History rhymes with mystery. History abounds with irony.
It was ironic that William and Sarah Guinn Lusk left their beautiful Irish homeland to escape the oppressive arm of the entitled English. They risked their lives and fortune to travel into the unknown. They wanted a better life for themselves, and for their family and the colonies promised the opportunity for that better life.
Unfortunately, the promise never materialized: the English were as oppressive in the colonies as they had been on the island. Oppression bred rebellion. Lusk family members rebelled openly. Two of William and Sally's grandsons, Samuel and William, were credited with fighting in the Battle of King's Mountain which Thomas Jefferson proclaimed turned "the tide of success which terminated the Revolutionary War, with the seal of our independence."
Therein lay the mystery of history: did they?
Lyman Copeland Draper, the undisputed authority on the battle, didn't mention either in his tome, "King's Mountain and Its Heroes." Draper was the genius who recognized the importance of the battle and collected every scintilla of information he could regarding the battle. He enjoyed unprecedented access to Patriots of the American Revolution and to their families.
Samuel Lusk married Elizabeth Whitesides, the daughter of Davis Whitesides. Understandably, Whitesides chafed when confronted with the atrocities practiced by the British in the colonies. On August 14, 1775, a year before the adoption of the Declaration of Independence, he and like-minded comrades created an association and compiled a list of grievances which became known as the "Tryon Resolves."
Five years passed and he still fought the British insolence. Whitesides and others in the movement realized that their way of life, indeed, their very livelihood, was threatened. The British threats were real and frightening. Davis Whitesides joined a diverse group with one goal in mind: to hunt and negate the efficiency of Major Patrick Ferguson, the Scottish firebrand who had personally issued threats to those who had dared settle on land outside the sanction of the Crown.
The group of sharpshooters achieved their goal on October 7, 1780. They surprised Ferguson as he and his troops took respite atop King's Mountain in rural South Carolina. Whitesides fought for his beliefs in the battle. Davis Whitesides died defending his beliefs. He was wounded in the battle and died from those wounds four days later.
Samuel's widow documented Samuel's participation in the Battle of King''s Mountain when she submitted an Application for Revolutionary War Pension:
State of Mississippi Amite County:
On this the 20th day of December in the year 1850 personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace within and for the County and State aforesaid Elizabeth Lusk (whose maiden name was Elizabeth Whiteside) aged eighty-six years on the 13th day of November last a resident of the State and County aforesaid who being duly sworn according to law declares that she is the widow of Samuel Lusk deceased who was a private in a company commanded by Captain William Davidson's Company Charles McDowell Colonel on an expedition to the Cherokee nation in the year 1776 that he also served as a private in Captain Samuel Woods Company John McDowell Colonel in an expedition against Colonel Ferguson in the year 1782.
She was incorrect: Ferguson died in 1780. She was 86 years old when she gave her testimony. She married Lusk four years after the battle. Fortunately, her witnesses corrected her misspeak. Per W8092, Samuel Woods states in that discharge that the tour of duty Lusk served in against Ferguson was in the year "Eighty." This is clearly a reference to the campaign which culminated in the battle of Kings Mountain on October 7, 1780 in which both Samuel Lusk and Samuel woods were participants." [ Widow was pensioned at the rate of $50 per annum commencing March 4th, 1848.]
While Samuel's participation in the battle was proven beyond doubt, the participation of his cousin, William was not. (Samuel was the grandson of William and Sarah through their son, Samuel: William was their grandson through their son, William, and his wife, Elizabeth Vance.) Lewis Preston Summers, in his "Annals of Southwest Virginia" listed William Lusk as being killed at Kings Mountain which convinced the Acceptance Committees of both the DAR and the SAR that William Lusk was killed at the battle.
With the advent of more in-depth research, questions regarding his participation in the battle arose. Lewis Preston Summers was the only person who named William Lusk as a participant. Draper did not mention him, and he was not listed on B48. Summers and Katherine Keogh White both put huge effort into their respective books. Both had good information. Unfortunately, both had vast numbers of mistakes. Because of the factual information, the mistakes appeared factual. Both were regarded as credible resources: neither should have been without more in-depth research.
