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    1. Interest to Researchers, Skipper,Dozier,Perkins,Zimmerman,Mooney,Lampley,Best,Gray, Maham, Marion, Mazyck, Mason,
    2. Ricks
    3. Hope this might be of interest to some of you. It's mostly misc stuff I ran across in the library by accident. In the book, History of the Old Cheraws by The Right Rev. Gregg it says, "On the eastern side of the river, near the deviding line between Richmond County and what is now Marlborough District, lived two young men, named Skipper, of mixed blood, but peaceable and unoffensive. The had taken parol, however, and for no other offence, were seized by the Whigs on both sides of the line and hung. Such a course was well calculated to excite a feling of bloody retaliation, and thus the murderous conflict continued." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Extracts from a letter of Miss Elizabeth Zimmerman to the Secretary of the Pee Dee Historical Society... Margaret Perkins, d/o John Perkins, married first James Dozier,of Georgetown. 2 children of this marriage, Mary Dozier m. William F. Zimmerman and James Dozier (died, infant) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ S.C. Patriots in The American Revolutions by Bobby Gilmer Moss... SC Roster- CHARLES SKIPPER, Second Reg. under CAPT. PETER GRAY during 1779. GILBERT SKIPPER- served in calvery under Col. HEZEKIAH MAHAM and GEN. MARION from 07/26/1780 to 01/20/1783 JOHN SKIPPER served 2nd Reg. under CAPT. DANIEL MAZCYK during 1779. MATTHEW SKIPPER served 2nd Reg. undr CAPT. RICHARD MASON during 1779. JOHN MOONEY enlisted 6th Reg. on 04/18/1776 and was discharged 06/01/1777. THOMAS LAMPLEY enlisted in 2nd Reg. on 11/04/1775, disc. 07/20/1778 (N.A. 853.) SAMUEL HOTCHKISS served as a dragoon under COL. WADE HAMPTON (A.A. 3776;C724) HENRY GULLEDGE enlisted 09/17/1778 2nd Reg. Deserted on 02/24/1779 (NA 853) JOHN DOZIER served as Captain in the Neck Co. of St. David's Parrish 1776. Council of Safety 02/21/1776, Heitman, p. 203 HENRY BEST served Militia Unit on guard at Burton's Ferry and was killed in action. Brown, pp. 9,10. ABSOLOM BEST served 78 days in militia. (AA 465;X 3880;CS) BENEDICT BEST served under COL. FREDERICK KIMBALL from 10/10/1779 to 07/30/1781 and from 11/01/1781 to 07/20/1782. (AA.466;4685;CS.) AA is Audited Accounts in SC Archives ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The book "The Kings Mountain Men" by Katherine Keogh White list ... MARTIN MOONEY was in Fontaine's Company of the 14th Virginia, and was with CLEVELAND at Long Bridge, Kings Mountain, and 96. See Wood's History of Albemarle. RICHARD MOONEY was in Greene's Battle in the Carolinas and was pensioned in Albemarle in 1835 but there is no mention of Kings Mountain. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hope this helps somebody! Sincerely, Pam Mooney Ricks -- "If you are losing the game, change the rules." http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Acres/5606 DarkMedicine's "From Here To Eternity" Co Founder of http:www.badgirls.org and PROUD to be one of "The Notorious 14" http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/1855 HotRods Trucks and 4x4's http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Park/4480 Once Upon A Time At Tricks' Place

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