Monroe County TN Archives Military Records.....Griffith, John 
Revwar - Pension 
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John Griffith Revolutionary War Pension Application
JOHN GRIFFITH

Revolutionary War Pension Application (NC S3425)



{State of Tennessee}	Circuit Court S.S.

{Monroe County}	Personally appeared in open court on this 11th day of November 

1833, before the Hon. Charles F. Keith John Griffith a resident of said county 

of Monroe, aged 77 years, who being first duly sworn according to law doth as 

his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the 

act of Congress passed June 7, 1832.



That he was born in Lancaster County, Pa, in the year 1756. He has no record 

of his age, except that he took the date of his birth (when he married) from 

his fathers record, which is long since lost. He was living in _______ County, 

No Carolina, when called into service, where he remained till about 13 years 

age, when he moved unto Blount County and lived there about a year then moved 

into said Monroe County where he has resided ever since.



In the summer of the year 1780 applicant _________ to be drafted & volunteered 

for 3 months (in the Company of Capt James Peavine, Lieut. Thomas Harrison 

under Col. Armstrong & Major _________) to go down towards Camden against the 

British and Tories. He started with somewhere about 800 from Salisbury, Rowan 

Co. No Ca and joined Genl Rutherford a few miles below, with about a similar 

force, then marched on (in company with him) and _________ the Pedee just 

above the mouth of Rock river (where Genl Davidson with ________ left them and 

went down Rock river against Tories, in which excursion he was wounded.) Then 

marched down the north side of Pedee to _________ hill and dispersed some 

British & Tories. Remained there ______ days, then marched on to Lynch’s Creek 

where likewise they dispersed some British & Tories, then marched on to 

________ Mills and remained till all the troops – Regular and Millitia – 

assembled under Genl. Gates, Genl. Dekalb &c. About the middle of August they 

marched toward Camden and met the British under Cornwallis, by whom they were 

defeated. Applicant was in the battle, which took place early in the morning, 

but during the engagement the smoke _______ so thick that he could not see 

distinctly, he stopped and on looking under it saw the British but a very few 

steps off ________ bayonets, when he and those with him retreated, and were 

dispersed, and returned home not knowing where to rendezvous. He remained at 

home a few days, his feet being exceedingly sore with blood blisters, then 

found his company at Charlotte (some of whom were missing having been killed 

or taken prisoner) and found out his team under said Capt Peavine, who was 

under command of Col Locktile Genl. Davidson sufficiently recovered from his 

wound to resume command. He recd no discharge & don’t know that any of the 

militia did. He was a private of infantry.



In the summer of 1781, after Cornwallis had marched on through Salisbury in 

triumph applicant volunteered under Capt Abel Armstrong ________ Lieut 

________ ________ and Rutherford Genl to go down against the British who were 

then stationed at ________ N. Car. They marched from Salisbury eastwardly 

(keeping Pedee ________) down to _________ Swamp dispersed some British & 

Tories on the south side of Cape Fear river then turned and marched 60 or 70 

miles up the country crossed Cape Fear river below Fayetteville and marched 

towards Wilmington within nine miles of which they camped, at Clayton’s 

plantation where they remained a considerable time not remembered how long – 

and where they where when intelligence arrived of the surrender of Lord 

Cornwallis at Yorktown. Applicant remembers the troops were marched out to a 

high field, where they fired 3 rounds by way of rejoicing. Soon afterwards 

they returned home. He was engaged in this campaign 5 months, for which he 

recd no discharge (private of infantry).



During the last two years of the Rev. War, while at home in said Rowan County, 

he was called out frequently and _______ _______ at several times, under his 

militia Capt Joseph __________, in marching against the Tories – many of whom 

they caught & __________ to jail in Salisbury. Tories were there and numerous 

& troublesome. He cannot state any particular circumstances of importance 

relative to this service, nor definitely how long he served, but is convinced 

not less than 3 weeks – he should conclude from all he can remember, something 

__________, for which he recd no discharge (in all 6 months & 3 weeks). 



The following persons are at present his neighbors and can testify as to his 

character for ________ and their belief in his services as a soldier of the 

Revolution – Joseph Marshall Eq. George C. Harris, Henry Marshall, and Charles 

Wilson – He has no documentary evidence and knows of no one whose testimony he 

can procure who can testify to his service.



Here hereby relinquishes any claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the 

present and _______ that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of 

any state.



{Sworn to and subscribed}

{the day and year aforesaid}		John X (his mark) Griffith



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