After his death, his widow, Margaret Vance Lusk married James Piper and had three children by him: Ruth Piper1(782–1848,) James Piper, Jr. (1783–1853,) and Margaret Piper (1785–1854.) It was ironic that White claimed Piper also fought at King's Mountain under Campbell. Again, White's credibility was called into question: there was no evidence, no documentation that Piper was in the battle. The DAR relied on White's inclusion of Piper in her book, "The King's Mountain Men," to declare that Piper fought under Campbell in the battle and designated Piper DAR Ancestor Number A089253. (Reference DAR GRS at darorg.)
The actual date of the death of William Lusk was, and remains, a mystery. He died prior to the Battle of King's Mountain, probably died sometime in early 1775. Per the James Piper Family Bible, Margaret Vance Lusk married James Piper on November 17, 1779. The Battle of King's Mountain was fought on October 7, 1780. The difference in the timeline supported the fact that William Lusk had died by the time of the battle.
Additionally, the settlement of William Lusk's estate, a sum of cash—with interest from Aug 1775—was paid, which indicates his orphans began drawing interest on the cash when their father died. The children William and Margaret shared were Samuel Lusk (1764–1848,) Sarah Lusk (1765–1834,) Catherine Lusk (1772–1848,) and Willim Lusk (1774–1848.) There may have been others: these were listed by the DAR.
When descendant, William Lusk Crawford submitted his application for membership in the Sons of the American Revolution, he didn't claim that his fifth great grandfather fought at King's Mountain. He noted that he was a "Private in Company commanded by Col. Wm. Campbell." [SAR National Number 9236, Tennessee State Number 1215.] That service was probably correct. Colonel (later Brigadier General) William Campbell was a military man who led many campaigns against Indians and Tories. Lusk could have served under him in one of the campaigns before the Battle of King's Mountain. Many descendants made the mistake: they learned their ancestor served under Campbell, or Shelby, or Sevier, and assumed that ancestor fought at the Battle of King's Mountain when, in reality, the ancestor fought against Indians in a separate campaign.
We do not know the year of the death of William Lusk. We do not know where he was buried. We do know that he was a valiant Patriot who fought a foe wielding an oppressive hammer, threatening the freedom of a people who refused to be threatened. We do know that he deserved to be recognized for the role he played in history. We added a Memorial Stone in his honor in the Cantrell Gilliand Memorial Garden to serve as an expression of the gratitude and respect we owe this Patriot who gave his life so others could go forth and build a new country: our America.
It was ironic that William and Sarah Guinn Lusk left their beautiful Irish homeland to escape the oppressive arm of the entitled English. They risked their lives and fortune to travel into the unknown. They wanted a better life for themselves, and for their family and the colonies promised the opportunity for that better life.
Unfortunately, the promise never materialized: the English were as oppressive in the colonies as they had been on the island. Oppression bred rebellion. Lusk family members rebelled openly. Two of William and Sally's grandsons, Samuel and William, were credited with fighting in the Battle of King's Mountain which Thomas Jefferson proclaimed turned "the tide of success which terminated the Revolutionary War, with the seal of our independence."
Therein lay the mystery of history: did they?
Lyman Copeland Draper, the undisputed authority on the battle, didn't mention either in his tome, "King's Mountain and Its Heroes." Draper was the genius who recognized the importance of the battle and collected every scintilla of information he could regarding the battle. He enjoyed unprecedented access to Patriots of the American Revolution and to their families.
Samuel Lusk married Elizabeth Whitesides, the daughter of Davis Whitesides. Understandably, Whitesides chafed when confronted with the atrocities practiced by the British in the colonies. On August 14, 1775, a year before the adoption of the Declaration of Independence, he and like-minded comrades created an association and compiled a list of grievances which became known as the "Tryon Resolves."
Five years passed and he still fought the British insolence. Whitesides and others in the movement realized that their way of life, indeed, their very livelihood, was threatened. The British threats were real and frightening. Davis Whitesides joined a diverse group with one goal in mind: to hunt and negate the efficiency of Major Patrick Ferguson, the Scottish firebrand who had personally issued threats to those who had dared settle on land outside the sanction of the Crown.
The group of sharpshooters achieved their goal on October 7, 1780. They surprised Ferguson as he and his troops took respite atop King's Mountain in rural South Carolina. Whitesides fought for his beliefs in the battle. Davis Whitesides died defending his beliefs. He was wounded in the battle and died from those wounds four days later.
