Gibson County TN Archives Military Records.....Hamilton, David 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: Nancy Poquette npoq@hotmail.com June 24, 2006, 7:57 pm Pension Application Of David Hamilton, Natl Archives Microseries M804, Roll 1170, Application # R4521 DAVID HAMILTON, a resident of Gibson County, TN, aged seventy-six years: “This declarant states that some time in the summer of the year 1779, he was drafted to go into South Carolina against the British, who were daily expected to make an attack on Charleston. The captain, who commanded the company to which this declarant belonged was by the name of JONAS FROST, the Colonel in command of the regiment was by the name of ANDREW HAMPTON. This declarant states they were marched from Guilford County, North Carolina to Salisbury (same state) where they remained perhaps a week or two, when they were directed by the commanding officer to return home and hold themselves in readiness to march southward, at a minute’s warning.” “This declarant states that sometime in the fall of this year, they received orders to go to South Carolina, 300 miles distant. They were again marched to Salisbury under the command of his before-mentioned officers. From this place the companies proceeded on southward. This declarant, not wishing to walk the distance, remained some days and hired a horse, and shortly after followed his company. He _____ on horseback as far as Nelson’s Ferry on the Santee, and there left his horse and proceeded on foot to Charleston.” “When he arrived here he reported himself to his Captain (JONAS FROST), was enrolled and went on duty. He was also under the command of General LILLINGTON, and was attached to his brigade. Here the declarant states they lay three months, incessantly engaged in throwing up breastworks, making fortifications, etc. The British fleet were at this time, lying ____ the harbor, and the British army was encamped on the opposite side of the Ashley River, erecting their batteries and fortifications. This declarant states that while lying here he ____ General LINCOLN was in the command. Major SHARP and Major NELSON, Brigade Inspector, were the only Continental officers whom he saw. This declarant states that after his term of service was out, he received a regular discharge signed by his captain, JONAS FROST, and his colonel, ANDREW HAMPTON, which is hereunto affixed and forwarded with his declaration, also a certificate of discharge from Captain ROBERT BELL. After being discharged he returned home, having been out for service five months.” “This declarant states that some time after he returned home, he volunteered to go against the Tories in North Carolina. They were marched up to Moravian Town, under the command of Colonel PAISLEY, where they remained about a week and then returned home. They were shortly afterwards again marched up to the Yadkin against the Tories, but states that they found none embodied. They were out about 3 weeks and then returned home. This declarant states he was engaged in scouting in Guilford County, NC during the time CORNWALLIS was lying there, but does not recollect how long. After the Battle of Guilford, CORNWALLIS marched into Virginia, when soon after the war closed…” “DAVID HAMILTON, aged seventy-eight years old…doth make the following additional declaration…” “He states that in 1779 he was drafted to go into the South Carolina against the British. He was drafted from Captain ROBERT BELL’s company, and of the 4th division near Guilford Courthouse, NC. He states that they immediately proceeded from Guilford County, NC under Captain JONAS FROST, who commanded the company to which this declarant belonged, to Salisbury (same state) where they remained two weeks, when they were sent home with directions to be ready at a minute’s warning to march south. He states that in the fall of the same year (1779), they were marched by his captain, JONAS FROST, from Guilford County, NC to Salisbury. The troops were marched from thence to South Carolina, and this declarant states that he procured a horse and proceeded on after his company as far as Nelson’s Ferry in South Carolina on the Santee River, when he proceeded on foot and joined his company in the City of Charleston, SC. His captain was still JONAS FROST, his Col. by the name of ANDREW HAMPTON, all under General LILLINGTON and General LINCOLN, who was the commander-in-chief of the Southern Department. This declarant states that he served here three months for which he received a discharge, signed by his commanding officers, Captain JONAS FROST and Colonel ANDREW HAMPTON, which discharge is appended to his first application for a pension. In this tour he states he was attached to General LILLINGTON’s brigade. Declarant also states that after he was discharged, he returned home to Guilford County, NC.” “This declarant states that again in the summer of the year 1780, he volunteered to go under Colonel PAISLEY in Guilford County, NC, and served against the Tories. He states that they were marched up to the Moravian Towns in Surrey County, NC and was out on this expedition 2 weeks. When they returned to Guilford County, they changed their course and proceeded up the Yadkin River in Rowan County, NC, and from thence into Randolph County where they were engaged ranging the country in search of Tories, and succeeded in making prisoners of some.” File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/tn/gibson/military/revwar/pensions/hamilton153gmt.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/tnfiles/ File size: 5.8 Kb