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Hugh Waddell
c. 1734-April 9, 1773
Directed construction of Fort Dobbs in 1756 while in command of Provincial forces. Irish born, Waddell was in North Carolina by 1754. During French & Indian War, he led troops to Pennsylvania in 1758 and repulsed Cherokee attack on Fort Dobbs in February 1760. He was commissioned general 1771. Buried at Castle Hayne, Bladen Co. |