Died in Blount County, Tennessee, November 3rd, Mr. William Tipton. Mr. Tipton was born in Shenandoah County, Virginia, Feburary 13, 1761.
He entered the service a mere boy, under Capt. Langdon, 1776, was at the siege and storming of Savannah, where he was severley wounded and left on the field all night, as dead.
He is a brother to Capt. Abraham Tipton, who was under Col. Joseph Crockett, and who fell at Briargrass Creek, September 20, 1781, and also to Capt. Jacob Tipton, who raised a company of men in Green County, this state, and fell at St. Clair's Defeat.
Fought under his gallant father at the battle of Franklin, was in the Creek War under General Jackson, fought bravely at Pensacola, Talladega, Chicchopco, Enumclaw and Tohopeka, or Horse Shoe.
Published in the Knoxville Register
Date of entry in original source: 17 November 1849
He entered the service a mere boy, under Capt. Langdon, 1776, was at the siege and storming of Savannah, where he was severley wounded and left on the field all night, as dead.
He is a brother to Capt. Abraham Tipton, who was under Col. Joseph Crockett, and who fell at Briargrass Creek, September 20, 1781, and also to Capt. Jacob Tipton, who raised a company of men in Green County, this state, and fell at St. Clair's Defeat.
Fought under his gallant father at the battle of Franklin, was in the Creek War under General Jackson, fought bravely at Pensacola, Talladega, Chicchopco, Enumclaw and Tohopeka, or Horse Shoe.
Published in the Knoxville Register
Date of entry in original source: 17 November 1849
Died in Blount County, Tennessee, November 3rd, Mr. William Tipton. Mr. Tipton was born in Shenandoah County, Virginia, Feburary 13, 1761.
He entered the service a mere boy, under Capt. Langdon, 1776, was at the siege and storming of Savannah, where he was severley wounded and left on the field all night, as dead.
He is a brother to Capt. Abraham Tipton, who was under Col. Joseph Crockett, and who fell at Briargrass Creek, September 20, 1781, and also to Capt. Jacob Tipton, who raised a company of men in Green County, this state, and fell at St. Clair's Defeat.
Fought under his gallant father at the battle of Franklin, was in the Creek War under General Jackson, fought bravely at Pensacola, Talladega, Chicchopco, Enumclaw and Tohopeka, or Horse Shoe.
Published in the Knoxville Register
Date of entry in original source: 17 November 1849
He entered the service a mere boy, under Capt. Langdon, 1776, was at the siege and storming of Savannah, where he was severley wounded and left on the field all night, as dead.
He is a brother to Capt. Abraham Tipton, who was under Col. Joseph Crockett, and who fell at Briargrass Creek, September 20, 1781, and also to Capt. Jacob Tipton, who raised a company of men in Green County, this state, and fell at St. Clair's Defeat.
Fought under his gallant father at the battle of Franklin, was in the Creek War under General Jackson, fought bravely at Pensacola, Talladega, Chicchopco, Enumclaw and Tohopeka, or Horse Shoe.
Published in the Knoxville Register
Date of entry in original source: 17 November 1849
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Wm. TIPTON
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