Guilford County NcArchives Military Records.....Henderson, James October 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 13, 2007, 4:27 am Pension Application Of James Henderson, Nat’l Archives Series M804, Roll ____, Application #S8708 Guilford County, North Carolina, February Term, 1834 Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions now setting, personally appeared in open court, James Henderson, aged 74 years, who, after being sworn in due form of law, deposeth and saith that he entered the war of the Revolution about the middle of October, 1776, he then living in the state of Maryland, Carolina County, that he was drafted for three months and [inkblot] put into Captain Joseph Douglas’ company, Colonel Wheatly’s [inkblot-maybe regiment?]. That Douglas marched his company on to Cambridge Chop[inkblot, followed by] ?river? That there they were engaged the whole three months in guarding the coasts on those rivers. That at the expiration of his three months service, he received his discharge signed by his Captain Joseph Douglas, which is lost or mislaid so that it cannot be found. This applicant further declares that the first of March 1777, there was a call for volunteers. That he turned out as a volunteer under the same Captain Joseph Douglas for three months. That Douglas marched his men on to Mulberry Island near Hooper’s Straits. That there they were engaged in guarding the coasts for one month and then were relieved by other troops. That immediately after they got home, there was an alarm that the enemy were taking away cattle and that Douglas called for his volunteers. That this deponent followed him. That he marched them on nearly the same route as before, but was out on this tour only 12 days. That in the spring of the year 1778, this applicant emigrated to the state of North Carolina, Guilford County. That on the eleventh of August, 1779, he married his wife. That on the Saturday following, he was drafted for three months and was put into Captain Jonas Frost’s company. That his captain gave him a permit to stay at home until called for, which took place the last of October or the first of November following. That he joined Frost’s company at Guilford Courthouse where they lay for three or four weeks, and then were marched to Salisbury, NC. That there, Captain Frost’s company was put into Colonel Frederick Hamright’s regiment, General Rutherford being commander. That Colonel Archibald Lytle of the regular army with his regiment were there. That after some time, orders were for the regulars and the militia to march to the south. That they went through Charlotte on to Charleston as far as the Ten- Mile House, near which place he was taken so exceeding lame he could march no further, occasioned by having his heel string-cut when a boy, which now was angered and swollen to a great degree, and rather than go into the baggage wagon, hired a man to fulfill the remainder of his three months tour, on the 6th day of January, 1780, as will appear by the enclosed discharge signed by his Colonel Frederick Hambright. And further, that though he cannot positively recollect the different days of the months that he entered the service, nor all the days of the months he left the same, yet he knows he is within bounds to charge the United States with six months and 17 days actual services, viz. four months and 12 days as a private soldier under Captain Joseph Douglas, and two months and five days under Captain Jonas Frost as a private, and he further saith that he knows of no person that he can prove his above services by, and he hereby relinquishes, etc…February 21st, 1834. Questions propounded by the court to the applicant, James Henderson: 1st: When and in what year were you born? I was born the 18th of February, 1760, in the state of Maryland, Caroline County. 2nd Have you any record of you age and if so, where is it? My age was _____ in my Uncle James Henderson’s big Bible, and I expect his sons have it. 3rd Where were you living when called into service? Where have you lived since the Revolutionary War and where do you now live? When I served my first tours under Captain Joseph Douglas, I lived in the state of Maryland, Caroline County. When I served under Captain Jonas Frost, I then lived in Guilford County, NC, where I now live and have lived ever since the year 1778, except three years I lived in the state of South Carolina, better than thirty years ago. 4th How were you called into service; were you drafted; did you volunteer, or were you a substitute and if so for whom did you substitute? I was first drafted for three months, then I went a volunteer. This was in the state of Maryland. Then in North Carolina, I was drafted again for three months. 5th State the names of some of the Regular Officers who were with the troops where you served, such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect and the general circumstances of your service. At the service in Maryland, I did not become acquainted with the regular army or officers, as the duty performed by the company I belonged to was guarding the coasts, chiefly performed by militia. When called on in service in North Carolina, Colonel Archibald Lytle I often saw with us, and a Captain Campbell of the regulars. The circumstances of my service is in my declaration. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/guilford/military/revwar/pensions/henderso457gmt.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ncfiles/ File size: 5.8 Kb