Alexander Armstrong

1756 – after November, 1833

Armstrong enlisted in Duplin County and served in the North Carolina Troops. In 1799 he came to Washington County, living near Sandersville for 34 years. He applied for a pension for his service, but was denied due to lack of proof.

Joseph Avant

August 24, 1720 – August 1798

Avant served as a Private in Colonel George Mathew’s Regiment of the Virginia Continental Line and fought in the Battles of Germantown and Brandywine. He received bounty land in Washington County for his services.

While mining kaolin, the Thiele Kaolin Company moved the remains of 36 individuals located on the property once owned by Joseph Avant to location not known. To commemorate Patriot Joseph Avant, the Governor Jared Irwin Chapter NSDAR erected a head stone at the Smyrna Baptist Church Cemetery and dedicated it on October 8, 2023. The inscription read – In Memory of Revolutionary War Patriot Joseph Avant Paid for Services Rendered Born Circa 1740 Died 1801 Washington Co. GA. Marker placed by Governor Jared Irwin Chapter NSDAR October 8, 2023

Moses Barrow

1755 – 1801

He served as as a Private in Bacot’s Co, in the 10th Regiment of the of the North Carolina Continental Line.

John Daniel

1757 – 1788

Under Brigadier General John Twiggs, Daniel served as a Private. He received bounty land for his service.

William Daniel

1745 – 1836
Daniel served as a private in the Georgia Line under Colonel Elijah Clarke and later received bounty land for his services.

Dioclision Davis

George Thomas Franklin Sr.

1744 – February 16, 1816

Franklin served under Colonel Greenberry Lee in the Georgia Militia and received bounty land for his services. He became a Baptist preacher in 1791 and passed away at the home of R. Turner in Burke County. He is buried at Franklin Family Cemetery in Davisboro, Ga.

William Franklin

1720 – 1797

Franklin served under Colonel Greenberry Lee in the Georgia Militia as a private and also in Colonel John Stewart’s Regiment of the Georgia Continental Line. He was given bounty land along the Oconee River in Washington County. He is buried at Franklin Family Cemetery in Davisboro, Ga.

William Gainer

1758 – 1799

Under Captain Benjamin Spiller, Gainer served as a Private in the 2nd Virginia Regiment. He also served in Captain Augustine Tabb’s Co. and it was commanded by Colonel Gregory Smith and William Brent. His remains are buried in the Brown Family Cemetery located near Davisboro. This monument is located at Sandersville Old City Cemetery.

George Galphin Jr.

Galphin served as a private in Captain Patrick Carr’s Company of Rangers of the Burke County, Georgia Militia that was commanded by Colonel James McKay. Receiving a soldier’s grant he settled along the Ogeechee River in Washington County.

James Gilmore

November 13, 1755 – January 3, 1835

Gilmore as a native of Cumberland County, North Carolina, and served as a Sergeant in the North Carolina Troops. He drew in the 1832 Georgia Cherokee Land Lottery as
a Revolutionary War veteran and resident of Washington County. He also received a pension. He is buried in the Old Gilmore Cemetery between Warthen and Sandersville.

Lyddal Gordan

1761 – 1832

Gordan enlisted in 1779 in the Virginia. He was a native of Lunenburg County, Virginia, and late in 1781 or early 1782 he served in Captain James McCauley’s Co. of the South Carolina Militia, that was commanded by Francis Marion. In 1805 he moved to Newberry District of South Carolina and then 1826 he moved to Georgia and received his pension as a resident of Georgia.

Thomas Hardee

Hardee was a native of Pitt County North Carolina. In 1776, he enlisted in Captain James Armstrong’s Co. of the North Carolina Troops. They were commanded by Colonel Richard Caswell and fought at the Battle of Moore’s Creek Bridge. On December 22, 1779, Hardee enlisted again in Captain Fortner’s Co. of the 10th Regiment of the North Carolina Continental Line, which was commanded by Colonel Abraham Sheppard. Again in October of 1781 he enlisted in Captain Troutman’s Co. of Troops commanded by Major Crofton. Hardee received a pension as a resident of Washington County.

Arthur Hayes

Died January 1, 1790

Hayes enlisted on October 1, 1777 as a 2nd Lieutenant in the 2nd Battalion of the Georgia Continental Line. He was also a 1st Lieutenant in the 4th Georgia Continental Battalion commanded by1st Colonel John White. He died at Major Day’s Plantation along the Ogeechee River.

