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Guilford County NcArchives Military Records.....Summers, Joseph September 1832 Revwar - Pension ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/nc/ncfiles.htm ************************************************ Pension Application Of Joseph Summers, Natl Archives Microseries M804, Roll 2322, Application #S31399 JOSEPH SUMMERS, a resident of Morgan County, Illinois, aged 83 years in September 1832: “That about the time of the commencement of the Revolutionary War, he resided in the County of Guilford and state of North Carolina, there was a call upon the militia for volunteers to go after some Indians [Cherokee Expedition-summer to fall 1776] who had been committing some depradations upon the Americans. He volunteered in a company commanded by Captain THOMAS FLACK, attached to a regiment commanded by Colonel JAMES MARTIN. The regiment was organized at Guilford Courthouse in the fall of the year, but deponent does not recollect the year. He recollects seeing a liberty pole at Guilford Courthouse at the time the regiment was organized. The regiment marched from Guilford to the Indian Village, but the Indians had left the place. The village was destroyed by the militia. After the village was destroyed, the troops returned and [were] dismissed. Deponent cannot state the time that he served on this expedition with confidence. He volunteered to serve three months and his best recollection is that he served from August or September until about Christmas following.” “Not long after he was discharged from this service [fall of 1776], he volunteered to serve a tour of duty of three months in Captain EDWARD GWINN’s company, JOHN GWINN was the lieutenant. The company was organized in Guilford County, NC. Deponent does not remember what regiment the company was attached to. The company marched down to Chatham Courthouse, remained there some time, and returned to Guilford and a short time thereafter marched to Randolph County where twenty-one Tories were taken prisoners. They were taken to Hillsborough and left there to be tried as deponent understood. Deponent served this time, three months and was discharged.” “Shortly after this discharge, he volunteered again under Captain EDWARD GWINN to serve three months. The company was formed in Guilford County aforesaid. The company was employed in scouting though the country and defending the inhabitants from injury by the Tories and British. Deponent thinks he was employed in the service three months.” “Upon being discharged from the service, deponent volunteered to serve another tour of duty of three months in Captain ELLIOTT’s company. The company was organized in Guilford County and joined General GREENE’s army, not far from Guilford Courthouse. He does not remember the regiment to which he was attached, but ELLIOTT’s company was made up of mounted volunteers, and deponent thinks that the company was attached to a regiment commanded by Colonel LEE [January or February 1781]. Deponent furnished his own horse on this expedition and served three months. He was discharged only ten days before the Battle at Guilford Courthouse…” “…He does not now know of anyone living who can testify to his services except JOSEPH JACKSON* of Morgan County, Illinois, who knows that deponent served, but does not know how long…” *Joseph Jackson very well may have been his brother-in-law. Filed at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/nc/guilford/military/revwar/pensions/summers274gmt.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ncfiles/ Guilford County NcArchives Military Records..... Guilford County, NC Soldiers Of The Revolution Revwar ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/nc/ncfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Nancy Poquette npoq@hotmail.com May 22, 2006, 5:08 am Guilford County, NC Soldiers Of The Revolution Sources F.H.= Fred Hughes, Guilford County, NC, a Map Supplement, The Custom House, Jamestown, NC [publishers], 1988 J.“A”= Journal “A”, North Carolina Revolutionary Army Accounts, Sec. Of State Treasurer’s & Comptroller’s Papers (Public Accounts), 1775-1776, Dept. of Cultural Resources, Div. Of Archives and History, Raleigh, NC. NAM= National Archives Microseries M804 Name Pension? Sources County at Enlistment x Adams, George yes-S16594 NAM G Guilford Adams, William pension app of William Lomax x Albright, Ludwick yes-W5609 F.H., NAM Orange. The
pensioners between these dashes have purposely been omitted by Dale R.
Summers x Stewart, James yes-S7620 NAM Guilford Stubblefield, William pension app of George Peay Summers [Sommers], George pension app of William Lomax Summers, John no pension app of Josiah Jackson x Summers, Joseph *yes- NAM Guilford x Sutherland, Daniel yes-W6608 NAM, J. “A” Guilford, Capt. Wm. Knox Sutherland, James pension app of Daniel Sutherland. - - The pensioners between these dashes have purposely been omitted by Dale R. Summers File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/nc/guilford/military/revwar/other/guilford33gmt.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ncfiles/ * The "yes" to the right of Joseph's name
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