Guilford County NcArchives Military Records.....Maxwell, William 
Revwar - Pension 
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Pension Application Of William Maxwell, Natl Archives Microseries M804, Roll 1657, Application #W5329
WILLIAM MAXWELL, a resident of Guilford County, NC, aged 70 years:
	“That he entered into the service of the United States about the 20th 
or 21st of August under the command of Colonel JOHN PAISLEY, Captain ANDREW 
WILSON and Lieutenant ?HARDY in Captain WILSON’s company of the 3rd regiment, a 
volunteer and that he served in said company and regiment for the space of 
three months, at the expiration of which time he received a written discharge 
from Captain FORBIS and General WILLIAM DAVIDSON at the Yadkin River, which 
discharge he has preserved and has in his possession at this day.”
	“Some time in the month of August, he left Martinsville in the County 
of Guilford and marched to the Yadkin River where he remained encamped for 
about two weeks, and then was marched into the County of Mecklenburg and joined 
the forces under the command of General WILLIAM DAVIDSON, where he remained the 
greater part of the time, till he was discharged.”
	That he went as a volunteer with Colonel JOHN PAISLEY from the 
headquarters of General DAVIDSON to meet and oppose the British upon their 
entry into Charlotte. That he was drawn up in line of battle with the forces 
then under the command of Colonel WASHINGTON and Colonel DAVIE, about four 
miles distant from Charlotte, between that place and Salisbury, from which 
situation they retreated and again joined the main army of General DAVIDSON, 
who was retreating in the direction of Salisbury, soon after which time he 
received the discharge spoken of, above.”
	“Again, in the month of September 1781, under the recommendation of 
Captain WILSON, he entered the service of the United States under the authority 
and command of Major RUTHERFORD, who kept a public store of provisions and 
ammunition at Martinsville in the County of Guilford. As a bearer of dispatches 
and letters between the northern and southern divisions of the U.S. army, that 
he was engaged in this employment for the space of three months, during which 
time he was exposed to great fatigue, privations and dangers from having to 
ride at great speed and frequently both night and day and from having to pass 
through a settlement of Tories by whom he was frequently annoyed and pursued. 
After the expiration of his term of service, he was again discharged by Major 
RUTHERFORD at Martinsville, which discharge has been lost or mislaid.”
	“In addition to the foregoing service, he was subject to a call at any 
time when at home as a minuteman, whenever the dangers of the county required 
them to be called out. On one occasion, he went into the County of Randolph 
under the command of Captain HAMILTON and Captain WHITESELL against a body of 
Tories who they heard was assembled and took a large number of them prisoners. 
After this, he was discharged by his captain, until he was called out again in 
the spring of 1781 under Captain WILSON and marched to Martinsville in order to 
protect the records and buildings of the public from destruction, but he was 
after a short time discharged with the rest of the militia then assembled for 
the purpose of con __ling their property from the ravages of the British and 
Tories which at that time were very great.”
	“He has been for many years acquainted with JAMES FINLEY, who well 
knows of his services under General DAVIDSON, they both having received their 
discharge together."

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