Richmond-Anson County NcArchives Military Records.....Knight, Moses January 25, 1833
Revwar - Pension 
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Pension Application Of Moses Knight, Natl Archives Microseries M804, Roll 1503, Application #R6028
Richmond County, NC, January 25th, 1833, Moses Knight, aged 68 years:
	“That he entered the service of the United States as a volunteer in 
April 1779 in the county of Richmond, NC. That he was under the command of 
Captain John Speed who was under Colonel Crawford. That he actually served 
sixteen months as he before stated in his declaration under ?law? Captain 
Speed. That they were always and during the whole time engaged in keeping down 
and awing into subjugation, the Tories. That he was in two battles at Betti’s 
Bridge which took place, he thinks in 1781. That the Tories were commanded by 
Colonel Fanning and Colonel McNeil and the Americans by Colonel Wade, Colonel 
Love and Colonel Crawford. That in one of the engagements the Whigs were 
flogged. In the other engagement, they got the better of the fight.”

“That he was hired as a substitute in 1782 to take the place of John Wilson of 
South Carolina. That he served two months. Was in an engagement which took 
place at Wambaw Creek [per Heitman, February 14th, 1782] falling into Santee 
River from the west side. That he was as he before set forth, under the command 
of General Marion after his service in North Carolina. That he was drafted at 
different times to serve two months which he did but does not know how many. He 
distinctly recollects of being at the Battle at Eutaw Springs [per Heitman, 
Sept. 8, 1781] in the state of South Carolina. That he was under the immediate 
command of Captain Claudius Pegues but was commanded in person by General 
Marion at the engagement at Eutaw Springs which took place ______” [left blank.]

That at the time he belonged to the South Carolina militia for living near the 
line he was first in one state and then in the other. There was however, in 
part of the North Carolina militia at this battle commanded by General Marion 
who commanded the North and South Carolina militia. The whole was under the 
command of General Greene. The British forces he thinks were commanded by a 
General Stuart. Of this, however, he is not certain, but well knows that the 
Americans gained the day. He cannot tell the precise lengths of service…That he 
has a discharge at home from Colonel Oree [Horry] who commanded at Wambaw Creek 
falling into Santee River.”

	“That he can procure diverse persons who know him to be a true Whig and 
were with him at different engagements among the rest. He would mention Walter 
Leak, Senior, John McAlister, Charles Hinson of the County of Anson, and 
William Johnson of the same county.”

Interrogatory:

	“Colonel Wade, Colonel Childe, Colonel Crawford and Lieutenant Williams 
of North Carolina. In South Carolina I was under General Marion, Colonel Loyd 
[Lide or Lyde], Colonel Benton and at the Battle of Eutaw, I was with General 
Greene who commanded and with General Sumner…I got a discharge from Captain 
Claudius Pegues and think I now have it among my old papers at home.”


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