REVOLUTIONARY WAR PENSION APPLICATION - Nathaniel Laffoon, Warren County, NC & Lunenburg Co., VA NATHANIEL LAFFOON Private, Virginia Microfilm #M804, Roll #1512 (Joseph Lafar to __?__) 8813 INVALID No. 8813 NATHANIEL LAFFOON PRI. REV. WAR ACT: JUNE 7TH, '32 INDEX: VOL. ? N ? Page 215 (Arrangement of 1870) State of North Carolina Warren County Court of Please & Quarter Session August Term, 1832 On this 27th day of August 1832 personally appeared in open Court before the Justices of Said Court, now now sitting, it being a Court of Record -- Nathaniel Laffoon (of said county) aged 86 years who having first duly sworn, according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed 7th June 1832 to wit -- That sometime in the fall of the year 1780 being then a resident of the County of Lunenburg, State of Virginia, he was drafted as a militia during the war. That he was called out to service, he thinks, for six months and met, as well as he remembers, At Lunenubrg Court House on the 16th October in that year, and attached to the Regiment under Col. John Glenn of Lunenburg. From thense they marched to Hillsboro, N. Carolina -- where they met other militia and Regulars whose officers he does not recollect except Col. James Lucas of the Brunswick Militia -- remained here two or three weeks, -- then marched to Salisburg, N.C. wading in (and out?) Mair River and Deep River -- then to Charlottesville -- where I was left as one of the sick -- and was carried back to Salisbury in a wagon with others -- after having been absent a week and of acting in a condition to travel, I was marched to Charan Hill on Pedee River -- after a short stay there, where I again joined my Regiment, on the 26th January 1781, as well as I remember we resumed our March for the purpose of returning to Salisbury -- but within about fifteen miles of this place, we received orders to cross the Yadkins at [Fland] Ford about seven miles from the Town -- where it was expected the British would attempt to cross -- when we arrived at the ferry, so many Americans were crossing we were detained on the Hill till next day when we were able to cross over. After we got over we found on this side several hundred prisoners whom, I understand, Genl. Morgan had taken shortly before at the battle of the Cowpens -- In his march to this place we saw a Genl. officer on horseback pass along the lines -- which we understood, was Genl. Green. From thence we marched to Guilford Court House -- remained overnight -- and set off for Albemarle Barracks in Virginia -- but after one days march my feet and legs were so swollen I could not travel and permission was given me to return home. I got home the last day of February 1781. After we had crossed the Yadkins at Fland Ford, as mentioned above -- The Enemy made his appearance on the other Bank. We were drawn up in a line on this side remained under arms all night. In the morning a few fires were exchanged across the River -- and the Enemy marched off up the River. In the next June, about the 20th, I think, (for I had not long finished in seding corn the first time) I was called out again to service six weeks -- met at Lunenburg Court House under the command of Capt. [Neg] Ragsdale whos Brother William Ragsdale was a Lieutenant in another company. We were marched through Cumberland County & crossed James River near the [Marine barrick?] -- and through Powhatan County and by way of Richmond through Henrico County to a place near James Town, Virginia, where we were stationed about a week. In our march _____ we joined a great many troups after we crossed James River. I saw a great many Generals officers, but cannot speak confidently of their names -- one, I think, was called General or Col. [Lanis/Louis?] or Francis was camp near James Town. We marched and joined this army which I was told was Genl. Washington's Army. We marched with them one day. When I was discharged -- having performed my six weeks Tours it was not long after I got home before I heard of the Surrender of Cornwallis at Little Fork. This affiant is eighty-six years old. He has no Register of his age. He was born in Brunswick Virginia -- his parents moved while he was very young to Lunenburg, where this affiant resided during the War and many years after it. He has lived in N. Carolina about twenty six years -- the first four in Wake - the residue of the time in the County of Warren aforesaid. He hereby relinquishes every claim to a pension or annuity except the present -- and declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the agency of any state. He knows of no person -- by whose personal knowledge he can prove his services -- and has no documentary evidence of them. He does not recollect that he recd any written discharge -- if he did he has lost or mislaid it. Sworn to in open Court Caswell Drake, CWCC Nathl X Laffoon (his mark) (Next) Jesse Stegall of the County of Warren makes oath that he is well acquainted with Nathaniel Laffoon who subscribed the forgoing declaration -- That he was born and raised within a few miles of him in an adjoining County, knew him as a neighbor during the War of the Revolution and many years afterwards -- That he always understood and that it was the genearl impressions of the neighbors during the War and afterwards that he served as a Militia man in said War. That this affiant should not hesitate to believe said Laffoon. Sworn to in open Court. Caswell Drake C.W.C.C. X Jesse Stegall, his mark (Next) We, Chasteen Allen -- a Clergyman residing in the County of Warren and State of No. Carolina and Joseph Simms, residing in the same County, certify that we are well acquainted with Nathl. Laffoon who has subscribed and sworn to the above delcaration that we believe him to about 80 years of age, that it is the general impression in the neighborhood where he resides that he had been a soldier for the Revolution & that we concur in that opinion. Chas. Allen, Jos. Sims Sworn & subscribed the day and year aforesaid. Caswell Drake C.W.C.C. (Next) No. Carolina the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the _____ of the matter and after putting ______ prescribed by the said deponant -- that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states. Adn the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Chasteen Allen is a Clergyman & resided where he stated and that Joseph Simms who has acknowledged the same also residing as is stated above and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit. I, Caswell Drake, Clerk of the Court of Pleas & Quarters Session of Warren County & State of No. Carolina do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Nathl Laffoon for a Pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office the 27th of August A.D. 1832. C. Drake, CWCC