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He states that in the March following for JAMES LETT [served as a substitute
for said JAMES LETT] of Guilford County, North Carolina for three months under
Captain GEORGE STUART, Lt. GEORGE NICKS, 1st Lt, and Lt. GEORGE DENNY, 2nd Lt.
And was marched near Fayetteville to what was called the Raft Swamps against a
body of Tories which was infesting that section of the country. He remained at
that place some time, until they were marched in pursuit of Col. FANNING, a
Tory commander, whose company was dispersed and returned home, after having
served a tour of three months.”
“He states he was actually? dismissed that tour? shortly after his return home
to Guilford County North Carolina, under Captain FORBIS and General GREENE, to
go against LORD CORNWALLIS, whose army at that time was in Guilford County,
North Carolina. He was then marched to Guilford Courthouse, where the American
army fought a battle with the British [per Heitman, March 15, 1781]. The
Americans were commanded by General GREENE, in which we were defeated. We again
rendezvoused at Buffingtons Ironworks on Troublesome Creek, the Fork of Haw
River, where he was dismissed after he served a tour of six weeks. He states
that his said Captain FORBIS was wounded in said battle, who afterward died of
his wound, but previous to his death he received his dismissal from him. He
states that he was in actual service during the Revolutionary War seventeen
months and a week, exclusive of the time he was on furlough, which was six
months, which in all would make twenty three months and one week. He states
that he has no documentary evidence and that he knows of no person whose
testimony he can procure who can testify to his service. He also states that
there is no resident minister of the Gospel in his neighborhood whose statement
he can procure…etc, etc.”
“An additional statement of JOHN PAISLEY made before me, John Shough, Justice
of the Peace for Hawkins County, Tennessee…”
“He states that he was born in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, on
Schuykill about one mile from Indian Creek, as he is informed and believes, and
at about the age of seven years he was moved to Orange County, North Carolina
by his uncle, WILLIAM PAISLEY (the father and mother of this applicant having
died in Pennsylvania), and he lived in North Carolina til he entered the
service in the War of the Revolution, and he has lived in Burk and Wilks
Counties in North Carolina, and in Hawkins County since the Revolution to this
time.”
“He states that he served first three months, a volunteer under Colonel
JOHN PAISLEY, then he volunteered for nine months under Colonels ALEXANDER and
JAMES MARTIN, and marched to the north, and after three weeks was furloughed
and remained on furlough six months, and then entered the service again and
served out the nine months. Then he substituted in the room of JAMES LETT, and
served three months under Colo. HENRY DIXON. He again substituted for JOHN
MCDANIEL for six weeks, under Colonel JAMES MARTIN, and served out the time.”
“He then volunteered whilst British were in Guilford County, North
Carolina, under Captain ARTHUR FORBIS in General GREENE’s army, and was then in
the Battle of Guilford, in which action his captain was wounded and died of his
wounds. He served at that time, three weeks, and which makes in all, seventeen
months and one week’s service, exclusive of the time he was on furlough. In all
his service he was a private, except during the nine months service he acted as
corporal part of the time.”
File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/tn/hawkins/military/revwar/pensions/pasleype171gmt
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