LEXINGTON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA - REV WAR - BUSBY, Needham ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/sc/scfiles.htm ************************************************ Contributed for use in the SCGenWeb Archives by: Nancy Poquette Pension Application Of Needham Busby, Natl Archives Microseries M804, Roll 431, S9114 Lexington District, SC, 26 September, 1832: “That he went into the service in Fairfield District where he then resided. Was drafted under Captain Richard Winn, afterwards General Richard Winn, marched after the Tories. Served two or three months. The next tour was under Captain Thomas Woodward after the Tories. Again the time in service was one or two months. The next service was under Captain Joseph Kirkland after the Tories that went to [St.] Augustine [FL]. The route was about six months. The next duty was under Captain William Kirkland under command of General Williamson after the Tories and British, three months and three days. The next duty was under Captain James Turner under the command of Colonel ____ Glenn. Stationed at ?Mountse’s? Mill. Served about two months. The next tour was twelve months service under Captain James Turner in part, and Captain Corkman (Gartman?) Was stationed nine miles below Columbia under Colonel Robert Goodwin, at least one month until after Charleston was taken by the British. The next duty was under Lieutenant Frazier under Colonel Glenn. Marched to Charleston. Served two months and a half. The next tour was under Lieutenant John Frazier and Captain Michael Leightner, one month commanded by Colonel Richard Hampton…” Lexington District, SC: “1778, at Dunkin’s Creek station, as a militiaman, drafted under Captain Richard Winn, in Colonel John Winn’s regiment. Volunteered and turned out under Captain Woodward, scouting.” “1779, Enlisted for 6 months under Joseph Kirkland in the army commanded by General Williamson to go to Florida. Had a battle with the Tories near St. John’s River.” “1780, Drafted as a militiaman. Marched in the company commanded by William Kirkland in Colonel Goodwin’s regiment, commanded by General William [son?], who joined his army with General Greene’s army near Augusta and crossed Savannah River and marched down said river. Had several skirmishes with the Indians and Tories.” “1780, called out under Colonel Glenn. Was stationed at Moutse’s Mills, one month. Then called out under Colonel Glenn to escort Tories wives and disaffected women to Charleston.” “1781, was called out under Colonel Richard Hampton, who marched into Orangeburgh District to keep back the enemy. Called out under Captain Michael Leightner. Stationed at Spring Hill in the Dutch Fork. Called out under Captain Turner and stationed at Faust’s Ford on Broad River.” “1782 and part of 1783, was called out under Captain James Turner and sometimes Captain Bat Gortman. Stationed nine miles below Columbia on Congaree River part of the time, and [the] balance ranging and scouting for ____________” “4. I was drafted as a militia man in the winter of 1775 [also looks like 1777]. Was called out two months in the company commanded by captain, afterwards General Richard Winn, the regiment commanded by Colonel John Winn against a body of Tories in the neighborhood of Dunkin’s Creek, now in the Union or Spartanburg District. Succeeded in taking their Colonel Fletcher and dispersing said Tories, we returned to our homes. The above service was at the time of what we call the Snow Camps, by reason of the great quantity of snow that fell on us towards the spring of the year, being one of what was termed minute men. Was called out one month. Scouted after the Tories toward Savannah River and when we returned home, remained until the latter part of the spring.” “I volunteered for six months and went to Florida, whence the Tories had fled, and embodied themselves with the British and Indians. I was in the company commanded by William Kirkland in the regiment commanded by Colonel Robert Goodwin. General Williamson commanded our whole force during the campaign.” “In 1779, then was drafted and went out three months and three days in the company commanded by William Kirkland and said Colonel Goodwin and General Williamson in which time General Greene came on and the armies joined and marched under command of General Greene into the state of Georgia and was sometimes one side of Savannah River on the South Carolina side, and sometimes the Georgia side, and my time expired and was relieved, just before the Battle of Stono.” “Some [time] after this, turned out as a minute man and was stationed at Moutse’s Mills. I was in the company commanded by James Turner, the regiment commanded by Colonel Glenn. Lay there and was out one month, and then a short time after, sometime in the fall, turned out under colonel Glenn to escort the wives of the Tories and disaffected women to Charleston, where the Tories were with the British, two months.” “The next turn out was twelve months in the company sometimes commanded by James Turner, and then Bart Gartman in the regiment commanded by Colonel Robert Goodwin. Stationed 9 miles below Columbia part of the time and the balance of the time scouting and ranging until the war ended.” “I was with General Green and his army. I knew General Sumter and Colonel Wade Hampton, being a militia man when II was drafted or volunteered…”