Morgan County IL Archives Military Records.....Summers, Joseph September 1832
Revwar - Pension 
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Pension Application Of Joseph Summers, Natl Archives Microseries M804, Roll 2322, Application #S31399
JOSEPH SUMMERS, a resident of Morgan County, Illinois, aged 83 years in September
1832:
	“That about the time of the commencement of the Revolutionary War, he resided in
the County of Guilford and state of North Carolina, there was a call upon the
militia for volunteers to go after some Indians [Cherokee Expedition-summer to fall
1776] who had been committing some depradations upon the Americans. He volunteered
in a company commanded by Captain THOMAS FLACK, attached to a regiment commanded by
Colonel JAMES MARTIN. The regiment was organized at Guilford Courthouse in the fall
of the year, but deponent does not recollect the year. He recollects seeing a
liberty pole at Guilford Courthouse at the time the regiment was organized. The
regiment marched from Guilford to the Indian Village, but the Indians had left the
place. The village was destroyed by the militia. After the village was destroyed,
the troops returned and [were] dismissed. Deponent cannot state the time that he
served on this expedition with confidence. He volunteered to serve three months and
his best recollection is that he served from August or September until about
Christmas following.”
	“Not long after he was discharged from this service [fall of 1776], he volunteered
to serve a tour of duty of three months in Captain EDWARD GWINN’s company, JOHN
GWINN was the lieutenant. The company was organized in Guilford County, NC. Deponent
does not remember what regiment the company was attached to. The company marched
down to Chatham Courthouse, remained there some time, and returned to Guilford and a
short time thereafter marched to Randolph County where twenty-one Tories were taken
prisoners. They were taken to Hillsborough and left there to be tried as deponent
understood. Deponent served this time, three months and was discharged.”
“Shortly after this discharge, he volunteered again under Captain EDWARD GWINN to
serve three months. The company was formed in Guilford County aforesaid. The company
was employed in scouting though the country and defending the inhabitants from
injury by the Tories and British. Deponent thinks he was employed in the service
three months.”
“Upon being discharged from the service, deponent volunteered to serve another tour
of duty of three months in Captain ELLIOTT’s company. The company was organized in
Guilford County and joined General GREENE’s army, not far from Guilford Courthouse.
He does not remember the regiment to which he was attached, but ELLIOTT’s company
was made up of mounted volunteers, and deponent thinks that the company was attached
to a regiment commanded by Colonel LEE [January or February 1781]. Deponent
furnished his own horse on this expedition and served three months. He was
discharged only ten days before the Battle at Guilford Courthouse…”
	“…He does not now know of anyone living who can testify to his services except
JOSEPH JACKSON of Morgan County, Illinois, who knows that deponent served, but does
not know how long…”


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