The former home of Bayliss Earl (He signed many of the documents that I have seen that pertain to our French line and my Moore line of that area) is on the North Pacolet River in Spartenburg Co., SC. The Col. Charles McDowell was the head of the group that Lafford and his brothers and my Moores served in. So the description below is, most likely, the action of that group. "The property was the home of Baylis Earle (1734-1825) and four succeeding generations of his family. Earle's original residence appears to have been located between the current residence and the river and, according to local historians, was used as a recruiting post for local Patriot militia during the American Revolution. "Earle's Ford," a river crossing located at or near the junction of present-day Highway 14 and the North Pacolet River, was a local landmark and the site of an important Revolutionary War battle on July 14 and 15, 1780. On the evening of July 14, British and Loyalist forces arrived at Earle's farm, crossed the river, and attacked the Patriot forces camped at the top of the wooded hill to the east (near the site of Brannon's Restaurant). The attack was repulsed and the British retreated back across the river, establishing a defensive position at Earle's farm. At daybreak the following day, Colonel Charles McDowell and Colonel Edward Hampton (the son-in-law of Baylis Earle and brother of Wade Hampton I) led a mounted force across the river and attacked the British position, forcing their retreat from the property. This victory, along with other Patriot victories in the area during the summer of 1780, provided the much-needed momentum that culminated in the stunning American triumphs at King's Mountain and Cowpens. " Julia