Kate Barry

Margaret Catherine Moore Berry (November 29, 1752 – September 29, 1823) operated as a scout and guide for Brigadier General Daniel Morgan during the American Revolutionary War.

[3] The Moores immigrated to the American colonies in 1763,[1] after which King George III awarded Charles and Mary a land grant that year.

[3] The Barrys settled in the South Carolina frontier and were subject to periodic conflicts with Native people who had lived in the area for centuries.

[6] Brigadier General Daniel Morgan kept ahead of the British and loyalist soldiers while Barry mustered more men for the fight.

[7][8] Her husband Andrew, captain of the South Carolina Partisan Rangers, and her brother Thomas Moore fought with distinction in the battle.

Her warning helped to prepare the colonial forces to defeat the British commander, Cornwallis and his men and drive them north, out of the state of South Carolina.

Andrew served under Major Henry White and Colonel John Thomas, Jr. as a captain in the militia.

[1][2] She died on September 29, 1823, and is buried in Walnut Grove Plantation cemetery[2][9] beside her husband, Andrew,[8] who was one of the elders of the Nazareth Presbyterian Church.

[3] A historical marker was installed at the intersection of State Highway 196 and U.S. 221 in Moore, South Carolina, in 1968 by the Battle of Cowpens Chapter, NS Daughters of the American Revolution,[9] which states, Katy Barry 1½ miles SE is Walnut Grove, home of Margaret Catherine Moore Barry (1752–1823).