Display Patriot - P-254535 - Thomas Roy MUSICK

Thomas Roy MUSICK

SAR Patriot #: P-254535

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State of Service: VA/NC/SC      Qualifying Service: Private
DAR #: A083517

Birth: 26 Oct 1757 / Spotsylvania / VA
Death: 02 Dec 1842 / St Louis / MO

Qualifying Service Description:
  1. He served as a Minuteman in the company of Captain John Craig and Oliver Towles, commanded by Major Richard Johnson of Virginia.
  2. 1778-1779, he served in the company of Captain William Neville, Colonel Miller's Regiment of North Carolina.
  3. 1779, he served in the company of Captain Parson, commanded by Colonel Andrew Pickens of South Carolina.

Additional References:

Revolutionary War Pension file S16987


Spouse: Mary Neville
Children: Lewis; Sarah; John; William; Nancy; Thomas; Charlotte; Drucilla; Mary
Members Who Share This Ancestor
Date Approved Society ACN SAR Member Info Lineage via Child View Application Detail
1960-03-15 OH Unassigned Bige Barnett Teague Jr (85726) Lewis   
2009-09-09 DC 36530 David Patrick Firmin (175059) Lewis   
Burial:
Fee Fee Cemetery (C-0374049)
Location:
Bridgeton / St. Louis / MO / USA
Find A Grave Cemetery #:
28696
Grave Plot #:
Grave GPS Coordinates:
38.732611 / -90.406583
Find A Grave Memorial #:
12452929
Marker Type:
SAR lug; DAR plaque;
SAR Grave Dedication Date:
23 Oct 2021

Comments:
  • Modern granite stone
  • Image taken and provided with permission from compatriot Donald Withrow (MO) member 202016


Directions to Cemetery / Gravesite:


Author: Donald Alan Withrow

Thomas Musick was born on 26 October 1757 in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, the son of Ephriam and Isabella Musick. 

During the American Revolution, Thomas entered service in 1775 or 1776 from Spotsylvania County, Virginia, in the Minuteman Company of Captain John Cragg or Craig, commanded by Major Richard Johnson of Orange County. The company marched through Fredericksburg, down the Rappahannock River, with the goal of preventing the enemy from using the River. The men of that company then enlisted in the regular service in the company of Captain Oliver Towles, also commanded by Major Johnson. They were released but told to be ready to remain ready for service at a moment's notice.

In 1778, he went to Rutherford County, North Carolina, and volunteered as a Private in the Light Horse Company of Captain William Neville, commanded by Colonel Miller. He served a one-year term that expired in 1779. He served in place of another man in the same company for an additional three months of service on the frontier, engaging with Native American warriors.

After the tour ended, he joined Major Parson's company from South Carolina to pursue Tories. The company was under the command of Colonel Andrew Pickens. He served as a Private on this tour for at least sixty days.

He married on 14 December 1778 to Mary Neville (1760-1821) in Rutherford County, North Carolina. Among their children were:

  • Lewis was born on 1 February 1784 and married Mary Fitzwater.
  • Sarah was born on 7 December 1794 and married David Martin. 

In 1798, he relocated to Lincoln County, Kentucky, and then moved to Barren County, Kentucky in 1800. Finally, in 1803, he settled in Saint Ferdinand, located in St. Louis County, Missouri. He was an early Baptist minister in Missouri and played a key role in establishing the Fee Fee Baptist Church in 1807.

The Patriot died on 2 December 1842 and was buried in Fee Fee Cemetery in St. Louis County. 


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