Display Patriot - P-167378 - Preston GOFORTH

Preston GOFORTH

SAR Patriot #: P-167378

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 #: A046093

Birth: 03 Mar 1739 / Bladen / NC
Death: 07 Oct 1780 Battle of Kings Mountain / / SC

Qualifying Service Description:

Pvt - Col Andrew Hampton, NC Troops


Additional References:
  1. Grave Registry form. National Society Sons of the American Revolution (SAR)
  2. Draper, Kings Mountain Men, pg 177
  3. Draper, King's Mountain and Its Heroes, pg 302, 314
  4. Thompson, Roster of Soldiers from NC in the American Rev, pg 481
  5. Moss, The Patriots at Kings Mountain, pg 98
  6. Goforth book, pg 13
  7. Alderman, One Heroic Hour at King's Mountain, pg 59
  8. The King's Mountain Bicentennial commemorative program book, 1975, pg 13
  9. DAR Patriot Index, pg 273

Spouse: Nancy Elizabeth Potts
Children: Sarah; Preston; George; John;
Members Who Share This Ancestor
Date Approved Society ACN SAR Member Info Lineage via Child View Application Detail
1974-11-06 GA Unassigned Ray C Goforth (106916) George   
1975-05-19 FL Unassigned Cobia Dwight Goforth (108587) George   
1975-05-30 SC Unassigned John Preston Goforth (108459) George   
1977-02-23 SC Unassigned Larry D Dickson (111467) George   
1979-11-29 SC Unassigned Donald Ray Goforth (116280) George   
1983-08-08 FL Unassigned Harold Walton Goforth (122529) Preston   
1985-07-25 MS 229502 Allen Hill Goforth (126115) Preston   
1995-09-26 TN 205009 Richard Allen Goforth (145220) Preston   
1998-10-16 GA 2221 Hall Alexander Martin (150960) Sarah   
1998-12-09 GA 2405 David Allen Martin (151129) Sarah   
1999-06-21 TX 3987 Johnny Lawton Goforth (152122) George   
2001-01-17 GA 8218 Robert Allen Martin (154993) Sarah   
2001-01-17 GA 8219 Phillip Harmon Martin (154994) Sarah   
2005-05-13 MS 22574 Joseph Orr Goforth Jr. (164885) George   
2005-05-13 MS 22575 Joseph Brian Goforth (164886) George   
2005-05-13 MS 22576 Daniel Todd Cooley (164891) George   
2005-05-13 MS 22577 Christopher Michael Cooley (164892) George   
2005-05-13 MS 22578 Cliff Alden Goforth (164888) George   
2005-05-13 MS 22579 Bruce Scott Goforth (164887) George   
2005-05-13 MS 22580 Joseph Paul Goforth Perry (164890) George   
2005-05-13 MS 22581 Maximilian Schober Perry (164889) George   
2013-06-06 NC 53356 William Eugene Patterson (187461) George   
2013-09-18 NC 55129 Warren G. Goforth Jr. (188710) George   
2013-09-18 NC 55130 Christopher Kyle Goforth (188711) George   
2013-09-18 NC 55131 Collin Harrison Goforth (188712) George   
2013-09-18 NC 55132 Steven James Goforth (188713) George   
2013-09-27 NC 55335 Thomas Frank Goforth (188837) George   
2013-11-03 NC 55340 Paul Kirk Falls Jr. (189151) George   
2017-06-16 NC 75495 David Joseph Goforth (203259) George   
2017-06-16 NC 75496 Jonathan Dillon Goforth (203260) George   
2019-06-14 NC 86793 Robert William Ware (211881) Preston   
2022-09-23 SC 103560 Andrew Dewitt Goforth (223898) George   
2022-09-23 SC 103561 Preston Ray Goforth (223899) George   
Burial:
Preston Goforth Cemetery (C-0080414)
Location:
/ Cleveland / NC / USA
Find A Grave Cemetery #:
2153395
Grave Plot #:
Grave GPS Coordinates:
n/a
Find A Grave Memorial #:
11741280
Marker Type:

SAR Grave Dedication Date:

Comments:
  • Photos by permission: William Eugene Patterson, North Carolina Society SAR
  • Memorial stone markers


Directions to Cemetery / Gravesite:


Author: Steven James Goforth
Preston Goforth, Jr. fought and died at the Battle of Kings Mountain on Oct. 7, 1780.

Preston was born to Preston and Rachel Clements Goforth on June 3, 1739 in Rutherford County, NC.

Preston, Jr. grew up in Rowan County where his father was the first constable of that county and owned a livery stable, a 400 acre farm in Rutherford County, and operated a lodging house in Rowan County.

Preston, Jr. married Nancy Elizabeth Potts and had five children: Sarah, Preston III, George, Elizabeth, and William. I am a descendant of George, who was born April 3, 1778.

Preston and Nancy owned a farm that was located in what is now the west side of the town of Kings Mountain. The story has been told that the Goforth family could hear the firing during the Battle of Kings Mountain.

Preston, Jr. joined the fight, and his brother John fought for the Tory side.

During the battle, the two brothers were seen firing at each other which resulted in both being killed on Oct. 7, 1780.

Preston's wife took a sled pulled by a mule and brought her husband's body off the mountain. She and some neighbors buried Preston on their farm in the backyard of their home place on Oct. 8, 1780.

I am proud and give thanks to my ancestor patriot Preston Goforth for his service and ultimate sacrifice for my freedom that me and my family enjoy today.


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Additional Information:
  • DAR NOTE: (there are potential issues) regarding this person's lineage
    • RACHEL WAS NOT THE DAUGHTER OF JOHN HARMON - Dec 2007
    • NO PROOF SARAH AND JOHN HAD A SON PRESTON - Jun 2015


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