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Hollis William's All Ame... Family rosamondpress Hollis William’s All American Family Posted on April 11, 2013 I just got a call from Mike Smith, a director at the Elks Society. He told me he is sending me a certificate of adoption, and two American flags. I was about to post on Hollis Williams new family that makes him kin to many famous politicians of Kentucky, where Hollis was born. Last night I sent a friend request to Hollis’ half- sisters. So far, I have had no response. Yesterday I responded to the request to be friends on Facebook with my niece Drew Benton, whose ancestral tree is Who’s Who? in American History. Hollis is now kin to real Patriots, including Captain Samuel Rosamond, who fought under Francis Marion ‘The Swamp Fox’ who was the model for Gibson’s movie ‘The Patriot’. Welcome home, brother! http://rosamondpress.wordpress.com/2012/02/27/witherspoon-and-the-great-awakening/ Above is a photo of Hollis’ kindred. Michael Dundon was handed down many of Hollis’ things that fill his new apartment. Michael was in the military for two years. His brother, James Dundon, was a gunner on a helicopter in Vietnam. His son, James Dundon has befriended Drew Benton in Arizona. I have bonded with Michael’s children and grandchildren. Jennifer told me the other day that her son, Thane, loves me. He is the blonde boy under Michael’s arm. Thane has adopted me. There is much worry on Thane’s grandfather’s face that he will be homeless for a long time to come. Fear not! Three days ago Michael told me my famous sister sold two of her early paintings to her friend, Raphael Fouquet, in order to get her lover out of jail after he got in a confrontation with Larry Sidel, Shannon Rosamond’s father. Michael owns the missing link in regards to the real history of the world-famous artist, Christine Rosamond Benton, that would have been lost, if Michael had not been saved. Many who loved Hollis have told me he is communicating with then from……..beyond the grave! Above is the home-made gravestone for Samuel Rosamond, a descendant of the Patriot. The Rosamond family were Billy Boys, poor Ozark Woodsmen. It was these folks, who had next to nothing, who left their beloved hills to do battle with the Red Coats, the guardian soldiers of the Lords of Britian whom owned great castles….made of stone. This Rosamond Stone – is America’s castle upon which many beautiful dreams were built. Jon Presco http://rosamondpress.wordpress.com/2012/02/27/witherspoon-and-the-great-awakening/ http://rosamondpress.wordpress.com/2011/09/12/saving-dottie-witherspoon/ http://rosamondpress.wordpress.com/2011/09/06/the-witherspoons-and-rosamonds/ Samuel Roseman was a member of the South Carolina Militia and a Scout for Francis Marion the “Swamp Fox” who Mel Gibson’s character was based on in the movie `The Patriot’. Samuel was the brother of my great, great, great grandfather, James Rosamond, who was also in the South Carolina Militia, and more then likely fought alongside his brother and Francis Marion. There may be a chance my grandfather, Frank Wesley Rosamond was named after Francis, as were other Rosamonds “Marion Francis “Frank” ROSAMOND” Because of this new uncovered history, I find my grandfather’s claim, that his mother, Ida Rose, is the offspring of Sir Issac Hull, a Captain of the U.S.S. Constitution to be very credible. It is alleged Captain Hull had no children, but, he was a sailor and visited many ports. “Samuel enlisted in the militia around 1776-77 and served as a Lieutenant under Captain Adam Crain Jones and Colonel Robert Anderson (for whom Anderson County, SC was named.) In 1782 he was appointed Captain and served at the Siege of Ninety-Six and the Battle of Kettle Creek in Wilkes County, GA on Feb. 14, 1779 during the Revolutionary War. This battle enabled the revolutionists to halt the British advance in Georgia after the capture of Savannah. According to Samuel’s great-grandson James Oliver Rosamond, Samuel served as a scout and spy under the direction of Colonel Francis Mariion, the “Swamp Fox”. “Samuel and James ROSAMOND both served in the SC militia during the Revolution. Samuel was a lieutenant under Adam Crain Jones and as a captain under Colonel Anderson.” James Rosamond M. Born ca 1754 in Augusta County, Virginia. James died in Abbeville District, SC bef 10 Jul 1806, he was 52. Occupation: Farmer. [11]James served in the Revolutionary War in the Ninety-Six District before and after the fall of Charleston. The Siege of Charleston occurrend in 1790 by the British Army led by Sir Henry