Guilford County NcArchives Military Records.....Donnell, George 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 16, 2006, 1:23 am Pension Application Of George Donnell, Natl Archives Microseries M804, Roll 831, Application #S3294 GEORGE DONNELL, resident of Wilson County, Tennessee, aged 73 years: “That he belonged to the regiment raised in Guilford County, North Carolina, the county in which he resided, commanded by Colonel JAMES MARTIN, Col. Commandant, JOHN PAISLEY, Lieutenant Colonel, and Majors BLAIR and OWENS were the other field officers of this regiment. He entered the service in the militia under a draft in August 1776 as well as he recollects, in the company commanded by Captain ROBERT BELL of Guilford County for the term of three months. He was mustered in service at Guilford Courthouse, North Carolina. From thence they marched on an expedition against the Cherokee Indians, passing through Salisbury to the Catawba River, thence up to the head waters crossing French Broad River at the mouth of Swamano, thence to the Tennessee River crossing it at an Indian Town, thence to Hiwassee River. He was not during the service, in any general engagement, but was in several skirmishes. The North Carolina troops were at this time commanded by General GRIFFITH RUTHERFORD. After our term of service of three months expired, we were regularly discharged and returned home.” “The next campaign he served in was as a substitute for his brother, LATHAM DONNELL, who was drafted, but was not able to serve a tour of duty in consequence of ill health. He was 1st sergeant in the company commanded by Captain JOHN DONNELL, JOHN PAISLEY was Lieutenant Colonel, but he does not remember who was Col. Commandant. General GRIFFITH RUTHERFORD commanded the North Carolina troops. This was a tour on the Savannah River, South Carolina, against the British. He continued in the service of the United States at this time about six months, according to his best recollection and belief.” “Some short time after the above service, he volunteered his services to guard some Tories that had been taken in Randolph and Mecklenburg Counties, and continued in this service for 8 days and was discharged.” “He was soon called upon again, and volunteered his services to go to Randolph County after the Tories, and continued this time in the service of his country about three weeks. And these are all the services rendered his country by him during the Revolutionary War, in all about ten months.” In his amended declaration: “For three months he served as a private 1776 against the Cherokee Indians as set forth in his original declaration. He served as first sergeant, when a substitute for LATHAM DONNELL, against the British, in the year 1778 or 1779, but cannot undertake to state which year, not less than six months. At another time as a private, he volunteered as a guard to take some Tory prisoners from Guilford to Hillsboro, and served not less than eight days at that time. And lastly, he served as a private soldier against the Tories in Randolph (Colonel PAISLEY commanding officer the last campaign), not less than three months. And he thinks the last services were immediately succeeding his second campaign, but cannot recollect the year. He believes, however, these services were in 1778." File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/guilford/military/revwar/pensions/donnell156gmt.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ncfiles/ File size: 3.8 Kb