Captain Benjamin NEWTON, Sr. American Revolution Patriot

Old Cloverhill Church Cemetery Cleveland County N.C burial site of my 7th Great grandfather on my dad's side.

My 7th Great Grandfather was CAPTAIN BENJAMIN NEWTON son of Ebenezer Newton and Elizabeth Buchanan. Benjamin Newton first joined the Army When the British came to Charleston. Captain Newton enlisted to go on an expedition against the Cherokee Indians as a 1st lieutenant under Captain John Mattocks, William Chronicle was the Major, and Frederick Hambright(my 6th great grandfather) was his Colonel.

Capt. Newton also spent one year in the service against Tories in Lincoln and Rutherford and the upper part of South Carolina – his group marched over to Green River in Rutherford where they met with 800 men under different colonels, their object was to engage British Colonel Patrick Ferguson. Captain Newton was not present at the Battle of King's mountain because he was sent as an express to General Rutherford who was at Coddle Creek, Mecklenburg NC.

He next volunteered with others to join General Greene near Camden South Carolina Later on, his group under the command of Colonel Graham returned to Lincoln in pursuit of a Tory Colonel Moore, However, they arrived late at the battle of Ramseur's Mills in Lincolnton NC, Captain Newton shot at one of the Tories as he was running from the battle.

Captain Newton was in an engagement against Col.Tarleton in the Haw fields in Orange County North Carolina and Captain Newton was also in a small engagement with the British at Polk's Mills under Captain John Clark. During this engagement Benjamin Newton was wounded in the thigh by a British ball.

CAPTAIN BENJAMIN NEWTON is buried in Old Cloverhill Cemetery in Casar NC. The cemetery is in a cow pasture. Many of the headstones have toppled by cows that roamed the land.

John Philip Dellinger Jr.

Plaque listing names of the Signers of the Tryon Declaration of Rights and Independence from British Tyranny. Several names on this list are relatives of mine from my fathers side. (Plemmons, Dean, Flowers, Dellinger, Hambright) I present to you my 6th great grand uncle.

John Philip Dellinger Jr.led both infantry and cavalry troops as a Captain, and served as a private soldier. John Wilfong is quoted as saying "he never knew a better soldier or a braver officer."

Engagements participated in;
Cross Creek Expedition
Battle of Cowpens
Battle of Ramseur's Mill
Battle of Kings Mountain.
Battle of Guilford Court House

John Philip Dellinger Jr. is listed by the DAR as Ancestor #: A031545

Messer

This Morning's Revolutionary War post is about relatives from my mom's side of the family (Parton, Messer).

On 16 May 1771, the Battle of Alamance took place in North Carolina. Regulators fought against Governor Tryon and his North Carolina militia. Some historians consider this battle to be the first battle of the American Revolution. The Regulators were defeated and 13 souls were taken as prisoners of war.

My 7th great grandfather Captain Robert Messer fought with the Regulators against Governor William Tryon and his militia. After the battle was lost, Captain Messer was captured and sentenced to death by hanging. Christian S Messer, the son of Captain Robert Messer, begged Governor Tryon to spare his father’s life.

On 19 June 1771, Captain Messer, Captain Benjamin Merrill, Captain James Pugh, Captain Robert Matear and two others were hanged by the British for treason.

A few years after his father's execution, Christian Sargent Messer rendered Patriotic service in the American Revolutionary War. The Daughters of the American Revolution have him listed as Ancestor #: A078368.

My 6th great grandfather, Christian Sargent Messer is the patriarch of the Messer family of Haywood County NC,

Private Adam Stroup, Hall’s Co., 9th Regiment, N. C. Lincoln County Militia Regiment NC.

Sons of the American Revolution Color Guard, honoring Adam Stroup, participant in the American Revolution.LawsonSid originally shared this to Jacob Stroup/Straub Descendents

In anticipation of the upcoming 4th of July celebrations, I will be frequently posting about ancestors who fought in the American Revolution.

