Guilford County NcArchives Military Records.....Kerr, William 
Revwar - Pension 
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Pension Application Of William Kerr, Natl Archives Microseries M804, Roll 1476, Application #R5892
WILLIAM KERR, a resident of Dearborn County, Indiana, aged 79 years (in 1835):
	“That he entered the regular army in the North Carolina state troops as 
a substitute for his brother DAVID KERR, the month and year he cannot recollect 
[very early, 1775 or 1776], that he entered the regiment commanded by Colonel 
ALEXANDER MARTIN, Major ANTHONY SHARP, and commanded by Captain PATRICK 
MCGIBBONEY, Lieutenant WILLIAM DENT. That he was also acquainted with one 
Captain JOHN NELSON, who belonged to the same regiment. That he served in said 
company as a substitute aforesaid, the full period of eighteen months. That he 
entered in said service in said company at Guilford Courthouse, was marched 
from there into the state of Virginia and from there into South Carolina to 
Charleston and was discharged in South Carolina, as he thinks, on the Peedee. 
That he was in no battles or skirmishes during said period of 18 months, and 
had a regular discharge which he has lost. That at the time he entered the 
service as aforesaid, he resided in Guilford County, NC.”
	“That a short time after he returned from the 18-months tour, he 
volunteered against the Tories, but the year and month he cannot recollect. 
That he was in a volunteer company commanded by Captain ARTHUR FORBIS, 
Lieutenant WILLIAM WILEY, and Ensign WILLIAM GILMORE. That his company, with 
several other volunteer companies, met in Anson County, NC, and was commanded 
by Colonel JAMES MARTIN, and as he thinks, Major JOHN NELSON. That he 
volunteered for a tour of 3 months but did not serve the whole time. Was out 
six weeks at least and perhaps 8 weeks. That he was marched from his place of 
rendezvous in Anson Co. into South Carolina. Was in no battles, was acquainted 
with no regular officers this tour. Was marched back to North Carolina where he 
was discharged regularly, but has lost his certificate of discharge, and that 
he was discharged in Guilford County, NC, but the year and month he cannot 
recollect.”
	“That the next fall after his last mentioned tour, but the year and 
month he cannot recollect, he was drafted in the NC militia for 2 months at 
Guilford Courthouse. That he was commanded by General GRIFFITH RUTHERFORD, 
Colonel JOHN PAISLEY, Captain ARTHUR FORBIS, Lieutenant WILLIAM WILEY and 
Ensign WILLIAM GILMORE. That he was marched from Guilford to Charleston, SC, 
from there to Augusta on the Savannah River, where he remained until his time 
was expired, when he r returned to Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina, 
where he was discharged by General RUTHERFORD, but has lost his certificate. 
That he was in no battle, was acquainted with no regular officers and served 
the full period of five months, but cannot recollect the time when he was 
discharged.”
	“That a short time after his last mentioned discharge, he turned out as 
a volunteer for “during the War of the Revolution”, and met at Salisbury 
aforesaid, the day and year he cannot state. [He] was sergeant in a company of 
horse commanded by Captain JOHN GILLESPIE, Lieutenant DANIEL GILLESPIE, Major 
[JAMES] WHITE, Colonel WILLIAM R. DAVIE and General [WILLIAM] DAVIDSON. That he 
was marched into SC. [He] was in a skirmish with the Tories in Wahabs Lane 
[September 21, 1780], where they took 90 horses and 80 prisoners from the 
Tories where the British army appeared in sight before they left the ground. 
Shortly after which skirmish he was marched back to Guilford. That he served on 
this tour in the capacity of Sergeant, 3 months.”
	“That in a very short time after his return from the above tour he was 
again called out, served in the same company when Captain GILLESPIE was made 
Colonel, Lieutenant GILLESPIE was made captain, GEORGE PARKS Lieutenant and he 
was made cornet. [They] left Guilford Courthouse, went to Salisbury, thence to 
Mecklenburg County, thence to Camden, thence to Charlotte Courthouse, where 
they joined the regular army, as near as he can at this time recollect, under 
General MORGAN. That during this tour he was in the Battle at Guilford 
Courthouse [March 15, 1781]. [He] was acquainted with General GREENE of the 
regular army, that General DAVIDSON was killed at the Shallow Ford of the 
Yadkin River [February 6, 1781], when he fell under the command of Colonel 
WASHINGTON, that he was in the Battle of Cowpens [January 17, 1781] and Eutaw 
Springs [September 8, 1781], that he was in a skirmish with the British at 
Charlotte [September 25, 1780?], where Colonel DAVIE was his commander.”
“That after the Battle of Guilford, he marched under General GREENE into 
Virginia, and was at the surrender of Cornwallis [October 19, 1781], though not 
in the battle. That after the surrender of CORNWALLIS, he was marched back to 
North Carolina and discharged but cannot recollect the name of the General who 
gave him his discharge. That during the last tour, he served as a volunteer in 
the capacity of cornet for the period of six months. That at this time he 
cannot recollect any of the periods when he entered or left the service… That 
he had a commission when he was cornet which was signed by the then governor of 
North Carolina, which has since been destroyed or lost.”

	“…Personally came, WILLIAM KNIGHT, of lawful age, who being duly sworn 
deposes and says that he is now a Revolutionary pensioner of the United States. 
That he was personally acquainted with WILLIAM KERR (who is now applying for a 
pension) before he entered the service of the United States, that he was also 
personally acquainted with him in the Revolutionary War. That saw him while in 
the army at Hillsborough, Orange Co, North Carolina, also a few days before the 
Battle of Cowpens, also at Charlotte, also at Salisbury. That he was with him 
under General GREENE, in marching from North Carolina to Virginia, before the 
surrender of Cornwallis. That he also saw him after the surrender, on his 
return home. That he has a perfect knowledge of him and his service, cannot 
state the length of time he was in the army, but something more than one year, 
he knows of his being in the service.”

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