Rockingham County, NC - Revolutionary War Pension of John Fields ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ HeritageQuest Online John Fields, Pension # W.3971 Series: M805, Roll: 319, Image: 490, File: W3971 March 21, 1929 Rebecca Lewis Johnson Emporia, Virginia Dear Madam: Reference is made to your request for information in regard to John Fields, a Revolutionary War soldier who was pensioned while living in Rockingham County, North Carolina. The data which follows were obtained from papers on file in the pension claim, W.2971, based on the Revolutionary War service of John Fields. He was born April 3, 1752, in Hanover County, Virginia. The name of his parents are not shown. In 1765 he moved to Rowan County to that part which was later Rockingham County, North Carolina, and enlisted September 20, 1775, as sergeant in Captain John Armstrong's company in Colonel Alexander Martin's Second North Carolina Regiment and was discharged September 20, 1776. After his service he settled within three miles of Spring Garden, Rockingham County, North Carolina, where he continued to reside. He was allowed pension on his application executed January 15, 1832, at which time he lived near Spring Garden, North Carolina. He died September 1, 1833, in Rockingham County, North Carolina. This soldier married December 4, 1776, in Guilford County, North Carolina, Mary Gibson, who was born December 24, 1754. She died October 24, 1844 in Rockingham County, North Carolina. In 1854 the pension that was due Mary Fields as the widow of John Fields was allowed for the benefit of her only surviving child, Jeremiah Fields. John and Mary Fields had the following children: Anna born October 8, 1777, married December 24, 1795, Thomas Strong Lydia born May 27, 1779, married December 11, 1796, Charles Harris Susan born January 20, 1785, married March 14, 1811, Robert Strong, she died August 20, 1821 Jeremiah born February 20, 1787, married October 31, 1811, Jane Scales Nathaniel born May 6, 1789 Lucy born February 6, 1792, married January 27, 1814, John Scales, she died November 3, 1820 John born May 23, 1794, married August 21, 1817, Lueacy Gibson In 1853 one Richard E. Scales of Rockingham County, North Carolina, aged forty-three, was administrator of the estate of the widow, Mary Fields, relationship not shown. There are no further data relative to soldier's family. Very truly yours A.D. Hiller Executive Assistant to the Administrator ___________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Guy Potts - gpotts1@nc.rr.com ___________________________________________________________________