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Francis Nash ( c. 1742 – October 7, 1777) was a brigadier general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. Prior to the war, he was a lawyer, public official, and politician in Hillsborough, North Carolina, and was heavily involved in opposing the Regulator movement, an uprising of settlers in the North Carolina piedmont ...
- 1771, 1775–1777
- Continental Army
Jan 13, 2008 · Sunday, 13 January 2008 17:04. BRIGADIER-GENERAL FRANCIS NASH (1720-1777) Francis Nash was a native of Prince Edward County Virginia, pioneer citizen of Hillsborough NC, clerk of the Superior Court of Orange County NC, a popular and successful lawyer, legislator, and militia officer. His wife was Sarah Moore Nash, daughter of Maurice Moore of ...
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Nash County, NC, and General Nash Elementary School in Towamencin Township, PA, were named in his honor. Death and Burial. Brigadier General Francis Nash was mortally wounded in action on 4 October and died on 7 October 1777. He is buried at Towamencin Mennonite Churchyard in Kulpsville, PA. Honoree ID: 2893 Created by: MHOH
Brig. Gen. Francis Nash led the NC Brigade at the battles of Brandywine Creek, PA (9/11/1777) and Germantown, PA (10/4/1777). He was mortally wounded at the battle of Germantown and died on 10/7/1777. On 12/17/1777, the NC General Assembly created Nash County, which was named in honor of Francis Nash. Click Here for a decent biography of ...
Francis Nash. Francis Nash (c. 1742 – October 7, 1777) was a brigadier general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. Prior to the war, he was a lawyer, public official, and politician in Hillsborough, North Carolina, and was heavily involved in opposing the Regulator movement, an uprising of settlers in the North ...
29 Jan. 1855–10 July 1932. Francis (Frank) Nash, lawyer, assistant attorney general, local historian, and author, was born at Floral College, Robeson County, the son of the Reverend Frederick Kollock Nash, a Presbyterian minister, and his second wife, Anne Maria McLean. He was the grandson of Chief Justice Frederick and Mary Goddard Kollock ...
Francis Nash was a brigadier general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. Prior to the war, he was a lawyer, public official, and politician in Hillsborough, North Carolina, and was heavily involved in opposing the Regulator movement, an uprising of settlers in the North Carolina piedmont between 1765 and 1771.