Samuel's widow documented Samuel's participation in the Battle of King''s Mountain when she submitted an Application for Revolutionary War Pension:
State of Mississippi Amite County:
On this the 20th day of December in the year 1850 personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace within and for the County and State aforesaid Elizabeth Lusk (whose maiden name was Elizabeth Whiteside) aged eighty-six years on the 13th day of November last a resident of the State and County aforesaid who being duly sworn according to law declares that she is the widow of Samuel Lusk deceased who was a private in a company commanded by Captain William Davidson's Company Charles McDowell Colonel on an expedition to the Cherokee nation in the year 1776 that he also served as a private in Captain Samuel Woods Company John McDowell Colonel in an expedition against Colonel Ferguson in the year 1782.
She was incorrect: Ferguson died in 1780. She was 86 years old when she gave her testimony. She married Lusk four years after the battle. Fortunately, her witnesses corrected her misspeak. Per W8092, Samuel Woods states in that discharge that the tour of duty Lusk served in against Ferguson was in the year "Eighty." This is clearly a reference to the campaign which culminated in the battle of Kings Mountain on October 7, 1780 in which both Samuel Lusk and Samuel woods were participants." [ Widow was pensioned at the rate of $50 per annum commencing March 4th, 1848.]
While Samuel's participation in the battle was proven beyond doubt, the participation of his cousin, William was not. (Samuel was the grandson of William and Sarah through their son, Samuel: William was their grandson through their son, William, and his wife, Elizabeth Vance.) Lewis Preston Summers, in his "Annals of Southwest Virginia" listed William Lusk as being killed at Kings Mountain which convinced the Acceptance Committees of both the DAR and the SAR that William Lusk was killed at the battle.
With the advent of more in-depth research, questions regarding his participation in the battle arose. Lewis Preston Summers was the only person who named William Lusk as a participant. Draper did not mention him, and he was not listed on B48. Summers and Katherine Keogh White both put huge effort into their respective books. Both had good information. Unfortunately, both had vast numbers of mistakes. Because of the factual information, the mistakes appeared factual. Both were regarded as credible resources: neither should have been without more in-depth research.
After his death, his widow, Margaret Vance Lusk married James Piper and had three children by him: Ruth Piper1(782–1848,) James Piper, Jr. (1783–1853,) and Margaret Piper (1785–1854.) It was ironic that White claimed Piper also fought at King's Mountain under Campbell. Again, White's credibility was called into question: there was no evidence, no documentation that Piper was in the battle. The DAR relied on White's inclusion of Piper in her book, "The King's Mountain Men," to declare that Piper fought under Campbell in the battle and designated Piper DAR Ancestor Number A089253. (Reference DAR GRS at darorg.)
The actual date of the death of William Lusk was, and remains, a mystery. He died prior to the Battle of King's Mountain, probably died sometime in early 1775. Per the James Piper Family Bible, Margaret Vance Lusk married James Piper on November 17, 1779. The Battle of King's Mountain was fought on October 7, 1780. The difference in the timeline supported the fact that William Lusk had died by the time of the battle.
Additionally, the settlement of William Lusk's estate, a sum of cash—with interest from Aug 1775—was paid, which indicates his orphans began drawing interest on the cash when their father died. The children William and Margaret shared were Samuel Lusk (1764–1848,) Sarah Lusk (1765–1834,) Catherine Lusk (1772–1848,) and Willim Lusk (1774–1848.) There may have been others: these were listed by the DAR.
When descendant, William Lusk Crawford submitted his application for membership in the Sons of the American Revolution, he didn't claim that his fifth great grandfather fought at King's Mountain. He noted that he was a "Private in Company commanded by Col. Wm. Campbell." [SAR National Number 9236, Tennessee State Number 1215.] That service was probably correct. Colonel (later Brigadier General) William Campbell was a military man who led many campaigns against Indians and Tories. Lusk could have served under him in one of the campaigns before the Battle of King's Mountain. Many descendants made the mistake: they learned their ancestor served under Campbell, or Shelby, or Sevier, and assumed that ancestor fought at the Battle of King's Mountain when, in reality, the ancestor fought against Indians in a separate campaign.
We do not know the year of the death of William Lusk. We do not know where he was buried. We do know that he was a valiant Patriot who fought a foe wielding an oppressive hammer, threatening the freedom of a people who refused to be threatened. We do know that he deserved to be recognized for the role he played in history. We added a Memorial Stone in his honor in the Cantrell Gilliand Memorial Garden to serve as an expression of the gratitude and respect we owe this Patriot who gave his life so others could go forth and build a new country: our America.
