"Born in Yorkshire, England, came to Rowan County, NC in 1755. Name of first wife is unknown. 1770 he married Rebecca Simmons, in 1793 married Elizabeth Hollingsworth. He died 1795 and was buried on his farm 3 miles east of here. He aided the American cause in the Revolutionary War. His children: Christian, Elizabeth, Lydia, Jacob, Thomas, and William.
Stone erected in 1935 by his Descendants as a Memorial."
Stone erected in 1935 by his Descendants as a Memorial."
"Born in Yorkshire, England, came to Rowan County, NC in 1755. Name of first wife is unknown. 1770 he married Rebecca Simmons, in 1793 married Elizabeth Hollingsworth. He died 1795 and was buried on his farm 3 miles east of here. He aided the American cause in the Revolutionary War. His children: Christian, Elizabeth, Lydia, Jacob, Thomas, and William.
Stone erected in 1935 by his Descendants as a Memorial."
Stone erected in 1935 by his Descendants as a Memorial."
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