Guilford County NcArchives Military Records.....Frost, Jonas 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 18, 2006, 2:05 pm Constructed History Of Captain Jonas Frost JOSEPH DENNY-“States that about the middle of December, 1779, or ’80 he was drafted into the company of Captain FROST and Lieutenant HANCOCK, marched from Rockingham, NC, directly to Charleston, SC, where they went into winter Quarters, and remained there until April 4th, following when he received his discharge from his Captain and returned home.” DAVID HAMILTON-“This declarant states that some time in the summer of the year 1779, he was drafted to go into South Carolina against the British, who were daily expected to make an attack on Charleston. The captain, who commanded the company to which this declarant belonged was by the name of JONAS FROST, the Colonel in command of the regiment was by the name of ANDREW HAMPTON. This declarant states they were marched from Guilford County, North Carolina to Salisbury (same state) where they remained perhaps a week or two, when they were directed by the commanding officer to return home and hold themselves in readiness to march southward, at a minute’s warning.” “This declarant states that sometime in the fall of this year, they received orders to go to South Carolina, 300 miles distant. They were again marched to Salisbury under the command of his before-mentioned officers. From this place the companies proceeded on southward. This declarant, not wishing to walk the distance, remained some days and hired a horse, and shortly after followed his company. He _____ on horseback as far as Nelson’s Ferry on the Santee, and there left his horse and proceeded on foot to Charleston.” “When he arrived here he reported himself to his Captain (JONAS FROST), was enrolled and went on duty. He was also under the command of General LILLINGTON, and was attached to his brigade. Here the declarant states they lay three months, incessantly engaged in throwing up breastworks, making fortifications, etc. The British fleet were at this time, lying ____ the harbor, and the British army was encamped on the opposite side of the Ashley River, erecting their batteries and fortifications. This declarant states that while lying here he ____ General LINCOLN was in the command. Major SHARP and Major NELSON, Brigade Inspector, were the only Continental officers whom he saw. This declarant states that after his term of service was out, he received a regular discharge signed by his captain, JONAS FROST, and his colonel, ANDREW HAMPTON. After being discharged he returned home, having been out for service five months.” “He states that in 1779 he was drafted to go into the South Carolina against the British. He was drafted from Captain ROBERT BELL’s company, and of the 4th division near Guilford Courthouse, NC. He states that they immediately proceeded from Guilford County, NC under Captain JONAS FROST, who commanded the company to which this declarant belonged, to Salisbury (same state) where they remained two weeks, when they were sent home with directions to be ready at a minute’s warning to march south. He states that in the fall of the same year (1779), they were marched by his captain, JONAS FROST, from Guilford County, NC to Salisbury. The troops were marched from thence to South Carolina, and this declarant states that he procured a horse and proceeded on after his company as far as Nelson’s Ferry in South Carolina on the Santee River, when he proceeded on foot and joined his company in the City of Charleston, SC. His captain was still JONAS FROST, his Col. by the name of ANDREW HAMPTON, all under General LILLINGTON and General LINCOLN, who was the commander-in-chief of the Southern Department. This declarant states that he served here three months for which he received a discharge, signed by his commanding officers, Captain JONAS FROST and Colonel ANDREW HAMPTON, which discharge is appended to his first application for a pension. In this tour he states he was attached to General LILLINGTON’s brigade. Declarant also states that after he was discharged, he returned home to Guilford County, NC.” JOSHUA HITCHCOCK-“He first entered the service whilst he resided in the County of Guilford, state of North Carolina about the 10th day of December (but in what year he is not able to recollect). He met his company in the County of Rowan and under the command of Captain FROST (Christian name, I think was JONAS) as a drafted soldier for a tour of three months. He marched on with his company under the command of Captain FROST to the town of Charlotte, where Captain FROST with his company, 4 or five other companies also being there, when we halted and stayed 3 or 4 days, waiting for General RUTHERFORD to come on and march us on to cross the North Carolina line. Then General RUTHERFORD came on and marched us on over the line dividing North and South Carolina, which we crossed on the 24th day of December, to the best of his recollection.” “He entered in this first tour as a militia soldier under the above named Captain FROST who also belonged to the militia of North Carolina. Colonel ANDREW HAMPTON was the commanding Colonel, Major DICKSON was the major, Lieutenant ISOM? HANCOCK was the lieutenant, JAMES RAY the ensign, and CHARLES DOUGHERTY the sergeant of his (this applicant’s) company. Colonel LYTLE and Captain LYTLE, Continental officers, also went along with us ‘til we got to Charleston, where they (Colonel LYTLE and Captain LYTLE) left us.” “From the North and South Carolina line, we marched on to the town of Camden and crossed the Wateree River and encamped and lay there several days about one mile from the river. From this camp near the Wateree, we marched on and crossed the Congaree River and we camped near the river at Colonel Thompson’s Mill and lay there several days, time not exactly recollected, but we stayed at Colonel Thompson’s Mill he thinks about 7 or 8 days. From here, he was marched on by Monck’s Corner and on within 12 miles of Charleston, South Carolina, and lay there 3 or 4 days encamped in the woods. From here he was marched on to Dorchester where we encamped for one night only.” “From Dorchester he was marched back and on to Charleston and encamped in sight of the town of Charleston in the woods at what was called the Smokey Camps, where we stayed about a month or nearly so, til on the 24th of February we entered Charleston. Whilst we were in Charleston, he was compelled to stand sentinel 2 hours at a time with an intermission of 2 hours rest. On the 24th of March, after staying in Charleston one month, he received a discharge signed by Colonel HAMPTON, which discharge has been lost…” JAMES STEWART- “He was also a volunteer under the command of JAMES FROST, Captain; JONAS FROST, lieutenant; and JAMES [DE?]LAY, ensign; and himself, 1st sergeant, and marched through Martinsville and Salisbury and from thence was sent by Captain FROST to General RUTHERFORD for orders how and when to proceed, who ordered us home, and to wait for further orders. The date and length of this service not remembered.” “JOSEPH DENNY-“That he was present at Salisbury and saw JAMES STEWART, and states he personally knows of STEWART’s service rendered in a tour under Captain JAMES FROST, Lieutenant JONAS FROST, Ensign JAMES [DE]LAY. Additional Comments: Constructed History is my term for a soldier who did not file for a pension himself, but about whom there is enough evidence from other soldiers to form an equivalent to a pension application. Most of the testimony comes from other men mentioning the officer or non-comm. officer, but in some cases, the actual soldier himself testified on behalf of other men, thus revealing his own history. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/guilford/military/revwar/pensions/frost317gmt.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ncfiles/ File size: 8.2 Kb