Hezekiah Davis (son of Vann Davis and Susannah Cary)1 was born 1760 in Abbott Creek, Moraian Twp., Orange, N.C.1, and died January 29, 1834 in Murphysboro, Jackson Co., ILLINOIS1. He married Sarah Anderson on 1782 in Washington Pendleton South Carlina, daughter of Philip Anderson.
Notes for Hezekiah Davis: "Roster of South Carolina Patriots in the American Revolution"by Bobby Gilmer Moss,page 236 Davis,Hezekiah (S32211) b. 1760,Abbotts Creek, N.C. Sometime during 1779, while residing in Newberry County, he was drafted under Captain James Haddleton, Co. Robert McRandy and Ge. Williamson and was sent to the frontier of Georgia. later, because he was a black smith and foundryman, Col. Brandon ordered him to stay at his work and perform services to all military men who needed his skills. However, in the fall of 1781, he volunteered and joined a mounted ranger company under Cap. Starke and went to the frontier of South Carolina to pursue the Indians. he later served in a unit which sought to drive the Tories from the Edisto Swamp.
Davis, Hezekiah, He enlisted in the Third Regiment on November 20 1778. He was taken prisoner on January 9, 1779. N.A. 853
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"Roster of South Carolina Patriots in the American Revolution"by Bobby Gilmer Moss,page 236 Davis,Hezekiah (S32211) b. 1760,Abbotts Creek, N.C. Sometime during 1779, while residing in Newberry County, he was drafted under Captain James Haddleton, Co. Robert McRandy and Ge. Williamson and was sent to the frontier of Georgia. later, because he was a black smith and foundryman, Col. Brandon ordered him to stay at his work and perform services to all military men who needed his skills. However, in the fall of 1781, he volunteered and joined a mounted ranger company under Cap. Starke and went to the frontier of South Carolina to pursue the Indians. he later served in a unit which sought to drive the Tories from the Edisto Swamp.
Davis, Hezekiah, He enlisted in the Third Regiment on November 20 1778. He was taken prisoner on January 9, 1779. N.A. 853
More About Hezekiah Davis: Burial: Davis Cemetery Murphysboro, Jackson,ILL.1
More About Hezekiah Davis and Sarah Anderson: Marriage: 1782, Washington Pendleton South Carlina.
Children of Hezekiah Davis and Sarah Anderson are:
+Jesse Davis, b. 1791, Washington, Pendleon, SC1, d. September 13, 1844, Jackson Co., ILLINOIS1.
Hezekiah Davis (b. 1760, d. January 29, 1834)
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