NARCISSUS GRAHAM-PATRIOT AND PIONEER
Narcissus Graham was born on October 10, 1762 in West Suffield, Connecticut. He was a son of Rev. John Graham, Jr. (1722-1796) and Mary Sheldon Graham (1725-1776). Narcissus was named in honor of Narcissus Marsh, a Primate of the Anglican Church of Ireland (1702-1713), who aided the Graham family who were Presbyterian dissenters.
Narcissus enlisted in the Continental Army on March 17, 1777, at age 14. He was a fifer in the Fife and Drum Corps of Captain John Harmon’s Company, 4th. Connecticut Regiment. His letters home are currently at the Yale University Library in New Haven, Connecticut. They tell about the miserable conditions and hardships of camp life. During the brutal 1777-1778 winter at Valley Forge, Pa., Narcissus was convalescing at the Continental Army war hospital at Princeton in Princeton University’s Nassau Hall. A furlough certificate was issued by Dr. Benjamin Rush on December 23, 1777 and forwarded to General George Washington who was wintering with his army at Valley Forge, Pa. The letter is now part of the George Washington Collection of Papers at the National Archives in Washington, D.C.
Although Narcissus desired to have a replacement and was furloughed from time to time, he served until the end of the war. His final muster listing was May 27, 1783.
In 1786, Narcissus Graham received a 500 acre land patent in the “high hills above the Santee” in South Carolina for his services in the Continental Army. He settled in South Carolina remained there for the rest of his life. During his years in South Carolina he bought and sold numerous tracts of land. He died on February 16, 1829 in Winnsboro, Fairfield County, South Carolina.
Narcissus Graham was a grandson of Rev. John Graham, Sr. (1694-1774) and Love Sanborn (1702-1725) of Woodbury, Connecticut. Narcissus was a great-grandson of Andrew Graham and Jane Masters Graham of Glasgow, Scotland and Armagh, Ireland. According to genealogical sources, Narcissus was a 15th. great-grandson of Sir Patrick Graham of Kincardine, Scotland who was killed at the Battle of Dunbar on 22 July 1298. He was a 15th. great-grand nephew of John de Graham who was killed at the Battle of Selkirk on 22 July 1298 and was carried to his burial site by William “Braveheart” Wallace. Both brothers died in battle for the cause of Scottish Independence.
Rev. Sylvester Graham (1794-1851), the father of Grahamism, in America was Narcissus’ younger half-brother. Grahamism became a movement inspired by his preaching which combined patriotism, theology, diet, temperance and lifestyle. His most lasting legacy was the development of the Graham Cracker by utilizing his Graham flour. Graham Crackers were first mass produced by the National Biscuit Company (Nabisco) in 1898 in East Hanover, New Jersey. Rev. Sylvester Graham never endorsed or received any money from the products which bear his name.
Narcissus Graham married Unity Richbourg Gayle (1770-1818) in 1790. They had four sons; John Christopher Graham (1792-1865), Daniel G. Graham (1794-1810), James Edward Graham (1796-1842) and Charles Gayle Graham (1798-1844). James Edward Graham married Eliza Keziah Arledge (1804-1879). They had ten children. They moved from South Carolina to Sumter County, Alabama. Charles Gayle Graham (1798-1844) married Mary Maria Arledge (1806-1875). They had ten children. They also moved to Sumter County, Alabama. Several of John Gayle Graham’s sons moved to Mississippi. His eldest son moved to Texas in the 1850’s. John Christopher Graham married Rebecca Helen Stukes (1800-1884). They had ten daughters and four sons. Their family remained in South Carolina and lived in Clarendon County. Daniel G. Graham died at the age of sixteen in South Carolina.
Terry T
September 2020
Narcissus Graham was born on October 10, 1762 in West Suffield, Connecticut. He was a son of Rev. John Graham, Jr. (1722-1796) and Mary Sheldon Graham (1725-1776). Narcissus was named in honor of Narcissus Marsh, a Primate of the Anglican Church of Ireland (1702-1713), who aided the Graham family who were Presbyterian dissenters.
Narcissus enlisted in the Continental Army on March 17, 1777, at age 14. He was a fifer in the Fife and Drum Corps of Captain John Harmon’s Company, 4th. Connecticut Regiment. His letters home are currently at the Yale University Library in New Haven, Connecticut. They tell about the miserable conditions and hardships of camp life. During the brutal 1777-1778 winter at Valley Forge, Pa., Narcissus was convalescing at the Continental Army war hospital at Princeton in Princeton University’s Nassau Hall. A furlough certificate was issued by Dr. Benjamin Rush on December 23, 1777 and forwarded to General George Washington who was wintering with his army at Valley Forge, Pa. The letter is now part of the George Washington Collection of Papers at the National Archives in Washington, D.C.
Although Narcissus desired to have a replacement and was furloughed from time to time, he served until the end of the war. His final muster listing was May 27, 1783.
