Revolutionary War Pension Application Extract - William McGHEE, McLean County, Illinois This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Dean McGee ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net *********************************************************************** M804-1683 William McGhee S.33068 North Carolina 30 Pages Illinois Pension #26,143; William McGhee of McLean Co in the state of Ill was private in the company commanded by Captain Pond of the Regiment commanded by Col Wade in the North Carolina line. Pension to commence on March 4, 1834 William McGhee was born in 1761 or 1762 in Louisa County, Virginia. While residing in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, about twelve miles from the town of Charlotte, he enlisted in the fall of 1777 or 1778 and served on various torus at different times until 1781, about two years and three months in all, as a private under Captains Pond, Bracken, Smith, Armstrong and James Shepard, Colonels Wade, Lofton, Shepard and Lewis in the North Carolina Troops and was in the battles of Wilmington and Guilford. After the Revolution, he continued to live in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina until he was about forty five years of age, then moved to Tennessee thence to Christian County, Kentucky, where he resided eight years thence to White County, Illinois, where he lived for eleven years and thence to McLean County, Illinois. He was allowed pension on his application executed June 5, 1833, while living in McLean County, Illinois. William McGee was born in 1761 or 1762 in Louisa County, Virginia. While residing in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, about twelve miles from the town of Charlotte, he enlisted in the fall of 1777 or 1778, and served on various tours at different times until 1781, about two years and three months in all, as a private under Captains Pond, Bracken, Smith, Armstrong and James Shepard, Colonels Wade, Lofton, Shepard and Lewis in the North Carolina Troops and was in the battles of Wilmington and Guilford. After the Revolution, he continued to live in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, until he was about forty-five years of age, then moved to Tennessee, thence to Christian County, Kentucky, where he resided eight years, thence to White County, Illinois, where he lived for eleven years and thence to McLean County, Illinois. He was allowed pension on his application executed June 5, 1833, while living in McLean County, Illinois.