A Revolutionary

War patriot, George Norwood, was honored at a grave-marking service conducted

The dedication

service was held at the Antioch United Methodist Church in Fairburn. Antioch

is one of the oldest churches in Fulton County, having been established

in 1837.

Norwood was

born on March 24, 1760 and descended from ancestors who emigrated from

Scotland to Surrey County, Va., in 1613. His father, William Norwood,

served in the North Carolina Legislature.

George Norwood

enlisted in the Continental Army in 1780 when he was about 20 years old.

He became a first sergeant in Williams North Carolina Militia.

After the war,

he moved to Georgia and is listed in the 1820 census in Morgan County.

In 1833 he was listed as a pensioner living in Campbell County, which

went into Fulton County in 1932.

He is buried

at the Antioch Church cemetery which was established by a son-in-law and

died about 1840.

Descendants

Christopher Kimberly and Ansley Kimberly participated in the unveiling

of the SAR marker and flag installation and Charlotte Whitaker presented

the biography of her ancestor.

The service

was the 23rd Revolutionary War patriot grave marked by the Piedmont Chapter

in the Atlanta area. Those who have information about unmarked Revolutionary

War graves are asked to contact George Thurmond at 770-475-1463.