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North Carolina Participants in
the American Revolution
Alphabetical List of Names,
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ALLRED - ALDRED, John
born Abt 1758 in Deep River, Randolph Co. North Carolina;
died Aft April 11, 1846 in Deep River, Randolph Co. North Carolina.
He was the son of William ALLRED and Elizabeth DIFFEE. He married
Sarah SPENCER 1786 in Randolph Co., North Carolina. Sarah SPENCER
was born Abt 1769 in Randolph Co., North Carolina.
John Allred, was born and reared in the house built
by his father, William Allred. In the same home Claiborne Allred,
who was the youngest son of John Allred and Sarah Spencer, and Orpha
Russell settled when they first married and most of their family
of seven children were born there.
When the Revolutionary war came, John Allred shouldered
his flintlock rifle and fought for the freedom of the American colonies
to the end of the war. As a resident of Rowan County, NC, he enlisted
in the spring of 1781 as a private and volunteer in the cavalry
under Capt. Thomas Doogan for the purpose of subduing and putting
down one Colonel David Fanning, a Tory in the Royal Militia, who,
with a band of outlaws, conducted a campaign of guerrilla warfare
against the colonists in and around Randolph County, North Carolina,
burning houses, pillaging and murdering, from 1775 to 1783. Allred
served for approximately 12 months until the spring of 1782. The
fact of his fighting against the British aroused the anger of Col.
David Fanning, the leader of the Tories or British sympathizers,
and he and his band of men went to the homestead in search of John,
who happened to be at home. He saw them coming, snatched up his
gun and secreted himself in the attic. It so happened that they
did not go up there to search for him. William Allred also saw them
approaching, took up his gun and ran out northwest of the house
and lay down behind a large rock. He could see Fannen and his men
from his hiding place when they went out to his crib, later opened
the crib door and let many barrels of corn run out, did the same
at another log crib, then turned their horses loose in the lot to
eat and trample the corn into the red mud. When they had eaten all
they wanted them to have, they saddled them up and started on towards
the western part of the county. Fanning was eventually driven out
of North Carolina and fled to South Carolina and then to East Florida,
and from there fled with his family to New Brunswick, Canada, where
he died on the island of Nova Scotia in 1825.
William Allred had a sprightly negro slave by the
name of Kiltyre whom Fanning took with him. The first night they
spent at the widow Kindley's near the river, who had a good many
slaves. Kiltyre seemed so delighted with his new friends that Fanning
told him to go down to the negro cabins and spend the night; but
Kiltyre never got to the cabins, and the next morning was at home,
where he remained until William's death about 1825. In the division
of the estate, Kiltyre was given to John Allred, where he spent
the balance of his life. John Allred and all the children thought
a great deal of Kiltyre, and built him a little home in the lane,
about 200 yards north of his own house, and allowed him a great
many privileges that he did not allow his other slaves. Kiltyre
spent many of his last years in that little log cabin in the lane
until his death there.
John Allred married Sarah Spencer, and settled about
one and a half miles southeast of his father, William, where he
reared a large family and lived to be about 97 years old. He and
his wife and several of his children were buried in Trogdon graveyard
across Deep River and south of his home.
In 1846, when he was 82, John Allred sought to obtain
a pension from the US government under the Act of Congress, 7 June
1832, and filed a Declaration recounting his service with Capt.
Doogan. However, because his discharge papers had long since been
lost, and there was no official record in the Secretary of State's
office in Raleigh of his service, even though the records of the
Comptroller of Public Accounts showed payments made to "John Allred"
during this period, his application for a pension was denied by
Judge Alfred Dockery on 29 June 1846.
SOURCES: (1) Family history recollections, written
by Rev. Brazilla Caswell Allred in 1922, and published in "The Searcher",
Vol. VI, No. 2 (So. Calif. Genealogical Society, 1969) The Reverend
was the brother of William Franklin Allred of Randolph County, North
Carolina. (2) Certified Statement of Mary C. Allred Jones, dated
22 Apr 1929, found among the papers of Dora Belle Jones Cross on
16 Oct 1977; (3) Rulon Allred, "Allred Family in America" (1965);
(4) Revolutionary war Pension records, National Archives; (5) DAR
Patriot Index, p. 12; Randolph Co. Marriage Bonds, cited in Rand.
Co. Gen. Journal, Vol 1, No. 1 (Spring 1977), p. 30-31.
Submitted by: Frederick W. Ford firstname.lastname@example.com
Abstracts of Rev. War Pension Files
Alfin, William, S8018, NC Line, Filed Jan 22, 1832 Duplin Cty NC,
sol states his name is
spelled Olfin as well as Alfin & Alphin, sol was aged 71 in
1832, b Onslow Cty NC Jan 22,
1762, sol rec'd BLW from the state of NC for 640 acres which he
sold to John S. Herring who
gave it to Daniel Herring.
This information is contributed by Arlis Herring <aherring AT
ASKEW, Benjamin
Benjamin Askew born 1747 Bertie County, NC married Susannah ? died
1831 Lenoir County or
Jones County, NC
Children: John, Josiah, Zadoch, Nathan, Susannah, Elizabeth, Peggy
This information from booklet about Askews written by Corinne Beasley
Price daughter of
Margarette Corinne Askew Beasley daughter of James Henry Askew and
Sarah Lewis Askew.
James Henry Askew born 1858 wrote in Waldo, Arkansas , November
11, 1926:
"My great grandfather Benjamin Askew was born in Jones County,
North Carolina in 1747.
This is as far back as I have any knowledge of the Askew family,
and this was told me by my
father. He remembered his grandfather, Benjamin Askew quite well
and frequently told me he
was a Dutchman. Askew is English, but you can't tell a man's nationality
by his name. My
great grandfather, Benjamin, was a Revolutionary soldier and served
part of his service under
General Anthony Wayne. He was at one time during his service as
a soldier placed as a picket
with others on the opposite side of a river from where the American
army was camped, with
orders that if the red coats came in sight to fire on them, throw
their guns in the river, and swim
to the American side. Before they swam to the other side bullets
of the enemy were striking the
water near them as they swam, but none were killed. On another occasion
Benjamin was with
American troops who captured a British camp and a good lot of supplies,
among which was a
good supply of good old Jamaica rum. My great grandfather Benjamin
Askew died in Jones
County, North Carolina, in 1831. My grandfather, John Askew and
my father James Edward
Askew and my Uncle Benjamin Franklin Askew were at his house when
he died, at the age of
Corinne Beasley Price became a member of DAR through Benjamin Askew
1747. For
membership in DAR Corinne Price and niece Helen Aldridge used the
voucher issued Benjamin
Askew for payment for service in the Revolution dated August, 1783.
Her DAR # is 659341,
Capt. David Love Arkansas chapter.
Martha Jane Kitchens 1927 AR- 2001 LA m George McDowell
Mary Helen Askew 1893 AR-1964 AR m George Kitchens 1884 AR-1965
James Henry Askew 1858 AR-1929 AR m Sarah Lewis
James Edward Askew 1819 NC-1905 AR m Sarah Goolsby
John Askew 1789 NC-1866 AL m Elizabeth King
Benjamin Askew 1747 NC-1831 NC m Susannah ?
John Askew 1710 VA-1751 NC m Margaret Elizabeth Boone
This information is contributed by Margarette Stout <danmar2579
AT sbcglobal.net
BALFOUR, Col. Andrew
Though a foreigner by birth, he had made this his adopted country,
and showed himself, from the
first, a warm and decided advocate for the rights of man. He was
a native of Edinburgh, in Scotland,
and came over to America about four years before the Declaration
of Independence. Like many
others, he was an adventurer to the New World, but proved to be
of kindred sprit with those who
resolved to be free or die.
Nearly all we know of him is gleaned from a family correspondence
which was carried on, for several
years, between him and his friends, both in Scotland and in this
country. From this correspondence
it appears that his family was in good circumstances, and had a
respectable standing in the city of
Edinburgh. In a country where the distinctions of birth and the
gradations of society are so
scrupulously observed as they are in Scotland, a man who could be,
as it appears incidentally from
these letters, Andrew Balfour was, on terms of social equality with
such families as the Erskines,
the Huttons, the Montcriefs, and others of equal notoriety, must
have belonged to the same class;
and that he was in good circumstances, may also be inferred from
another fact casually mentioned
in the freedom and confidence of this familiar correspondence. When
his son, John Balfour, who had
been, for a few years in this country, engaged in business, returned
to Edinburgh, merely on a visit
to his friends, the old man, as he himself tells Andrew in a letter,
gave him 200 pounds, or a
thousand dollars, to enable himto carry on his business here more
in accordance with his wishes;
and to his daughter Margaret, who was coming over to this country
with him, to bring her brother
Andrew's motherless and only child, he gave 400 pounds, or two thousand
dollars; but a man who
could thus give, at one time, three thousand dollars to two of his
children, for their accommodation
and without inconvenience to himself, if not wealthy when compared
with many others in the
far-famed metropolis of Scotland, he must have been very independent
in his circumstances, or
engaged, at the time, in a very lucrative business; for he seems
to have been a very prudent man,
and would not have heedlessly embarrassed himself to accommodate
his children, who were doing
a respectable business for themselves in a foreign land.
