Nathanael Greene ({OldStyleDate|August 7|1742|July 27}{spaced ndash}June 19, 1786, frequently misspelled Nathaniel) was a major general of the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War, known for his successful…
William Moultrie (iː; November 23, 1730 – September 27, 1805) was a general from South Carolina in the American Revolutionary War. Later he served as the 35th Governor…
William Christian (c. 1743 – April 9, 1786) was an “Indian fighter”, Continental soldier, militiaman and politician from the Colony of Virginia who served in the era of…
Samuel Griffin (1746 – November 3, 1810) was a lawyer and politician from Virginia. He represented Virginia in the U.S. House of Representatives.==Biography==He was born in Richmond County,…
John Francis Mercer (May 17, 1759 – August 30, 1821) was an American lawyer, planter, and politician from Virginia and Maryland. ==Life==Born in 1759 in Marlborough, Stafford County,…
Adam Stephen (c. 1718 – July 16, 1791) was a Scottish-born doctor and military officer. He came to North America, where he served in the Virginia colonial militia…
Daniel Hitchcock (15 February 1739 – 13 January 1777) was born in Massachusetts and graduated from Yale University. He moved to Providence, Rhode Island where he became an…
Henry Mouzon II was a distinguished colonial era patriot and renowned civil engineer. He prepared the definitive survey of the North and South Carolina Colonies prior to the…
Green Clay (August 14, 1757 – October 31, 1828) was a United States businessman, planter, and politician from Kentucky; he served in both the American Revolutionary War and…