HUMPHREYS COUNTY, TN - MILITARY - Thomas McGee, Revolutionary War Pension Application Extract ----¤¤¤---- REVOLUTIONARY WAR PENSION APPLICATION EXTRACT - THOMAS McGEE M804-1683 Thomas McGee S.4194 Georgia North Carolina Resident of Virginia at enlistment but first enlisted in Baltimore MD under Capt. Templeton & Col. Brown 22 Pages Born Randolph County, North Carolina, February 17, 1749 He was living in Pittsylvania County Virginia at the time of his entering into service, but had gone to Baltimore on business. After being dismissed from the service, he returned to Pittsylvania County and continuing a short time went into Stokes County, North Caroline where he married and continued several years. He then moved to the State of Tennessee and had been a resident for about forty years of Tennessee State, and for the last ten years a Citizen of Humphreys County. State of Tennessee Humphrey County October 28, 1833 Thomas McGee, a resident of Humphrey County aged Eighty-Four Enlisted in July 1777 and served under the following named officers: Captain Templeton in the town of Baltimore, state of Maryland, the regiment was commanded by Col Brown. That McGee was marched from Baltimroe to Savanna, Georgia and served in what was then called the 4th Georgia Battalion. Was defeated by the British at Brier Creek and was taken prisoner. After forty-eight hours, made his escape swiming the Savanna Rivar at a place called the "two sisters" and went to the State of North Carolina, Burke County, making a term of service of two years. In Burke County, he volunteered and joined the service with Drew Cade Captain and Colonel Clark with whom he returned to Augusta Georgia. At this place McGee was wounded in the hip and was conveyed on horseback to Kings Mountain where Captain Cade joined Col Campbell and was near the battleground at the time of Furgerson's defeat. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Dean McGee (dean.mcgee@home.com) -----------------------------------------------------------------------------