Guilford County NcArchives Military Records.....Soots, Frederick 
Revwar - Pension 
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Pension Application Of Frederick Soots, Natl Archives Microseries M804, Roll 2246, Application #W6153
FREDERICK SOOTS, a resident of Guilford County, NC, aged 76 years in November 
1833:
	“That he first served as a substitute (private) for one PETER FORST in 
a company of militia commanded by Captain ROGERS of Orange County, NC for the 
term of three months. That he entered said company about the middle of May 1780 
in Orange County, NC. That soon after joining his…company, the company joined 
General GATES’ army as they marched on towards South Carolina and continued 
with GATES’ army until Gates’ Defeat near Camden, SC [per Heitman, August 16, 
1780].”
“That immediately after Gates’ Defeat, he returned home, his term of service 
having expired, to Guilford County, where he remained only two or three days 
when he was drafted for the term of three months and immediately marched to 
Martinsville, Guilford County and joined a company commanded by Captain WILSON 
as a private and was attached to a regiment commanded by Colonel JOHN PAISLEY 
of Guilford County. THOMAS BLAIR of Guilford County was major of said regiment. 
From Martinsville he marched towards South Carolina in order to assist his 
countrymen in resisting the advance of LORD CORNWALLIS on North Carolina.”
“That after the retreat of CORNWALLIS, he remained on the borders of South 
Carolina with his regiment and marched to various places, the names of which he 
cannot now recollect being illiterate and understanding the English language so 
imperfectly, having been taught the German language by his parents. That he 
served out his tour of service of three months and was discharged by Captain 
WILSON, and received a written discharge from him, which has been lost.”
“In the month of December 1780, he volunteered as a private for the term of 
three months in a company commanded by Captain HENRY WHITESELL of Guilford 
County and joined some other companies of militia at Martinsville. That Colonel 
JOHN PAISLEY was the commander of the companies assembled at Martinsville. They 
were ordered to march to the state of Virginia and advanced as far as the 
Troublesome Iron Works when they were ordered to return to Martinsville.”
“That he remained with his company at Martinsville until General GREENE formed 
a junction of his army at Martinsville or Guilford Courthouse. After General 
GREENE left Martinsville, the company to which he belonged was engaged in 
various services in the County of Guilford and the adjoining counties until 
General GREENE detached a part of his army into North Carolina.”
“That this affiant and the company to which he belonged joined Colonel LEE on 
the evening of PYLE’s Defeat [per Heitman, February 25, 1781] and marched 
against Colonel TARLETON, who was then on Haw River, Orange County, to give 
encouragement to the Tories, or Royalists. That he pursued TARLETON under 
Colonel PAISLEY to Haw River and shortly after returned into Guilford County 
and was employed in guarding some Tory prisoners until the Battle of Guilford 
[per Heitman, March 15, 1781]. He was not in the battle, having been sent into 
the country for some forage by Captain WHITESELL. That his term of service 
expired in a few days after the Battle of Guilford and he rec’d a written 
discharge from Captain WHITESELL.”
“That he immediately volunteered as a private for three months in a company 
commanded by Captain ELI NEWLAND and joined General GREENE’s army and marched 
in pursuit of the British army as far as Ramsey’s Mills in Chatham County. When 
General GREENE marched towards South Carolina the company to which affiant 
belonged was ordered still to pursue the British army, and they did pursue them 
until the British army got into the town of Wilmington, NC.”
“That he then returned home to Guilford County and was called out twice against 
the Tories before his last mentioned term of service expired. He was then 
discharged by Captain NEWLAND and had from him a discharge, which has been lost…
He was not in the field the whole time of his last mentioned tour of service. 
After he returned from Wilmington he was permitted to return home and hold 
himself in readiness. That he was twice called out against the Tories in the 
adjoining County of Randolph…”

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