Display Patriot - P-130425 - James CAUDILL/CODILL/CORDILL

James CAUDILL/CODILL/CORDILL

SAR Patriot #: P-130425

The following information was assembled from numerous sources and cannot be used directly as proof of Qualifying Service or Lineage.
It is considered a research aid and is intended to assist in locating sources that can be used as proof.

State of Service: NC Qualifying Service: Private

DAR #: A023691

Birth: 1753 / Lunenburg / VA
Death: 30 May 1840 / Perry / KY

Qualifying Service Description:

Private: CAPTs Morgan, Johnson, MAJ Allen, COL Harris, Cleveland

Additional References:

Pension S.30344
Clayton, Appalachia Crossroads, Vol 2, pg 20

Spouse: Mary Adams
Children: William C; Henry; Isham/Isom; Sampson; Sarah; Abigail/Abby; Thomas; Stephen; Jesse;

Members Who Share This Ancestor

Date Approved	Society	ACN	SAR Member Info	Lineage via Child
1994-05-13	VA	209952	Lowell Scott Hanes (141494)	William
2002-06-26	TN	13554	Denver Dan Horton (158557)	Henry
2010-04-27	OK	38665	William Donald Caudill (176861)	William
2012-09-04	NY	35659	Michael James Wade Caudill (184688)	Henry
2013-06-04	KY	53339	Carl Bennett Banks (187431)	Isham/Ishom
2014-02-04	KY	57018	Richard Marion Smith (189961)	William
2014-05-28	KY	58905	Wayne Watts (191211)	Henry
2015-01-28	KY	62367	James Ross Caudill (193547)	William/Billy
2015-09-17	WA	63269	Ronald Eugene Black Sr. (196437)	William/Billie
2015-12-21	WA	67500	Ronald Eugene Black II (197290)	William/Billie
2015-12-21	WA	67501	Joel Cameron Black (197291)	William/Billie
2015-12-30	WA	67508	Jorden Blaine Nissell (197323)	William
2017-06-23	KY	75634	Wade Caudill (203347)	William
2017-09-29	OH	75608	John Milton Boggs (204795)	William
2017-09-29	MO	77490	Bruce Alden Ring Jr. (204788)	Sampson
2017-10-13	NV	77675	Paul Andrew Volpp (204935)	Sampson
2017-10-13	CA	77676	Paul Brian Volpp (204936)	Sampson
2017-10-13	CA	77677	Paul Brandon Volpp (204937)	Sampson
2017-10-13	NV	77678	Andrew Dale Volpp (204938)	Sampson
2017-10-13	NV	77679	Matthew Paul Volpp (204939)	Sampson
2017-10-13	AZ	77680	Samson Paul Durrani (204940)	Sampson
2018-04-17	WA	80526	James Ricky Wells (207239)	William
2018-04-17	WA	80527	Erik Matthew Wells (207240)	William
2018-04-17	WA	80528	Jeffrey Mark Wells (207241)	William
2019-08-16	TN	87697	Ronald Keith Melton (212612)	William
2023-01-13	OH	105012	Brett Daniel Ferrell (224941)	William
2023-03-17	NE	105943	Richard Nathaniel Hulse (225594)	Sampson
2023-08-25	KY	108681	Robert Lee Caudill (227633)	William
2024-09-27	NE	113354	Jared Denton Hulse (231148)	Sampson

Burial:

Rich Whitaker (aka James Caudill Graveyard, Whitaker) Cemetery_(C-0092393)

Location:

Letcher / Letcher / KY / USA

Find A Grave Cemetery #:

2225577

Grave Plot #:

Grave GPS Coordinates:

n/a

Find A Grave Memorial #:

35992457

Marker Type:

military & vertical stone with DAR marker

SAR Grave Dedication Date:

Comments:

Directions to Cemetery / Gravesite:

Per findagrave.com: the cemetery-a hundred or so yards off Highway 7 out a gravel road on the north side of Highway 7 between the Twin Bridges (between Letcher and Jeremiah); watch for the State Historical Marker entitled "Pioneer Ancestor" on the east side of the road; the flag display in the cemetery is very visible from the road

Author: Richard Nathaniel Hulse

James Codill (Caudill) Jr. was born about 1753 in Lunenburg County, Virginia.

A Kentucky Highway Historical Marker honoring this Revolutionary War soldier has been erected on Kentucky Route 7, near the cemetery where his grave is marked with an aged stone and an American flag flew daily in his respect. The sign reads, "James Caudill, born in Virginia in 1753, first came to Big Cowan Creek in 1781. Because [of hostilities with Native American residents], he took his family back to North Carolina. Returning here in 1792 with his family, he built a cabin, stayed several years, and returned to North Carolina. They settled here permanently in 1811. He was the progenitor to a large, widespread mountain family." Note: James Caudill's son Sampson, changed the surname spelling to "Cordell" when he purchased land in Missouri in 1853.

James entered service as a volunteer in the militia of the United States, shortly before General Gate's defeat at Camden, South Carolina, for three months in Wilkes County, North Carolina, where he lived in Captain John Morgan's County, Colonel Ben Hern's Regiment in the North Carolina Line. From Wilkes, he marched to the mouth of Rocky River, then back to guard the frontiers of Wilkes against Tories and Native American warriors, and after serving his term aforesaid, he was honorable discharged at the mouth of Rocky River in Wilkes County, North Carolina, by Colonel Noah who then commanded the Regiment.

Shortly after Gate's defeat, he again entered service sometime before the Battle of Kings Mountain as a volunteer for three months in Wilkes County, in Captain Samuel Johnson's County, Colonel Shelby, and General Campbell. He was marched back to Wilkes County as a guard of the Prisoners. When after serving out his tour, he was honorably discharged by Colonel Cleveland in Wilkes County, North Carolina, in 1781. In his Pension Application, he gave his birthplace as Lunenburg County, Virginia. He was born in 1753 and served nine months in the Revolutionary War from Wilkes County, North Carolina.

The Patriot died on 30 May 1840 in Perry (now Letcher) County, Kentucky. It is told that it was his dying wish to be buried on his own land, which was on Rockhouse Creek, just off the present Kentucky State Highway Route 7, near Blackey, Letcher County, Kentucky. He did not want his dust to mingle with another's soil.

Sources:

Caudill Family by Caudill Family researchers
U.S. Census Records
U.S. Revolutionary War Records
Wilkes County Court Records
Bureau of Land Management Records.

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