List of 63 Pension Application Petitioners
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Pension Application Jacob Elledge - S1511 - f36NC
Transcribed by Will Graves 12/12/07 rev'd 12/22/14
[p 7] State of Georgia, Maury County:
Superior March Term 1834 On this twenty fourth day of March personally appeared before the honorable the Superior Court for the County and State aforesaid it being a court of record Jacob Elledge, resident of the County of Maury and the State aforesaid aged ninety years, who being first duly Sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the act of Congress passed June 7th, 1832. He states that he entered the service of the United States in the year 1777 a volunteer in the Militia of the State of North Carolina and served as herein stated. He says that he was born on the 21st day of January 1744 in the County of Baltimore in the State of Maryland, and he lived, at the time he performed the Services hereinafter stated in Wilkes County in the State of North Carolina, and that he now lives in Maury County in the State of Georgia. He says he Served six months in the revolutionary war; two tours, three months each tour. He says that he entered the Service of the United States a volunteer in the militia of the State of North Carolina in County of Wilkes in the year 1777 the day & month he does not at this time recollect; and marched under the command of Captain Lewis D. Moss [sic, Lewis Dunn] from the County and State last aforesaid, against the Cherokee Indians, and that they were Stationed a part of the time, employed in this tour on the Stony fork of the Adkin [sic Yadkin] River, and was there discharged. He says his second tour was commenced on the first of October 1780 under the command of Colonel Benjamin Cleveland and Captain Hartgroves [Francis Hargrove], and that they marched from Wilkes in the State of North Carolina as one of the guards of the prisoners that were taken at the Battle fought at the Kings Mountain to the Moravian towns in the State last named; and was there discharged, he says that he never was in a Battle during his Services, but was under arms at the time the Battle was fought at the Kings Mountain which was on the 18th day of October 1780 [sic, October 7, 1780] and he says the reason why he was not in that Battle, was because he belonged to a company of footmen; and that the battle was fought by the cavalry alone. He states he got a discharge in writing at the end of each tour; the first discharge was given by Captain Lewis D. Moss, and his second discharge was given by Colonel Benjamin Cleveland, at the Moravian towns in the State of North Carolina; but that day at this time both are lost or destroyed and he does not know not what means, or in what manner they did go. He says that he has no documentary evidence, and that he knows of no person now living, whose testimony he can procure that can testify to his services as a Soldier of the Revolution. He says he is known by are his neighbors, in his present neighborhood; and that they can testify to his character for veracity, and their belief of his services as a soldier of the revolution. He says there is not to his knowledge a Clergyman living in the bounds of this County, it having been recently organized and is just beginning to be settled by the white people. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the pension Roll of any State. Sworn to and subscribed the day & year aforesaid in open Court.
S/ Jacob [this is the entire signature]
[Philip Cox and Samuel McGauhy gave the standard supporting affidavit
[p 10] Interrogatories 1st: When and in what year were you born?
Answer: I was born in Baltimore County in the State of Maryland on the 21st day of January 1744.
2nd Have you any record of you age and if so, where is it?
Answer: I have saw the record of my age in my Father's Bible – from which record I took and transcribed into my pocket Book which book I now have.
3rd Where were you living when called into service? Where have you lived since the Revolutionary War and where do you now live?
Answer: I was living in Wilkes County in the State of North Carolina, and since that time, I have lived in Marion County in the State of Tennessee and I now live in Maury County in the State of Georgia.
4th How were you called into service; were you drafted; did you volunteer, or were you a substitute and if so for whom did you substitute?
Answer: I went into the service a volunteer.
5th State the names of some of the Regular Officers who were with the troops where you served, such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect and the general circumstances of your service.
Answer: There was Col. Cleveland and Colonel Campbell [presumably William Campbell of Virginia] came in with a small Army from the State of Virginia and joined the Army of Colonel Cleveland before the Battle of Kings Mountain was fought & that the two armies fought together in that battle I do not at this time recollect the number of any of the Continental or militia regiments at this time and as respects my services, I entered the service of the United States in North Carolina, a volunteer in the Militia of that State, and served two tours three months each tour one and 1779 against the Cherokee Indians and the other tour was in 1780 and was employed a part of that time as one of the guards of the prisoners that was taken at the Battle that was fought at King's Mountain.
