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My gggggg-grandfather was John L. Guntharp Sr. A man wrought this perhapes it was the man who wrote "Memories, Traditions, and History of Rocky Mount and Vicinity" wich was written by Lucius M. Ford in 1904:
John Guntharp and Mary Newly
About 1765-1837
John Guntharp was born in England, perhaps in Liverpool, about 1765. It is a mystery as to why John fled England but he apparently ran away from his family around the age of twelve. He secretly entered a vessel at the English port of Liverpool and concealed himself until well out at sea. As a stowaway he landed at Charleston, South Carolina. This would have been a dangerous time in the port city for the Revolutionary War had already begun. Charleston fell to the British on May 12, 1780. It was while in Charleston that he met Mary Newley and they married about 1784. John and Mary later moved and settled on Rocky Creek in what is now Chester County, South Carolina. In fact we know very little about John Guntharp and Mary Newly. Included here is a general summary of what life may have been like for the average settler of this era.
The first settlers began to come to the Rocky Mount area around 1760. Arriving in wagons mostly from Maryland and Virginia they usually built log cabins with stone chimneys. These "cabins" were for the most part crude log huts such as could be principally built with an ax. The settlers typically cleared a few acres around their homes and planted grains and other edibles. Venison was the primary source of meat while otter and wild cat provided skins. As the settlers increased in number more attention was given to domestic animals. Tobacco was often grown as a cash crop. A common homemade sled could be easily made to transport the tobacco to Charleston where it could be sold. In 1800 the Santee Canal was completed and farmers could carry their produce to Charleston and return with supplies by flat boat on the Catawba River.
John and Mary must have been comfortable in their South Carolina home for they lived out their lives near Rocky Mount and raised a large family. John Guntharp died April 14, 1837, and Mary Newly died November 22, 1842, in Chester County, South Carolina. They were buried under a cedar tree.
I do know though that Lucius M. Ford did write this in his book ("Memories, Traditions, and History of Rocky Mount and Vicinity", written in 1904) about John: John Guntharp never communicated with his relatives in the Old Country so they had no knowledge as to what became of him. He was honored and esteemed by his neighbors.
My question is did John serve in the Revolutionary war it does say he married in 1784 wich I think was a year after the war ended and it says he came to the U.S. through Charleston, South Carolina when it was a dangerous time at the port for the war was going on. If he did did he join his new country's Army or the one of his original homeland? Can anyone help me?TIA
Wayne
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