Anson-Richmond County NcArchives Military Records.....White, William October 17, 1832
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Pension Application Of William White, Nat’l Archives Microseries M804, Roll #__, Application #W65
Anderson County, Tennessee, October 17th, 1832, personally appeared, William 
White, aged 80 years:

	He resided in Anson County, North Carolina, at which place in or about 
the month of October 1780, he was drafted or called out by Colonel Thomas Wade 
and ordered by him to go and gather the Tories corn as they had fled and left 
their plantations. He went with the company and gathered the corn, and it was 
taken off for the use of the American army. He served at this time, two weeks 
under the order of his colonel as aforesaid. He was then verbally discharged.

	Again, some time in November 1780, he was drafted or called to serve a 
tour against the Tories under Captain Dudley Mask. (Rendezvoused) at the Grassy 
Islands, marched down to Drowning Creek. The Tories fled and we were verbally 
discharged. Served at this time, two weeks.

	Again, in or about the first of January 1781, he was drafted for to go 
against the Tories under Captain John McGuire. (Rendezvoused) at the Grassy 
Islands, marched to Drowning Creek, and worked back, against the Tories. They 
fled and we were verbally discharged. He served this time, two weeks.

	Again, in or about February 1781, he was drafted to go against the 
Tories under Captain John de Jarnette and Colonel Thomas Wade. (Rendezvoused) 
at [Blewett’s] Ferry. Marched to Drowning Creek and took some Tories as 
prisoners. They tried one of the prisoners by a courts martial and hung him. He 
was then verbally discharged. Served at this time, two weeks.

	Again, in or about the middle of March 1781, while living at the same 
place last aforesaid, he was drafted under Captain John de Jarnette in Colonel 
Thomas Wade’s regiment of militia. We marched to Drowning Creek. We lay there 
some time, then marched through the country to keep the Tories from committing 
depradations. Served at this time, two months and two weeks and was verbally 
discharged about the first of June 1781. We, however, took some prisoners at 
this time.

	Again, while living at the same place, in the month of July 1781, he 
was drafted for a three months tour against the British under Captain John de 
Jarnette in Colonel Thomas Wade’s regiment of militia. (Rendezvoused) at the 
Grassy Islands, marched to Black River. There we met Generals Butler and 
Rutherford. We were commanded by General Rutherford. Then we marched into the 
neighborhood of Wilmington, then to the plantation of Major Waddle. Lay there 
about a week, then back to near Wilmington. Lay there about a week, then on to 
the waters of Cross Creek, then back to Major Waddle’s plantation, then to near 
Wilmington. We lay in that neighborhood till our time was out, and was 
honorably discharged in October of 1781.

June 4, 1929-Letter from Winfield Scott to Mrs. William Billman:

	I have to advise you that it appears from the papers in the 
Revolutionary War pension claim that William White was born in Prince William 
County, Virginia on October 25, 1752. He died in Anderson County, Tennessee on 
January 18, 1834. He married August 23, 1784 or 85 in Burke County, NC to 
Rachel, her maiden name not stated. She was 85 years of age in July 20, 1840, 
and at that time was a resident of Roan County, Tennessee. She died in January 
1841


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