Carter County TN Archives Military Records.....Range, James Revwar - Pension ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/tn/tnfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@gmail.com October 27, 2005, 9:18 pm JAMES RANGE James Range lived in Carter County, Tenn. He was a soldier of the Revolution serving in the 8th Virginia Volunteer Regiment. He enlisted April 1775 and was discharged Jan. 29, 1778. He served under Capt. William Darke and Col. Peter Muhlenburg. He married Oct. 30, 1787 in Washington County, N. C., now Tennessee. Barbara Hammer. He died in July 26, 1825 in Carter County and the widow, Barbara Hammer Range, died in the same county, April 2, 1843. Their children were Mary, born 1788, married Thomas Buck 1786; John, born 1790, died 1803; Elizabeth, born 1793 and died 1812; James, born 1795; Margaret born 1798; Jacob born 1801; and Jonathan, born 1803. These facts are in the pension application of Jonathan Range, son of James Range and Barbara Hammer Range, July 5, 1843. Note:-James Range was one of the early Adventurers on the Big Harpeth River in Tennessee in 1779. His name is not signed to the Cumberland Compact as it is found in the Tennessee histories, but his petition to the General Assembly of Tennessee, Aug. 30, 1813, states that in the year 1779 he made a small improvement on the Waters of Big Harpeth consistent with the laws of North Carolina and petitions for grant to said land. It was granted. Two brothers of James Range also served in the Revolution. John Range was a Lieutenant in York County, Penn. and Peter Range is thought to have belonged also to the 8th Virginia Regiment. The roll of this regiment, frequently called the German Regiment, has never been found. It was recruited by Col. Peter Muhlenburg in the Northern Neck of Virginia, the southern or southeastern counties of Pennsylvania and the western counties of Maryland. Peter Range owned and operated a Mill and as a miller his services might have been valuable to the cause of Liberty but all family records state that he served in the Revolution. He died in Washington County, Tenn. About 1817. His will is on record in Jonesboro, the county seat. (This Note is contributed by Nancy Jones Stickley). Additional Comments: From: SOME TENNESSEE HEROES OF THE REVOLUTION Compiled From Pension Statements PAMPHLET NO. I by Zella Armstrong File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/tn/carter/military/revwar/pensions/range69nmt.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/tnfiles/ File size: 2.7 Kb