Guilford-Buncombe-Burke County NcArchives Military Records.....Porter, William August 1, 1833 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 September 4, 2006, 2:42 pm Pension Application Of William Porter, Nat’l Archives Series M804, Roll 1995, Application #R8356 Buncombe County, NC, August 1, 1833, William Porter, aged 73 years on the 10th day of January last: “That he entered in the army of the United States in the year 1780 in the month of November, and he believes, under Captain Forbush [Forbis] as a substitute for William Doke [Doak], a 3-months tour in Guilford County in said state. Joined the army under General Greene and served with him as follows: The army retreated to Dan River into Virginia, thence back to Guilford Courthouse, at which place he was put on the baggage guard and was not in the battle. The American army then retreated across Dan River into Virginia. [The American army retreated to Troublesome Creek, and did not go back into Virginia.] From thence he marched to Camden under General Green and his 3 months expired as a substitute. He was kept 2 months longer in this tour, but was not a substitute after the 3 months expired.” “At Camden, he was placed on the Pur___ guard and kept that station during the battle against Lord Rawdon and marched the prisoners from Camden to Charlotte, NC and from thence to Salisbury, at which place he got his discharge, in the month of April, as he now believes, which is now lost or mislaid, after having served 5 months at this time.” “He again was drafted by Captain John McAdoo [or McAdow} for 3 months and was commanded by Colonel John Paceley [Paisley]. This he thinks, was in October 1781. Colonel Pacely [Paisley] was pursuing Colonel Fannin, who was colonel of the Tories. He pursued the Tories and frequently had skirmishes with the Tories, but did not take Colonel Fannin prisoner. He served out this tour of 3 months and did not get any written discharge and returned home.” “After staying home for a short time, he volunteered for two months in the company of cavalry commanded by Captain McAdoo [McAdow] and Colonel Pacely [Paisley]. He wa engaged this tour _ months against Tories and in Guilford, Orange, Randolph and Chatham counties, destroying their houses, and routing them on all occasions. He served out this 2 months which was in the winter of 1781 and 1782 nd returned home. He received no written discharge for this 2 months and never got any except a verbal discharge from my captains. He served ten months in the Revolution.” “He lived a great part of his life in Guilford County, and then moved to Burke County where he had lived 25 years, and now resides in Buncombe County in said said, and has lived here 2 years…” On February 19th, 1852, an Alexander Porter signed a power of attorney to investigate whether any pension money was due to William Porter. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/guilford/military/revwar/pensions/porter434gmt.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ncfiles/ File size: 3.3 Kb