Revolutionary War List
Drawn from Georgia Revolutionay War Soldiers' Graves, compiled by H. Ross Arnold, Jr., and H. Clifton Burnham; Georgia Revolutionary Soldiers, Sailors, Patriots and Descendants, compiled by Mary Carter, and other sources. These are men associated with Clarke County at some point in their lifetime. The service record is abbreviated and intended to give a clue to his origin; other details added when available are dates and locations of birth and death, marriage and name of spouse and children for purposes of identification.
1. Ezekiel AKRIDGE, b. abt 1760, d. 3 Jul 1843
2. Philip ALLEN, b. 1759, d. 1830s; enlisted in GA Continental line; joined
General Greene's Army in Cheraw Dist., SC; res. Clarke Co.
3. Rev. John ANDREW, b. 14 Sep 1758, d. 10 Mar 1830; served in GA Continental
Battalion and in the SC Light Dragoons. Interred 4141 Highway 441
outside of Bishop.
m1. SC 10 Feb 1779 Ann LAMBRIGHT
m2. Colonels Island GA 20 Sep 1785 Mary Buer ANDREW
m3. Elbert Co., GA 11 Dec 1791 Mary Overton COSBY
Children:
1. Ann ANDREW, b. 1780, m. Abram J. ROBERTS
2. Mary Buer ANDREW, b. 1786, m. 1807 Samuel LESEVER
3. Matilda Hull ANDREW, b. 1792, m. 1809 George SPENCER
4. James Osgood ANDREW, b. 1797, m. 1 May 1816 Ann Amelia MCFARLAND of Charleston SC
5. Charles Godfrey ANDREW, d.y.;
6. Lucy Garland ANDREW, b. 1799, m1. 1830 John WRIGHT, m2. 1844 William R. HENRY
7. Elizabeth Sydnor ANDREW, b. 1800
8. Cynthia Fletcher ANDREW, d.y.
9. Caroline Wesley ANDREW, b. 1804
10. Patsey Evelina ANDREW, b. 1806
11. Judy Harvey ANDREW, b. 1809
12. Hardy H. ANDREW, b. 1811 and
13. William Harvie ANDREW
4. John ARMSTRONG, b. 1729, d. 1805; served in the GA Troops.
m. Catherine MCDONALD
5. Jacob BANKSTON, b. abt 1733, d. 1802; came from PA and served in the
GA Troops.
6. John BANKSTON, b. 11 Jun 1754, d. 25 Sep 1823; served in the GA Militia
m. Henrietta COATES
7. John BARNETT, b. 1762, d. Clarke Co. GA 1814; served in GA
m. Columbia Co., GA 13 Jul 1783 Caroline Fleming TINDALL
Children:
1. Nathan Bird BARNETT, m. Clarke Co. 13 Nov 1810 Sally LUMSDEN
2. William Booker BARNETT, m. - ? BLAKELEY
3. Lucy Greene BARNETT, m. Elijah BROWN
4. John F. BARNETT, m. Nancy BRISCOE
5. Mary Booker BARNETT, m. William GRIFFIN
6. Sarah Caroline BARNETT, m. John GRIFFIN
8. Mial J. BARNETT, b. abt 1760, d. 1819, bur. Oconee Cem.; served in
the NC Continental Army; probably son of RS Nathan and Lucy (WEBB) BARNETT
of Greene Co., GA and brother of Nathan, Jr. (RS), John (RS), Claiborne
(RS), and Leonard
9. James BARROW, b. 31 Jan 1757, d. 20 Jan 1828, bur. Oconee Hill Cem.;
served in NC Continental Army
m1. Ann -?
m2. Nancy HARDWICK
m3. Patience CRENSHAW, b. 15 May 1779, d. 26 Oct 1817, bur. Oconee
Children:
1. Patience BARROW, b. 2 Sep 1817, d. 6 Jul 1847, bur. Oconee Hill Cem., m. Baldwin Co. 21 Feb 1836 William MCKINLEY
2. David Crenshaw BARROW, b. 26 Jul 1815, d. 18 Mar 1899, bur. Oconee Hill Cem., m1. Sarah Eliza POPE, m2. Prisiclla Flint SAWYER.
