Preble County OhArchives Military Records.....Gift, Nicholas 
Revwar - Pension 
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Pension Application Of John Nicholas Gift, Natl Archives Microseries M804, Roll 1068, Application # R4005
Regina Gift, widow of JOHN “NICHOLAS” GIFT a resident of Grates Township, County of
Preble, Ohio, aged 90 years:
	“That she is the widow of NICHOLAS, otherwise called JOHN N. GIFT, who was a
private in the company commanded by Captain HENRY WHITESELL in the regiment of North
Carolina militia commanded by Colonel PAISLEY in the War of the Revolution. That her
said husband was drafted into the service of the United States at Guilford County,
in the state of North Carolina where he then resided, on or about the last day of
October 1780, for the term of six months. She further states that her said husband
was in what was called the Battle of Guilford, which was fought about the middle of
March 1781, and that his said services was principally confined to the state of
North Carolina, and was engaged in defending and protecting the country from the
ravage of the British army then marching through that state under CORNWALLIS. She
further states that her said husband was honorably discharged from the service on or
about the last day of April 1781…”
	“Personally appeared, Daniel Christman, aged 83 years…I recollect the Battle of
Guilford. It was fought in the spring season of 1781. I was then a boy and was
living in Guilford County in the state of North Carolina. I was born and raised
there. I was acquainted with JOHN N. GIFT, commonly called NICHOLAS GIFT at the time
of the Battle of Guilford, we were living near neighbors, and I know the said
Nicholas Gift served a six month tour of duty in the North Carolina militia, If I
recollect right, he was drafted or went into the service in the latter part of the
summer or fall season of 1780 and he did not return until the spring of 1781, after
the Battle of Guilford. I always believed that he was in the Battle of Guilford. I
was also acquainted with Captain WHITESELL and Captain FORBUSH [FORBIS] who lived in
Guilford County…”
	“Personally came, George Whitesell who…says ‘I was well acquainted with JOHN N.
GIFT, commonly called NICHOLAS GIFT…We lived near neighbors in Guilford County,
North Carolina, and we came to the state of Ohio about the same time and lived
neighbors here until the death of said NICHOLAS…I think no doubts ever existed in
relation to his having served a tour of duty as aforesaid. I was well acquainted
with Captain HENRY WHITESELL of Guilford County, North Carolina. He was our near
neighbor and relative. I have often heard him say that NICHOLAS GIFT served a six
month tour of duty as a private in his company in the War of the Revolution, and
that he was in the Battle of Guilford…’”


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