Joseph Graham (1759 - 1836)

Born 13 Oct 1759 in Chester, Pennsylvania

Ancestors

Husband of Isabella (Davidson) Graham — married 2 Aug 1787 in Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States

Descendants

Died 12 Nov 1836 at age 77 in Vesuvius Furnace, Lincoln, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

Joseph Graham is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: 168880
Rank: Quartermaster-Sergeant

Joseph Graham is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A046752.

General Joseph Graham served with Mecklenburg County Regiment, North Carolina Militia during the American Revolution.

General Joseph Graham served for North Carolina in the War of 1812
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Joseph Graham was born on Oct 13, 1759 in Chester County, Pennsylvania. He died on Nov 12, 1836 in Vesuvius Furnace, Lincoln County, North Carolina.

Spouse: Isabella (Davidson) Graham (1764-1808), married in about 1788, daughter of John Davidson (1735-1832) and Violet Winslow Wilson Davidson (1742-1818)^[1]

Children^[2]:

1. Polly Graham (before 1789–1801)
2. John Davidson Graham (1789–1847)
3. Sophia Graham Witherspoon (1791–1865)
4. Robert Montrose Graham (1799–1821)
5. Violet Wilson Winslow Graham Alexander (1799–1868)
6. Mary Eugenia Graham Morrison (1801–1864)
7. Alfred Graham (1803–1835)
8. William Alexander Graham (1804–1875)
9. Isabella Graham (1806–1807)

Among the patriots of our Revolution, none deserves our gratitude more than Joseph Graham, (born 1759--died 1836); he was the founder of this family in North Carolina. He was a native of Pennsylvania, born in Chester County, October 13, 1759. His mother was left a widow with six small children and but slender means. He removed to North Carolina, when her son, Joseph, was about ten years old, and settled near Charlotte. His early education was connected at the academy in Charlotte, he was distinguished for his assiduity and good conduct. There studies made him acquainted with the history of events and prepared his mind for the revolutionary struggle which soon ensued. He testified that he was present in Charlotte, May 20, 1775, when and where the first declaration of independence was made, and speaks of the impression made on his mind by the solemn and heroic decisions of that day.

By a life of industry and temperance he enjoyed a "green old age." He died on November 12, 1836, and was buried at McPelah, in Lincoln County. Over his grave is the following inscription:

"Sacred to the memory of MAJOR GENERAL JOSEPH GRAHAM, who died November 12, 1836, aged 77 years. He was a brave, distinguished and intelligent officer in the Revolutionary War, and in various campaigns from May, 1778 to November, 1781; commanded in fifteen engagements with signal courage, wisdom and success.

Spouse & Children

Isabella Davidson (1764–1808)

-Polly Graham (1788–1801)

-John Davidson Graham (1789–1847) m. (1) Ann Elizabeth Epes Connor (1797–1836), m. (2) Jane Elizabeth Johnston (1813–1883)

-Sophia Graham (1791–1865) m. John Ramsey Witherspoon (1774–1852)

-James Graham (1793–1851) never married

-George Franklin Graham (1794–1827) m. Martha Anne Epps Harris (1806–1877)

-Joseph Graham II (1797–1837) m. Sarah Kimbrough (1810–1843)

-Robert Montrose Graham (1799–1821)

-Violet Wilson Winslow Graham (1799–1868) m. Dr. Moses Winslow Alexander (1798–1845)

-Mary Graham (1801–1864) m. Rev. Robert Hall Morrison Sr, (1798–1889)

Alfred Graham (1803–1835)

William Alexander Graham Sr (1804–1875) m. Susannah Sarah Washington (1816–1890)

Isabella Graham (1806–1807)

Military Service

Revolutionary War Service

Pension Number: S6937 - Joseph Graham^[3][4]

DECLARATION OF GENERAL JOSEPH GRAHAM, IN ORDER TO OBTAIN THE BENEFIT OF THE ACT OF CONGRESS, PASSED JUNE 7, 1832.

"On this 30th day of October, personally appeared in open Court before the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for the county of Lincoln, in North Carolina, now sitting, Gen. Joseph Graham, a resident of said county and State, aged seventy-three years, who, first being duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832 :

"That he enlisted in the army of the United States early in the month of May, 1778, and served in the Fourth Regiment of the North Carolina Line, under Col. Archibald Lytle, in Captain Gooden's company; a part of the time; and the balance as Quartermaster-Sergeant. The terms of the enlistment were to serve nine months after arriving at the place of rendezvous, which was stated to be at Bladensburgh, in the State of Maryland.

