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Robert Gwin

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Robert Gwin

Birth
Death
1785 (aged 59–60)
Augusta County, Virginia, USA
Burial
Deerfield, Augusta County, Virginia, USA GPS-Latitude: 38.179056, Longitude: -79.404703
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In loving memory of the Robert Gwin family who lived in this valley in the mid-1700s. Robert was appointed constable at the head of the Great Calf Pasture River in 1746. He served with Capt. William Preston's Company of Rangers in the French and Indian War 1756, and was awarded 50 acres for his service. Three of his sons (Capt David, Lt Joseph, and Samuel Gwinn Sr) served in the Revolutionary War. His wife was Jane Kinkead.



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