Captain Price's son William Price stated in his pension application in 1832 that "he was buried near the breastwork" - 51 years after his father's death. There is no record or mention of his removal. This church and cemetery was built on the site of old Fort Cornwallis and probably encompasses part of the breastworks/trenches on the southeast side where Capt. Price and his sons were located with Col. Elijah Clarke's unit at the time of his death.

Captain Thomas Price - no proven parents. Y-DNA of 2 descendants have no matches to Price families in America. His grandson, Thomas R. Price, son of Thomas, Jr., stated he was of Welsh descent.

Wife: Sarah Llewellyn, daughter of Hugh Llewellyn of Pennsylvania (possibly from Wales) to South Carolina (mtDNA and atDNA verified)
Children:
William Price married Elizabeth Hampton
Thomas Price, Jr. married Margaret Robertson
Esther Price married Andrew Hampton, Jr.
Sarah "Sally" Price married David Davis
George Price married Mary "Polly" Cook

On October 7, 1780, brother met brother, neighbor met neighbor, Patriot met Loyalist on a battlefield in rural South Carolina. The battle lasted an hour: the brevity belied the import. Thomas Jefferson proclaimed the Battle of King's Mountain turned "the tide of success which terminated the Revolutionary War, with the seal of our independence."

Fewer than one thousand American Heroes, through skill, luck, and the leadership of cunning strategists, defeated Patrick Ferguson, a brilliant star of the British military might. Capt Thomas Price and his son, William, were two of those Heroes.

Their participation in the Battle of King's Mountain was well documented. Dr. Bobby Gilmer Moss included Price in The Patriots of King's Mountain, P 209. Dr. Moss and Lyman C. Draper, author of King's Mountain and Its Heroes, have long been recognized as the definitive authorities on the participants of BKM.

The inclusion of Captain Price was bolstered additionally by the Applications for Revolutionary War Pension made by the widows of two of his sons. Elizabeth Hampton Price, widow of William Price, was born to extraordinary parents. Her father, Colonel Andrew Hampton
signed the Tryon Resolves on August 14, 1775, almost a year before the Declaration of Independence. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, re The Tryon Resolves:

"The Tryon Resolves were a brief declaration adopted by the citizens of Tryon County in the Province of North Carolina in the early days of the American Revolution. In the Resolves, the county vowed resistance to coercive actions by the British Empire against its North American colonies. The document was signed on August 14, 1775."

The mother of Elizabeth Hampton Price was no less extraordinary. Catherine Hyder Hampton was the daughter of German immigrants, Hans Michael Heider (1704 – 1776) and Katherine Chasteen (1709 – 1746. Michael Hyder, DAR Ancestor #A055092, was her brother. Catherine Hyder Hampton was a woman of great courage, intervening with a sadistic Tory major for the life of her son.

From a contributor on Ancestry.com to Benell/Molden, Eastburn/Cotner Family Tree:

"Fort Hampton was named for Colonel Andrew Hampton, and located midway between Fort McFadden and Montford's Fort. The Revolutionary War pension application of John Bradley tells about his helping to build Fort Hampton. .

Colonel Andrew Hampton lived a short distance from Gilbert Town. It was reported to Ferguson that Hampton's son, Jonathon, held the King's authority in great contempt. Under Majors Lee and Plummer, Ferguson dispatched a large group of soldiers to visit the Hampton residence. Young Hampton's father had left the day before to rejoin Colonel Charles McDowell.

The enemy was near the Hampton home when they found an unexpected surprise. Andrew Dickey, James Miller, and David Dickey had come within hollering distance of the Hampton home and called out to Jonathon on seeing the Tories and soldiers gathering. They asked if the group was his enemy or his friend. The Tories threatened to hang Jonathon, but his mother (CATHERINE HYDER HAMPTON) approached Major Plummer and he ordered the execution stopped. Hampton had to post security, so he spent the night at home but had to appear in court at Gilbert Town the next day.

