Davidson County TN Archives Military Records.....Williamson, John Revwar - Pension ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/tn/tnfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@gmail.com October 31, 2005, 3:10 pm JOHN WILLIAMSON John Williamson applied for revolutionary pension while living in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, in August, 1852. He was born October 27, 1759. He enlisted in March, 1778, with John Fuqua while living in Halifax County, Virginia, in the 1st regiment of the Virginia line under Captain Sharp, Major John Purty, Colonel Hays and General Morgan. He enlisted for the duration of the war and continued in service until September, 1781, when he was discharged. He was in the battles of Cowpens, Guilford Court House, and at the Surrender at Yorktown, where he was wounded in the neck. He lost his discharge papers in April, 1828, when his house was burned. He married Cynthia Montgomery in May, 1816. He died in Davidson County, December 18, 1847. Cynthia Montgomery Williamson survived him and died in Davidson County, about 1866. Additional Comments: From: SOME TENNESSEE HEROES OF THE REVOLUTION Compiled From Pension Statements PAMPHLET NO. III by Zella Armstrong File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/tn/davidson/military/revwar/pensions/williams223nmt.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/tnfiles/ File size: 1.6 Kb