Person:Charles Word (1)

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Charles Word
b.9 Jul 1740 New Kent County, Virginia
d.7 Oct 1780 died in Battle of King's Mountain, Mt. Airy, North Carolina
Parents and Siblings
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m. Abt 1735
  1. John Word1738 - 1783
  2. Thomas Word1740 - 1838
  3. Charles Word1740 - 1780
  4. Peter WordAbt 1745 -
  5. Cuthbert WordAbt 1748 - Abt 1780
Spouse and Children
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m. 1768
  1. William Word1772 - 1826
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Facts and Events
Name Charles Word
Gender Male
Birth[1] 9 Jul 1740 New Kent County, Virginia
Marriage 1768 poss. Surry County, North Carolinato Elizabeth Adams
Death[1] 7 Oct 1780 died in Battle of King's Mountain, Mt. Airy, North Carolina
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Records of Charles Word

Elizabeth Adams Word, whose first husband, Charles Word, had been killed Oct 7, 1780 at the Battle of King's Mountain. Elizabeth had eight children by Charles Word. She was to have eight more by Richard Hooper. When Charles Word was dying on the battlefield, he made out a will which would have given Elizabeth only a child's share of his property. Elizabeth and Richard went to court and got the battlefield will set aside so they could use all of Charles Word's estate until his children came of age. In 1782 the estate was: 420 acres, 7 slaves, 4 horses, 12 cows, 5 sheep. In 1782 the perishable part of the Charles Word estate was sold. On December 6, 1790, the slaves and cattle were divided up (how the 420 acres was divided is unknown. [Source: "King's Mountain and its Heroes", Lyman C. Draper].

References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 International Genealogical Index. ( The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saint, 1999-2008).
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