Stokes-Surry-Rockingham County NcArchives Military Records.....Tuttle, John June 13, 1836 Other War - Pension NC Militia, Revolutionary War ************************************************ 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: Keith Redmon kredmon@triad.rr.com March 12, 2008, 4:30 pm Declaration Of John Tuttle For A Pension, Before The Court Of Pleas And Quarter, Stokes County, NC State of North Carolina County of Stokes On this 13th day of June 1836 personally appears in open court before the justice of the court of please and quarter Superior held for the county of Stokes aforesaid, John Tuttle age seventy five years and a resident of Stokes County who being sworn ____to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress passed the 7th of June, 1832. First that he entered the service of the United States as a private volunteer Militia Soldier where he was entered in Capt Peter Oneals company in Rockingham County N. Carolina about Easter in the year 1778. When there was a special call for soldiers to be in ___ at a moments notice, to march in order route Tories, he being of the men taken from Capt. Oneals company to make up a company commanded by a Capt. Philips of Rockingham county aforesaid; from thence said Capt Philips marched his company directions and ways: through Guilford County and Rowan to the Yadkin River, there down the country into Randolph county to Deep River. The names of all the different places and stations he was marched he cannot now recollect as it was then yet a strange part of the country to him. He being then a youth and does not recollect the names of all the officers who he then knew. But that he remained in the service under the command of said Capt. Philips at least two months and was discharged verbally by his Captain and returns home to Rockingham. The next service he was drafted out Capt Peter Oneals company in Rockingham County above mentioned for a term of three months. He believed in the month of August 1778 or 1779. He cannot properly ascertain which and was a private in a company commanded by a Capt Wm. Wilson to march, to Guilford Court House N. Carolina, and then they joined Col Paisleys regiment, then marched to Stones (?) Ferry on the Yadkin River by Rowan County. From there to Salisbury and there joined to General Davidson Brigade and remained some time at Salisbury. Then marched to or near the borders of South Carolina and took of what was called head quarters at a place called 12 Mile Creek where we took 18 torries, and Col. Paisley and other officers had them tried by court martial, when this applicant was one of the guards. 9 of the prisoners was acquitted and the other nine were sentenced to receive the lash and did receive them on their bare backs and to serve 12 months in the regular service. Shortly after this happened information came to our officers that the British Army were advancing towards and near our head quarters: we were ordered to march immediately and did retreat in a hurry. And marched in a dark wet night, the enemy being in pursuit until we ___ back through Salisbury and crossed the Yadkin River. Where we met with an army of Virginia troops, and I was told ___. Then we were ordered to and did recros the river and marched back after the British until we arrived and did stop at 12 Mile Creek near the Cataba River. The British having stopped 25 miles below in South Carolina, then a detachment of our troops was sent from head quarters and this applicant was one of the company to watch and guard at a point on the River to prevent the British from coming over again at which time and place this applicants time of service ended. With many others for three ___ and was marched back to head quarters at 12 Mile Creek and there rec’d a written discharge from Col Paisley for three months and ten days and then returned home to his fathers in Surry county N. Carolina near Major Winstons Residence. The next service there being special call for horses or mounted men, the said applicant turned out a volunteer and furnished his own horse and fire arms ____ some time in January 1781 in a company commanded by Capt Robert Hill of Surry County N. Carolina under Major Joseph Winston, and marched from said Major Winstons in said Capt Hills company down through Rockingham and into Caswell County N. Carolina and on our ___ route and defeated a parcel of tories, and then joined Col or Genl Pickens light horse troops. Where I was told we were about 500 strong. And at the some time I was told that Tarlton the British commander with about 800 dragoons lay a few miles below us towards Hillsboro and one day a party or all of them advanced on us when we retreated a few miles and formed for battle I being previously wounded in my instep by a rough shod horse. I was commanded with others to guard some horses in the rear. When the attack commenced they immediately broke on the right being which soon became a general disorderly retreat with the life of two men killed. I with part of the men got into Rockingham and was left to get the inflammation cured in my foot. Meanwhile the company to which I belonged had marched and had another skirmish with the British and Tories at Whitesills Mills and then returned home in this service and served at least two months a part of which was under Capt Oneal after he recovered from his wound aforesaid and Capt. Hill discharged him verbally after he recovered from the wound in his foot or above ___ all of which services amounts to five months and 10 days a foot private. 2 months on horse. ___ .5 months ___ 2 as calvary .7 and a third in all. For which he claims a pension This applicant states that it is out of his power to produce any evidence to prove the first two months he served as all of his acquaintances in the County of Rockingham where he resided then in the time of his youth are now dead or moved away. The other five months service he thinks he can prove by Joseph and Ephraim Banner. And the two months in the Calvary by Maj. Rob’t Hill who gave his deposition some time before my declaration and has been ___ ___ . He hereby relinquished every claim whatsoever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name sworn and subscribed the day and year first above mentioned in open court. Jno Hill John Tuttle The court then proceeds to ___ the ___ ___ prescribed to be done, by the War Department. First he answered that he was born in Fairfax County Commonwelth of Virginia on the 22nd of March 1761 2nd. He has as received (?) a receipt from his partnets of which he believes is correct. 3rd and 4th. He was living in Rockingham County N Carolina when called into the two first. Surry county N Carolina the last service and the first and last as a volunteer the service was drafted. And have lived in Surry and Stokes counties ever since in the same neighborhood. 5th. Owing to the division of Surry he fell in the first call. Stokes. He knew a great many more than he can name at present owing to the length of time that has elapsed to gether with the infirmities of old age. That he recollects. General Davidson, ___ ___ that he saw in the army besides those already mentioned in his declaration. 6th. He does not recollect of receiving but one written discharge that was from Col Paisley for three months and ten days. Which is lost or mislaid. The others he thinks were verbally by his proper officers. 7th. He believes that General Joseph w. Winston and Wm Cox Esquire (?) will testify as to his character for veracity and belief of his services as a soldier of the Revolution. Sworn and subscribed in open court. There being no clergyman convenient. John Tuttle We Joseph W. Winston and William Cox residing in the county of Stokes and State of North Carolina hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John Tuttle who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be seventy five years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Rebolution,and we concur in that opinion. Sworn and subscribed in open court the day and year above written.... Joseph Winston Jno Hill Wm Cox ...and the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogation prescribed by the Department of War, that the above named applicant (John Tuttle) was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states, and the court further certifies that it appears to them that Capt. Joseph W. Winston and Wm. Cox Esquire who signed the preceding certificate is residents of the same county and are credible persons. And also that Joseph Banner and Ephraim Banner whose depositions taken by Charles Banner a Justice of the Peace. Which accompany this declaration, are credible persons and all of their statements are entitled to credit. J ____ WG Cole JP ____ ____ JP ___ Covington JP C Banner JP (these are apparently the signatures of Justices of the Peace in Stokes Co) State of North Carolina County of Stokes I John Hill Clerk of the Court of Please and Quarter sessions for said county do hereby certify that the forgong contains the original proceedings of the court in the matter of application of John Tuttle for a pension In testimony whereof I have Hereunto affixed my seal of Office and subscribed my name This 13th day June 1836 Ma Hill. Transcribed as near as possible to the original spelling, punctuation, etc. Additional Comments: Declaration for a pension from the United States for service during the Revolutioary War. 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