[p 4] State of Tennessee, Bradley County On this 12th day of July 1837 before the Subscriber, a justice of the peace for the said County of Bradley personally appeared Jacob Elledge who on his oath declares that he is the Same person who formerly belonged to the Company commanded by Captain Lewis Dunn in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Cleveland [Benjamin Cleveland] in the service of the United States, that his name was placed on the pension roll of the State of Georgia from whence he has lately removed, that he is now resides in Bradley County State of Tennessee where he intends to remain and wishes his pension to be there payable in the future the following was his reasons for removing from Georgia to Tennessee (to wit) that he is old & infirm, that he was unable to take care of himself and that he is beholden to the care, protection & attention of his son James Elledge who at the time his pension was allowed him lived in Maury County State of Georgia but has since that time moved into the County of Bradley & State of Tennessee & has there located hisself and Deponent is beholden to his son for protection, attention, maintenance as above stated and therefore is compelled to live in the County & State last above named. Sworn and subscribed to before me this day and year aforesaid. S/ Jesse Pal Justice of the peace of Bradley Cty
S/ Jacob Elledge
[Veteran was pensioned at the rate of $20 per annum commencing March 4th, 1831, for service as a private for 6 months in the North Carolina militia.]
Pension Application William Kelley - W7 - Elizabeth Kelley - f75NC/SC
Transcribed by Will Graves 12/22/07: rev'd 3/29/16
[p 17] State of Tennessee, McMinn County: SS On this 6th day of June 1833 personally appeared in open Court, before the Justices of the County Court of said County, William Kelley, a resident of said County and state, aged about 75 years, who being first duly sworn according to law doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated.
1st That he entered the service of the United States in Union County in the State of South Carolina some time he thinks in the spring of the year 1775 as a volunteer in a foot company to march against the Cherokee Indians. His officers were Lt. John Cavis [?], 1 Capt. James Steen, Col. John Thomas and General Williamson [Andrew Williamson]. Marched to Keowee River in the Cherokee Nation, had a skirmish with the Indians on the head waters of Keowee. Marched to an old fort on Keowee River near which place had another skirmish with the Indians then marched to a place called the Sunken Towns, from there to the head of Little Tennessee River where they met with the North Carolina troops. Left them and marched to mouth of Valley River. Met with the Indians and fought a battle with them on a creek, the name of it not recollected. Marched to a place called Frog Town. From there returned home and was dismissed by his Capt. James Steen but got no discharge after having been in service six months.
2nd Some time in the summer or fall of the year 1776 he was drafted in Union County, State of South Carolina, his officers were Capt. James Steen and Col. John Thomas. Marched into the frontiers of Georgia for the purpose of surprising the Creek Indians. Returned into South Carolina home and was dismissed by his Capt. Steen but got no discharge after having served one month and ten days.
3rd Some time in spring of 1779 he was drafted for three months in Union County South Carolina his officers were Capt. James Steen, Lt. Col. Wm. Waford [sic, William Wofford]. Joined the North Carolina troops under General Lincoln bracket Benjamin Lincoln]. Marched to Stono [ferry] where they had a battle [Battle of Stono Ferry, June 20, 1779]2 with the British. Was dismissed by his Capt. James Steen. Got no discharge after having been in active service marching through different parts of the states for three months and twenty days.
4th Some time he thinks in the fall of the year 1781 he was drafted in Rutherford County, State of North Carolina, his officers were Capt. Jacob Vinsant [Jacob Vanzant] and Col. Porter [Robert Porter]. Was stationed on the frontiers of North Carolina when Col. Earles took the command. Remained there three months guarding the frontiers and was dismissed by his officer but got no discharge. He served four times as above stated under the officers above named, the first time six months, the 2nd one month and ten days, the 3rd three months 'and twenty days and the 4th three months.
