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He was born about 1750 in Salem County, Virginia and his parents were Mary Elizabeth (Wages) and William Terrell Speed.
During the American Revolutionary War he served as an officer (Captain & Lieutenant Colonel) in North Carolina militia. [1] He was wounded at the Battle of Stono Ferry on 20 June 1779 at James Island in the Stono River (about eight miles west of Charleston, South Carolina). [2]
About 1780 his father was captured and held as a prisoner of war in Camden, South Carolina where his death occurred. On 28 March 1782 the Probate Court of Richmond County, North Carolina ruled that he had died intestate, and assigned his widow Elizabeth and her then husband, Zack Martin, as the executors of his estate.
John SPEED first married in July 1774 in Cheraws District, Carolinas to Mrs. Catherine (STEWART) LITTLE (c1748-c1789), daughter of Elizabeth (MENZIES) and Patrick STEWART.
In 1778 he was listed as a vestryman of St.David’s Parish in Cheraw District, South Carolina (which was twenty miles south of Rockingham, Richmond County, North Carolina, USA).
In 1779 that part of Anson County east of the Pee Dee River was renamed Richmond County, North Carolina, USA. He was listed in numerous deeds in both those counties.
In 1786 John Speed was mentioned as having an unidentified debt in the probate records for the estate of Col. Thomas Wade (d: 10 Dec 1786). [3]
John SPEED married secondly married about 1789 to Elizabeth Vosburg.
On 21 April 1784, John Speed took a seat in the North Carolina General Assembly representing Richmond County.
He died of smallpox on 18 Feb 1806 [4] and was buried in Richmond County, North Carolina, USA.
His estate was administered by his son, James Stewart Speed. [5] [6]
The different spelling of the Stewart or Stuart name from time to time was the result of different political feelings toward Britain during this period.
Researchers have made 2 separate claims that his daughter, Sarah "Sally" Speed, either married William Pegues or John Granger Nix. Since both women were having children during the same years, one of them has to be wrong. Both property and estate records for John Speed mention William Pegues, indicating that his wife is the correct daughter of John Speed. Therefore the wrong profile was detached on 2023/03/14 ...
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