When Andrew arrived to maturity, he engaged, for a time, in mercantile
business with Robert Scott
Montcrief, and then set up on his own footing. About this time he
married Miss Janet McCormick,
a lady who had been well educated and accustomed to move in the
first circle of society. He thus
became connected by affinity, as he had probably been before by
blood, with some of the most
influential families in the city; but the fair prospects with which
he commenced life were not to be
of long continuance, whether it was owing to the want of a sufficient
acquaintance with the details
of business, or to those losses which mercantile men so often sustain
or to the misconduct of
others who were in his employ, does not appear; but he soon found
it necessary to close his
business and make some other arrangement. In this juncture of his
affairs, so trying to one of his
temperament and connexions in society, he was impelled, by his great
sensitiveness and by his
high-toned feelings of honor, to take a step which he soon regretted
and which was quite unfortunate
both for him and for his friends. Without trying to do the best
he could, or even waiting to know the
worst, he set sail for America, leaving his young wife with an infant
child to the care of his and her
friends, and his property, including his notes and papers of every
description, to his creditors. He
did not even let his wife or anybody else know he was going away;
but left a letter for her and
another for his friend Robert S. Montcrief, informing him of the
fact that he had just sailed for the
American shore; that he had done so because he could not bear the
shame of bankruptcy and
poverty at home; and that his keys, books and papers of every description
would be found in such
a place. This was exceedingly unfortunate; for , as they informed
him afterwards, if he had remained
and settled up his business himself, they would not have lost one
shilling in the pound, or one
twentieth if the whole, which said, they would have borne without
a murmur; but having gone off
without leaving his property in the care of any one, or duly authorizing
any of his friends to act for
him, so much of it was lost by the peculations of servants, the
costs of legal processes and in
various ways, that in the final settlement, they did not realize
more than one third the amount.
By this step, however, he did not lose the confidence of his friends;
and his creditors imputed it to
his having too high a sense of honor, or too great a sensitiveness
in regard to his character. The
following extract from a letter addressed to him by Robert S. Montcrief,
a merchant of Edinburgh,
and the gentleman with whom he had first been engaged in business,
and now one of his creditors,
bears an explicit and honorable testimony to his character. It is
dated, Edinburgh, July 2d, 1773;
and after such matters and things as are usually most prominent
in letters of friendship, he says,
"I should be happy to hear that you are successful in business.
You will derive some advantage
from past experience, and learn from that not to be too sanguine
in your expectations, nor too
forward in depending on the honesty of others. There never was a
time that called for more caution
and circumspection than the present. I sincerely wish you may meet
with many of as honest
principles as yourself; for, notwithstanding all that has passed,
I never could call in question your
integrity. I had great confidence in it while we used to do business
together. I have not changed
my opinion of your heart, though I regret your too great sensibility
and sense of honor, whereby I
am persuaded, you were led to the step you took." In his answer
to the above letter, dated Newport,
R. I., Nov. 12th, 1773, Colonel Balfour, after expressing his gratification
at receiving such a kind
and consoling letter from one who had sustained a considerable loss
by his failure, says, "It gave
me the greatest sorrow to hear of the bad effects my leaving the
country has had upon the
interests of my friends. I had too little experience in business
to know or forsee the bad
consequences of such a step, and too little firmness of mind to
support the disgrace of a failure,
perhaps the reproaches of friends, and all the melancholy consequences
of poverty and
dependence. This weakness, which your humanity and friendship are
pleased to soften with the
pleasing appellations of too great sensibility and a high degree
of honor, was the chief cause of
my flight. Indeed , my dear friend, the greatest consolation, and
comfort I have under all the
revolutions of fortune, is in the reflection that I never had, have
not, and, I hope in God, never
shall have the smallest disposition to any thing that is in the
least dishonest, or even dishonorable."
All his letters, written about this time, to his wife, his father,
and others, with whom he had been
in habits of intimacy, are in the same strain; and it appears to
have been his earnest desire, if he
could be successful in business, to make up all the losses which
his creditors and friends had
sustained by his failure.
This was his sole object in coming to America, and he appears to
have made every possible
exertion for the accomplishment of his purpose. His father, who
was also a merchant in Edinburgh,
and who appears, from all his letters to his son, to have been a
man of piety and sound discretion,
thus commences a letter to him, dated, Edinburgh, Feb. 20th, 1773,
"Dear Andrew:-- I received
your very agreeable letter, which gave me a great deal of comfort,
as I see much of God's good
providence in it, for which we ought to be thankful. As it is plain
it was not by your own conduct
or imprudence it happened, so I hope you will ascribe the praise
to him." A high-minded young
Scotchman, raised in affluence, and honorably related, both by blood
and affinity, could not brook
the idea of a failure in business, and the untold evils to which
it would subject him-the scorn of
enemies, the mortification of friends, and the taunts and sneers
of rivals. To escape from it, all at
once, in the agonized state of his feelings, and without ever thinking
of the consequences to
himself, or anybody else, he abruptly left the country, and sailed
"for the land of promise."
He sailed from Grenock, in Scotland, May 20th, 1772, in a ship
called the Snow George, and arrived
at Boston on the 18th of July, intending to go by water, via Philadelphia,
to Charleston, in South
Carolina, where his brother, John Balfour, was already engaged in
business; but while waiting for a
vessel to sail, he accidentally became acquainted with a man by
the name of John Thompson, a
merchant in the city of New York, who had gone to Boston in his
gig, with a single horse, and
having transacted his business, was now ready to return. Being desirous
of company, and having
met with a countryman, an adventurer like himself, with whom he
professed to be well pleased, he
readily offered him a seat in his gig, and the offer was as readily
accepted. Thompson was from the
south of Scotland, and had been only a few years in America. Being
a man of liberal education,
Balfour says, he was very companionable and prepossessing in his
manners, a member of the
Presbyterian church, strictly moral in his deportment, and very
popular in New York. As they
were from the same country, they contracted a great intimacy and
friendship as traveling
companions; and, on their arrival in New York, he invited Balfour
to stay with him at his boarding
house until his trunks should arrive which being too heavy to bring
with them, he had left in Boston
to be sent round by water.
During this time, which was thirteen days, they became such boon
companions, that Thompson
proposed to take him in as a partner, and to give him a full third
of the profits, provided he would
put in what little money he had, and give his whole attention to
the business. The partnership was
soon formed, and they commenced business with flattering prospects.
Thompson was, at this time,
a young man, or a single man; but soon after married a Miss Robbins,
the daughter of a clergyman
in Connecticut. He stood high in the public confidence, and was
doing an extensive business,
having three country stores and a ship or two, at sea. By submitting
his bonds, book accounts, ,
etc., to Balfour's inspection, he made him believe that he had a
clear capital of five thousand
pounds sterling; and that there were no claims against him which
were due, or which he could not
promptly meet. Balfour, with his characteristic frankness and honesty
of intention, told him at once
that he had been unfortunate in business, and that he had no capital,
except two hundred pounds,
or about a thousand dollars, which he had brought with him to be
prepared for any emergency that
might arise, or, for any casualty that might befall him in a strange
land. From such a beginning he
had high expectations of success, and there was apparently no ground
for apprehension.
For a time their mutual friendship and confidence were unimpaired;
and they seemed to be
doing a safe and profitable business. In the midst of it, however,
he received the sad intelligence
that his wife, whom he had left behind, with an infant at the breast,
and who had gone to live with
her brother, Robert McCormick, at Preston Pans, had died of inflammatory
fever, June 17th, 1773;
and, while the object of his fondest affection, for whose welfare
he had been most solicitous, was
now taken away, he felt all the bitterness of separation. In about
a year after, he married Miss
Elizabeth Dayton, of Newport, in Rhode Island, a most estimable
young lady, and of a very
respectable family. By her he had two children, a daughter whom
he named Margaret, for his
mother and sister; and a son whom he called Andrew, for himself
and his father. As Thompson
had the most experience in this line of business, and was regarded
by Balfour as owning the
principal part of the stock, he either assumed the management, or
it was conceded to him, as a
matter of courtesy, and with full confidence in his integrity; but
within eighteen months after the
partnership was formed, he exploded and became insolvent to a considerable
Although Colonel Balfour, had discernment enough to see that a
storm was coming, before it burst
upon them, and in time to secure the greater part of what was due
to him, yet, he sustained a
considerable loss. What little money he advanced was, at his own
request, so fixed that Thompson
could, in no event, be liable for his debts; and, at Thompson's
suggestion, was so secured that his
creditors could not take it from him, during the two or three years,
for which the co-partnership was
formed. Of course, he was not in strict justice bound for Thompson's
debts, and would not in law,
be held liable to his creditors. The firm was in fact, a mere nominal
one; and the creditors, though
much chagrined at their loss, acquitted Balfour of any fraudulent
or dishonest conduct. In a letter
written to his father on this subject, and dated Newport, R. I,
January 3d, 1775, he says, "I have
got it from under the hand of my creditors, that I have behaved
in an honest and honorable manner
towards them. It gives me particular satisfaction that, disposed
as they were to use me with rigor
and severity, I have not afforded them the least opportunity to
refuse me an honorable testimony
to my character."
We feel tempted here, to give an extract from a letter of his pious
old father, written when he first
heard of these disasters; and we give it as illustrative of the
old man's Christian character, and
consequently, of the religious instruction and training, which we
suppose he had given to his
children. It is dated -
Edinburgh, Oct., 20th, 1774
"My dear Andrew - - I received your very melancholy letter
of the 23d of May, and we all sincerely
condole and sympathise with you, and hope you will bear your afflictions
patiently, as from the
hand of a good and merciful God, who afflicts us only for our good;
and believe in our Lord and
Saviour, and pray for the forgiveness of your sins in, and through
his merits and sufferings for us.
Then I hope God will make the remaining part of your life, as prosperous
as the by-past part of it
has been troublesome, (full of trouble,) but though our whole life
were troublesome, we ought not
to repine, as we are promised eternal happiness, when we perform
our duties sincerely, and repent
of our sins. Read the first and last chapters of Job; and I hope
you will observe the many comforts
you have, of which he was deprived. You have good health, friends
who sincerely condole with, and
pity you, and a wife who sympathises with you- - so you have no
reason to despair of God's
goodness. Read also the 15th chapter of the first Epistle to the
Corinthians, which gives a
description of the Deity, and the history of our Saviour; and especially
the 13th chapter of John's
Gospel to the end of the book."
