Flud Mitchell
From RoyalWeb
Line 5: | Line 5: | ||
In this application he states that he "...volunteered 12 Jul 1775 and served two years with Col. Thomson and Capt. Purvis". There is a deed dated 14 Feb 1778 from "Flood Mitchell of Granville County, [[South Carolina]]" to John Dugger for 233 acres. Flood states that he next "...enlisted again in 1778 under Capt. Hammond and Capt. Jones and served in an expedition against the Creek Indians." | In this application he states that he "...volunteered 12 Jul 1775 and served two years with Col. Thomson and Capt. Purvis". There is a deed dated 14 Feb 1778 from "Flood Mitchell of Granville County, [[South Carolina]]" to John Dugger for 233 acres. Flood states that he next "...enlisted again in 1778 under Capt. Hammond and Capt. Jones and served in an expedition against the Creek Indians." | ||
− | On an existing jury list from the Old 96th District, South Carolina for 1778-9 we find the name of Flud Mitchell. Flood states "...After this, I served six months as a volunteer and spy under Capt. Jones and Pulaski, was in the [[Battle of Sullivan's Island]] and several with the Indians and Tories. After this campaign I returned to my native Virginia and resided in Brunswick County until the close of the war." | + | On an existing jury list from the Old 96th District, South Carolina for 1778-9 we find the name of Flud Mitchell. Flood states "...After this, I served six months as a volunteer and spy under Capt. Jones and Pulaski, was in the [[http://www.southcarolinahistoricalsociety.org/wire/RevWar/CarolinaDay/ Battle of Sullivan's Island]] (28 Jun 1776) and several with the Indians and Tories. After this campaign I returned to my native Virginia and resided in Brunswick County until the close of the war." |
+ | |||
+ | We see that his chronology is a bit muddled. He must have fought at Sullivan's Island while under Thomson and Purvis. | ||
==Primary Sources== | ==Primary Sources== |