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  Andrew Pickens (governor) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pickens was the son of the well-known American Revolutionary general Andrew Pickens (1739–1817).
Pickens served as a lieutenant-colonel in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812, and returned home to establish a plantation, "Oatlands," in Edgefield County and practice law.
Pickens died July 1, 1838, in Pontotock, Mississippi, and was interred at Old Stone Churchyard in Pendleton, South Carolina.
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 andrew pickens (1739-1817)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Andrew Pickens (1739-1817) was a militia leader in the Revolution and a U.S. Congressman from South Carolina.
On February 14, 1779, he was part of the rebel militia victory at the Battle of Kettle Creek in Georgia.
Andrew was captured and later paroled at the Fall of Charleston in 1780.
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 Andrew Pickens (1779-1838)
Andrew Pickens (1779-1838) was an American military and political leader who served as Governor of South Carolina (1816-1818).
He was the son of a well known revolutionary Andrew Pickens (1739-1817), and was born on November 13, 1779.
Andrew served in the army during the War of 1812.
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 Pickens County, Georgia - Genealogy
Pickens county began existence with the signature of Governor Herschel V. Johnson of Georgia on December 5, 1853, of the legislature act creating it out of the southern part of Gilmer and the northern part of Cherokee.
Pickens lies in the central northern portion of the state, bounded north by Gilmer, east by Dawson; south by Cherokee, and west by Gordon.
Andrew Pickens was born at Paxton, Pennsylvania, September 19,1739, and died at Tomassee, South Carolina, August 17,1817.
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 Andrew Pickens (governor) - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
Andrew Pickens (November 13, 1779–July 1, 1838) was an American military and political leader who served as Governor of South Carolina (1816 - 1818).
He was the son of the well-known revolutionary Andrew Pickens (1739-1817).
Pickens served as a lieutenant-colonel in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812.
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 The Patriot Resource: Andrew Pickens
Andrew Pickens participated in the Battle of Eutaw Springs, South Carolina on September 8, 1781.
In September 1782, he and Elijah Clarke suceeded in forces the Indians to surrender claim to all lands south of the Savannah River and east of the Chattahoochie River.
In 1782, Pickens was elected to represent the Ninety-Six District in the assembly, serving there until 1793, when he went to Congress for one term.
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 ANDREW PICKENS - LoveToKnow Article on ANDREW PICKENS   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
On the I4th of February 1779, with 300-400 men, he surprised and defeated about 700 Loyalists under Colonel Boyd on Kettle Creek, Wilkes county, Georgia; on the 20th of June he fought at Stono Ferry; and later in the s~sme year at Tomassee defeated the Cherokees, who were allied with the British.
His command (about 150 men) joined General Daniel Morgan immediately before the battle of Cowpens, in which Pickens commanded an advance guard (270350 men from Georgia and North Carolina) and twice rallied the broken American militia; for his services Congress gave him a sword.
Their son, ANDREW PIcKERs (1779-1838), served as a lieutenant-colonel in the War of 1812, ansI was governor of South Carolina in 1816-1818.
73.1911encyclopedia.org /P/PI/PICKENS_ANDREW.htm   (395 words)

  
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Andrew Elliot, born in Scotland in 1728, was Lieutenant-Governor and administered the royalist government from 1781 to November, 1783.
Andrew Kirkpatrick (1756-1831), Chief Justice of New Jersey for twenty-one years, whose "decisions especially those on realty matters, show a depth of research, a power of discrimination, and a justness of reasoning which entitle him to rank among the first American jurists," was of Scottish parentage, descended from the Kirkpatricks of Dumfriesshire.
Andrew Pickens (1739-1817), of Scottish parentage, was noted as a partizan commander in South Carolina (1779-81), served with distinction at Cowpens in 1781, and captured Atlanta, Georgia, in the same year.
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 Andrew Pickens (governor) -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Andrew Pickens (November 13, 1779–July 1, 1838) was an (A native or inhabitant of the United States) American military and political leader who served as (The head of a state government) Governor of (A state in the Deep South; one of the original 13 colonies) South Carolina (1816 - 1818).
He was the son of the well-known revolutionary (additional info and facts about Andrew Pickens) Andrew Pickens (1739-1817).
Pickens served as a lieutenant-colonel in the (additional info and facts about U.S. Army) U.S. Army during the (A war (1812-1814) between the United States and England which was trying to interfere with American trade with France) War of 1812.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/a/an/andrew_pickens_(governor).htm   (185 words)

