 14 month of service. After discharge
in 1794, John settled in the Prices Creek area
of Yancey Co. He married Mary "Polly" Turner and
owned a farm and mill on their property "John
Allen's Mill creek." There are 3 Allen cemeteries in the
Prices Creek township of Yancey Co. It is suspected his unmarked
grave could be located in
Allen Cemetery Phipps Creek.
NOTES:
see pension
document No. S6481 - 1
pg.; The Heritage of the Toe River Valley,
Vol. I, 1994, Soldiers of the Rev. War, pg 65.
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 BYRD,
Col. George William
[1730-1817?] George William Byrd was born in the
Richmond, Virginia area. He enlisted with the Virginia militia and personally
witnessed the
surrender of General Lord Cornwallis in Yorktown, VA on October 19,
1781*. George is
listed in the "Historical Register of Virginians in the Revolution"
serving as 2nd Lt. in the VA Militia. He aspired to Colonel
serving in the Middlesex Co., VA Militia. He can be found on the 1792
Tax List for Montgomery Co. VA. He also served as a
scout in Washington's Army assigned to guard the transfer of funds in gold
from the French to support the American cause. George married
Margaret Annie Hutson [Hudson] in 1778. Their first few children were born
in VA. Based on
Revolutionary Army accounts, George used his war service money to buy land
in North Carolina. About 1796, he and his family migrated to the
western frontier of North Carolina,
settling in the Jacks Creek area of what is now Yancey Co.
until their deaths. The Byrd and Hudson family lore embrace the story that
Margaret Annie was sent off to live with relatives in Charleston, South Carolina
keeping them apart. George followed
her and they were married at her aunt's home in Charlestown (Charleston), South Carolina.
George died about 1817 and wife "Annie", who never remarried, raised their
children [William Kimsey, Annie, Rev. Samuel Dempsey, Levica Keziah, and
others] alone and remained in the Jacks Creek area until her death
bef. 1850 census. Son William Kimsey served in the War of 1812
as Pvt. for the 3rd NC Militia; George and Annie's
graves are located at the
Byrd Branch Cemetery in Jacks Creek, Yancey Co., NC.
NOTES: *The Heritage of Old Buncombe
Co., NC, Vol. II 1987, pg 60-61.
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EDWARDS, John Sr.,
[1750-1833]; born in Baltimore Co, Baltimore,
Maryland. His pension record shows that he initially enlisted in Bedford Co., VA and
served 4 additional tours thereafter.
John was a Sgt. in Colonel William Christian "Christy's" Co. for the Maryland line
along with Captain Buford for fifteen months and fifteen days. In 1776
he marched from Bedford, VA to South Carolina; he fought against the Cherokee,
Creek and Shawnee Indians on
the frontier; he served under General Gates and General Nathaniel Green; achieved
the final
rank of Major in the Militia. In 1770, John married Ruth
Crabtree [b. abt. 1753 - d. 1845 ] in Bedford County, VA. Ruth had a brother residing in the
western part of North Carolina [now Yancey Co.] and it is believed for
this reason, John and Ruth migrated to that area on or about 1790 after
the war. Two years later, on July 1792, John and Ruth were
granted the first divorce shown in the Buncombe Co. records. The
land deeds indicate that John was awarded all the land they owned jointly
consisting of several hundred acres; Ruth received a roan mare and a
feather bed. Some of John's
other duties post the war were listing taxes for his district, Constable of the county,
committee member for road surveys.
After their divorce, Ruth and the
children remained in Yancey Co.; John moved
over to Jonesboro, Washington Co., Tennessee where his
sister Mary and her husband, Capt. Christopher Taylor [Taylor's
Pension #R10420], ran a boarding house
built abt. 1777.
General Andrew Jackson lived in this house from 1788-1789 while practicing
law in the area. The Christopher Taylor log cabin
[photo] has been
preserved by the historical society and stands in downtown Jonesboro. On September 9,
1833 at 83 years of age, John applied for a war pension (application
#W19222) receiving $77.50 per year. When he
died, ex-wife Mary Ruth Crabtree applied for a widow's pension and was
approved to receive the same amount until her death November 16, 1845.
NOTES:
John Edwards' service is mentioned in *The Heritage of Old Buncombe
Co., NC, Vol. II 1987, pg 60-61.
see pension documents No. R10420 - 8 pgs.
