Lincoln County TN Archives Military Records.....Smith, William C. 
Revwar - Pension 
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WILLIAM C. SMITH



   William C. Smith applied for revolutionary pension while living in Lincoln

County, Tennessee, April 18, 1833. He was born in Mecklenburg County, Virginia,

March 4, 1762. He enlisted while living in Wake County, North Carolina, in May,

1779, and served nine months in Captain Bledsoe's company, Colonel Joseph

Mabane's regiment, North Carolina troops. He was in the battle of Drowning Creek

and was later taken prisoner by the British and Tories. While making his escape

he received a gunshot wound in the leg. He enlisted in November, 1780, and

served six months in Captain James Frazier's company, Colonel Bledsoe's North

Carolina regiment. He enlisted in May, 1781, and served in Captain Hinton's

company. Colonel William Hinton's North Carolina regiment, and was in several

skirmishes with the Tories. While living in Wilkes County, Georgia, he served

six months in Captain Charles Williamson's company under General Clark and was

engaged against the Indians in Georgia. From Wilkes County, Georgia, he moved to

Pendleton District, South Carolina, where he lived until about 1817 when he

moved to Lincoln County, Tennessee.



Additional Comments:
From:



SOME TENNESSEE HEROES

OF THE

REVOLUTION

Compiled From Pension Statements

PAMPHLET NO. III



by Zella Armstrong





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