Preble County OhArchives Military Records.....Nation, Joseph 
Revwar - Pension 
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Pension Application Of Joseph Nation, Natl Archives Microseries M804, Roll 1802, Application # W5398
Jereter Nation, widow of JOSEPH NATION, a resident of Preble County, Ohio, aged 86
years in April 1840:
	“That she is the widow of JOSEPH NATION who was a private in the War of the
Revolution. That at the time her said husband entered the service, they lived in
Randolph County in the state of North Carolina, and that her husband, the said
JOSEPH NATION served a six months tour of duty as a volunteer in a company of
cavalry or mounted men under the command of Captain WILLIAM GRAY, in the Randolph
regiment of North Carolina militia in the latter part of the year 1779 and forepart
of year 1780, and that her husband, the said JOSEPH NATION was out and in actual
service during the said six months and was engaged in defending the country from the
British and Tories.”
	“She further states that afterwards in the latter part of the summer and fall
season of the year 1780 or 1781, her husband the said JOSEPH NATION served a three
months tour of duty in a company of cavalry or mounted men under the command of
Captain JOHN GILLESPIE in Colonel DOUGAN’s regiment of North Carolina militia. That
during this tour, her said husband was out and in actual service three months and
was engaged in defending the country from the ravages of the British and what was
then called Tories.”
	She further says that her said husband served the two tours of duty aforesaid, and
in the manner aforesaid, making in the aggregate, nine months actual service. She
knows of no other evidence by which she can prove his said services other than the
evidence of Captain WILLIAM GRAY, hereto attached.”
	April 1840-WILLIAM GRAY, aged 83 years-“That after their [Joseph and Jereter’s]
marriage, the said JOSEPH NATION served a six months tour of duty as a volunteer in
a company of mounted men or cavalry in the War of the Revolution in the North
Carolina militia. That this deponent was captain of said company and commanded as
such during said tour…and during said tour furnished his own horse and arms…and
during said tour were attached to the Randolph regiment of North Carolina militia
and were first commanded by Colonel JOHN COLLIER and after him, by Colonel JAMES
DOUGAN. Deponent…thinks it was in 1779 or 1780…”


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