Guilford County NcArchives Military Records.....McBride, 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 18, 2006, 3:15 pm Constructed History Of John McBride On behalf of the widow of JOHN DONNELL, the following testimony is give by JOHN MCBRIDE-“…During the Revolutionary War and long afterwards, he [JOHN MCBRIDE] was well-acquainted with Major JOHN DONNELL, who served with him in that war. That in the month of ____ [blank space] in the year 1779, he served in the militia under the command of the said JOHN DONNELL, who was a major, on a tour of five months. That he was marched with said DONNELL into the state of South Carolina. That they were encamped near the Savannah River, that his superior officers were General LINCOLN and Colonel JOHN PAISLEY, his commanding colonel.” “That he passed through Salisbury, Charlotte & on into South Carolina. That during this tour, they were in no regular engagement, but while the army was encamped on the east side of the Savannah River, a detachment was sent and fought the British at Briar Creek [per Heitman, March 3, 1779], that affiant and Major DONNELL, by command of the superior officers remained in camp and was not in the skirmish or battle at said Briar Creek. That they were regularly discharged and returned home. That he is confident the said JOHN DONNELL served as major in this tour for the term of five months. That he received his commission, as affiant believes, from his superior officers.” “That on his return, he continued in command as major under Colonel JOHN PAISLEY, and his companies were called minute men, for the reason that, by resolution and agreement they stood ready to march against the enemy of the country at all times at a minute’s warning. That this section of country was greatly harassed by the inroads and depradations of the Tories.” “That [when] called out into service the said regiment of militia called minute men repeatedly [went] down into Randolph, Moore’s End, and other places down the country, and sometimes up on the Yadkin River, and frequently about home to extend said protection to the Whig inhabitants. That he has personal knowledge of a great deal of service done by the said JOHN DONNELL as major in this way. That he, affiant, served with and under his command. “Personally appeared, JOHN MCBRIDE…That in the winter of 1781, he did service with ISAIAH MCBRIDE who died a few months ago. That they served together in a company commanded by Captain FORBIS and Colonel PAISLEY. That they joined GREENE on his march to the north in Guilford County, and marched with him towards Halifax in Virginia, but that they were marched home from GREENE’s army to stop the ravages of the Tories in their own neighborhood. That in this service he served with said MCBRIDE not less than a month and that he knows of his being out after the Tories when he was not along…” November 21, 1839-JOHN MCBRIDE, aged 95 years…That he knew JACOB CLAPP senior and that he went in service to the Indian nation under Captain ___ and that CLAPP served as lieutenant under Captain FORBIS in the fall before the Guilford Battle, and CLAPP was lieutenant at the Guilford Battle at Martinsville under Colonel PAISLEY.” Additional Comments: Constructed History is my term for a soldier who did not file for a pension himself, but about whom there is enough evidence from other soldiers to form an equivalent to a pension application. Most of the testimony comes from other men mentioning the officer or non-comm. officer, but in some cases, the actual soldier himself testified on behalf of other men, thus revealing his own history. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/guilford/military/revwar/pensions/mcbride343gmt.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ncfiles/ File size: 4.1 Kb