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[Brøderbund WFT Vol. 22, Ed. 1, Tree #3104, Date of Import: Dec 9, 1998]
Came from Liverpool, England and settled on the Cape Fear River, near Wilmington.. By his 2nd wife he had 7 children, of whom William was the fifth. Samuel was a lieutenant in Capt. Taylor's Co., 6th Reg. NC Inf. in the Revolution and served with faithfulness and gallantry; was in the Battle of Brandywine, and his journal, now in possession of his granddaughter, Sallie, (m. Swann), mentions his being at Chester, PA. He was confined for sometime on a prison ship, in Charleston, SC harbar from which his health never fully recovered.