Wayne County, NC - Jesse Herring Revolutionary War Pension, 1832

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March 28, 1929

Mrs. H.H. Thompson
Columbus, Georgia

Madam:

I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim
W.7725 it appears that Jesse Herring was born August 31, 1762 in
Wayne County, North Carolina.

While residing in said Wayne County he enlisted and served as a 
private in the North Carolina Cavalry as follows:

From September 1778 three months in Captain Joseph Boon's Company,
Colonel Richard Caswell's Regiment; from March 1779 three months
in Captain Jesse Jernigan's Company, Colonel Richard Caswell's
Regiment; from June 1780 three months in Captain David Jernigan's
Company after which he volunteered and served eight months under
Captain Benjamin Harrison in Colonel McKinney's Regiment and 
served until after Cornwallis was taken.

In 1795 he moved to Darlington District, South Carolina and from
there to Walton County, Georgia.

He was allowed pension on his application executed November 23,
1832 at which time he was living in Gwinnett County, Georgia. He
died there December 8, 1834 or December 7, 1835.

The soldier married June 10, 1793 in Darlington District, South
Carolina, Enomy or Enomey Jones or Smith.

At one time she stated that the name before her marriage was Jones 
and at another time she stated that her name before her marriage 
was Smith, no explanation given as to the use of both names.

She was allowed pension on her application executed July 6, 1855
at which time she was living in Cherokee County, Alabama, aged
eighty two years.

Their children were:

Alen H. born May 10, 1794
David born September 6, 1797
Alexander born October 14, 1800
Frederick born October 30, 1804
James G.H. born January 28, 1807
Daniel born July 6, 1809
Jesse P. born June 28, 1811
Elizabeth born June 2, 1815

Respectfully,

E.W. Morgan
Acting Commissioner


Source: HeritageQuest Online
        Jesse Herring Revolutionary War Pension

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