10. Moses BEARD, b. 22 Apr 1759, d. 9 Feb 1833; enlisted in 1779 in SC
Militia, res. Kershaw Co, SC; res. Clarke Co.
11. William Scott BRANCH, b. VA 1760, d. 1838; served in VA Continental
line form Chesterfield Co., VA; res. Greene and Clarke Co., GA
m. Dicy Jane CALICUTT
Children:
1. Armistead BRANCH, m. Julia -?; James, m. Leah -? John, m. Sarah BROUGHTON
2. Marcellus BRANCH, m. Malcolm DAWSON
3. Judith BRANCH
4. Sarah BRANCH, m. William WALKER
5. Emily BRANCH, m. Malcolm O'NEAL
12. George BRASWELL, d. 1821; served as a minuteman
13. Jonas BROACH, d. 1809; served in 1778 in NC Continental line; res. Oglethorpe
Co.
14. Theophilus BURKE, b. 1761, d. 1823; served in GA Legiondary Corps
15. Dudley CAREY, b. 1756, d. 1808, Col., served in Gloucester Co., VA Militia
m. Lucy TABB, b. 11 Mar 1753, d. 11 Jan 1824, bur. Oconee Hill Cem.
Children:
1. Edward CAREY
2. Payton CAREY
3. Elizabeth CAREY
4. Frances CAREY, m. -? MOORE
16. Henry CASTLEBERRY, d. 1807; served in the Wilkes Co., GA Militia;
res. Washington Co., GA
17. George CLIFTON, b. 1761, d. 11 Jun 1840; enlisted 1777 in DE Continental
Line; res. Clarke Co.
m1. Elizabeth DICKINSON
m2. Clarke Co. 23 Feb 1807 Milly BROWN
Children:
1. Elijah CLIFTON
2. Thomas CLIFTON
3. Isaiah CLIFTON
4. Coke CLIFTON
5. Mary CLIFTON
6. Elizabeth CLIFTON
7. Nancy CLIFTON
8. Caroline v
9. Hiram CLIFTON, b. aft 1807
18. Daniel CONNER, d. 30 Aug 1837; served in GA Troops.
19. Stephen Beadon DANIELL, b. 1745, d. abt 1820; enlisted in 1776 in NC
Troops, tranferred Aug 1777 to SC Troops; his home along the Little River
in Brunswick Co., NC, was burned by the British.
20. William DANIELL, b. 1743, d. 1840; res. Clarke Co.
21. Abraham DURHAM, b. abt 1755, d. 1826; res. Clarke Co.
22. Jacob EARLY, b. abt 1742, d. 1794; served in the VA Continental Line,
res. old Wilkes, now Clarke Co.
m. Bedford Co., VA 18 Mar 1767 Elizabeth ROBERTSON
Children:
1. Ann "Nancy" Matilda EARLY, m. Buckner HARRIS (RS), son of RS Walton and Rebecca (LANIER) HARRIS
2. Sarah "Sally" EARLY
3. Elizabeth EARLY
4. Mary EARLY
5. Ailsey EARLY
23. Solomon EDWARDS, b. 1756, d. GA 1844
m. Sarah MATTHEWS
Children:
1. William EDWARDS, m. Clarke Co. 6 Oct 1808 Caty COLE
2. Sarah Matthews EDWARDS, m1. Wylie JONES, m2. -? DENNIS
3. Richard EDWARDS, m1. Polly HARPER, m2. Amanda CUNNINGHAM
24. Solomon EDWARDS, b. 4 Sep 1756, d. 27 Jan 1844; served in VA Continental
Line 1775-1781; res. Clarke Co.
