"A Soldier of the Revolution" "Morgan Cryer was born in Amelia Township, later Orangeburg County, now Calhoun County, SC, on 22 February 1756, the son of Thomas and Elizabeth Powell Cryer. For three years during the Revolutionary War, Morgan served as a private in the Sixth Regiment, South Caroline Militia, attached to a company of infantry commanded by Captain Samuel Taylor, who was under the command of Colonel Thomas Sumpter. Cryer was wounded in a skirmish with Cherokee Indians; after recovering from his wounds, he fought against the British and Tories in Georgia and South Carolina until the surrender of Lord Cornwallis.
Morgan married Barbara Morris in 1781 in South Carolina. When he was about 30 years old, he moved to Georgia for 20 years, then to west Florida for 9 years, where he acquired large land holdings. He then moved, ca. 1815, to Clark County, AR, by way of Louisiana. He owned some 20,000 acres of land in Clark County and another large acreage in LaFayette County, where he built a family residence. He built a log house in Clark County, where he liked to stay when he came to Arkadelphia on business; he loved to watch the westward surge of immigrants over the Caddo trail and to visit with travelers. After his death in 1833, in Blakelytown (later Arkadelphia), he was buried within sight of the Caddo trail near the log house. The words "A Soldier of the Revolution" carved on him tombstone kept his grave safe for many years.
Morgan and Barbara Cryer were the parents of 10 children: Mary Cryer Bennett, Elizabeth Cryer Drennen, Thomas Cryer, John Cryer, Sarah Cryer, Rebecca Cryer Cummins, Keziah Cryer, Morgan Cryer, Jr., Joyce Cryer McDaniel, and Barbara Cryer Mobley.
In 1968, Jamie Pauline McConnell, descended from Morgan Cryer through his daughter Barbara, arranged for the Arkansas State Highway Department to place a marker, commemorating his Revolutionary War service, on Highway 67 near the Caddo River bridge."
This data was provided by the Chamber of Commerce of Arkadelphia, Arkansas; taken from the book "Clark County Past & Present".
Below is photos of the above mentioned marker on Morgan Cryer, Sr. Thanks goes to Mr Delano (Dee) Brister for supplying the photos of the marker. Dee is another descendant of Morgan's.
Morgan Cryer Sr
South Carolina
PVT 6 Regt SC Militia
Revolutionary War
Feb 22, 1753 Nov 27, 1833
