Lt Colonel Frederick Hambright, my 6th great grandfather

Lt Colonel Frederick Hambright is my 6th great grandfather on my Paternal side. (Hambright, Dellinger, Flowers, Dean). Colonel Hambright was born 17 May 1727 in Mosbach, Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany.

The Daughters of the American Revolution list Lt Colonel Frederick Hambright as Ancestor #: A049995. He is recognized for civil and Patriotic duty in the War for America's Independence.

Engagements, Campaigns, and Civil duty during the war;
Signer of the Tryon Resolves of August 14, 1775
Tryon County (N.C.). Committee of Safety August 14, 1775
Representative of Tryon County at the Third Provincial Congress 1775
The Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge February 27, 1776
Cherokee Expedition "Rutherford's Campaign" 1776
The Battle of Ramseur's Mill June 20, 1780
The Battle of Kings Mountain October 7, 1780,

Lt Colonel Frederick Hambright's Patriotic service came to an end on 7 October 1780. He was shot in the thigh while leading his South Fork Boys from Lincoln County NC in an attack on British Major Patrick Ferguson's Militia. Even after being severely wounded and losing a large quantity of blood, this brave 53 year old Patriot continued to lead his men until the Battle of Kings Mountain was won.

Lt Colonel Frederick Hambright left this world on 9 Mar 1817 in Grover, York, South Carolina. He is buried at the Old Shiloh Presbyterian Cemetery, not far from Kings Mountain Battle Ground.

This concludes my posting on my Heroes. Happy 4th of July!!!!