Hi Bev: I believe this is my TYhomas Cabeen, however, there are some discrepancies. His background, as I currently undersztand it, is as follows: ca 1752: Born in Tyrone, Ireland ca 1760: Emigrated to Pennsylvania, with father, John, brothers Samuel, Willliam, John, possibly other sisters, mother and brothers ca 1768: Moved from Pa to Fayetteville, NC, with father, John, and probably mother, and other siblings (Samuel, Wm & John, stayed in Pa) ca 1778: Married Effy Graham in Fayetteville area ca 1780: Moved from Fayetteville, NC to Chester, SC ca 1801: Died in Chester, SC Any other info you may locate on Thomas Cabeen/Cobean, or his family, would be appreciated. ( I obtained a copy of a map, whic shows "Cobean" Tan Yard, located approx 1 mile NW of Chester. Many thanks for all your help, and assistance. Jim ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bev E" <bepstein@sc.rr.com> To: <scchest2@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 08, 2009 9:01 AM Subject: Re: [SCCHEST2] Cath. Presbyterian Church soldiers' battles >I found this on Ancestry.com > Bev > > American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) > Name: Thomas Cabeen > Birth Date: 1750 > Birthplace: North Carolina > Volume: 23 > Page Number: 493 > Reference: Roster of soldiers from N.C. in the Amer. Rev. > Comp. By D.A.R. of NC. Durham, NC. 1932. (12,709p.):332 > > > > Source Information: > > Godfrey Memorial Library, comp.. American Genealogical-Biographical > Index (AGBI) [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, > Inc., 1999. Original data: Godfrey Memorial Library. American > Genealogical-Biographical Index. Middletown, CT, USA: Godfrey Memorial > Library. > > Description: > This database contains millions of records of people whose names have > appeared in printed genealogical records and family histories. With data > from sources largely from the last century, each entry contains the > person's > complete name, the year of the biography's publication, the person's state > of birth (if known), abbreviated biographical data, and the book and page > number of the original reference. > > > > "Genealogy is not just a pastime; it's a passion." > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <jimwhite3@comcast.net> > To: <gc-gateway@rootsweb.com>; <scchest2@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, April 07, 2009 7:27 PM > Subject: Re: [SCCHEST2] Cath. Presbyterian Church soldiers' battles > > >> >> >> Hi Shirley: >> >> >> >> Could you possibly check a reference to my ancestor Thomas Cabeen/Cobean >> ? >> I believe he may have been in Sumpter's Rangers. >> >> >> >> Regards >> >> >> >> Jim White >> >> >> >> >> >> Kindest Regards%0D%0A%0D%0AJim White%0D%0A%0D%0ANaples%2C Florida >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: gc-gateway@rootsweb.com >> To: SCCHEST2-L@rootsweb.com >> Sent: Tuesday, April 7, 2009 4:27:46 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern >> Subject: Re: [SCCHEST2] Cath. Presbyterian Church soldiers' battles >> >> This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. >> >> Author: beverlycepstein >> Surnames: Kolb, Kulp, Culp, Ferguson, Gaston, McClure, Walker, Pagan, >> Dickson >> Classification: queries >> >> Message Board URL: >> >> http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.southcarolina.counties.chester/4098.1/mb.ashx >> >> Message Board Post: >> >> I looked in the books that I own for your Wm Stormont but did not find >> him >> listed, but I think you might find this information related to your >> question. >> The following is quoted from "The Day it Rained Militia" by Michael C. >> Scoggins, pg. 30: "Others families in the area belonged to the >> congregation at Upper Fishing Creek Presbyterian Church, also known as >> Simpson's Meeting House, founded in 1755 and located just south of the >> province line. A large community of Scotch-Irish settlers lived in the >> area around this church, most of whom migrated to the area from >> Pennsylvania. Throughout the years of the Revolution, Reverend John >> Simpson led this congregation and encouraged his constituents to support >> the cause of independence. Of Scotch-Irish ancestry himself, Simpson was >> a >> native of New Jersey, was a graduate of the College of New Jersey (now >> Princeton University) and moved to South Carolina in 1773. Simpson also >> supplied the congregations at Bethesda Presbyterian Church, located on >> the >> South Fork of Fishing Creek in the New Acquisition, and at Lower Fishing >> Creek Presbyterian Church, located near the modern town of Lewisville ! >> in what is now Chester County. The two Fishing Creek congregations >> included members of the interrelated Gaston, McClure and Strong families, >> all staunch Whigs.