Cornelius Dysart

Ancestors

Husband of Charity (Jack) Dysart — married Feb 1778 in Charleston, South Carolina

Died 23 Mar 1800 in Wilkes County, Georgia, United States

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Biography

Brigade Sergeant Cornelius Dysart served with South Carolina Militia during the American Revolution.

Cornelius Dysart enlisted for the Revolutionary war efforts in South Carolina during October 1775 in a volunteer company of militia under Capt. William Fullwood. ^[1][2] He later became a brigade sergeant under General Sumter.^[3][4]

Dr. Cornelius Dysart, a distinguished physician and surgeon of the Revolutionary army, married Charity Jack, the eldest daughter of Patrick Jack of Charlotte, North Carolina.^[5] in February 1778 as printed in the Thursday, February 26, 1778 edition of The South- Carolina and American General Gazette.^[6][7] The Dysart family, at that time, resided in Mecklenburg County, NC. Dr. Dysart is said to have built the first house on the "Irwin Corner" assisted by his brother-in-law, Captain Jack, who owned the lot until his removal to Georgia, shortly after the war.^[8]

Doctor Cornelius Dysart died March 23, 1800 in Augusta, Wilkes Co., Georgia. A notice of this was published in the Augusta Herald Newspaper on Wednesday 26, 1800. It read: "Died, on Sunday evening last, Doctor Cornelius Dysart, an old resident of this city, after a long and painful illness."^[9] Dr. Dysart died comparitively young, leaving a widow and two children, James and Robert Dysart, who settled in Georgia.^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ Moss, Bobby Gilmer. Roster of South Carolina Patriots in the American Revolution. Baltimore, MD; Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc.; 1983; pg 278.
2. ↑ Papers of The First Council of Safety of the Revolutionary Party in South Carolina, June-November 1775. The South Carolina Historical and Genealogical Magazine, Vol. II, No. 4; October, 1901; pg 260.
3. ↑ Moss, Bobby Gilmer. Roster of South Carolina Patriots in the American Revolution. Baltimore, MD; Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc.; 1983; pg 278.
4. ↑ Salley, Jr., A.S. Documents Relating to the History of South Carolina during the Revolutionary War. Published for The Historical Commission of South Carolina by The State Company; Columbia, SC; 1906; pg 7, 93.
5. ↑ Hunter, C.L. Sketches of Western North Carolina, Historical and Biographical. Raleigh, NC; The Raleigh News Steam Job Print; 1877; pgs 76-77.
6. ↑ Marriage Notices in The South Carolina and American General Gazette From May 30, to February 28, 1781 and In Its Successor The Royal Gazette (1781-1782). Compiled and Edited by A.S. Salley, Jr. Columbia, SC; The State Company; 1914; pg 29.
7. ↑ "Records Kept by Colonel Isaac Hayne." The South Carolina Historical and Genealogical Magazine, Vol. 11, No. 3 (July 1910). Published by the South Carolina Historical Society; pg 165.
8. ↑ Hunter, C.L. Sketches of Western North Carolina, Historical and Biographical. Raleigh, NC; The Raleigh News Steam Job Print; 1877; pgs 76-77.
9. ↑ "Obituary Notice for Dr. Cornelius Dysart." Augusta Herald Newspaper, Vol. 1, Issue 37; Wednesday, March 26, 1800; pg 3.
10. ↑ Hunter, C.L. Sketches of Western North Carolina, Historical and Biographical. Raleigh, NC; The Raleigh News Steam Job Print; 1877; pg 77.

• Hunter, C.L. Sketches of Western North Carolina, Historical and Biographical. Raleigh, NC; The Raleigh News Steam Job Print; 1877; pgs 61-84.
• Marriage Notices in The South Carolina and American General Gazette From May 30, to February 28, 1781 and In Its Successor The Royal Gazette (1781-1782). Compiled and Edited by A.S. Salley, Jr. Columbia, SC; The State Company; 1914.
• Moss, Bobby Gilmer. Roster of South Carolina Patriots in the American Revolution. Baltimore, MD; Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc.; 1983.
• "Obituary Notice for Dr. Cornelius Dysart." Augusta Herald Newspaper, Vol. 1, Issue 37; Wednesday, March 26, 1800; pg 3.
• Papers of The First Council of Safety of the Revolutionary Party in South Carolina, June-November 1775. The South Carolina Historical and Genealogical Magazine, Vol. II, No. 4; October, 1901.
• "Records Kept by Colonel Isaac Hayne." The South Carolina Historical and Genealogical Magazine, Vol. 11, No. 3 (July 1910). Published by the South Carolina Historical Society.
• Salley, Jr., A.S. Documents Relating to the History of South Carolina during the Revolutionary War. Published for The Historical Commission of South Carolina by The State Company; Columbia, SC; 1906.