Martin Phifer

Male 1756 - 1837  (81 years)


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  • Name Martin Phifer  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Birth 25 Mar 1756  , Anson, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Gender Male 
    Politics 1775  Mecklenberg, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Military 15 Apr 1776  North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Politics 1777  Mecklenberg, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Other-Begin 1803  Cabarrus, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Residence 1 Dec 1827  Mecklenberg, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Nov 1837  Concord, Cabarrus, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Death 12 Nov 1837  Cabarrus, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [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
    Person ID I23352  McKenzie Genealogy
    Last Modified 13 Feb 2012 

    Father Martin Phifer,   b. 18 Oct 1720, Switzerland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Jan 1791, Cabarrus, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Margaret Blackwelder,   b. 22 Oct 1722, Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Jan 1803, Cabarrus, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 1 Oct 1745  Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F10479  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth Locke,   b. 22 Dec 1758, Rowan, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Jun 1791, Rowan, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 32 years) 
    Marriage 5 Nov 1778  Rowan, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Oct 1845, Cabarrus, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     5. George Phifer,   b. 22 Feb 1782, Cabarrus, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Jan 1819, Cabarrus, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 36 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     6. Margaret Locke Phifer,   b. 7 Dec 1786, Cabarrus, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Mar 1870, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F10478  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 19 Oct 2011 

  • Sources 
    1. [S009564] North Carolina Marriages, 1759-1979.

    2. [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.).

    3. [S006057] FindAGrave.com.

    4. [S008262] Mecklenburg County, NC - Pension List, THE CHARLOTTE JOURNAL - CHARLOTTE, NC.


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