Saturday, January 28, 2012
The Old American.
Am calling myself this because of all of my VT mother's ancestors who answered the Lexington Alarm, and then pursued the British back to Boston, fought on Breeds (Bunker) Hill, and then through the Siege of Boston. Since my father was from NC, I also have southern Patriots, including Quakers who took the oath of fealty, to add to a list of over 30 names.
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Found more Patriot ancestors the night I wrote the above. Several in VA, as well as Col. John Williams of the 9th NC Militia Reg't: I had known him as Squire Williams of Forbush Creek. He was married to a native American woman, and owned slaves. Family says the woman was Cherokee, but this was in Yadkin territory.
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