History rhymes with mystery. History abounds with irony.
It was ironic that William and Sarah Guinn Lusk left their beautiful Irish homeland to escape the oppressive arm of the entitled English. They risked their lives and fortune to travel into the unknown. They wanted a better life for themselves, and for their family and the colonies promised the opportunity for that better life.
Unfortunately, the promise never materialized: the English were as oppressive in the colonies as they had been on the island. Oppression bred rebellion. Lusk family members rebelled openly. Two of William and Sally's grandsons, Samuel and William, were credited with fighting in the Battle of King's Mountain which Thomas Jefferson proclaimed turned "the tide of success which terminated the Revolutionary War, with the seal of our independence."
Therein lay the mystery of history: did they?
Lyman Copeland Draper, the undisputed authority on the battle, didn't mention either in his tome, "King's Mountain and Its Heroes." Draper was the genius who recognized the importance of the battle and collected every scintilla of information he could regarding the battle. He enjoyed unprecedented access to Patriots of the American Revolution and to their families.
Samuel Lusk married Elizabeth Whitesides, the daughter of Davis Whitesides. Understandably, Whitesides chafed when confronted with the atrocities practiced by the British in the colonies. On August 14, 1775, a year before the adoption of the Declaration of Independence, he and like-minded comrades created an association and compiled a list of grievances which became known as the "Tryon Resolves."
Five years passed and he still fought the British insolence. Whitesides and others in the movement realized that their way of life, indeed, their very livelihood, was threatened. The British threats were real and frightening. Davis Whitesides joined a diverse group with one goal in mind: to hunt and negate the efficiency of Major Patrick Ferguson, the Scottish firebrand who had personally issued threats to those who had dared settle on land outside the sanction of the Crown.
The group of sharpshooters achieved their goal on October 7, 1780. They surprised Ferguson as he and his troops took respite atop King's Mountain in rural South Carolina. Whitesides fought for his beliefs in the battle. Davis Whitesides died defending his beliefs. He was wounded in the battle and died from those wounds four days later.
Samuel's widow documented Samuel's participation in the Battle of King''s Mountain when she submitted an Application for Revolutionary War Pension:
State of Mississippi Amite County:
On this the 20th day of December in the year 1850 personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace within and for the County and State aforesaid Elizabeth Lusk (whose maiden name was Elizabeth Whiteside) aged eighty-six years on the 13th day of November last a resident of the State and County aforesaid who being duly sworn according to law declares that she is the widow of Samuel Lusk deceased who was a private in a company commanded by Captain William Davidson's Company Charles McDowell Colonel on an expedition to the Cherokee nation in the year 1776 that he also served as a private in Captain Samuel Woods Company John McDowell Colonel in an expedition against Colonel Ferguson in the year 1782.
She was incorrect: Ferguson died in 1780. She was 86 years old when she gave her testimony. She married Lusk four years after the battle. Fortunately, her witnesses corrected her misspeak. Per W8092, Samuel Woods states in that discharge that the tour of duty Lusk served in against Ferguson was in the year "Eighty." This is clearly a reference to the campaign which culminated in the battle of Kings Mountain on October 7, 1780 in which both Samuel Lusk and Samuel woods were participants." [ Widow was pensioned at the rate of $50 per annum commencing March 4th, 1848.]
While Samuel's participation in the battle was proven beyond doubt, the participation of his cousin, William was not. (Samuel was the grandson of William and Sarah through their son, Samuel: William was their grandson through their son, William, and his wife, Elizabeth Vance.) Lewis Preston Summers, in his "Annals of Southwest Virginia" listed William Lusk as being killed at Kings Mountain which convinced the Acceptance Committees of both the DAR and the SAR that William Lusk was killed at the battle.
With the advent of more in-depth research, questions regarding his participation in the battle arose. Lewis Preston Summers was the only person who named William Lusk as a participant. Draper did not mention him, and he was not listed on B48. Summers and Katherine Keogh White both put huge effort into their respective books. Both had good information. Unfortunately, both had vast numbers of mistakes. Because of the factual information, the mistakes appeared factual. Both were regarded as credible resources: neither should have been without more in-depth research.
