"Tanimara" Thank you. I did receive the NC SALE/SAYLE ancestors records. I appreciate your time and work. Debbie --- Tanimara <[email protected]> wrote: > Debbie, > > I did a search for Sale/Sayle/Sales/Sayles in the > Rev War Pension > Database. As you can see below, all of these that > are listed are in the > plural and in RI. None from NC. I can send info if > you are sure of a > connection or highly suspicious of one. Most of > these run 5 to 20 pages > long and are hand written. > > Jackie > Surname Given Name State Service > SAYLES ABIGAIL RI > SAYLES AHAB RI > SAYLES DANIEL RI > SAYLES DAVID RI > SAYLES ELISHA RI > SAYLES JOHN RI > SAYLES LILLIS RI > SAYLES RHONDA RI > SAYLES RICHARD RI > SAYLES ROSE RI > SAYLES SMITH RI > SAYLES STEPHEN RI > SAYLES STUKELY RI > SAYLES SYLVANUS RI > SAYLES THOMAS RI > Surname Given Name State Service > SALES JOHN RI > > > Debbie Wood wrote: > > >Hello > >My name is Debbie Wood and I'm told that two of my > >direct descendants from my SAYLE/SALE family were > >Revolutionary War Veterans. They lived in Wilkes Co > NC > >which formed in 1777 from Surry Co NC and the > District > >of Washington. > >I've not found them on any online rosters and would > >like to ask if anyone with the resources at hand > would > >have a look for them. Your time is greatly > >appreciated! > >Debbie Wood > > > >Here are their names and info I received about > them. > > > >I am told that William SAYLE (1725-1788)of Wilkes > >County, NC and his son Cornelius SALE (1750-after > >1811) both served NC or VA (perhaps State Line?)in > the > >Revolutionary War. I was given this with no source > >listed.... > > "There is a record of the imprisonment of William > >Sale II during the Revolutionary War". > >William Sale (c. 1720-1788) served in the war, even > to > >the point of becoming a POW, and several if not all > of > >his sons fought for the patriot cause." > > "My understanding of the imprisonment is that it > >involved William and others of the Wilkes County > >militia taken by the redcoats in their devastating > >incursions into North Carolina." > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >__________________________________ > >Discover Yahoo! > >Find restaurants, movies, travel and more fun for > the weekend. Check it out! > >http://discover.yahoo.com/weekend.html > > > > > >==== AMERICAN-REVOLUTION Mailing List ==== > >USGS Mapping Information query form > >http://www-nmd.usgs.gov/www/gnis/gnisform.html > > > >============================== > >Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so > much more. > >Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > *"A people without a history is like wind on the > buffalo grass" * > > *Crazy Horse - Oglala Sioux * > > *County Coordinator Ripley Co MO GenWeb* > <http://www.rootsweb.com/%7Emoripley/> > > *Moderator HarringtonGen* > <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/harringtongen/> > > *Owner/Breeder Tanimara Great Pyrenees - Livestock > Guardians* > <http://www.geocities.com/tanimara_2000/> > > > > > ==== AMERICAN-REVOLUTION Mailing List ==== > We have archives! Search for your > AMERICAN-REVOLUTION information here..... > http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=AMERICAN-REVOLUTION > > ============================== > New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and > search for your ancestors at the same time. Share > your tree with family and friends. Learn more: > http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&targetid=5429 > > __________________________________ Discover Yahoo! Have fun online with music videos, cool games, IM and more. Check it out! http://discover.yahoo.com/online.html