The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-10-22
CarOAnianS in the
Revolutionary War
By CATHERINE ALBERTSON.
JOHN kOE\

very meaGre. Of the privates and
ilecrs Of lesser rank this is specially
t..r. Therefore it is not surprising
rat a search through the Colonial
gccords for a statement Of the sery-
,nS rendered his country by John
hoen, 81 brave soldier Of the Reyolu-
tfoH from P~asquOtank county, reveals
Ua.y these few facts: That he en-
..>ted in MOOre's Tenth
regiment On May goth. 1777, was pro-
noted TO the rank Of corporal in
4.ne the same year, and served for
lrec Years.
Bnt in addition to the above infor-
nation. the following incidents in the
5lfc Of John kOen nave been furnish
81 the writer of this article by Mrs.
Margaret Temple, a resident of Eliza
beth city. Mrs. Temple is a grand
daughter Of John koen, and the
widow Of VIM. S. Temple, q brave
confederate soldier of P~asquotank
the time of Colonel Koen's death, and
retains q very vivid recollection of
the stirring stories Of the Revolution,
told by her grandfather during the
long winter evenings when the family
were gathered around the big fire
place in the old Koen homestead
near Rosedale, P~asquotank county.
A record copied from the koen
family Bible, now owned by Hon.
oscar Temple Of Denver, Col, a great
grandson of Col. koen, states tina
John Koen, son Of Daniel Koen
and Grace Koen, his wife, was
born on the 9th day of January,
1851. And years later, this record
was entered: John koen departed
this life Sept. 5, 1870, aged IS years,
5 months"
The Colonial Records give no ac-
count Of Koen's early services, but
local tradition and family history
all go TO show that at the age Of IS,
he offered his arms to his country,
and served throughout the Revolu-
ton; participating in many Of the
greatest victories won by the patriots,
sharing the worst hardships Of those
troubled days, and laying down his
arms only after CORVALLIS had sur
rendered his sword at Yorktown.
At the beginning Of the winter OF
l1T5-1776, North Carolina was con-
fronting the most perilous conditions
which she had ever been called to
face. From north, east and west the
foe was pressing up on her; and with
IA her own borders the Tories were
rising, and planning to join the British
in an effort to reduce the rebelliOuS
state to subsection.
The plan formulated by the Brit
tsh to carry out this purpose, was
this: Sir Henry Clinton with troops OF
British Regulars was to come down
'he coast from g York to the
mouth of the Cape Fear river, where
he Was To be joined by Lard Corn
wallis who was Fastening across the
ocean with troops from England, in
Sir Peter Parker's fleet. With these
two armies. the Tories in the State
were to unite. ON the west, the British
We're melting the Cherokee Indians
u the mountain frontier to rise
against the whites. And on the
north, Lord Dunmorc, the royal
governor OF Virginia was offering
freedom to the slaves and indentur-
od servants of Virginia and the
'lhemarle region OF North Carolina,
who would turn against their masters
and join the kings forces.
II these plans had matured, North
Carolina would have been crushed
thus early in the struggle, but n
by one they were frustrated. The
Sattie Of Great Bridge, near Norfolk,
Va, defeated Dunlnore in his pur-
bose. The Snow Campaign Quieted
The Indians uprising. The Battle OF
Noore's Creek Bridge near Whining
'ph. n. c., crushed the Tories in the
state; and the heavy winter storms
delayed CORVALLIS, and prevented him
rom joining Clinton at Wilmington.
When Lord ann issued his
tt'' taHl9tlOn trying 10 lucite tic
saves in Virginia and Albermarle 70
'eBcllion against their masters n
l"io~cd this proclamation by burn
lhS and ravaginS the plantations
around Norfolk. Virginia called
hpon her sister state for aid. Long
ana Sumner from Halifax district.
I}ause from P~asquotank and Skinner
rom PerQuimans FASTENED with their
nten 10 Great Bridge where Col.
"oodford had thrown up f~ortlhca-
tons.
Among the volunteers who hurried
~ he scene Of action was job hoen
- PaSqNotank, a boy in years, but a
IAN l0 resolution and ON
december, 9th, 11I3, the British at
'd'hed Woodford's Notifications. and