Guilford County NcArchives Military Records.....Fleck, James March 17, 1834 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 February 9, 2007, 3:51 am Pension Application Of James Fleck, Natl Archives Microseries M805, Roll __, Application #15430 Madison County, Kentucky On this 17th day of March, 1834, personally appeared before me, a justice of the Madison County Court, James Flack, aged 88 years…: He states that he volunteered as a private in the militia of Pennsylvania on the 26th of August 1776 under the command of Captain John Rogers, who marched from Lancaster County, PA to New Jersey as far as to Amboy to join the main army after the affair at Long Island. That he [this affiant], from the time he left home on duty until his return three months and 24 days, underwent much hardship. That on or about the first of January 1777, he volunteered under Captain Richard Maconn of Pennsylvania, and served two tours of three months each, part of the time in Philadelphia, part of the time in guarding the various landings on the Delaware, part of the time in forwarding provisions to the main army under Washington. On or about the 26th of August 1777 this affiant volunteered under a Captain McCrate and joined Washington’s army two days after the battle at Brandywine. Was in the engagement at Germantown and served a tour of three months under the command of McCrate. That some time after this campaign, he removed to Guilford County, North Carolina and served a tour of three months in that state under a Captain Frost in 1780 in guarding the inhabitants from the attacks of the Tories. He was marched to join in the attack on Colonel Ferguson, but was met on the road by an express of the defeat of his troops at Kings Mountain. He knows of no person by whom he can prove his services, nor has he any documentary evidence except two commissions for ensign and lieutenant from the governor of North Carolina, which is here enclosed to show his standing with the people of North Carolina, soon after the war was over. That he claims _____ for five tours of three months each, 15 months in all… Interrogatory: Where and when were you born? I was born in Killser?? Ireland in 1746. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it? I have no accurate record as I emigrated to the United States in my 22nd year. I have, from this, kept my age. Where were you living when called into service, where have you lived since the Revolutionary War, and where do you now live? I was living in Lancaster, PA when I served the four first campaigns. That I resided in Guilford County, North Carolina when I served the fifth and where I continued until 1803, when I removed to Madison County, Kentucky, where I have resided ever since. How were you called into service? Were you drafted, were you a volunteer or were you a substitute for someone? I was a volunteer every tour. State the names of some of the officers who were with the troops where you served. I was with the militia, though I seen Washington and many others in high command. Did you ever receive a discharge from the service? At the close of each campaign, I did, but have long since lost them. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/guilford/military/revwar/pensions/fleck450gmt.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ncfiles/ File size: 3.7 Kb