William Hood Jr.

December 19, 1739 – August 26, 1809

Hood was an Ensign Brevard’s Co., enlisting in 1780. This company was a part of the 10th North Carolina Continental Line commanded by Abraham Shepard. He is buried in the Hood – Holmes Cemetery, Sandersville, Washington County, GA.

William Hunt Sr.

July 27, 1751 – December 8, 1809

He served in the Georgia Militia and was certified as
a Revolutionary War soldier by Colonel William Candler. He received 575 acres of bounty land in Washington County for his services. He is buried in the Hunt Cemetery, Davisboro, Washington County, GA

Jared Irwin

1750 – March 1, 1818

He was a native of Mecklenburg County North Carolina and came to Georgia at the age of seven. During the American Revolutionary War, he served as both a Colonel and Brigadier General in the Continental Army. In1784, he was elected to the Georgia Legislature and was a State Senator and President of the Senate. He was a member of the Georgia Convention that adopted the U.S. Constitution in 1789. In 1796, he was elected as a Democrat-Republican Georgia Governor, serving until 1798. During his term, he supported the nullification of the Yazzo Act and was president of the 1798 Georgia State Constitutional Convention. After leaving office, he was president of the Georgia State Senate (1804 to 1806). When Governor John Milledge resigned from office in 1806, Irwin, as president of the Senate, assumed the duties of the governor’s office. After finishing Milledge’s term, he was reelected to a second term as governor, serving until 1809. After serving his second term as a two-time Governor, he again was president of the Georgia State Senate until 1816. Irwin County in South Georgia is named in his honor. He is buried in the Irwin Family Cemetery in Washington County, GA.

William Irwin

1759 – after 1785

Brigadier General Twiggs certified William Irwin’s service and he received land in Washington County. He is buried in the Irwin Family Cemetery in Washington County, GA.

Charles Jackson

May 17, 1760 – 1830

Charles Jackson joined the Continental Army at age 16. He was promoted to the rank of 1st Lieutenant in Captain Hendrick’s Company, in Colonel Benton’s Regiment at the age twenty two by Governor John Matthews of South Carolina. He and his family migrated to Washington County (which includes the present Johnson County) in 1802. Charles Jackson was buried behind the old Jackson home, and in 1917 a marble marker was placed at his grave site by the Samuel Elbert Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution. Over the years the Jackson home place burned, the road was changed, and the gravesite became lost. It was relocated in 1973 by Charles Jackson’s great-great-great granddaughter, Gloria Jackson Stanley Thompson

Isaac Jones

March 30, 1761 – after 1840
Jones was a native of New Jersey and enlisted in 1777 in Fredrick County, Virginia in the Virginia Militia and served for three months in Captain Thomas Baldwin’s Company. In 1778 he moved Guilford County, North Carolina where he was drafted in 1779 and served for three months under Captain Wilson and joined General Rutherford at Salisbury. He later received a pension as a resident of Telfair County and by 1840, he was a resident of Washington County.

John Jordan

May 8, 1756 – August 20, 1828
Jordan was native of Greenville County, Virginia, and enlisted there as a private in Captain Francis Moore’s Company of the Virginia Continental Line commanded by Colonel Elbert. He served for three years and was captured by the British at the Siege of Savannah. He was held in a prison ship for three months and 17 days. After he was released, he rejoined the army and was at the surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown. His widow and his daughter received pensions for his services. He is buried in the Jordan Family Cemetery Cemetery near Davisboro, GA.

William Jordan

Birth Unknown – January 16, 1792

Jordan served as a 1st Lieutenant in the 1st and 4th Battalions of the Georgia Continental Line. He was taken prisoner by the British. He received a bounty grant in Washington County.

Conrad Keller

1755 – April 1, 1839
Keller, a native of Monroe, Virginia, enlisted in Shenandoah and served as a Private in the Virginia Troops.

Hugh Lawson

June 14, 1755 – February 20, 1802

Lawson was a Captain serving in the Georgia Militia and fought in the Seige of Augusta. During the seige he was wounded in the leg.
He later received a pension for his services. He is buried in the Irwin Family Cemetery in Washington County, GA.

John Low

1736 – 1820

Low was a Private in the Minuteman of the Georgia Militia under Elijah Clark. After the war he received bounty land in old Washington County.