All the different terms he was a private foot soldier. He was acquainted with General Lincoln and Williamson and Henderson [William Henderson] and with the officers he has named in his declaration above. He was not acquainted with any of the regular officers, never having served with any regular troops except at the battle of Stono when and where he had not time to become acquainted with the officers of the revolution. He was born in Ninety Six District afterward called Union County in South Carolina where he lived until after he had served three tours in the revolution then moved to Rutherford County North Carolina where he lived when he served his fourth term after that moved to Spartanburg County South Carolina then to Pendleton S. Carolina from there to McMinn County, Tenn. where he now resides and has resided for nine years. He was born on the 11th day of July 1758. He has seen a record of his age in an old family Bible belonging to his father which is lost. He states that he has no documentary evidence nor does he know of any person whose testimony he could procure who can testify to his service in the revolutionary war. He is not acquainted with any clergyman (now living in his neighborhood) nor is there any living in the County with whom he is acquainted well enough to certify as to his character favorably and his belief of his services as a soldier of the revolution. He is acquainted in his present neighborhood with Joel Kelley and Jesse Mayfield who can certify as to his character favorably and their belief of his services as a soldier of the revolution. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the Agency of any state. Sworn to and subscribed the 6th day of June 1833.
S/ William Kelley
[Joel Kelley and Jesse Mayfield gave the standard supporting affidavit.]
[p 13] State of Tennessee, Smith County On this 28th day of April 1843 personally appeared before me William Shoemake one of the acting Justices of the peace in and for the County aforesaid Elizabeth Kelley a resident of the County of Smith and State of Tennessee, aged seventy nine years, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed July 7, 1838. That she is the widow of William Kelley who was a Pensioner of the United States at the rate of Forty Six Dollars and Sixty Six Cents per annum and drew his Pension at Knoxville East Tennessee. She further declares that she was married to the said William Kelley on or about the 1st November, Seventeen Hundred and Eighty Two. Her husband the said William Kelley served a tour of three months after their marriage in the War of the Revolution under Captain Wood as well as she recollects the Tories were very troublesome and Capt. Wood was afterwards killed by the Tories. He served one other tour of three months under Capt. John Kelley, a cousin of Declarant's husband's, and was marched to Rutherford County, they were under Colonel Warford she thinks was the Colonel's name. Her said husband had served under Capt. James Steen in a company of Infantry. That her husband the said William Kelley died on the 27th day of December 1837 and that she the said Elizabeth Kelley has remained a widow ever since that period as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed after the draw of Pension was due him he moved with his family from McMinn County (Tenn.) where he then resided to the new part of Georgia where he died so there are arrears of Pension due this declarant from the date of the last payment up to the 27th December 1837 the day of his death. After the death of her said husband William Kelley, this declarant moved with some of her children to Smith County Tennessee in the latter part of last year 1842. This Declarant further states that she would have made her Declaration under Act of 4th July 1836 but could not recollect at this time who she could procure that is now living by whom she could prove the service of her husband after the marriage. She further declares that the annexed record of the ages of her children is the genuine record kept by her husband in his life time. Joshua Kelley is or was the oldest child born after the marriage to wit 14th of August 1783 and so on to Samuel Kelley the 8th child which will be seen by reference to the record is recorded in two places a part of one of the records being lost. The last two names on the other side of the record to wit Lewis and Emeline born in 1831 and 1834 are grandchildren. She was married by a preacher. Sworn to and subscribed the day and year first above written before me
S/ Elizabeth Kelley, X her mark
William Shoemake, J. P Justice of the Peace Attest Franklin Shoemake
State of Tennessee, Smith County:
I William Shumake one of the acting Justices of the peace in and for the County aforesaid do hereby certify that I am somewhat acquainted with Elizabeth Kelley who has this day made oath to the foregoing declaration and that from old age and bodily infirmity she cannot appear in court in order to make this declaration in open court. I further certify that the annexed records containing the ages of the children of William and Elizabeth Kelley and also the remnant of a previous record mentioning them as the sons of William Kelley and Elizabeth his wife were taken from the old papers in her possession in my presence and made a part of this declaration. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my Seal this 28th day of April 1843
S/ William Shumaket Justice of the Peace.
[p 15: On April 28, 1843 in Smith County Tennessee, Daniel Kelley gave testimony that he is the son of William Kelley; that according to the records kept by his father William Kelley the affiant is 45 years lacking 6 months of age; the affiant further authenticates the family record referred to above and says it was kept by his father and after his death by his mother Elizabeth Kelley, widow of William Kelley. He signed his affidavit with his mark.]
