Ephraim Gandy served with 1st North Carolina Regiment, Continental Army during the American Revolution.
Ephraim served in the Revolutionary War on his own behalf in the South Carolina Militia, from which he was discharged. He later enlisted as a substitute for his brother, Britton Gandy, in Capt. Peter Bacot's Company, 1st NC Reg't., On 10 August 1782, and served until 15 Nov. 1783--the last date on which soldiers in his regiment were discharged. The account of Ephraim's military service is found in an affidavit he made in 1832. It states that he marched "under his other brother, Major Edward Gandy from Nash County..."
Ephraim along with Brinkley Gandy, Jr., is on a list of petitioners for a new road from the Greenville Court House to McCallum's Ferry on 2 Nov. 1796. Ephraim also administered the estate of Malachi Gandy, but their relationship was not found.
In Ephraim's household in the 1850 census of Darlington Co., S.C., are Rebecca-28; William H.-12; John W.-10; Ephraim-9; Sarah-8; and James Ervin-3.
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↑ Gandy-383 was created by James Hill through the import of Huron Arlee Satterfield Family Tree.ged on Oct 26, 2015. This comment and citation should be deleted after a short biography has been added and primary sources have been cited.
Affidavit of Ephraim Gandy, Ephraim Gandy Pension No. S17971, U.S. Revolutionary War Service, War Department Collection of Revolutionary War Records (Record Group 93), National Archives and Records Service, Washington, D.C. Photocopy of original in possession of the writer.
Pierce's Register, the record of accounts of the Paymaster General of the Continental Army.
The American Revolution in North Carolina, 1st NC Regiment, 1782-1783, www.Carolana.com/NC/Revolution/nc_patriot_military_privates_g.html.
Census, Darlington County, S.C., 1850.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Ephraim by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Ephraim:
The birthplace is the same and the DOB is off by exactly ten years. This might need to be an unmerged match.