Person:Samuel Queen (5)

Samuel J. QUEEN

Our ancestor, Samuel Queen, was most likely born in Anson County, North Carolina about 1759. Samuel, as was mentioned, was volunteered in the Georgia Melitia in 1778. He was 19 years old. He served on the continental line as a Minute Man and Ranger under Col. Elija Clark. Samuel volunteered from Wilkes County Georgia and served under Gen. Lincoln during the Seige of Savannah. After the seige he " was sometimes at home and sometimes marching about after Tories and Indians." Later, "I returned into the service of the United States again in the fall of 1781 as a substitute for Timothy Queen ( his brother) to perform... against the Creek Indians and Tories..."

   Samuel Queen gave the above detailed account of his service in application for his pension dated Sept. 1834. 
    Samuel Queen had moved back to North Carolina after the war.  In 1783 he married Dicey Rolls in Rutherford, North Carolina.  In 1808 Samuel Queen recieved a 100 acre Land Grant located in what was then Buncombe County but now Henderson County, at the mouth of a tributary of the South Fork of Mill Creek, but which subsequently came to be known and is still known as Queen's Creek.  The area embraced by the Grant is compareatively flat and is locally reguarded as excellent farm land.
    By deed dated May 17, 1824 Samuel sold his Queen's Creek tract.  The deed cited that the grantor lived in Haywood County North Carolina; which would seem to conferm tradition that Samuel came to Caney Fork early in the last century and settled on John's Creek (now in present Jackson County, near Cullowhee, North Carolina). 
     In Oct. 1832 at age 73 Samuel witnessed his brother William Lewis Queen's Pension application and listed himself as a resident of Macon County, North Carolina. 

North Carolina State County of Macon On this 10th day of October. 1832 personally appeared in open court before the Judge now sitting Samuel Queen a resident of Macon in the county of Macon aged 73 years and being first duly sworn according to law, deposeth and saith that he served in the revolutionary was with his brother William L Queen who is now making application to the War department for a pension. When I was at the seige of Savannah my brother was out in some service elsewhere and although we seldom served together I can testify that he was a very active and useful soldier in the revolution. I was present when he make the declaration herewith accompanied and have good reason to believe that it is correct & true. Sworn to the day & year aforesaid 10th October. McDowell Samuel (his X mark)Queen

     Samuel Queen died on 22 Aug. 1842.  Dicey died six years later on 13 Sept. 1849 in Union County, Georgia; probably at the home of her youngest son , Lewis.
    Samuel and Dicey Queen had at least seven children.

The only mention of the marriage of Samuel & Dicy's marriage in Samuel Queen's Pension Papers is the following:

On this 25th day of October A.D. one thousand and Eight Hundred and fifty there personally appeared in open Court before me John S. Fain ordinary of the County of Union and State of Georgia, Lewis Queen a Resident of the County and State aforesaid Who being duly Sworn according to law declares that he is the Son & Heir of the Identical Samuel Queen Who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain George Dooley, and part of the service in the Regiment commanded by Colonel John Dooley in The War of the Revolution That he served thru year; that he died the 22nd day of August A.D. 1842 That his mother named Dicy Queen died the 13th day of September A.D. 1849 and that they were married the 8th day of September in the year 1782, and that they were residents of the County of Rutherford and State of North Carolina and that they resided there twenty years .....;

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The following relates to the dates of the deaths of Samuel and Dicy:

Samuel Queen died the 22nd Day of August AD 1842. Dicy Queen died the 13th day of September AD 1849. It is hereby certified that the above is a true copy of the Record of the deaths of Samuel Queen and Dicy Queen as rept. in the Family Bible of said Samuel Queen and exhibited in open Court, and I further certify that the said Samuel and Dicy Queen named in this certificate of Record are the Identical persons named in the foregoing Declaration of Lewis Queen..."

From NARA Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files. State: Georgia Veteran Surname Starts With: Q Veteran Surname: Queen Veteran Given Name: Samuel Pensioner Surname: Queen Pensioner Given Name: Dise Service: Ga. Pension Number: R. 8541 Annotations:7 added Lewis Queen Samuel Queen William T Sparks

TITL: Samuel Queen marage certificate File: C:\Users\Jim Tarbet\Documents\MyHeritage\tarbets\Database\Queen family_Photos\P105_0_0.jpg

1.   Samuel Queen. Certificate of Marrage.

   Know all men by these presents that we Samuel Queen, William Queen, and William Goins(Going?), all of the County of Rutherford and the State of North Carolina are held and firmly bound unto his Excellency the governor for the time being and successors in office in the Sum of five hundred pounds Sterling to which payment well and truely to be made we bind ourselves Each of us our and Each of our Heirs and Admo's, Jointly and Severally firmly by these presents.
   
   Sealed with our Seales and Dated this 21 Day of february-1782.
   
   The condition of the above obligation is such that if the above bounden Samuel Queen hath this Day obtained a Marriage Licence to be Celebrated between him and Dicey Rolls. Now if it Shall hereafter appear that there is no Lawful course to obstruct said Marriage, then this obligation to be Void, otherwise to be and Remain in full force and Virtue in Law. given under our hands and Seales the Day and year above written.
   
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   Saml X Queen, his mark
   
   William X Queen, his mark
   
   William Goins (Going)
   
   Quality: 4