Hawkins County TN Archives Military Records.....Matlock, Richard 
Revwar - Pension 
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RICHARD MATLOCK



   Richard Matlock or Medlock applied for revolutionary pension while residing

in Hawkins County, Tennessee, October 4, 1833. He was born in the month of

April, 1761, in Granville County, North Carolina. The names of his parents are

not given in his application but he states that his father was living in the

lower end of Burke County. N. C., during the Revolution. Richard Matlock or

Medlock volunteered in Burke County, N. C., April 1, 1779, and served as a

private three months in Captain John Montgomery's company, Colonel Joseph

McDowell's North Carolina regiment guarding the frontiers from Indians and

Tories. He was stationed a part of the time at "Turkey Cove" on the Catawaba

River. He served from July 15, 1779 to October 15, 1779, in Captain Henry Reed's

company, Colonel Holmes' regiment, in pursuit of Tories and took many prisoners.

He served from November 1, 1779, until February 1, 1780, in Captain Reed's

company, Colonel Holmes' regiment. He served from January 20, 1781, to the

latter part of April, 1781, in Captain Alexander Irvin's company and was in the

battle on the Catawaba River in which General Davidson was killed after which he

served under General Pope and marched to the Moravian towns. He served from

August 1, 1781, to November 1, 1781, in Captain William Nail's company. Colonel

McDowell's regiment, in pursuit of Indians on the North Fork of the Catawba

River. He married May 10, 1804, in Hawkins County, Mary Weddel, (Weddell,

Waddell). He died November 4, 1847, in Hawkins County. His widow Mary Matlock,

Medlock, applied for pension April 24, 1854, when she was seventy-four years,

two months and fifteen days of age and therefore born in 1780. At the time of

her application she lived in Jackson County. Indiana. George W. Medlock

(Matlock) made affidavit in 1854 that he knew the soldier and his wife but no

relationship is shown in the papers. Notley Thomas, the soldier's brother-in-law

is mentioned in 1833. John Weddel (Weddell, Waddell) moved from Tennessee to

Indiana in 1814 and was living in Jackson County in 1854.



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SOME TENNESSEE HEROES

OF THE

REVOLUTION

Compiled From Pension Statements

PAMPHLET NO. IV



by Zella Armstrong



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