[pp 4-8 appears to be the family record referred to above, but the images are illegible as posted on Fold3.com. The following information is taken from a typed summary of the contents of the file prepared by the staff of the National Archives in a letter dated September 30, 1925 and appearing on page 19 of this file:
Children of William and Elizabeth Kelly or Kelley:
Joshua Kelley born Aug. 14, 1783
Rachel Kelley born Sep. 2, 1785
Nancy Kelley born May 14, 1787
Easter Kelley born July 11, 178_
Jane Kelley born May 17, 1791
Judah Kelley born Nov. 14, 1793
Dinah Kelley born Oct. 249 1795
Daniel Kelley born Oct. 30, 1798
William Kelley born June 9, 1802
Richard Kelley born Nov. 21, 1805
Elizabeth Kelley born May 1, 1807
Alcey or Alsey Kelley born July 16, 18_
John Kelley 38 in 1852
Samuel Kelley Age not given
Grandchildren: Luice or Lewis Kelley, born Nov. 30, 1831 Emmeline Kelley born Dec. 23, 1834
[p 9: On October 4, 1852 in Smith County Tennessee, William Shoemake, 38, in his capacity as administrator of the estate of Elizabeth Kelly, and John Kelly, son of William Kelly, filed to obtain the benefits under the 1832 act as well as the 1838 act and all amendments thereto to obtain a full pension by right of the service of William Kelley in both the North Carolina and South
Carolina militias.]
[p 71] State of Tennessee Bradley County On this 17th day of September 1856 personally appeared Joel Kelley a resident of the County of Bradley and State of Tennessee aged eighty-seven years before me Willis White one of the acting Justices of the peace in and for the County and State aforesaid who being duly sworn according to law makes oath that he well recollects the war of the Revolution his father was then living in South Carolina and well recollects that his oldest Brother William Kelley served several tours of service in South Carolina he well recollects his going out and coming home from several tours in the foot and nine months as a horseman. This affiant further states that he is the identical William Kelley whose name is born on the Revolutionary records of South Carolina and that he served as a horseman and continued in service during most of the War until its close after the battle of Guilford. This affiant cannot recollect his officers' names that he served under. One thing he recollects that from the time of the Revolution up to the present he never heard of any other person by the name of William Kelley and has often heard him, his brother, state that in all his acquaintance in the Army he never knew anyone else by the name of William Kelley. Affiant thinks he must have served several tours and that he is the identical person who drew a Pension at Knoxville Tennessee. Sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year first above written and I further certify that I am not interested in the prosecution of this case.
S/ Willis White, JP S/ Joel Kelly, X his mark
[Veteran was pensioned at the rate of $46.66 per annum commencing March 4th, 1831, for service as a private for 14 months in the North Carolina and South Carolina militias. His widow was pensioned in a like amount.]