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GARLAND, William Guthridge
[1753-1848]; born in Halifax Co., Virginia.
He enlisted as Pvt. in Westmoreland Co., VA in Co. 6, 3rd VA Regiment and aspired to
the ranks of Captain*. According to a Virginia newspaper, he was
listed as a deserter in Georgia. He lived in Rowan Co., NC and moved
over to Carter and Washington Co. [now Unicoi], TN for a brief time.
In 1805 , he moved back over to NC permanently settling in the
Red Hill area of Yancey Co., [now Mitchell Co.] NC.
On September 26, 1778, he married Bridgett Hampton [dau. of Ezekiel
Hampton and Jane Griggs] in Rowan Co., NC. In
1837, Guthridge was elected as county trustee. William and
Bridgett are buried at the
Old
Garland Cemetery, Red Hill, Mitchell Co., NC. His tombstone,
provided by the D.A.R., indicates PVT. NC Militia.
Revolutionary
War Marker - Rowan Co. NC Militia: Wm Guthridge, Joseph, Samuel;
NC Continental Line: John, Elisha, Humphrey Garland.
The
Garland Story by Martha Garland Tibbs.
NOTES:
The Heritage of Old Buncombe
Co., NC, Vol. II 1987, pg 60-61.
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 HENSLEY,
Henry "Harry"
[1755 - 1822] Harry was born about
1755 in Albemarle Co., Virginia and the son of Benjamin Hensley (b. 1737)
and Elizabeth ___ of Albemarle/ Louisa/ Henry Co., VA; grandson of
Benjamin Hensley (b. 1706) and Elizabeth Hickman of King George / Hanover
/ Louisa Co., VA. In the 1760’s, Henry and his parents and siblings moved
from Virginia into Northwestern NC and settled in Rowan Co. which became
Surry and now Stokes. This is where the Hensley family met the
Charles Angell Family and three of Charles' daughters married Hensley
sons. About 1773, Harry married Barbara Angel in Surry Co., NC
[b. abt. 1775 - d. 1852; d/o Charles Angel and Sybella (maiden name
unknown) a proven
daughter by his Will of 1773]. The family moved back across
the state line into neighboring Henry Co. VA (proven by 1778 tax list) at
which time Harry served as Sgt. in the 14th Regiment of the Continental
Line. A 1781 list from Henry Co., VA showed that he and his brothers,
Benjamin and Hickman, were noted on the "Muster roll of Colonel Penn"
marching to the aid of General Nathaniel Green in Captain Jonathan Hanby's
Co. [Hanby's Pension #W4687] under Col. Abram Penn's command to take part
in the Battle of Guilford Court House ("History of Henry County,
Virginia", p. 13, also cited in" Families of Yancey County", Vol. V, No.
1, p.6). In exchange for his service, Harry was given a land grant of 200
acres on the American Frontier by the Commonwealth of Virginia, warrant
#3363. The warrant was made out to "Henry Henly” and noted that he was a
Sergeant in the Virginia Continental Line Militia. When the War was over,
the family continued to live in Henry Co., VA as proven by the 1783/1784
tax lists. Around 1787 (per the Burke Co., NC State Census), the family
moved back to NC and settled in the Caney Branch area of now Yancey Co.,
NC. In the 1790’s, Henry and his brothers Hickman, James, John and
Colbert participated as jurors marking off roads in Burke (which became
Buncombe (now Yancey and Madison) into the wilderness of that area for
settlement. On June 22, 1791, Burke Co., NC land entry #31 showed
Henry "Hinsley" entering 200 acres on the "Ball Mountain Creek."
Entry #32 was for his brother James "Hinsley" and Entry #36 for brother
Hickman. Brothers Henry, Jno, James and Hickman Hensley appeared in the
12th Company of Burke Co., NC for the 1790 Census. This area became
Buncombe Co., NC in 1792. Per the Buncombe Co., Record Book #2,
Section 1, showed Henry Hensley receiving 200 acres from the State of NC
on May 12, 1794, and filed with the court on December 22, 1796, on Bald
Mountain Creek near the waters of the Caney River beginning near the mouth
of Sang Fork. Henry appeared on page 172 of the 1800 Buncombe Co.