About the beginning of 1777, he went to Charleston, in South Carolina,
where his brother John had
been for some years engaged in a profitable business; and there
were several things which now
induced him to visit the south. The north being the seat of war,
business of every kind was at a
stand; manufactures had not yet commenced; foreign commerce was
cut off; and merchandising,
the occupation in which he had hitherto been engaged, was out of
the question; but the south,
being comparatively tranquil, presented a better prospect of providing
for a family. In addition to
these considerations, his maiden sister, Margaret, and his little
daughter, Tibby, the only child he
had by the wife of his youth, were there, and had been for a year
or more. It was natural that he
should wish to see them both, but especially his daughter; and leaving
his wife and her two children
in the care of her friends until he could make some comfortable
or safe arrangement for them in the
south, he travelled the whole or most of the way to Charleston by
land. His brother, John Balfour,
was a royalist; but it does not appear that he had taken any active
or prominent part in the contest.
As I infer from some incidental remarks of allusions, in the letters
now before me, Andrew was,
from the first, a Whig in principle and feeling; but, like many
others who wavered, or rather
remained inactive for a time, not from any hesitancy in regard to
the principle, but from the
condition of their families, which seemed to have, for the time
being, an imperious claim on their
attention, he became more decided and active as the struggle advanced.
Whether he took part in the civil or military operations of the
north, is not known, but his main object
in coming south was evidently to make better provision for his family;
and there seemed to be a
necessity for doing something. Not only were the difficulties then
great, but they were every day
increasing; and to show the distressed condition of the country
soon after he left, it may not be
amiss, in passing, to notice the great scarcity and high prices
of provisions, during the next year.
In a letter written to him by his wife, and dated South Kingston,
R. I., Oct. 23d, 1778, she tells him
that corn was then selling at five and six dollars per bushel; in
another, dated Feb. 13th, 1779,
she says it was then selling at ten dollars, and in another dated
the 1st of June, following, it was
selling at twenty to thirty dollars per bushel, which was equivalent
to saying that it was not to be
had at all; and although she had procured enough for her family
in good time, many poor families
had to subsist almost entirely without bread. Whether this extreme
scarcity was owing to the
drought or the ravages of war, is not stated-probably to both; but
from the enormous prices of
bread stuffs, and the extreme severity of the winter, which she
says was greater than usual, the
sufferings of all classes, except the most provident and forehanded,
must have been immense.
The South being free from war and comparatively tranquil, the two
brothers, though belonging to
opposite parties in the great conquest which was going on for freedom
and Independence, might
have prosecuted their business in harmony together, as was often
done by brothers similarly
situated and with good success; but no such partnership was formed
by them and perhaps was
not designed. The object of Colonel Balfour in going to Charleston
was part to pay his brother a
visit, having never seen him since they came to America; but mainly
to see his daughter and
take her under his own care, for we find him soon after at Georgetown,
or in the vicinity of it,
engaged in making salt. As none of his letters to his wife and other
friends, during this period,
have been preserved, or if they have it is not known by whom, we
gather these facts from the
incidental allusions which she makes in her answers to what he had
written. Thus in a letter,
dated March 31st, 1778, she says, "I rejoice at your success
in making salt, though I am not very
sanguine in my expectations; for I have resolved not to be disappointed
with respect to riches."
Under what circumstances he engaged in this business and with what
results, I have not learned,
but probably he and some other public spirited and enterprising
gentlemen, of that region, had
been induced to undertake it by the pressing wants of the country
and by the encouragement
which the legislative authorities had repeatedly given. However
this may have been, either they
did not succeed as they expected, or else a supply was obtained
from some other source; for
we find him, in a little time, at Chevau, to which place his brother
John also removed either in
company with him or soon after, and remained there until his death.
How long the Colonel
remained at Chevau we know not; for there are long intervals between
the letters of his wife, at
least so far as they have been preserved. Many letters were written
by him and as many by her
which were never received. At this period, the transmission of letters
or papers of any description
especially to such a distance, was a very uncertain business, sometimes
the mail was captured
by the enemy, and often from carelessness or other cause, letters
were lost by the way, so that
it was frequently months and even a year or two, before a communication
sent either way, though
not lost by violence or carelessness, arrived at the place of its
Of this she complained bitterly, and adopted the expedient of sending
to some man who was high
in office, or so distinguished in other ways, that his name would
command respect:--sometimes
they were sent to the care of Mr. Marshall in Wachovia, or to the
Moravian settlement; sometimes
to the care of Governor Nash from Dr, Stiles, President of Yale
college. The first notice we have of
Colonel Balfour, in North Carolina, is in a letter to his wife,
dated Salisbury, N. C., July, 1778, in
which he tells her that he was sometimes there, and sometimes at
his plantation; but he intended
to remove, in a short time, to the plantation. He did remove to
it, and with the intention of making
such improvements, as would render it a comfortable home for his
family. It ultimately became their
residence; but the sovereign Disposer of all things did not permit
him to enjoy it with them. At this
time, he had a considerable quantity of land in this state, some
in the neighborhood of Cheraw,
and a number of servants. Had he lived, they would all have been
independent in their
circumstances, and happy in the enjoyment of their social comforts
and relations.
In this year, 1779, he wrote to his wife that he would be ready,
in a short time, to go for her, and
bring her to her new home in this country. When replying to this,
in a letter already referred to,
she says, "It is impossible for me to express the joy I feel
at hearing that you are well , and that
you have fixed upon a time when you will visit your family. I earnestly
pray that nothing may happen
to disappoint us. After an absense of more than two years and a
half, to meet will be a pleasure
beyond the power of words to express. * * * * I have always understood
that to be a sickly country,
and have been anxious on account of your health ever since you went
there. I have been reading
the history of the European settlements in America, and the author
recommended it, not only as
one of the most pleasant, but one of the most healthy places in
the world; from which I am led to
think that the inhabitants being sickly is owing to their high living;
but, be this as it may, I shall
never have an objection to living there, or any where else that
may be most agreeable to your
circumstances." The anticipations which were now so flattering
and so fondly indulged, some of
which were quite as sad as they were imperative.
During this year, Randolph county was formed, and he was chosen
as one of the first
representatives. This is noticed in a letter from his wife, and
his name stands on the records of
the State as a member of the Assembly for 1780. Another reason was,
that before the adjournment
of the Assembly, or very soon after, the British army had taken
Charleston, and were advancing
through South Carolina toward this State; and it was not deemed
expedient to remove his family
here, when every thing seemed to indicate an approaching time of
great and protracted distress,
while the Eastern States were not comparatively tranquil. When the
country of his adoption was
thus invaded, or threatened with invasion, he felt it his duty to
share all their dangers with his fellow
citizens, and sacrifice his life, if need be, in the common cause.
He was appointed colonel: and,
with a heroic and magnanimous sprit, engaged in the military operations
of the day; but to what
extent is not known. In view of such perils and sufferings throughout
the entire south, as he would
be much from home, and his life would be all the time exposed to
the most imminent dangers, he
deemed it best to let his wife and children remain, for the present,
with their friends in Rhode Island,
and leave to Providence the ordering of their lot for the future.
That he determined to risk his life in the military defense of
the country, as we are informed by a
letter from Mrs. Balfour, dated June1st, 1779, and written in answer
to one from him. After noticing
some other things in his letter, she says, "I have been anxious
about the enemy's being in Georgia
ever since I heard they were there; but your resolution of exposing
yourself raises a thousand
melancholy thoughts. I can only say, I am unhappy and shall be so
until I see you." From this I
would infer that he went, or at least he intended going with the
unfortunate expedition to Georgia,
and under the command of General Ashe: but of this we have no certain
information. How he was
employed, or what he accomplished, during this period, we have no
means of knowing; for he had
become very obnoxious to the Tories. In the fall of 1780, he and
Jacob Shephard, father of the Hon.
Augustine H. Shephard, who was also a prominent Whig, were captured
by a party of Tories, from
the Pedee, under the command of Colonel Coulson, who were carrying
them as prisoners to the
British at Cheraw, but were attacked by Captain Childs, from Montgomery,
who completely
dispersed them, and set their prisoners at liberty to return home.
On their return, Shephard left the neighborhood and went into one
of more security, but Balfour
remained and met an untimely fate. In the narrative of Judge Murphy,
furnished for the University
Magazine, by Governor Swain, we have the following account of this
most barbarous and
disgraceful affair. "In one of his predatory and murderous
excursions, he (Fanning) went to the
house of Andrew Balfour, which he had plundered three years before.
Stephen Cole, one of Balfour's
neighbors, hearing of his approach and apprised of his intentions,
rode at full speed to Balfour's
house and gave him notice of the danger that threatened him. Balfour
had scarcely stepped out of
his house before he saw Fanning galloping up. He ran, but one of
Fanning's party, named Absalom
Autry, fired at him with his rifle and broke his arm. He returned
to the house and entered it, and his
daughter and sister clung to him in despair. Fanning and his men
immediately entered and tore
away the women, threw them on the floor and held them under their
feet until they shot Balfour.
He fell on the floor, and Fanning taking a pistol, shot him through
the head." These are the most
important facts in the case; but we have the details more fully
and minutely given in letters written
soon after by his sister and others, who, being present at the time,
and treated with most barbarous
cruelty, felt what they wrote.
As Col. Balfour was the most prominent and influential man in that
region, Fanning, in this
murderous excursion up the river, made him the first victim, and
accompanied the act with almost
every degree of barbarity that was possible. It was on Sabbath morning,
March 10th, 1782; when it
might be expected that the sacredness of the day would have had
at least, some mitigating
influence on the ferocity of these banditti; but we will let Miss
Margaret Balfour give the account of
this transaction in her own language. It was some months, however,
before her feelings were
sufficiently composed and tranquil to write an account of a scene
so distressing, and in the
meantime, Mrs. Balfour, who, from all her letters, appears to have
been most affectionate and
devoted wife, had received intelligence of the fact by another hand.