(60) Among the early militia captains in the upper >> Fishing Creek community were Joseph Brown, Michael Dickson, Alexander >> Pagan and Philip Walker, who owned Walkers Mill, later known as White's >> Mill, where the town of Lando is now situated.(61) Brown and Dickson(or >> Dixon) were Camden District justices of the peace and served in the >> Provincial Congress; Brown also served in the General Assembly.(62) >> Simpson also supplied Catholic Presbyterian Church, located further to >> the >> south on Rocky Creek. This congregation was comprised primarily of >> Scotch-Irish settlers who migrated to the area from Pennsylvania and >> Virginia in the early 1750's.(63) About 2 miles southeast of Catholic >> Presbyterian a fiery minister named William Martin ministered a small >> congregation of Covenanters at Rocky Creek Presbyterian Church. Martin >> led >> five shiploads of immigrants from northern Ireland to South Carolina in >> 1772, and after debarking, these new arrivals fanned out into the >> Backcountry and settled along the tributaries of the Broad and Catawba >> Rivers. These Covenanters were descendants of Scottish Presbyterian who >> swore blood oaths of "covenants" during the sixteenth and seventeenth >> centuries to oppose what they perceived as Church of England heresies, >> which included accepting the king of England as head of the church. Of >> all >> the Protestants immigrants from the north of Ireland, they were th! >> e most averse to English dominance of church and state. Like Simpson, >> Martin also occasionally supplied at Catholic Presbyterian.(64)" >> Footnotes: >> (60) Elizabeth F. Ellet, The Women of the American Revolution >> (61) Bobby G. Moss, Rooster of South Carolina Patriots in the American >> Revolution >> (62) Journal of the First Provincial Congress, 2 June 1775 >> (63) Howe (I think that this is George Howe, History of the Presbyterian >> Church in SC) >> (64) Howe (I think that this is George Howe, History of the Presbyterian >> Church in SC) >> >> My ancestor Peter Culp, son of Hans Casper Kolb, lived on Fishing Creek >> and was a member of Upper Fishing Creek Presbyterian Church. >> These are notes for Peter Culp and his wife Elizabeth Ferguson taken from >> Robert J. Stevens book "Captain Bill, Book 3": >> "Peter fought in the Cherokee (French-Indian) War in SC in 1763 and was >> the bearer of a letter from Rev. William Richardson of Chester County to >> Colonel Richard Richardson of the SC Militia, then stationed in Camden. >> The Shawnee Indians had invaded the area and killed King Haigler, Chief >> of >> the Catawba Indians who were friendly to the white settlers. The letter >> asked for military help (a scout) and included the following: "Peter Culp >> the bearer is an active young man, a good woodsman and we expect his >> Excelly will promote him to what Comm. He pleases over the Scout" >> In 1781, Peter Culp served in the SC Militia during the Revolution as a >> foot and horse soldier for a total of fifty-three days under Captain >> George Neely in Colonel Richard Lacey's Regiment, supplying his own horse >> and gun." >> >> I have a copy from the Gen Acct of South Carolina, audited for Rev War >> Service #AA1683 Peter Culp, This paper shows a date of 21 May 1785 and >> that he was eligible to be paid 29 pounds, one shilling and five pence >> for >> his service on 21 May 1787. >> >>>From the book "Roster of South Carolina Patriots in the American >>>Revolution" by Bobby Filmer Moss, Limestone College, published by >>>Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. 1983: page 223: Peter Culp Served under >>>Capts. George Neely and John Walker during 1781. A.A.1683; p611; C.S. >> Bev Culp Epstein bepstein@sc.rr.com > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SCCHEST2-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus > signature database 3987 (20090404) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. > > http://www.eset.com > > >