Guilford County NcArchives Military Records.....Elliott, John 
Revwar - Pension 
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Pension Application Of John Elliott, Nat’l Archives Series M804, Roll 913, Application #S32232
Morgan County, Alabama, JOHN ELLIOTT, aged 79 years:
	“I was a resident of the County of Guilford in the state of North 
Carolina, to which place I had removed from the County of Augusta, state of 
Virginia, where I was born in the year 1755 on the 6th day of November. I 
entered the service of the United States as a regular soldier. I enlisted on 
the 6th day of February 1776 under Captain GEORGE DAVIDSON, who belonged to the 
regiment commanded by Colonel LEDBETTER, brigade by General MOORE. We marched 
from Guilford to Fayetteville, thence to Wilmington on to Charleston, when a 
battle was fought with the British at Fort Moultrie on Sullivan’s Island where 
the American troops were victorious. The British fleet then off Charleston 
commanded by Sir Peter Parker. At this battle, General CHARLES LEE commanded 
the Americans. This was about the month of July. After my enlistment I served 
five months.”

     “Immediately after this, I again enlisted under Captain ROBERT SMITH of 
4th Regiment, commanded by Colonel POLK and marched from Charleston to Halifax, 
NC, from which place we were ordered to New York, and marched on until we 
received orders to return back to Charleston. Some time after, we were again 
ordered to join the Northern Army and marched on to Wilmington, where I was 
taken sick and continued very low for some time, the rest of my company having 
marched on. On this tour, I served twelve months and eight days and was 
discharged on the 10th of July, 1777, as well as I recollect, having enlisted 
for the service the 10th of July, 1776.”

	“In the same year 1777, I volunteered under Captain HAMBLETON of 
Guilford County, NC who commanded a militia company. As well as I recollect, it 
was the 20th day of December when I volunteered and we immediately marched to 
Guilford Courthouse and joined the United States troops and I was placed under 
the command of Captain GOODMAN. We marched on to Savannah, crossed the river of 
that name, marched on to Augusta, thence to Briar Creek, at which place we had 
a fight with the enemy and retreated to South Carolina to a place called Stono 
where we had a battle. We then marched to Bacon’s Bridge on Ashley River. At 
this place I was taken with the small pox and sent to the hospital at 
Charleston on Sullivan’s Island. During my stay at this place, my term of nine 
months for which I had volunteered having expired, I was discharged by Captain 
RAINEY. I was a prisoner of war and taken by the enemy for 20 days before I was 
exchanged for ____ which time I suffered very greatly."

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