Mr. Marshall, of Salem, N. C.,
had communicated a notice of Colonel Balfour's death to his friend,
the Rev. Mr. Russmeyer, in
Newport, where she lived, and he had made it known to her. Owing
to the difficulty of transmitting
letters, this was a little over two months after the event; and
she immediately wrote to Miss
Margaret for a particular account of the whole affair. Her letter,
from which the reader will, no doubt,
be pleased to see a short extract, is dated
Newport, R. I. , May 22d, 1782.
"My Dear Peggy:
With the utmost grief and sorrow of heart, I sit down to write to
you, having eight days ago,
heard the unhappy news of my dear husband's death. I had the day
before, received two very
affectionate letters from him, which raised my hope to a height
to which I had long been a stranger.
I had flattered myself that, with my dear little ones, I should,
in a short time, be happy under the
protection and guidance of the best of husbands and fathers. My
fond imagination had painted an
addition of happiness in the society of an affectionate sister who
, though personally unknown to
me, I had ever thought upon with love and esteem, and of my dear
Tibby, to whom I had considered
myself as under particular obligations of friendship; but I was
soon roused from these pleasing
thoughts by the most distressing account of his being killed by
a company of villains in his own
house. My dear Peggy, it is not in the power of language to express
what I feel on the present
occasion, and I shall not attempt it. It is some consolation that
there is a way open through
which I may hope to hear from you, and I embrace this, the first
opportunity of entreating you not
to delay writing, and let me know every thing which you think can
afford consolation. I wish to
know the particulars of your brother's death; and, O, I wish to
know more than it is possible for me
to express in my present distress."
In reply to this sorrowful request, Miss Margaret wrote a letter,
of which we will give the greater part,
because it contains a fuller and more authentic account of Colonel
Balfour's murder, and of the
treatment which she and little Tibby received from these savages,
than can be got elsewhere;
because it gives an affecting view of the disorder, recklessness
and Heart-rending distress which
then prevailed in the country, for this was one of the almost numberless
cases of a similar kind,
and differing from it only a little in degree, and because the writer
was not only an eye-wittness,
but a deep sufferer in the scenes which she describes. When we read
such accounts, it seems
difficult to say whether the men or the female portion of the community
were the greatest sufferers;
for the revengeful and infuriated sprit, which reigns in a state
of civil war, has very little respect for
age or sex; but it might not be amiss for the present and all coming
generations, while living at
their ease and enjoying all the luxuries which wealth and ingenuity
can furnish, to remember the
toils and privations, perils and sufferings, which were the price
of our liberties and all our blessings.
It is neither duty nor policy to forget the lessons of the past;
but we return to the letter; it is dated
Swearing Creek, Sept. 24th, 1782
My Dear Eliza,
I have just now received your very kind but sorrowful letter, dated
May 22d; and it gives me a
great deal of both pleasure and pain. I am extremely happy to hear
from you; but as sorry, that it
is on such a melancholy subject. You desire me to give you a particular
account of your husband's
death. My Dear Eliza, imposes on me a hard task; for the very thought
of it throws me into such
nervous fits, that it is with the greatest difficulty, I can hold
the pen. Besides, I have not yet quit
the bed of a long and dangerous fever, occasioned, I believe, by
grief and vexation. However, to
show that I really love you; I will comply with your request, but
in as few words as possible. On
the 10th of March, about twenty-five armed ruffians came to the
house with the intention to kill my
brother. - - Tibby and I endeavored to prevent them; but it was
all in vain. The wretches cut and
bruised us both a great deal, and dragged us from the dear man before
our eyes. The worthless,
base, horrible Fanning shot a bullet into his head, which soon put
a period to the life of the best
of men, and the most affectionate and dutiful husband, father, son
and brother. The sight was so
shocking, that it is impossible for tongue to express any thing
like our feelings; but the barbarians,
not in the least touched by our anguish, drove us out of the house,
and took every thing that they
could carry off except the negroes who happened to be all from home
at the time. It being Sunday,
never were creatures in more distress. We were left in a strange
country, naked, without money,
and what was a thousand times worse, we had lost forever a near
and dear relation. What added
to our affliction, was the thought of his poor, helpless family
left destitute, and it was not in our
power to assist them. I wish his two families were united together,
We would be a mutual help
and comfort to each other; but whether it would be best that you
should come to us, or that we
should go to you, is out of my power to determine 'till I hear from
you. Until then, I shall hire out
my negroes, and go to Salisbury, where we intend to try the milliner's
business. If there is good
encouragement for that business with you, please let me know it,
as soon as possible. If there is
not, I beg you will come to us; and while I have a sixpence, I will
share it with you. We are at
present about tem miles from Salisbury, at Mr James McCay's, where
we have made a crop of
corn. We remained only a few days on our own plantation, after the
dreadful disaster, having been
informed that Fanning was coming to burn the house and take the
negroes. I will write you soon
again, and let you know how we succeed in business, and I pray you
will write immediately. Let
me know how you are and whether you will come out or not. If you
will not come to us, I will
endeavor to sell out and go to you; for I cannot be happy, "till
I see my dear Andrew's beloved wife
and little innocent children, of whom I have often heard him speak
with a great deal of pleasure. I
had a letter from my brother John's widow, who is at Charleston.
It informs me of my father's death;
and that his will remains in the same way it was when I left home.
As it will be of some advantage
to us: I propose going home as soon as circumstances will permit.
Tibby joins me in love and
compliments to you, and the dear little remains of our best friend.
She will write to you by the first
I am, my dear Eliza, with great sincerity, your affectionate and
loving, but distressed sister,
The following letter from Major Tatom to Governor Burke, is both
interesting and reliable; it is
appropriate in conexion with the above. It is copied from the communication
of Governor Swain to
the University Magazine, for March, 1853; and it confirms, not only
the main facts respecting the
murder of Colonel Balfour, but what we have said about the general
state of things in that part of
the country, during the period in which the South was the theatre
of war. Major Tatom, it appears,
was a member of the House of Commons, from Hillsboro', about the
year 1802; and, having died
there, while a member, he was buried in the cemetery of the late
Comptroller Goodwin, in the
Raleigh grave yard. The letter is dated,
Hillsboro', March 20th, 1782.
Sir: - - On Sunday the 11th inst., Col. Balfour, of Randolph, was
murdered in the most inhuman
manner, by Fanning and his party, also a Captain Bryant and a Mr.
King were murdered in the
night of the same day, by them. Colonel Collier's and two other
houses were burned by the same
Colonel Balfour's sister and daughter, and several other women,
were wounded and abused in a
barbarous manner.
There, sir, are facts. I was at that time in Randolph- -saw the
Tories and some of their cruelties.
Without a speedy relief, the good people of that county must leave
their habitations, and seek
refuge in some other place.
I am, sir, your o'bt serv't,
A. Tatom.
It is not strange that his friends, especially his widow and sister,
should wish to have such a
monster as Fanning, and all his accomplices, brought to punishment;
and we have an extract
from another letter of Miss Margaret, to her sister-in-law, as illustrative
of the feelings that existed,
and of the course of conduct pursued at that period of civil conflict.
In a letter to Mrs. Balfour, dated June 6th, 1783, a little more
than a year after the death of her
brother, she says: "Some time last February, having been informed
that my horse was at one
Major Gholson's, I got Mr. John McCoy with me, and we went to the
Major's, where we found the
horse, but in such poor condition, that it was with great difficulty
that we got him home. However,
he is now so much recruited, that he is fit for a little service.
When I was after the horse, I heard
that one of Fanning's men was in Hillsboro' jail; and, as the court
commenced on the 1st of April,
I went to Hillsboro', and witnessed against him. The crime was proved
so plainly, that not one
lawyer spoke a word in his favor, though he had three of them employed.
My story was so affecting,
that the court was willing to give me every satisfaction in their
power; and in order to do this, they
broke a little through the usual course, for they had the villain
fried, condemned and hung, all in
the space of the court. While the judge was giving the jury their
charge, I heard several gentlemen
of my brother's acquaintance wishing to God the jury would not bring
him in guilty, that they might
have the pleasure of putting the rascal to death with their own
hands; and if the jury had not brought
him in guilty, I am sure they would have killed the wretch before
he had got out of the house. If it is
an inexpressible happiness for one to know, that his dear friends
are much beloved, we have that
happiness; for I believe, that there has not a man fallen since
the beginning of the troubles, who was
more sincerely and generally lamented, than our dear Andrew.
My brother gave the rights of the land that is in the neighborhood
of Georgetown to Mr. Randolph
Hays, a gentleman who lives in that town, to dispose of it; but
he could not do so at that time.
According to the last accounts, my brother had of him, he was a
prisoner in Charlestown; but
since my brother's death, I have seen General Harrington, who tells
me that Mr. Hays is now in
My dear Eliza, I am infinitely obliged to you, and I sincerely
thank you for your kind and friendly
advice. I shall use every method in my power to drive the horrid
scene from my thoughts, as my
life may be of some service, both to my dear Andrew's family, and
to the avenging of his innocent
blood. I have not had the pleasure of the letter you wrote in October.
The distance between
Salisbury and the plantation, is 42 miles, and 30 between Salisbury
and Salem.
I am , my dear Eliza, your sincere friend, and affectionate sister.
Miss Balfour, in the letter just quoted, does not give the name
of the man against whom she
witnessed; but we have it in the following extract from the records
of the court at which she
attended as a witness. We give the indictment as drawn up by Alfred
Moore, the Attorney General;
and then the simple statement that a "true bill" was found.
At the same court, some half a dozen
others were tried and condemned, but to notice them here would be
foreign to my purpose.