"These troops assembled in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, where he then lived, and by slow movements marched on to near the Virginia line, detaining by the way for the recruits from the other counties to join. The field officers on this march were Col. Wm. L. Davidson, Majors ,Wm. Polk and Henry Dickson (commonly called Hal Dickson), Capt. Smith Harris and others. When all assembled, encamped in Caswell County, at a place called Moon's Creek. At this place received intelligence of the Battle of Monmouth, and that the British were gone to New York ; that our services were not wanted in the North, and after some delay, the men became uneasy; their term of service had not yet commenced, and they were uncertain when it would ; a mutiny took place, which was suppressed with some difficulty; some officers broke their swords, and some of the soldiers were crippled.

"It was afterwards proposed to such of the soldiers as would, to take furloughs until the fall, that their term of service should then commence. Most of those from the upper counties took furloughs, of whom this deponent was one, and he returned home to Mecklenburg, where he then resided; about three months after he had left. Some time in August in the year 1778, he was again called into service and marched from Charlotte on the 5th day of November following, under command of General Rutherford with his brigade of five-months militia men (Colonel Lytle commanded the regulars), to the Ten-mile House, above Charleston, where he drew arms and camp equipage; from thence to Purysburg on Savannah River, where General Lincoln commanded; and the regulars from North Carolina were organized in two regiments under Colonels Lytle and Armstrong; the brigade under Brigader-General Sumner; and this deponent, and company under Captain Gooden; which company and one commanded by Capt. Wm. Goodman, were shortly after transferred to a regiment of light infantry, which, after General Ashe was defeated at Briar Creek, was augmented by some companies of militia and placed under command of Colonel Malmedy (a Frenchman), and Maj. John Nelson, of the North Carolina Line. From the time the regiment of infantry was formed, this deponent acted as Quartermaster-Sergeant to the end of the campaign. Lieutenant Hillton (of the regulars), who was appointed Quartermaster, being in bad health and dying about the last of the year, this deponent discharged the whole duty, most of the time. During this service he was in a skirmish with McGirt, who commanded the British cavalry before Tarleton's arrival. Said regiment of light infantry was twice detached under the command of Count Pulaski, in one of which services a lieutenant, Chevalier Devallile (a Frenchman) , in a rencontre with a British picquet, received a mortal wound ; he was in the Battle of Stono, on the 20th day of June, 1779; was discharged near Dorchester, S. C, he thinks by Col. Archibald Lytle, some time about the beginning of August, 1779; said discharge, and many other papers relating to that service, were given up to the Board of Commissioners, who sat at Warrenton in the year 1786, for the adjustment of the claims of the North Carolina Line.

"Was taken with the bilious fever a few days before the term of service was up, and had much difficulty, but by the assistance of a friend, after some time got home; and was not fully recovered at the end of two months. The terms on which this service was performed were to be exempted from military duties for three years after. His spirits were so depressed by the fever and recollection of the hardships of a southern campaign in the summer, along the seaboard, he was disposed to avail himself of the privilege allowed him by the law, until about the latter end of May, when Colonel Buford was defeated, and it was announced the enemy were within thirty-five or forty miles; when the militia were ordered out, en masse. This deponent joined them, and from the experience he had in military duties, was appointed Adjutant to the Mecklenburg regiment. From that county, being a frontier, and no other force to protect it, a part of said regiment, and some times all, were kept in the service most of the summer, and this deponent with them. The foot, under Gen. W. L. Davidson, encamped southeast of Charlotte, and the horse, under Colonel Davie, were patrolling the country as far as Waxhaw, and the adjoining counties in the west, which were disaffected. On the 25th of September, heard that the whole British army were on the march from Camden. General Davidson immediately decamped, marched toward Salisbury and ordered this deponent to Charlotte to join Colonel Davie, and take command of such of the inhabitants as should collect there on the news of the approach of the enemy — fifty-odd collected. In the disposition Colonel Davie made for resistance as the enemy entered the village this deponent commanded the reserve, and sustained the retreat by molesting the advance of the enemy for four miles against their whole cavalry and a battalion of infantry which followed; at last they charged, when Colonel Davie was not in supporting distance, and this deponent received nine wounds (the scars of which this Court testify are visible at this time); that he was left on the ground and afterwards taken to the hospital, and it was upwards of two months before his wounds were healed; that after he recovered, the enemy were said to be in Winnsborough, S. C. The term of the militia who had been in service under General Davidson and Colonel Davie had expired.

