Don wrote: > > I just received a brochure from The Ninety-Six > S.C. Historical Site. You will recall that > "William Lewis Queen was captured by the Tories > about the last of 1778 and held prisoner at > Ninety-Six for about 72 days and then released to > go home." > The brochure points out that the second British > attempt to capture the South opened in late 1778 > with an assault on Savannah. Perhaps William > Lewis participated in the Battle of Savannah. I > have photos and am ordering a video of the > compound as it exists today. Any cousins in S.C. > should make it a point some day to stop by and > visit the site where our ancestor was held in > prison. It's a half hour off the interstate. > The jail was a two story brick structure built in > 1772. The jailer and his family lived on the > first floor and the prisoners were locked up on > the second floor. > I'll keep you posted as I develop more info. > Keep the faith ! > Don Q -- Mandy Williams Queen, http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Bluffs/5932/ Queen-L, Criner-L & Twiner-L mail listowner; http:www.rootsweb.com/ Queen, Williams, Criner & Twiner Surname Message Board Coordinator; http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/index.html