25. James ESPY or ESPEY, b. 7 Dec 1759, d. 12 Nov 1834, bur. Jackson St.,
Cem.; enlisted in Tryon Co., NC in NC Militia. res. Clarke Co.
m. Sarah -? b. abt 1761, d. 18 Mar 1831, bur. Jackson St. Cem.
26. John ESPY or ESPEY, b. 7 Dec 1759, d. aft 1840; enlisted Tryon Co. NC
in NC Militia; res. Clarke Co.
27. Robert FULLWOOD, b. 1763, d. 1822; served in the SC Troops
m. Jane Ware HUNTER, b. abt 1775, d. 2 Apr 1849, bur. Jackson St. Cem.
Children:
1. Elizabeth W. FULLWOOD, m. Clarke Co. 11 Sep 1818 Robert BILLIPS;
2. Sarah V., m. Clarke Co. 28 Sep 1818 Sterling LANIER
3. Wilhelmina FULLWOOD
4. Martha FULLWOOD
5. Robert FULLWOOD
6. Louisa G. FULLWOOD
7. Mary Ann FULLWOOD
8. Edward FULLWOOD
9. Lewis A. FULLWOOD
28. Charles GARNER, b. 1756, d. aft 1827; enlisted 14 Sep 1776 in VA
Continental Line; blacksmith; res. Clarke Co.
29. Edward HAGIN, b. abt 1755, d. 1805; served in GA Troops; res 9th Dist.,
Washington Co., GA
30. William HARVIE, b. 1769, d. 1814; served in VA Militia
m. Judith COSBY, dau. Charles COSBY
Children:
1. Martha HARVIE, m. Clarke Co. 17 Dec 1818 West HARRIS
2. Lucy HARVIE, m. Clarke Co 19 Apr 1819 Asbury HULL
3. Jeannette HARVIE, m. Van LEONARD
4. Mary Louise HARVIE, m. John GROVES
5. Margaret HARVIE, m. Littleberry WATTS
31. Rev. John HARVEY, b. 1749, d. 1823; served in GA Battalion
32. William HERRING; bur Old Herring Graveyard, 4 mi so of Athens
33. Isaac HILL, b. 10 Feb 1761, d. 1833; enlisted 1780 in Wilkes Co., NC
Militia; res. Clarke Co.
m. Nancy CRAIN
Children:
1. Middleton HILL
2. Isaac HILL, Jr.;
3. Roderick HILL
4. Ellender HILL, m. -? HOPKINS
5. Charlotte HILL, m. -? BURNEY, had dau. Almeda
6. Olivia HILL m. -? HARVEY
7. Elizabeth HILL, m. Clarke Co. 20 Mar 1807 Joseph LANE
8. Sallie, m. John LOWE
9. Catherine "Kiddy" HILL, m. Clarke Co. 29 Jun 1809
John M. LOWE
10. Nancy HILL, m. -? BEAVERS
11. Eudocia HILL, m. Clarke Co. 12 Jan 1816 David ANDERSON
12. Christian HILL
13. Mary HILL
34. Lambeth HOPKINS, d. 1798; served in Wilkes Co., GA Militia; res.
along the Oconee R. and Briar Cr. in old Washington Co., GA
35. Hiram HOWARD, b. abt 1760, d. Aug 1821, bur. Howard Cem., Parr's Dist.
near Shoal Cr.; served in NC Troops and GA Continental Line
m. Lucretia -?
Children:
1. Divina HOWARD
2. Embry HOWARD
3. Priscilla HOWARD m. John P. WEAVER
4. Polly HOWARD, m. Robert ORR
5. Judith HOWARD
36. Rev. Hope HULL, b. 13 Mar 1763, d. 4 Oct 1818, bur Oconee Hill Cem.;
served in MD Troops; res. Salisbury Dist., NC and Wilkes Co., GA
37. Uriah HUMPHRIES, d. 1816; served in VA Militia; moved from Botetourt
Co., VA to GA abt 1800 m1. -?
m2. Nancy -?