"General Davidson, some time in the month of December, stated to this deponent that it was the opinion of General Greene the enemy would again advance in North Carolina as soon as a reinforcement and some stores on the way from Charleston should arrive; and that a call must be made for another draft. He wanted a part cavalry, and as Colonel Davie was now Commissary-General with General Greene, he did not expect him to furnish it. If this deponent would raise a company or more, he should be entitled to such rank as the numbers would justify; that as an encouragement, each man would find his own horse and equipments and serve at that time for six weeks, it should stand in place of a tour of duty of three months, the time required by law.

"The deponent, therefore, set out among the youth of his acquaintance, and in two or three weeks had upwards of fifty. The principal difficulty was to procure arms — they generally had rifles; carried the muzzle in a small boot fixed to a strap fastened beside the right stirrup leather, and the butt ran through their shot-bag belt, so that the lock came directly under the right arm; near half the swords were made by blacksmiths of the country. Those who had a pistol, had it swung by a strap the size of a bridle rein, on the left side over the sword, which was hung higher than the modern way of wearing them ; so as not to entangle their legs when acting on foot. Their equipments were not splendid ; they were the best that could be procured at that time, and in the hands of the men who used them ultimately as serviceable as arms that looked much finer. They had at all times all their arms with them, whether on foot or on horseback, and could move individually or collectively, as circumstances might require, without depending on commissary, quartermaster or other staff.

"After Tarleton's defeat on the 17th of January, 1781, the enemy in pursuit of General Morgan came to Cowan's Ford on the Catawba, on the 1st day of February. This deponent had two of his company killed opposing their passage, and his was the only company that went off the battle-ground in order and covered the retreat; at the same time our General Davidson fell. On the 7th of February, this deponent's company, hanging on the rear of the British, on their march from Shallow Ford, on the Yadkin, to Salem, routed a small party, killed one, and took five prisoners (regulars). After this the North Carolina militia were placed under the command of Gen. Andrew Pickens, of South Carolina, and this deponent's company, with others under Col. Joseph Dickson, passed on over Haw River; was dispatched by General Pickens in the evening, with part of his company, and some riflemen from Rowan, forty- five in number, marched in the night of the 17th, at light next morning, surprised and killed or took prisoners a guard of an officer and twenty-six men, at Hart's Mills, one and a half miles from Hillsboro, where the British army then lay; the evening of the same day formed a junction with Colonel (Light-horse Harry) Lee's legion; a day or two after this Tarleton, with his legion, set out over Haw River to join Colonel or Doctor Pyles, and Lee after him. This deponent's company and all the militia equipped as dragoons, were placed under Lee, in the rear of his dragoons; on falling in with Pyles and the Tories, instead of Tarleton, Lee passed along the front of their line in a parallel direction. Although he (Graham) knew their character, Lee's men, who had recently come to the South, did not; when the militia came near and discovered the strip of red cloth each man had on his hat, they made the first attack on the Tories; some of our blacksmith's swords were broken, others bent, etc. Tarleton, who was then in the vicinity, as soon as informed of the result, set off for Hillsboro; we pursued about half way, and not overtaking, turned to the left up the country. The next day, he having got a reinforcement, came after us, attacked our picquet guard in the night; in the firing killed Maj. Micajah Lewis, a Continental officer, and compelled us to move. After various movements, and both armies having got to the south of Haw River, near Alamance Creek, on the 2d of March, a detachment of about six hundred (all militia, except Lee's Legion) advanced in three columns under his command. This deponent and company in front of the left, with orders to support the left flank; after passing through a farm, near Clapp's Mill, and entering a coppice of woods, encountered a large party of the enemy drawn up in position, a smart firing commenced, and after three or four rounds, our line gave way; the ground was so hampered with thick underbrush, and the Tories pressing us on the left flank, the retreat was effected with difficulty ; retreated about one mile to the ford, on Big Alamance, where Col. Otho Williams, the regulars under his command, and Washington's cavalry, were drawn up to support us; the enemy did not pursue more than five hundred yards; in the affair two were killed, three wounded, and two taken prisoners of this deponent's company, seven in all. On the 1st of March, the term of service for which the men had engaged was up, and about two-thirds of them would go home, the others were persuaded to stay longer, being daily in expectation of a general action.

