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 |, House of Commons. wheeIers History North Carolina. Vol. 2. p. 251. Another ancestor of Miss Slade- James Bennett. born in Chowan Coun- ty, North Carolina. March IF, 1756; died July a. 17ss; married Elizabeth Shade served in the Revolution in North Car olina militia, 7th Regiment; received pay at Warrenton, N. C.. 17S5, from Joshua Davis to the amount of s7 pounds and shillings.
 North Carolina Records Vol. IT, D. 195; also North Carolina Register. Vol. i2, p. %.
 SMITH. Mrs. Gertrude Moore, 35sss- ancester, General Elijah Clarke of Georgia, whose services have already been given in connection with Mrs Waller Conway Finch.
 SMITH. Mrs. Susan George Stanford, I23092-ancestor. James Drake. born l725; died 1790: married Miss Hodges served in the Revolution; lived in Nash County, North Carolina; services al- ready given in this department in connection with the sketch of the Drake family in Queries and An swers."
 wheeler's History of North Carolina, p. 274.
 SPOTSWOOD, Miss Anna Mary. 43S19 ancestor. General Alexander Spots wood of Virginia; born IT,; died 1908, Spotsylvania County, Va; married Elizabeth Washington: served in the Revolution; resided in Spotsylvania County. near Hamilton Cross Roads received from General Washington in i 17sS a sword as a token of the com mander- -in-chief's high regard and ap- preciation of his services during the ' Revolution: this sword was converted . into a pruning instrument and used 'by Washington to trim his fruit trees , in the garden at Mt. Vernon; Is now . in the possession of the family of MT. i William Chase Spotswood. of Mobile. ] Ala.
 D. A. R. Lineage Book. Vol. l.. p. 5. , Journal of William Augustine Wash i ington Spotswood, pp. 2. 7--143. j, SPRATLEY. Mrs. Marianne Gaillard. 35102-ancestor. Captain Peter Gail lard, of Charleston, s. C.. whose record has already been given in connection with Mrs. Anita Gaillard Groom. STEPHEN. Mrs Elizabeth willison. 35101-ancestor. Captain Peter Gail ! lard. of Charleston, s. c.
 ST. JOHN, Mrs. Mary Quigley. S4452 I-ancestor. Captain Robert Quigley, born in Trenton. New Jersey; died in the same place; married Mercy Cole man; served in the Revolution: com missioned as lieutenant in New Jersey militia in 1st Regiment. Burlington County; promoted captain in the same during the Revolutionary War; resid- | ed at Trenton, one half of which was | in Burlington County, and the other half in Hunterdon County during the Revolutionary period.
 | Sykes Jersey Men in the Revolu- tionary War" p. 4U6
 1 Archives of New Jersey. Trenton. N. J.
 l Another ancestor of Mrs. St. John, Samuel Price, born in Lower Chiches- ter. Aug. 80. 1750; died in Chester, Del aware County, PaN May 30, 1901; mar ried Ann Richards; served in the Rev olution: member of the Committee of Observation of the Chester County lAssociators, organized December 20. I1774: in the company of Captain Will liam Price, 1st Infantry class of Ches- | ter County militia in the service of the United States; 1st Battalion, Colonel John Hannum, Chester, Pa. entered service June 22. TIT.
 | Pennsylvania Archives, Vol. XIV, p. Isl. | sYSON. Mrs. Bessie Fearn. 356s4- ancestor, Israel Putnam, Senior Major General in the Continental Army; born in Salem, Mass, January ', 17lS; died in Pomfret, Conn.,, May 19. 1f90; mar ried Hannah Pope; served in the Rev. lolution; one of the first to receive a commission from the Continental Con- gress as an officer in the patriot army; | in the battle of Bunker Hill he was the hero of the hour and was pro-
 noted to the rank of Major-General. l On the field we find him taking an
 active part in the fertilization and defenses. After the retreat he made a stand at Winter Hill and drove back
 the enemy under the cover of their ships. When the army was organized by General Washington at Cambridge.
 July 2nd, Putnam Was appointed to command the reserve, assisted by suf- ficient force to watch the movements of the British. He came back to Con- necticut, levied a regiment under au- thority of the legislature and speedily
 returned to Cambridge. In August. I1776. he was stationed at Brooklyn. L. I. After the defeat of our army August 27th, at the battle of Long Is- land, he went to New York where he