Ephraim Petty Pool Research Paper

Ephraim Petty Pool (American Revolution)
1756-1834, 5th great-grandfather
Ephraim Petty Pool was born March 1756 in Edgecombe, North Carolina. His father, Philip, was 26, while his mother, Mary, was only 16. Over the course of his life he was married only once to Lucretia (last name unknown) in 1781, and with her he fathered 11 children . He was stationed alongside his brother Phillip with the 1st Dragoons during the American Revolutionary War .
During his life he was a witness to many significant historical events. In 1765, when Ephraim was just 9 years old, the Stamp Act was passed. At the time, Ephraim was living in North Carolina, which opposed British rule more than almost any other colony at the time (a prime example of this is the

formation of the Sons of Liberty In response to the Stamp and Townshend Acts, which originated in South Carolina) . When he was 21 years old the Declaration of Independence was signed in Virginia, signifying the official start of the revolutionary war. Shortly after the signing of the Declaration, he and his brother, Phillip, joined up with the 1st Dragoons (his brother was 17 and he was 21). Ephraim was re-stationed shortly after and saw very little fighting, participating only in minor battles such as the Battle of Spirit Creek .
During the course of his life he moved around a lot. At the time of his birth he and his parents Phillip and Mary resided in Edgecombe, North Carolina. By the time his brother Henry was born in 1759, they were living in Darlington, South Carolina. Sometime after his brother’s birth he and his family moved back to North Carolina where. He continued to live there for at least 23 years. Evidence supports that sometime after 1782 he moved to Wilkes County, Georgia for unknown reasons. I speculate that he moved there after being discharged from active military service. He and his wife remained in Georgia until 1831 when they moved to Montgomery County, Tennessee on March 4 1831 where they lived until his death in 1834, he was 78 years old. After his death, his wife Lucretia continued to receive his military pension until her death in 1847 .