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Solomon Youmons b. 1760 d. 1840 EMANUEL COUNTY, GEORGIA
He enlisted in Craven County, North Carolina as a private in Captain William Speed's Company of the North Carolina Troops commanded by Colonel Benjamin Seawell. He was transferred to Captain Joseph Bryant's Company and fought in the Battle of John's River below Charleston. He served two years and six months and then re-enlisted and served until the close of the war.
Buried: Jordan S. Youmons property, two miles south of Nunez.
See: (1) Georgia's Roster of the Revolution, p. 433.
(2) Roster of Revolutionary War Soldiers in Georgia, v. 3, p. 270.
(3) Youmons Papers in Ladson Library, Vidalia, Georgia (unpublished).
Source: Georgia Revolutionary Soldiers & Sailors, Patriots & Pioneers; Volume 1, by Ross Arnold & Hank Burnham with additions and corrections by: Mary Jane Galer, Dr. Julian Kelly, Jr., and Ryan Groenke. Edited by: Ryan Groenke.
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YEOMANS/Youmans, Solomon b. 1760 Craven Co., NC. d. Abt. 1840, Emanuel Co., Georgia.
Military Service: Capt. Speed & Capt. Bryant Co. Col. Benjamin Seawell Regt., NC Militia DAR Ancestor # A129569.
Gallery: Pension S. 32088, 39 pages, (39 document images). In addition Gravesite Images.
Image of Pension Roll of 1835, Jefferson County, Florida.
Stories:
(1) Pension S.32088 transcript
(2) DAR Grave Marker for Solomon Yeomans, Yeomans Cemetery, Nunez, Emanuel Co., GA. On 02 Dec 1931
Excerpt from Pension S.32088 transcript:
Territory of Florida, Middle District, Jefferson County
On this day the 27th November in the year 1833 personally appeared Solomon Yeomans a resident in the County and Territory of aforesaid, aged seventy-three years who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth on his oath made the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed 7th June 1832. That he entered the service of the U. S. under the following named officers.
That about the year 1779 he entered the service as a volunteer, in which capacity he continued not less than seven months and that at that time he was under the command of Gen. Lincoln. Benj. Seavill was Col. Wm. Pastern was lieut. Jas. Pastern was the Maj. of the Regiment to which he belonged. William Speed was captain. That at the expiration of the seven months above mentioned he was transferred to the Militia of N. C. in which he served under the same field officers as above mentioned. His company officers were Joseph Bryant Capt.; Wm. Enlow Lieut.; James Williams Ensign.
That from the time of entering the service until the time of quitting it was about two years and six months, is satisfied it was not less than two years, during which time he marched through the State of N. C. to the vicinity of Charleston So. Carolina, thence to Augusta Ga., down the Savannah River to the Sisters’ Ferry about twelve miles above the city of Savannah, when he was ordered to Bacons’ Bridge within 8 miles of Charleston. That he was marched to John’s River below Charleston when the American army met the enemy when a severe Engagement ensued. That after the battle he returned to Bacon’ Bridge When he and all the Militia-men were discharged.
Family and Burial Information:
Soloman Yeoman, Son of Harris Yeomans (1730-1769) married Lucy Mary in 1781 in North Carolina and had a son, Redden Yeomans (1784-1863)
Burial in Youmans Cemetery #02, Nunez, Emanuel County, Georgia
Georgia GPS Cordinates: Latitude: 32.4682246 North Longitude: -82.3306819
Author: Bob Ervin
Solomon Yeomans (Youmans) was born in North Caroline, in the year 1760. While residing in Craven County, N.C., he enlisted in 1779, in the Revolutionary War. He served 7 months as a private in Captain Speed's Company and Colonel Benjamin Seawall's North Carolina Regiment, and was then transferred to Captain Joseph Bryant's Company in the same regiment. He was in the battle of John's River below Charleston, and was discharged after having served two years and six months. He then re-enlisted, dates and officers were no given. He served until the close of the war.
After the Revolution, he remained in Craved County, North Carolina about 5 years; then lived in South Carolina about 20 years, and removed thence to Georgia. He settled in Emanuel County, Georgia about two miles south of the town of Nunez, Georgia.
He was allowed pension on his application executed November 27, 1833 while a resident of Jefferson County, Florida, where he lived with his youngest son whose name is not known. Pension granted under pension S. 32088. He then stated that he had moved from Georgia about a year or two before. In 1838, he resided in Emanuel Co., Ga., with his oldest son John. He died about 1840, and was buried near Nunez, Emanuel Co., GA.,
The name of his wife is unknown. The only children of Solomon that are known were John, Redden, and one son whose name is not known (James?), who settled in Jefferson Co. Florida.
Sources DAR Ancestor A129569 DAR RC 852594
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