Hi. I am wondering if you can lead me in the right direction. I have tried Ancestry.com mad the Olive Tree (this is where I got your mailing address), but no luck. I am looking for military/war records of 2 gentlemen. 1. Zepheniah Williams who enlisted into the Revolutionary war in Maryland (approx. 1778). He fought under Gen. Washington (as most probably did). He became a prisoner of war in Charleston, South Carolina. Sent to Jamaica (West Indies) approx. 1783. Then he was taken by the British to Nova Scotia in 1788 where he settled and married and had children. There is no indication of him or his children returning to the US. There is mention of his grandchildren returning, though (dates unknown). 2. Nathan Pushie who enlisted into the Revolutionary War (approx. 1776). He fought under Gen. Washington, also. But, in his obituary it says that he personally saved Gen. Washington's life, awarded the medal of bravery and became his personal bodyguard until Nathan became prisoner of war (unknown dates at this time) and sent to Prince Edward Island (approx. 1783), then settled in Nova Scotia. I have documents that say both Zepheniah and Nathan were Gen. George Washington's bodyguards until the battle in Charleston, SC. How can I find out if this is true or not? Is there any documentation of awards of bravery at that time or any personal records of Gen. Washington that may state information on these 2 people? Any information would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for your time Bruce Creighton
Bruce, Do a search on this lists Archives. We had a big discussion on Washington's Bodyguards several months ago. I'm sure you will find many things of interest to help you. Jan "Bruce & Nancy Creighton (by way of John Robertson )" wrote: > Hi. > > I am wondering if you can lead me in the right direction. I have tried > Ancestry.com mad the Olive Tree (this is where I got your mailing address), > but no luck. > > I am looking for military/war records of 2 gentlemen. > > 1. Zepheniah Williams who enlisted into the Revolutionary war in Maryland > (approx. 1778). He fought under Gen. Washington (as most probably did). He > became a prisoner of war in Charleston, South Carolina. Sent to Jamaica > (West Indies) approx. 1783. Then he was taken by the British to Nova Scotia > in 1788 where he settled and married and had children. There is no > indication of him or his children returning to the US. There is mention of > his grandchildren returning, though (dates unknown). > > 2. Nathan Pushie who enlisted into the Revolutionary War (approx. 1776). He > fought under Gen. Washington, also. But, in his obituary it says that he > personally saved Gen. Washington's life, awarded the medal of bravery and > became his personal bodyguard until Nathan became prisoner of war (unknown > dates at this time) and sent to Prince Edward Island (approx. 1783), then > settled in Nova Scotia. > > I have documents that say both Zepheniah and Nathan were Gen. George > Washington's bodyguards until the battle in Charleston, SC. How can I find > out if this is true or not? Is there any documentation of awards of bravery > at that time or any personal records of Gen. Washington that may state > information on these 2 people? > > Any information would be greatly appreciated. > > Thanks for your time > Bruce Creighton > > ==== AMERICAN-REVOLUTION Mailing List ==== > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237