Display Patriot - P-157376 - Nicholas FENNELL

Nicholas FENNELL

SAR Patriot #: P-157376

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State of Service: NC      Qualifying Service: Private
DAR #: A039002

Birth: 15 Feb 1762 / New Hanover / NC
Death: 06 Jan 1828 / Sampson / NC

Qualifying Service Description:

Private - CAPTs Thomas Devane, Anthony Sharpe, William Thaxton; COL James Armstrong


Additional References:
  1. Roster of Soldiers from North Carolina in the American Revolution
  2. Bizell, Virginia & Oscar, Rev War Records of Duplin-Sampson County, 1997
  3. Pension File # W.3970
  4. DAR Patriot Index (1966), pg 232

Spouse: Margaret Robinson
Children: Elizabeth; George; John Milton; Mary Jane; Owen; Tabitha; Margaret Ann; Eliza;
Members Who Share This Ancestor
Date Approved Society ACN SAR Member Info Lineage via Child View Application Detail
1987-04-08 VA 227070 Jean Fennell Wine MD (127805) John   
1993-11-12 VA 211856 Robinson Mcgregor Shaw (139871) John   
2006-06-21 NM 25790 Jimmie Lee Fennell (167298) Owen   
Burial:
Harmony Presbyterian Church Cemetery (C-0104536)
Location:
Kerr / Sampson / NC / USA
Find A Grave Cemetery #:
2247600
Grave Plot #:
Grave GPS Coordinates:
n/a
Find A Grave Memorial #:
71013149
Marker Type:
vertical stone and VA marker
SAR Grave Dedication Date:

Comments:

Directions to Cemetery / Gravesite:


Author: Gary Owen Green
Nicholas Fennell was born on February 15, 1762, in New Hanover County, North Carolina, the child of Nicholas and Loxey. He married Margaret Robinson (b. 13 Jan 1772; d. 7 Sep 1839), a daughter of James Robinson, on March 27, 1786, in New Hanover County, North Carolina. They had at least five children during their marriage.

They lived on a large plantation on the east side of the Black River, a little south of Clear Run just off today's Highway 411. Back then there was a flourishing stand of virgin cypress on the river and a fine growth of long leaf pine nearby. Like most of the other local planters, the Fennells shipped lumber, shingles, tar, pitch, and turpentine by flatboat to Wilmington where the items were sold. They also grew cotton. Originally their house sat next to the river on a bend still known today as Fennells Cove, but around 1840 it was moved further away from the water to higher ground. Amazingly, the old home is still standing. The old Fennell graveyards are nearby....." Margaret was granted a widow's pension #W3970. His brothers, Arthur and Maurice, also fought in this war.

Service: Private in a company under Captain Thomas Devane from May 1776 for nine months during the Revolution. Private to Captain, 5th N.C. Continental Line. Being unfit for further duty, Nicholas Fennell is authorized and has my leave to return home on furlough, and the first day of August next is to apply to the most convenient Continental Officer for his discharge. Dated 10 July 1779 - signed by Capt. Thomas Donahoe

Disposition: on 2 October 1784, Nicholas appeared before James Lockhart, JP, Duplin County. He declared that he first entered service under Capt. Thomas White, Gen. Lincoln and other inferior officers for one year. Certificate from Lieutenant Curtis Ivey states that Nicholas Fennell was a volunteer in the 9-months serviceman, Dated 3 October 1784. Entered the Army as a private at age 18 and rose to become a Captain before he left service at age 25.

He died on January 6, 1828, in Sampson County, North Carolina, at the age of 65, and was buried there in the Fennell Family Cemetery, Sampson County. GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 34.65510, Longitude: -78.28295

Sources: (NSDAR 1955-56 Report; NSSAR Membership # 74526,NSSAR Patriot & Grave Index Number P 157376)

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