John Matthews

Born 1746 or 1747 – After 1835

Matthews was a resident of Halifax County, North Carolina when he enlisted and served as a Corporal in Captain Fenner’s Company of the Battalion of the North Carolina Militia. It was commanded by Colonel John Patton. In July of 1778, he was stationed at Camp White Plains. He received payment for his services and later received a pension.

John Meanley

Died December 24, 1788

On February 4, 1777, Meanley enlisted and served as 1st Lieutenant in the 2nd Regiment of the Georgia Continental Line. This Regiment was commanded by Colonel Samuel Elbert and Major Joseph Lane. He received bounty land along Rae’s Creck in in old Washington County.

Frederick Metts

October 6, 1751 – 1833

Metts served in the North Carolina Troops. In the 1832 Georgia Cherokee Land Lottery he drew land in the Washington County.

Nathan Mott

1760 – 1830

Mott was a Private in Captain William McIntosh’s Co. of the Georgia Continental Line that was commanded by Colonel Samuel Elbert. He also served in the South Carolina Militia. He drew land in the 1827 Georgia Land Lottery as a Revolutionary War Soldier and resident of Washington County.

George Moye

1752 – 1842
He served as a Private in Captain Blount’s Company of the 5th Regiment of the North Carolina Continental Line commanded by Colonel Edward Buncombe. Later he joined Colonel John Patton’s 2nd North Carolina Battalion and received 228 acres of bounty land for his services. He was a tobacco farmer and came to Georgia from Pitt County, North Carolina. He settled in the 94th District of Washington County.

Nathaniel Offut

1762 – 1832

He was born at Three Sisters on the Savannah River in South Carolina. In 1778, he was drafted into the Edgefield District in Captain Hammond’s Company of the South Carolina Troops commanded by Colonel Leroy Hammond. Later he served as a Lieutenant as a Colonel William Candler in Georgia. Offut rejoined the Army at King’s Mountain and was in the Battles of Blackstock’s Plantation and Hammond’s Old Store. He also served in the the Maryland Troops and and was at Yorktown. He drew land in the 1832 Georgia Cherokee Land Lottery as a Revolutionary War Soldier as resident of Washington County and received a pension for his services.

Edward Outlaw

On April 16, 1776, Outlaw enlisted in the 6th Regiment of the North Carolina Continental Line and served as an Ensign. He was a Private in 1781 and 1782 in Captain Patrick Carr’s Co. of the Rangers of Burke County, Georgia Militia commanded by Colonel James McKay. He also served in the South Carolina Militia and was certified as a Revolutionary War Soldier by Brigadier General John Twiggs. He received bounty land for his service.

Nathaniel Pace

July 16, 1743 – October 1, 1798

Pace served in the South Carolina Troops.

William Powell

1759 – 1792

Powell served in the 10th Regiment of the North Carolina Continental Line commanded by Colonel Abraham Shepard as a Private.

Otey Prosser

January 20, 1761 – July 3, 1839

Prosser served in the Baytops Company of the 5th Virginia Regiment. He is buried in the Prosser Cemetery, Deepstep, Washington County, GA

Ambrose Ray

1740 – 1798

Under Colonel Elijah Clarke, Ray served as a Private in the Georgia Troops and received bounty land for his services.

Cato Riddle

March 10, 1755 – August 20, 1823

Riddle fought in the Battles of Cowpens and Guilford Courthouse as a member of the North Carolina Troops.

John Rutherford

1760 – October 31, 1833

Colonel Rutherford drew land in the 1832 Georgia Cherokee Land Lottery after serving in the Georgia Troops. He drew as a Revolutionary War Soldier and resident of Baldwin County. He is buried in the John Rutherford Plantation Family Cemetery. This cemetery is approximately two miles west of Sandersville on Routh 24 on Dr. William Rawlings’ Saffold Place.

Joseph Sessions

1745 – March 8, 1802

Sessions served in the Cavalry Unit of the North Carolina Militia. He is buried in the Boatright – Sessions Family Cemetery located three miles from Tennille, Washington County, GA. off the Oconee Road.

John Sheffield

December 13, 1728 – 1790

Along Buffalo Creek, Sheffield received bounty land for his service as a Private in the Georgia Troops.

Daniel Shehee Jr.

