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Facts and Events
Possible Account of Death in Battle
The following excerpt taken from the Revolutionary War Pension Application Statement of Micajah Frost [S31043], contains an account of the death of a James Cuney in the Battle of King's Mountain that is possibly the same person [needs additional research]:
- He volunteered again in the year 1780 as he believes against the British & Tories under Captain Finley, and marched to the lead mines on New River and was stationed there as a guard and there came an express for us to march to King's Mountain and we immediately marched there & joined Colonel Campbell [William Campbell]. He states he was in the battle – that James Cuney [?] a Sergeant was shot through the bowels and the night after the battle he carried water to him in his shoe and attended to him until he died which was just before day – a Mr. Blackburn was also killed & four men by the name of Edmondson [Edminston, Edmundson] (with whom he was well acquainted) were also killed and Colonel Williams was killed likewise – with him he had no acquaintance.
Records in Virginia
- JAS. DYSART
- This Roll was Duly proved Before me this twentyeth day of April, 1781.
- Colonel James Dysart
- A True List of the men which served under me To Kings Mountain: [Partial List]
- Dvd. Beatie—Capt.
- Robert Edmondson—Leut.
- Nethaniel Driden (or Dreden)—Second Leut.
- Samuel Edmundson (almost unreadable)
- Andrew Edmundson
- Mos. Edmundson
- James Cuney
- Wm. Edmondson
- Source: http://www.the-sims-family.net/genealogy/sims/docs/Adam_Symes_and_His_Descendants.pdf
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