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Birth: 07 Feb 1749 Death: bef 10 Mar 1837 / Barnwell / SC
Qualifying Service Description:
He served in 1779 as a Private in the Company of Captain William Caldwell commanded by Colonel William Thompson of the 3rd Regiment
Additional References:
SAR Patriot Index Edition III (CD: PP2210, Progeny Publ, 2002) plus data to 2004
Compiled Service Records of Soldiers Who Served in the American Army During the Rev War, Micropublication M881, roll 884. Washington: National Archives
Moss, Bobby Gilmer, Roster of South Carolina Patriots in the American Revolution, MD. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co, Inc, 1983, pg 941
There was no entry found at Find-a-Grave as of April 2020
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Author: Mark Andrew Davis
John Tucker was born about 1750. There is an elder John Tucker living in the proximity of the Patriot at Orangeburg District.
He married Sarah Smith in Virginia. Their known children were:
John was born about 1773.
Thomas was born about 1774.
William D. was born in about 1779.
Joseph was born in about 1783.
James was born about 1781.
Ann was born in about 1795.
Sarah A. was born about 1785 and married William Appleford.
John was a private in the company of Captain William Caldwell, under the command of Colonel William Thompson of the Third South Carolina Regiment. In the surviving pay records of the Continental Troops, John’s name appears from March 1779 through November 1779.
In 1800, the Barnwell District was created out of a section of Orangeburg District. John is the head of household for the 1790 and 1800 U.S. Census at Orangeburg. He is head of household in Barnwell District of South Carolina in the 1810, 1820, and 1830 U.S. Census. In 1830, along with fourteen enslaved people, it appears that one of John’s daughters and children may have been living in the household.
John made his Last Will and Testament on 24 July 1834, and a court hearing regarding the Will was dated 10 March 1837 at Barnwell District, South Carolina. His Will caused turmoil among four of his children who challenged it. The complaint suggested the deceased was not of clear mind and that one of the witnesses was not eligible to be a witness based on his alleged race. The core issue appears to be the minor grandchildren when turning eighteen, were to inherit enslaved individuals and until then, those individuals were to continue working the plantation. The court upheld the will.
His final resting place is not known.
Sources:
Compiled Service Records of Soldiers Who Served in the American Army During the Revolutionary War. Micropublication M881, roll 884. Washington: National Archives.
South Carolina. Orangeburg. U.S. Census, 1790, Micropublication M637, roll 11. Washington: National Archives.
South Carolina. Orangeburg. U.S. Census, 1800, Micropublication M32, roll 49. Washington: National Archives.
South Carolina. Barnwell. U.S. Census, 1810, Micropublication M252, roll 60. Washington: National Archives.
South Carolina. Barnwell. U.S. Census, 1820, Micropublication M33, roll 119. Washington: National Archives.
South Carolina. Barnwell. U.S. Census, 1830, Micropublication M19, roll 169. Washington: National Archives.
Sons of the American Revolution, National Society, Louisville, Kentucky. Primary application of William Henry Tucker, National Number 159678.
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