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Facts and Events
| Name |
Robert Cartwright |
| Gender |
Male |
| Birth[1] |
22 Feb 1722 |
Princess Anne County, Virginia, USA |
| Marriage |
Aft Jan 1764 |
to Anne Pembroke Hunter |
| Property[2] |
1780 |
Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United StatesSigned Cumberland Compact |
| Residence? |
1780 |
came to the Cumberland settlements with the Donelson expedition |
| Death[1] |
24 Dec 1809 |
Goodlettsville, Davidson, Tennessee, United StatesDry Creek |
| Burial[1] |
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Cartwright-Cunningham Cemetery, Goodlettsville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA |
Historical Marker 3A 82
Historic marker on Dickerson Pike at Rivergate Parkway about a mile northeast of the Cartwright-Cunningham Cemetery where he is buried.
Near here was the home of Robert Cartwright, early pioneer and Indian fighter. Born 1722 in Virginia, he served in the British Army in the French and Indian War and in the American Army in the Revolutionary War. He came to the Cumberland settlements in 1780 with the Donelson expedition and was a signer of the Cumberland Compact, the first articles of government for the region. He later was a member of the Nickajack expedition against the Chickamauga Indians, and was overseer for construction of the turnpike now followed by this highway. He died in 1809 and is buried nearby.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Find A Grave
Robert Cartwright.
Front inscription: IN MEMRY/ OF/ ROBERT CARTWRIGHT/ WHO EXITED THIS LIFE/ DEC. 21, 1809/ AGED 87 YEARS/ AWITSA FEATHER CHIEF/ IS A ROD AN HONEST MAN/ IS THE NOBLEST WORK OF GOD. (DAR MARKER AT FOOT WITH BRONZE RIFLE ON IT) REVOLUTIONARY SOLDIER/ ROBERT CARTWRIGHT/ 1722-1809/ ROBERT CARTWRIGHT CHAPTER/GOODLETTSVILLE, TENN/ DAR
Footstone : YES Footstone inscription: R.C.
Burial: Cartwright Cunningham Cemetery Goodlettsville Davidson County Tennessee, USA
- ↑ Ancestor #: A020116, in Daughters of the American Revolution. Genealogical Research System.
Service Source: PUTNAM, HIST OF MIDDLE TN, P 100
Service Description: 1) SIGNED CUMBERLAND COMPACT, 1780
- Descendants of Abraham Cartwright
67. Robert Sr.8 Cartwright (William7, Robert6, Thomas C. Jr.5, Thomas C. Sr.4, John C.3, Abraham2, Hugh1) was born February 22, 1722 in Princess Anne Co., VA, and died December 24, 1809 in Dry Creek, Goodlettsville, Davidson Co., TN. He married (1) Margaret Dudley?. He married (2) Anne Huggins August 15, 1745, daughter of Robert Huggins and Mary ?. She died March 17, 1747. He married (3) Mary Hunter April 20, 1749, daughter of John Hunter and Jacomine ?. She died January 22, 1764. He married (4) Pembroke Pemmy Hunter Aft. January 1764, daughter of John Hunter and Jacomine ?. She died Abt. June 1826 in Davidson Co., TN.
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