Display Patriot - P-322956 - William Reuben WITCHER
William Reuben WITCHER
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P-322956
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State of Service: VA
Qualifying Service: Major / Civil Service
Author: Daniel E. Phillips
Capt. William Witcher, Sr, Ancestor No. P-322956 Capt. (later Major) William Witcher, Sr. was born in 1724 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. The date of his arrival in America is unknown. He married Rachel Ann Majors in April, 1745 in Chatham, VA and fathered eight children. He was serving as a vestryman of Camden Parish when Pittsylvania County, VA was formed in 1767. He was elected to the county Committee of Safety in 1775, and soon after appointed as a Captain in the Pittsylvania County Militia. He led a company to Fort Patrick Henry in what is now Kingsport, TN in 1776 on an expedition against the Cherokee. He returned home afterward and was appointed a Justice of The Peace by Governor Patrick Henry. He returned to service in 1780 and led companies into battle in the following engagements: 1. Stono Ferry, SC 2. Eutaw Springs, SC 3. Guilford Courthouse, NC 4. Cowpens, SC He returned home to his farm in Chatham, VA, where he died on June 8, 1808. He is buried in the Witcher family cemetery overlooking the farm. Capt. William Witcher’s children include: 1. Daniel Witcher (b. 1746) 2. John Witcher (b. 1748) 3. Ephriam Witcher (b. 1749) 4. James Witcher (b. 1750) 5. Caleb Witcher (b. 1756) 6. William Witcher, Jr (b. 1758) 7. Elizabeth Witcher (Razer) (b. 1759) 8. Rachel Witcher (Morrison) (b. 1764) A roster of William Witcher’s company lists his sons Daniel, John, Ephriam, and James as being included when the company was commissioned in 1776.
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FAMPCL - PARENTAGE & WIFE OF BENJAMIN NEEDS TO BE PROVEN
EL - THIS MAN'S SON EPHRAIM MARR JENSY ROWDEN, NOT ELIZABETH PHIPPS EPHRAIM WITCHER WHO MARR ELIZABETH PHIPPS IS PATRIOT A126991
EL - EPHRAIM WHO MARR NANCY YOUNG WAS SON OF EPHRAIM & JENSY ROWDEN, NOT OF WILLIAM & MOLLY DALTON - Jul 1995
EL- CHILD DANIEL DID NOT MARR SALLY WARD AND DOES NOT HAVE A DAU EMILY
FAMPCL- NO PROOF OF MAIDEN NAME OF SUSANNAH, SPOUSE OF CHILD DANIEL - Mar 2016
SON DANIEL’S DAUGHTER WHO MARR REUBEN GOAD WAS MARY, NOT MARTHA - Dec 2020