White County IL Archives Military Records.....Morgan, Henry September 4, 1832
Revwar - Pension 
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Pension Application Of Henry Morgan, Nat’l Archives Series M804, Roll ____ Application #W3709

White County, Illinois, September 4, 1832, Henry Morgan, aged 73 years: “That he
entered the service of the United States in the militia under the following named
officers, and served as herein stated:

“Colonel John Collier, Lt. Col. Thomas Dugan, major Anthony Sharpe, Captain Robert
McLain, Lt. William York. That he resided in Guilford County, North Carolina and was
drafted for 5 months and was mustered into service on the 24th of March, 1779. That
he marched from Guilford County, North Carolina to Charleston, South Carolina. That
on his way to Charleston, we met with a regiment of Tories at King’s Creek, about
600 as was then supposed. That they were attacked and defeated. That a few prisoners
were taken and 3 or 4 killed. That he remained at Charleston until the 24th of
August when he was discharged and returned home. His discharge was signed by Captain
Robert McLain.”

“That under Colonel William Campbell, Major John Bryson, Captain Flower Swift, Lt.
Alexander Bryson, he entered the militia as a volunteer in August 1780. That he then
resided in Montgomery County, VA, and marched from there to the Yadkin River near
the Shallow Ford when there was a battle with the Tories. That 6 or 7 of them were
killed, and a number that were taken prisoners. That he was discharged verbally to
wait further orders in 1 month and returned home.”

“That under the same Colonel, Major Alexander and Captain McAdoo, he entered the
service as a volunteer on or about the 1st of February 1781, and marched to join
General Greene, then below Guilford Courthouse. That when the regiment arrived at
Whitesell’s Mills on the Reedy Fork, it was attacked by the enemy and defeated, and
our Colonel killed. That our regiment was totally dispersed at the time.”

“That he then went to Randolph County and joined Captain Robert McLain’s volunteer
company volunteer Light Horse. That he then volunteered for the whole war. That
Colonel Paceley [Paisley] was commander of the regiment, but not out in service.
Major John Nalls was in command. That he was then engaged in dispersing the Tories
wherever collected. That he was in 3 battles. One, in July 1781 at the mouth of
Sandy Creek in which we were; and Lt. William York of our company wounded, and 3
men, David Brouer, David ?W. Maston and Joel Benje were killed, and in August after
or September, we had another battle at Lindley’s Mills in which the Tories were
defeated. Major John Nalls was killed here, and 4 or 5 others. That after the battle
at Lindley’s Mills, he was down as low as Wilmington, taking what Tories could be
found.”

“That he was then engaged in riding through the counties of Randolph, Chatham,
Moore, Anson, and a county on the Pedee, name not recollected. That he continued in
this service until the following spring, in April, when the captain with whom he had
volunteered for the war placed him in the state troops under Major Joel Lewis,
Captain Tabb, and Lt. Christmas, and that he continued in the same duty until next
October, when he received from Captain R. McLain a discharge stating the time he had
served, and etc.”

“That he was born in Rowan or Guilford County in NC on the 7th December 1758. has no
record of his age. Living, when first called into service, in Guilford County, NC.
When he entered the service after that, in Montgomery County, Virginia. That he
resided there 16 years after his discharge, then removed to Grainger County, TN,
resided there 11 years, then to Warren County, KY, resided there 4 years, then to
Logan County, same state. There he resided 5 years, and then he removed to this
county, where he has since resided. That his discharges were burnt about 1 year
after the close of the war while he resided in Virginia. That there were no regular
officers with except while at Charleston recollection of the names of any of the
regiments stationed there.”



Additional Comments:
Henry died on February 22, 1849. Widow Susan Morgan’s maiden name was Susanna Poe,
and they were married in Montgomery County, VA in September 1785, no date given.
Minister’s name was William Porter or Pastor.

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