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: NC
Qualifying Service: Patriotic Service / Private
Birth: abt 1754 / / PA Death: 20 Nov 1834 / Pickens Dist / SC
Qualifying Service Description:
Served in NC Line
Cpt Wilson; Colonel Hamilton
TOOK OATH OF ALLEGIANCE TO MAKE LAND ENTRY, 1783
Additional References:
SAR Patriot Index Edition III (CD: PP2210, Progeny Publ, 2002) plus data to 2004
GUILFORD CO NC DB C, pg 115, FHL#19047
Pension R11687
Spouse: Jane Cunningham Children: Jane; Robert; William; John;
Members Who Share This Ancestor
None*
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Instead the information provided is best effort, and from volunteers who have either researched grave sites, service records, or something similar. There is no documentation available at NSSAR HQ to order.
Pickens Cemetery is approximately 3 miles inside Anderson County on Three & Twenty Road. It is not in Pickens County. Please do not add a cemetery in Pickens County for these burials
This is one of the oldest cemeteries in Anderson County, and this land was part of the Cherokee territory until 1777. It became the final resting place after the American Revolution for early pioneers who settled the area. A number of soldiers of the Revolution are buried here, including Robert Pickens, who served in the state militia and was related to General Andrew Pickens. It also contains the gravesites of many patriots of each war up through the Vietnam era
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