Children:
1. Mary Ann HUMPHRIES, m. ___ MCLEOD
2. Betsy HUMPHRIES, m. ___ TIGNER;
3. Henderson HUMPHRIES
4. Nancy HUMPHRIES, m. KIMBERLING
5. Judith HUMPHRIES, m. -Simeon LANE
6. George Washington HUMPHRIES
7. Uriah HUMPHRIES, Jr.
Children by 2nd wife:
8. Leddy HUMPHRIES
9. Polly HUMPHRIES;
10. Mariah HUMPHRIES
11. Joseph HUMPHRIES
12. Patsy HUMPHRIES
13. Elijah HUMPHRIES
14. Presley HUMPHRIES
15. Mattison HUMPHRIES
16. Julia Ann HUMPHRIES
38. Robert LAIRD, b. 1742, d. 1834; served in NC Troops; res. Clarke
Co.
m. Elizabeth -?
Children:
1. Sarah LAIRD
2. James LAIRD
3. Samuel LAIRD
4. Archibald LAIRD
5. Robert LAIRD
6. Mary LAIRD
7. William LAIRD;
8. Elizabeth LAIRD
39. Jesse LANE, b. Halifax Co, NC 3 Jul 1733, d. KY 18 Oct 1806;
served in Halifax, NC Troops; to GA 1784
m. Halifax Co., NC 1755 Winifred AYCOCK, b. 11 Apr 1741, d. 16
Dec 1794; dau. William and Rebecca (PACE) BRADFORD AYCOCK
Children:
1. Charles LANE (RS), m. Elizabeth MALLORY (m.11/17/1789)
2. Richard LANE (RS), m. Mary Polly FLINT (m.1778)
3. Henry LANE, d.y.
4. Caroline LANE, m1. David LOWRY (RS), m2. George SWAIN (RS)
5. Rhoda LANE, m. John RAKESTRAW (RS)
6. Patience LANE, m. John HART (RS), son of RS Benjamin and (RW heroine) Nancy HART, rem. to KY
7. Jonathan LANE, m1. Patience RODGERS, m2. Mary COLLEY (m.12/27/1804)
8. John LANE, m. Elizabeth STREET
9. Simeon LANE, m. Judith HUMPHRIES
10. Rebecca LANE, m. James LUCKIE (RS)
11. Joseph LANE, m. Clarke Co. 20 Mar 1807 Elizabeth HILL
12. Mary LANE, m. Thomas KIRKPATRICK, rem. to IL
13. Sarah LANE, m. John KIRKPATRICK, rem. to IL
14. Winifred LANE m. James Peleg ROGERS (m.10/22/1799)
15. Jesse LANE, Jr., m. Rhoda JOLLY
16. Elizabeth LANE, m. William MONTGOMERY, rem. to MS
40. James LASSITER, b. 1759, d. 20 Apr 1828; enlisted 1776 in NC
Troops and GA Light dragoons
41. Burwell LEE, d. 15 Mar 1839; enlisted in Fairfield Co., SC
Rangers; res. Clarke Co.
42. Isaac MATHEWS, b. abt 1743, d. 16 Nov 1822
43. David Wood MERIWETHER, b. 1754, d. 16 Nov 1822, bur Meriwether Family
Cem., Holly Estates, near Athens; served in VA Continental Line; res. Wilkes
Co, GA
m. Wilkes Co., GA 1782 Frances WINGFIELD
Children:
1. John MERIWETHER, rem. to AL
2. William MERIWETHER, m. Oglethorpe Co. 11 Nov 1817 Sarah MALLORY
3. Judith MERIWETHER, m. Clarke Co. 27 Nov 1810 John HENNING
4. Francis MERIWETHER
5. George Washington MERIWETHER, m. Martha WILLIAMS
6. David MERIWETHER, m1. Henrietta COLLIER, m2. Eliza DABNEY
7. Thomas Jefferson MERIWETHER
8. James MERIWETHER
44. John L. OLIVER, b. 12 Jan 1762, d. 1845; of Chesterfield Co., VA;
served in NC Troops; res. Clarke Co.
