Guilford County NcArchives Military Records.....Starritt, Benjamin 
Revwar - Pension 
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Constructed Pension Application Of Benjamin Starritt
The papers are missing from the Natl Archives folder. The following are tidbits 
from his own testimony on behalf of other soldiers pension applications.

From the pension application of JOHN FITZPATRICK:
	BENJAMIN STARRITT…“entered the service of the United States…as a…
militia man for a tour of six months in Colonel PAISLEY’s regiment and Captain 
DONNELL’s company, which tour he served out and was discharged on Savannah 
River and returned home. During this tour, we were at the Battle of Briar Creek 
[per Heitman, March 3, 1779].”
“That we remained at home in the same neighborhood until GATE’s Defeat at 
Camden [per Heitman, August 16, 1780], immediately after which time myself…
again entered the service of the United States in a light horse or cavalry 
company commanded by Captain DANIEL GILLESPIE in a regiment commanded by 
Colonel JOHN GILLESPIE. That…remained in said service with this affiant and was 
in the mess with one HUGH MCCRORY, JOHN FITZPATRICK who were also members of 
said company.”
“That we remained in said service, being transferred to Colonel LEE’s Legion, 
which was just before the Battle of Guilford [per Heitman, March 15, 1781]. 
That we were at said battle, after which time we remained in service under 
General GREENE and was marched to the south. That we remained in said service 
until close of the war, and was honorably discharged at the Fort near a place 
called the Two Sisters on Savannah River, after which time we returned home.”
“That we were in various other battles, to wit: Wahab Lane [per Heitman, 
September 21, 1780] against the Tories, and at Charlotte [per Heitman, 
September 26, 1780] and the Eutaw Springs [per Heitman, September 8, 1781]…”

From the pension application of HUGH MCCRORY:
September 1830-“Personally appeared…BENJAMIN STARRITT…that he was acquainted 
with HUGH MCCRORY, senior in the years 1778 & 1779 in the regular army under 
General LINCOLN. After I joined the horse, I was still acquainted with the said 
MCCRORY when he was taken prisoner by the British at Guilford under General 
GREENE…”

From the pension application of JAMES HAMILTON:
“In my former deposition I stated that we were out together in 1779 and till 
the following May. By mistake I stated it one year too late, which mistake I 
have corrected in this deposition. This will certainly account for our serving 
a longer tour than three months. We were drafted for five months, but were out 
as long as above stated.”

	BENJAMIN STARRITT, a citizen of Fayette County, Tennessee, being now 
near 78 years of age...“That he was a soldier in the army of the Revolution and 
served in Colonel LEE’s regiment of horse…”
“Some time after his return home, the same ROBERT SHAW again enlisted for the 
term of nine months in a company of troops called the New Levees in the North 
Carolina line, and while this same ROBERT SHAW was in the line of his duty in 
this nine months tour, ROBERT SHAW and I, BEN STARRITT was both engaged in 
battle against the enemy at Briar Creek, and I know he served this nine months 
tour fully out.”
“And afterwards, I, BENJAMIN STARRITT met with the same ROBERT SHAW in the army 
and in Colonel DAVIE’s regiment of horsemen and in Captain GILLESPIE’s company. 
This army of men engaged in battle with the enemy at Wahab’s Lane in 
Mecklenburg County, NC. We again engaged in battle with the enemy at Charlotte 
in the same state and county. The enemy was commanded by LORD RAWDON…”
“…Afterwards General GREENE engaged in battle with LORD CORNWALLIS at Guilford 
Courthouse, and said ROBERT SHAW was there engaged in battle and acted bravely. 
Also the same ROBERT SHAW was again engaged in battle at the Raft Swamps 
[summer or fall of 1781]…”

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