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- Mar. Mary McBrayer on Jun 20 1785 in Rutherford Co., NC.
By 1820, he is found in Arkansas.
Mar. 2nd wife, Margaret Marley, and she is found in the 1830 Lawrence Co., AR census at Davidsonville.
Amos served 6 months in the South Carolina Militia during the Revolutionary War. Served under Col. Benjamin Roebuck during 1782 in the Roebuck's Battalion of Spartan Regiment. Unit unknown.
It has been said that South Carolina was the bloodiest battleground of the American Revolution. The colony and especially the strategic port of Charles Town (Charleston) were major keys to the British's southern strategy. Despite Colonel William Moultrie's miraculous defense of Charles Town Harbor in 1776, the Redcoats eventually seized the port city and later South Carolina itself. They were harassed, however, every step of the way by such South Carolina legends as Francis "The Swamp Fox" Marion and Thomas "The Gamecock" Sumter, both early pioneers of irregular and guerilla warfare. [Source: South Carolina Military Museum. http://scmilitarymuseum.com/revolutionary-war]
One battle we know that Amos participated in was at Farrow's Station.
Farrow’s Station was an outpost of the Spartan Regiment within site of Musgrove’s Mill. It was located in between the Enoree and Tyger Rivers. The station was the home of Landon Farrow, who was being held prisoner by the British in Charlestown. Capt. Thomas Farrow was Landon’s brother and was in command of a detachment of Roebuck's Battalion of Spartan Regiment at Farrow’s Station on April 1, 1782.
"At sundown on April 1st, a band of Loyalists surrounded the station and posted sentinels to prevent any reinforcements from being summoned. Capt. Farrow and his men barricaded the doors and began firing at the Loyalists until midnight. One Loyalist was killed in this initial exchange of gunfire.
During the siege the Loyalists attempted the burn down the fort, but were unsuccessful. Seeing that the standoff would continue both sides held a parley. The Loyalists stated that they would leave if Farrow would supply them with arms and ammunition. Farrow was outnumbered and surrounded and had no choice but to comply.
During the transfer of the weapons an argument began on whether the pistols should be handed out butt first or barrel first. To stop any further bloodshed Capt. Farrow’s sister-in-law carried the pistols out and gave them to the Loyalists.
After they left, Capt. Farrow gathered men from Roebuck's Battalion of Spartan Regiment and pursued the Loyalists. They overtook the raiding party at Bryant’s Mills and defeated them. Capt. Thomas Farrow was severely wounded and it took him three months to recuperate from his wound."
NOTES FROM LANITA:
One of the curators at the Old Davidsonville State Park says that "The town of Davidsonville was established in 1815 and survived until about 1829. We had the first courthouse, post office, federal land office, and cotton gin in the Arkansas Territory. The town was established originally
to be the county seat for Lawerence County, AR. I do not have Amos Justice name on my very short list of residents. However, since you have his will stating he died and is buried here, there is no doubt in my mind that this is true. Folklore has it that in the winter of 1828-1829 there was a great epidemic in the township of Davidsonville which had a population of nearly 500 people (from the census in 1820). We have many wills and death certificates which lead us to believe this folklore could very well be true."
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1763 - 1829 (66 years)