Maury County TN Archives Military Records.....Armstrong, James 
Revwar - Pension 
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JAMES ARMSTRONG



   James Armstrong applied for revolutionary pension while residing in Maury

County, Tennessee, in 1832. He was then 68 years of age. He entered the service

in what was then Camden and is now Sumpter District, S. C., under Captain Robert

McCottery. He stated that in the fall of 1780 he joined Captain John Armstrong's

company under Francis Marion. He stated that in the spring} of 1782 he joined

the regular corps of General Marion and Maj. John Bamble and that he was

discharged in December, 1782, near Monk's Corner about 32 miles from Charleston.

He stated that he was born in Camden District, now Sumpter District, April 6,

1764 and that in 1805 he moved to Tennessee and in 1809 settled in Maury County,

Tennessee.



   His declaration was attested by Samuel Mayers, William James Frierson and

Duncan Crown, clergyman.



   On May 1, 1833, James Armstrong filed an amended declaration with further

facts as to his war service.





Additional Comments:
From:



Some Tennessee Heroes of the Revolution

PAMPHLET NO. V

Compiled From Pension Statements

By

Zella Armstrong





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