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Capt. Alexander Ewing - Devil Alex

Ewing Drive at Knight Road, TN , USA
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Early settler of N.W. Davidson Co. Served in Revolutionary War as Aid-de-Camp to Gen. Green.  Wounded at Guilford.  Earned nickname and 2666 acres.  Built and owned first brick plantation house in area, 1/4 mile East.  Later built Ewing Mansion on Buena Vista Pike.  He and his wife Sarah are buried directly across in Ewing Plantation cemetery.

Last updated: 2/14/2015 15:17:00
 
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