My 7th great Grandfather on my (Dean/Plemmons) father's side, Private Adam Stroup, Hall’s Co., 9th Regiment, N. C. Lincoln County Militia Regiment NC.

Adam served as a Private under Capt. William Armstrong and Lt. Col. Henry "Hal" Dixon (a Continental officer). In 1781, he volunteered as a Private under Capt. Peter Forney and Col. Joseph Dickson. Private Stroup also served under General Gates, Gen.Rutherford, General Richard Caswell, Colonel Isaacs and Colonel Ledbetter.

Engagements; Little Lynches Creek on August 11, 1780 SC , The Battle of Camden on August 16, 1780 in SC (Gates defeat).

Private Amos Lenord Snelson Company E, Missouri 8th Infantry Regiment CSA

Amos Lenord Snelson enlisted in Company E, Missouri 8th Infantry Regiment CSA on 7 August 1862.He is the son of Levi Lane Snelson and Mary McLaughlin Private Amos Lenord Snelson is my 1st cousin 7x removed.

Private Jacob Riley Dellinger E Company (Shady Grove Rangers) of the 34th North Carolina Infantry Regiment

Jacob Riley Dellinger and his wife Margurett Susan Stuart. Jacob was born in Gaston County NC and was a farmer before the war. His parents were Frederick Lineberger and Mary Polly Dellinger.

At the age of 20, he enlisted 31 August 1861 and mustered in as a private on 7 December 1861. He was assigned to E Company (Shady Grove Rangers) of the 34th North Carolina Infantry Regiment. Private Jacob Riley Dellinger was paroled at Appomattox Court House 9 April 1865.

The 34th participated in multiple campaigns during the war including the Seven Days Battles, Cold Harbor, the Siege of Petersburg, and Appomattox. The 34th North Carolina reported 53 killed and 158 wounded during the Seven Days Battles, 2 killed and 23 wounded at Second Manassas, 2 killed and 17 wounded at Fredericksburg, and 18 killed, 110 wounded, and 20 missing at Chancellorsville. Of the 310 engaged at Gettysburg, twenty-one percent were disabled.

Private Jacob Riley Dellinger passed away on 16 Oct 1912 and is buried at Everett Chapel Cemetery in Weakley County Tennessee. He is my 3rd great grand uncle

My family members who fought under the Flag of the 52nd Regiment N.C.Troops CSA

Flag of the 52nd Regiment N.C.Troops  courtesy of the North Carolina Museum  of History. http://www.ncdcr.gov/ncmoh/Collections/SearchtheCollections.aspx

My family members who fought under this flag;

1st Lieutenant Lawson Alexander Dellinger 

Wounded and captured at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, July 3, 1863. Confined at Fort Delaware, Delaware, on or about July 17, 1863. Transferred to Johnson's Island, Ohio, July 27, 1863. Paroled at Johnson's Island on an unspecified date. Received at City Point, Virginia, on or about February 24, 1865, for exchange. Survived the war.

Private Albert P Dellinger

Born in Lincoln County where he resided as a farmer prior to enlisting in Lincoln County at age 18, March 25, 1862. Reported present or accounted for on surviving company muster rolls through December, 1864. Survived the war.

Private Isaac Dellinger

 Resided in Lincoln County where he enlisted at age 28, July 6, 1862, for the war. Captured at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, July 5, 1863, after he was left behind to help attend to the wounded. Confined at Fort Delaware, Delaware, on or about July 10, 1863. Transferred to Point Lookout, Maryland, where he arrived on October 15, 1863. Paroled at Point Lookout on February 18, 1865. Received at Boulware's Wharf, James River, Virginia, February 20, 1865, for exchange. Survived the war.

