Anson-Warren County NcArchives Military Records.....Williams, Samuel 1833
Revwar - Pension 
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Pension
Revolutionary soldier SAMUEL WILLIAMS (1758) was a native of Anson, North 
Carolina and died Feb 23, 1833 in Wilson, Tenn. He volunteered in 1776 from 
Anson as a private in Capt. West Harris' Company under command of Col. Drury 
Ledbetter and was engaged in ranging the area in pursuit of Tories. In 1777, 
he reenlisted as orderly sergeant under Capt. James Alston, Col. John 
Whitaker's North Carolina Regiment. He volunteered again in Warren County, 
N.C. and assisted in capturing and putting to death Tories. In 1778 he 
reenlisted again from Warren County and served as orderly sergeant in Captain 
Armstrong's Company, under the command of Colonel Joseph Hawkins. Once again 
he reenlisted in Montgomery, N.C. and served three more months as sergeant in 
Capt. Buckner Kimbrell's North Carolina Company. He was in the Battle of Gates 
defeat.
 
He applied for pension on Oct. 23, 1833, giving his age as seventy-four. 
THOMAS C. WILLIAMS and NANCY WILLIAMS jointly testified in Wilson, Tenn. 
However, no relationship was stated. THOMAS C. WILLIAMS (born April 12, 1754 
in Warren County, N.C.) was also a Revolutionary soldier. 

[SAMUEL WILLIAMS married MARY REBECCA HARRIS, according to his DAR listing.] 


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