Captain James Isaac Land was born about 1750, in South Carolina, to Thomas Land and Eleanor McClenahan. Later in about 1769, he married Sebrina Hemphill in Chester County, South Carolina, and together they had several children, Richard, Sarah, Benjamin, Joseph, James Isaac, Samuel, and Susan.[1]
During the Revolutionary War, Isaac served as a Captain in the 6th South Carolina Regiment, commanded by Lt. Col. William Henderson. He later fought at the Battle of Rocky Mount alongside brigadier general Thomas Sumter where according to some sources, he was killed.[2][3] However, according to family lore, it's believed that after returning home on leave in March 1781, he was ambushed and killed by a group of loyalists not far from his home and was summarily buried at the base of a great uprooted tree by his wife and children.[4]
Regardless of whichever story surrounding his demise is true, he certainly died sometime before April 26, 1782, which was the date his will was probated.[5] After his death, his close friend, John Kitchen, would honor the pledge he made to Isaac during the war and take care of his family, eventually falling in love and marrying his widow Sebrina.[6]
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