The Sons of the American Revolution placed a monument at the site of the
massacre; I have a photograph among the pics to which I referred. From
observation (not actual research), I would find it unusal for SAR to place a
monument of this size for an enlisted man.
Helen
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From: "John K Bryan" <jkbtwo(a)juno.com>
To: <CAVITT-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Saturday, February 18, 2006 3:07 PM
Subject: Re: [CAVITT] Cavitt Station Massacre, Part II
Helen: I'm reasonably certain that Alex Cavitt was never in the
Continental Army. He and his brother Moses definitely saw long and
arduous militia service, but so far as I know, always in the area
comprising the southwesternmost tip of Virginia, northwesternmost tip of
NC and what is now the northeasternmost corner of Tennessee. Also, I
have never come across any mention of the Alex' rank. To my knowledge,
there were no Continental involved in the Battle of Kings Mt. -
Ferguson's redcoat detachment and a smattering of Tories were cornered
and attacked there by militia volunteers led by Sevier, Shelby et al. A
Major Moses Cavitt was among the nine American officers and 19 enlisted
men killed.
On Wed, 15 Feb 2006 14:07:27 -0500 "Helen" <hgdonald(a)knology.net>
writes:
>
> Cavitt Station Massacre: Part I
>
>
>
> Major Alexander Cavitt fought with the
>
> Continental Army during the American
>
> Revolution. One of the battles in which he
>
> distinguished him was the Battle of Kings
>
> Mountain near Charlotte, NC.
>
>
> Like many Continental officers, Major
>
> Cavitt was paid for his service to the New
>
> United States of America with land grants,
>
> both in Eastern Tennessee, near Ft. Knox,
>
> and in Middle Tennessee.
>
Since he was almost certainly not a Continental officer, Cavitt almost
certainly got no military land warrants from the federal government. Amd
since he was a resident of Virginia at the time, he certainly got no land
warrants from NC - the only source of warrants for land in Tennessee. In
fact, Alexander purchased the 640-acre tract on which he built Cavitt's
Station near Knoxville from one Thomas Hutchins in 1790. After the
massacre, Alex' three brothers divvied up his estate. Moses - who got
the Cavitt's Station property - was sued by Hutchins' heirs who claimed
that Alexander had never paid for the land. The matter was settled in
1807 when a jury found in favor of Cavitt who noted that proof was
lacking because the deed was destroyed when the Indians burned the
station to the ground after the massacre. JKB
>
> After the war, he settled on land near Ft.
>
> Knox in Eastern Tennessee where he built
>
> one of several Stations, or safe stopovers for travelers through the
> area.
>
>
>
> Helen Gant Donald
>
> 6th ggrandniece of Alexander Cavitt
>
>
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