Person:Robert Howe (14)

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Robert Howe, of Lancaster Co., SC
b.23 Jul 1745
  • HRobert Howe, of Lancaster Co., SC1745 - 1780
  • WMary Watson1760 - 1820
m. 1777
  1. Joseph Howe1778 - 1780
  2. Nancy Howe1780 - 1798
Facts and Events
Name Robert Howe, of Lancaster Co., SC
Gender Male
Birth? 23 Jul 1745
Marriage 1777 to Mary Watson
Death? 6 Aug 1780 Heath Springs, Lancaster County, South Carolina
References
  1.   Find A Grave.

    Robert Howe
    BIRTH 23 Jul 1745
    DEATH 6 Aug 1780 (aged 35)
    Heath Springs, Lancaster County, South Carolina, USA

    Son of Joseph Howe. Married Mary Watson, daughter of Col. James Samuel Watson and Elizabeth McDowell. Had a son, Joseph Howe (1778-1780) who died near the same time that Robert Howe was killed at the Battle of Hanging Rock, Heath Springs, Lancaster County, South Carolina. Robert Howe served with General Thomas Sumter, "The Fighting Gamecock." The battle was fought August 6, 1780 ; and Robert Howe's body was never recovered. His son is buried at Bethel Presbyterian Church cemetery in Clover, SC. His wife married Rev. John Akin, and she is buried at Pisgah Church cemetery, Hampshire, Maury, TN.

    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/182059918/robert_howe