Hij is getrouwd met Mary Israel.
Zij zijn getrouwd op 22 september 1782 te Amherst County, Virginia, hij was toen 25 jaar oud.
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Georgia Cherokee Land Lottery, 1832 Record
Name: Thompson Epperson
Number: 127
District: SEVENTEENTH DISTRICT, FIRST SECTION, CHEROKEE
Residence: Mangum's
County: Franklin
Comment: revolutionary soldier.
The following was extracted from "The Children of Israel", by Kenneth Davidson Israel, 1981 refering to Michael Israel: "His children grew to adulthood and married neighbors. As the children married they left Wilkes county and most of them moved to Buncombe County, NC. The only exception was his daughter Mary, who married Revolutionary War Soldier Thompson Epperson and moved to Franklin County, GA."
According to his pension papers, Thompson Epperson was a soldier in the Revolutionary War, serving at least 3 tours of duty. He participated in the Battle of King's Mountain. He moved to Wilkes Co., NC about 1781 (in an area that was later Caldwell Co., NC), lived there about 8 years, and then moved to Franklin Co., GA in 1789.
1832 Granted pension of $30.00 per year - September 3, 1832; resident of Franklin County, GA; 75 years old
Buried Epperson family cemetery, Epperson Mountain, Albemarle County, VA
At the time of his death, David Epperson and his children owned a combined acreage of 1,400 acres on and bordering Epperson Mountain, Saint Anne’s Parish, Albemarle County, VA
Born - 1757, Epperson Mountain, Saint Anne’s Parish, Albemarle County, VA; son of David Epperson and Hannah Thompson
Enlisted in militia in Albemarle County, VA - 1777; served two months as Private under Captain Robert Harris
Enlisted in militia at Wilkes County, NC - 1780; served six months as Private under Captain Suep / Moses Suest
Enlisted in militia at Albemarle County, VA - 1781; served two months as Private under Captain Marks / John Martin
Fought at LaFayette and King’s Mountain
Signed Dissenters’ Petition - 1776, Albemarle County, VA; petition made by colonists who wanted to be free from the Church of England
Volunteered service in the 14th Virginia Regiment; volunteered for two months, returned home, then enlisted again
Provided financial support to other volunteers who otherwise could not have entered military service without leaving their families destitute
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