Census; pg. 253 of the 1810 Buncombe census as Harry Hensley; and page 100
of the 1820 Buncombe Co., NC Census. There is no death record or
information on the actual date and cause of death for Harry but it is
believed he died shortly after sale of “Dice”, a young female slave, sold
to "William Hensley" (his son) for $500 and signed on August 23,
1822. Harry also sold his parcel of land to his son William,
ensuring he would take care of his wife. After the death of Harry,
the 1830 Buncombe Co. census showed youngest son, "William A. Hensley" as
head of household taking care of his mother Barbara, sister Zania,
Dice, his wife, Lucinda Higgins (d/o Holland Higgins) and children.
Sometime before 1850, Barbara and Zania moved with William A. and family
to Spivey Mountain in Washington Co. (now Unicoi). suspected to be buried
at the
Old Hensley Cemetery #3.
(Plot #102).
CENOTAPH COMMENTARY: The marker for
Harry Hensley at the
Hensley Cemetery
in Bee
Log, is commemorative and not the
actual burial location. He was most likely buried near or on his
land located on Bald Creek which parallels now US Highway 19. This
area was the early Caney River Settlements where most early Yancey Co.
residents settled and roads were being constructed into the wilderness and
Harry and his brother worked as jurors for roads. According to the
Northeast Early Buncombe Co. Land Records, is shows the location of
Harry's parcel and his son's parcel (Washington) was directly across from
his. Part of the confusion of Harry's burial is that there are two
Bald Mountain creeks which changed names interchangeably over time.
Currently there is a Bald Mountain Creek which parallels Route 1395 from
Wolf Laurel to Bee Log and the other is (Big) Bald Creek which parallels
US Hwy 19 heading into Burnsville where Harry's 200 acre parcel was
located (see map link below). Furthermore, in 1822 (when Henry died), the
only landowner near where this cemetery currently sits was Pitman Williams
and most of the land nearby in Bee Log was wilderness with limited
development and ownership.
NOTES: Photo
courtesy of Mike Shelton. Local residents / descendants installed
headstone to mark his grave.
Commemoration was held on October 2007.
MORE INFO
PATRIOT GRANT #3363 - July 28, 1784
DEED 200 ACRES 1796
BILL OF SALE- Dice Aug
1822
200 ACRES SOLD TO
WILLIAM HENSLEY OCT 1820
PLAT #3563 - May 12, 1794
- 200 acres
MAP Marking
Cemeteries and Henry's PLAT
MUSTER ROLL OF COL. PENN
CHARLES ANGEL WILL
CHARLES ANGEL WILL - Original
SYBELLA ANGEL WILL - Transcription
WILL
SYBELLA ANGEL - Original
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HIGGINS, Ananias
[1763 - abt. 1840]
was born in Guilford Co., North Carolina and was the son of William
Higgins [named in his pension claim]. On June 29, 1836, during his
deposition for a Rev. War Service pension, held before the Justice of Peace
of Yancey Co., NC, he attested he was 73 yrs old and born on November 14,
1763. He was living in Wilkes Co., NC when he was first enlisted as
a Pvt. at the age of 16 yrs. In the Spring 1779,
he served for 3 months under Captain Thomas Price and marched to the
Blue Ridge Mountains of western NC to the French Broad river, thence to
the mouth of the Big Ivy and Caney Rivers and on to Wandsfords Fort where
later he was discharged. For 2 weeks at the upper fort on the
Catawba river, his unit killed and wounded several people. Although
he only volunteered for 3 months, the company kept him for 4 before
discharging him on September 15, 1779. Ananias remembers the
following officers having no troops: General Charles McDowell, Colonel Joseph McDowell, Major Herne,
Captain Thomas Rice and Lt. William Rice. His second tour was in the
fall of 1779 he enlisted for 3 months as Pvt. serving under Captain
Beverly and Major Herne for another expedition against rebel Indians and
Tories. He marched to the upper fort on the Catawba river where
Colonel Joseph McDowell after 3 week, discharged him because there were
"enough men" and his service was not needed. The next
tour was in July 1781, where he substituted for his father William
Higgins [b. abt 1740] for 3 months as Pvt. under Captain Gordon. He
marched along with the main Army under General Nathaniel Green to
the
Battle of Eutaw Springs in SC. He served with his brothers
Robert and William Jr. Higgins. In Salisbury, he received a
discharged. Upon his return home, Ananias had taken ill and was
unable to participate in long term campaigns except for scouting parties
for a week or two at a time searching for Tories and hostile Indians.