State of North Carolina ) Superior Court of La
Hillsboro' District. ) And Equity, April
Term, 1783
The jurors for the State, upon their oath, present that David Fanning,
late of the county of
Chatham, yeoman, and Frederick Smith, late of the county of Cumberland,
yeoman, not having
the fear of God in their hearts, but being moved and seduced by
the instigation of the devil, on
the ninth day of March, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven
hundred and eighty-two,
and in the sixth year of American Independence, with force and arms,
in the county of Randolph,
in the District of Hillsboro', in and upon one Andrew Balfour, in
the peace of God, and the said
then and there being, feloniously, wilfully and of their malice
aforethought, did make an assault,
and that the said David Fanning, a certain pistol of the value of
Five shillings sterling, then and
there charged with gunpowder and one leaden bullet, which pistol,
he, the said David, in his right
hand than and there had and held, to, against, and upon the said
Andrew Balfour, than and there
feloniously, wilfully , and of his malice aforethought, did shoot
and discharge, and that the said
David Fanning, with the leaden bullet aforesaid, out of the pistol
aforesaid, then and there, by
force of the gunpowder, shot and sent forth as aforesaid, the aforesaid
Andrew Balfour, in and upon
the head of the said Andrew, then and there with the leaden bullet
aforesaid,, out of the pistol
aforesaid, by the said David Fanning so as to aforesaid shot, discharged,
and sent forth,
feloniously, wilfully, and of his malice aforethought, did strike,
penetrate, and wound, giving to the
said Andrew Balfour, then and there, with the leaden bullet aforesaid,
so as aforesaid shot,
discharged and sent forth out of the pistol aforesaid, by the said
David, in and upon the head of
him the said Andrew, one mortal wound of the depth of four inches
and of the breadth of half an
inch, of which said mortal wound, the aforesaid Andrew Balfour then
and there instantly died; and
that the aforesaid Frederick Smith, then and there, feloniously,
wilfully, and of his malice
aforethought, was present, aiding, helping, abetting, comforting,
assisting and maintaining the
said David Fanning, the felonly and murder aforesaid, in manner
and form aforesaid, to do and
commit, and so the jurors upon their oath aforesaid, do say, that
the said David Fanning and
Frederick Smith, the said Andrew Balfour, then and there in manner
and form aforesaid, feloniously,
wilfully, and of their malice aforethought, did kill and murder
against the peace and dignity of the
said State.
ALFRED MOORE, Att'y Gen'l.
State )
vs. ) Indictment Murder.
Fred'k Smith. )
Hillsboro' Sup'r Court, April Term, 1783.
Margaret Balfour, )
Stephen Cole. ) Witnesses.
Sworn and sent.
P. HENDERSON, Clerk
A true bill.
JOHN HOGAN, Foreman.
As the letters of Miss Balfour, though written with great simplicity,
and in the freedom and
confidence of private correspondence, describe the deplorable state
of things at that period more
feelingly and more vividly than the present writer could possibly
do, the reader will no doubt be
gratified to peruse another from the same hand. Mrs. Balfour had
written her two letters, the first
of which had not been received, and in the second which had come
safe to hand, she had requested
her sister-in-law to relate fully the circumstances of her husband's
death. It appears that in writing
this letter, instead of beginning with "My dear sister,"
as usual, she inadvertently began with "My
dear Madam," and this will explain an expression in the first
of Miss Margaret's letter. The first
part of it relates merely to private matters which are unimportant
in themselves; but as they were
the consequences of Col. Balfour's death, we give the letter entire.
Salisbury, N. C., August 17th, 1783.
MY DEAR, DEAR SISTER: - - Two days ago I received yours of Oct.
13th. By your changing the
appellation at the top of your letter, I am afraid you imagine that
I am indifferent about my dear
brother's family; but I assure you it is one of my greatest afflictions
that I can do so little for them.
I wish from my heart you could come home. We might, by our industry,
make a decent and
independent living. I have had the negroes hired out this summer;
but as they sell very high at
present, I have some thoughts of selling them and going into trade,
if you would come and assist
us; for I cannot think that I will ever be happy on the plantation
where I have seen so much distress
and misery. Besides, I shall take every opportunity to bring to
justice all who had any hand in my
brother's death.
I do not think, therefore, that it would be safe for us to live
among their friends, as it is very possible
they would do us some private injury. That there was a time when
my dear brother was happy in his
family, I well know; and it was his constant and ardent wish, as
well as ours, to have his two families
united. A great deal of pleasure we promised ourselves from this
union; but fortune was pleased to
persecute him to the grave.
My dear Eliza, I beg you will not insist on all the particulars
of your husband's death, as every
circumstance strikes me like a clap of thunder. I held his dead
head in my bosom till a moment
before his death, when the ruffians dragged us from him; and then-
-O, Eliza! I can write no more.
I hope and pray that I may see you soon. Then, I will tell you all;
for I do not think that it is so
dreadful to repeat as to write, though the repetition of it in court
shocked me so much that I was
sick for three weeks. But whatever may be the consequences, I shall
attend all courts, and every
place where my presence is necessary, to bring the infernal villains
to condign punishment. Dear
sister, it grieves me to the heart that you should be dependent
even on your father. It was very far
from my brother's endeavor. Pray, come to us; and by the blessing
of God and your assistance,
we may make a comfortable living, and have it in our power to give
the dear children a proper
education. Tibby joins in kind compliments to you, to the children
and to all friends.
Adieu! My dear Eliza. I remain your affectionate, loving, perplexed
Although the writer of the above letters has avoided any detail
of circumstances, and has no doubt
omitted the most cruel and revolting parts of the tragedy, nothing
more need be said.
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BEASLEY, William
William Beasley Rev. War Service: Pension #W9352 issued 6-6-1833,
Pension Roll Vol 3, page 220 (Department of Interior, Revolutionary
War Section, Washington, D.C.
As submitted to the presiding Judge of Butler County, by William
Beasley, "In order to obtain the benefits of the Acts of Congress
passed June 7,1832" State of Kentucky) County of Butler )
On this 8th day of October, 1832, appears in open court, before
the open courts of said county, now sitting, William Beasley, a
resident of the County of Butler & State of Kentucky, aged 70
years, who first being duly sworn, according to law, doth, in this
make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefits of
The Act of Congress passed June 7th, 1832. That he entered the service
of the United States under the following named officers and served
as herein stated. That he was drafted for 3 months, but can not
recall the precise time, but recalls distinctly that he had served
two months and 18 days at the time of General Gates Defeat at Camden,
South Carolina, that he resided in the State of North Carolina when
he was drafted and served under Captain David Roach, who was killed
at Camden.Ensign Beasley sp. discharge Beasley. *Note Beesley is
original spelling of name. In Col. Benjamin Aksom's regiment, later
Col. Leasewell's & Majors Griffin & Nichols. That he rendesvouzed
at the Ferry, Neuse River about forty milkes from New Bern and marched
to the Deep River and remained there a short time and then marched
across the Yadkin River & Rocky River by Blackstock House and
the Cheraw Hills, on Peedee River to Camden and joined General Gates
about a week before the battle, and remained in the service thereafter,
4 months, having served two months & 18 days before he crossed
on the line between North and South Carolina, and served thereafter
3 months including the 18 days that he afterwards served in a Company
of 8, under Captain Stevensen and marched to Wilmington and joined
Col. R. Richard D. S. (illegible) and continued on march 30 days,
4 of which he had volunteered, after that, he was discharged. February
1781, he enlisted for another four months under Captain S. L. Ives
and Ensign Clarks-under command of Col. Benjamin Stiles, and Major
Griffen McGee-which he believed was the Continental Service and
has always been under that impression, but he was young at the time.
*NOTE>William was b. 4-25-1762 & enlisted in February, 1781,
prior to his 18th birthday. That he has resided in Craven County,
North Carolina, when he entered the service and rendesvouzed at
Wilmington. From Wilmington he marched across the Black River and
Peedee River and crossed th Santee River at Nelson's Ferry and marched
across the head of (illegible) River to P(illegible) Ponds in Carolina
that he marched to Ashley River on Bacon Bridge, then down the river
to Ashley Hill, within 7 miles of Charleston, where he continued
until his service was out, when he marched back to Wilmington, and
was discharged there on the (illegible) Ponds , when he joined the
army under General Green and marched with him as stated to the place
he remained until his time was finished. That he has no documentary
evidence- and knows of no person whose testimony he can gather who
can testify as to his service- but Joseph Taylor and William Coy
of Butler in this state-knows that he was in the service but was
not with him. That he was born the 25th day of April, 1762, but
has no record of his age, that he continued to live in North Carolina
until about 35 years ago (1797), when he moved to Warren County,Kentucky,
where he lived about 20 years (1817) and then moved to Butler County
in said state, where he now lives. That he is acquainted with Rev.
Pharris & Gary & Jacob Smith of his present neighborhood,
who can testify as to charachter for honesty and their belief as
to his services as soldier of the Revolution.
He hereby relinquishes his every claim whatever to, except pension
& declares that his name is not on the pension Rolls of any
other state.
Subscribed & Sworn signed (William Beasley made his mark)
**Sources:(Copies of all in my possession) 1.DAR Patriot Index
Vol. I p203 2.National Archives Pension #W9352 3.DAR National#710623
4.Marriage Bond dated 2-3-1784, Craven County, North Carolina signed
& sealed by Moses Taylor, Father of Bride and William Beasley,
Groom 5.1825 Butler County, Kentucky Deed Book"C"Copy page 64,Declaration
of assets by William Beasley for Rev War provision by act of Congress
dated 3-18-1818, wherein he states "My wife is older than I" He
was born 1762 6.Kentucky Roll of Rev War Pensioners,#262195, page
220, Volume 3 7.Department of Interior Bureau of Pension re:#W9352
states "Widow applied @ age 90 in 1851" 8.Application for benefits
by Beasley's widow, Elizabeth, dated 1851 @ age 90 9.1820 Butler
County, Kentucky Census Elizabeth age 59 10.1850 Butler County,
Kentucky Census Elizabeth age 89 11.1856 Declaration By Elizabeth
for Wm's Rev War Benefits
Submitted by: Sandra Logan
Ingles email@example.com
BECK, George
George BECK, born 1762 in Pennsylvania, served in the Continental
Army in NC, some of service on Yadkin River. Shown in Roster of
NC Revolutionary Soldiers, published 1932 by DAR, pp 198-225. He
was the son of Davault/Debolt/Daywalt Beck and Catherine ? Beck.
