Guilford County NcArchives Military Records.....Pension Application Of John Curry, Natl Archives Microseries M805, Roll __, Application #S2484 September 29, 1832 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 15, 2006, 3:20 am Pension Application Of John Curry, Natl Archives Microseries M805, Roll __, Application #S2484 Wilson County, TN, Sept. 29, 1832, John Curry, aged 70 years: “I was born in Pennsylvania, I think in Chester County, 30th of April, 1762. When about 2 or 3 years of age, my father moved to North Carolina where I remained until 1797. When I was about 17 years of age, I was drafted and placed under the command of Captain Jonas Frost, Isham Hancock, Lieutenant, and Ensign James Lay [or De Lay], and about the 1st of December 1779. Captain Frost’s company arrived at Charlotte, North Carolina, from whence we took our line of march with several companies toward Charleston. South Carolina. We tarried near Camden, South Carolina several days and from thence passed on within a mile of Charleston, where we continued about a week before we entered into town, and continued in the service until the 24th of March 1780, agreeable to the certificate of Captain Jonas Frost of General Lillington’s brigade to the southward. Hampton and Hamright were the colonels of the regiment. Served 3 months.” “In the beginning of the succeeding winter [early 1781] I went out a volunteer in Captain Andrew Wilson’s company as 1st sergeant, and in Colonel James Martin’s regiment, and continued in the service the greater part of the winter, in which time Colonel James Martin’s regiment were ordered to join General Greene’s army, and near the latter end of the winter, about 25 of Colonel Martin’s regiment were called on to volunteer to pilot Colonel Lee’s dragoons through the country. I was one of the volunteers, and about the 1st of March we all went home. Served at least two months service this time.” “In August 1781, Captain Andrew Wilson and Captain O’Neal took an excursion against the Tories and immediately on our return, I was drafted and placed in Captain A. Philip’s company, Robert Smal, Lieutenant, James Martin, Colonel Commandant. Stewart and Philip’s companies marched on through Randolph and Chatham and I think we joined headquarters in Chatham, General Rutherford being the commander. After we joined General Rutherford’s army, we crossed Cape Fear River and passed down toward Wilmington and were discharged about 10 or 15 miles of Wilmington. Served three months, ___ discharge. Served in all at least 8 months..." File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/guilford/military/revwar/pensions/pensiona151gmt.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ncfiles/ File size: 3.0 Kb