Sergeant John Calvin Dellinger 

Previously served as Private. in Company K, 1st Regiment N.C. Infantry (6 months, 1861). Enlisted in this company in Lincoln County on March 25, 1862. Mustered in as Corporal. Promoted to Sergeant on March 21, 1864. Reported present or accounted for on surviving company muster rolls through October, 1864. Hospitalized at Charlotte on November 27, 1864, with necrosis. Returned to duty on December 30, 1864. Captured near Petersburg, Virginia, March 25, 1865. Confined at Point Lookout, Maryland, March 28, 1865. Released at Point Lookout on June 12, 1865, after taking the Oath of Allegiance.

Private John F Dellinger 

Born in Lincoln County where he resided as a farmer prior to enlisting in Lincoln County at age 20, March 25, 1862. Died in hospital at Raleigh on or about May 2, 1862, of "pneumonia."

Private Michael P Dellinger 

Born in Lincoln County where he resided as a farmer prior to enlisting in Lincoln County at age 21, March 25, 1862. Reported present or accounted for on surviving company muster rolls through December, 1864; however, he was reported absent sick during much of that period. Survived the war.

Private Monroe D Dellinger 

 Resided in Lincoln County where he enlisted at age 24, July 6, 1862, for the war. Captured at Falling Waters, Maryland, July 14, 1863. Confined at Old Capitol Prison, Washington, D.C. Transferred to Point Lookout, Maryland, August 8, 1863. Transferred to Elmira, New York, August 16, 1864. Paroled at Elmira on March 10, 1865. Received at Boulware's Wharf, James River, Virginia, March 15, 1865, for exchange. Survived the war.

Private Noah Dellinger 

 Born in Lincoln County where he resided as a farmer prior to enlisting in Lincoln County at age 18, March 25, 1862. Hospitalized at Charlottesville, Virginia, October 18, 1863, with a gunshot wound. Place and date wounded not reported (probably wounded at Bristoe Station, Virginia, October 14, 1863). Furloughed for thirty days on November 17, 1863. Returned to duty in January-February, 1864. Captured at Burgess' Mill, Virginia, October 27, 1864. Confined at Point Lookout, Maryland, October 31. 1864. Paroled at Point Lookout on March 28, 1865. Received at Boulware's Wharf, James River, Virginia, March 30, 1865, for exchange.

Private Samuel W Dellinger 

Previously served as Private. in Company K, 1st Regiment N.C. Infantry (6 months, 1861). Enlisted in this company on May 11, 1862. Reported absent without leave on or about July 1, 1862.

Private Lafayette Stroup

 Resided in Lincoln County where he enlisted at age 20, July 6, 1862, for the war. Captured by the enemy on an unspecified date (probably at or near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, on or about July 3, 1863). Confined at Point Lookout, Maryland, where he died on or about February 17, 1864. Cause of death not reported.

 Private Robert Stroup

 Born in Lincoln County where he resided as a farmer prior to enlisting in Lincoln County at age 20, March 25, 1862. Captured at Falling Waters, Maryland, July 14, 1863. Confined at Old Capitol Prison, Washington, D.C. Transferred to Point Lookout, Maryland, August 8, 1863. Died at Point Lookout on or about February 13, 1864. Cause of death not reported.

 Private Private Robert B Stroup 

Resided in Lincoln County where he enlisted at age 24, July 6, 1862, for the war. Reported present or accounted for on surviving company muster rolls through April, 1864. Hospitalized at Petersburg, Virginia, June 24, 1864, with acute diarrhoea. Furloughed for thirty days on August 4, 1864. Reported absent sick through December, 1864.

 Private Wesley C Stroup

 Born in Lincoln County where he resided as a farmer prior to enlisting in Lincoln County at age 27, March 25, 1862. Wounded in the right foot (fracture) and captured at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, on or about July 3, 1863. Right foot amputated. Hospitalized at Gettysburg Transferred to hospital at Baltimore, Maryland, on an unspecified date. Paroled at Baltimore on or about November 12, 1863. Received at City Point, Virginia, November 17, 1863, for exchange. Reported absent wounded until November 8, 1864, when he was retired to the Invalid Corps.