Person:James Worthen (20)

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James Elias Worthen, Sr.
b.23 Aug 1735 Middlesex, Virginia, USA
d.17 Jan 1781 Cowpens, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
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  1. James Elias Worthen, Sr.1735 - 1781
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m. 1758
  1. James Elias Worthen, Jr.1760 - 1818
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Facts and Events
Name[1] James Elias Worthen, Sr.
Gender Male
Birth[2][1] 23 Aug 1735 Middlesex, Virginia, USA
Marriage 1758 North Carolina, USAto Mary Ann Lambert
Death? 17 Jan 1781 Cowpens, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA

A Revolutionary War soldier, killed in the Battle of the Cowpens, SC, early in the war. One of 12 Americans killed in this battle. Allegedly, the American dead were buried in a wolf pit, as there was not time to dig graves for the men who died in the battle.

References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Middlesex, Virginia, United States. Parish Register of Christ Church Parish, Middlesex 1653-1812. (Southern Historical Press, 1988).
  2. ↑ Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900: [database online] (not considered a reliable primary source). (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004)
    Source number: 430.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: RDW.
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