Because he was unable to produce any documents to prove his service for
application of benefits, he relied on the witnesses of Jacob L. Stanley,
Joseph B. Ray and Benjamin Hensley, all of whom were acquainted with the
applicant and attested he was indeed a soldier in the Revolutionary War. Annanias died before the 1850 Yancey Co. Census. His daughter,
Margaret Higgins Austin signed a sworn Affidavit on October 25, 1852, for
survivor benefits. Annanias is enumerated in 1810 and 1820
Buncombe Co., Census listing 1 male [16], himself [45+], 2 females [16],
wife [45+], 1 male slave [14] and 2 female slaves [14] and 1 female slaves
[26].
NOTES:
see pension
documents No. R4979 - 5
pgs.
PENSION TRANSCRIPTION
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HORTON,
Zephaniah [Nov. 13, 1760 - April
5, 1844] was on
born in Roxbury [now Chester], New Jersey and is the son of
Capt. Nathan Horton Sr. and Mehitable Case of Southhold, Suffolk Co, NY.
His older brother, Nathan Jr., was a Capt. for the Morristown NJ Militia
from 1777 - 1782. After which time, Nathan Jr. moved to Watauga area of
western NC and was promoted to Colonel for the Ashe Co., NC Militia.
Zephaniah enlisted in 1776 serving a total for six months as a Pvt. for
Capt. Horton [possibly his father's unit] Capt. Nathaniel Terry and
Capt. Nathan Luce under Colonel Seeley's command. On March 25, 1788,
he married Jane McCourry [d/o Malcolm McCourry and Rachel Freeman-see
below] who was also from Roxbury, NJ. Shortly after their
wedding, they move south to Wilkes Co. NC to join up with his older
brother who already relocated in there. The migration of the
Horton / McCourry's to western North Carolina started with Col. Nathan
Horton's [1757-1824] move. It is apparent the Hortons and McCourrys
of Chester were well acquainted and kept in touch with their New Jersey
relatives.
Zephaniah's parents and relatives are buried at the
First Congregational Cemetery in Chester, NJ. Zephaniah acquired land in Buncombe [now Yancey Co.] settling in the
Burnsville area. The following children are all born in NC.:
Nathan, Rachel, Sara, Malcolm*, Elizabeth, Zephaniah Jr., Jane,
Phoebe. On August 30, 1810, he was elected as the Buncombe Co.
representative for the
House of Commons for Buncombe. Shortly after the formation of
Yancey Co. in 1833, in the 1834 court of pleas, Zephaniah was appointed as,
county commissioner,
coroner and an
elected county trustee. His pension afforded him $60 year which commenced on
March 4, 1831. Zephaniah died April 5, 1844. There is a
monument in downtown Burnsville marking his burial. That same year
in October, at the age of 75, Jane appeared before the court to apply for
a widow's pension. Same was granted. 11 years later, at the
age of 86, she appears before the court again appealing for her bounty
land claim which she never received.
NOTES:
see pension
documents No. W3997 - 11 pgs. For more info -see
Heritage of the Hortons
*Zephaniah's son, Malcolm Horton married
Harriett McCourry, d/o Malcolm McCourry and 2nd wife Sally Lynn.
HORTON GENEALOGY:
Descendants of Barnabas Horton, compiled by Geo. F. Horton, MD,
1876; see
pages 75-76
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MANEY, Martin B.
[1748-1830] is thought to be of "French
origin". Although his pension file does not mention the names of his
parents, family tradition claims his forefathers came to the new world
around 1660 landing in New York, later migrating to North Carolina.*
Martin was born either in Ireland or in the western territory of North
Carolina in 1748. On December 4, 1775, he enlisted with the
8th Virginia
Regiment at Long Island of the Holston in Washington Co., NC (now
Tennessee), serving as a Private in Capt. James Knox' company under
Colonel John Peter
Gabriel Muhlenburg's command. For 2 years, he fought in
the battles of
White Plains and
Germantown.
