Caswell County, NC - John Perkins Record

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PERKINS, JOHN.--Franklin, Tenn. Born in Halifax, May 11, 1765. Enlisted 
as Thomas Carson, April, 1781, as substitute for Alexander Moore, under 
Capt. James Turner. Was at the siege of Ninety-six and discharged in 
Mecklenburg, N. C. Moved in 1782 to Caswell County, N. C., and was there 
drafted for eighteen months under Capt. Elijah Moore and Capt. Rhodes. 
Discharged at Ten Mile House near Charleston. He used the name Thomas 
Carson because while he was an infant his mother, Mrs Mary Perkins, 
married Thomas Carson, a widower, one of whose children was John. After 
his stepfather died in 1783, his mother told him his real name and he 
used it thence forward. Married Frances ----. Died in Hardin County, 
Tenn., June 16, 1840. 

Source: VIRGINIA MILITIA IN THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR
PART II
Virginia's Share in the Military Movements of the Revolution
page 147 

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