Appearing in court the next day, when asked his name by Ferguson, young Hampton told Ferguson that, although in the hands of his enemies, he would never deny the honored name of Hampton. Major Dunlap told Ferguson that Jonathon Hampton had done more harm to the Royal cause than ten fighting men. Jonathon's brother, Noah Hampton, had been killed by Dunlap at Earle's Ford on the North Pacolet River in Rutherford County (today's Polk County) earlier in the year..

Despite Dunlap's words, Ferguson dismissed young Hampton on parole. Hampton observed that Ferguson wrote the parole with his left hand, for his right arm was badly shattered at the Battle of Brandywine, New Jersey.

Ferguson sent a message across the mountains to the Overmountain Men that, if they did not desist from their opposition to the British army, he would march over the mountains, "hang their leaders, and lay their country waste with fire and sword." He unwisely referred to them derisively as "Backwater Men.".

Hearing of the approach of the Overmountain Men, Major Ferguson and his men left Gilbert Town on September 27th on their way to King's Mountain, where that battle took place on October 7th, 1780."

The Applications for Revolutionary War Pension of both widows were transcribed by Will Graves.

(Parenthetically, historians, genealogists, and descendants owe thanks to Will Graves for his hours spent transcribing the pension applications of American Revolution veterans. These papers were fragile and difficult to read, so this was a most difficult task, but so many people benefit from his efforts. Thank you, Will Graves.)

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American Revolution Pension Statements
Pension application of William Price
W1072 Elizabeth fn75

Transcribed by Will Graves
rev'd 9/27/09

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State of Tennessee,
White County

On this 9th day of October 1832 personally appeared in open court before the worshipful, the Justices of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for the said county of White, William Price, a resident of White County and State of Tennessee aged about seventy years who first being duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832—

That he entered service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated: In the year of 1776 or 1777, he cannot say which, he resided in what he understands is now East Tennessee Carter County—he volunteered at the special solicitation of John Sevier, who was then Colonel—Sevier knew the superior qualifications of the Declarant as a fifer; and wanted his services—This Declarant thinks that he did not exceed the age of sixteen, but in this he may not be accurate in his recollection -

The country was then a frontier, and exposed to the ravages of the Cherokee Indians - He turned out under his father Captain Thomas Price, and belonged to what he supposes was Col. Sevier's Regiment, although he only recollects of there being more than two Captains' companies at the station where this declarant was placed, to wit: the company of the said Thomas Price, and the company of Captain Isbell. His recollection now is, that the fort or station where these two companies were placed, was called Waddel's [sic, probably Waddell's] station - He knows that it was within a few miles of where Jonesboro is now situated in Washington County, East Tennessee.

This Declarant remained with the troops at this station about twelve months; was not in any engagement or battle but was frequently out in quest of the enemy on "Scouting Parties." As his father was his Captain, and as this Declarant was underage, he presumes he got no regular discharge. At any rate he has no recollection of having received one and believes that the custom was simply to "muster" the troops out of service. His lieutenant was Felix Walker and Jared Williams was his Ensign.

His next tour of service was, he believes, in 1778 or 9. His father had removed to Burke County, North Carolina and raised a company of volunteers to go against the British, at least this Declarant believes that the company was a volunteer company. He is certain of one fact—that he volunteered himself. His engagement was for three months but his recollection is that he was out much longer, although he only claims for three months.

The company rendezvoused at the courthouse in Rutherford County. This company commanded by Thomas Price and one commanded by Thomas Kennedy are recollected by this Declarant. Col Jos. McDowell [Joseph McDowell] was along, and Major Richard Singleton. They marched near the dividing line between South and North Carolina, and there encamped. The British horseman under Dunlap [James Dunlap] came upon them before daylight; our loss was three killed dead: Noah Hampton and Andrew Dun [were two, but] the name of the third not fully recollected, but he was called Capt. Lew; many were wounded. After daylight our troops drove the enemy, and pursued them at least ten miles; completely routed them; killed a number; took some prisoners, and retook some of our own men who been captured in the morning. This was the only battle or skirmish in which he was this tour.