  
 CFA Biography Joseph Chapman
Colonel Andrew Pickens commanded the regiment to which his company was attached and the whole was under the command ofMajor General Nathaniel Greene.
Pickens was an Elder in the Presbyterian Church, hence his nickname, "The Fighting Elder".
Colonel Andrew Pickens commanded the regiment to which his company was attached and the whole was under the command of Major General Greene and he was present when the first spade of dirt was thrown up at the seige.
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 Kids.net.au - Encyclopedia Andrew Pickens -
The name Andrew Pickens is shared by several people of note.
Andrew Pickens (1739-1817) American revolutionary soldier and US Congressman
Andrew Pickens (1779-1838) War of 1812 and Governor of South Carolina
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 Re: Pickens database
The Pickens were Huguenots from Normandy France to Holland and from there through England to Ireland was the way by which thousands of those Hugeunots fled during the 16th & 17th centuries while the religious persecutions were going on in France.
The life of Andrew Pickens is very interesting to his distant relatives.
In 1779 he defeateda superior force of loyalists under General Boyd at Kettle Creek, participated in June 25 in the battle of Stone Ferry, and defeated the Cherokee at Tomassees.
www.genealogyboard.com /pickens/messages/33.html   (340 words)

  
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They are in their own way documentation of the Pickens family history and are especially important to those that are interested in genealogy.
Mary E Pickens; Mary was from the mid-west; Chicago I believe, she along with Ira Lehman wrote frequently to James and provided much information to the Ohio and mid-West partion of the family.
In Louise's notes, she states that Andrew (3rd generation in America) married Sabra Nurray in Williston, VT then moved to Parishville, NY (St. Laurence Co) and from thre moved to Albion (obviously) where Sabra died.
familytreemaker.genealogy.com /users/p/i/c/John-C-Pickens/FILE/0026text.txt   (4823 words)

  
 Re: The Pickens Family - Larry Noah   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Pickens, Andrew (1739-1817) Father of Andrew Pickens (1779-1838); grandfather of Francis Wilkinson Pickens.
Interment at Old Stone Churchyard, Pendleton, S.C. Pickens, Andrew (1779-1838) Son of Andrew Pickens (1739-1817); father of Francis Wilkinson Pickens.
Pickens, Francis Wilkinson (1805-1869) Grandson of Andrew Pickens (1739-1817); son of Andrew Pickens (1779-1838).
homepages.rootsweb.com /~scroots/sc14503.htm   (232 words)

  
 FRANCIS WILKINSON PICKENS - LoveToKnow Article on FRANCIS WILKINSON PICKENS   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
(1805-1869), American politician, was born in Togadoo, St Pauls parish, South Carolina, on the 7th of April 1805, son of Andrew Pickens (1779-1838) and grandson of General Andrew Pickens (1739-1817).
He was educated at Franklin College, Athens, Georgia, and at South Carolina College, Columbia, and was admitted to the bar in 1829.
At the close of his term he retired to his home at Edgefield, South Carolina, where he died on the 25th of January 1869.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /P/PI/PICKENS_FRANCIS_WILKINSON.htm   (185 words)

  
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Andrew was born in what was then Montgomery Co. Montgomery Co was comprised of Otsego, Montgomery, Herkimer and Onieda Co.s until about 1796 when the State of New York started dividing it up in smaller counties.
James7 PICKENS (Samuel6, Andrew5 PICKIN, Thomas4, Robert Andrew3 Pickens) was born 17-Oct-1784 in Middleboro, Plymouth, Mass, and died 22-Mar-1835 in Middleboro, Plymouth, Mass.
Andrew7 PICKENS (Andrew6, Thomas5 PICKIN, Thomas4, Robert Andrew3 Pickens) was born 13-Jul-1791 in Willettston, Chittenden, Vermont, questiona, and died 07-Jul-1872 in Albion, Michigan.
freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com /~pickensarchive/NEF.html   (15221 words)

  
 allindividuals - pafg108 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Rebeckah Mills FEARS [Parents] was born on 7 Nov 1779.
Alonzo M. was born on 24 Jul 1838.
Andrew J. was born in 1837 in Jasper, Pickens County, Georgia.
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Descendant of Andrew Pickens, Corp. Samuel Pickens, Capt. Abner Bourne, Jacob Thompson, Benjamin Thompson, John Clark, Jr., John Clark, Isaac Snow, Jonathan Snow, and Lieut.
Daughter of Andrew J. Pickens (1818-97) and Abigail Snow (1818-1903), his wife, m.
Andrew Pickens (1715-95) served, 1778, as a private in Capt. Amos Washburn's company, Col. Ebenezer Sprout's regiment, Massachusetts militia.
users.tellurian.net /freddie/library/b-dar-2.txt   (1049 words)

  
 PICKENS   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Search the PICKENS Family Message Boards at Ancestry.com (if available).
Search the PICKENS Family Resource Center at RootsWeb.com (if available).
Find graves of people named PICKENS at Find-a-Grave.com (or add one that you know).
www.worldhistory.com /surname/US/P/PICKENS.htm   (73 words)

