Edward Hagin
Edward Hagin, Revolutionary War Soldier, was born ca 1755 in South Carolina. On August 30, 1774, he signed a petition in Wrightsboro, Georgia respecting the dispute between Boston and Great Britain. (destroying the tea, etc.) Hagin was Refugee Soldier, meaning, that the British soldiers destroyed his home, and he left the area to avoid becoming a prisoner. Refugee soldiers caught up with an American regiment, and joined. Apparently Hagin caught up the Army of Colonel Elijah Clarke, as he was certified as a Regugee Soldier by Colonel Elijah Clarke, and, for his service in the war, he was granted 287-1/2 acres of land in Washington County, Georgia. Hagin was Captain of the 9th Washington County Militia in 1787; Coroner in Washington County 1790-1792. He removed to Clarke County, Georgia before 1802 when he purchased 124 acres on Barbers Creek from Roger Cable. His LWT is dated 1805 and named all of his children.
