John Beattie

d. 1780
FatherJohn Beattie1 d. 1790
MotherEllen Gilmore
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Birth John Beattie was born on Cars [Kerr's] Creek in Rockbridge (then Augusta) County, Virginia.2 
Migration1772 In 1772 his father moved the family farther south, settling in Washington (then Fincastle) County. 
Death1780 He died in 1780 at the Battle of King's Mountain.1,2 

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Letter written in 1880 from Madison Beattie to William Lowry (clerk of the Washington Co. court) in answer to questions from the historian Lyman Draper. Madison referenced his grandfather John Beattie and John's sons David, John and William
Last Edited2 May 2011

Citations

  1. [S5] Elizabeth Kelly Allison, Early Southwest Virginia Families, p. 102-6.
  2. [S2180] Letter from M[adison] Beattie, Glade Spring Virginia to Lyman C. Draper, dated Dec. 20, 1880; Draper Manuscript Collection, Series DD (King's Mountain Papers Vol 14-15), compiled by Lyman Draper (1815-1891), item 14DD72. Madison Beattie, son of William Beattie, provided information on David, John and William Beattie.
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