James J Hulsey Revolutionary Soldier (history cont.)

 

1778 or 1779      James Hulsey served in the Revolutionary War (date unrecorded) in the North Carolina Line for a period of one year or less.  In 1780, James fought again under Col Roebuck after the fall of Charleston, SC.  A unit of the NC State Troops fought a retreat from near Charleston to Hillsboro, NC.  James was paid for this service, an unusual occurrence during that period. (He has been documented in DAR which says his service was in SC.) 

Ancestor #010000 Service Source: SC ARCH, ACCTS AUD 33869A, ROLL #76 Service Description: 1) COL ROEBUCK, MILITIA, AFTER THE FALL OF CHARLESTON

RESIDENCES AFTER THE REVOLUTION:

1778 James' residence was in Burke County, NC. James recorded the purchase of land on John's River below William Stones near the Three Forks of the river in 1778 from hulseyheadhuff.net

 1779 date unrecorded, served in NC line. probably for less than a year. No documentation is found.

1780 Second time to serve under Col Roebuck

1790 living in Greenville, SC. Also listed nearby are his brothers Adler, Charles and Adonijah and his son Jennings.

1820 Residing in Hall County GA. It appears that he moved to Georgia from South Carolina sometime between 1790 and 1800. At that time Franklin County encompassed all of NE GA including Hall, Jackson, Clarke and Gwinnett. As a Revolutionary Soldier, James drew land in Georgia. 

1827 James passed away on 1 Jan 1827 in Gainesville, Hall Co GA, Buried in the Old Dewberry Church Cemetery.