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Author: Kevin Waldroup
Robert T. Bedwell was born on 10 February 1759 in Kent County, Delaware. He was a direct descendant of Robert Bedwell, one of the first delegates from Kent County to the Pennsylvania Provincial Assembly, serving in 1682/3, 1683, and 1686. He was also serving as the Kent County Coroner in 1685. He is also the grandson of James Bedwell, who served as a Private in Captain John Caton’s Delaware Company of the French and Indian War.
It appears he married at a very young age to Elander Black on 15 March 1776 in Rowan County, North Carolina.
A resident of Rowan County, North Carolina, Robert T. Bedwell enlisted in May 1780 and served four months as a Private in Captain Snoddy’s Company, commanded by Major Field’s North Carolina Battalion. During his service, he was present at the battles of Hanging Rock and Camden.
He enlisted on 1 November 1780 and served three months in Captain Smith’s North Carolina Company. This service was followed in August 1781, when he served two and one-half months as a Private in Captain Lopp’s North Carolina Company.
Robert fought with Daniel Boone at Fort Boonesborough, Kentucky, against Native American troops defending their land. He was one of the pioneers in Fort Vincennes, Indiana when the Native tribes signed the peace treaty. He purchased and entered a section of land in Jefferson Township, Sullivan, Indiana, on 5 December 1816, six days before Indiana became a state.
He was allowed pension on his application (S16321), executed on 13 August 1832, while a resident of Sullivan County, Indiana. The Patriot died on 13 September 1842 in Pleasantville and was buried at Moody Cemetery, Sullivan County, Indiana.
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