Guilford-Surry County NcArchives Military Records.....Bowden, William June 1833 Revwar - Pension ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/ncfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Nancy Poquette npoq@hotmail.com June 14, 2006, 3:04 am Pension Application Of William Bowden, Natl Archives Microseries M804, Roll 298, Application # S2388 WILLIAM BOWDEN, a resident of Maury County, TN, aged 91 years: “That he volunteered as a soldier in the army of the United States in the year 1776 and went into the service under the following named officers (to wit) Captain JOHN NELSON, sergeant ROBERT MARTIN, Colonel JAMES MARTIN and General ____RUTHERFORD, whom he served under during this tour. Applicant at this time, lived in Guilford County, North Carolina.” “The company rendezvoused within one mile of Guilford Courthouse and from thence marched to the Pleasant Garden, where they united with, or joined, the Mecklenburg and Rowan companies, and were all placed under the command of General RUTHERFORD. From thence, they marched on the 7th day of September 1776 through the mountains crossing Little and Big Savannah Rivers, also French Broad River. They proceeded on into the Indian Nation, and in passing through the same, they destroyed the following named towns (to wit), Serve, Watauga and Allador, all of which were situated on the Little Tennessee River. They also destroyed many other Indian towns during their march, the names of which is not recollected. They also destroyed a great deal of corn, and in fact almost everything they met with belonging to the Indians.” “During this march through the nation, they fought no battles, but applicant believes they would have met with an engagement had not Colonel WILLIAMSON, who commanded the southern army, got ahead of them, and routed the Indians, who were lying in wait for them. After doing all the damage they could do in the Indian nation, they set out for home, and marched on immediately to Cathey’s Fort on the Catawba River in North Carolina, where they were dismissed from service. This tour lasted for thirteen weeks, and he got no regular discharge from service.” “Applicant further states that he again entered the service of the United States army as a soldier in the year 1781, but he cannot recollect whether he was drafted or not, though he distinctly recollects that the company were all classed, and the company he was attached to was called out into service. Applicant went out and served this tour under the following named officers (to wit) Captain JOHN BOSTICK, Major JOSEPH VINCENT, adjutant JAMES ARMSTRONG and General PICKENS. Applicant lived at this time in Surrey County, North Carolina.” “They commenced the march about the last of January [1781] down to Haw River, where they joined the regular army, that was commanded by General PICKENS. They kept ranging about through the county with a view of keeping the British from furnishing their regular army with provisions (who were then stationed in Hillsborough). They acted during this time as mounted horsemen, and had a very warm engagement with the British at WHITESELL’s Mills on Haw River [per Heitman, March 6, 1781, see pension of Lee Clark], at which battle Major LEWIS was killed, together with several other men whose names are not recollected.” “The army kept ranging about for some short time after this battle, and then marched on to Guilford Courthouse, where they arrived about the time that General GREENE retreated from the enemy, when they kept ranging from place to place until dismissed (applicant obtained no dismission). This tour lasted eight weeks, or two months.” “Applicant further states that he again entered the service of the United States army as a soldier in the fall of the year 1781, but does not recollect whether he was drafted or how he was called into service. He went out and served under the following named officers (to wit), Captain EDWARD LOVELL, Adjutant PATRICK MCGIBBONEY and Colonel ISAACS. They marched in November from Surrey County, North Carolina where he still lived, on to the Moravian Town, which is now called Salem, where the General Assembly was in session, and Governor MARTIN retained their company to guard and protect the General Assembly from the enemy for some three or four weeks.” “After the adjournment of the Legislature, they marched on to Deep River where they joined the army that was commanded by Colonel ISAACS, and they ranged about the country for a short time and were dismissed without being engaged in any battle this tour. Listed for ten weeks. Applicant got a discharge from Colonel ISAACS, which he, some years after the war was over and he left North Carolina, sent it back there by one John Morgan, to draw his pay, and was afterwards informed by said Morgan, that he lost or misplaced the same, and applicant has neither seen nor heard of it since, etc.” File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/guilford/military/revwar/pensions/bowden119gmt.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ncfiles/ File size: 5.2 Kb