- Clifton Bowen Jr, North Carolina- While his service is well spoken of, the details are little. He rose to the rank of Lieutenant, and served in the Duplin County Militia (NC) under Captain Aaron Williams, and eventually resigned his commission due to illness. Other then these facts, what is often told are stories, without any sources that I know of. For example, that he was a minuteman, and that he fought at the Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge. Supposedly in 1781, he received an honorary discharge, due to a pulmonary ailment, supposedly from a British musketball, that made him too weak to carry on.
- Elijah Bowen, North Carolina- The son of Clifton, his service is better known because of existing pension information. He was drafted in 1782, in Duplin County, North Carolina, under Captain Robert Merritt and Colonel Kenan, and proceeded to march against the Tories on Black and South Rivers. He was then put as a guard over some Tories, and marched to Halifax on Roanoke River, from where he went back to Duplin County, joined Colonel Kenan, and stood guard over prisoners for 2-3 months. Then he was marched to the Mulberry Grove in New Hanover County, and joined General Rutherford, and they marched into Wilmington, then back into Duplin County, where they stood guard until peace was proclaimed. He was discharged by Captain Merritt after having served 6 or 8 months. Interestingly, when he was interviewed during the process of applying for a pension, he stated that his discharge documents were burnt, and that his house was burnt down during the "troublesome times of the Indians". Possibly the Creek War? His house would have to have been burnt between 1783 and 1832 (the time of his testimony). He was later pensioned, although the specifics are contradictory.
- James Bullard, North Carolina- A resident of Robeson County, North Carolina for much of his life, the service of Bullard is well known due to his wife receiving a widow's pension based on his service. They had married before the war began and were lifelong partners. He entered the service around 1777 under Captain John Cade and served for a few months. He again entered under Captain Robeson or Ervin, and served several more months. And he again entered and served a number of months under various different officers. He performed other services in the US Army which his widow had forgotten due to her advanced age when she testified about his service. He served in the Army in the Carolinas and in Georgia under General Green, Colonel Brown, Captain McKissick, Captain McRee and others. He fought at the Battle of the Slipery Bridge and some others. His widow was pensioned at the rate of $63.33 per annum beginning March 4th, 1831, and ending June 27, 1843.
- Robert Crump III, North Carolina- Rendered patriotic service, furnishing supplies.
- Robert DeShazo, North Carolina- According to "My Eighty Years in Texas" by William Physick Zuber, he supported the Patriotic cause from his lands in North Carolina. His son Louis served as a soldier, but he stayed at home to take care of his family and property. However, he did serve for short terms as a volunteer soldier, and sometimes participated in battles. Most of his neighbors were Tories, and tried to persuade him to join them. Then they threatened to kill him, and robbed him of his property and hunted him, leaving him to hide in swamps. The Tories drove away all his horses and cattle, and then kidnapped and sold 12 of his Slaves. Another time, some British and Tories surrounded his house and threatened his wife with death if she did not give up his location, however she heroically resisted and they later left. When the war ended, his Tory neighbors tried to mend their friendship, but he was tortured by their presence, and he moved to South Carolina.
- Johan Heinrich Grauel, Maryland: Born in the German Palatinate in 1729, Johan came here with his family in 1736 at the age of seven. When the Revolution broke out, like many other "Pennsylvania Dutch", he supported the Patriot cause. He rendered patriotic service, as a member of the Committee of Observation, and an associator in Frederick County in 1775. In 1778 he was a juror to the Oath of Allegiance. According to "The Two Johan Michael Grauels": "Henry Crowle of Burnt Woods Hundred was appointed by the Committee of Correspondence to solicit subscriptions in 1775 to purchase arms and ammunition".
- James Joyce, South Carolina- According to the DAR, he rendered patriotic service, furnishing beef for use of the Army.
- Michael McKenzie Mattox, South Carolina- An early pioneer of Tattnall County, Georgia, and a prominent local citizen and slaveholder, he was first a resident of Colleton County, South Carolina. Record is found of payment to him for 104 days of service in the South Carolina Militia during the Revolution. His grave is inscribed "Michael McKenzie Mattox, SC Militia, Continental Line, Rev War, 1745-1815", although this grave was probably placed a long time after his death.
- John Parr Sr, Virginia- Rendered patriotic and civil service, furnishing supplies and serving as Surveyor of the Road in 1779. He took the Oath of Allegiance in 1777 in Henry County, Virginia.
- Michael Sadler Sr, Pennsylvania- Born in Germany, his parents came to the Province of Pennsylvania in 1751, when he was a small boy. By the time of the Revolution he was a married man with several children. Not much is known about his service in the Revolution, except that he served in the Pennsylvania Militia. According to the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), he rendered Patriotic service, paying the supply tax in 1781, 1782, and 1783. His grave references his service in the PA Militia.
- Jasper Saxton, Massachusetts- The first Patriot ancestor that I discovered, back at the beginning of my Genealogical research, the only Northern Patriot in my ancestry. Born in Massachusetts to a family of well documented descent in New England back to the time of the Great Migration, his service is possibly the best documented in my tree. He was a Sergeant in Lieut. Jeremiah Hickocks Company of Colonel John Ashleys Regiment from July 6, 1777 to July 27 of the same year. He marched with his Company to Kingsbury at the request of Maj. General Schuyler. He also served in Captain John Spoor's Company of Colonel John Ashley's Regiment from September 19 to October 19, 1777. He marched with his Company to Stillwater, and is listed as a participant in the Saratoga Campaign. His roll was certified at Sheffield by Brigadier General John Fellows. He also served in Captain Enoch Noble's Company of Colonel John Ashley's Regiment from Octopber 15-17 of 1780. He marched to the Northward by the order of Brigadier General fellows on an alarm, around the time the British took Forts George and Ann.
- Simon Smith, Georgia- According to a certificate given to him by General Elijah Clarke on 20 April 1784, he was a Sergeant in a Georgia battalion of Minutemen. He was granted bounty land for his service and later also drew land in the 1827 Georgia Land Lottery. According to the certificate, he was not a resident of Georgia at the time of his enlistment in 1777, nor had he been for at least six months prior thereto. Thus, we can deduce that he moved to Georgia during the Revolution.
- Joshua Stafford, South Carolina- A resident for many years of North Carolina, he had moved to South Carolina before the Revolution and served with the South Carolina Militia in 1780-1. Record of payment is found to him for 176 days service, 7 Apr 1785. He also served as a petit juror and furnished supplies. He later moved to Georgia, where he died.
- Daniel Winn, Virginia: Rendered patriotic service, by furnishing supplies and by paying the supply tax in 1783. Prior to the Revolution, Winn was a Lieutenant in the Lunenburg County Militia. He likely did not serve in combat during the Revolution due to his age.
Have a good Independence Day.
Sources:
- https://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search_adb/?action=full&p_id=A028279 Henry Crowell, Daughters of the American Revolution
- https://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search_adb/default.cfm?action=full&p_id=A028365 Robert Crump, Daughters of the American Revolution
- https://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search_adb/?action=full&p_id=A063231 James Joyce, Daughters of the American Revolution
- https://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search_adb/?action=full&p_id=A088047 John Parr, Daughters of the American Revolution
- https://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search_adb/?action=full&p_id=A108082 Joshua Stafford, Daughters of the American Revolution
- https://sarpatriots.sar.org/patriot/display/295792 Joshua Stafford, Sons of the American Revolution
- https://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search_adb/?action=full&p_id=A128552 Daniel Winn, Daughters of the American Revolution
The Spirit of '76
The Surrender of General Burgoyne at Saratoga, where Jasper Saxton fought
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