Clinton. James furnished 150 lbs. of pork to the militia in 1782. He obtained land grants as a result of his service in the war. An abstract of his service in the Revolutionary War is on file at the Historical Commission in South Carolina. James may have been married to a Dorothy/Norah Hodges (daughter or John Hodges and Elizabeth ?) prior to marrying Mary Daugherty. No one has been able to fine any record of this. Barbara Morgan lists a Lettice Jones as a possibility for James’ first wife. Much depends on when his first wife died, and the date he married Mary. In the first national census in 1790, James, his brother Samuel, and his mother Sarah were the only Rosamond Heads of Household listed in South Carolina. Above is a photo of Dottie Witherspoon and I. The Witherspoons are in the Peerage, and thanks to my discovery, are kin to the Royal Stewarts, thus, William and Harry Windsor. Dottie is also kin to the Bentons. Below is a list of Dottie’s kin who entered American politics and won important seats in the U.S. Government. The Witherspoons are the First Family of American Politics. I traveled with Dottie to South Carolina to meet her relatives. No sooner was Dottie in my mother’s home, then she has locked herself in the bathroom after Rosemary pointed out her many freckles as being unsightly. Red hair and freckles is a trait of the Scots Ulsterman who fought the British for our Freedom. Take not of how much Dottie resembles the Signer, John Witherspoon, who descends from John Knox, a Calvinist who married a Stewart. Dottie has a double dose of Stewart blood. She is American Royalty. We talked about getting married. Above is a painting of Louis Tevis Breckenridge Sharon, who married a Witherspoon, and then a Sharon, the weathiest family in California. Her father founded Wells Fargo bank. Dottie and I owned a wonder cat who walked with us to the park and played with the dogs she befriended. They would chase each other around. She is wathcing them intently before she comes out of the tree and chases them again. In today’s news, Bachman is saying President Obama is un-American, with the help of De Mint of South Carolina. Never mind that this black man is the living banner of True Democracy where all men are free, and freed, after a terrible Civil War was fought against Traitors and secessionists who wanted to keep their slaves, slaves. The Witherspoons and Rosamonds owned slaves and worked them on their South Carolina Plantations. They fought under Francis Marion ‘The Swamp Fox’ in the Revolutionary War. Dottie and I met in Boston just after I my nine month court battle with the Mafia – that I won. I survived an attempt on my life and was introduced to the Mayor of Boston who shook my hand. “It took a lot of guts to stand up to these guys!” he said. The Mafia was trying to make a dishonest Realestate deal on Beacon Hill, where the Kennedys- their hated enemies – had a home. I put a stop to it. I have been exchanging e-mails with a member of the Sharon family about revising the Sharon Family reunion at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco. I was invited to go to Europe with a member of the Hesketh-Fermor family, who are kin to my niece, Drew Benton, and thus the Prescos. We are all kin to Lloyd Tevis the President of Welles Fargo Bank. I have put on pause my homework of family relations. I do know some of the California Sharons and I am familiar with the reunion that use to take place in San Francisco, but I have been swamped. I would love to refresh the reunion for our family. I am not familiar with the names on your email yet. I don’t know if you sent email to Philip or had misplaced my name. I will start more family connections with the Sharon clan soon. Patrick Sharon Hi Jon- Get ready- much info coming now- please go ASAP to tatler.com- June issue page 102- big article on the new owner of Easton Neston- Leon Max- I’m headed there with James Baring and Bob and Joanne Fermor tomorrow. Anne Witherspoon Owen Breckenridge married Louise Tevis Breckenridge Sharon, the daughter of Lloyd Tevis, president of Wells Fargo and one of the richest men in California. When he became president of Wells Fargo, it was an express coach company. When he retired, it was a bank as we know it today. Tevis was assessed by the state of California as having a fortune worth $1,590,000.00 in 1880 John Witherspoon Breckenridge, son of Congressman, Senator, Vice President, Presidential Candidate and Confederate General John C. Breckenridge, c. 1878 and lived in San Rafael, CA.
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