1754 – October 1817

Corporal Daniel Shehee’s grave marker’s dedication was announced in an October 30, 1915 article in the Atlanta Constitution. Born in Maryland in 1754 it is known that he served in the 11th Pennsylvania Regiment during the American Revolutionary War. He is recorded as Corporal Daniel Sheahey Rev. War ID : Pa 10802, 3rd Brigade, Company : Laurence Keene, 2nd Division, State : PA. The Pennsylvania 11th regiment was led by Gen. John Patton and is known to have endured the harsh winter of 1777-1778 at Valley Forge during which time they were directly under the command of General and future President George Washington. He is buried in the Old Shehee Family Cemetery in Washington County, GA. This cemetery is 15 miles from Sandersville on the Mayview Road. Searches to find his grave have been unsuccessful.

Daniel Sikes

1742 – March 12, 1788

He received 500 acres of bounty land in Burke County for his service in the Revolutionary War, probably serving in the South Carolina Troops. Sikes was murdered by Indians after settling along Bear Creek near Williamson’s Swamp.

Arron Sinquefield

1737 – May 22, 1787

Sinquefield served in the Georgia Troops and received bounty land for his services. This land was located along Williamson’s Creek Swamp in Washington County.

Colesby (Colby) Smith

June 1751 – 1835

Smith served in the North Carolina Militia. He was the son of Thomas and Sarah Anne (Colby) Smith and the husband of Rebecca Anne (Henry) Smith. Smith is buried in the young Young Family Cemetery, Washington County, GA

John Smith

Smith served in the Virginia Militia under Colonel Thomas Walker as a Lieutenant.

William Smith

1745 – 1824

He served in the 9th Regiment of the Virginia Continental Line commanded by Colonel George Matthews. Smith served in North and South Carolina, as well as in Virginia. He fought in the Seige of Yorktown. He was captured and held on a British prison ship for several months. He settled on Buffalo Creek and the Oconee River on bounty land he received.

John Sparkes

March 27, 1755 – 1834

As a Private, he served in Captain William Jackson’s Co. of the 1st Regiment of the South Carolina Continental Line.

John Sparks Family Cemetery, Washington County, GA

John Stanton

Stanton served in Captain Howell Tatum’s Company in the North Carolina Line.

Noah Tanner

Tanner enlisted on May 5, 1782, serving as a Private in Captain Johnson’s Company on horseback. This was a part of the South Carolina Militia. After leaving service in December of 1781, he settled along the Buffalo Creek in Old Washington County.

Francis St. Clair Tennille

1747 – May 21, 1819

Tennille served as a Lieutenant in Captain William McIntosh’s Company of the 2nd Georgia Continental Battalion commanded by Colonel Samuel Elbert. He is buried in the Murphy Family Cemetery.

Thomas Trotman

1763 – 1802

After enlisting on March 19, 1781, Trotman served one year as a private in Captain Carter’s Company of the North Carolina Continental Line.

Nathan Veal Sr.

1750 – 1833

Veal served in the Virginia Militia, John Cunningham’s Co. He settled on Buffalo Creek in Washington County. He is buried in the Nathan Veal Family Cemetery, Washington County, GA

Richard H. Warthen

1742 – 1806

Warthen served in the St. Mary’s Co. of the Maryland Militia as a Private. He settled in Hamburg and built the first saw mill in Washington County. He is buried on family land west of the Ogeechee River near Hamburg.

William Warthen

March 16, 1762 – October 21, 1826

Warthen served as a Private, and while serving on the Virginia Line was wounded. He received bounty pay and in the 1827 Georgia Land Lottery, he drew land as a Revolutionary War Soldier and a resident of Washington County. He is buried on family land west of the Ogeechee River near Hamburg.

Absolom Wiley

1717 – 1827

He served as both a Private and a Corporal in the North Carolina Line from the Hillsborough District. Wiley later drew land in the 1827 Georgia Land Lottery as a Revolutionary War Soldier and a resident of Washington County. He also received a pension for his services.

William Williams

1754 – after 1840

Williams enlisted in 1777 as a Private in Captain Isaac Moore’s Company of the North Carolina Continental Line. This was commanded by Colonels Abraham Shephard and Thomas Clark. He fought in the Battle of Monmouth and was captured at Paramus, New Jersey. Williams was released and recaptured on May 12, 1780 in Charleston, South Carolina. He received his pension as a resident of Washington County.

Miseal Wood

Wood was a native of St. Mary’s County, Maryland. He enlisted in Halifax County, North Carolina, serving as a Private in the North Carolina Militia. Wood later moved to Washington County, where he received pension for his services.