Display Patriot - P-162470 - George FRITTS/FRITZ

George FRITTS/FRITZ

SAR Patriot #: P-162470

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State of Service: NC      Qualifying Service: Private
DAR #: A042788

Birth: 1753 / Frederick / VA
Death: bef May 1845 / Davidson / NC

Qualifying Service Description:
  1. 1776, he served as a Militiaman in the company of Captain Robert Moore, commanded by Colonel Griffith Rutherford
  2. 1779, served as a Private in the company of Captain John Lopp, commanded by Colonel Lytle
  3. 1780, he served in the Light Horse of Captain Lopp
  4. 1781, served another tour with Captain Lopp

Additional References:
  1. Rev War Pension file S6864
  2. Fritts, Gregory Alan, The Fritts (Fritz) Family Heritage, A Historical, Genealogical, and Biographical Record of the Fritts (Fritz) and Allied Families, Ohio. Toledo: self-published, 1999, Vol II
  3. George Thomason - Pension S7712
  4. Melker Tar - Pension S7674
  5. graves report submitted by Frederick D Learned, 154907, NC SAR - Apr 2025

Spouse: Mary/Maria Wilson
Children: John; George; Joseph; Anna Maria/Mary; William; Rachael; Adam; Hannah; Sarah; Reuben; Catherine;
Members Who Share This Ancestor
Date Approved Society ACN SAR Member Info Lineage via Child View Application Detail
1993-08-11 NC 213073 David Reynolds Koontz (139200) George   
2012-05-30 NJ 48129 Paul Raymond Fritts (183748) John   
2017-12-21 VA 77098 Gary Owen Hodges (183655) Mary   
2022-09-30 VA 102734 Walter Forrest Bailey (198754) Joseph   
Burial:
Pilgrim Reformed (aka Leonardt's) Church Cemetery (C-0371496)
Location:
Lexington / Davidson / NC / USA
Find A Grave Cemetery #:
2179454
Grave Plot #:
Grave GPS Coordinates:
35.853610 / -80.216430
Find A Grave Memorial #:
14649048
Marker Type:

SAR Grave Dedication Date:

Comments:
  • Unmarked grave. A memorial marker was erected in 1977 by his descendants and the church congregation honoring 5 Revolutionary War soldiers who also had unmarked graves in the Pilgrim Church cemetery
  • graves report submitted by Frederick D Learned, 154907, NC SAR - Apr 2025


Directions to Cemetery / Gravesite:


Author: Frederick Douglas Learned

George Fritts was born in about 1753 in Shenandoah County, Virginia, to Wooldrich and Janet Fritz, who moved to Rowan County, North Carolina, when George was young. Wooldrich was killed by a Tory in his home six months after the Battle at Guilford Court House.  

He married Maria 'Mary' Wilson on 3 January 1780 in Rowan County, North Carolina. His Last Will and Testament names the following children:

  • John was born on 7 May 1780 and married Rebecca Younts.
  • Rachael was born in about 1782
  • Mary was born on 21 February 1784 and married John Wilson.
  • Adam was born in 1786 and married Phebe Davis.
  • George was born on 27 June 1787 and married Phebe Byerly.
  • Hannah was born in 1789.
  • Sarah was born in September 1791 and married Jacob Michael.
  • Reubin was born on 6 September 1792 and married Polly Billings.
  • Joseph was born in 1794 and married Charlotte Reed.
  • Catharine was born on 30 June 1796 and married George Byerly.

George served with his father and younger brother, John, in the Rowan County Militia Regiment, and they fought together at the Battle of Guilford Courthouse, which occurred only 30 miles north of their home. Six months later, his father and his best friend, Valentine Leonard, also of the Pilgrim Church, were both shot and killed in their homes by Tories. A monument honoring their ultimate service was dedicated on 4 July 1896.

According to George's Revolutionary War Pension, he first served in 1776 as a drafted Militiaman. He was attached to a Company commanded by Captain Robert Moore, Major James Smith, and Colonel Griffith Rutherford against the Cherokee Nation warriors. He then volunteered in 1779 and served five months in Captain John Lopp's Company, commanded by Colonel Lytle. They marched with Colonel Rutherford to South Carolina and Georgia, where he was at the Battle of Briar Creek. In 1780, he was drafted into service a third time for three months in the light Horse or mounted militia under Captain Lopp. He also served for three months as a drafted soldier in Captain Lopp's company early in the spring of 1781 (preceding the Battle of Guilford Courthouse), and his service was sixteen months.

George made out his Last Will and Testament on 10 June 1844, recorded in Davidson County (the eastern portion of Rowan County before 1822), which states that he has no wife (her death preceded his Will). In his Will, dated 10 June 1844, he names all his children and his youngest two sons, Reuben and Joseph, as his Executors.

Sources:

  1. 1780 Rowan County Marriages, George Fritts to Maria Wilson; 
  2. 1834 Pension of George Fritts of Davidson County, North Carolina (George Fritts);
  3. 1840 Veterans Census of Davidson County, North Carolina (George Fritts, Sr.);
  4. 1844 Will of George Fritts Sr. of Davidson County, North Carolina (dated 10 June 1844), Vol. 1, pages 462-463

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