History of Charlotte County Virginia United States of America

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William Henry, soldier, was born in Charlotte county, Va., in 1761. He enlisted in the patriot army as a boy and participated in the battles of Guilford Court House, Cowpens and Yorktown. At the close of the Revolution he removed to Kentucky, where he engaged in the wars against the Indians. He was commissioned major-general of Kentucky volunteers by Governor Shelby, Aug. 13, 1813, and commanded a division made up of the brigades of Generals Trotter, King and Childs, in the battle of the Thames, Oct. 5, 1813, where his division formed in three lines fronting the British regulars; and subsequently served under Wilkinson and Scott on the Niagara frontier. He wasa member from Scott county of the convention that framed the second constitution of Kentucky, assembled at Frankfort, Aug. 17, 1799; a representative in the state legislature, 1793-94, 1801, and 1809, and a state senator, 1796-1800. He was one of the original shareholders in the Kentucky River company, chartered Dec. 19, 1801, to improve the navigation of the waters of the state. His sons John Flournoy and Robert Pryor Henry were representatives from Kentucky in congresses from Kentucky. General William Henry died in Christian county, Ky., Nov. 23, 1824.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor

James Caldwell, clergyman, was born in Charlotte county, Va., in April, 1734; was graduated from the College of New Jersey in 1759, and in 1762 assumed the pastorate of a church at Elizabethtown, N. J. He made many enemies by his advocacy of the cause of independence, and during the revolution earned the sobriquet of the "soldier parson," while acting as chaplain of the New Jersey brigade. In 1780 his church and house were burned by Tories, and his family fled to Connecticut Farms, N. J., where his wife was killed by a stray bullet, during a sortie made by British troops from Staten Island, N. Y. In 1780 he successfully defended Springfield, N. J., against an attack by the British. He met his death at the hands of an American sentry, during a dispute, and his murderer was delivered to the civil authorities and hanged in 1782. His son, John E. Caldwell, was educated in France by General Lafayette. In 1846 a monument was erected to Mr. Caldwell and his wife in Elizabethtown, N. J. He died Nov. 24, 1781.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor

Paul Carrington, statesman, was born in Virginia, March 16, 1733; son of George and Anne (Mayo) Carrington, and grandson of Dr. Paul and Henningham (Codrington) Carrington. About 1748 he went to the part of Lunenburg which afterwards became Charlotte county, Va., and studied law under Col. Clement Read. He began to practice in 1754, and was licensed in 1755. He was married, Oct. 1, 1755, to Margaret, daughter of Col. Clement Read, and in 1756 he was appointed king's attorney of Bedford county. He was made major of militia in 1761, and colonel in 1764. He represented Charlotte county in the house of burgesses from its formation in March, 1765, until 1775. In 1772 he became county lieutenant and presiding justice of Charlotte county, and in the same year was clerk of Halifax county. He was a member of all the conventions from 1774 to 1776, and was chairman of the Charlotte county committee which endorsed the resolutions of the late Continental Congress. He was also a member of the first and second state committees of safety, 1775-76. On Jan. 23, 1778, he was elected judge of the first general court, and filled the office until 1807. He died at Charlotte county, Va., Jan. 23, 1818.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor

Thomas Patrick Moore, representative, was born in Charlotte county, Va., in 1797. He removed with his parents to Harrodsburg, Ky., and attended the Transylvania university. He served-in the war of 1812 as secretary to Col. John B. Campbell, after whose death he returned home, and served for several terms in the state legislature. He was a Democratic representative in the 18th, 19th and 20th congresses, 1823-29, and was U.S. minister to Columbia, 1829-34. Upon his return to Kentucky, he received a certificate of election to the 24th congress, 1835-87, but the seat was successfully contested by Robert P. Letcher. He served during the Mexican war as lieutenant-colonel, 3rd U.S. dragoons, and was a delegate to the state constitutional convention, 1849. He died in Harrodsburg, Ky., July 21, 1853.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor

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