Guilford County NcArchives Military Records.....Cumming, Thomas 
Revwar - Pension 
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Pension Application Of Thomas Cumming, Natl Archives Microseries M804, Roll 710, Application # S6780
THOMAS CUMMING, a resident of Guilford County, NC, aged seventy-four years:
	“That he entered the service of the United States in the fall of the 
year 1780 under Captain JOHN GILLESPIE in a company of cavalry. That at the 
time of his entering the service he lived in the County of Guilford, North 
Carolina. That his company rendezvoused at Guilford Courthouse and was marched 
from there on through Salisbury to Charlotte in Mecklenburg County, North 
Carolina, where General DAVIDSON was stationed with his army and were waiting 
for recruits and new forces with a view of marching into South Carolina to join 
in cooperating with General GREENE. Upon the arrival of his company under 
Captain GILLESPIE at Charlotte, it was placed under the command of Colonel 
DAVIE. That he remained there with his company until the British made their 
appearance in that quarter, when the division under the command of General 
DAVIDSON was compelled to retreat before superiority of numbers.”
“That during the campaign news arrived at headquarters that a large number of 
Tories had assembled at a plantation on the Catawba River called Wahab’s 
[Lane], where Colonel DAVIE was dispatched with a force of one hundred cavalry 
and one hundred infantry to disperse them. That he was among the number sent 
and after traveling all night, they arrived early in the morning and found a 
large number of Tories who were immediately given battle [per Heitman, 
September 21, 1780] and defeated and upwards of thirty horses were taken by the 
company under command of Colonel DAVIE. At the expiration of three months, this 
affiant was dismissed and returned home to Guilford where he remained for some 
time.”
“That during his stay at his home, he was frequently called out to suppress the 
depradations committed by the Tories and British. That he was once called upon 
for about two weeks to march to the lower end of Guilford County to check a 
parcel of Tories and British. That he was under the command of Captain GEORGE 
PEARCE and Colonel WINSTON, and that he was dismissed when he returned home.”
“And was next drafted to serve a tour of three months under his brother JOHN 
CUMMINGS, who commanded as Captain and was marched from Guilford on for 
Wilmington, and joined Colonel GRAHAM, who took command of several companies. 
That his company was marched through Fayetteville on in ____ of Wilmington when 
his commander turned his course and went on through the lower part of South 
Carolina in pursuit of Tories, who together with the colored population in the 
swamps were very obnoxious in that section of country. That during this 
campaign, a number of Tories were shot and cut to pieces, but no engagement was 
entered into. That after crossing and recrossing the PeeDee, his company was 
marched up into North Carolina near the mouth of Uwharry, where they were 
dismissed after a tour of three months. That he was called out in several 
little scouring parties to suppress the Tories but were never in any general 
engagements.”
“He further states that he has no documentary evidence and he knows of no 
persons whose testimony he can procure, who can testify to his service, except 
LEE CLARK, who affidavit is hereto attached, who was with him in the army under 
the command of General DAVIDSON at Charlotte, North Carolina, and also in the 
party of horse called out to the lower end of Guilford to suppress Tories and 
British in that quarter, etc.”

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