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: VA
Qualifying Service: Lieutenant Colonel / Patriotic Service
Birth: 01 Oct 1737 / New Kent / VA Death: 31 May 1820 / Bedford / VA
Qualifying Service Description:
Bedford Co, VA Militia
Member of Comm. of Safety, 1775
During 1777 he was appointed to administer the Oath of Allegiance to members of his Bedford Co., (VA) Miltiia Co
Maj, 23 Mar 1778
LtCol, 08 Feb. 1780
Furnished Supplies
Additional References:
Gwathmey, Hist. Reg. of VA in the Rev, pg 467
Wm. & Mary Qtrly, Series 1, Vol 5, Pt. 2, Oct. 1896, pg 24, 101
DAR Patriot Index, pg 405
Hopkins, Leftwich-Turner Families of VA and Their Connections, pg 22
Roster of the VA DAR, (1959), pg 556
Auditor of Public Accounts, Accession: APA 45, Receipts and Disbursement Journals, 1778-1797, 25 Apr 1783 - 29 Oct 1783, Reel 6254, Vol 23, Book XV, Library of Virginia, Archives Division, Revolutionary War Service Records, pg 273
NOTE: through the years, all of the tombstones for this location have been destroyed
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Patriot biographies must be the original work of the author, and work submitted must not belong to another person or group, in observance with copyright law. Patriot biographies are to be written in complete sentences, follow the established rules of grammar, syntax and punctuation, be free of typographical errors, and follow a narrative format. The narrative should unfold in a logical manner (e.g. the narrative does not jump from time period to time period) or have repeated digressions, or tell the history of the patriot's line from the patriot ancestor to the author. The thinking here is that this is a patriot biography, not a lineage report or a kinship determination project or other report published in a genealogy journal. The biography should discuss the qualifying service (military, patriotic, civil) of the patriot ancestor, where the service was rendered, whether this was a specific state or Continental service, as well as significant events (as determined by the author) of the patriot's life. This is the entire purpose of a patriot's biography.
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