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Even though I am not related to this man, I keep coming across information I think I should print. In my recent D.A.R. Magazine is the following "Sugaw Creek Presbyterial Church (pictured) - Celebrating their 250th Anniversary in 2005, Sugaw Creek Presbyterial Church is located in Charlotte, NC in Mecklenburg County. This historical distinction of Sugaw instead of Sugar was made official at a Presbytery meeting in 1924 to honor the Sugaree Indians of Mecklenburg County."
"In the church's cemetery lie two of the signers of the Mecklenburg Declaration of 1775, Hezekiah Alexander and Abraham Alexander, and the church's first minister, Reverend Alexander Craighead. A tombstone in the cemetery honors Captain Joseph Graham, who led the stand against the British Army at the site during the Battle of Charlotte."
"The Presbyterial Scots-Irish pioneers who settled in Mecklenburg County had an independent spirit and strong religious beliefs. The Reverend Alexander Craighead fiercely promoted independence from England and fought for a Convention to write what became the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence, which became a reality on May 20,1775."
"In 1837 a school was built by young men in the congregation and is still located on the grounds. The school operated until the early 1900s and is valued today as the oldest surviving instructional facility in Mecklenburg County."
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