They arrived in Philadelphia from Germany on the Phoenix in 1750,
settling in Rowan County, NC in 1768. Davault's children were: Jacob,
Philip, George, John, Moserine and Catherine.
George BECK took his wife, Elizabeth Claver Beck, and children
John and George, Jr. and Andrew to Howard Twp., Washington Co.,
IN in 1807 where he built the first grist mill in Indiana Territory.
He liked to tell about the American Revolution stating, no British
bullet could hit him, and they never did. In every engagement he
was in, he was always found in the thickest of the fight, and came
out unscratched. One occasion the patriots and the British occupied
different sides of the Yadkin River, in the Old North State, and
George Beck concluded he must capture a prisoner. Pickets were posted
by each army along the banks of the stream, and Beck's comrades
endeavored to dissuade him from the rash attempt, but to no purpose.
He got a canoe, and with some assistance they carried it some distance
up the river and launched it. Beck floated gently down the stream
in the darkness until he had passed the outlying pickets when he
slowly drew near the shore, and landed among some underbrush. Fastening
his canoe he stole stealthily up the bank, when he halted, and presently
a sentinel passed within a few feet of him making his rounds to
see that 'all was well.' As he passed, Beck arose and with a club
felled him on the spot, tied and gagged him took him to the canoe
and carried him to the American lines. (Printed in the History of
Washington County, Indiana records.)
Submitted by: A ggg grandaughter
BELL, Samuel
Samuel BELL served in the Revolutionary War. S6598 NC Line Appl.
Aug 31, 1832. Born May 1749 in Surry County, Va. Lived in Sampson
County, NC. In 1807 moved to Robeson County, NC. Information in
Revolutionary War Pension files Volume I.
Submitted by: Berlie Jane
Blanks Barnhill email@example.com
BILLBERRY, Nathaniel (Belbury, Belbory, Bilbrey)
Nathaniel BILBERRY born 1758 in Edgecomb Co. N.C. died 23 Apr 1836
in Edgecomb Co. N.C. Married about 1790 to Mary ---? Married Nancy
COFFIELD 31 Jan 1824 Service: Private in 3rd Regt. then 2nd Regt.N.C.
line. Saw service in N.C., VA., NJ., Ny., Was attached to life guard
of General George Washington in battles of Brandywine, Valley Forge
and Monmouth. Children : 1. Mary, born 26 July 1792, married Redden
Bonner 2. Frances, married George Killebrew 3. Will 1815 Tax list
some Bilbry orphans living with him
Submitted by: Richard Bilbrey firstname.lastname@example.com
BIVENS, Robert Nathaniel
b in Union Cnty, NC where he resided as a farmer prior to enlisting
in Union County at age 30, September l6, l861. Wounded in the face
and/or right leg at Gettsburg, PA, July 3, l863. Returned to duty
in Sept-Oct, l863. Reported absent without leave in Sept-Oct, l864.
Reported on detached service during Nov, l864-Feb, l865. Surrendered
at Appomattox Court House, VA, April 9, l865. Born 3 March, l831
in Monroe, NC. Married Ellen Austin 31 Oct, l850. Died 7 April 1899
in Monroe, NC. Father was Nathaniel BIVENS, Jr. Mother was Margaret
JAMES. He had seven brothers who all fought in the Revolution.
Submitted By: Wilma Linder
BLOODWORTH, Jr, Timothy
Timothy BLOODWORTH, Jr was a Delegate, a Representative and a Senator
from North Carolina; born in New Hanover Co., NC in 1736; educated
at his own expense; was a master of many trades, but subsequently
became a teacher; in June 1776 he was employed in making muskets
and bayonets for the Continental Army. He was a member of the State
house of commons in 1778 and 1779; treasurer of Wilmington District
in 1781 and 1782; appointed commissioner of confiscated property
in 1783; Member of the Continental Congress from 1786 to August
13 1787 when he resigned; served in the State senate from April
6, 1790 to March 3 1791; member of the State house of representatives
in 1793 and 1794; elected to the U.S. Senate and served from 4 Mar
1795 to 3 Mar 1801; collector of customs at Wilmington; He died
in Wilmington, NC August 24, 1814. Timothy BLOODWORTH, Jr. was the
son of Timothy BLOODWORTH, Sr. of VA and NC and wife Margaret EVANS,
daughter of David. Timothy was married to Priscilla and had: 1.
Frances Gregg BLOODWORTH b. c1761 md. Thomas DeVANE III 2. John
BLOODWORTH, b. c1763 md. Ann DeVANE 3. Ann Jane BLOODWORTH, b. 1765,
md. Jeremiah HAND, II 4. Margaret BLOODWORTH b. c1767 md. Rev. Robert
TATE 5. Mary BLOODWORTH, b. 1769; d. 24 Jun 1845 unmarried 6. Martha
BLOODWORTH b. c1771; d. 17 Feb 1847 unmarried 7. Timothy Wake BLOODWORTH
b. 5 Apr 1773; d. 23 Jun 1856 md. Ruth BISHOP
Submitted by: Barbara A.
Shore firstname.lastname@example.com
BOURDEAUX, Daniel
Daniel BOURDEAUX, 2nd, b. 1745 in New Hanover Co.,
NC; died before Aug 1815 in New Hanover Co. Married Elizabeth MILLER
in New Hanover Co; she was born 1756 and died before 1815.
SERVICE: Minute Man, New Hanover Co., NC
CHILDREN: 1. Colonel Anthony Dehielius md. (1) Margaret DEVANE (2)
Priscilla HAND 2. Richard Miller, md. Hannah HENRY 3. John Matchett,
b. 1787, md. (1) Thankful HENRY, (2) Theresa COOPER 4. Daniel, b.
26 Jul 1780 md. Hannah HENRY, widow of his brother Richard 5. Eleanor,
b. 26 Dec 1781; md. (1) James NEWTON, (2) Warren BLOUNT 6. Priscilla,
md. _______EVANS . 7. Moses Treadway, b. 1789-1791 md. Martha Ellen
Source: Texas R.W Ancestors
Submitted by: Barbara
A. Shore firstname.lastname@example.com
BOWEN, Clifton
Clifton BOWEN served in the NC line as a lieutenant. He was from
Duplin Co, NC. He had two sons that also served in the Revolutionary
War. He served in the NC militia as a lieutenant in the Duplin County
militia. He was honorably discharged in 1781 because of a pulminory
ailment that made him too feeble to carry on. He moved with his
family to Effingham Co, Ga. between 1785-90. He lived in Bulloch
Co until his death in 1806. *Clifton Bowen, RS, (1735-1806) was
the son of Clifton Bowen (1700) who was the son of Samuel Bowen.
*Source: ancestral file from William Ayres of Salem, NJ.
Submitted by Frances Daly. firstname.lastname@example.com
BOWEN, Stephen
Submitted by Frances
Daly firstname.lastname@example.com
BRANTON, Levi
Levi Branton, sometimes spelled as Levy was born about
1750 in England, VA or Washington Township, Beaufort County, North
Carolina. His actual death date is unknown but it is thought to
be in 1791 based on "A list of deceased Officers and Soldiers on
whose Estates were granted in Beaufort County, NC (source: General
Assembly Records Nov 1792-Jan 1973, Box 4, folder Misc). Levi's
wife first name was Eli and she was born about 1754 in the same
area. She died about 1814 in Pitt county, North Carolina. They were
married about 1774 in Pitt county and had two boys. The oldest was
named John thought to born about 1773. John died without issue at
the age of 15 or 16. Uriah Branton, was born in 1775 in Washington
Township, Beaufort County. In 1791, a bond was issued making wards
of John and Uriah. Their guardian was James Williams. (Ref: Beaufort
Co, NC Guardian Records, CRX series)
Levi's father is thought to be Samuel Branton, although
there is no firm evidence at this time. Information in the Beaufort
and Craven Counties Colonial papers seem to indicate they were related.
Their earliest mention in North Carolina records occurred on 13
December 1773 when Levi and Eli were debtors of Colonel John McGee
who died this date in Orange county, North Carolina (Ref: NCGSJ
of 1975). Levi was a farmer until he went into military service
in the North Carolina Revolutionary Army. He enlisted for eighteen
months as a private in Colonel Abraham Shepard's Tenth Regiment,
Bradley's company. He was paid 57 pounds, 2 shillings and 2 pence
for service through 2 Dec 1780 (about $286)(Ref: NC Colonial records
1783,1882; NC Secretary of State, Treasures and Comptroller papers,
V1,V2, part II, pg 286).
The nephew of Stephen Owens, age 51 stated under oath
in 1820 in Beaufort County, he remembered Levi coming to his father's
house in Beaufort County, North Carolina and enlisting under his
Uncle Stephen Owens who was a recruiting officer of the Continental
Line. He also stated that Levi had died while in service but this
does not appear to be accurate based on later papers (Ref: Folder
325 in NC Archives). Levi is also shown on a document of a return
of men raised in Beaufort Co, 1 Jul 1779 by Thomas Bonner, Col.
(Ref: Beaufort Co, NC Genealogical Society Journal, Vol 2, Dec 1990,
Nr 2, pg 14)
On 1 January 1782, Levi was given pay vouchers from
the Hillsborough District for arrears of pay prior to this date
for soldiers in the Continental Line.(Ref: GR 973.3456, pg 223).
