Forwarding message from James Majors to the list:
The Geore Caraker (Karaker referred to in these pages
would be my gggg-grandfather. He owned and operated the Caraker mil
referred to in the data. I believe this was in that part of Cabarrus
Co., NC that became Ancon Co. later in the 1800s.
I have the following application for a revolutionary war pension by this
individual, "Abstracts pf Rev. War Pension Files", page 1899: KARCHER,
eorge or George Karaler or Karaccher or Kariker of Karaker or Caraker,
Francis, W9488, BLW #26310-160-55, NC Line, sol wa b 25 Oct. 1752 in
Philadelphia Co., PA & he lived in Mecklenburg Co. & later Cabarrus
Co,, NC during the Rev. WAR, he appl 13 Sept. 1832 Anson Co., NC having
moved there some 30 years earlier from Mecklenburg Co., NC. sol m
Frances Lee 8 Apr 1808 at Wadesboro in Anson Co.. NC, sol d 6 Oct, 1836
in Heard Co., GA having moved there in 1835, wid appl 6 Jan 1854
Tallapoosa Co., AL, aged 80, Sol's & wife's first child Rachel who was b
in 1809 & in 1833 sol had 3 sons (not named) living in GA, wid d 16
Sept. 1858.
Also from the "Georgia Revolutionary War Soldier's Graves", page 343 &
344, Section on Heard Co., GA. There are a total of seven rev. WAR
veterans buried in Heard County: 6. George Karaker b 10/25/1752 d,
10/6/1836
A native of Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. He enlisted in May 1778
in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina in Captain Jack's Company of the
North Carolina Troops commanded by Colonel Will Davidson. He had earlier
served in Captain Barringer's Company against the Cherokee Indians. He
later served in Catain Goodwin's Company of the North Carolina
Continental Line commaned by Colonel Archibald Lytle. He was at the
Battle of Briar Creek and the Battle of Stono and was in a scouting
expedition under Colonel Malmedy. He received a pension for his
services as a resident of Anson Co., NC in 1832 and moved to Georgia in
1835 where he died. His widow later received a pension as a resident of
Tallapoosa Co., AL.
His pension record #W9488 and his bounty land Warrant #26310-16d-55.
George was married at least twice. His first wife was named Susannah
and they had five known sons, Jacob (my ggg-grandfather, b 1790), John,
Daniel, Moses & James and two daughters, Susannah & Cathy. He married
Frances Lee as mentioned above and they had two children, Rachael and a
son named Henry
George's oldest son Jacob adopted the spelling Carreker while is younger
broher John spelled his name Carriker. I do not know how the other sons
spelled their names but I have been told that they also spelled their
names with the "I",
Are you in any way related to this line.
James Majors