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 | 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 | Jun 28, 2021 | Henrys
Most Scots Irish came to America to escape the oppressive rule of England. The Ulster plantation that had lured them from their Scottish homeland proved unsuccessful for most. Very few owned the land they lived on. Instead they paid rent (mostly to English...
by Shelly Denison | Jun 13, 2021 | Henrys
1715 - 1819 William Henry From Ireland to America While the Lloyds were enjoying their life in Brunswick, William Henry was starting a new life 150 miles away in Augusta County. Born in County Tyrone, Ireland in 1715, William Henry was the only son of a wealthy...
