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Note: During the Revolutionary War, James Range served under Captain Darke in the 8th Virginia Regiment. James came to Washington County about 1778. In 1779, he, along with others, accompanied Robert Lucas to the Cumberland settlements (near present-day Nashville in Middle Tennessee) and made an improvements on the Big Harpeth River. James returned to Washington County in the early 1780's and on 30 October 1787 married Barbara Hammer (22 April 1762-8 April 1843) in Washington County.
James and Barbara Hammer Range lived along the Watauga River in a portion of Washington County that became Carter County in 1796. Their children: Mary (23 August 1788-12 February 1873), married Thomas Buck; John (14 October 1790-22 September 1803); Elizabeth (21 March 1793-2 June 1812); James, Jr. (5 May 1795-23 June 1875), married Anna Poland; Margaret (25 August 1799-before 1825), married Henry Mottern; Jacob Range (13 March 1801-?), married Anna Hammer; and Jonathan Range (25 September 1803-23 September 1864), married Fatha Kelly.
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From the book CITIZENS OF CARTER COUNTY 1793-1967:
James Range, Sr. (21 July 1754-26 July 1825), son of Noah and Elizabeth Coons Range, was born in Somerset County, New Jersey. During the Revolutionary War, he served under Captain Darke in the 8th Virginia Regiment. James came to Washington County circa 1778. In 1779, he, along with others, accompanied Robert Lucas to the Cumberland settlements (near present-day Nashville in Middle Tennessee) and made an improvement on the Big Harpeth River. James returned to Washington County in the early 1780's and on 30 October 1787 married Barbara Hammer (22 April 1762-8 April 1843) in Washington County. Barbara was the daughter of John Hammer (7 July 1739-12 November 1817) and Margaret Kopp Hammer.
James and Barbara Hammer Range lived along the Watauga River in a portion of Washington County that became Carter County in 1796. Their children: Mary (23 August 1788-12 February 1873), married Thomas Buck; John (14 October 1790-22 September 1803); Elizabeth (21 March 1793-2 June 1812); James, Jr. (5 May 1795-23 June 1875), married Anna Poland; Margaret (25 August 1799-before 1825), married Henry Mottern; Jacob Range (13 March 1801-?), married Anna Hammer; and Jonathan Range (25 September 1803-23 September 1864), married Fatha Kelly.
James was a soldier in Eighth (Muhlenberg's) Virginia Regiment (Pension record) in the Revolutionary Army. He was reported to have been the first Range in Tennessee, having walked from Virginia in 1778.
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James Range lived in Carter County, Tennessee. He was a soldier of the Revolution serving in the 8th. Virginia Volunteer Regiment. He enlisted April 1775 and was discharged January 29, 1778. He served under Capt. William Drake and Col. Peter Muhlenburg. He married Oct. 30, 1787 in Washington County, N.C., now Tennessee, Barbara Hammer. He died in July 26, 1825 in Carter County and the widow, Barbara Hammer Range, died in the same county, April 2, 1843. Thier children were Mary, born 1788, married Thomas Buck 1786; John, born 1790, died 1803; Elizabeth, born 1793 and died 1812; James, born 1795; Margaret born 1798; Jacob born 1801; and Jonathan, born 1803. These facts are in the pension application of Jonathan Range, son of James Range and Barbara Hammer Range, July 5, 1843.
James Range was one of the early adventurers on the Big Harpeth River in Tennessee in 1779. His name is not singed to the Cumberland Compact as it is found in Tennessee Histories, but his petition to the General Assembly of Tennessee, Aug. 30, 1813, states that in the year 1779 he made a small improvement on the waters of Big Harpeth consistent with the laws of North Carolina and petitions for grant to said land. It was granted. Two brothers of James Range also served in the Revolution. John Range was a Lieutenant in York County, Penn. and Peter Range is thought to have belonged also to the 8th. Virginia Regiment. The roll of this regiment, frequently called the German Regiment, has never been found. It was recuited by Col. Peter Muhlenburg in the Northern Neck of Virginia, the southern or southeastern counties of Pennsylvania and the western counties of Maryland. Peter Range owned and operated a Mill and as a miller his services might have been valuable to the cause of Liberty but all family records state that he served in the Revolution. He died in Washington County, Tenn. about 1817. His will is on record in Jonesboro, the county seat. (This note is contributed by Nancy Jones Stickley). SOME TENNESSEE HEROES OF THE REVOLUTION by Zella Armstrong, pages 24 and 25
(Taken from Ancestrial Sketches by LeRoy Reeves, published 1951)
James was a soldier in Eighth (Muhlenberg's) Virginia Regiment (Pension record).
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