She link below. http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse/JSEX/JSEX-NA.html I etered coordinates for both Raleigh and Smithfield and found there was a total eclipse on 24 June 1778. -Carl Oehmann ----- Original Message ----- From: "Betty A. Pace" <bapace2@juno.com> To: <NCWake@rootsweb.com>; <NCWayne@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, July 29, 2007 5:21 AM Subject: [NCWAKE] Total Eclipse of the Sun -- Wake/Johnston Co. NC > > Does anyone know what year the sun was totally eclipsed in the vicinity > of Wake or Johnston Co. NC? Is there a web site that would give this > information? > > I have the Revolutionary War Pension Application of James Hall of > Johnston Co., NC. In it he says that he enlisted in the 10th Regiment of > the NC line under Capt. Alsa High.(enlisted for period of nine months). > He could not remember the exact year but said it was the year in which > the sun was totally eclipsed--this was either in the county of Wake or > the county of Johnston in NC. > > Part of his enlistment was under Captains Ramsey and Quinn. He was > discharged in SC when his enlistment was up. He later re-enlisted but I > don't know how long after his first discharge occurrred. He re-enlisted > as a substitute for a fellow in Franklin Co. NC.. > > Does anyone know what year the sun was totally eclipsed in the vicinity > of Wake or Johnston Co. NC? Is there a web site that would give this > information? The pension application says the first enlistment was in > the later stages of the American Revolution--that would make it in the > late 1770s or early 1780s. > > Betty Pace > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NCWAKE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > __________ NOD32 2427 (20070728) Information __________ > > This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. > http://www.eset.com > >