In 1786, Narcissus Graham received a 500 acre land patent in the “high hills above the Santee” in South Carolina for his services in the Continental Army. He settled in South Carolina remained there for the rest of his life. During his years in South Carolina he bought and sold numerous tracts of land. He died on February 16, 1829 in Winnsboro, Fairfield County, South Carolina.
Narcissus Graham was a grandson of Rev. John Graham, Sr. (1694-1774) and Love Sanborn (1702-1725) of Woodbury, Connecticut. Narcissus was a great-grandson of Andrew Graham and Jane Masters Graham of Glasgow, Scotland and Armagh, Ireland. According to genealogical sources, Narcissus was a 15th. great-grandson of Sir Patrick Graham of Kincardine, Scotland who was killed at the Battle of Dunbar on 22 July 1298. He was a 15th. great-grand nephew of John de Graham who was killed at the Battle of Selkirk on 22 July 1298 and was carried to his burial site by William “Braveheart” Wallace. Both brothers died in battle for the cause of Scottish Independence.
Rev. Sylvester Graham (1794-1851), the father of Grahamism, in America was Narcissus’ younger half-brother. Grahamism became a movement inspired by his preaching which combined patriotism, theology, diet, temperance and lifestyle. His most lasting legacy was the development of the Graham Cracker by utilizing his Graham flour. Graham Crackers were first mass produced by the National Biscuit Company (Nabisco) in 1898 in East Hanover, New Jersey. Rev. Sylvester Graham never endorsed or received any money from the products which bear his name.
Narcissus Graham married Unity Richbourg Gayle (1770-1818) in 1790. They had four sons; John Christopher Graham (1792-1865), Daniel G. Graham (1794-1810), James Edward Graham (1796-1842) and Charles Gayle Graham (1798-1844). James Edward Graham married Eliza Keziah Arledge (1804-1879). They had ten children. They moved from South Carolina to Sumter County, Alabama. Charles Gayle Graham (1798-1844) married Mary Maria Arledge (1806-1875). They had ten children. They also moved to Sumter County, Alabama. Several of John Gayle Graham’s sons moved to Mississippi. His eldest son moved to Texas in the 1850’s. John Christopher Graham married Rebecca Helen Stukes (1800-1884). They had ten daughters and four sons. Their family remained in South Carolina and lived in Clarendon County. Daniel G. Graham died at the age of sixteen in South Carolina.
Terry T
September 2020
NARCISSUS GRAHAM-PATRIOT AND PIONEER
Narcissus Graham was born on October 10, 1762 in West Suffield, Connecticut. He was a son of Rev. John Graham, Jr. (1722-1796) and Mary Sheldon Graham (1725-1776). Narcissus was named in honor of Narcissus Marsh, a Primate of the Anglican Church of Ireland (1702-1713), who aided the Graham family who were Presbyterian dissenters.
Narcissus enlisted in the Continental Army on March 17, 1777, at age 14. He was a fifer in the Fife and Drum Corps of Captain John Harmon’s Company, 4th. Connecticut Regiment. His letters home are currently at the Yale University Library in New Haven, Connecticut. They tell about the miserable conditions and hardships of camp life. During the brutal 1777-1778 winter at Valley Forge, Pa., Narcissus was convalescing at the Continental Army war hospital at Princeton in Princeton University’s Nassau Hall. A furlough certificate was issued by Dr. Benjamin Rush on December 23, 1777 and forwarded to General George Washington who was wintering with his army at Valley Forge, Pa. The letter is now part of the George Washington Collection of Papers at the National Archives in Washington, D.C.
Although Narcissus desired to have a replacement and was furloughed from time to time, he served until the end of the war. His final muster listing was May 27, 1783.
In 1786, Narcissus Graham received a 500 acre land patent in the “high hills above the Santee” in South Carolina for his services in the Continental Army. He settled in South Carolina remained there for the rest of his life. During his years in South Carolina he bought and sold numerous tracts of land. He died on February 16, 1829 in Winnsboro, Fairfield County, South Carolina.
Narcissus Graham was a grandson of Rev. John Graham, Sr. (1694-1774) and Love Sanborn (1702-1725) of Woodbury, Connecticut. Narcissus was a great-grandson of Andrew Graham and Jane Masters Graham of Glasgow, Scotland and Armagh, Ireland. According to genealogical sources, Narcissus was a 15th. great-grandson of Sir Patrick Graham of Kincardine, Scotland who was killed at the Battle of Dunbar on 22 July 1298. He was a 15th. great-grand nephew of John de Graham who was killed at the Battle of Selkirk on 22 July 1298 and was carried to his burial site by William “Braveheart” Wallace. Both brothers died in battle for the cause of Scottish Independence.
