LEXINGTON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA - REV WAR - CALDWELL, James

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Pension Application Of James Caldwell, Natl Archives Microseries M804, Roll 448, Application #S8163
Newberry District, SC, 24th day of April 1834, James Caldwell, a resident of 
Anderson District, SC, aged 76 years:

	“That when he was young, about thirteen or fourteen years old, his 
father removed to what was then called Orangeburg in SC, and brought with him 
the rest of his father’s family along. This place (where they settled) is now 
called Lexington District in the state of South Carolina, whence declarant was 
living when he went into the service of the United States, in the militia 
(having been drafted) in the latter part of December in the year 1778 under 
Captain John Kinsler in Colonel Charles Hicksley’s regiment, and served one 
month. This service was rendered in and near where the village of Orangeburg 
now stands, and at that time it was deemed very important to protect that 
section of country from the ravages and depradations of McGerk and the Tories. 
The names of some of the Whig officers during this tour of duty were Captain 
Clayton, Lieutenant Clayton, Major Thomas Sab? Lab?, Captain Beams and Adjutant 
William Fitzpatrick and Captain James Carmichael.”

	“He entered the service of the United States again in the militia under 
Captain George Dreher in 1779, in Colonel Thompson’s regiment and was engaged 
in a tour of four months, which he served.”

	“In May 1780, he again went into the service under the command of 
Jonathan Owen in Colonel William Thompson’s regiment, and served one month. In 
this term of service he was marched to Orangeburg and afterwards to the Four 
Holes. This service was in the militia, and in the state aforesaid. The names 
of some of the officers in this tour were Captain Tateman, Lieutenant Coulsen, 
Major Hant, Captain Boykin and Lieutenant Boykin.”

	“Afterwards, in July 1780, he served one month as a private in the 
militia under Captain Gabriel Friday. The principal part of this time was 
employed in guarding prisoners of the enemy near Orangeburg, SC and taking care 
of a magazine, which was shortly afterwards removed from that place.”

	“In September 1780, he again was called out in the militia and served 
one month as a private under the said Captain Gabriel Friday, the Colonel 
William Thompson mentioned above, and the colonel that commanded the regiment 
in the two last tours of service…”

	“This declarant served eight months as above stated, and was called 
into the service on all the different tours above mentioned by draft. Besides 
these services, this declarant served several days and sometimes as much as a 
week at a time as a scout under, occasionally, Captain Dreher, Captain Owens, 
and other officers. These incoherent services are not included in the tours 
above described.”

	“He resided in Orangeburg as it was then called, and which is now 
called Lexington, until about 1782 or 1783, when he removed to Newberry County, 
Ninety Six District and is what is now called Newberry District, within ten 
miles of where Newberry Village now stands, and after living there about two 
years, he removed to a plantation about five miles above the said village, 
where he resided until the year 1828, when he removed to Anderson District, SC, 
where he now resides. He can prove his service by Joseph Caldwell, whose 
affidavit is herewith submitted…”

Newberry District, SC:

	“Personally appeared, Joseph Caldwell…That he lived with James Caldwell 
during the Revolutionary War and remembers when he went on the first tour of 
service in the Revolutionary War under Captain Kinsler, and he was gone one 
month. This deponent further says that he went into the service with the said 
James Caldwell in the same company under Captain Dreher and that this deponent 
was with him and knows he performed the four months service as is stated in 
this declaration. Deponent was also in the service as stated under Captain Owen 
with the said James Caldwell who served as his declaration states, one month 
under Captain Owen. Deponent also was with the said James Caldwell under 
Captain Friday and he knows that the declarant served the two months under said 
Captain Friday as is stated in the declaration…”