After his death, his widow, Margaret Vance Lusk married James Piper and had three children by him: Ruth Piper1(782–1848,) James Piper, Jr. (1783–1853,) and Margaret Piper (1785–1854.) It was ironic that White claimed Piper also fought at King's Mountain under Campbell. Again, White's credibility was called into question: there was no evidence, no documentation that Piper was in the battle. The DAR relied on White's inclusion of Piper in her book, "The King's Mountain Men," to declare that Piper fought under Campbell in the battle and designated Piper DAR Ancestor Number A089253. (Reference DAR GRS at darorg.)
The actual date of the death of William Lusk was, and remains, a mystery. He died prior to the Battle of King's Mountain, probably died sometime in early 1775. Per the James Piper Family Bible, Margaret Vance Lusk married James Piper on November 17, 1779. The Battle of King's Mountain was fought on October 7, 1780. The difference in the timeline supported the fact that William Lusk had died by the time of the battle.
Additionally, the settlement of William Lusk's estate, a sum of cash—with interest from Aug 1775—was paid, which indicates his orphans began drawing interest on the cash when their father died. The children William and Margaret shared were Samuel Lusk (1764–1848,) Sarah Lusk (1765–1834,) Catherine Lusk (1772–1848,) and Willim Lusk (1774–1848.) There may have been others: these were listed by the DAR.
When descendant, William Lusk Crawford submitted his application for membership in the Sons of the American Revolution, he didn't claim that his fifth great grandfather fought at King's Mountain. He noted that he was a "Private in Company commanded by Col. Wm. Campbell." [SAR National Number 9236, Tennessee State Number 1215.] That service was probably correct. Colonel (later Brigadier General) William Campbell was a military man who led many campaigns against Indians and Tories. Lusk could have served under him in one of the campaigns before the Battle of King's Mountain. Many descendants made the mistake: they learned their ancestor served under Campbell, or Shelby, or Sevier, and assumed that ancestor fought at the Battle of King's Mountain when, in reality, the ancestor fought against Indians in a separate campaign.
We do not know the year of the death of William Lusk. We do not know where he was buried. We do know that he was a valiant Patriot who fought a foe wielding an oppressive hammer, threatening the freedom of a people who refused to be threatened. We do know that he deserved to be recognized for the role he played in history. We added a Memorial Stone in his honor in the Cantrell Gilliand Memorial Garden to serve as an expression of the gratitude and respect we owe this Patriot who gave his life so others could go forth and build a new country: our America.
It was ironic that William and Sarah Guinn Lusk left their beautiful Irish homeland to escape the oppressive arm of the entitled English. They risked their lives and fortune to travel into the unknown. They wanted a better life for themselves, and for their family and the colonies promised the opportunity for that better life.
Unfortunately, the promise never materialized: the English were as oppressive in the colonies as they had been on the island. Oppression bred rebellion. Lusk family members rebelled openly. Two of William and Sally's grandsons, Samuel and William, were credited with fighting in the Battle of King's Mountain which Thomas Jefferson proclaimed turned "the tide of success which terminated the Revolutionary War, with the seal of our independence."
Therein lay the mystery of history: did they?
Lyman Copeland Draper, the undisputed authority on the battle, didn't mention either in his tome, "King's Mountain and Its Heroes." Draper was the genius who recognized the importance of the battle and collected every scintilla of information he could regarding the battle. He enjoyed unprecedented access to Patriots of the American Revolution and to their families.
Samuel Lusk married Elizabeth Whitesides, the daughter of Davis Whitesides. Understandably, Whitesides chafed when confronted with the atrocities practiced by the British in the colonies. On August 14, 1775, a year before the adoption of the Declaration of Independence, he and like-minded comrades created an association and compiled a list of grievances which became known as the "Tryon Resolves."
Five years passed and he still fought the British insolence. Whitesides and others in the movement realized that their way of life, indeed, their very livelihood, was threatened. The British threats were real and frightening. Davis Whitesides joined a diverse group with one goal in mind: to hunt and negate the efficiency of Major Patrick Ferguson, the Scottish firebrand who had personally issued threats to those who had dared settle on land outside the sanction of the Crown.
The group of sharpshooters achieved their goal on October 7, 1780. They surprised Ferguson as he and his troops took respite atop King's Mountain in rural South Carolina. Whitesides fought for his beliefs in the battle. Davis Whitesides died defending his beliefs. He was wounded in the battle and died from those wounds four days later.
