Guilford-Orange County NcArchives Military Records.....Pension Application Of Ennis Hooper, Nat’l Archives Series M804, Roll __, Application #S1833 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 17, 2006, 1:30 am Pension Application Of Ennis Hooper, Nat’l Archives Series M804, Roll __, Application #S1833 Marion County, Tennessee, ENNIS HOOPER, aged 83 years: “That he enlisted in the army of the United States in the year 1777 (as nearly as he can recollect) in Guilford County in the state of North Carolina, with Captain JOHN NELSON in the regiment (not numbered, being called New Levees) under the following named officers, to wit: Colonel JOHN ARMSTRONG and Major LEWIS. That the regiment was marched from Moore’s Creek to Monck’s Corner in the state of South Carolina, where they were placed under the command of General LINCOLN, and marched from there to Purysburg and from there marched to Briar Creek in the state of Georgia, where they had an engagement with the British and returned to Purysburg, and shortly thereafter was in an engagement with the British as Stono in South Carolina. That he was marched from there to Bacon’s Bridge near Charleston where he was discharged (the date he cannot recollect) by Colonel JOHN ARMSTRONG from a service of nine months, the term for which he enlisted.” “That he again enlisted at Bacon’s Bridge in the state of South Carolina (in 1778 or 1779, as well as he can recollect-it was 1779 if after Briar Creek and Stono) for the term of 18 months, with Captain WILLIAM ARMSTRONG and served in the 7th Regiment of the Continental line under the following named officers, to wit: Colonel ARMSTRONG, Major DIXON, and Major LEWIS. That he was marched through South Carolina to Pedee where they joined General GATES’s army, and was marched to Camden, where General GATES was defeated. That he was marched from there under General SMALLWOOD up Saluda River and through Charlotte and Hillsborough.” “Near with latter place they joined General GREENE and was marched in different directions through the lower part of North Carolina and then up to Guilford Courthouse where we had an engagement, and was then marched to South Carolina to the High Hills of Santee where they were stationed a short time, and was then marched to the Eutaw Springs and was then in another engagement. That they were then marched a few miles distant from the Battleground and stationed, where they remained but a short time, ‘til declarant was discharged by Major TILLMAN DIXON, but cannot recollect the date he was discharged (having lost his discharge). Declarant expressly states that he participated in each of the engagements herein mentioned and served the full term for which he enlisted.” File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/guilford/military/revwar/pensions/pensiona192gmt.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ncfiles/ File size: 3.2 Kb