At the end of his service with the 8th VA Reg., he enlisted with the 9th
Virginia Regiment serving as Private in Captain Berry and Captain
Wood companies, under
Colonel
George Matthews' command fighting in the
Battle of
Monmouth, NJ for 3 years. In the Fall of 1779, Martin was
discharged at Valley Forge in Pennsylvania and went back home to NC. In the summer of 1782, he enlisted
in Capt. James Wilson's company under Col. John Sevier's NC Regiment in
pursuit of rebel Indians and Tories; he also served as a frontier scout
and personal body guard to Col. Sevier. September 1781, he married
Keziah Vann [1763-1849] in Jonesboro, Tennessee
territory. She was the daughter of
John Joseph Vann III and Agnes Weatherford. While husband
Martin and father John Vann were away at war, she lived with her mother in
Tennessee.
In July
of 1787, Martin received a bounty land grant of 100 acres for his service
as Private, [#294], from the State of
North Carolina in
Buncombe Co.
In 1818, Martin
and Keziah lived in Blount Co., TN. In 1820, the family moves over
to Buncombe Co., NC to set up homestead on their land in the
Big Ivy area of Buncombe and remain there until their deaths. Records show
that about 1821 at age 69, he went blind.* Martin
died on April 15, 1830 and Keziah died on December 20, 1849. Both are
interred at the
Maney Cemetery near Barnardsville,
Paint Fork Rd, Big Ivy, Buncombe Co., NC. His pension
declaration mentions the following children: Nancy [b. 1783],
John [1785], Martin Jr. [b. 1787] , William [1795], Elizabeth [1798], and
James [1806?].
NOTES:
On May 17, 2008, local residents of Barnardsville, NC pay
tribute to Martin Maney's Rev. War service with the unveiling of his
tombstone.
See article: "Relatives, Guests Remember Rev. War Soldier," by
Matt Tate - excerpt of
Weaverville Tribune, May 22-28, 2008, Vol 6., No. 21.
Online Articles:
One Line
of Descent of Martin Maney by Carol Maney / Some
Descendants of Martin Maney by Ralph Dean Clark
"Excerpts
from the Keziah Vann Notebook" Article about the Maney descendant's
claim to be Cherokee through the Vann line - by Milus B. Maney
BOOK:
Martin Maney 1752-1830, A Revolutionary War Solider & Related Families,
by Milus Bruce Martin
see pension documents No. W7398 - 18 pgs. *The Heritage of Old Buncombe
Co., Vo. I, Article 438 - pg. 216-262
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  MCCOURRY, Malcolm,
Esq.
[1742 - 1829] was born in Isla,
Scotland. Family lore has it that while Malcolm was wandering on the
beaches of Scotland, he was kidnapped at the age of 9 by English sailors
who forced him into labor on a ship bound for America. Another
version is that Malcolm simply ran away from home and boarded a vessel as a stowaway
to the new world. As an adult he prospered, becoming an astute
writer and practiced law in
Morristown, New Jersey. During the war, he served
as quartermaster for the
NJ Militia commanded by General Munson.
In 1766, he married
Rachel Freeman [b. 1747-1836]
and lived in Roxbury [now
Chester], NJ
raising 6 children: Phoebe, Jane*, Benjamin, Elizabeth, Rachel, Sarah.
He was a founder of the
Presbyterian and
First Congregational churches of Chester. First wife,
Rachel and their son,
Benjamin are buried at the
First Congregational Church Cemetery. In 1795, Malcolm
leaves his wife and children in NJ for the mountains of western North
Carolina. His daughter Jane was already married to Zephaniah
Horton at this time and relocated to Wilkes Co., NC to meet up with other
Horton relatives who already settled in the area. This includes
Col.
Nathan Horton [1757-1824]. Malcolm secured 35 acres in Jacks
Creek, Yancey Co. and was remarried to Sally Lynn, together having 4 children:
James, Malcolm Jr., Zephaniah
[buried Zeph McCourry Cem],
Harriett. He served as county magistrate. According to the
Yancey Co. Court minutes of October 1855, Malcolm moved to Wilkes Co., NC,
then to Jacks Creek, Yancey Co., in the early 1800's.
