Display Patriot - P-257700 - Peter KANE/CAIN

Peter KANE/CAIN

SAR Patriot #: P-257700

The following information was assembled from numerous sources and cannot be used directly as proof of Qualifying Service or Lineage.
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State of Service: NC      Qualifying Service: Patriotic Service
DAR #: A134496

Birth: abt 1727 / / Germany
Death: abt 1794 / Rowan / NC

Qualifying Service Description:
  1. 1778, he took the Oath of Allegiance in Rowan County, North Carolina.
  2. Furnish supplies

Additional References:
  1. Linn, Jo White, Abstracts of the Minutes of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, Rowan County, North Carolina, 1753-1762, Volume 4, 1773-1786, North Carolina. Salisbury: 1977, pg 164
  2. North Carolina Revolutionary War Pay Vouchers #320, roll #68.41
  3. graves report submitted by Frederick D Learned, 154907, NC SAR - Apr 2025

Spouse: Catharine XX;
Children: Peter Jr; Elizabeth; Catherine; Susan; Leonard; Abraham; Jacob; John;
Members Who Share This Ancestor
Date Approved Society ACN SAR Member Info Lineage via Child View Application Detail
2017-11-03 OH 75618 Jeffrey Allen Myers OD (118203) Lennard/Leonhard   
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 #:
156118332
Marker Type:

SAR Grave Dedication Date:

Comments:
  • Find-a-Grave memorial has no information to support a burial at this location
  • unmarked grave; granite SAR Patriot marker dedicated at monument to other unmarked Patriots
  • photo used with permission of Frederick D Learned, 154907, NC SAR


Directions to Cemetery / Gravesite:


Author: Frederick Douglas Learned

Peter Kane, or Cain, was born about 1727 in Germany.

North Carolina Pay Voucher #320 shows that Patriot Peter Kean of Rowan County sold 188 pounds of fresh beef and 147 pounds of fresh pork to the Army on 25 February 1780. This coincides with the American Army pulling back in the face of the threatening approach of the British Army led by General Cornwallis. 

Peter Kane's Last Will and Testament, dated 10 December 1791, names his wife Catherine [surname unknown] and his children:

  • Peter Jr was born about 1753 and married Sybilla [surname unknown].
  • Elizabeth was born about 1770 and was the second wife of Daniel Wagner.
  • Catherina married Peter Worlow.
  • Susan was born about 1776 and married James Burriss.
  • Leonard or Lennard married an unknown woman.
  • Abraham
  • Jacob
  • John

The Patriot died in 1794 in Rowan County, North Carolina.

Sources:

  1.  Old Lutheran Church Records 1757-1848, Lexington, North Carolina, compiled 1969 by Mrs. David G. Koch; Peeder Kiehn #18;
  2.  1778 Rowan County Tax Roll, pg 406 (Peter Kain)
  3.  1780 Rowan County, NC Rev War Pay Voucher #320 (Peter Kean)
  4.  1790 Census, Rowan County, NC, pg 315 (Peter Kain)
  5.  1791 Last Will & Testament of Peter Kane of Rowan County, dated December 10, 1791

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