MARLBORO CO., SOUTH CAROLINA - REV WAR - HICKS, Daniel ************************************************ SCGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/sc/scfiles.htm Contributed to the SCGenWeb Archives by: Nancy Poquette May 27, 2006 ************************************************ Pension Application Of Daniel Hicks, Nat’l. Archives Microseries M804, Roll 1268, Application #S5533 “Jan. 8, 1855-Daniel Hicks, a resident of Mecklenburg County, VA, aged ninety-four years, who declares that he was a revolutionary soldier in the company commanded by Captain T. [Tristram] Thomas in the regiment of ____ commanded by Colonel Lemuel Benton, in the war with Great Britain…That he enlisted at Cheraw, SC on or about the 15th day of March AD ___ for the term of six months and continued in actual service in said war for the term of at least 14 days and was honorably discharged at or near Georgetown, SC on the 20th day of May AD, ____.” [From summary page compiled for descendants]: Enlistment Length Rank Captain Colonel March 1778 6months private Thomas Ellerbee George Hicks 1779 6 months private Thomas Ellerbee Robert Lloyd Henderson Morris Simmons 1780 6 months private Trust. Thomas Lemuel Benton 1780 2 weeks private General Marion Battles engaged in: Skirmish at Coosahatchie.