Pension Application William King - S21335 - f35NC
Transcribed by Will Graves 10/30/09: rev'd 4/21/16
State of Tennessee Sullivan County: August Session 1834
On this 20th day of August 1834 before the Justices of the Court of Pleas & Quarter sessions in and for the County & State aforesaid appeared William King a resident of said County aged Eighty-two years past according to the family record of his age which is now in his possession and being desirous of availing himself of the benefits of the act of Congress passed the 7th day of June 1832 made & subscribed on oath the following declaration, to wit, that he was born in Chester County State of Pennsylvania on the 1st August 1752 according to the aforesaid record of ages that he entered the service of the country at the times and periods & under the officers herein after mentioned to wit that in the year 1774 in the month of October he removed from Lancaster County Pennsylvania (to which County he had removed) to the Western part of the state of North Carolina, now Tennessee in the year 1774, and settled in the borders of the Cherokee Nation of Indians and upon the breaking out of the Revolutionary War, the said Indians leagued themselves with the British & killed, plundered & deprecated upon the frontier inhabitants, to resist which, frequent calls were made for the militia to go out against the said Indians, the first general call in which declarant was engaged was in the year 1776 on the expedition against the Cherokees at Long Island, when he volunteered as a militia man in the last of the month of June or first of July under Captain James Shelby and rendezvoused at the mouth of Watauga [River], and marched to Eateres [?] Fort, & thence to the long Island [of the Holston River] where under Colonel Christie [sic, Colonel William Christian] was fought the remarkable battle of the Long Island, after which he was returned to the Fort at Abingdon & continued until the month of November when he was discharged verbally and returned home as aforesaid in the first part of November being in service from the first of July until the first of November, that in the same year he was employed by General Russell who had at that time the command of the Militia, with others to go out as a spy & performed the service as a spy in the pursuit of a body of Cherokee Indians, who had come in & killed some of the inhabitants in the vicinity of Black's Fort, which service he performed but the length of time he cannot now positively state, nor has he any circumstance to bring it to his recollection, That after in [sic, being?] out in short & irregular tours of which he can give no specific detail, he again volunteered on the 10th (if his memory does not fail him) of October 1781, to go on an expedition against the Cherokees, the time is brought to his recollection from the Kings Mountain battle, which occurred when he was on to Pittsylvania to remove his father to the Western settlements, and some 3 or 4 days after which he volunteered under Captain Andrew Cowan to go on an expedition to the Cherokee Nation under Colonel Taylor, and rendezvoused on big Creek Hawkins County and marched to the heart of the Nation and burned several towns killed several Indians and drove them back to the Coosa [River], and after quieting the Indians returned home and received from his said Captain a verbal discharge, being on said expedition from the 10th of October until the middle of January being four months and some days that he has before stated served at other & different times most of the war but was not regularly officered & called except the three tours before named which was at least nine months close & active service, and for which he claims a pension. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state: that he has no documentary or other evidence of his said services, though diligent search has been made except that hereto annexed of Colonel William Snodgrass & Captain S Hensley who are known to him & he to them, & on knowing to his being in the Country during the troubles & heard of his servitude; that there is no minister of the gospel in his vicinity by whom he can establish the facts required by the War Department.
Sworn to & subscribed in open Court this 20th of August 1834 S/ G. W. Netherland, Clk
S/ William King
[William Snodgrass & Samuel Hensley gave the standard supporting affidavit. In addition, "Samuel Hensley further states that he knew William King the declarant during the Revolutionary War resided within 17 miles of him & though not out in either of the tours in which he served, yet he heard at the time of said King being out in service on several campaigns & knows him to be the same man having resided in his vicinity ever since the war."
[Veteran was pensioned at the rate of $23.33 per annum commencing March 4th, 1831, for
service as a private for 7 months in the North Carolina militia.]
Pension Application George Lachenauer - S9371 - f10NC
Transcribed by Will Graves 3/30/08: rev'd 5/3/16
State of North Carolina, County of
On this the 20 day of October in the year 1832, personally appeared before me John C. Blum one of the justices of the peace for the County of Stokes N. C. George Lochinaur a resident of the County of Stokes now of the age of seventy-six years on the first day of May last, and being first duly sworn according to law made the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of an act of Congress passed June 7th 1832.
I the said George Lochanaur, was born in the State of Massachusetts, not far from Boston on the first day of May in the year 1756, as I was frequently told in my youth, not having any record of my age that I know of, -- I removed to Surry County in the State of North Carolina before I entered the service of the United States.
