Revolutionary War
- Born: May 14, 1766
- On her 15th birthday in 1781, Dicey noticed British Troops had set up camp her her farm. She watched them and passed information to her brother’s camp about 20 miles away
- The British eventually suspected Dicey and her father of passing on information and threatened Soloman Langston. She stopped for a brief time.
- Dicey heard of a planned raid on Little Eden where her brother was camping and warned her brother to save his life. She went out alone at night to find her brother’s camp and warn them. It was a 26 mile journey. She returned home the same night so no one would know she left.
- The Bloody Scouts (a band of Tories) then decided to kill Soloman Langston. Dicey stood between her father and the Tory’s gun to protect him. A Tory in the group intervened and both lived.
- Stood up to group of Loyalists on another occasion who threatened to shoot her if she did not give away Patriot information and she escaped
- Died May 23, 1837 in Greenville County, SC
Dicey Langston Article
Laurens Advertiser about Dicey Langston’s Memory & Memorial by DAR from 1907
“THE GRAVE OF DICEY LANGSTON. Heroine of the Revolutionary War Who has Descendants in Laurens.
On next Thursday near old Enoree church about two miles from Traveler’s Rest, the Nathaniel Greene chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution will hold a celebration in honor of Dicey Langston, a heroine of the Revolutionaay war. The exercises will be presided over by Mr. R. Mays Cleveland and there will be an oration by former Senator Alvin II. Dean. At the conclusion of the exercises a marker will be placed on her grave.
Dicey Langston was one of the great number who though unable to fight in the battles, aided those who did fight? their husbands, brothers and fathers. It is said that once she saved her father from death at the hands of a Tory by throwing herself between the two when the latter was fixing to kill the former. Another incident in the history of her life is the saving of a camp of Ameri can soldiers from almost sure death. In some way she learned that the Tories were advancing upon the camp and in order to warn them of the approach of the Tories she was forced to swim across the river.
Dicey Langston has many decedents living in this and Laurens counties. The Power, Clark, Altom, Griffin and Love families are among her descendants. A man by the name of John Bates married one of Dicey Langston’s daughters and they had twenty-seven children.
It is expected that there will be a huge crowd at the celebration at old Enoree church next Thursday and the exercises will be very interesting. There will be quite a number to go up from this city. The remains of the heroine are interred in the graveyard of this
church. The appropriate markers which will be placed on the grave will be furnished by the Nathaniel Greene chapter of the Daughters of the Revolution.”