"The day after the battle at Clapp s Mill, Colonel Lee ordered this deponent to take twenty-five men and go to where the battle was, and see if the enemy were there; if gone, take their trail, credit no report of the inhabitants, but proceed until we actually saw the British troops. At the battle ground found the British had gone after burying their own dead and leaving ours; took the trail in the evening, came in view of their sentries on the Salisbury road, within half a mile of their headquarters, and directly dispatched a sergeant and six of the party to inform Lee; the rest of our party moved after dark through the woods, with a view of taking two sentries we had seen in the evening. In this we failed, hut after they had fired at us we went briskly up the main road. In half a mile met a patrol of their cavalry about equal to our number; after hailing, briskly discharged a volley in their faces; they retreated and took to the woods; we took their officer prisoner, the rest escaped. We turned out of the road in an obscure path. In half a mile halted to take some refreshments. On the great road opposite to us a quarter of a mile distant heard a scattering fire and considerable noise which lasted for some time. Two days after we learned from a deserter that on report of the sentries in the evening, the patrol was sent up the road after us, and were returning when we met and dispersed them. When they came into camp from different directions, upwards of one hundred cavalry were sent up the road after us, and at eleven o'clock at night met a company of Tories coming in to join them. Not doubting that it was the party which had defeated their picquet, they instantly charged them, and considerable slaughter was made before it was discovered they were friends. These small affairs did more to suppress Toryism to the south than anything that had before occurred. A few days before at Piles' defeat, they had been cut up by Lee's men and ours, when they thought it was their friend Tarleton; in the present case they were cut up by the British, when they thought it was the Americans. It is not known that any of them attempted to join the British afterwards.

"This deponent and company some days after were in the action at Whitsell's Mill, on Reedy Fork, under command of Colonel Washington, when Colonel Webster, with the elite of the British army, for twelve miles pressed us so closely as to compel Colonel Otho Williams, the commander, to fight at this place. The men whom I had persuaded thus long to remain for a general action, being disappointed, and having nothing but heavy skirmishing, in which they still had to act a prominent part, determined to go home; which they reported to General Greene. He ordered this deponent to go with them and keep them in a compact body until they got through the disaffected settlements on the east side of the Yadkin. We passed that river on the 14th of March, 1781, and on the 17th most of the company got home. Although the company were engaged to serve only six weeks, about two-thirds of them served upwards of two months. From the time I undertook to raise the company until I returned home, about three months. Owing to the early death of General Davidson, under whose orders I acted, I had no written commission, but Colonel Dickson, under whom I was afterwards placed, gave a written discharge some time after. In this service was in eight battles or skirmishes, and lost nine men by the enemy, viz., four killed, three wounded, and two prisoners.

"After the battle of Guilford, the enemy marched to Wilmington and left a garrison there, but no militia services were called for in the west until the month of August, 1781, though the Tories, under the protection of the British, had possession of the country south of Cape Fear up to and above Fayetteville. And Colonel Fanning of the Tories surprised Hillsboro and took Governor Burke prisoner. General Rutherford, who had been captured at Gates' defeat, and with other distinguished citizens confined for twelve months in the castle of St. Augustine, had been exchanged, and returned about this time. He sent this deponent orders to raise a troop of dragoons in Mecklenburg. Many of those who had served the preceding winter joined it. There were but four married men in the troop. Our headquarters were near Pedee. Deponent did not receive the commission herewith sent until several days after the organization. His reason for applying for it was that on former occasions officers who had acted under verbal appointments, and had been taken prisoners, had not been represented as officers, but treated as common soldiers. When the drafts were assembled a legionary corps was formed under the command of Col. E. Smith, who had been a captain in the North Carolina line; it consisted of three troops of dragoons, about ninety-six troopers and two hundred mounted infantry. This deponent was appointed major, as will appear by the commission and other papers herewith. Two days afterwards the general having information that the Tories embodied on Raft Swamp, upwards of six hundred in number, were about to retreat before him towards Wilmington, detached this deponent with the dragoons and forty mounted men with orders to endeavor to hold them at bay or impede their march, so that he might follow and overtake them. When they were overtaken, the ground appearing favorable, they were charged by the dragoons and entirely defeated and dispersed, twenty or thirty being killed and wounded entirely with sabre.

