William Pentecost
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member ChapterhouseInc
N 33° 59.802 W 083° 38.913
17S E 255369 N 3764952
Revolutionary War veteran was an important part of the local community.
Waymark Code: WMN99
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 08/24/2006
Published By:Groundspeak Charter Member mtn-man
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Born Nov. 4, 1762 - Died Jan 27, 1839

Served 3 years in Revolutionary War from Dinwiddie Co., Va. in Buford's Detachment. Lost an arm at the Waxhaws, May 29, 1780. Remembered as successful buisness man, educator and civic worker, but most outstanding as devout Methodist minister. Is credited with establishing five churches. He established Pentecost Methodist Church in 1785. William and delilah Pentecost were buried in family plot. In 1909 their bodies were re-interred in a single grave in the Pentecost Church cemetery.

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