Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-04-15
TALES or TIE 2YaIBTl0s RETolD


The British were in possession
q every stronghold ami thew lis-
had rather more 10 fear from tle
torres gf their iumHiil-e ne-a-
boraold than from the British
army Such crisis always 49,
veiop stroag characters hence
IL Il not surprising that there
arose LJzeas % noble woner as
eel as scores Of courageous men
zho b-aved dangers Of ali kinds,
even death itself IN their levJ-
lion g. the cause q liberty.
I, j. ABSOLUTELY certain that. in
many Instances. the record %
the assistance rendered by these
true hearted men and women, Is
BURIED with then. and their de-
seentaats. AMI who are the in
ha-i-0rs Of tire b~enedcent iu1I-
eEeS Of their lives. are either
ignorant o. them Or wholly .utit-
terent 10 their memory.
Yet b. 10 said % the honor OF
American women. the spirit. u
which the organization Of the
National Society Of the u. \. Z.
gave birth. has now spread over
the entire republic. and they ara
constantly erecting monuments
o. their fOrefathe-s. more lasting
than stone or usrhle. By colIec.-
Jug facts and wei authenticated
incidents. connected with the
lives ~ these brave people. ali
placing them on record in teli1-
BE publications.. accessible g.
living and future de-ceud1uts.
And who all say that this
grea' work viii not prove a po-
sen; influence for gDod2 Viii j;
n1t enable children % honor
inei- ancestry who suffered. blst,
and died % secure civil ard re-
-Ols Liberty and can they
lghtiy esteem those privilege
UhIch il est their mothers. .
vel a. their fathers, 20 mu-n q
-ecgres
From the BEGINNING to the
ct1se % tine Revolutionary var
NJ names are more thoroughly
identified with the history a. Ihe
CarOinas, than those Of Eenne-
dy. Brandon. CloWuey. BeE-
Collins and Bratron- From wees
10 week We shall a -1or,
sketch q some member OF these
families, sbeut whom interesting
INCIDENTS have been preserved.
lr = possible that m shIs way Tie
young ladies' Of the town. wa
sre Interested in seuea.5Eca.
records may De assisted.
WILLIAM KENNEDY.
William Kennedy. -. vas born
either IN Psnasy lvinia Or Viz
-iaia- Ills father had eui--ated
from Ireland. ald ON reaching
0naIougy William euiEratef %
sSouth Carslns, where he mar
rIed. Mss Aiary ANA Brau4 "a.
sister Of Gen Thomas Branz1n-
After his marriage he settled on
Browns Creek. about JH-er miles
east q Union. \ e. where he
dled sc an advanced aye. Tn
da-es u his b.r-a and death can
nat 20 given With certainty. but
Ee ao know taag he aad grown
ehildren n n i1S4 Wen the
Revolutionary VA began he e.
pcused the cause Of Tie culonssS
and gsEEt tire rebel army Is 6
private soldier and never would
during thu -aE accept oTee. al
though he wls regarded as one
OF the leani1s men of his section
ali during the struggle He Va
IN all the principal battles and
skiFmishes i1uShE IL the northern
part OF South Carolina AMI IN
North Carolina lie vas twice
wounded Al SsaIli7ls and vas IN
the battles Of Ninety Sx. Cox
pens. Bl4eS Sos, King Noun
tain and Others
Dl1nS the war. while on 4
Visit 70 MS family. the Tories AZ
tempted q capture bim. He Wa
rs wo-S IN his shop x1ea t1ev
approached AID eF1eavored L..
SUR Uni him- Taey got hIs has
ous he made a preipisous Efrht
% tae ne4re@ tlickes ami a.
shower OF bullets TIA. whzzad
around his head. After the ~
Hes lett be returned t. v.ew the
psISed house ard bId 4 hastv
a-led % his family. then return
- hatlsss o. sl= army. On one
occasion after the var he wa
insglsai hya Tory Il Cnion c. Il.
he Pas one Ok the smaller bov<
"a a horse and sail % hin. 10
home and tel my son Thomas
Brandon % come here uale
Thomas Brandon lsaped u the
horse bareback and e0atless ana
ped u town o. know his faith
~ wish Th1uA said -
Oh nan. Il wsnt you 70 xhio
thal rascal pointing ouf the Of
Ien1er- No sooner said than
Thomas entered on the 100 ana
finished Il up 10 the satisfaction
o. us father. not. however. With
suffering IN the 1ssa himself
Tor during the fight Thomas re-
e7ived Z severe wound on the
forehead which LETT a scar for
life.
After the war Mr.. Kennedy
served a a member of the Leg
stature - long as he would con-
70 do 50. He had eleven
children His three eldest sons
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