John Proudfoot who married Elizabeth Richardson, Berte County, NC

John Proudfoot is mentioned as a witness to two Richardson Family Wills in Bedford County, VA and one wedding in Franklin, NC over a span of 7-8 years. Each time he was in the presence of a Joshua and Ann Morgan who settled in Wilkes County, NC in 1776.

John Proudfoot served as a Pt. in Cole's Company from North Carolina. He enlisted 20 May 1777. He married Elizabeth Richardson in Bertie County, NC, July 4, 1802. She died in 1812.

Does any one have information on this John Proudfoot? Where is he from? Was he related to Joshua and Ann Morgan?