Person:John Birdsong (4)

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Maj. John Birdsong
b.26 Aug 1733 York, Virginia, United States
d.21 Sep 1790 Sardis, Union, South Carolina, United States
Parents and Siblings
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m. Abt 1732
  1. Maj. John Birdsong1733 - 1790
Spouse and Children
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m. 1749
  1. Lucy Birdsong - 1837
  2. Sarah Birdsong
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Facts and Events
Name[1] Maj. John Birdsong
Gender Male
Birth? 26 Aug 1733 York, Virginia, United StatesSt. Charles
Marriage 1749 North Carolina, The American Coloniesto Mary Armistead-
Death? 21 Sep 1790 Sardis, Union, South Carolina, United States
Burial[2] Fair Forest Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Jonesville, Union, South Carolina, United States
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Working notes

  • member of Halifax Resolve
  • Major in the Revolutionary war
  • captured by Col. David Fanning at the Chatham County, NC courthouse
  • marched to the NC coast and put on a ship to Charleston, SC
  • sold his land in Chatham County, NC at the close of the war and
  • moved to Union County, SC where he helped to build the first courthouse there
References
  1. ↑ [1], in Ancestry.com. U.S. House of Representative Private Claims, Vol. 1. (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.Original data - House of Representatives. Digested Summary and Alphabetical List of Private Claims Which Have Been Presented to the House of Representatives. Washington, D.C.: Governmen).
  2. ↑ 9699023 , in Find A Grave
    no headstone photos or sources, last accessed Dec 2022.
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