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Facts and Events
| Name |
William Logan |
| Alt Name |
William 'Clinch' Logan |
| Gender |
Male |
| Birth? |
Abt 1709 |
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| Marriage |
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to Unknown |
References
- The four Logan brothers were early settlers of an area along the North and South Carolina border that was originally part of Tryon County, North Carolina, and later became part of Rutherford County, North Carolina and York County, South Carolina. All four are said to have participated in the Revolutionary War battle of Kings Mountain in 1780, with Joseph and William serving on the Patriot side, and John and Thomas serving on the Loyalist side.
The Four Brothers are thought to have been born circa 1740s in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, and lived for a time in Halifax County, Virginia before arriving in the Tryon County area in the late 1760s. The first record of the Four Brothers in the Tryon County area is a 1767 land grant survey which names John Logan as a chain bearer. Tryon County was not formed until 1768, so this first reference to John Logan occurred when it was still part of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina.
The Four Brothers were likely the sons of a William Logan who was born circa 1709. William, the father, appeared in the land and court records of Spotsylvania County, Virginia approximately 35 times from 1725 through 1749, but where he came from prior to that is unknown. His name appears in the land records of Spotsylvania County as a witness of deeds, but never as a land owner. He is believed to be the William Logan who purchased land in Halifax County, Virigina in 1761, which he then sold in 1765. He is then believed to have moved with his sons to Tryon County, North Carolina. One Tryon County court record from 1771 makes reference to William Logan as a "very aged, poor, and infirm man" which would seem to distinguish him from his son William. The date of death of William the father is unknown.
http://www.logan-family.org/doc/logan_brothers.html - http://www.logansboro.com/LoganAncestry.html
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