The British became too numerous in this part for Col. McDowell and his small force to encounter them. He passed over the mountains into East Tennessee; this Declarant and the company to which he belonged came with him and numerous other troops [but] how many he has no means of stating with accuracy. About this time, his father's company was attached to Col John Sevier's Regiment in what is now Carter County, East Tennessee. There were then these as officers, Sevier, Williams [James Williams] or Williamson, McDowell [Charles McDowell], Shelby [Isaac Shelby] and Campbell [William Campbell]. Col Charles Robinson also was along. The troops then marched against Ferguson [Patrick Ferguson] at King's Mountain. This he thinks was in the Fall season of the year 1780. This Declarant was in the memorable battle of King's Mountain. He could here give a circumstantial account of the Battle but deems it unnecessary as it is part of the history of the country. He recollects of seeing Col Williamson, or Williams, carried off in a horse litter, wounded. He heard afterwards of his death.

From the battle of King's Mountain, this declarant and his father, and the company to which he belonged, were by some means attached to Col. Shelby. From there, Col. Shelby marched southward and fell in with an officer who was then called Col. Sumpter [sic, Thomas Sumter]. They fell in with the British at Tiger [sic, Tyger] River, Blackstock's ford and had an engagement with the British and drove them. Sumpter received a wound in the shoulder. We beat them back until dark, and then recrossed the River northward and came as far as Lawson's fork of Pacolet River. The British in turn pursued our troops and overtook us at Lawson's fork. Our troops again beat them back. We lost Captain Potts who was killed. The British desisted from pursuing us to the northward. The American troops kept on northward into North Carolina, Rutherford County.

There Col. Clark [sic, Elijah Clarke] of Georgia came to us and desired to raise men as volunteers out of our ranks to go to Augusta which was then in possession of the British and Tories. This Declarant, with the Captain his father and the whole company which he commanded, with many other troops, their commanders not particularly remembered, went with Col. Clarke to Augusta. This Declarant went there under his father, but shortly after arriving there he joined Capt. Moses Shelby's company of horse. The British and Tories were in the city of Augusta and had possession of it. They were in two forts. The Tories were commanded by Col. Grayson [sic, James Grierson]. We took the fort commanded by Grierson by storm; we killed a great many of them, and captured the balance. Shortly after this [we] were re-enforced by Col. Lee [Henry Lee, "Light Horse Harry Lee"], who commanded a Regiment of horse from Virginia. Upon his arrival, he marched in, inside of our breastworks, and between our men and the British. They fired on him; killed Major Eaton [Pinkerton Eaton], and some horses. The death of Eaton was much lamented. Lee was a regular officer and took command of the troops at Augusta. He has already stated that fort in which the Tories were, was commanded by Grierson. The fort in which the British were was command by Brown [Thomas Brown]. After the arrival of Lee, we finally captured the British. The fort surrendered. During the siege, Captain Thomas Price the father of this Declarant was killed by the enemy. He died about ten minutes after receiving a ball in the groin and was buried near the breastwork.

Here this Declarant was mustered out of service, or disbanded. He did not receive a written discharge, nor can he say how long he was out against the British; but thinks it could not have been less than three years. He cannot now pretend to entire accuracy as to the length of time. Thus his services against the British terminated. He afterwards went against the Cherokee Indians but for this he asks nothing. He was not out long on this occasion.


Answers—the interrogation being propounded:

1st: He was born 19 December 1762 in York District, South Carolina.

2nd: He has now possession a Record of his age; in a family Bible taken from his father's Bible.

