Display Patriot - P-299608

Charles STRONG

SAR Patriot #: P-299608

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: VA Qualifying Service: Private

DAR #: A111502

Birth: 18 Jan 1763 / Hanover / VA
Death: 15 Oct 1848 / Oglethorpe / GA

Qualifying Service Description:

Served in Goochland Co, VA militia 1781
CAPT EDWARD SMITH, Colonel FLEMING; ALSO UNDER Captain MILLER

Additional References:

Rev War Pension *S31994

Spouse: Sarah Thompson
Children: Martha; Elisha; Charles; Ann;

Members Who Share This Ancestor

Date Approved	Society	ACN	SAR Member Info	Lineage via Child
2000-05-25	GA	6584	Paul Grady Moss Jr (142409)	Martha
2002-03-28	GA	12181	Paul Grady Moss III (157670)	Martha
2002-03-28	GA	12182	Matthew Riley Moss (157671)	Martha

Burial:

Oconee Hill Cemetery_(C-0372550)

Location:

Athens / Clarke / GA / USA

Find A Grave Cemetery #:

35965

Grave Plot #:

Grave GPS Coordinates:

n/a

Find A Grave Memorial #:

45554411

Marker Type:

SAR Granite Marker

SAR Grave Dedication Date:

2 Nov 2019

Comments:

Photos displayed courtesy of William Galt, GASSAR

Directions to Cemetery / Gravesite:

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Photo: 2 of 2

Author: Kenneth Scott Collins

Charles Strong b. 1/18/1763 d. 10/15/1848 OGLETHORPE COUNTY, GEORGIA

A native of Hanover County, Virginia, he enlisted in Goochland and served as a private in the Virginia Troops. After the Revolution, he lived in Cumberland County, Virginia for 15 years before moving to Georgia in 1800. He drew land in the 1827 Georgia Land Lottery as a Revolutionary War Soldier and resident of Oglethorpe County. He also received a pension for his services.

See: (1) D.A.R. Patriot Index, p. 657.

(2) Genealogical Abstracts of Revolutionary War Pension Files, v. 3, p. 3377.

(3) Georgia's Roster of the Revolution, p. 363, 446, 453.

(4) Gone to Georgia, p. 311.

(5) Historical Collections of Georgia, p. 579.

(6) Historical Register of Virginians in the Revolution, p. 749.

Source: Georgia Revolutionary Soldiers & Sailors, Patriots & Pioneers; Volume 2, by Ross Arnold & Hank Burnham with additions and corrections by: Mary Jane Galer, Dr. Julian Kelly, Jr., and Ryan Groenke. Edited by: Ryan Groenke.

A Georgia County-by-County compilation of Revolutionary War Patriots who made Georgia their permanent home and died here, including information on service history, birth dates, death dates and places of burial with an index.

Published by the Georgia Society Sons of the American Revolution, 2001.

Printed in the United States of America

New Papyrus Co., Inc.

548 Cedar Creek Drive

Athens, GA 30605-3408

Author: William Richard Galt

Charles Strong was born 18 Jan. 1763 (on pension application) or 1764 (Family Bible and tombstone) in Hanover Co., VA and died 15
Oct. 1848 in Arnoldsville, Oglethorpe Co., GA. He married 29 Nov 1785 in Goochland Co., VA to Sarah Thompson (b. 25 July 1764
Virginia, died 27 May 1849 in Arnoldsville, Oglethorpe Co., GA). Charles was the son of John Strong and wife Elizabeth Turnbull and
Sarah was the daughter of Richard Thompson and Elizabeth Key.

According to Charles' Revolutionary War pension application, he served 3 tours of duty during the year 1781 in Virginia. He was living in
Goochland Co., VA during that time, married there in 1785. Apparently moved to Cumberland shortly after marrying; he stated he lived in
Cumberland Co. for 15 years before moving in 1800 to Georgia. Most of the children would be born in Cumberland Co., VA.

From his son's Family Bible is the following statement: "First Strong known of in America was William and wife Frances. Their only child
was John. His two children were Sarah, who married John Thompson and Charles who married Sarah Thompson" [i.e. siblings married
siblings, both families moved to Georgia about the same time, 1800].

They were the parents of 9 children (dates taken from Family Bible and tombstones):

1. Elizabeth Strong - born 1 Jan. 1787 Cumberland Co., VA, died 27 Apr. 1807 Oglethorpe Co., GA. She married 7 Aug 1804 Bible, 29
Jun 1804 in marriage record in Oglethorpe Co., GA to Obediah Echols, born 28 Dec. 1786 Washington Co., GA, died 8 Jun 1871 Winona,
Montgomery Co., MS.

2. William Strong - born Sept. 1788 and died Aug. 1795 Cumberland Co., VA.

3.Col. Elisha Strong, Sr. - born 11 Feb. 1792 Cumberland Co., VA, died 15 Dec. 1878 Aberdeen, Monroe Co., MS. He married 18 Sep.
1821 Oglethorpe Co., GA, Ann Bay top Scott Hill, dau. ofThomas Hill & Sallie McGehee, born 17 Aug. 1804 Virginia, died 8 Feb. 1878
Aberdeen, Monroe Co., MS.

4. Sarah Key "Sallie" Strong - b. 15 Jul. 1795 Cumberland Co., VA, died 27 July 1877 Athens, Clarke Co., GA. She married 12 Dec 1815
Oglethorpe Co., GA to Gen. Burwell Pope, Jr., son of Burwell Pope & Priscilla Wooten, born 7 Sep. 1790 Georgia, died 11 My 1840 Clarke
Co., GA.

5. Ann Tabitha (on grave), Thompson (Bible) Strong - born 1 Dec. 1797 Cumberland Co., VA, died 18 Jun 1888 Long Cane, Troup Co.,
GA. She married 1 Dec. 1819 Oglethorpe Co., GA to Rev. Ebenezer Newton., son of John Newton & Catherine Lowrance, born 20 Jun.
1790 Oglethorpe Co., GA, died 27 Aug. 1859 in Washington, D.C.

6. Susan Strong - born 16 Oct. 1799 Cumberland Co., VA, died 4 Nov. 1875 Athens, Clarke Co., GA. She married 5 Feb. 1818 OglethorpE
Co., GA to Capt. Thomas Wadsworth Golding, son of Anthony Golding & Isabella Reid, born abt. 1795 Laurens Co., SC, died 28 Jan.

1822 Oglethorpe Co., GA.

7. Charles Strong, Jr. - born 21 Dec 1801 (Bible date of birth 20 Dec 1802) Georgia, died 10 Dec 1870. He married 1st 12 Apr 1832 Jane
Catherine Winfrey, born 21 Oct. 1810 and died before Mar. 1844. He married 2nd 28th Mar. 1844 Morgan Co., GA to Mrs. Adeline Kennon
Brooks, a widow, born 10 May 1818 North Carolina, died 3 Feb. 1881 Aberdeen, Monroe Co., MS.

8. Nancy Strong - born 7 July 1804 and died Dec. 1804 Georgia, aged 7 months.

9.Martha Strong - born 7 Nov. 1805 Oglethorpe Co., GA, died 14 Sept. 1877 Athens, Clarke Co., GA. She married 18 Mar. 1824
Oglethorpe Co., GA to John Dortch Moss Sr., son of Nathaniel A. Moss & Helica Dortch, born 10 Feb. 1791 Mecklenburg Co., VA, died 23
Apr. 1864 Athens, Clarke Co., GA, veteran of the War of 1812.

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