Guilford-Chatham County NcArchives Military Records.....Pope, Richard 
Revwar - Pension 
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Pension Application Of Richard Pope, Natl Archives Microseries M804, Roll 1951, Application #S8969
RICHARD POPE, a resident of Chatham County, NC, aged 71 years:
	He was drafted in the County of Guilford in the state of North Carolina 
on the __ day of May, 1780 and joined the North Carolina militia commanded by 
Captain MCADOW and Lieutenant COOTS. He joined the company at Martinsville in 
Guilford. He marched with the company to Salisbury (Captain ABRAHAM PHILIPS had 
the command of another company raised in Guilford who marched with us). He 
remained at Salisbury for some time, guarding the prisoners who were taken at 
King’s Mountain. From thence he marched to Cheraw in South Carolina, near which 
he reached the army of General RUTHERFORD. From thence he was marched towards 
Camden and joined General GATES Army near Rugeley’s Mills and remained with him 
several days, when he became sick and received a furlough from Captain MCADOW 
and returned home. He was employed and served in the above tour three months. 
He never received any written discharge upon this occasion.”
	He further states that sometime after the Battle of Camden, being in 
the County of Richmond in the state of North Carolina, he substituted himself 
in the place of JOHN ROBERTSON in the North Carolina militia and joined a small 
body of troops at Mask’s Ferry on PeeDee under the command of FRANK LEAK. They 
were stationed there to cut off enemy communications and were not employed in 
any other service. He was engaged at least two months in the above service when 
he was discharged at Mask’s Ferry. He received a written discharge on this 
occasion.”
	“Sometime after his discharge as aforesaid, he returned to Guilford 
County and volunteered his services in the North Carolina ___ and joined the 
company commanded by Captain MCADOW. He rendezvoused with the company at 
Colonel PAISLEY’s, where a number of troops were collected under the command of 
General PICKENS and Colonel PAISLEY. At this time the British under the command 
of Lord CORNWALLIS were in the neighborhood of Guilford. He was employed with 
the troops ____. General PICKENS was defeated at Whitesell’s Mills on the 
waters of the Alamance. He was not in the action, having been dispatched a day 
or two previous with a number of horses which were considered useless in the 
army, after which he did not join the troops again. He was actively engaged in 
the above service at least 3 months and was never regularly discharged 
therefrom.”
	He further states that sometime after his discharge as aforesaid, he 
was again drafted in Guilford County and joined the company of North Carolina 
militia under the command of Captain MCADOW and rendezvoused at Center Meeting 
House, from thence he was marched to Buffalo Ford at Deep River. This service 
was expended in operations against the Tories in Chatham, Randolph and 
Montgomery Counties and particularly in trying to take Colonel FANNING, the 
celebrated Tory. He was actively engaged 3 months in this service and was 
discharged in Guilford. He has no recollection of having received a written 
discharge on this occasion.”
	“Some time after his discharge as aforesaid, he being on a visit to 
Richmond County, he volunteered his services in a company of horsemen commanded 
by Colonel CRAWFORD. This service was principally designed to act against the 
Tories and recover the horses that were lost by the Whigs at the Battle of 
Betty’s Bridge on Drowning Creek. He was actively engaged with Colonel CRAWFORD 
in the above service at least two months, and was discharged by him in Richmond 
County…He knows of no person except WILLIAM RYAN, Esquire whose testimony he 
can procure who can testify to his services…”
	“This day, WILLIAM RYAN…saith that he knows RICHARD POPE, son of 
CHARLES POPE, that he knows that he was soldier in the Revolutionary War, that 
he went with Captain MCADOW a three months tour in the year 1780. I saw him 
twice in the service after this time while the British were in this part of the 
state. He went a tour with Captain WADE to the lower part of the state after 
the Tories…”

	“This day…JOHN MCBRIDE…saith “That he knew RICHARD POPE, son of CHARLES 
POPE. That he knew that he was a soldier in the Revolutionary War. That he went 
with Capt. MCADOW and myself as lieutenant, a three months term in the year 
1781. I knew of his serving another three months term under Capt. MCADOW when I 
was not with said company, but saw him several times during said service in the 
same year as before stated, or the year before that. The said POPE, he believes 
remained in the service til the end of the war. That he after saw him after the 
times ___ mentioned, but never was in the same company with him after.”

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