LEWIS RICKS(1) was born in 1741 in NANSEMOND CO., VIRGINIA.
He died on 15 Mar 1781. DRAFTED INTO THE ARMY OF THE REVOLUTION. HE WAS
KILLED IN THE BATTLE OF GUILFORD COURT HOUSE.
LEWIS WAS A QUAKER AND DID NOT BELIEVE IN SHEDDING HUMAN
BLOOD, AND IT WAS SAID BY HIS BROTHER WILLIAM, WHO WAS IN THE BATTLE
WITH HIM, THAT HE STUCK HIS GUN INTO THE GROUND AND WENT INTO THE
BATTLE WITHOUT HIS ARMS, AND THAT WAS THE LAST SEEN OF HIM BY HIS
BROTHER.
HIS RECORD CANNOT BE FOUND, AS THE REVOLUTIONARY ROLLS OF NORTH
CAROLINA OF ENLISTED MEN HAVE BEEN LOST OR DESTROYED.
Lewis Ricks Roster of soldiers from NC in the American
Revolution Compiled by D.A.R. of NC, Durham, NC. 1932 (12,709 p.) :287
(Vol 146 page 170
from American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
