Display Patriot - P-336032 - James BRITTON/BRITTAIN

James BRITTON/BRITTAIN

SAR Patriot #: P-336032

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: Lieutenant / Patriotic Service
DAR #: A014655

Birth: abt 1752 / / NC
Death: bef 21 Dec 1821 / Buncombe / NC

Qualifying Service Description:
  1. PAID FOR SERVICES RENDERED
  2. Lieutenant

Additional References:
  1. NC REV WAR PAY VOUCHERS #3631, ROLL #S.115.71
  2. DAR #915635 - James Britton
  3. Rev War Pension file - Joseph Dobson
  4. New Records of Old Data From Many States, 1975, pg 511-514, 515
  5. NC State Archives - pay vouchers

Spouse: Delilah Springfield
Children: Mary; Lorenzo Dow; Amelia; William; Keziah;
Members Who Share This Ancestor
Date Approved Society ACN SAR Member Info Lineage via Child View Application Detail
1997-09-17 NC 220222 Kenneth D Israel (133335) William   
2018-12-07 NC 83561 James Edward Campbell (195191) Mary   
Burial:
Mills River Presbyterian Church Cemetery (C-0372524)
Location:
Mills River / Henderson / NC / USA
Find A Grave Cemetery #:
48117
Grave Plot #:
Grave GPS Coordinates:
35.378055 / -82.572222
Find A Grave Memorial #:
132408160
Marker Type:
SAR Granite
SAR Grave Dedication Date:
19 Oct 2024

Comments:
  • Image taken and provided by compatriot Craig S Isaacson (NC) member 131694
  • cemetery containing Brittain's remains has been destroyed.gravestone was moved to Miles River Cemetery, original cemetery has been built on
  • War Department Tombstone application, 19 Jul 1937
  • Find A Grave identifies spouse as Delilah Stringfield, however there is no proof of this spouse


Directions to Cemetery / Gravesite:

South from Mills River, NC on State Highway 280 . Turn east on Presbyterian Church Road. Proceed south on that road to intersection with School House Road. Marker is across from Mills River Presbyterian Church at east side of intersection. in the Mills River Presbyterian Church Columbarium.



Author: James E. Brewer
Birth: 1755
Death: 1832 Mills River Henderson County North Carolina, USA (10 Presbyterian Church Rd, Horse Shoe, Western Henderson COunty, NC)

Husband of Delilah Stringfiled - Revoluntionary War Solider
In 2005 the Daughters of the American Revolution placed a marker for Mr. Brittain at Mills River Presbyterian Church. Newspaper article below...
James Brittain

In the churchyard of Mills River Presbyterian Church is a Revolutionary War marker which reads: "James Brittain, Pvt., N.C. Troops, Revolutionary War."

Family genealogists state that Brittain was probably born in Guilford County and moved further west into Burke County. After the Revolutionary War, he was one of the first property owners in Old Buncombe County. He represented Buncombe County seven times as a member of the state senate, 1796-1807.

By 1797, he had moved into the Mills River section of Old Buncombe, which later became part of Henderson County. He set aside 10 acres for community and school purposes. The Mills River Presbyterian Church and Mills River Academy were erected on the site in later years.

He died in 1832 and was buried on the Brittain homeplace off N.C. 191. The cemetery is now underneath a house. A Daughters of the American Revolution marker was erected in his memory and placed in the church cemetery.

http://www.blueridgenow.com/article/20050704/NEWS/507040342?p=5&tc=pg&tc=ar

James and Delilah (Stringfield) Brittain had 14 children
Children buried in Cemetery
William Brittain - #35782072

Children Buried elsewhere
Amelia Brittain Edwards - #14658858
Benjamin Stringfield Brittain - #5635652
Comfort Brittain - #61022787


Family links:
Children:
William Brittain (1798 - 1867)*

*Calculated relationship

Inscription:
JAMES BRITTAIN
PVT N.C. TR
REV WAR

Note: Mr. Brittain is NOT buried in Cemetery. He was buried in the Brittain Family Cemetery but said Cemetery has since been built upon. Only a few stones were saved & moved to Mills River Presbyterian Church Cemetery.

Burial:
Mills River Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Mills River
Henderson County
North Carolina, USA

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Created by: raspberrybee
Record added: Jul 06, 2014
Find A Grave Memorial# 132408160
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Additional Information:
  • DAR NOTE: (there are potential issues) regarding this man's service and lineage
    • MARK WHO MARR BARBARA MULL WAS NOT A SON OF THIS MAN
    • THE PATRIOT'S WIFE'S NAME IS UNPROVEN
    • 1/2013


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