Colonel John Poffh Wilfong
1762 - 1838 (76 years)
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Name John Poffh Wilfong Prefix Colonel Born 8 Apr 1762 Lincoln, North Carolina, United States 
[1] Gender Male Died 8 Jun 1838 Lincoln, North Carolina, United States [1, 2] Buried Newton, Catawba, North Carolina, United States [1] Person ID I15664 Costner Descendants Last Modified 12 Feb 2021
Father Major George Michael Wilfong, b. 3 Nov 1740, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States , d. 3 Nov 1818, Lincoln, North Carolina, United States (Age 78 years) Mother Mary Poffh Muehl, b. 1744, Newton, Catawba, North Carolina, United States , d. 7 Jun 1816, Lincoln, North Carolina, United States (Age 72 years) Married 1761 [3] Family ID F4062 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Hannah Sigmon, b. 22 Jul 1767, North Carolina, United States , d. 22 Mar 1834, Lincoln, North Carolina, United States (Age 66 years) Children 1. Elizabeth Wilfong, b. 23 Aug 1795, Lincolnton, Lincoln, North Carolina, United States , d. 27 Oct 1816, Newton, Catawba, North Carolina, United States (Age 21 years)2. Sarah Salmone Wilfong, b. 30 Jun 1788, Lincoln, North Carolina, United States , d. 26 May 1837, Lincoln, North Carolina, United States (Age 48 years)3. George David Wilfong, b. 17 Jan 1791, Lincoln, North Carolina, United States , d. 18 Sep 1825, Alexander, North Carolina, United States (Age 34 years)Last Modified 26 Mar 2023 Family ID F4597 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - Colonel John Wilfong was seriously wounded in the Revolutionary War,
in the Battle of Kings Mountain-wounded through his right elbow; on the way home he stopped at the home of Paulzer Sigmon to rest. Paulzer Sigmon, seeing the wounded soldier's condition, bade his daughter Hannah to run quickly to the spring and bring a gourd of fresh water to the suffering soldier. When she returned, Colonel John Wilfong thought he had never seen a vision half so beautiful; ''her soft, silky hair was like spun gold; her eyes rivalled the most beautiful of dark blue dew-covered violet; her skin was white as alabaster; her flushed cheeks were pinker than any rose he had ever seen.'' Colonel John Wilfong fell madly in love, and though his family objected, they were soon married.
- Colonel John Wilfong was seriously wounded in the Revolutionary War,
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Sources - [S1322] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current.
- [S28030] North Carolina, Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998, Lincoln County, North Carolina, Will Records, 1824-1964, Will Index, 1772-1964; Estate Records, 1735-1914; Author: North Carolina. Superior Court (Lincoln County); Probate Place: Lincoln, North Carolina.
004755372_00243.jpg - [S57] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 165 : 1921.
- [S1322] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current.