Guilford-Stokes County NcArchives Military Records.....Joyce, George 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, 1:49 am Pension Application Of George Joyce, Nat’l Archives Series M804, Roll __, Application #S30514 Bullett County, KY, GEORGE JOYCE, aged 76 years on the 25th day of October, 1835: “That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated: “The militia of Charlotte County, Virginia were enrolled and classed in the month of June 1779, a British officer, after name of [?Goodson ?Goodrich?] having burnt down warehouses of on ?Apporuallos? River and taken some horses and other property, the militia were called on to ?repel the ?enemy and this declarant was called on _____ his tour of duty of six months and on the 17th day of June, 1779, he was placed in the company commanded by Captain ?HEWEY. Two other companies were ordered into service at the same time, commanded by Captains STANTON and ?FRIEND. The three companies were marched from Charlotte Courthouse, Virginia to Petersburg, VA and from there to Broadway near Williamsburg and stationed one week at Prince George’s Church. After the retreat of the enemy, the three companies aforesaid were marched back to Charlotte Courthouse and discharged. In this tour this declarant only served ___ ____.” “In January or February 1780 [This should have been 1781], this declarant had moved a part of his property from Virginia to Guilford County, North Carolina, then returned with his brother to Charlotte County for his family and the balance of his property, when learning that General GATES had been defeated and that General NATHANAEL GREENE who had been appointed to the command of the Southern Army, and had been forced to retreat from Ninety-Six in South Carolina and then was at Irvin’s Ferry on Dan River in Virginia, had issued a proclamation that if the militia went twice out ____ six weeks they should have credit for a tour of six months, this declarant left his wagon and his team with his brother to move his family and property and entered the Rifle company of Captain WILLIAM MORTON?, of which GEORGE GILLESPIE was lieutenant. There were several other militia companies entered the service at that time, commanded by Major STEPHEN COLEMAN.” “We were marched from Charlotte Courthouse to Irvin’s Ferry on Dan River, where we joined General GREENE. The army was then marched to County-Line Creek in Halifax County, North Carolina, about forty-two miles from Irvin’s Ferry. At this latter place, the Virginia eighteen month men under Colonel HAINES? joined the army. From that place we marched to Whitesell’s Mills on Reedy Fork Creek in Guilford County and stayed there about nine days. From that place we marched up said Fork about 9 miles and stayed there about 6 days. From there we marched to Guilford Courthouse. On the day after our arrival there, to wit, the 15th day of March, 1780 [per Heitman, March 15th, 1781], had a battle with the enemy and this declarant was in said battle. After the battle, the American troops retreated to Troublesome Ironworks, where this declarant received a furlough to go home for some clothes and he did not overtake the troops who were in pursuit of the enemy until they had got to the Quaker Meetinghouse about 60 miles from Guilford Courthouse. From there we pursued the enemy until they took shipping at Newbern, NC, as well as he now recollects, at which place he was discharged and returned home, distant about 30 miles from Guilford Courthouse.” “In September, 1780 [He may have meant 1781], the militia of Guilford and Stokes Counties were called for a tour of duty against Tories, and this declarant was called on to do his duty and was placed in the company of WILLIAM MEREDITH or MERRIDY. ____ SMITH was the major and SAMUEL HENDERSON the colonel. We marched against the Tories and after pursuing them from place to place, and having served 6 weeks, was discharged.” “In 1781, he entered the service as a private for 12 months in a company of Light Horse commanded by Captain RICHARD VERNON, of which JOHN BREWER was lieutenant and MORDECAI HAMM, cornet. The duty of the said company was to range the county and guard against the Tories, and suppress any meetings of them and to take up deserters. After performing this duty, at the end of the year, was discharged by Captain RICHARD VERNON.” “Declarant was in Guilford County, NC and in 1776, an expedition was ordered against the Cherokee Indians and a company of militia was ordered from each of the counties of Rowan, Guilford, Surrey and Wilkes, and this declarant was in the company from Guilford County, commanded by JOHN LEEK. The said militia rendezvoused at a pace called Pine Tree under the command of Major JOSEPH CLOUD. From that place we marched about 300 miles to the Cherokee towns and the detachment destroyed said towns without having a battle with the Indians, and said detachment returned. The detachment lay at Pine Tree about 6 weeks before we started on the expedition, and we detained a long time about the Cherokee towns, watching for the Indians. This declarant was 9 months or upwards from the time he entered this service until the detachment aforesaid returned and was discharged. He states that he served in the Revolutionary War, under his different tours one year and eleven months…” “To the 3rd interrogatory, in the year 1776 when he entered the service against the Indians, he was in Guilford County, NC on a plantation belonging to his father. He was living in Charlotte County, state of Virginia when he entered the service for his 2nd and 3rd tours. He was living in Guilford County, NC when he entered the service for his 4th tour and when he entered the Light Horse company for one year.” File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/guilford/military/revwar/pensions/joyce201gmt.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ncfiles/ File size: 6.3 Kb