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Francis Locke, Revolutionary soldier, farmer, trader, and carpenter, was born in Northern Ireland, the son of John and Elizabeth Locke who moved to Lancaster County, Pa., when Francis and his brother, Matthew, were young. Francis was still living in Lancaster County in 1738.
Francis Locke Sr. (1722–1796) was a plantation owner, businessman, politician, and a participant in the American War of Independence, where he led the American Patriots to the decisive victory at Ramseur's Mill, which turned the tide of the American War for Independence in the south.
A short biography of Francis Locke, who led an outnumbered Patriot army to victory at Ramsour’s Mill near Lincolngon, N.C., in the American Revolutionary War.
Col. Francis Locke led the 1st Rowan County Regiment in the famous "Snow Campaign" in South Carolina of December 1775, and in the Cherokee Expedition of August to November 1776.
Jan 12, 2024 · During Cornwallis’s 1781 invasion of North Carolina, Locke commanded a regiment of Rowan County militia under the overall command of Brig. Gen. Andrew Pickens of South Carolina. Locke’s men took part in a small skirmish along Grant’s Creek near Salisbury and participated in many delaying actions in Nathanael Greene’s “Race to the Dan”.
Col. Francis Locke - Commanding Officer Rowan County 1st Regiment of Militia led by Col. Francis Locke, Maj. Thomas McGuire, and Maj. James Rutherford, with the following fifteen (15) known companies, led by:
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Oct 17, 2023 · Francis Locke, U.S. Senator. son. Mary Locke. daughter. Matthew Locke.