3rd: The place of his residence when he first entered the service as a fifer at the solicitation of Col. Sevier as above stated was what is now Carter County East Tennessee. When he again entered the service, he resided in Burke County, North Carolina. Since the Revolutionary War, he lived in the County of Rutherford, N. C. From thence he removed to the County of White and State of Tennessee where he now lives and has lived for about Twenty years.

4th: He volunteered each time he was in the service except his last service against the Indians. He then went as a substitute for Benjamin Hyder, in the company commanded by John McLean. Col. McDowell from Burke was also along, likewise Major Singleton; but as he above intimated, this service is only mentioned incidentally. He asks nothing for it.

Answer to the 5th Interrogation He has already given the name of all the officers he knew; whether any of them were "Regular" officers or not, with the exception of Lee, he cannot say.

6th: He has no recollection of ever having received a written discharge being under his Father as Captain the whole time, except a short time at the siege of Augusta when he was under Capt. Moses Shelby as above stated, being a short time attached to his company of Cavalry. Therefore [he] thinks it probable that he never did receive a discharge in writing.

7th: He refers to the following well known individuals to whom he is known in his present neighborhood and who can testify as to his character for veracity and their belief of his service as a soldier of the revolution, Viz: Isaac Taylor, Jesse Lincoln, Nathan Haggard, Anthony Dibrell, George Dufreese, and the Rev. James Anderson.

He has no documentary evidence by which he can establish the foregoing facts nor does he know of any living witness by whom the same can be proved. He hereby relinquishes every claim to a pension or annuity and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency in the state.

S/ William Price

{James Anderson, a clergyman and George Dufreese gave the standard supporting affidavit.]

State of Tennessee White County:
April 2nd 1833

Personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the peace for said County William Price who being duly sworn, deposeth and saith that by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection, he served as a Fifer not less than 12 months -- he is satisfied it was that much. He can only refer to his Declaration and state as he has already stated, that his whole service against the British was not less than 3 years: and he is fully satisfied that his service was that long, all the time he was against the British, he was a private Soldier. His services would therefore stand thus -- against the Indians and protecting the frontier -- one year -- as a musician. 3 years as a private Soldier -- making in all 4 years -- for which he claims a pension, according to the provision of the act of June 7th, 1833.

Sworn to and subscribed
the date above written.
Attest S/ Joseph Kerr
S/ William Price

[fn p. 14: Of June 12, 1846 in White County Tennessee, Mrs. Elizabeth Price, 79, filed for a widow's pension under the 1838, 1842, 1844 & 1843 acts together with the resolution dated July 23, 1845; she states she is the widow of William Price who was a pensioner at the rate of $84 per annum; that she married him in Rutherford County North Carolina December 19, 1784; that they were married by Esquire Willis; that her husband died October 30, 1844; that the family record showing the marriage of she and her husband and the births of their children has been burned; and that she remains his widow.]

[fn p. 17: on June 12, 1846 in White County Tennessee, George Price, 67, testified that he was the brother of William Price; he gives evidence in support of the widow's claim as to her marriage and their legal status as man and wife.]

[fn p. 22: on April 27, 1855 in an application for bounty land entitlement filed in White County Tennessee, Elizabeth Price states that she is 80 years old and that her maiden name was Elizabeth Hampton.]

[Facts in file: the widow died June 11, 1855; in 1856 the widow's granddaughter Catherine, wife of James Weatherford was a resident of White County Tennessee.]

