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Col Thomas Shubrick

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Col Thomas Shubrick

Birth
England
Death
4 Mar 1810 (aged 54)
Charleston County, South Carolina, USA
Burial
Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA Add to Map
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Son of Thomas Shubrick. He served in the Revolution with the 2nd South Carolina Regiment, and was aide de camp to General Nathanael Greene. He was given the thanks of Congress for his actions at Eutaw Springs, South Carolina. He was the son of Thomas Shubrick and Sarah Motte. Sarah's mother's maiden name was Bullein. He died at his Belvedere plantation.

From SC Senate Biographies:
Thomas Shubrick, son of Thomas Shubrick and Sarah Motte, was born on 27 December 1756. Studying in England, he entered the Middle Temple on 28 June 1773. He returned to Carolina prior to the American Revolution. By 31 January 1776, Shubrick was serving as an ensign in a light infantry company of the Charleston militia. Holding the rank of first lieutenant in the Fifth Regiment (January 1777), he was promoted on 15 January 1778 to captain. Between May 1777 and September 1778, he was attached to the staff of General Robert Howe as a brigade major. Appointed an aide-de-camp to General Benjamin Lincoln on 19 July 1779, Shubrick participated in the siege of Savannah. After Charleston fell to the British in Mary of 1780, he was taken prisoner and held at Haddrell's Point, now Mount Pleasant. He was exchanged on 14 June 1781, then served as aide-de-camp to General Nathanael Greene until the end of the war. In addition, he was commissary of prisoners in the Southern Department of the Army. His valor at the Battle of Eutaw Springs (September 1781) earned for him a medal and a resolution from Congress.

Shubrick's last son was Irving Shubrick who was a Commander in the Navy who died on April 5, 1849.
Son of Thomas Shubrick. He served in the Revolution with the 2nd South Carolina Regiment, and was aide de camp to General Nathanael Greene. He was given the thanks of Congress for his actions at Eutaw Springs, South Carolina. He was the son of Thomas Shubrick and Sarah Motte. Sarah's mother's maiden name was Bullein. He died at his Belvedere plantation.

From SC Senate Biographies:
Thomas Shubrick, son of Thomas Shubrick and Sarah Motte, was born on 27 December 1756. Studying in England, he entered the Middle Temple on 28 June 1773. He returned to Carolina prior to the American Revolution. By 31 January 1776, Shubrick was serving as an ensign in a light infantry company of the Charleston militia. Holding the rank of first lieutenant in the Fifth Regiment (January 1777), he was promoted on 15 January 1778 to captain. Between May 1777 and September 1778, he was attached to the staff of General Robert Howe as a brigade major. Appointed an aide-de-camp to General Benjamin Lincoln on 19 July 1779, Shubrick participated in the siege of Savannah. After Charleston fell to the British in Mary of 1780, he was taken prisoner and held at Haddrell's Point, now Mount Pleasant. He was exchanged on 14 June 1781, then served as aide-de-camp to General Nathanael Greene until the end of the war. In addition, he was commissary of prisoners in the Southern Department of the Army. His valor at the Battle of Eutaw Springs (September 1781) earned for him a medal and a resolution from Congress.

Shubrick's last son was Irving Shubrick who was a Commander in the Navy who died on April 5, 1849.

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  • Created by: Saratoga
  • Added: Mar 25, 2009
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35118052/thomas-shubrick: accessed ), memorial page for Col Thomas Shubrick (27 Dec 1755–4 Mar 1810), Find a Grave Memorial ID 35118052, citing Saint Philip's Episcopal Church Cemetery, Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA; Maintained by Saratoga (contributor 46965279).