45. Benjamin PARR, b. 1 Sep 1761, d. 22 Dec 1842; served in NJ Continental
Line; res. Clarke Co.
46. Reuben RANSOME, b. 1753, d. 18 Feb 1833; served in NC Troops; res. Clarke
Co.
m. Nancy -?
Children:
1. Dudley RANSOME, m. Hancock Co. 13 Aug 1818 Elizabeth ROBERTS
2. Reubin RANSOME
3. Nancy RANSOME, m. -? PERKINS
4. Robert RANSOME, had son Robert by 1833;
5. Polly RANSOME
6. Jane RANSOME, m. -? TURNER
7. Joseph RANSOME
8. Elizabeth RANSOME, m. -? COOK
9. Richardson D. RANSOME
10. daughter RANSOME, m. Isaac KNOWLES, had children Thomas, Reubin, William, Elizabeth, Sally and Mary by 1833
47. Philip RYAN, b. abt 1755, d. 1822, bur. Old Ryan Cem,., 4 mi. from
Athens; took Oath of Alleg. 30 Aug 1777 in Henry Co., VA, served in GA Troops;
res. Jackson Co., GA
48. John SAWYER, b. 1748, d. 1810; served in GA Continental Line
49. Hill SMITH, d. 28 Oct 1833; drafted 1780 in Chesterfield Co., VA Troops
50. John SMITH, b. 1 Jun 1759, d. 18 Jul 1838; drafted in Surry Co., NC
Militia; res. Clarke Co.
51. William SMITH, b. 22 Apr 1754, d. aft 1833; enlisted 1 Mar 1781 in Henry
Co., VA Militia
52. Charles STEWART, b. abt 1758, d. 1809; served in GA Minutemen; res.
Franklin Co., GA
53. Isaac STEWART, b. 1746, d. 1819; served in GA Troops and SC
Militia; res. along Shoulderbone Cr., Greene Co., GA
54. James STEWART, b. abt 1760, d. 1807; served in Amherst Co., VA Troops;
settled Wilkes Co 1784
55. John STEWART, Sr., b. abt 1738, d. 8 May 1786; served in GA Troops;
res. Washington Co.; kd by Indians at this home on the Big Shoal of the
Oconee R.
56. Charles STRONG, b. 18 Jan 1764, d. 16 Oct 1848, bur. Oconee Hill Cem.;
served VA Continental line; res. Oglethorpe Co.
m. Sarah THOMPSON, b. 25 Jul 1764, d. 27 Jul 1849, bur. Oconee Hill Cem.
Children:
1. Betsey STRONG, m. Oglethorpe Co., GA 29 Jun 1804 Obediah ECHOLS
2. William STRONG, d.y.
3. Elisha STRONG, m. Oglethorpe Co., GA 18 Sep 1821 Ann Scott HILL
4. Sarah Key STRONG, b. 15 Jul 1795, d. 28 Jul 1877, m. Oglethorpe Co., GA 11 Dec 1815 Burwell POPE
5. Ann T. STRONG, m. Oglethorpe Co., GA 1 Dec 1819 Ebenezer NEWTON
6. Susan STRONG, m. Oglethorpe Co., GA 5 Feb 1818 Thomas W. GOLDING
7. Charles STRONG
8. Martha STRONG, m. Oglethorpe Co., GA 16 Mar 1824 John D. MOSS
57. John THOMPSON, b. 25 Jul 1764, d. 27 May 1849; served 2 years in
the VA Continental line.