Southern Campaign American Revolution
Pension Statements & Rosters
Pension application of Thomas Price
W1076 Margaret fn33NC
Transcribed by Will Graves 9/26/09

State of Tennessee
White County:

On this 4th day of November A.D. 1843 personally appeared Margaret Price a citizen of said County aged 74 years before me Shadrach Price one of the acting Justices of the peace in and for the County and State aforesaid who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July the 7th 1838 entitled an act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows,

that she is the widow of Thomas Price who was said private in the Revolution of the United States she states that she has no personal knowledge of his services but that her knowledge he is from hearing him and his Brother William Price and Colonel Henry McKinney and others say upon the subject her Recollection from those persons is as follows She states that she has a record of her said husbands age now in possession made out in his own handwriting which was the family Bible of her father in which presented to her at the death of her father in which her husband and her age are both recorded and according to that date he was born in the year 1766 that she often heard him say that he bore arms at 16 which would have been in 1782 at which time he turned as a volunteer under his father Thomas Price who was a volunteer Captain in Rutherford County State of North Carolina where the Old Captain Price then lived that her said husband was permitted by his father in consequence of there being great danger in leaving a boy of his size at home on the account of the abusive Tories and his Elder Brother William was going out also she states she cannot give the day or month of the year but they was marched to Ned Hampton's there had a battle with the British he is Major or Colonel she does not now recollect he was also in a battle at Blackstock's in South Carolina

he then returned home as she believes and then went out again and was in the Battle at King Mountain [sic, King's Mountain] then had been kicked with a horse a few days before the Battle and was left back to guard some pack horses and after the Battle of Kings Mountain they returned home again and then turned out again and went to the State of Georgia and was in the siege at agusty [sic, Augusta] at which Battle his father Captain Thomas Price was killed in battle he then returned home and went no more into the British war all these towers [tours] was under his father she heard him say that he was in the service 2 or 3 years in all in all the time a mounted volunteer and sometimes was sent to carry expresses from post to post but she cannot give the trips

she states she became acquainted with her late husband some short time after he left the service and in the month of May on the 16th day in the year 1789 she intermarried with said Thomas Price that they were married by one Johnathan Brown an acting Justice of the peace in the County of Birk [Burke] State of North Carolina at the house of said Brown has no record of their marriage but has a Record or Register of the Birth of 2 of her eldest children to wit Shadrach and Salley Price both being on the same sheet with my age in my late husband's together with the
names and ages of her 2 brothers William and Thomas Robertson her own maiden name being Robertson it being one side of the title page of the New Testament part of her father's old family Bible with much scribbling on the title page side which Book and Record has been in her possession ever since she was married or had any children

my son Shadrach was born May the 1st 1791 in my daughter Salley was Born March the 23rd 1793 which will fully appear by said Record which is this day taken out of said Bible in my presence and marked A. on the title page side under the word "Testament:" and to be filed and sent with this declaration as evidence of the Births of my children the said writing of her age and the age of her late husband she believes is in her husband's handwriting the balance of the ages she is not certain who wrote them but is certain the age of her children is correctly set down.

She states that after their intermarriage they moved to the State of Virginia Greene County then Back to Rutherford County North Carolina thence to the State of Kentucky thence to Tennessee Jackson County then to White County where her late husband departed this life on the 13th day of February 1827 of pulmonary Astana [?] which disease he had lade [laid] a long time with. She states she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to the 1st day of January 1794 to wit at the time above stated she states that her name is not on the pension roll of any agency in any state that she never knew until very lately that there was any law in her favor -- otherwise she would have applied sooner that she now resides 20 miles from Sparta or her County seat and is not able to walk one step or ride on horse back she therefore [word obliterated] the war department to make their communications to B. Gabbert at the falling Waters Post office White County Tennessee as he is my agent in this matter.

S/ Margaret Price, X her mark

She further states she has never intermarried with any other person.

