Guilford-Granville County NcArchives Military Records.....Whicker, William October 3, 1832
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Pension Application Of William Whicker, Nat’l Archives Series M804, Roll __, Application #S3551
State of Ohio, Warren County Court of Common Pleas, September term, 1832}
	Personally appeared in open court on this 3rd day of October, 1832, in 
the county aforesaid, William Whicker, a resident of Warren County, aforesaid, 
aged 72 years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath 
make the following declaration…:

	That he was born in the year 1760 in Hanover County, Virginia. That he 
has a transcript from the record of his said age as his parents informed him, 
which is now at his home in Warren County, Ohio. That after the Revolutionary 
War, he lived in Guilford County [he actually began serving from Guilford 
during the war] until the year 1809, when he removed to this Co. in Ohio where 
he has lived ever since. That he entered the service of the United States under 
he following officers as hereafter stated:  

	That in the year 1777 or 1778 [which he cannot recollect] in Granville 
County, North Carolina, he was called on by one Captain Hutson of the last 
named place to march under General Richard Caswell to suppress a body of Tories 
said to be in force, he thinks, in Anson County, North Carolina. The place he 
recollects, was called the Dark Swamps [it was likely the Black Swamps]. That 
he served as a 1st sergeant under Captain Hutson in a regiment of militia 
commanded by Colonel Taylor. He recollects one ?Hester was a lieutenant in said 
company, and that he was about two months engaged in this service. That  said 
Tories were dispersed by General Caswell and he was near the engagement with 
them, though not in it.

	After his discharge from this tour, in the succeeding year, he 
volunteered under one Captain Pearce [likely to have been George Pearce of 
Guilford County] to attack and displace a body of Tories in North Carolina who 
were embodied in Randolph county in the state last aforesaid, who were said to 
be commanded by one Colonel Piles [Pyles]. He was marched to the place 
aforesaid under said Pearce and a severe engagement with the Tories took 
place,  which terminated before his company arrived on the ground. In this last 
tour he was engaged for about three months and was verbally discharged. 

	He was called out again as a private soldier as a volunteer, as he 
understands, though it was called ?appointment. This was about one month before 
the Battle of Camden where General Gates commanded the American forces. He 
marched again under said Captain Pearce. They were now attached to a regiment 
commanded by Colonel Peasely [Paisley] and Moore was lieutenant in his company, 
and he thinks a brother of said Moore was ensign. That his said regiment were 
on their march to join Gates’ army when about 18 ½ miles from the battleground 
at Camden they were met by the Virginia troops retreating. His regiment 
retreated before them and made a stand at a place called New Providence on the 
Catawba River where General Davidson commanded. 

He was then marched under General Davidson to the Big Yadkin at a place called 
Sloan’s Ford or Ferry. Whilst the troops lay at this latter place, 300 of the 
troops were detached with orders to attack and disperse a body of Tories at the 
Shallow Ford on the Yadkin River. He was in this expedition commanded by 
Colonel Armstrong. They met the Tories about 300 strong and had a severe 
engagement in which the Tories were finally routed. He was then discharged 
verbally, having served three months in this last tour.

In the next year he was called out by draft to serve one year in the state 
troops for one year. He was then in Guilford County, North Carolina. He went 
into the service in aforesaid under Captain Pearce again. Was marched from 
Guilford to a place in South Carolina and attached to a regiment commanded by 
Colonel Armstrong. Said regiment was amongst the troops at that time commanded 
by General Greene. He remained at the same place last aforesaid in the service 
as a 1st sergeant till sometime in October of the same year. Whilst he was in 
this service, the Battle of Eutaw Springs was fought. Deponent was not engaged 
in it, being at that time, sick, and he was discharged in consequence of 
sickness before his time expired, and received credit as he was told, for a 12 
months tour. He remembers to have seen General Greene whilst in the last tour, 
and does not recollect any of the other regular officers.

That he has no written discharge and never received but one, which was from 
Colonel Armstrong, which he has lost. That he has no documentary evidence of 
his service, and knows of no one who knows anything of his services except ?
Dan’l Cain, a resident of Green County, Ohio, and W. Whicker, a resident of 
Fayette County, Ohio, whose attendance at court he cannot procure, but whose 
testimony he produces herewith…W. W. Whicker

Additional Comments:
In November 1826, the soldier stated that his wife had died the previous 
spring, and that he had 6 children living, no names stated. 


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