Guilford County NcArchives Military Records.....Mallugan, John January 23, 1833 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 January 10, 2007, 2:05 am Pension Application Of John Mallugan, Nat’l Archives Series M804, Roll __, Application #S4186 State of Tennessee} Court of Pleas and quarter Perry County } Sessions January Term 1833 On this 23rd day of January 1833 personally appeared in open court before the Justices of said Court of Pleas and quarter sessions now sitting John Mallugan, a resident of Cub Creek in the County of Perry aforesaid and state aforesaid aged 79 years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June the 7th 1832: That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as here in stated: This declarant states that he entered the service as a volunteer under Captain Thomas Flack. His lieutenant's name was Campbell, ensign’s John Duffel. His Major was John Pacely [Paisley.] Colonel Martin commanded the regiment to which he belonged and he entered the service on the first day of February 1777 or 8 [it was actually in 1776] as near as he can recollect in the County of Guilford, North Carolina. He was marched to Cross Creek. On hearing there that the British had left the Coast of Wilmington, they returned home. He served three weeks this Tour. Some time after, this he was marched back to the same place under the same officers as above and at the same place heard that the Tories who were mostly Scots were defeated at Moore’s Bridge [1776]. He was again sent home served this tour three weeks also. He again entered the service under the same officers but does not recollect precisely when, as he had no record, but thinks in June following [still 1776] he joined General Rutherford's Troops at Cathy’s Fort on Catawba River. From there marched to the Cherokee Towns. As we marched on and came to the pass that lead from the Long Islands of Halston to the Cherokee Nation, we there discovered fresh sign of the Indians. The officers sent on a detachment after them. Declarant was one of the said detachments. We pursued them and after a fatigue march of several miles, we set down to rest and the Indians who was in ambush just ahead of us fired on the advance guard before we had all got under marching orders, and wounded some of our men, but whether any were killed or not be he does not recollect, but believes not. We marched on to their town and waited till the main force came up. There we separated and some went to the Valley towns. Colonel Williamson near that place had an engagement with the Indians as he believes, but declarant was left sick [sick was crossed out] at the first town, sick, and as he was very sick does not recollect on, nor does he know many particulars, only as he heard it from others. Then we marched home again. This tour we served three months and four days, he believes. Declarant volunteered again under Robert Bell in the same County and state and entered the service on the 1st day of January following. Lieutenant Campbell was again his lieutenant. Same major, he believes as above. We marched to the High Hills of Santee in South Carolina. From thence we marched back to Camden and lay their till our time was out that he volunteered for, which was three months. Then we went home again. While declarant was at home or while he was not with the main army, he was out several times, a week for two at a time, how much not recollected nor does he wish to set it forth. From thence he moved to wit from Guilford County to Surry in North Carolina. Still, shortly after he moved to Surry which was in the year 1778 or 9, he believes, there was a call for men to go to Charlestown, South Carolina. He again volunteered under Jacob Camplin who was his Captain. Lieutenant Cook was his lieutenant. We marched to Salisbury in the month of March, he believes. From thence to Charlotte, from thence we went on into South Carolina and was by engagement, to serve three months in that state. We marched forthwith to Savannah River opposite Augusta. Then we divided. About 1500 men crossed, but declarant was left to guard the baggage with a considerable number of his fellow soldiers. From thence they that were left to guard the baggage went down to the Two Sisters Ferries. The rest of the troops that had crossed the river met us there. From thence we marched to Bacon's Bridge on Ashley River. There he was taken to drive a wagon till his term of service expired. The troops had a battle at Stono and his captain was wounded and his [the Captain’s] brother was wounded also, but declarant being at this time, a wagoner, was not in the engagement. Then he was sent home. Served four months this tour. General Butler commanded. Next time he was out, he enlisted under Major John Armstrong of the regular service troops. He does not believe that he had any regular captain placed over him, that is, had not been attached to any full company. We marched to Hillsborough where declarant lay some time, he thinks two months. After he had been in the regular service three months from the time he enlisted, he hired a man in his place by the consent of Major Armstrong, at Hillsborough, and the Major gave him a furlough to go home, which he did. From Surry County he removed to Watauga River in, he thinks, Washington County, now Tennessee. He then entered the service again, a volunteer under Captain Isaac Thorn, as he thinks. Marched to the Cherokee Nation under Colonel John Sevier. We had some skirmishes with the Indians. He served this tour two months, as well as he can recollect, then returned home. After some little stay at home, we were marched again out into the nation by Colonel Sevier. No fighting except skirmishes on this tour. We took nine Indians prisoners, all women. He believes he served two months this tour and then returned home. The next tour declarant was out, joined as a volunteer under Colonel Sevier again to go to the state of South Carolina from Washington County. He was marched to Santee Swamp where we joined Gen. Francis Marion. We scouted through that swamp and through the country till our time expired, which was three months and declarant was marched home. Declarant remained at home for some three or four months time, not recollected precisely. Then he again volunteered himself under Colonel Sevier in the above County, and marched back to South Carolina to the same swamp, where we joined General Marion again. Colonel Washington was with us this time. We went down south and crossed thence up near Monks Corner. We had heard of the British at Monks Corner. There was an hospital not far from the lines. We took a prisoner out of the same. Nothing more remarkable happened more, except that the British followed us to the swamp, but would not come in after us. We were out this tour three months, which was the last tour we served in the war of the revolution, without it were scouting. This declarant served twenty-one months and a half in all of the war of the revolution as above stated, the different tours being there. He does not recollect the precise time he entered the service each time, nor the time, that is the day of the month and year he was discharged. The two last tours he was out under Colonel Sevier, [he] took command of what men he had under him as our captain. He had only about 60 or 70 men. He, declarant, has not document any evidence nor does he know of any person by whom he can prove his services. He relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state. Sworn and subscribed the day and your aforesaid his mark John Mallugan [Following the declaration by Mallugan, various people testified to his character and the validity of his application. Mallughan further provided the court his place of birth (Chester County, Pennsylvania) and his date of birth (1754). He further indicated that when called to service, he resided in Guilford County (NC), and that he subsequently lived in Surry, Washington, Davidson, Dixon and Perry Counties (TN). File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/guilford/military/revwar/pensions/mallugan440gmt.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ncfiles/ File size: 8.8 Kb