NOTES:
Pictured above left is the
First Congregational Church of Chester, NJ (taken 2-8-09 -bbpytel) in which Malcolm McCourry
was a founder. The original church was established in 1747; 2nd
church in 1803 wherein Malcolm was a major organizer, 3rd 1856. 1st wife and son are
buried in NJ at the adjacent cemetery; Daughter *Jane McCourry married
Pvt. Zephaniah Horton who served. with the NJ Militia and moved from NJ to
Yancey Co., NC
[see his section]. The
Song Catcher, by Sharyn McCrumb mentions her ancestor Malcolm McCourry
and his unique story. Online Articles:
Malcolm and Sally McCourry - by
Carol McCurry - OBCGS. Pictured right is Malcolm's Revolutionary War Tombstone,
photo courtesy
of Mike Ledford; stone ordered by Paul Kardulis and recently installed at the
Zeph McCourry Cemetery
in Yancey Co.
Descendants of Barnabas Horton, compiled by Geo. F. Horton, MD,
1876; Malcolm "McCurry", Esq. is mentioned on
pages 75-76
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MELSON, William S.
[b. 1754 - ? ] was born in Accomuck
Co., Virginia. Per William's pension
application dated in 1832, he stated he volunteered for service in 1776 as
a Privateer in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, after which time, he sailed
from that city in a ship called The Three Brothers under the
command of Capt. Johannes Watson. He served on that ship for about
twelve months and fought in a battle near Cape Charles in which Capt.
Watson was killed and Melson was taken prisoner and sent back to Philadelphia
and exchanged. In that battle, he received three wounds: one in each
leg and one in the arm. After recovering, he re-enlisted at
Philadelphia under the command of Capt. William Smiley and sailed from
Philadelphia for 8 months on a ship called Rainbow. Once
again, he was taken prisoner by the British and sent to Charleston, SC and
exchanged. Melson joined the regular Army of the United States under
the command of Col. William Washington and Capt. Will Cox. serving in the
Battles of Eutaw Springs, Guilford and Brandywine sustaining a wound to
the thigh in the battle of Guilford, NC. Nathan Honeycutt,
Esq., John Whitson, and Rev. Jacob L. Stanley, residents of Yancey Co., NC,
certified that they were well acquainted with William Melson and supported
his service declaration. Based on the testimony given by Melson, and
certified by aforementioned fellow residents, the court prescribed by the
War Department agreed that William Melson was a revolutionary soldier and
served as he attested and the court further certified that Nathan Honeycutt,
Esq., John Whitson and Rev. Jacob Stanley were residents of Yancey County and creditable persons.
NOTES:
Pension
Application of William S. Melson R7112
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TIPTON, Jonathan
[b. 1750-1833] Born in
Frederick Co., Virginia, he is the younger
brother of
Colonel John Tipton. He entered service in 1777 in Washington
Co., North Carolina [now Tennessee] as 1st Major serving under Colonel
Carter and overseeing companies commanded by Captain Gibson and Captain
Trimble. His mission to to protect the frontiers of North Carolina
and fought against the Cherokee at several locations. In the
fall of 1780, he marched with General William Campbell to
participate in the battle at Kings Mountain and was second in command to
Col. John Sevier's regiment for that campaign. He was acquainted
with Col. Isaac Shelby,
Col. John
Sevier and
Col.
Benjamin Cleveland. After the war in 1790,
he moved over to Old Buncombe Co. area [now Tipton Hill in Mitchell Co.,
NC]; later moved to Overton Co., Tennessee and then Cumberland Co.,
Kentucky. Jonathan had no documented evidence of his war service and
relied on the testimony of fellow veteran
Valentine Sevier
[b. 1747] to support his claim. He is mentioned in the
King Mountain and its Heros by Lyman Copeland Draper, Anthony Allaire
and Isaac Shelby, pg. 423.
NOTES:
Pension
documents No. W1098.
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WALDROP, Edward
[1758 - 1844] On 23 June 1834, Edward applied for his
Revolutionary War pension in Yancey County, NC. He states that he was born in Wake
County, NC and entered the service in 1780 serving five
tours of duty. After the war he moved several times: Cabarrus
Co., NC, Caswell Co., NC, KY, TN, and then to Burke Co. He and
his family finally settled in the Ivy Gap area of Yancey Co. [now Madison
Co., NC]. His wife was Frances Roberts and they married on 17 Feb
1780 in Wake, NC.
NOTES:
Pension documents
No. #S7844 additional info:
Descendants of Edward
Waldrop OBCGS
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