  
 PICKENS, ANDREW (1739- 1817) - Online Information article about PICKENS, ANDREW (1739- 1817)
PICKENS, ANDREW (1739- 1817) - Online Information article about PICKENS, ANDREW (1739- 1817)
February 1779, with 300-40o men, he surprised and defeated about 700 See also:
Their son, ANDREW PICKENS (1779-1838), served as a lieutenant-colonel in the War of 1812, and was See also:
encyclopedia.jrank.org /PER_PIG/PICKENS_ANDREW_1739_1817_.html   (529 words)

  
 The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Phillipson to Picket
Father of Andrew Pickens (1779-1838); grandfather of Francis Wilkinson Pickens.
Son of Andrew Pickens (1739-1817); father of Francis Wilkinson Pickens.
Grandson of Andrew Pickens (1739-1817); son of Andrew Pickens (1779-1838); father-in-law of
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 SOUTH CAROLINA - LoveToKnow Article on SOUTH CAROLINA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Minerals which were not mined commercially in 1902 include asbestos, which occurs in Spartanburg and Pickens counties; fullers-earth graphite in Spartanburg and Greenville counties; iron ores in the north and north-west portions of the state; iron pyrites in Spartanburg and York counties; talc, bismuth, ochre, pyrites, galena, brown coal, malachite, phosphate of lead and barytes.
All the misfortunes of the war itself are insignificant when compared with the sufferings of the people during the era of Reconstruction (1865-1871).
In accordance with the liberal views of President An.drew Johnson, the white people assumed control of affairs shortly after the close of hostilities, and James L. Orr (1822-1873) was chosen governor.
100.1911encyclopedia.org /S/SO/SOUTH_CAROLINA.htm   (7644 words)

  
 RootsWeb: SCROOTS-L Re: The Pickens Family
Pickens, Andrew (1739-1817) Father of Andrew Pickens (1779-1838);
Pickens, Francis Wilkinson (1805-1869) Grandson of Andrew Pickens
Cemetery, Edgefield, S.C. Pickens, Israel (1780-1827) Born near Concord, N.C., January 30, 1780.
archiver.rootsweb.com /th/read/SCROOTS/1998-10/0907799111   (201 words)

  
 PICKENS, FRANCIS WILKINSON (1805-1869) - Encyclopedia Britannica - PICKENS, FRANCIS WILKINSON (1805-1869) - JCSM's ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
PICKENS, FRANCIS WILKINSON (1805-1869) - Encyclopedia Britannica - PICKENS, FRANCIS WILKINSON (1805-1869) - JCSM's Study Center
PICKENS, FRANCIS WILKINSON (1805-1869), American politician, was born in Togadoo, St Paul's parish,
Carolina, on the 7th of April 18o5, son of Andrew Pickens (1779-1838) and grandson of General Andrew Pickens (1739-1817).
www.jcsm.org /StudyCenter/Encyclopedia_Britannica/PER_PIG/PICKENS_FRANCIS_WILKINSON_1805.html   (448 words)

  
 Col andrew Pickens tombstone
He was the son of Gen. Andrew Pickens of South Carolina, and was admitted to the bar
In all the various State offices he was called on to fill he discharged his duties with honor and fidelity, full of justice and truth."
Re: Col andrew Pickens tombstone Stephanie Walton 7/23/01
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 Encyclopedia: Andrew Pickens (governor)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
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 Ancestors of Reece PICKENS
Buyers at the estate sale of John Pickens on 3 Mar 1828: Nancy, Robert, Reese [sic], Rebecca, and Andrew Pickens.
Orphans of John Pickens over the age of 14 on 1 Dec 1828: Andrew, Rebecka [sic], William K., Charles A., Nancy, and Martha Pickens.
They chose Nancy Pickens and George Bowman as guardians.
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 1838
Years: 1833 1834 1835 1836 1837 - 1838 - 1839 1840 1841 1842 1843
January 6 - Samuel Morse first publicly demonstrates the telegraph.
The 1838 Mormon War and Tales of the "Danites"
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 History of Western North Carolina - Chapter VI - The State of Franklin   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Such was the indignation with which this deed was received by the better class of backwoodsmen that Sevier's forces melted away, and was obliged to abandon a march he had planned against the Chickamaugas.
The Continental Congress passed resoliutions condemning such acts, and the justices of the court of Abbeville, S. C., with Andrew Pickens at their head "wrote to the people living on Nollechucky, French Broad and Holstein" denouncing in unmeasured terms the encroachments and outrages of which Sevier and his backwoodsmen had been guilty.
Campbell; that in 1781 he was engaged in Guilford county "and the adjoining county" against Cornwallis, and "was in a severe battle with his army at Whitesell mill and the Rudy ford of the Haw river, under Gen. Pickens; that from this place, with Capt. Wm.
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