My ‘Scotch-Irish’ ancestor, Isaac White, fought in the battle of Guilford Court House and settled in Tennessee. He is listed among “First Families of Tennessee”.
An Isaac White fought in the ‘Battle of Kings Mountain”. Some claim it was the same guy as my ancestor...but it has not been documented.
I love all this ‘Backcountry’ stuff.
Small world. I have a Scot ancestor, Alexander Kirkpatrick, who was at Guilford Court House. From what I’ve read, the militiamen who fought at Guilford Court House were awarded bonuses in the form of Tennessee land grants. Alexander Kirkpatrick was awarded 640 acres — he must have potted a couple of Redcoats; that’s a square mile of land — but he sold his grant and stayed in NC.
A total of 4 of my ancestors were at Guilford CH; one father-and-son team of sgts. with a Maryland artillery regiment, but otherwise they didn’t know the others. The fourth was a cavalry officer from Virginia.