by Shelly Denison | Apr 10, 2023 | Henrys
William Henry was 67 by the time the war ended. He had built a nice homestead in York County, just south of King’s Mountain. The land became known as Henry’s Knob and is still called that today. The war was over. The fear of British soldiers raiding homes,...
by Shelly Denison | Mar 27, 2023 | Laceys
1742 – 1813 Edward Lacey There are many stories of Edward Lacey’s gallantry during the war. When Tarleton made his surprise attack at Fishing Creek, destroying Sumter’s camp, Lacey “ordered his men to huddle behind the baggage wagons to post effective...
by Shelly Denison | Feb 27, 2023 | Henrys, Laceys, Tree
Shout like hell Fight like devils Don’t Mess with My Men After the battle at Williamson’s Plantation, a number of local women came to administer aid to the wounded. Colonel Edward Lacey sent for the Adairs so he could take them to North Carolina where they...
by Shelly Denison | Feb 13, 2023 | Henrys, Johnsons, Laceys, LLoyds, McDavids, Tree
Join or Die Fast Facts EDWARD LACEY 1775 Enlists as Captain in New Aquisition Regiment 1776 Cherokee Expedition 1779 Captain in Fairfield Regiment 1780 Colonel of his own Turkey Creek Regiment Battles include Huck’s Defeat (Williamson’s...
by Shelly Denison | Jan 30, 2023 | McDavids, Tree
The First McDavids It is believed that our branch of McDavids was part of the Caldwell settlement, a large group of Ulster Scots, led by John Caldwell, that left Ireland in 1727 and landed in New Castle, Delaware. They lived a while in Lancaster,...
by Shelly Denison | Jan 22, 2022 | LLoyds
Thomas Lloyd 1710 – 1792 There is no known portrait of Major Thomas Lloyd but family tradition describes him as having had an impressive appearance, “athletic and strong” and “an agressive, shrewd man of moderate education, great energy,...