58. John THOMPSON, d. aft 1810
m. Goochland Co. VA 21 Nov 1785 Sarah STRONG
Children:
1. Richard THOMPSON, m. Clarke Co. 12 Sep 1810 Fanny MIDDLEBROOKS;
2. Frances THOMPSON
3. Betsy THOMPSON, m. Clarke Co. 11 Jan 1809 Isaac MIDDLEBROOKS, son of RS Isaac and Elizabeth (PERKINS) MIDDLEBROOKS
4. Sarah THOMPSON , m. Clarke Co. 24 Oct 1810 Charles HOUGHTON
5. MartinTHOMPSON
6. William THOMPSON, m. Clarke Co. 13 Nov 1808 Patsey KEENUM
7. Polly THOMPSON, m. Clarke Co. 18 Jan 1820 Sterling MAYES
59. Philip TIGNER, b. VA 1760, d. GA 1819
m1. Nancy FORBISH
m2. Greene Co., GA 1 Feb 1794 Nancy HALL
Children:
1. Sarah TIGNER, m. 1798 William GRIMMETT
2. James TIGNER
3. William TIGNER, m. Clarke Co. 21 Feb 1808 Jenney MCALPIN
4. Elizabeth TIGNER, m. Clarke Co. 30 May 1809 John HODNETT
5. Hope Hull TIGNER, m. Greene Co. 13 Jan 1819 Liza Ann GLENN
Children by 2nd wife:
6. Nancy Hall TIGNER, b. 18 Oct 1794, d. 13 Sep 1853, m. Clarke Co. 23 Sep 1810 Edmond ELDER
7. Innocence TIGNER, m. Clarke Co. 21 Jul 1817 William Lovelace FAMBROUGH
8. Pamelia TIGNER, b. 26 Jun 1798, d. TX May 1848, m. Clarke Co. 21 Dec 1817 Hartwell M. ELDER
9. Freeborn G. TIGNER
10. John W. TIGNER
11. Young F. TIGNER, m. 29 Nov 1827 Sarah Frances TINSLEY
12. Urbane C. TIGNER, m. Susan SLATON
13. Philip TIGNER, Jr., m. Eliza Ann STOKES
60. Alexander WALTON, b. 15 Nov 1748; drafted in May 1777 in Spottsylvania
Co., VA; enlisted later in Cheraw Dist., SC; res. Clarke Co.
61. Oliver WALLACE, d. 1803; served in SC Troops in 1778 and later
62. Jesse WHITE, b. 21 Jan 1762, d. aft 1840; enlisted 1780 in SC Troops;
res. Clarke and Jackson Co.
73. William WILLOUGHBY, b. 24 Sep 1759, d. 1829; served in 1777 and later
in VA Troops, res. Clarke Co.
m. Jerusha JONES, b. 1770, d. Oct 1826
Children:
1. David WILLOUGHBY, b. Greene Co. 1790, d. aft. 1870, m. 29 May 1817 Mary "Polly" MEADOWS
2. Thomas WILLOUGHBY, b. abt 1794, m. Clarke Co. 7 Jan 1813 Agnes HAYS
3. Sarah WILLOUGHBY, m. 23 Dec 1819 William GILES
4. Mary "Polly" WILLOUGHBY, b. abt 1801; m. 12 Dec 1824 Nathaniel PRIDGEON;
5. Elizabeth WILLOUGHBY, b. 1808, m. 28 Dec 1833 Josiah PRYON
6. William B. WILLOUGHBY
7. Agnes WILLOUGHBY, m. William ANDERSON
8. Robert WILLOUGHBY, b. 180-, d. 1840, m. 11 Dec 1820 Elizabeth MEADOWS
9. James WILLOUGHBY, b. 28 Aug 1801, d. 23 Mar 1876, m. Mary "Polly" BLAKELEY
10. Ellis WILLOUGHBY, b. 1805, m. 31 Dec 1829 Elizabeth DURHAM
11. George WILLOUGHBY, rem. to Lowndes Co., AL
12. Randall WILLOUGHBY, b. abt 1810, "idiotic," d. aft 1870
74. Edward WILLS, b. 1758, d. 1820; enlisted in 1777 in VA
75. George WILSON, b. 1 Jul 1750, d. aft 1840; enlisted 22 Mar 1777 in Talbot
Co., MD; res. Walton and Clarke Co., GA
Compiled by Lin Wright
Some corrections made by
Michele H. Mills (Thanks)