REV. WAR PENSION APPLICATION - MICHAEL BOYERS (1834); Lancaster Co., PA

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Michael Boyers of Pennsylvania and Virginia service, appeared in Claiborne 
County, Tennessee 1834, age 78.  

Before Wm. McBee an acting justice of peace.  States he resided in Lancaster 
County, Pennsylvania, and about November 1, 1777, in said county.  He was 
drafted for two months tour in a company of Capt. Alderbrook which was attached 
to the regiment Comd. by Col. Grubb, and was ordered out by Col. Grubb as a 
scouting party in pursuit of the Tories.  That they marched to several places 
and took about 200 Tories prisoner and delivered them to Col. Grubb, who was 
then stationed there too at Lebanon, and his company was then stationed there 
too, for the purpose of guarding the Hessians and after his tenure of service 
expired, he received his discharge from Capt. Aldenbrook--that he still resided 
in Lancaster County, Pa., and sometime in May 1878 was again drafted for two 
months tour under Capt. Shoulder Attached to Col. Cloninger and marched to the 
West branch of the Susquehana River, where he was stationed to guard the 
frontiers against the Indians.  States that shortly after he returned from the 
last mentioned campaign, he moved to Washington County, Va, and about August 1, 
1780, was again drafted for three months and was attached to Col. Campbell and 
Capt. Deasy and marched to North CArolina King's Mountain in pursuit of the 
Tories, where they were stationed under Col. Forgason, where we had a severe 
battle and gained victory over the British and Tories and we then guarded the 
prisoners to Wilks County Court House, in said state, thence marched to 
Washington County, Va, where this applicant received his discharge from Capt. 
Dasey.  Shortly after return from the last tour, he moved to Sullivan County 
(then known as Franklin Government-now Tennessee) and sometime in March 1781, he 
was drafted for three months duty and he belonged to Co., of Capt. Wearan, which 
said company was attached to Col. Shelby and marched to big creek to guard 
the frontiers, then recieved discharge from Capot. Wearan.  States he was born 
in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania in 1755.  He lived a while in Sullivan County, 
Tennessee, and now lived in Claiborne County, Tennessee.  Witnesses to his 
signature are Valuntine Fulp, Wm. Louis (Probably Lewis)