Battle of Guilford Courthouse

"[General Nathaniel] Greene observed as the veteran First Maryland Continentals threw back a British attack and countered with a bayonet charge. As they reformed their line, William Washington's Light Dragoons raced by to rescue raw troops of the Fifth Maryland who had buckled under a furious assault of British Grenadiers and Guards."

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From: Descendants of Woodham Tuck on Ancestry from SoonerNuke.

Generation No. 3

4. JOHN4 TUCK, SR. (BENNET3, WOODHAM2, UNKNOWN1) was born 1730 in England, or Halifax County, Virginia, and died 07 Jan 1801 in Halifax County, Virginia. He married MARY JANE POWELL 1757 in Halifax County, daughter of EDWARD POWELL and ELIZABETH RANSON. She was born 12 Aug 1733 in Bristol parish, King George County, VA, and died 23 May 1828 in Halifax County.

Children of JOHN TUCK and MARY POWELL are:

i. SARAH5 TUCK, b. 04 Apr 1758, Halifax County, Virginia; d. Abt. 1840, South Carolina.
ii. ELIZABETH ANN TUCK, b. 15 May 1760, Halifax County, Virginia; d. Abt. 1828, Granville County, N.C..
iii. EDWARD NED TUCK, b. 10 Dec 1762, Halifax County; d. 22 Jun 1840, Halifax County, Virginia.
iv. MARY TUCK, b. 12 Apr 1765, Halifax County, Virginia; d. 23 Sep 1871; m. NATHAN FLETCHER, SR.; b. Abt. 1756, Essex County, Virginia; d. Wilkins County, North Carolina.
v. ACHSAH TUCK, b. 31 Oct 1770, Halifax County, Virginia; d. Aft. 1850, Dekalb, Tennessee.
vi. EZRA TUCK, b. 12 May 1768, Halifax County, Virginia; d. Aft. 1850, Spartanburg County,S.C..
vii. ROBERT TUCK, b. 04 Oct 1773, Halifax County, Virginia; d. 1867, Halifax County, Virginia.
viii. RICHARD R. BLUE TUCK, b. 29 Dec 1775, Halifax County, Virginia; d. 28 Mar 1851, Halifax County, Virginia.
ix. BENNETT BENJAMIN TUCK, b. 01 Jan 1778, Halifax County, Virginia; d. Aft. 1845, Clarke County, Georgia.
x. JOHN TUCK, JR., b. 23 Mar 1781, Halifax County, Virginia; d. Bef. 1830, Kentucky; m. (1) MARTHA HESTER, 29 Nov 1802, Halifax County, VA; m. (2) MARY BRAGG FLETCHER, 09 Nov 1814, Granville County, N.C..
xi. JANE JENNIE TUCK, b. 15 Jun 1783, Halifax County, Virginia; d. 1840, Georgia.
xii. DAVID TUCK, b. 14 Jan 1786, Halifax County, Virginia; d. Abt. 1828, Halifax County, Virginia; m. ELIZABETH DEWBERRY, 18 Aug 1804; b. 1783, Halifax County, Virginia; d. Bet. 1808 - 1861, Halifax County, Virginia.
xiii. SUSANNAH TUCK, b. 04 Apr 1767.
xiv. STILLBORN TUCK, b. 04 May 1768.

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birth also listed as 1765, death August 1840.

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WILL OF EDWARD TUCK
Dated March 27, 1840
Proven and Recorded Aug 26, 1840

