William "Little Wille" Adams - He did not tell.
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NCDaywalker
N 34° 41.247 W 079° 35.714
17S E 628677 N 3839281
As the story goes, Little Willie Adams was captured by some Tories in the area and refused persistant persuasion to reveal the location of hidden goods and a Patriot hiding in the area. The Tories hung Little Willie for his refusal to cooperate.
Waymark Code: WMPZBP
Location: South Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 11/16/2015
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Later after the Tories left the area, locals came out to retrieve Little Willie from the gallows only to find he was still alive. He survive this heinous act by the Tories and lived to fight in the Revolutionary War.
The marker text is as follows:
William Adams
1764 - 1855
A Revolutionary Hero who at thie age of
ten refused to give information of hidden
treasure and person to the Tories.
He was the son of
Jonathan & Mary Roberson Adams
who were the first adams to settle
on Marlboro County soil.
Erected in 1941 by
The Saturday Afternoon Book Club
Location type: Single Grave
Date of Birth: 1846
Date of Death: 1855
Cause of death: Died Later
Grave Marker Text:
The marker text is as follows:
William Adams
1764 - 1855
A revolutionary Hero who at thie age of
ten refused to give information of hidden
treasure and person to the Tories.
He was the son of
Jonathan & Mary Roberson Adams
who were the first adams to settle
on Marlboro County soil.
Erected in 1941 by
The Saturday Afternoon Book Club
Ranks: Not listed
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