Thomas Young was born in Laurens, South Carolina on January 17, 1764, although his brother, Christopher, says he was born in February. Sometime around 1765 his family moved a short distance to modern day Union County.
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Absalom Bobo, PVT
Pension Application: R980 The following information is from the pension application of Absalom Bobo unless otherwise noted.
Absalom Bobo was born about 1754 in Albemarle County, Virginia. He was drafted in February or March of 1781 and first mustered at Blackstocks (View Map) in modern day Union County. Absalom served as a private in Captain George Roebuck‘s company of Colonel Benjamin Roebuck‘s battalion of the Spartan Militia.
General Daniel Morgan – The Old Wagoner
The following biography of Daniel Morgan was published in the Spartanburg Herald-Journal on January 17, 1781 to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Cowpens.
Daniel Morgan, the Old Wagoner, rose from lowly origins to become a supreme field soldier, frontiersman and one of the foremost generals of the American Revolution.
Colonel John Thomas, Sr.
John Thomas, Sr., was born May 4, 1718 (or April 5, 1720) in Cardiff, Wales. Shortly after his birth, his family immigrated to Chester County, Pennsylvania where he spent his childhood. Although raised Episcopalian, in 1740 he married Jane Black, a spirited young lady and zealous Presbyterian.