Orange County, NC - Henry Meredith Pension, 1832

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September 30, 1935

Mrs. W.H. Sherard
"Greenwood"
1110 Fourth Avenue West
Hendersonville, North Carolina

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the records of 
soldiers with surname Meredith, War of the Revolution of South 
Carolina.

The Revolutionary War record of Henry Meredith which follows was 
obtained from the papers on file in pension claim S.9402, based upon 
his service in that war. This is the only soldier of that surname of 
South Carolina, found on file in the Revolutionary War records of this 
office.

Henry Meredith was born in the year 1757 in Baltimore County, Maryland, 
the names of his parents are not shown.

He resided in Orange County, North Carolina during the Revolution and 
served as follows: in 1777, three months in Captain Pleasant 
Henderson’s company, Colonel Joseph Williams’ North Carolina regiment; 
in 1779, three months in Captain Davis Grissam’s company, Colonel 
Taylor’s North Carolina regiment; in 1780, three months in Captain 
Abraham Allen’s company; in 1781, three months in Captain William 
Douglass’ company, Colonel William O’Neal’s North Carolina Regiment, 
and was in a battle with the Tories at the "Quaker Settlement near Haw 
River"; the services in 1779, 1780, and 1781 were all in the Light 
Horse. He also stated that he was taken prisoner near Hillsborough by 
Cornwallis’ Army and paroled in about one week, no further details 
given.

Henry Meredith moved in 1784 to Laurens District, South Carolina. He 
was allowed Pension on his application executed October 19, 1832, then 
a resident of said Laurens District.

There are no data in this claim concerning the family of Henry 
Meredith.

If you desire information relative to the last payment of pension, name 
and address of person paid, and possibly the date of death of this 
pensioner, you should address The Comptroller General, General 
Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, DC, and cite the 
following:

Henry Meredith
Certificate #3662
Issued December 28, 1832
Rate $47.50 per annum
To commence March 4, 1831
Act of June 7, 1832
South Carolina Agency

Very truly yours,

A.D. Hiller
Executive Assistant to the Administrator

Source:
Heritage Quest Online

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