I entered the service of the United States and served under the following officers viz.: I lived about 5 miles from Salem in the County of Surry (now Stokes) State of North Carolina in the year 1776 – early in that year there was a call for volunteers for six months to go out against the Cherokee Indians, when I volunteered in the company commanded by Captain Henry Smith, Lieutenant Pinkley our company was under the command of Colonel Joseph Williams. There were no regular force with us. We were called out in the early part of the month of May, (precise day not remembered) in the aforesaid year of 1776: We set out from Richmond, then Surry Court house but which is now in the County of Stokes & known by the name of old Richmond in the said month of May 1776, on which was then generally called the Cherokee expedition, we marched up the Yadkin River to a place called Allen's Iron works, from thence we were marched back to Richmond, & remained there a short time: we were led out again & marched across the Allegheny mountains at a place called “Flower Gap” and continued our march to a place called Long Island on Holston River where we had our rendezvous – at this last mentioned place we joined a detachment of Virginians, and were all put under the command of General Christy [sic, William Christian]: we remained here several weeks, while small parties of us were often sent out to skirmish the Indians: from this place we marched through the Cherokee nation in various directions, skirmishing their towns on the Tennessee River, and on other rivers: we crossed French Broad [River] and many smaller waters. I was in no general battle during this tour, for we had none except the many skirmishes aforesaid. I was discharged from this tour on the 28th of November 1776 – somewhere in the nation, but the N. C. militia were kept together till we reached New River, or near the River, where I was discharged by my Captain & came home, having served a tour of six months. I do not remember that I received any written discharge from this service: but Jacob Lochanour, who served this tour with me and who is now living in this
County, can and will bear testimony of my service in the above mentioned tour. For the year 1780 about the first of August I again joined the North Carolina militia, as volunteer and marched immediately for Camden S. C. There were some Regular soldiers with us under our Commissary Baskie, we were stationed at a certain mill (name forgotten) near the Battle ground, when the Battle of Camden was fought, in which General Gates was defeated [Battle of Camden, August 15-16, 1780].
After the defeat of General Gates we marched to Hillsborough in Orange County North Carolina. After having remained at Hillsborough some time I was discharged by written discharge, which is lost or mislaid. I do not know how long I was in the service this tour, nor do I know of any person living who can testify to my service during this last mentioned tour. When I was on my way home from Hillsboro there were soldiers stationed at Guilford Court House, but I think it was some time before the Guilford battle. Ever since the Revolutionary War, I have lived in the neighborhood in which I now live in the said County of Stokes in the State of North Carolina.
I am well known to Gottlieb Shober [?] a minister of the Gospel now living in Salem and the County of Stokes aforesaid and to Thomas Pfohl [?] also a minister of the Gospel near the same place who can & will testify as to my veracity & character.
I, the said George Lochenour, do hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or annuity
except the present and declare that my name is not on the pension roll of any state, territory or
district.
Sworn to and subscribed before me the said John C. Blum – justice as aforesaid on the 20th day of
October 1832.
S/ John C. Blum, JP
S/ George Lachenauer, X his mark
[p 6]
I Jacob Lochenauer do hereby certify that George Lochenauer did serve the tour in the Cherokee
expedition as he states, because I served with him under the same officers. Sworn to and
subscribed before me John C. Blum Justice of the County Court of Stokes in the said State of North
Carolina.
October 20, 1832. S/ John C. Blum, JP
S/ Jacob Lachenauer, X his mark
[ Gottlieb Shober and S. Thomas Pfohl, clergymen, gave the standard supporting affidavit.
[Note in file: "He died March 30, 1834."]
[Veteran was pensioned at the rate of $20 per annum commencing March 4th, 1831, for service as a
private for 6 months in the North Carolina militia.]
Pension Application Jacob Lauchenour - S7129
In the year 1776 there being a call for volunteers to go against the Indians I volunteered for a 6 months tour under Captain Henry Smith, Lieutenant Pinkley and that company was put under the command of Colonel Joseph Williams. There were no regular forces with us. We were first stationed at Richmond at which was then Surry Court House, (but it is now in Stokes). We set out from this place early in May (precise date not remembered) in the aforesaid year of 1776, on what was then generally called the Cherokee Expedition, we marched up the Yadkin River to a place called Allen's Iron works, from thence we were marched back to Richmond where we were a short time: we were led out again & crossed the Allegheny mountains at "Flower Gap" and continued our march to a place called Long Island on Holston River, where we had our rendezvous, at this place we joined a detachment of Virginians, and we were all placed under the command of General Christy [sic, William Christian]: we remained here several weeks during which time many skirmishes took place between small parties of us and the Indians: from Long Island we marched out through the Cherokee nation in sundry directions skirmishing their towns on the Tennessee River, and other rivers in the nation: we crossed French Broad River and many small waters. We were in no general battle, during this tour, but many skirmishes took place with the Indians aforesaid. I was discharged from the tour on the 28th of November 1776, as near as I can ascertain somewhere in the nation, but the North Carolinians kept together till we reached New River where we dispersed and each one came home as they could.