William and Mary Ann Shirley McGuire with their son, Michael age 2, were taken prisoner on 26 June 1780 by the British and Indians moved from their farm in Virginia, taken to Detroit and then later to Montreal, Quebec, Canada. William served as a private soldier at Martin's Station in Kentucky from March 10 1780 until his capture in June of 1780. Their son, Thomas, was born during their imprisonment. The McGuire’s were interned for over two years by the British. The family was released from captivity with their sons, Michael and Thomas, in October 1782. A British record from Quebec dated 16 September 1782 shows the McGuire’s on the list "Return of Women and Children Prisoners with their Husbands to be sent to their Homes". Revolutionary War records show that in October 1782, William was sent from the Province of Quebec for exchange by way of Lake Champlain. According to the Mary Shirley McGuire Chapter of the DAR (Daughters of the American Revolution) in Plano, TX, they endured many hardships as they wandered through the deep snow on their way back home. They stopped for the night at a Canadian graveyard. Mary Ann was able to protect Thomas from the cold, but Michael froze to death during the night. They buried him in there, in a grave, in Canada. The McGuire family migrated to Bedford County, TN, from Shelby county, KY, about 1813. Mary Ann and William McGuire are buried in the Horse Mountain Cemetery on Horse Mountain Road between Shelbyville and Wartrace, TN. Many have confused our William McGuire with the Lt. William McGuire, who received a commission in October of 1780. William couldn’t have, since he was a prisoner in Canada at that time. William may have had a brother named Thomas who was also captured. There was a Thomas McGuire captured by the Indians who got away from them by joining the British Rangers. William also had a sister named Christena McGuire Gatliff who was also captured with three children. After the war the McGuire's moved from Shelby county, KY to Bedford County , TN, around 1813. In the early 1800's, William bought property and they settled in Bedford County, Tennessee. They purchased land and built a cabin at the base of War Trace Mountain, three miles east of Shelbyville. Mary Shirley McGuire and her husband William, are buried in the Horse Mountain Cemetery on Horse Mountain Road between Shelbyville and Wartrace, Tennessee.
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