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Major General Richard Winn
Major General Richard Winn
Born: 1750
Died: 19 December 1818
Age: 68 Years
People Buried Here
Epitaph
Buried at homeplace 11 miles west
Description
Richard Winn Sr., Richard Winn Jr, and Susan McKinney Winn are all buried on a family farm in Maury, Tennessee. Their final resting place is known only to God.
Military Service
Branch: South Carolina Militia
Rank: General
Conflict: American Revolutionary War
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Richard Winn (1750 – December 19, 1818) was an American merchant, surveyor, and politician from Winnsboro, South Carolina. During the American Revolutionary War he was an officer in the 3rd South Carolina Regiment. After the regiment was captured at Charleston, he served in a militia partisan unit under Thomas Sumter. After the war he became a general in the South Carolina militia.
He represented South Carolina in the U.S. House from 1793 until 1797 and from 1803 to 1813.
"Richard Winn" Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. 22 July 2004. Web. 10 Aug.2004., https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Winn
BillionGraves.com record for Major General Richard Winn (1750 - 19 December 1818), BillionGraves Record Greenwood Cemetery, Columbia, Maury, Tennessee, United States, North America
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