Orange County NcArchives Military Records.....Mitchell, John September 11, 1832 Revwar - Pension ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/ncfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Nancy Poquette npoq@hotmail.com July 2, 2006, 9:38 pm Pension Application Of John Mitchell, Natl Archives Microseries M805, Roll __, Application #S1856 Maury County, Tennessee, September 11, 1832, John Mitchell aged 72 years: “That he was born in January 1760 in Orange County, NC. That he was about 18 years old when he entered the service as a volunteer in a company commanded by Captain William Williams, attached to a regiment under command of Colonel William Moore. Applicant states that in the summer of 1778, the regiment to which he belonged marched from the County of Orange near Hillsborough under General Ambrose Ramsey to the county of Burke for the purpose of joining General Rutherford, then at the Blue Ridge charged with the protection and defense of the frontier from Indian ravages and massacres.” “That within a few miles of where General Rutherford lay on the mountains, orders were received by General Ramsey directing him with his command to return to Hillsborough for the purpose of watching the Tories, then very troublesome in the counties of Orange and Chatham. This applicant states that he was in no battle, but much engaged in pursuing, arresting and guarding the Tory prisoners at Hillsborough and other places. Applicant further states that her performed ____ service under Captain Mathew McCauly. That sometimes he performed as mounted volunteer and frequently among the infantry ?men. Applicant volunteered for 6 months in 1778, but does not remember when he was discharged precisely, but feels convinced that he performed a month than 9 [word missing] service before he was finally discharged or quit the service.” File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/orange/military/revwar/pensions/mitchell398gmt.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ncfiles/ File size: 2.2 Kb