James Baxter Sr. (1793 - 1866)

Born 1793 in Georgia

Ancestors

Husband of Rhoda (Giles) Baxter — married 2 May 1816 in Cosby, Cocke, Tennessee, United States

Descendants

Died 1 Feb 1866 at about age 73 in Cosby, Cocke, Tennessee

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Biography

James was born about 1793. —( some records say b.1783)

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Married Rhoda Giles @ 1820

Gravestone says:

James Baxter
PVT
Bunch’s Regt
E. Tenn Militia
War of 1812
1793
Feb 1 1866
Battle of the Horse Shoe

Backside:
Battle of the Horse Shoe Bend
Wife
Rhoda Giles

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About Baxter, James

James Baxter servered in the war of 1812. Rank: Private. Company: commandered by Capt. Joseph Duncan Regiment: Tennessee Infantry Militia, commanded by Col. James Bunch in the Creek war. James Baxter was in the battle of the Horse Shoe. He was honorably discharged at Camp Offsite at Ross Landing Tennessee July 29, 1814 after serving his full six months. He inlisted as a substitute in the place of one Thomas Mantooth on Jan. 10, 1814 for the term of six months.[information from the Pension application records of Rhoda 'Giles' Baxter, widow of James Baxter] Cocke County records show land surveyed for James Baxter as follows: 50 acres on the Caney Fork of Cosby Creek on April 8, 1824, 16 acres on the Caney Fork of Cosby Creek on July 5, 1824, 100 acres on the waters of Cosby Creek on Feb. 27, 1826. James Baxter was the first Baxter to arrive in Cocke County, TN.

Buried in the Old Baxter Cemetery in upper Cosby on Cannie Creak Rd. North side. Mail box number 304

Cocke County records show land surveyed for James Baxter as follows: land grant and land transfers transferring land to his children on the Caney Fork of Cosby Creek on April 8, 1824, 16 acres on the Caney Fork of Cosby Creek on July 5, 1824, 100 acres on the waters of Cosby Creek on February 27, 1826.

He fought in the War of 1812. He fought in the Battle of Horseshoe Bend against the Upper Creek Indians or Red Stick, who sided with the British and the Spanish in the war. He fought along side with Bunchs Regt. E Tennessee Militia, Cherokee, Lower Creek, and Choctaw Indians. He fought under Sam Houston, Andrew Jackson and Cherokee leader Junaluska. They won the battle and forced Upper Creeks to sign the Treaty of Fort Jackson. The battle site is now a Military Park called Horseshoe Bend National Military Park in Alexander City, AL

(Some typos were corrected in the above text by Cunningham-876

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Sources

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1. ↑ Entered by Jack Wise, Mar 31, 2012

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Date of death as seen on headstone at Old Baxter Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.

Census: James Baxter in the 1850 United States Federal Census Name: James Baxter Age: 56 Birth Year: abt 1794 Birthplace: Georgia Home in 1850: District 11, Cocke, Tennessee, USA Gender: Male Family Number: 1002

Household Members:

James Baxter 56

Rhoda Baxter 54

James Baxter 17

Saunders Baxter 19

Perry Baxter 12

Elizabeth Baxter 7

Source Citation Year: 1850; Census Place: District 11, Cocke, Tennessee; Roll: M432_874; Page: 413A; Image: 364 Source Information Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.

From records of Joe Edward Baxter, copied from records of Herman Matthews and 1850 census: James Baxter was born in 1783, not as stayed above, 1793.