Guilford-Orange County NcArchives Military Records.....Hood, John 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 17, 2006, 1:27 am Pension Application Of John Hood, Nat’l Archives Series M804, Roll 1320, Application #S15468 Whitley County, Kentucky. JOHN HOOD: “That in the year 1780 he volunteered in the army of the United States in the militia of the state of NC for 3 months in the company commanded by Captain PETER O’NEAL, his lieutenant was PHILIPS, ensign forgotten., the regiment commanded by Colonel PAISLEY. When he volunteered he lived in Guilford County, NC and entered the service in said county from whence he was marched to Randolph County, thence to New Providence where they joined General Davidson, thence to Camden and joined General Gates and was in the battle at Gates’ Defeat. Before the battle, he was placed under Colonel Porterfield, whom he believes was a regular officer.” “After this defeat he ?remained under Colonel Porterfield for his term of three months, but continued in the service for four months, when he was discharged in South Carolina near the Hanging Rock by Colonel Porterfield. After this, in the year 1781 after the Battle of Guilford, he volunteered for three months in the militia of the state of NC in the company commanded by Captain PHILIPS, Lt. GEORGE NIX [or NICKS] in the regiment commanded by Colonel GILLESPIE. From his place of residence he was marched to near Wilmington, where they were stationed to protect the country against the British and Tories until his term of three months expired, when he was discharged near the Raft Swamps by Captain PHILIPS.” “And in the year 1781, he again volunteered in the militia of NC for three months in Captain DANIEL GILLESPIE’s company, was marched to Randolph County and remained in that section until his term of service expired, when he was discharged by his captain aforesaid.” “Again in the same year or the 1st of 1782, he volunteered for 3 months under Captain O’NEAL, his Lieutenant GRAVES, but was attached to no regiment and was marched into Randolph to guard the country from the Tories, but after serving two months the company was dismissed and he received from Captain O’NEAL his discharge for a tour of three months. In this aforesaid tour he remembers General GATES, general STEPHENS, General DAVIDSON, and the other officers he has named as aforesaid.” File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/guilford/military/revwar/pensions/hood190gmt.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ncfiles/ File size: 2.8 Kb