 Some in the family have asserted that, rather than the narrative as described by Draper, he died at the battle of Kings mountain.This assertion is based on "family tradition", dating back to at least 1909, though no documentation has been offered to indicate the source of that tradition.Notably, the family has been able to prevail upon the Federal Government to add his name, erroneously, to the memorial plaque at the Kings Mountain National Military Park, just one of several such errors that appear on the plaque.