The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-13

connection with Mrs. Nina Hood Boy
 kin.
 ToULMIN, Mrs. Mary Montague a7e50-Ancestor, Captain David Hem shaw. born in Boston. Mass. Aug. 19, i74x; died In Leicester. Mass, May 22. 1903; married Mary Sargent: served in
 the Revolution; in 1776 had command of a company stationed at Boston and
 Boston harbor; for a time in Castle
 William, called in the Revolutionary
 War, Castle Island. but when 1t was
 ceded by Massachusetts under the ad-
 nninfstration of President John Adams,
 if received the name of Fort Independ- ence. which 1t still retains. Captain
 Henshaw was an early and ardent ad-
 yocate of the rights of the colonies, and at the beginning of the conflict folded up his commission in his leath- ern belt, hooked his epaulette on tho right shoulder. took handful of bull let's, which his mother-in-law had moulded by melting down her clock weight, with the injunction to her boys not to be shot in the back, and hast ened to the scene of hostilities. Be- fore the close of the war and his re- tirement from the army, he was a brevetted ma jor.
 Genealogical Chart of the Sargent family, compiled and designed by Samuel Andrews. Boston, 1851. TUCKER. Mrs. Elizabeth Thompson Sikes-4SsS0-Ancest Thomas Aid rich Sikes, or Sykes. born in Virginia in 1760; died in Rutherford County. Tenn. Sept 5, 1885; married Sarah -;
 served in the Revolution in the State of Virginia under Captain John Win ston and Colonel Charles Lewis and was also engaged in the battle of Pan- Jus Hook; enlisted In 1775 and served three years.
 Bureau of Pensions. Department of
 the Interior. Washington. D. c. WALKER, Mrs Edith Pillans-5l1os Ancestor, Captain Samuel Walker,
 born in North Carolina. July IS. 1757;
 died in Georgia December 3. 1877; mar
 ried Olivia Wooten; served in the Rev. olution as captain in Colonel Elijah Clarke's rife corps, as is proved by the certificate of service, given by General Elijah Clarke in 17s4. and pre- served in the capitol. Atlanta, Ga: also
 to certificates of land grants issued to
 Captain Alexander by the State of
 Georgia in recognition of his services in the Revolutionary War.
 WHITING, Miss Jessie Fairfax 39440-Ancestor, Major William Smith. born in Bucks County, Pa, September r, 1751; died in Spartanburg, S. C.,
 June 22, 1887; married Mourning
 Bearden; served in the Revolution as major of volunteers; his military ca-
 reer began when he was twenty four years old; served in the Snow campaign
 in winter of 1775 in the Spartan regi- ment, under comand of Colonel
 Thomas. Sr., and in l776 in William
 sons expedition against the Cherokees
 In TIT, William Smith was made a
 captain of militia, and was stationed
 for a time in Woods Fort. near Beaver
 Dam Creek. In December, IT'S, Cap
 tain Smith was ordered to Georgia with
 his company serving under General Lincoln and participated in battle of Stono. In June, 1779, after surrender
 of General Lincoln at Charleston, Cap
 tain Smith became attached to Sum-
 ter's command and was promoted to
 rank of major. During 17S0, Captain
 Smith participated in the capture of
 Fort Thickety, and battles of Waford's
 Musgroves Mills, and Blackstock's. He
 was at Guilford Courthouse. the siege
 of Granby, the skirmish at Quinby Bridge, the affair at Juniper, and the capture of some British vessels at Wat
 bor Landing under Colonel Wade
 Hampton. whose command formed a part of Sumter's forces.
 Landram's History of spartanburg
 County.
 Draper's Battle of Kings Mountain and its Heroes.
 WILKINS. Miss Gertrude MinRe- 44S23-Ancestor, Benjamin Harrison of Virginia, one of the signers of the Dec
 laration of Independence: born in
 Charles City County Virginia; died at Berkeley" on the James River, Va. i:
 married Elizabeth Bassitt; served in
 the Revolution as member of the Con-
 tinental Congress and signer of the Declaration of Independence. History
 of the United States.
 WYATT, Mrs. Irma Grey Ridley 8sS23-Ancestor. Colonel Thomas Rid
 ley. born in Virginia in 1740; died in Virginia about 1795: married Amy
 Scott; served in the Revolution as Col onel In the Continental Army; March II. 1776 Captain of 4th Virginia Reg iment; March 1. 177S, Major of 10th Virginia Regiment; 177s, September IA, | transferred to 9th Virginia Regiment:
 retired February 12, 17S1; was promot-
 ed to rank of Colonel for conspicuous | gallantry at the battle of the Brandy | wine: on retiring from service received
 grant of land in the territory north west of the Ohio river from which his
 heirs derived the sum of s4o.O00. | Heitman's Register; Riilon's History
 of the Rydales. Ridleys, etc.
 MICKLE. Mrs. Mary saffold Holmes --36067-Ancestor, Reuben safYoId. died
 in Wilkes County. Georgia, In 1877:
 served in the Revolution as minute