Re: Looking for long lost relatives
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Looking for long lost relatives
Carol Leighton 6/23/05
i have a william sport b in scotland came to america via ireland and settled in n c. he served in the revolutionary for a period of 8 months. his service started aug.1 1782 and deserted april 29 1783. was a private in carters company ( the light horse guards ) he applied for pension on dec.19 1783 at edgecombe county, north carolina and was paid therefore i dont think deserted. he married unknown. he had 3 boys and 2 girls. boys sre as follows levi john g and joseph. the latter 2 left alabama somtime between 1850 and 1860. hope this helps you.
lisa