"This deponent was afterwards detached by Colonel Smith with one troop of dragoons and two companies of mounted men. At Moore's plantation, a mile below the ferry at Wilmington, surprised and defeated about one hundred Tories, killed and wounded twelve; next day was an unsuccessful attack on a British garrison in a brick house that covered the ferry opposite Wilmington; had one of our party killed.

"This deponent was afterwards detached, by order of General Rutherford, with three companies, one of dragoons, by Brunswick, over Lockwood's Folly and Waccamaw River. At a place called Seven Creeks, near the South Carolina line, was attacked about midnight by the noted Colonel Gainey of South Carolina, who was then under a truce with General Marion, but it appears did not consider it binding in North Carolina, had one of our party killed and two wounded, and four horses killed. The cavalry charged and defeated the Tories and killed one of Gainey's party.

"For the further evidence of this service, see General Rutherford's order to this deponent (after the British had left Wilmington), dated Wilmington, Nov. 18th, 1781, and the orders this deponent gave to those under his command when acting in pursuance of said order. The whole service was something over three months. Lost two men killed, and two wounded, and was in four battles.

RECAPITULATION OF THE FOREGOING SERVICES.

In the Regular Service.

"From the month of May, 1778, until the same time in August, when furloughed to go home, 3 months.

"From the 5th day of November, 1778, to the 5th of August, 1779, 9 months.

In the Militia Service.

"From about the 1st of June, 1780, until the 17th of March, 1781, including the time lying in the hospital and disabled from service, except about two weeks after got well of wounds, say 9 1/4 months — 9 1/4 months.

"From about 20th of August, 1781, to 1st of December, to Wilmington, 3 1/4 months — total 24 1/2 months.

"The deponent states that he has a record of his age; that he was born in Chester County, Pennsylvania, on the 13th day of October, 1759; that he removed to Mecklenburg County, in the State of North Carolina, when about ten years of age; was present in Charlotte on the 20th day of May, 1775, when the committee of the county of Mecklenburg made their celebrated Declaration of Independence of the British Crown, upwards of a year before the Congress of the United States did at Philadelphia; that he resided in Mecklenburg County until 1792, and since that time in the county of Lincoln.

"He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State.

"Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.

(Signed) "J. Graham."

War of 1812 Service

During the War of 1812, he rose to the rank of brigadier general in the North Carolina militia. After that war, he was promoted to major general of the Fifth Regiment of the North Carolina militia and served in that command for many years.^[5]

Timeline

• 1759, born in Chester County, Pennsylvania
• 1763 (about), moved to Mecklenburg County, North Carolina^[6]
• 1781-1782, enlisted in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina; Revolutionary War Service^[7]
• 1787, married Isabella Davidson on 2 Aug 1787 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina^[8]
• 1790, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina^[9]
• 1800, Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina^[10]
• 1810, Carolina, Rowan County, North Carolina^[11]
• 1812-1815, Service in War of 1812, attaining the rank of General
• 1820, East of the South Fork of the Catawba River, Lincoln, North Carolina, United States^[12]
• 1830, Lincoln, North Carolina, United States^[13]
• 1836, died at his home in Vesuvius Furnace, Lincoln, North Carolina, United States^[14]

Notes

Sources

1. ↑ #FG
2. ↑ #FG
3. ↑ Pension Number: S6937 - Joseph Graham. National Archives & Records Administration, Publication M804. Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files. Roll: 1106. Archived at Fold3.com.
4. ↑ Book: Graham, Wm. A, "General Joseph Graham and his Papers on North Carolina Revolutionary History", 1904 by Edwards & Broughton, Raleigh. NC. Available at Archive.org
5. ↑ #1812, #Dictionary
6. ↑ #Pension
7. ↑ #Lewis
8. ↑ #Marriage
9. ↑ #C1790
10. ↑ #C1800
11. ↑ #Cc1810
12. ↑ #C1820
13. ↑ #C1830
14. ↑ #FG, #Vesuvius

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• United States War of 1812 Index to Service Records, 1812-1815, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/Q29K-WKTY : 11 March 2016), Joseph Graham, 1812-1815; citing NARA microfilm publication M602 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); roll 84; FHL microfilm 882,602.
• William S. Powell, Ed., Dictionary of North Carolina Biography (The University of North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill: 1991), Vol. 2, 335-336.
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