Guilford County NcArchives Military Records.....Starritt, James June 1832
Revwar - Pension 
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Pension Application Of James Starritt, Natl Archives Microseries M804, Roll 2274, Application # R10084
JAMES STARRITT, a resident of Habersham County, GA, aged 86 years in June 1832:
	That he enlisted in the army of the United States in the first of the 
year 1776 with Captain NELSON in Guilford County in the state of North 
Carolina, and served in the 6th regiment under Lieutenant-Colonel SAXTON 
[THAXTON]. He was appointed and commissioned second Lieutenant, by the 
convention of North Carolina and assisted in enlisting the company. After the 
company was organized, he was marched to Wilmington, NC where he was stationed, 
but very soon after was taken sick and was confined for some time. When he 
recovered, he found from his affliction and an injury received on his leg 
before that time, that he was unable to march on foot and resigned his 
commission as 2nd lieutenant. Was in service as lieutenant, including the time 
he was sick, three months this time.”
	“He again entered the service as a volunteer light horseman in Guilford 
County, North Carolina, he thinks in the year 1778 or 79, under Captain DANIEL 
GILLESPIE and Colonel PAISLEY and JOHN GILLESPIE, and was stationed in the said 
county of Guilford, frequently scouting in various directions after the British 
and Tories. At one time he was marched to what was called the Raft Swamps, 
between the Pedee and Cape Fear River, where he had a severe engagement with 
the British and Tories under Colonel FANNING. He was again marched into Surrey 
County, NC to what was called the Hollows of the Yadkin, where we took a good 
many Tories…and remained there for some time. He was in the Battle of Guilford 
[per Heitman, March 15, 1781]. He was also in the Battle at Whitesell’s Mills 
[March 6, 1781]. He was also in the Battle at Pyle’s Defeat [Holt’s Racepaths, 
per Heitman, February 25, 1781] in Orange County, NC. He served, this time, two 
years and was discharged by his Captain GILLESPIE…He expects to prove his 
services by Colonel JAMES BLAIR and ISHAM HANCOCK.”
	“Personally appeared, ISHAM HANCOCK and Colonel JAMES BLAIR…ISHAM 
HANCOCK saith that he is well acquainted with JAMES STARRITT…and was acquainted 
with him in the time of the Revolutionary War…and saw the said STARRITT in the 
service of the United States in Mecklenburg County and in Guilford County, and 
at various other places in NC. The said STARRITT was under Captain DANIEL 
GILLESPIE as a light horseman…this deponent served a three months tour with him 
under the above stated captain.”
	“The said BLAIR saith that he also was well acquainted with the said 
STARRITT in the time of the Revolutionary War. That he saw him in Captain 
GILLESPIE’s company of light horsemen in Guilford County, NC, where the said 
STARRITT then lived, and in what has been called the Raft Swamp expedition and 
at various other times and places…”

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