Recorded in Will book 19 Page 336. In Halifax Co. Court House, Houston

IN THE NAME OF GOD, AMEN: I EDWARD TUCK of the County of Halifax, State of Virginia, being weak in body but of sound mind and disposing memory for which I thank God and calling to mind the uncertainty of human life and being desirous to dispose of all such worldly estate as it has pleased God to bless me with I give and bequeath the same in manner following to wit:
First, I desire that all perishable part of my estate not mentioned hereafter be immediately sold after my decease and out of the moneys arising therefrom all my just debts and funeral expenses be paid.
Second, After my decease I give and bequeath to my grandson NATHAN F. TUCK one bed and necessary clothing and the second choice of horse of my setate. I also give and bequeath unto my grandson WILLIAM P. TUCK who is now living with me one hundred and fifty acres of land whereon I live to be bounded as follows beginning on the north fork in Elliotts line thence Elliotts line to some point in said line that will enclose the said one hundred and fifty acres of land by a south line thence a new line to that dividing said land from the land owned by me and PAUL TUCK in Joint tenancy thence along said line eastward by a straight course to the north fork thence down said creek meandering with the creek to the beginning with the houses, out houses, orchards tenaments and apperte-nances and every part and parcel thereof to him and his heirs forever. I give and bequeath to my son EDWARD TUCK a parcel of land lying on the west side of the north fork creek adjoining his own land and the land I give to WILLIAM P. TUCK and the land held by myself and PAUL TUCK in joint tenancy supposed to be ten acres to him and his heirs and to hold forever. I give and bequeath to my son PAUL TUCK one hundred acres of land it being my interest in the land purchased of THORTON PURYEAR held by us in joint tenancy to him and his heirs forever. I give and bequeath unto my daughter ELIZABETH DEWBERRY the remainder of the tractof land whereupon I now live supposed to be fiftyacres on the west of the land given to WILLIAM P. TUCK, to her and her heirs to have to hold forever. I give and bequeath unto my sons PHALTIEL TUCK & PERCY TUCK my land lying on the waters of Blewing creek adjoing the landof Dabney Regland, Richard Tuck and others and containing by survey two hundred and eighty eight and 3/4 acres to beequally divided between them. By an east and west line, viz; that PHALTIEL TUCK to have the lower or northern part and PERCY TUCK to have the upper or southern part to them and their heirs to have and hold forever. I give to my son JOHN TUCK one hundred dollars, also to my son EDWARD TUCK eighty dollars, then I request my executors to pay out of any moneys arising from the sale of any property sold by him in lieu of an equal share in the division of my lands. My reasons for not giving my son son POWELL TUCK any part in my lands I now own is that I have given it to his son WILLIAM P. TUCK. Should the money arising from the sale of my perishable property be insufficient to discharge my legal debts and to make my several children equal also to make them equal in the division of the personal property advance to my several children in my lifetime by me I desire my executors to sellso much of my personal estate as will meet those demands and I further desire that the remaining shares be equally dividedamong my several children, viz; POWELL TUCK, ELIZABETH DEWBERRY, PAUL TUCK, EDWARD TUCK, PHALTIERL TUCK, JOHN P. TUCK, PERCY TUCK. Also should there remain a surplus arising from the sales of any part of my estate I wish the same equally divided among my several children. N.B. The Personal property LUCINDA and that which may fall to my daughter ELIZABETH DEWBERRY I lend to her during her natural life and at her death to be equally divided among the heirs of her body.
And lastly I do hereby constitute and appoint my two sons PHALTIEL TUCK AND PERCY TUCK Executors of this my last will and testament hereby revoking all others or former wills ortestaments by me heretofore made, in witness whereof I here unto set my hand and affix my seal this 27th day of March in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and forty.

EDWARD TUCK (SEAL)
Signed, sealed, published and
declared and for the last will and
testament of the above named
EDWARD TUCK in the presence of us

Witnesses

Robert Tuck

Richard Tuck

Thornton Puryear

At a Court held for Halifax County the 26th day of

August 1840

The within written last Will and Testament of EDWARD

TUCK WAS PRESENTED IN Court and proved by the oaths of

two witnesses thereto subscribed and ordered to be

recorded, whereupon On the motion of Phaltiel Tuck and

Percy Tuck the executors therein named who made oath thereto

according to law and together with Dabney Ragland and

Richard Tuck their securities entered into and acknow-

ledged this bond in the penalty of $3500.00 conditioned

according to law, certificates granted them for obtaining

probate thereof in due form.

Teste.

Wm. Holt, Clk.

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ANCESTORS OF GAILLARD OCTERLONY TUCK AND HIS LINES OF DESCENT has the following: "EDWARD TUCK was a private in the Rev. War, and was on the Pension Rolls from 1806 to the time of his death. He was wounded in Battle of Guilford C. House, N.C."

"was a soldier under Gen. George Washington, and was seriously wounded in one of the battles of that war." from A SHORT HISTORY OF THE TUCK FAMILY OF BUTLER COUNTY, KY. dated Rich Hill, Mo. Feb. 11, 1915 a letter from James S. Porter to Mr. A. H. Ruck Morgantown, Ky.

From records Halifax Co, VA:
Halifax Co. C.H. INDENTURE, dated December 15, 1798, between
Houston, Va. Co. JOHN TUCK, SR. party of the first part, and EDWARD
Clerk's Office, TUCK party of the second part. JOHN TUCK, SR.,
Deed Book 18, transfers a parcel of land in Halifax County to
page 94 EDWARD TUCK.



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EDWARD TUCK, was in the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, from HALIFAX COUNTY, VIRGINIA. S. of W. Pension 2, Report of Secretary of War in relation to the pension Establishment of the United States. Revolutionary Soldiers of Virginia, Bulletin of the Virginia State Library, published in 1912. Application of Pension on file at the Pension Office, Washington, D.C.

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THE TUCK FAMILY IN THE REVOLUTION

There were three members of the Tuck family from Virginia who fought in the Revolution.

