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Welcome to 20012 February 27 1:30 p.m. Second Floor Meeting Room Meet Private John Maddox, III Thomas Ashby of Bureau County will portray his American Revolutionary War ancestor, Private John Maddox III who was the progenitor of a line of Americans that lives to this day. Thomas Ashby will thrill us with exciting tales of the American Revolution! Dressed in Revolutionary War uniform and carrying a musket, he will discuss the life of a soldier serving under General Washington. Private John Maddox, III was born 1762 in Goochland County, Virginia. A descendant of John Maddox, I who came to America in 1700 and was given 400 acres of land on the James River by King George II. Joined the Continental Army at 15 1/2 to fight in the battle of Monmouth, New Jersey on June 28, 1778. Fought in the Carolinas in the battles of Kings Mountain, Cowpens, and Eutaw Springs. Witnessed the surrender of British General Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown, Virginia on September 28, 1781. On December 17, 1789, married Eleanor Aston and settled in Ohio County, Kentucky. Elevator on First Street. Everyone Welcome.