Sworn to and subscribed before me
this day and date first above written.
S/ Shadrach Price, JP

State of Tennessee
White County:

Be it known on the 13th day of December A.D. 1843 personally appeared William Price1 a citizen of the County and State aforesaid and aged eighty- one years before me Shadrach Price one of the acting Justices of the peace in and for said County who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following statement in favor of Margaret Price and applicant for a pension as the Widow of Thomas Price deceased who was a soldier in the revolution war

he says he was well acquainted with Thomas Price (above mentioned) they being brothers and lived in Rutherford County North Carolina and turned out and joined the company of mounted volunteers under their father Captain Thomas Price who raised a volunteer mounted company in the said Rutherford County where he then lived there Lieutenant Felix Walker Ensign Jarrett Williams under cap major Singleton he says he cannot give the year but was some time previous to the excursion of Ferguson [Patrick Ferguson] into that Country their first battle at Ned Hampton's against Dunlap [James Dunlap] of the part of the enemy and meet the British and ran them into Princes Fort in South Carolina and was in a battle on the Pacolet under Colonel Isaac Shelby who succeeded in capturing the British within the Fort who was commanded by one Pad Moore or Patrick Moore these battles under their father was in an after some reconnoitering and Ferguson coming into the Country and took part at Gilbert town in aforesaid Rutherford County;

after this tour as well as I recollect my father and brother Thomas was ordered out under Colonel Shelby and Clark to make an attack on a party of British and Tories at Musgrove Mills as was informed, succeeded but was not present in the last mentioned engagement and then joined the Army under the command of Colonels Campbell Shelby Sevier and others my father Thomas and myself in pursuit of Ferguson to the King's Mountain he says he believes his brother Thomas was not immediately in the action but owing to having been disabled by a hurt of some kind on the rapid pursuit or march after Ferguson but knows he was in the service or guard of baggage of those immediately in the battle and

further states that after the Kings Mountain battle they continued back in the County of Rutherford a short time occasionally scouting after the British and Tories and then took a line of march, himself his father old Captain Thomas Price and his brother Thomas Price under the command of Colonel Clarke to the siege of Augusta in the State of Georgia and was in several engagements during said siege a part of which time Colonel Lee with a Regiment of cavalry was in command was said to be of the regulars at which place Major Eaton of Lee's Regiment was killed my father was killed at the siege of Augusta after which time my brother Thomas and myself became attached to the company of Captain Moses Shelby to which company we continued during the remainder of our services in the British war he further states that the term of services of his brother Thomas Price would amount to 3 years in the British war.

He further states that after the said war he continued in acquaintance with his brother Thomas above mentioned and believes from all information ever had on the subject was lawfully married to the aforesaid Margaret Price but was not at the wedding nor did I see them married, a circumstance which if never had existed would no doubt been spoken of during the long acquaintance I had with them after their marriage -- which took place previous to the first day of January 1794 and that he has been long acquainted with the said Margaret Price and that he believes she is entitled to full credit on her oath in said court of Justice and further this deponent saith not.

Sworn to and subscribed
this day and date first above written.
S/ Shadrach Price, JP
S/ William Price

William Price W1072

[fn p. 13: Of January 6, 1852 in White County Tennessee Shadrach Price, 60, gave an affidavit in which he states he is the son of Thomas and Margaret Price; that his father died in White County in the month of February 1827 leaving his mother a widow; that his mother never intermarried after the death of his father; that she died in April 1845 leaving the following leaving children: to wit: Shadrach, Georgia, Meshach, Thomas, Sally McDaniel, Easther Carr and Mary Rutledge.]

[fn p. 16 Family Record]

Margret Robsn was Born in the year of our Lord 1768 Augst the 6th
William Robison was Born in the year of our Lord 1770 December the 8th
Thos Robison was Born July the 9th 1766
Thomas Robinson was born in the year of our Lord 1772 June the 7th [?] Day
Shadrach Price was Bron May the 1st 1791
Sally Price was Born march the 23 1793

William Price married Elizabeth Hampton
Thomas Price, Jr. married Margaret Robertson
Esther Price married Andrew Hampton, Jr.
Sarah "Sally" Price married David Davis
George Price married Polly Cook

Capt. Price made the ultimate sacrifice for his country: he died during the Siege of Augusta. May this memorial serve as an expression of the gratitude and respect we owe Captain Price and his family members for the contributions they made in building a new country: our America.