1756 - 1837 (81 years)
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Name |
Martin Phifer [1, 2, 3, 4] |
Birth |
25 Mar 1756 |
, Anson, North Carolina [3] |
Gender |
Male |
Politics |
1775 |
Mecklenberg, North Carolina [2] |
Military |
15 Apr 1776 |
North Carolina |
Politics |
1777 |
Mecklenberg, North Carolina [2] |
Other-Begin |
1803 |
Cabarrus, North Carolina [2] |
Residence |
1 Dec 1827 |
Mecklenberg, North Carolina |
Burial |
Nov 1837 |
Concord, Cabarrus, North Carolina [3] |
Death |
12 Nov 1837 |
Cabarrus, North Carolina [3] |
Notes |
- Was a member of the Committee of Safety for Mecklenberg.
Was appointed Captain and ordered to raise the second troops of the light Dragoons.
Was a Member of General Assembly from Mecklenberg, served in the House of Commons.
The association of John Reed, Frederick Kisor, James Love and Martin Phifer found a piece of gold in a branch that weighed 28 lbs.
Captain of a Troop of North Carolina cavalry in the American Revolution. (Some sources refer to him as "Colonel" Martin Phifer, Jr.) He lived long enough to receive a pension as a Revolutionary War soldier. According to his pension application, the troop of North Carolina cavalry he raised was classed as "Light Dragoons." Also, that document states that during the Revolutionary War he spelled his last name "Pfifer."
He married Elizabeth Locke (1758-1791). It is said that President George Washington spent a night at the home of Captain Phifer during his Southern Tour in 1791.
Sources for the above information are: (1) "Genealogy and History of the Phifer Family" by Charles H. Phifer (published 1910) available on the "archive.org" website; (2) Pension application of Martin Pfifer; and (3) Dictionary of North Carolina Biography by William S. Powell.
Mecklenburg County, NC - Pension List
PENSION LIST - THE CHARLOTTE JOURNAL - CHARLOTTE, NC
DECEMBER 1, 1827
Martin Phifer
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Person ID |
I23352 |
McKenzie Genealogy |
Last Modified |
13 Feb 2012 |
Father |
Martin Phifer, b. 18 Oct 1720, Switzerland d. 18 Jan 1791, Cabarrus, North Carolina (Age 70 years) |
Relationship |
natural |
Mother |
Margaret Blackwelder, b. 22 Oct 1722, Netherlands d. 18 Jan 1803, Cabarrus, North Carolina (Age 80 years) |
Relationship |
natural |
Marriage |
1 Oct 1745 |
Virginia |
Family ID |
F10479 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family |
Elizabeth Locke, b. 22 Dec 1758, Rowan, North Carolina d. 1 Jun 1791, Rowan, North Carolina (Age 32 years) |
Marriage |
5 Nov 1778 |
Rowan, North Carolina [1] |
Children |
| 1. Mary Phifer d. UNKNOWN [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
| 2. Ann Phifer d. UNKNOWN [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
| 3. Caleb Phifer d. UNKNOWN [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
| 4. John Phifer, b. 1 Sep 1779, Cabarrus, North Carolina d. 18 Oct 1845, Cabarrus, North Carolina (Age 66 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
| 5. George Phifer, b. 22 Feb 1782, Cabarrus, North Carolina d. 13 Jan 1819, Cabarrus, North Carolina (Age 36 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
| 6. Margaret Locke Phifer, b. 7 Dec 1786, Cabarrus, North Carolina d. 10 Mar 1870, North Carolina (Age 83 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
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Family ID |
F10478 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
19 Oct 2011 |
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Sources |
- [S009564] North Carolina Marriages, 1759-1979.
- [S006821] Historical Sketches of North Carolina, Vol. II, Halifax County, Lincoln County, Cabarrus County, Mecklenberg County: Early North Carolina Settlers, 1, (Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc.).
- [S006057] FindAGrave.com.
- [S008262] Mecklenburg County, NC - Pension List, THE CHARLOTTE JOURNAL - CHARLOTTE, NC.
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