Only 5 Whigs were able to escape from the encounter, 2 of these 5 were his sons, Adam and Jeremiah Files. was captured, and murdered (tortured and killed) by the Tories and Indians in May of 1781. Jeremiah was wounded in this battle, and Adam was detailed to care for the wounded. John Jr., Adam, and Jeremiah served with him. McCall and Major Noble in the Battle of the Cowpens, South Carolina. Mary Catherine, their mother, took them food under the cover of the darkness, even though she herself could have been captured. After this battle, John, Jr., Adam, and Jeremiah - his 3 sons - had to hide in the swamp for 3 weeks. was promoted to captain after the fall of Charleston, South Carolina. There were chiefly engaged in excursions against the Indians for the purpose of protecting the frontier settlements. William Baskin, Jr., in the South Carolina militia. Between 17, 2 more sons and 1 daughter were born: Abner, David, and Sarah. In 1774 they moved to Abbeville District in the northwest portion of South Carolina. It was here that 5 of their sons were born: John, R., Adam Jordan, Jeremiah, James, and Manley. John Files and Mary Catherine lived on Roanoke River in Augusto Co., VA. John Manley who served in the 3rd Georgia Militia from 1777 to October 1784.
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