Early life Anthony Bledsoe was born in 1733 in
Culpeper County, Virginia (or
Spotsylvania County, Virginia). His father was Abraham Bledsoe.
Career He served in the
French and Indian War of 1754–1763 in the Virginia militia. • Major in a Virginia unit (1776) • Major in the Washington County Regiment of Militia (1777–1779) • Major in the
Sullivan County Regiment of the North Carolina militia (1779–1781) • Lt. Colonel in the Sullivan County Regiment of Militia (1781–1783) • Colonel over the Davidson County Regiment of Militia (1783) Shortly after the war, 1785 to 1786, he served as a state Senator for Davidson County. He also became an early settler of
Sumner County, Tennessee, building what came to be known as
Bledsoe's Station in
Castalian Springs, Tennessee. By 1787, he served as the Chairman of the Sumner County court. He also served as a surveyor of the area, trying to keep Indians at bay.
Personal life He married Mary Ramsey Bledsoe (1734–1808) of Augusta County, Virginia, in the 1760s. They had five sons and six daughters: • Abraham Bledsoe • Thomas Bledsoe • Sarah Bledsoe • Anthony Bledsoe Jr. • Isaac Bledsoe • Henry Ramsey Bledsoe • Rachael Bledsoe • Polly Bledsoe • Prudence Bledsoe • Susan Bledsoe
Death He was killed by
Native Americans on July 20, 1788, in Castalian Springs, Tennessee. ==Legacy==