Mcminn County TN Archives Military Records.....Young, Samuel November 2, 1832
Revwar - Pension 
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Pension Application Of Samuel Young, Nat’l Archives Series M804, Roll __, Application #S1888
Declaration in order to obtain the benefits of an Act of Congress passed on the 

7th of June, 1832



State of Tennessee, McMinn County}

On this 2nd day of November, ___ personally appeared in open court before the 

judge of the Circuit Court of said county, Samuel Young, a resident of said 

county and state, aged about 76 or 77 years, who being first duly sworn 

according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration…:



He entered the service in the militia in the state of North Carolina in 

Guilford County where he was drafted in the month of August, as he thinks, but 

in what year he cannot now recollect, under the command of General Rutherford, 

Colonel James Martin, Lieutenant Colonel John Paseley [Paisley], Captain Samuel 

Sharp, lieutenant not recollected. The regiment to which declarant was attached 

was raised for the purpose of marching into the Cherokee country. Declarant’s 

regiment under the command of Colonel martin, was rendezvoused at Guilford 

Courthouse, from which placed they marched in the direction of Salisbury, 

crossed the Yadkin and passed through Salisbury, crossed the mountain at a 

place called Swamano River, thence ___ the country, crossed French Broad above 

the mouth of the Swamano, thence to the Tennessee River, which was crossed high 

up at an Indian town called Watauga, as well as declarant recollects. The 

Indian towns in the neighborhood of our line of march were burnt, their corn 

cut down; and from Tennessee River, we were marched back to North Carolina, 

where we were disbanded. Declarant was drafted for and served the term of three 

months in the above tour, for which he never received a written discharge.



Declarant was again drafted and entered the service in the militia of North 

Carolina, same county as above, in the month of August 1781, for the term of 

three months in Colonel James Martin’s regiment, Major John Gillaspie, Captain 

A. Phillips, Lieutenant Robert Small. Our regiment was marched to Wilmington in 

North Carolina together with other troops for the purpose of keeping the 

British in check, who after the Battle of Guilford Courthouse, had gone to 

Wilmington. We were stationed in the neighborhood of Wilmington some time, 

until news came that Washington had taken Cornwallis. The British then at 

Wilmington took shipping and we were shortly after discharged, our term of 

service having expired. In the last stated term of service, declarant received 

a written discharge (which he here exhibits) signed by Major John Gillaspie. 

Declarant knows of no one by whom he can prove the services he performed.

Sworn to and subscribed this 2nd day of November, 1832, Samuel Young.

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