About five miles southeast, in the family cemetery, is buried this veteran of the Revolutionary War. Born in Botetourt Co., Va., in 1763, he later moved to Guilford County, N.C., where he enlisted at the age of 18, serving under Generals Gates, Rutherford and Caswell. He died in Dyer County in 1834.

Marker is at the intersection of Old Highway 20 (Tennessee Route 210) and Bonicord Road Extension, on the right when traveling east on Old Highway 20.

Courtesy hmdb.org

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