Thomas McCulloch1

d. 12 October 1780
Marriage Thomas McCulloch married Isabel Patrick, daughter of Robert Patrick.2 
Military  Thomas commanded a company of men at the Battle of King's Mountain which was fought on 7 Oct. 1780. He was mortally wounded during the fighting.3  
Death12 Oct 1780  He died five days later, on 12 Oct 1780, during the return march towards Virginia.3 
Burial He was buried at Brittain Cemetery in Rutherfordton, Rutherford County, North Carolina, Two stones mark Thomas' burial place. The newer marker notes his rank as a Lieutenant in the Virginia Militia during the Revolutionary War and bears the dates 1735-1780. The older stone, now very worn and difficult to read, carries the inscription:

Here lies the body of Lieutenant Thomas McColloch, belonging to Colonel Campbell's Virginia regiment, who lost his life in, and for the honorable, just and rightous cause of liberty, in defeating Colonel Ferguson's infamous company of banditti, at King's Mountain, October 7th, 1780.3,4
 
Will  Thomas wrote his will on 9 Oct., 1780, two days after he was injured at King's Mountain. He no doubt knew his injuries were serious enough he would not survive the trip back over the mountains to Virginia. Thomas left his wife Isabel the land on which they lived and also remembered his children whom he described as oldest son John, second son Robert and 4 daughters: Rachel, Mary, Sarah and Martha.5 

Family

Isabel Patrick
Children
  • Rachel McCulloch6
  • John McCulloch+6 (circa 1761 - 29 Apr 1838)
  • Robert McCulloch5,1 (2 May 1764 - 29 Aug 1849)
  • Sarah McCulloch5
  • Mary McCulloch6
  • Martha McCulloch6
Last Edited22 Jul 2013

Citations

  1. [S2521] George Wanamaker, History of Harrison Co., Missouri, digitized images, Internet Archive (http://archive.org : accessed Oct. 2010), page 332; biographical article abt William McCulloch Dunn (states William's mother was Mary McCulloch, daughter of Robert McCulloch and granddaughter of Thomas McCulloch. The article states that the McCulloch family came from Scotland and that Thomas was killed at the Battle of Kings Mountain.
  2. [S3052] Norma Smith, "Will of Robert Patrick," e-mail to Diana Powell, 18 Jul 2012. Mrs. Smith provided a transcription of the will of Robert Patrick as recorded in Augusta Co., VA Will Bk 3: 90.
  3. [S2850] Lyman Draper, King's Moutain and It's Heroes (Cinncinnati, Ohio: 1881; reprint Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1997), p. 406.
  4. [S1777] Find A Grave Website (http://www.findagrave.com/index.html : accessed Jan. 2013). Thomas McCulloch entry (2), Brittain Cemetery, Rutherfordton Cemetery, Rutherford Co., North Caroline (photos).
  5. [S21] Shelby Ireson Edwards, Washington Co. VA Will Book 1, abstracting the will of Thomas McCullough from Washington Co. Will Bk 1: 82. The will, dated 9 Oct. 1780 and proved 24 Nov. 1780, named wife Isabel and son John as executors. It was witnessed by Robert Campbell, Thos Scott and James Logan.
  6. [S21] Shelby Ireson Edwards, Washington Co. VA Will Book 1, abstracting the will of Thomas McCullough from Washington Co. Will Bk 1: 82. The will, dated 9 Oct. 1780 and proved 24 Nov. 180, named wife Isabel and son John as executors. It was witnessed by Robert Campbell, Thos Scott and James Logan.