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the Loyalist regions they represented
themselves as Loyalists, and under
this guise, by boldness and ,stratagem,
captured a party of thirty Tories,
whom, they disarmed and put upon
parole of honor not to serve again
against the Americans. After various
adventures they reachsd the Pacolet
River, and on the 16th of July eff
fected a Junction with Colonel Nc
Dowell and a body of 800 North
Carolina militia (Stevens' History
of Georgia)
BENJAMIN Lawrence was the trust
ed guide of this expedition; he was
familiar with the hills and valleys,
rivers and forests of this Piedmont
region, and the success and safety OF
the expedition depended entirely on
the skill and caution of this man,
- This is proved by the following ex-
tract from Landrum's History of
Upper South Carolina, page 115.
Col. John Jones, of Burke County,
Ga, proposed to carry his men from
Georgia to North Carolina and join
the patriots there. Thirty-fve vol
unteered to go with him. He was
chosen leader. BENJAMIN Lawrence,
lof South Carolina, went with him
and acted as guide, rendering yalu-
able service. He was a superior
woodsman and well acquainted with
this country. Benjamin Lawrence is
also mentioned In connection with
this same incident In McCrady's His
tory OF South Carolina.
After the war he married Rachael
lWeems, March 5, 1888, and settled
lin Pickens District on lands he ac-
Quired from the State; the plantation
Is about four miles from Calhoun and
is still In possession of the family,
being now owned by his grandson,
Mr. j. H. Lawrence. He died April
II, 1926, and lies buried in a private
burying ground on his plantation.
He never applied for a pension, but
January 8, 1874, being then over
eighty years of age she was
born In 1853 and died August IL,
1848, leaving three CT .ldren, James,
Elisha, and Margaret, wife of Alex
ander Deal, of Mississippi. She is
buried beside her husband.
Thomas Caradine lies buried on
the farm that once belonged to- him,
on Martins Creek, three miles and
a half from Adams Crossing, on the
Blue Ridge Railroad. His children
all married and went out West, and
the farm was sold. fs.
FcIy liltie SlS Known ABOUT MS MS
tory; some scanty information was
obtained from the Pension Office. No
date of his birth is given, or the
State of his nativity, although it
was probably- Rowan County, N. C.
1T is said that while on visit to
Pennsylvania he entered the army
under General Wayne and served six
months; he was in Wayne's defeat
lat PaoH, Afterwards he enlisted
again from Rowan County, N. c.,
and serve,' during the. entire war.
He was under Captain Bell and with
Colonel Locke in battles with the In
dians, and at Ramsour's Mill; he was
In the battle of Guilford Courthouse,
and others. After the war he mar
ried Elizabeth Grant, August 12,
1888, in Greenville District, S. c.
She was born March "a, 1866, and
was sister of William Grant, a
Revolutionary soldier, who owned the
plantation now occupied by Mr.. H
Eugene Fant in the lower part of
Oconee County.
Thomas Caradine and his wife set
tied in Pickens District, and he died
May 8, 1920. He was never a PEN
sioner, but his widow applied for a
pension December 81, 1874.
MRS. p. III. NELL.