John McCorkle, Revolutionary War

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John MacCorkle

Also Known As: "John McCorkle"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Dauphin, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States
Death: January 17, 1781 (42-43)
Cowpens, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States (Lockjaw after wounded at Battle of Cowpens )
Place of Burial: Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Samuel MacCorkle and Jane or Elizabeth Alexander Mackey / McCorkle
Husband of Elizabeth McCorkle
Father of Martha Elizabeth Scott and Joseph McCorkle
Brother of Samuel McCorkle

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About John McCorkle, Revolutionary War

•Death: 1781 •Note: He died in the Revolutionary War.

  • careful: there are (at least) 2 John McCorkle's. This one married Elizabeth Ruth.

From Find A Grave Memorial# 66005717

An Ensign in the Virginia Militia under James Gilmore's Rifles and General Daniel Morgan. Fought and was mortally wounded during the Revolutionary Battle of Cowpen's, SC. Died from lockjaw days later around Gilford, NC. 


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  1. DAR Ancestor #: A075585
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John McCorkle, Revolutionary War's Timeline

1738
1738
Dauphin, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States
1765
July 12, 1765
Augusta County, VA
1770
February 1770
Augusta, VA, United States
1781
January 17, 1781
Age 43
Cowpens, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
1781
Age 43
Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States
1800
1800
Age 43
Salisbury, Mecklenburg, North Carolina