The voucher form was: By virtue of the authority vested in us by
an act of the General Assembly, passed at New Bern, we hereby certify
that the State of North Carolina is indebted to Levi Branton, private
soldier in the Continental Line of said state, the sum of 20 pounds,
2 shillings and 8 pence, specie with interest (about $101) from
the first day of August 1783 as appears by vouchers lodged in this
office. Hillsborough, 1 May 1792 By order:___Clerk___District___Auditors___
If anyone can provide additional information as to Levi & Eli
or parents of Levi Branton or other Branton's, contact LeRoy
Branton firstname.lastname@example.com
BRITNELL, (Britnal, Britnall) James
ames BRITNELL, 9th Regiment, First NC Bn. Enlisted March 28, 1777,
listed on roll of Lt. Col. MEBANE's Company, 1st NC Bn., commanded
by Col. Thomas CLARK as of 8 Sep. 1778. James BRITNELL was born
in Fairfield Dist. South Carolina, probably in 1765, as the 1810
census lists him as being 45 yrs old. His father probably was named
Peter, born about 1735, also in Fairfield District, SC. Very little
additional information is available on James BRITNELL. He returned
to SC after the war. The 1790 census shows him in Cherway District,
SC, where he was married. (spouse name unknown) He had three children:
John, born in South Carolina, and died in Alabama; Joseph Fletcher,
born in South Carolina, died in Alabama; and Pamelia (Adolish),
married Thomas W. Saint, jr. in South Carolina. James Britnell received
a land grant, probably in Summit County, NC, but apparently sold
the grant and returned to South Carolina. His descendents can be
found in Alabama around Marion County; east Texas; and Louisiana.
Submitted by Bob Britnell,
gggg grandson firstname.lastname@example.com
CAMPBELL, John
John Campbell, wife Euphemia, served in the NC Line, widow applied
Sept. 26, 1843 in Montgomery County aged 80, married in February
1781 in Bladen County, NC (soldier 31 at the time) and in 1805
moved to Montgomery County and soldier died in January 1821 John
Campbell, born c. 1750, Revolutionary War Soldier
Submitted by Ann Horne <firstname.lastname@example.com>
Jan 1999
John Campbell, b. c. 1750, (possibly Bladen County),
NC, married Euphemia Campbell (1763-1848) in 1781 in Bladen County
(Marriage Bond). The story of his service in the American Revolution
came from repeated applications for a pension by his wife and children.
Pension file #18860 reads:
John Campbell, wife Euphemia, served in the NC Line, widow applied
Sept. 26, 1843 in Montgomery County aged 80, married in February
1781 in Bladen County, NC (soldier 31 at the time) and in 1805 moved
to Montgomery County and soldier died in January 1821.
Soldier and wife's marriage bond was signed by John Campbell Sr.
and soldier John Campbell Jr. and widow was called Effey Campbell.
Their children were:
Daniel, born Feb. 16, 1782 (m. Jane Downie);
Catherine, born Nov. 25, 1787 (m. Malcolm Downie);
Mary, born Mary 4, 1786;
John born Sept. 30, 1790;
Anges (sic--Angus?) born Jan. 24, 1793;
Euphamy, born June 28, 1785 (m. Angus Martin Jr.);
Archibald born March 20, 1798 (m. Nancy____);
and Ann, born Aug. 3, 1804 (m. ____McCaskill).
Pay vouchers of John Campbell in the NC Archives,
Raleigh are #168, 25 Feb. 1780; 3824, 12 August 1783; 4224, 27 Aug
1783; #4369, 27 Aug 1783; and 4123, 16 May 1784.
In her petition for pension in 1837, Euphemia (Campbell)
Campbell stated to the judge (printed as in the original): "that
she was married to John Campbell who was taken of in the servis
of these United states She think in the year 1781 she think was
first caried tourming (sic) town SC and from that to Charls town
S.C. she is very weak in body and mind but she think that he was
in the army of the united states nine months at that time she further
declars that she was married to the said John Campbell sum time
in the spring of 1781 that her husband the afordsaid John Campbell
died sum time in the month of January 1821. . ."
Additional information on descendants, Bible records, etc. are in
"Descendants of Jeremiah Mitchell & Allied Families," Ann Mitchell
Horne, 1994, in various NC libraries. "Allied Families" include
Campbell and Downie families.
Contact: NCGenWeb State Coordinator


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It really doesn't matter how long the lifts have been running; Thanksgiving traditionally marks the opening of winter for skiing and riding enthusiasts. This year in Stowe, Turkey Day was great for those who managed to escape for a few runs. The sun was out and the snow surface was about as good as it gets.
Wednesday had been pretty unpleasant, as far as the weather went. A couple of inches of wet glop had accumulated overnight and, for the few brave souls who ventured out, that classic bromide held true: "The skiing's great but the weather sucks."
But it all changed in the next 24 hours. Stowe Mountain Resort reported at 6 a.m. that 5 to 7 inches of new snow had fallen, but folks poking around the edges would report nearly double that. It was awesome. For the rest of the week, people were saying, "How great was Thanksgiving Day?"
Friday continued with more great conditions and trails covered with fresh snow. Spruce opened for the first time and both T-Line and Lullaby Lane saw the ropes dropped. Everywhere, skiers and riders were cruising over big dry mounds of fresh snow. It wasn't particularly busy, perhaps because of the infamous Black Friday, but as one group left the hill, others trickled in for a few runs.
Saturday was a different story. For the first time this season, a lift line was forming at the bottom of the Quad. It wasn't especially long, but it reminded the locals that there will be lots of riders and skiers showing up from far away to confirm for themselves how much fun there is to be had these days in Stowe. Since it was pretty cold, the Octagon was just about full for much of the day, and there seemed universal agreement that this was the best Thanksgiving in recent memory.
Yes, at the moment the locals are happy — always a good thing.
Speaking of cold, the temperatures actually dropped below zero for the first time this winter. That plunge highlighted a run of early-season cold weather that has pushed snowmaking ahead of schedule. Single-digit temperatures and very little wind provide an environment as good as it gets for maximum snow production.
Think about how many trails are already open. Nosedive and Liftline top to bottom and Upper Hayride top the list. Every trail off the East Ridge — Tyro, Sunrise, Center Line, etcetera — is done. Several key trails off the Sunny Spruce Quad should open any day. Best of all, Perry Merrill already has received some man-made snow from top to bottom and, with any luck, the Gondola will be open by this weekend.
The weather warmed up a bit during this first week in December, but not enough to put a real crimp into snowmaking. The daunting task of covering Main Street is now underway, a development that will please Mount Mansfield Ski and Snowboard Club leader Igor Vanovac, though The Scribe is sure Igor will remain antsy until the club's remarkable race facility is ready for this year's crop of racers, many of whom have just returned from a training trip to Copper Mountain in Colorado.
The natural snowpack, though still modest in depth, has been near perfect for Nordic skiers, particularly so early in the season. These conditions have led to some very good early days at the Trapps touring center. The Scribe enjoyed three straight days at Trapps on a remarkably good surface. For six days in the Notch, where cover was thin, he had been using his old gear from the early 1990s. After that first day at Trapps on the groomed surface of Telemark Trail and Sugar Road, it was time to break out the newer gear. It sure was nice to have some glide when trying out his rusty skating technique.
Ski bum racing is just about a month away. The maestro of the ski bum racers, Terry McNabb, has finagled an extra race or two for the schedule and the Ski Bum Championships now are going to be held on the first Tuesday in April. How cool is that? Bums, start putting together your rosters.
It is amazing how fast Christmas and the New Year will arrive, and a week later bum racing begins. Very shortly, the club will hold its annual ski bum team registration party. This event offers both a preview of the great bum party scene and a chance to get your team entered and paid.
Save money and simplify your day on Jan. 7, when the first race takes place. Terry also reports that interest in hosting the bum parties is off the charts, helping drive the call for more races.
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Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog
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From Sonic Retro
First broadcast in September 1993, Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog (or AoStH for short) has been "running" in cartoon syndication ever since. It's a fast-paced cartoon with a lot of slapstick humor, similar to shows such as Ren and Stimpy or Tiny Toons.
The show follows the escapades of world-known video game hero, Sonic and his best bud Miles "Tails" Prower as they stop the evil Dr. Robotnik and his array of vicious robots from taking over the planet Mobius. The plots often loosely followed the storyline of the video game, although at the time the Sonic games were still quite new, and lacking much plot or character development, which was in turn filled in by the show's writers. The show features very few characters, usually just Sonic, Tails, Robotnik and his two hench-bots Scratch and Grounder. Characters from this show made cameos in the 8-bit and 16-bit versions of Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine.
Each episode featured the famous "Sonic Sez" segments where Sonic gave viewers advice on different topics, ranging from staying in school, not running away from home and not using guns to smoking, alcohol abuse and false advertising. Probably the most famous of these segments is the one featured in "Lovesick Sonic", which dealt with sexual harassment. With the advent of video sites like YouTube these segments (especially the "Lovesick Sonic" ones) have become viral hits.
The show was created by DiC Entertainment, who produced a total of 65 episodes for its first season. The first episode was "The Best Hedgehog" (shown Sept 6) and the last was "Hero of the Year" (shown Dec 3). DiC ceased production of to this comical interpretation to spend more time on its darker interpretation, dubbed just "Sonic the Hedgehog" (commonly known as SatAM), a series launched on ABC's Saturday morning line-up. This wasn't to be the end of AoStH, however, for DiC created one more episode in the winter of 1996, Sonic's Christmas Blast - which ended up being a strange mix of AoStH and SatAM.
Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog was orignally broadcast in syndication, meaning it was shown on any television station that wanted it. USA Network picked it up from 1995-1997 and then it later picked up by Toon Disney from 2000-2002. It was also broadcast internationally and currently is shown three times a day on POP!. AoStH villains also appeared one weekend on "Chillin' with the Villians" program hour - Robotnik was even on their commercial for it.
Voice actors
Season 1
Season 2
Season 3
Video Releases
DVD Releases
Robotnik Family Values
Includes four episodes:
Momma Robotnik's Birthday
Robotnik Jr.
Sonic the Matchmaker
Momma Robotnik Returns
Robotnik Strikes Back
Includes four episodes:
High Stakes Sonic
Sonic's Song
So Long Sucker
Pseudo Sonic
Robots Attack
Includes four episodes:
Grounder the Genius
Sno Problem
Full Tilt Tails
The Coachnik
Sonic Search & Destroy Squad
Sonic the Hero
Includes four episodes:
Over the Hill Hero
Mass Transit Trouble
The Mobius 5000
The Best of Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog
Includes seven episodes:
Black Bot the Pirate
Pseudo Sonic
Too Tall Tails
Sonic the Matchmaker
Slowwww Going
Road Hog
Attack on Pinball Fortress
The Fastest Thing in Time
Includes four episodes:
Blackbot the Pirate
Hedgehog of the "Hound" Table
Robotnik's Pyramid Scheme
Prehistoric Sonic
Tall Tails
Includes four episodes:
Trail of the Missing Tails
Too Tall Tails
Tails' New Home
Tails in Charge
Sonic Christmas Blast
Contains Sonic Christmas Blast and 3 Sonic Underground episodes
VHS Releases
Grounder the Genius
Includes two episodes:
Grounder the Genius
Blank-Headed Eagle
Road Hog
Includes two episodes:
Road Hog
Tails in Charge
Robotnik Express
Includes two episodes:
Tails New Home
Robotnik Express
Slowwww Going
Includes two episodes:
Slowwww Going
Over the Hill Hero
Sonic's Song
Includes two episodes:
Sonic's Song
The Best Hedgehog
Super Special Sonic Search & Smash Squad
Includes two episodes:
The Super Special Sonic Search and Smash Squad!
Sonic Breakout
Sonic Christmas Blast
Sonic Christmas Blast
External links


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Frogs Prominent On Midseason Honor Roll
Oct. 17, 2011
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Phil Steele Publications has tabbed TCU's Greg McCoy a second-team Midseason All-American at kickoff returner with 14 Horned Frogs receiving Midseason All-Mountain West honors.
McCoy tops the MW while ranking among the national leaders with a 29.2 kickoff return average. He had a 94-yard touchdown against Louisiana-Monroe and has three kickoff returns of at least 68 yards this season.
McCoy is joined on Phil Steele's first-team All-MW squad by wide receiver Josh Boyce, linebacker Tank Carder and offensive guard Kyle Dooley. Carder was also named an honorable-mention Midseason All-American.
Representing TCU as second-team All-MW selections are McCoy at cornerback along with placekicker Ross Evans, defensive end Stansly Maponga, offensive tackle Jeff Olson, quarterback Casey Pachall, tailback Matthew Tucker and defensive tackle D.J. Yendrey.
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Today, Wired Magazine published an uncut interview with me entitled, "
As you know from my previous articles about intelligence and technology, I have always had a deep interest and experience in both. This weekend, I came across an article in The Economist that takes a rudimentary look at cyberwar and its implications: War in the fifth domain: Are the mouse and keyboard the new weapons of conflict? I'm sharing this piece with you, our supporters, due to its relevance in light of our recent hacking.
By Ilario PantanoAmerican Legion Magazine, May 2010
A man who once parachuted into Nazi-occupied France for Operation Jedburgh, former Office of Strategic Services (OSS) officer John K. Singlaub is eminently qualified to answer questions about the historical precedent of prosecuting intelligence officers during a time of war. If he or his men had been captured by the enemy, they would have been tortured and executed. Many of his friends suffered that fate. NOw a retired Army major general, Singlaub's career in intelligence began before the CIA or many of its officers were even born. Recently questioned about the idea of prosecuting agents during wartime, he paused and said, "If we prosecute anyone, we need to go after Jimmy Carter and his appointee to head (the) CIA, Adm. Stansfield Turner. (No one) has done us more harm. Turner gutted covert-action capabilities when he reduced the Directorate of Operations by a thousand experienced officers in 1977, and exposed the United States to crises which continue to haunt us 30 years later: Afghanistan and Iran."
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Five-times world champions Brazil remained stuck outside the top 10 of the FIFA world rankings on Wednesday despite winning both friendlies last month and scoring 10 goals in the process.Brazil, whose next game is against Colombia next week, thumped Iraq 6-0 and Japan 4-0 yet rose only one place in the controversial table, from a record low 14th to 13th.Despite winning most of their games, the 2014 World Cup hosts, who qualify automatically for the tournament, have been slipping steadily down the table over the last year as they have only been playing friendlies which carry less weight in the complex system.Mano Menezes's side have played 19 games since the Copa America last year, winning 15.South American champions Uruguay's dramatic loss of form cost them a place in the top 10 as they slipped from seventh to 11th. They were thumped 3-0 by neighbours Argentina in World Cup qualifying and slumped to a 4-1 defeat in Bolivia.Argentina's wins over Uruguay and Chile helped them into third place as they swapped places with Portugal.The leading two remained unchanged with world and European champions Spain on top, ahead of Germany.
Hungary leapt 19 places to 30th helped by World Cup qualifying wins over Estonia and Turkey while baseball-playing Dominican Republic climbed to 92nd, the first time they have been in the top 100.
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Snackbar FudgeSubmitted by Theresa Llewellyn, Charlottetown
3 cups white sugar
11/4 cup can milk
1/4 cup butter
2 snack bars (cut up in small pieces)
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. vanilla
Bring to a boil for about 15 minutes, stirring all the time. Start counting for 15 minutes once it begins to boil. It's ready when it forms sticky ball in cold water. Take off stove and add bars, salt and vinegar. Stir until mixture loses its gloss. Put in 8inch pan, put in fridge for 10 minutes, take out and cut in squares. Put back in fridge for 10 minutes.


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Jessica Szohr is a Lucky Girlby Steve Marsi at . Comments
Gossip Girl actress Jessica Szohr (Vanessa Abrams) appears on the April 2009 cover of Lucky Magazine, which is due to be released tomorrow, March 10.
When the 23-year-old Jessica arrived at the mag's Manhattan studio, it was clear that her tiny Lhasa Apso puppy, Watson, was at home in the spotlight.
"(Gossip Girl co-stars) Blake Lively and Leighton Meester usually bring their dogs to work, so there are animals everywhere," explained Jessica Szohr.
The gorgeous Wisconsin native, who's been linked to co-star Ed Westwick in real life, is as relaxed about her personal style as she is about her dog:
"I'm a total thrift-store junkie and always have been .... Most of my closet is secondhand. I'm just starting to add a few designer pieces here and there."
Click to enlarge two more Jessica Szohr photos from the mag:
Steve Marsi is the Managing Editor of TV Fanatic. Follow him on Google+ or email him here.Tags: Gossip Girl, Fashion
Really, well, after reading this forum im pretty sure that the majority of blair/leighton fans need to grow the fuck up, they can't stand anyone getting attetention other than their precious little leighton, they can't stand any other charactors having screen time except B/C, they think everyother girl is hideous compared to their plain looking little hero, they fucking worship the ground of an actor who's done one fucking thing, they call her their 'idol' but what has she ever done to be idolised?
It's not only with Jessica/V. It's also with Taylor/J and Blake/S. I'm generally okay with Leighton/B fans' but Ohmyg, the Leighton fans in this sites are usually downright hostile when it comes to anything other than Leighton/B or Chair. And that is such a turn off. Sadly GG has become quite the soap opera. I used to like it in S1 and mid of S2.
K darling,
that not gonna happen.
I have a question for all the ppl who are hating.... what if when gossip girl had started out jessica was cast as blair and leighton, vanessa... how the hell do you guy think u would have reacted to leighton?...You ppl seriously need to grow up...I mean who she play in gossip girl doesn't reflect who she is or isn't off the set...so stop bashing on her!
firstly i'll ignore the comment made by Jessica.S fan. i'm gonna hope all all Jessica S fans are NOT that crude!! i agree with most people by saying she is beautiful indeed BUT i am entitled to an opinion as are all you people on this site. i DO NOT HATE JESSICA. I STRONGLY DISLIKE HER CHARACTER (VANESSA)and as a Result it makes me question whether or not she is a good actor? my conclusion is she is not a good actor but yours may be different!! i heard her role is going to get bigger in up coming episodes and therefore i will stay open minded and her character progression could lead to me liking her. as for the mag covers- her few lines on GG cannot make her that popular- why not have Taylor(Jenny)grace the covers of Lucky. I therfore attribute her sudden increase in popularity to her 'dating'Ed Westwick( and alot of credit to her beauty minus acting skills). BUT EVEN THOUGH I SEEM TO BE REALLY NEGATIVE TOWARDS HER I REALLY DO THINK SHE MUST HAVE AN AWESOME PERSONALITY IN REAL LIFE!!!
I agree Blessy. I agree.
I think she's gorgeous. I especially love her long hair. I love V too.I think Leighton is and will always be my favorite though.
common guys.. i not really like her character on GG but Jess is pretty and nice.. I'm not a fans of her but.. i just not hate her
I'm not bashing jessica or anything but sometimes even if people don't hate the actress, they may start getting annoyed with her based on how her fans react.
I always said she was the prettiest female cast member.
Oh and yes, BLAIR, she's not getting the attention because she's a hot young actress on a successful show, she's getting it because she's datin Ed Westwick. Because Ed Westwick is that famous *rolls eyes*.
i dont think she's very pretty.