Maybe a namesake - Rev War soldier, Baxter Ragsdale, NC and VA Line, S4753, sol was b 24 Aug 1760 in Lunenburg Co VA and he lived in Granville Co NC at enl and later returned to Lunenburg Co VA and also enl there and afterwards he returned to Granville Co NC and after the Rev he moved to Franklin Co NC and in 1807 he moved to Bedford Co, Tn "on the wartrace fork of Duck RIver" where he appl Nov 9, 1832
Lunenburg Co, VA DB 25:293
5 Oct 1820 – Jones Allen, Stephen Brown & wife Elizabeth to Vincent Hardy, Francis Smith, John C Hardy, Henry Hardy, Baxter Ragsdale trustees, $5, 2 ac; Lunenburg Co, adj office rd on Jones Allen’s land, Stephen Brown, for purpose of building house of worship thereon for members of M E church
LDB 29:4 15[14] Oct 1829 – Henry Hardy to Vincent Hardy, Joel Blackwell, Baxter Ragsdale, Spencer M Peace, Joshua Featherston, Thos Adams trustees of Methodist Episcopal Church, $1, 1 ac; Lunenburg Co, where now stands Olive Branch Meeting House, enclosed by lands of Henry Hardy; to continue in use as church but reverts to Hardy
