Person:George Daugherty (10)

George Daugherty was one of the Early Settlers of Augusta County, Virginia

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Revolutionary War Pension Information

Information from “Virginia/West Virginia Genealogical Data from Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Records”, Vol. 2, compiled by Patrick G. Wardell, Lt. Col. U.S. Army Ret. :

Doherty, George - entered service 1774 in Augusta County, Virginia, where born 1/18/1749; moved to Greene County, North Carolina where entered service 1778; granted Pension 1832 in Jefferson County, Tennessee; widow & children mentioned but not named 1778; query letter in file states soldier died 8/27/1834 in Jefferson County, Tennessee, married Priscilla Goforth & had 2 children including Priscilla, who was born 3/26/1782, further Mrs. Annie Blackburn (Mrs. J.W.) Woolfolk, lived 1923 in Fort Valley, Georgia, joined D.A.R. as soldier's descendant. F-S1807, R828

Information on George Daugherty

http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=molldave&id=I147 Some names from site above, Thanks to David McCambell!

Also see Johnny Williams site below http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=johnnywilliams&id=I35349

George was a legislator. as per info from Susan Andrews.

1. ↑ Worth S. Ray. Tennessee Cousins: A History of Tennessee People. (Various - printed 1950, 1968, 1980 (Genealogical Pub. Co.))
   pg. 500.

   Col. George Dougherty, of Jefferson County, Tennessee, we are told, was born in Augusta County, Virginia, on January 18, 1749. We are also told that his wife's name was Priscilla Goforth. We know that the Goforths were in Mecklenburg and Rutherford Counties in North Carolina.