Guilford County NcArchives Military Records.....Witt, Earis September 1833
Revwar - Pension 
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Pension Application Of Earis Witt, Natl Archives Microseries M804, Roll 2622, Application #W623
EARIS WITT, a resident of McMinn County, Tennessee, aged 72 years in Sept. 1833:
	“That he entered the service of the United States in Guilford County in 
the state of North Carolina as a drafted soldier, first sergeant of the 
company, some time, he thinks in April or May 1780. His officers were Captain 
[ASA] BRASHEARS, Lieutenant JAMES PHILIPS, himself being first sergeant, and 
Colonel PORTERFIELD and Major ARMSTRONG. Rendezvoused at Guilford Courthouse 
and joined General GATES’ army at Salisbury, marched to the Hanging Rock when 
he was in a battle against the British called the Battle at Hanging Rock [per 
Heitman, August 1-6, 1780]. From there, marched to Rugeley’s Mills when he was 
in a skirmish against the British. From there marched towards Camden, South 
Carolina to a place called the Six-Mile Creek being six miles from Camden, 
where he was in a battle against the British called the Battle of Camden, or 
Gates’ Defeat [August 16, 1780]. After the battle, collected at Salisbury, 
marched to the Shallow Ford at Yadkin River, crossed the river and lay on the 
other side until his time of service had expired, when he was regularly 
discharged by his Major ARMSTRONG, after having served ten months, which 
discharge is lost or mislaid.”
	“Some time he thinks, in August 1781, again being first sergeant of the 
company in a horse company in Rockingham County, NC, his officers were Captain 
MOORE SMITH [SMITH MOORE], Lieutenant SAMUEL HAMPTON, Colonel JAMES MARTIN and 
General RUTHERFORD, himself being first sergeant, rendezvoused at Guilford 
Courthouse and marched to a place called the White [Raft] Swamps, when he was 
in a skirmish against the British. From thence to a place called the Drowning 
Creek, NC, where he was in a skirmish against the Tories. From there marched to 
a place called the Brick House near to Wilmington, where he was in another 
skirmish against the British. From there marched to a place he does not 
recollect the name, where he was discharged by Colonel JAMES MARTIN, and 
started home after having been in service three months, that being the term for 
which he had volunteered.”
	“On his way home in company with five or six of his fellow soldiers, he 
was met by FANNING, a Tory Colonel and was taken prisoner by him after a severe 
rencounter, wounding him in several places. FANNING took his discharge from him 
and after retaining him a prisoner for ten days, sent him home on a furlough.”
	“…He was acquainted with Gen. GREENE, STEVENSON, GATES, DEKALB and 
RUTHERFORD (who was his uncle), Gen. MORGAN and Col. BLOUNT and the officers he 
has named above…He knows of no person by whom he can prove his services except 
BURGESS WITT who served with him in the three months term last mentioned.”
	BURGESS WITT-“That I am well acquainted with EARIS WITT…from early 
boyhood. That I served with him in the three months tour he mentioned in his 
declaration. That I know he served as he has stated in his declaration. I also 
certify that I know that he was drafted for a ten month tour as he has stated 
and also understood and believe that he served out the said ten months and also 
understood that he had an honorable discharge for the said tour and also a 
discharge for the three months tour…”

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