From Stopping Point.com.
James Welborn was appointed general in the N.C. militia after the Revolutionary War He served 27 years as a state senator between 1796 and 1833. While a senator he made great efforts to have the state build a turnpike from the mountains to the sea, but failed to get it passed.
he was buried at his plantation, "The Bends" about three miles west of Wilkesboro. There is a report that the cemetery was subsequently destroyed.
--Brock-Perry
2012 marks the 200th anniversary of America's "Forgotten War," the War of 1812 that took place over three years, 1812 to 1815.
Battle of New Orleans.
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