Carroll County GaArchives Military Records.....Smith, Gabriel September 10, 1832
Revwar - Pension North Carolina Militia
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Declaration For Pension
State of Georgia
Franklin County
     On this 10th day of September in the year of 1832, personally appeared before
the
county aforesaid now sitting for ordinary purposes, Gabriel Smith, a resident of
Captain
Edwards District in the county and state aforesaid. Aged 67years who being 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 U.S. Militia of North Carolina in Mongomery
County
of that state in the month of August 1780 under Captain Thomas Childs and was
marched by him
to join General Gates Army at Camden, but Gates was defeated before we arrived and
we retreated
back to Capt. Childs where he was discharged on furlough until furter ordered.
     After 7 days returned to Childs and was marched to Mays Ferry where we had a
battle or
skirmish with the Tories.Our Capt. Childs was wounded by a ball through the arm. We
were 
afterwards placed under the command of Captain Samuel Pond, and was marched to
Drowing Creek
& Betties Bridge and had another skirmish with the Tories there.We returned home and
remained
at home for a few days and having been reinforced marched to Betties Bridge and had
another 
Fight with the Tories.Was taken prisoner by the Tories in the fall of 1781, and kept
about 3
weeks when he made his escape from them and returned home.
     During these campaigns he was under the command of Adjutant David Amerson and
Col. Thomas
Wade, and served upwards of 6 months.
     In about 3 weeks you volunteered in Montgomery aforesaid under Captain Joseph
Paison(Parsons)
and Major James Crump & Col. Thomas Wade(promoted). Was marched after the Tories
into Randolph 
County, N.C., and others, and generally throughthe county, but no battles to note.
Took some
prisoners and continued to serve from that time, to wit the month of March or April
of 1781 until
Cornwallis was taken at York in October 1781. Served on this last duty about 7 or 8
months. Served
afterwards irregularly as a volunteer whenever there was a call until peace was
procalimed, and is
clear that he served altogether about 18 months, is known to Theophilus Taylor of
the adjoining county
of Habersham who was out with him in the service.
     
1.Was  Born in Montgomery Co., N,C, in 1764 12th December.
2.Has a record of age in possession.
3.When he entered the service he lived in Montgomery Co., N.C. & from thence removed
to Wilkes Co., Ga.
  in 1784.Lived there 18 years, removed to his present residence where he has lived
for 30 years.
4.The 1st 3 months he was a substitute for Jasper Smith, and was always afterwards a
volunteer.
5.Was at no station where was Continental Officers that he recollects.
6.Received a written discharge from Captain Pond and from Captain Tausons(probably
Parsons) and does not 
  recollect others, they are lost.
7.Is known to Matthew W. Vandivere, a preacher of the gospel, and to Theophilus
Taylor, Tryon Patterson,
  who resides in his neighborhood and can testify to his character for veracity and
to 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 he
declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any agency of any state within
his knowledge or belief.
     Sworn to and subscribed in open court the day and year first above written.
                                        Signed his mark X Gabriel Smith
Thomas King, clk.
     Affidavits were make and signed by Matthew Vandivere, Tryon Patterson, and
Theophilus Taylor.
After proper investigation this document was approved and signed by William Turk
JDC, Charles D. Jenkins JDC
and Robert Pulliam, JDC.
  
  


Additional Comments:
Source:From Minutes of Franklin County, Georgia, Court of Ordinary commencing May
4,1829
       and ending Nov.4,1844. (Applications Abstracts)Georgia D.A.R. Historical
Collections
       Vol.1- pages 137 to 182.

Note: Gabriel and other family members moved to Carroll Co., Ga. and he lived there
until he died
      in abt 1841. He is buried in an unmarked grave in Old Horsley Cemetery in
Carroll County.

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