Samuel's widow documented Samuel's participation in the Battle of King''s Mountain when she submitted an Application for Revolutionary War Pension:
State of Mississippi Amite County:
On this the 20th day of December in the year 1850 personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace within and for the County and State aforesaid Elizabeth Lusk (whose maiden name was Elizabeth Whiteside) aged eighty-six years on the 13th day of November last a resident of the State and County aforesaid who being duly sworn according to law declares that she is the widow of Samuel Lusk deceased who was a private in a company commanded by Captain William Davidson's Company Charles McDowell Colonel on an expedition to the Cherokee nation in the year 1776 that he also served as a private in Captain Samuel Woods Company John McDowell Colonel in an expedition against Colonel Ferguson in the year 1782.
She was incorrect: Ferguson died in 1780. She was 86 years old when she gave her testimony. She married Lusk four years after the battle. Fortunately, her witnesses corrected her misspeak. Per W8092, Samuel Woods states in that discharge that the tour of duty Lusk served in against Ferguson was in the year "Eighty." This is clearly a reference to the campaign which culminated in the battle of Kings Mountain on October 7, 1780 in which both Samuel Lusk and Samuel woods were participants." [ Widow was pensioned at the rate of $50 per annum commencing March 4th, 1848.]
While Samuel's participation in the battle was proven beyond doubt, the participation of his cousin, William was not. (Samuel was the grandson of William and Sarah through their son, Samuel: William was their grandson through their son, William, and his wife, Elizabeth Vance.) Lewis Preston Summers, in his "Annals of Southwest Virginia" listed William Lusk as being killed at Kings Mountain which convinced the Acceptance Committees of both the DAR and the SAR that William Lusk was killed at the battle.
With the advent of more in-depth research, questions regarding his participation in the battle arose. Lewis Preston Summers was the only person who named William Lusk as a participant. Draper did not mention him, and he was not listed on B48. Summers and Katherine Keogh White both put huge effort into their respective books. Both had good information. Unfortunately, both had vast numbers of mistakes. Because of the factual information, the mistakes appeared factual. Both were regarded as credible resources: neither should have been without more in-depth research.
After his death, his widow, Margaret Vance Lusk married James Piper and had three children by him: Ruth Piper1(782–1848,) James Piper, Jr. (1783–1853,) and Margaret Piper (1785–1854.) It was ironic that White claimed Piper also fought at King's Mountain under Campbell. Again, White's credibility was called into question: there was no evidence, no documentation that Piper was in the battle. The DAR relied on White's inclusion of Piper in her book, "The King's Mountain Men," to declare that Piper fought under Campbell in the battle and designated Piper DAR Ancestor Number A089253. (Reference DAR GRS at darorg.)
The actual date of the death of William Lusk was, and remains, a mystery. He died prior to the Battle of King's Mountain, probably died sometime in early 1775. Per the James Piper Family Bible, Margaret Vance Lusk married James Piper on November 17, 1779. The Battle of King's Mountain was fought on October 7, 1780. The difference in the timeline supported the fact that William Lusk had died by the time of the battle.
Additionally, the settlement of William Lusk's estate, a sum of cash—with interest from Aug 1775—was paid, which indicates his orphans began drawing interest on the cash when their father died. The children William and Margaret shared were Samuel Lusk (1764–1848,) Sarah Lusk (1765–1834,) Catherine Lusk (1772–1848,) and Willim Lusk (1774–1848.) There may have been others: these were listed by the DAR.
When descendant, William Lusk Crawford submitted his application for membership in the Sons of the American Revolution, he didn't claim that his fifth great grandfather fought at King's Mountain. He noted that he was a "Private in Company commanded by Col. Wm. Campbell." [SAR National Number 9236, Tennessee State Number 1215.] That service was probably correct. Colonel (later Brigadier General) William Campbell was a military man who led many campaigns against Indians and Tories. Lusk could have served under him in one of the campaigns before the Battle of King's Mountain. Many descendants made the mistake: they learned their ancestor served under Campbell, or Shelby, or Sevier, and assumed that ancestor fought at the Battle of King's Mountain when, in reality, the ancestor fought against Indians in a separate campaign.
We do not know the year of the death of William Lusk. We do not know where he was buried. We do know that he was a valiant Patriot who fought a foe wielding an oppressive hammer, threatening the freedom of a people who refused to be threatened. We do know that he deserved to be recognized for the role he played in history. We added a Memorial Stone in his honor in the Cantrell Gilliand Memorial Garden to serve as an expression of the gratitude and respect we owe this Patriot who gave his life so others could go forth and build a new country: our America.
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