Silas McBee 1765-1845 and Catherine Cates

Revolutionary War Patriot, Private Silas McBee, age 15, served at Kings Mountain from July to Oct 1781, under Captains J. Thompson and Col. T. Brandon. He served from Nov 1781 - Apr 1782 in Capt Padue's Company South Carolina Regiment and Gen Williams Division. Silas received a pension in 1831 for service. (Pension papers-- Nat'l Archives #506626 Vol 68, pg 145. Pension papers File S7202. Silas was born in South Carolina in 1765 and died in Pontotoc County, Mississippi in 1845. His parents were Hannah Echols and Vardry McBee (1734-abt 1800) During the Rev War their home located in Limestone Springs on Thickety Creek assisted in establishing Spartan District South Carolina. Hannah acted in capacity of nurse to wounded soldiers from Capt. Vardy McBee's Unit and Col. Roebuck's Regiment. Their home was located on Kings Mountain at the village of Limestone Springs. It was inevitable that her entire family would be caught up and involved in the American Revolution. She served the wounded soldiers that clashed with Col. Ferguson and his British troops at the second Battle of Cedar Springs, the Battle of Wofford's Iron Works. Hannah and her daughters Rebecca, Lucy, Mary, Rhoda and Elizabeth remained at home in the face of great danger to attend the wounded South Carolina soldiers. Resources: The Patriots at Kings Mountain by Bobby Gilmer Moss. Pg168 Vardy McBee (1775-1864), Man of Reason In an Age of Extremes by Roy McBee Smith; pub 1992. Some South Carolina Records Vol 2. by Rev Silas E. Lucas Jr. pg. 706. Logan Co. Ky Court Orders Bk. 1 pg 200. Potraiture of Vardry McBee of South Carolina, DeBow's Review 1852 by JB DeBow of New Orleans. Presented by Member--Patricia Alexander.

Supplemental

From The National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Volume 73, page 61

Revolutionary War Patriot, Capt. Vardry McBee commanded a company of militia, South Carolina troops. He was born, about 1750, in Virginia; lived near Livingston Springs, S. C.; died about 1787. Vardry McBee married Hannah Echols.

NSDAR member Linn McBee Browne is the daughter of John Harbour McBee (1856-1904) and Alice May Cunliff (b. 1861), his wife, m. 1880. Granddaughter of Joshua McBee, Jr. (b. 1832), and Mary Harbour, his wife. Gr-granddaughter of Joshua McBee and Caroline Land, his wife. Gr-gr-granddaughter of Silas McBee and Kathrine Katz, his wife. Gr-gr-gr-granddaughter of Vardry McBee and Hannah Echols, his wife.