on the ship " PATIENCE " from Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Volunteered in May, 1779 and served until May, 1784 as a Private in the Revolutionary War. He served with General Elijah Clarke, Col. John Dooley, and Capt. Paddy Carr.
Fought in the Battle of Kettle Creek, in Wilkes County Georgia
February 14, 1779. A monument has been erected at the sight of this battle
in memory of the Revolutionary solders. Peter was among 140 members of the Georgia militia and 200 members of the S.C. militia , who defeated 600 British sympathizers (Loyalists) on the banks of Kettle Creek near the home of Peter Strozier.
He is a certified D.A.R. Patriot.
Elijah Clarke had not given any written discharges but Peter had always said he needed nothing but his musket to prove his fighting skill.
Original land grant (Deed book 5, page 328 25 Mar 1763) in Rowan County, North Carolina
Children:
Elizabeth Strozier Darden 1766-1842
Margaret Strozier Nash 1768-1850
Barbara Strozier Lunceford 1771-1829
Peter Strozier 1773-1839
Mary Strozier Henderson 1775-1855
Esther Strozier Peteet 1778-1824
John Martin Strozier 1780-1824
Reuben Strozier 1782-1850
William Strozier 1783-1863∼Husband of Margaret Dozier.
on the ship " PATIENCE " from Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Volunteered in May, 1779 and served until May, 1784 as a Private in the Revolutionary War. He served with General Elijah Clarke, Col. John Dooley, and Capt. Paddy Carr.
Fought in the Battle of Kettle Creek, in Wilkes County Georgia
February 14, 1779. A monument has been erected at the sight of this battle
in memory of the Revolutionary solders. Peter was among 140 members of the Georgia militia and 200 members of the S.C. militia , who defeated 600 British sympathizers (Loyalists) on the banks of Kettle Creek near the home of Peter Strozier.
He is a certified D.A.R. Patriot.
Elijah Clarke had not given any written discharges but Peter had always said he needed nothing but his musket to prove his fighting skill.
Original land grant (Deed book 5, page 328 25 Mar 1763) in Rowan County, North Carolina
Children:
Elizabeth Strozier Darden 1766-1842
Margaret Strozier Nash 1768-1850
Barbara Strozier Lunceford 1771-1829
Peter Strozier 1773-1839
Mary Strozier Henderson 1775-1855
Esther Strozier Peteet 1778-1824
John Martin Strozier 1780-1824
Reuben Strozier 1782-1850
William Strozier 1783-1863∼Husband of Margaret Dozier.
Inscription
NARRATIVE FOR KETTLE CREEK BATTLEFIELD MARKER
This marker was erected in 1979 at the observance of the 200th anniversary of the Battle Of Kettle Creek. It was a joint effort by the Washington - Wilkes Historical Foundation, Dr. Turner Bryson, President, and The Kettle Creek Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Mrs. John Singleton, Regent. The assistance of State Senator Sam P. McGill, and A. K. Johnson, Director of the Georgia Commission for the National Bi-centennial Celebration is gratefully acknowledged.
THE PATRIOTS WHOSE NAMES APPEAR ON THIS MARKER ARE THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN PROVED TO HAVE PARTICIPATED IN THE BATTLE OF KETTLE CREEK ON FEBRUARY 14, 1779.
WILKES COUNTY REGIMENTS,
GEORGIA MILITIA. (140 MEN)
Col. John Dooly, Comdr.
Lt. Col. Elijah Clark
Major Burwell Smith
Capt. Alexander Autry
Capt. John Cunningham
Capt William Freeman
Capt. Daniel Gunnells
Capt. James Little
Capt. Joseph Nail, Sr.
Lt. William Black
Ensign Jospeh Nail, Jr.
Micajah Brooks
Isham Burke
Owen Fluker
Charle Gent
Jesse Gordon
William Hammett
James Hays
Jesse Hooper
David Madden
Benijah Noridyke
Archibald Simpson
PETER STROZIER
Benjamin Thompson
David H. Thurmond
John Webb
Micajah Williamson
Nathan Smith
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