William Henry Allgood (1761 - 1847)

Born 22 Apr 1761 in Amelia, Colony of Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Royall) Allgood — married 5 Mar 1790 in Mecklenburg, VA

Descendants

Died 7 Oct 1847 at age 86 in Surry, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

William Allgood served with 3rd Georgia Regiment (1776), Continental Army during the American Revolution.

William Allgood was a prisoner of war during the American Revolution.

William Allgood is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A001928.

William Allgood is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: 334671
Rank: Patriotic Service / Private

Birth: Apr. 22, 1761 Amelia County Virginia, USA Death: Oct. 7, 1847 Yadkin County North Carolina, USA

William Henry "Pikey" Allgood was a veteran of the Revolutionary war. ^[1] He enlisted in Virginia on November 11, 1776 to serve three years in the Georgia Co. commanded by Capt. Isaac Hicks in the regiment commanded by Col. Scriven.

Marching to Savannah, he was put under the command of Capt. Clem Nash and then later was captured at the surrender of Sunbury, while serving under Maj. Lane. He was held prisoner on a British ship at Savannah for over nine months making his escape while the city was being besiedged in the early fall of 1779 by Count D'Estaing and General Lincoln. He found his regiment broken up but rejoined the army, taking part in the retreat to Charleston. There he was discharged, presumably by General McIntosh. He later served his country again in the Virginia Co. of Capt. Michael Rudolph in the Legion of Lee for 18 months until being discharged at Salisbury. During this time he took part in numerous military engagements, the last two being at Ninety-Six and Eutaw Springs, where General Greene was "Victorious".

For his Revolutionary war service, he was awarded 840 acres of land in Surry County North Carolina.

September 23, 1933, Old North Chapter DAR, Winston Salem, North Carolina, placed a stone marker on his grave site in Allgood Cemetery, Surry Co. North Carolina.

Burial: ^[2] Allgood Cemetery Union Grove Yadkin County North Carolina, USA

William was born in 1761. He passed away in 1847.

Sources

1. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 3 Feb 2018), "Record of William Allgood", Ancestor # A001928.
2. ↑ Find A Grave Memorial http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=57704835

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