Rev. Sylvester Graham (1794-1851), the father of Grahamism, in America was Narcissus’ younger half-brother. Grahamism became a movement inspired by his preaching which combined patriotism, theology, diet, temperance and lifestyle. His most lasting legacy was the development of the Graham Cracker by utilizing his Graham flour. Graham Crackers were first mass produced by the National Biscuit Company (Nabisco) in 1898 in East Hanover, New Jersey. Rev. Sylvester Graham never endorsed or received any money from the products which bear his name.
Narcissus Graham married Unity Richbourg Gayle (1770-1818) in 1790. They had four sons; John Christopher Graham (1792-1865), Daniel G. Graham (1794-1810), James Edward Graham (1796-1842) and Charles Gayle Graham (1798-1844). James Edward Graham married Eliza Keziah Arledge (1804-1879). They had ten children. They moved from South Carolina to Sumter County, Alabama. Charles Gayle Graham (1798-1844) married Mary Maria Arledge (1806-1875). They had ten children. They also moved to Sumter County, Alabama. Several of John Gayle Graham’s sons moved to Mississippi. His eldest son moved to Texas in the 1850’s. John Christopher Graham married Rebecca Helen Stukes (1800-1884). They had ten daughters and four sons. Their family remained in South Carolina and lived in Clarendon County. Daniel G. Graham died at the age of sixteen in South Carolina.
Terry T
September 2020
Narcissus Graham was born on October 10, 1762 in West Suffield, Connecticut. He was a son of Rev. John Graham, Jr. (1722-1796) and Mary Sheldon Graham (1725-1776). Narcissus was named in honor of Narcissus Marsh, a Primate of the Anglican Church of Ireland (1702-1713), who aided the Graham family who were Presbyterian dissenters.
Narcissus enlisted in the Continental Army on March 17, 1777, at age 14. He was a fifer in the Fife and Drum Corps of Captain John Harmon’s Company, 4th. Connecticut Regiment. His letters home are currently at the Yale University Library in New Haven, Connecticut. They tell about the miserable conditions and hardships of camp life. During the brutal 1777-1778 winter at Valley Forge, Pa., Narcissus was convalescing at the Continental Army war hospital at Princeton in Princeton University’s Nassau Hall. A furlough certificate was issued by Dr. Benjamin Rush on December 23, 1777 and forwarded to General George Washington who was wintering with his army at Valley Forge, Pa. The letter is now part of the George Washington Collection of Papers at the National Archives in Washington, D.C.
Although Narcissus desired to have a replacement and was furloughed from time to time, he served until the end of the war. His final muster listing was May 27, 1783.
In 1786, Narcissus Graham received a 500 acre land patent in the “high hills above the Santee” in South Carolina for his services in the Continental Army. He settled in South Carolina remained there for the rest of his life. During his years in South Carolina he bought and sold numerous tracts of land. He died on February 16, 1829 in Winnsboro, Fairfield County, South Carolina.
Narcissus Graham was a grandson of Rev. John Graham, Sr. (1694-1774) and Love Sanborn (1702-1725) of Woodbury, Connecticut. Narcissus was a great-grandson of Andrew Graham and Jane Masters Graham of Glasgow, Scotland and Armagh, Ireland. According to genealogical sources, Narcissus was a 15th. great-grandson of Sir Patrick Graham of Kincardine, Scotland who was killed at the Battle of Dunbar on 22 July 1298. He was a 15th. great-grand nephew of John de Graham who was killed at the Battle of Selkirk on 22 July 1298 and was carried to his burial site by William “Braveheart” Wallace. Both brothers died in battle for the cause of Scottish Independence.
Rev. Sylvester Graham (1794-1851), the father of Grahamism, in America was Narcissus’ younger half-brother. Grahamism became a movement inspired by his preaching which combined patriotism, theology, diet, temperance and lifestyle. His most lasting legacy was the development of the Graham Cracker by utilizing his Graham flour. Graham Crackers were first mass produced by the National Biscuit Company (Nabisco) in 1898 in East Hanover, New Jersey. Rev. Sylvester Graham never endorsed or received any money from the products which bear his name.
Narcissus Graham married Unity Richbourg Gayle (1770-1818) in 1790. They had four sons; John Christopher Graham (1792-1865), Daniel G. Graham (1794-1810), James Edward Graham (1796-1842) and Charles Gayle Graham (1798-1844). James Edward Graham married Eliza Keziah Arledge (1804-1879). They had ten children. They moved from South Carolina to Sumter County, Alabama. Charles Gayle Graham (1798-1844) married Mary Maria Arledge (1806-1875). They had ten children. They also moved to Sumter County, Alabama. Several of John Gayle Graham’s sons moved to Mississippi. His eldest son moved to Texas in the 1850’s. John Christopher Graham married Rebecca Helen Stukes (1800-1884). They had ten daughters and four sons. Their family remained in South Carolina and lived in Clarendon County. Daniel G. Graham died at the age of sixteen in South Carolina.
Terry T
September 2020
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