Samuel B "Gun Powder Sam" McSpadden^{[1, 2]}

1756 - 1844  (87 years)

• Name	Samuel B "Gun Powder Sam" McSpadden
  Born	19 Oct 1756	Rockbridge Co., Virginia, United States
  Gender	Male
  Military	Drafted, 1775, Rockbridge Co., Virginia Enrolled in Captain Charles Campbell's Company, commanded by Colonel Dickerson Marched to Point Pleasant on the Ohio River and served 3 months Drafted, 1776 Enrolled in McDowell's Company Marched to Donley's Fort on the frontier of Greenbrier Co., Virginia Commanded by Colonel Donley Guarded for 3 months,
  Religion	Presbyterian
  	Elder, Hopewell Presbyterian Church
  _UID	F8AD8464C044BC4698FC67498C65217E6743
  Buried	Aug 1844	Dandridge Cem, Dandridge, Jefferson Co., Tennessee, United States
  Died	5 Aug 1844	Dandridge, Jefferson Co., Tennessee, United States
  Person ID	I9779	Clan MacLean Genealogy Database
  Last Modified	16 Jun 2007

  
  

  Father	Thomas McSpadden,   b. Abt 1720, Co. Antrim, Ulster, Ireland ,   d. Abt 1765, Augusta Co., Virginia, United States  (Age 45 years)
  Mother	Mary Dorothy Edmiston,   b. Abt 1721, Augusta Co., Virginia, United States ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	Abt 1743/4	Timber Ridge, Augusta Co., Virginia, United States
  Family ID	F3896	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Polly Berry,   d. 1782, Jefferson Co., Tennessee, United States
  Married	1781
  Family ID	F3900	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Sarah E Adair,   b. Abt 1756,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	1782	Rockbridge Co., Virginia, United States
  Children	+ 1. Nancy McSpadden,   b. 9 Feb 1783, Rockbridge Co., Virginia, United States ,   d. 28 Nov 1841  (Age 58 years)   2. Guiney Jane McSpadden,   b. 11 Sep 1784, Rockbridge Co., Virginia, United States ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Betsy McSpadden,   b. 10 May 1786, Rockbridge Co., Virginia, United States ,   d. Yes, date unknown + 4. Sarah "Sally" McSpadden,   b. 12 Feb 1788, Rockbridge Co., Virginia, United States ,   d. Yes, date unknown + 5. Margaret "Peggy" McSpadden,   b. 8 Feb 1790, Dandridge, Jefferson Co., Tennessee, United States ,   d. 1851, Monroe Co., Tennessee, United States  (Age 60 years)   6. Keziah McSpadden,   b. 10 Feb 1792,   d. Yes, date unknown + 7. Dorcas McSpadden,   b. 10 Feb 1792, Jefferson Co., Tennessee, United States ,   d. 18 Sep 1869, Monroe Co., Tennessee, United States  (Age 77 years) + 8. John McSpadden,   b. 29 Oct 1793, Jefferson Co., Tennessee, United States ,   d. Yes, date unknown + 9. Samuel Keyes McSpadden,   b. 30 Jan 1798, Jefferson Co., Tennessee, United States ,   d. 7 Jun 1883, Monroe Co., Tennessee, United States  (Age 85 years)
  Family ID	F3901	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 3	Nancy Harris,   b. 24 Aug 1775, Virginia, United States ,   d. 1 Jan 1837  (Age 61 years)
  Married	23 Oct 1799	Jefferson Co., Tennessee, United States
  Children	+ 1. Polly Berry McSpadden,   b. 13 Jul 1800, Dandridge, Jefferson Co., Tennessee, United States ,   d. Yes, date unknown + 2. Esther Jack McSpadden,   b. 11 Nov 1801, Dandridge, Jefferson Co., Tennessee, United States ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Martha Keyes McSpadden,   b. 27 Mar 1803, Dandridge, Jefferson Co., Tennessee, United States ,   d. Yes, date unknown + 4. Thomas Henderson McSpadden,   b. 20 Oct 1804, Dandridge, Jefferson Co., Tennessee, United States ,   d. Between 1840 and 1850  (Age 35 years) + 5. Milton Harris McSpadden,   b. 7 May 1806, Dandridge, Jefferson Co., Tennessee, United States ,   d. Jefferson Co., Tennessee, United States   6. Emaline McSpadden,   b. 21 Jan 1808, Dandridge, Jefferson Co., Tennessee, United States ,   d. Yes, date unknown + 7. Alvah McSpadden,   b. 21 Jan 1808, Dandridge, Jefferson Co., Tennessee, United States ,   d. 13 Dec 1882  (Age 74 years)   8. Robert Henderson McSpadden,   b. 17 Dec 1809, Dandridge, Jefferson Co., Tennessee, United States ,   d. Yes, date unknown   9. Thankful Emily McSpadden,   b. 15 Jul 1812, Dandridge, Jefferson Co., Tennessee, United States ,   d. Yes, date unknown   10. Catherine Melissa McSpadden,   b. 16 Oct 1814, Dandridge, Jefferson Co., Tennessee, United States ,   d. Yes, date unknown   11. Obald McSpadden,   b. 25 Oct 1817, Dandridge, Jefferson Co., Tennessee, United States ,   d. infant, Jefferson Co., Tennessee, United States   12. Archibald McSpadden,   b. 25 Oct 1817, Dandridge, Jefferson Co., Tennessee, United States ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F3902	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  "GPS" - "Gun Powder Sam" "Way Back When" by Anna B. McSpadden shows notes as follows: Born Oct 10, 1756. marr. (1) Polly Berry, (2) Sarah Keyes, 1782, Rockbridge, VA. marr. (3) Nancy Harris in TN. Rev. War Vet. On Feb. 7, 1834, Samuel McSpadden appeared before a Justice of the Peace in Jefferson County and applied for a pension for his services in the Revolutionary War. He stated that he was 78, that in 1775, in Rockbridge County, Virginia, he was drafted, reported at Lexington, VA, and enrolled in Captain Charles Campbell's Company, commanded by Colonel Dickerson. That he marched to Point Pleasant on the Ohio River, where he served as a private for 3 months, and received a discharge which he lost. In 1776, he was drafted again, enrolled in McDowell's Company, marched to Donley's Fort on the frontier of Greenbrier County, Virginia, commanded by Colonel Donley. He helped guard the fort for 3 months, received a discharge which he also lost. His pension was granted. Samuel McSpadden (1756-1844) came to Jefferson Co., TN in 1792 and claimed his large land grant which he received from the government as part payment for his military service in the Revolutionary War. He first built a log home down the hill from the present home. Old Pete, committed to Alva McSpadden's care as long as he should live, lived in the "Old Brick" until his death. He probably was a child at the time of Samuel's death. He died after 1892. Samuel built "The Old Brick", the ancestral home in Jefferson Co. in 1804. He made the gun powder used by Andrew Jackson to win the Battle of New Orleans in 1814. Justin Oliver McSpadden has a story about the delivery of the gunpowder to New Orleans and Sam's subsequent efforts to collect from the Government. The details of this story are also written in Anna McSpadden's book - "Way Back When". Twice married and had 20 children. (Some reports say married three times but no issue of the first marriage). The book "Tennessee Cousins" page 98 shows Samuel and an as-yet unidentified "James" McSpadden as elders of the Hopewell Presbyterian Church at Dandridge in 1816.

  
  

• Sources

  [S11] Submitter: McSpedden, Jean. [S117] Submitter: Thompson, Ron.