EDWARD TUCK, who was a private in Captain Burgis Wall's Company, Col. Nathaniel Cox's Virginia regiment. He was born in Red Bank in 1762 and died in the same place in 1840. He drew a pension for his services. the record of his pension is as follows:

EDWARD TUCK, rank private, annual allowance under act of 1809, $36.00. Under Act of 1816, increased to $57.00. Sums received, $1,033.50. Placed on Pension Roll Jan. 2, 1808. commencemeny of Pension, Nov. 31, 1809. Increased under law 1816 (Secretary of War's Report 1835).

Edward Tuck & Nancy Winfrey in D.A.R. Lineage Book, Vol. 79.

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Edward Ned Tuck is the son of John Tuck and Mary Ellen Powell of Bluewing Plantation, Halifax County Virginia.
Edward Tuck and Wife Nancy Winfrey Tuck made their home in the southern part of the county near the North Carolina line, where the town of Virgilina now stands. For many years it was called "Tuck's Cross Roads." Edward Tuck served in the American Revolutionary War as a Private in Capt. Burgess Wall's Company, Col. Nathaniel Cox's Regiment of Virginia Militia. At the Battle fo Guilford Court House on March 15, 1781, he was severely wounded, a British minie ball boring completely through his body. He was carried back to Virginia on a ground-slide constructed by his father. Although he lived to be nearly seventy-eight years of age, he never completely recovered from his wounds and on January 2, 1809 was placed on the US Pension Roll for physical disability. His will was made March 27, 1840 and proved August 1840. His sons Phaltiel and Percy Tuck were named Executors. The witnesses to his were Robert Tuck, Richard Tuck and Thornton Puryear

Posted by WilliamNix166 on Ancestry.

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Both John Tuck and his son Edward Ned Tuck fought in the American forces at the Guilford Courthouse Battle. Edward was wounded and his father created a spline to drag him home some 70 miles away. 
 
Guilford Courthouse:
 A Pivotal Battle in the War for Independence
 
The morning of March 15, 1781, was clear and cold. A light frost had disappeared under the first rays of the sun, but the ground underfoot was soft and spongy from long winter rains and snows. In the damp woods of what had been an isolated farming community in the Piedmont on a major east-west road through North Carolina, some 4,400 American troops, in various uniforms and country clothes, waited for battle.
This backwoods county seat of Guilford Courthouse, North Carolina, was the site of a pivotal battle in the Revolutionary War’s decisive Southern Campaign. The engagement set the stage for the region’s liberation from enemy occupation and impelled British general Lord Charles Cornwallis to take the ill-fated road that led him to final defeat at Yorktown, Virginia, seven months later.
Guilford Courthouse National Military Park, the nation’s first national park established at a Revolutionary War site, preserves the 220-acre heart of the 1781 battlefield. Among the 28 monuments raised on the battlefield is a memorial containing the graves of two of North Carolina’s signers of the Declaration of Independence, William Hooper and John Penn. Although Guilford Courthouse is 600 miles south of Philadelphia and Independence Hall, it is appropriate that this monument stands at the site of one of the most important battles of the Revolutionary War. It was the sacrifices of American patriots on this and scores of other battlefields that gave substance to the bold statements of principle contained in the Declaration of Independence.
 The British considered themselves to be the victors at Guilford Court House. However, they lost more than one-quarter of their army as casualties. Of the 1,900 redcoats, 532 were killed, wounded, captured or missing.  The “defeated” American army lost 264 men out of a force of about 4,500. 
Two of North Carolina's three signers of the Declaration of Independence are buried on the battlefield at Guilford Courthouse National Military Park 
 
Source: U.S. National Park Service: Teaching With Historic Places Lessons Plans, http://www.nps.gov/nr/twhp/wwwlps/lessons/32guilford/32guilford.htm

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birth also listed as about 1767

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Edward Ned Tuck is the son of John Tuck and Mary Ellen Powell of Bluewing Plantation, Halifax County Virginia.
Edward Tuck and Wife Nancy Winfrey Tuck made their home in the southern part of the county near the North Carolina line, where the town of Virgilina now stands. For many years it was called "Tuck's Cross Roads." Edward Tuck served in the American Revolutionary War as a Private in Capt. Burgess Wall's Company, Col. Nathaniel Cox's Regiment of Virginia Militia. At the Battle fo Guilford Court House on March 15, 1781, he was severely wounded, a British minie ball boring completely through his body. He was carried back to Virginia on a ground-slide constructed by his father. Although he lived to be nearly seventy-eight years of age, he never completely recovered from his wounds and on January 2, 1809 was placed on the US Pension Roll for physical disability. His will was made March 27, 1840 and proved August 1840. His sons Phaltiel and Percy Tuck were named Executors. The witnesses to his were Robert Tuck, Richard Tuck and Thornton Puryear

Posted by WilliamNix166 on Ancestry.

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Edward Tuck & Nancy Winfrey in D.A.R. Lineage Book, Vol. 79.