Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 30,634, for John Patterson, North Carolina
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Patterson, John
Number S 30634
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31752
Kentucky
John Patterson 
of Hart in the State of Kentucky
who was a private in the [unknown] commanded
by Captain [unknown] of the [unknown] commanded by [unknown] Locke on the [unknown]
line for [unknown].

Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky 
ate the rate of 20 dollars _ Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 20 day of May 1840 [unknown] Greene, House of Represents.

arrears to the 4th day of Mar 1840 $180.00
Semi-Annual allowance ending 4 Sep '40 10.00
$190.00
Revolutionary Claim, 
Act June 7, 1832

Recorded by D. M. Curdy, Clerk, 
Book E2, Vol 7, Page 38

Paid hearsay, under act 6 April 1838, four
4 March 1846 to 4 Sept 1844.
Agent notified 24 Apr 1846.

[unknown} B R Young May 8 '46
[unknown] 13 1849 - 3rd and 
Sept 3 '49

Letter to
John, Donan, Apl  27/55
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34,956
John Patterson
Kentucky
Ken

Hon
Willis Greene
HR
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State of Kentucky, County of Hart Sct
On the 10th day of March 1840 personally appeared before the Honorable Hart County Court, now sitting John Patterson a resident of said County of Hart and state aforesaid aged seventy seven years, who being sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the 
benefit of the provisions made by the act of Congress of the United States passed June 9th, 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the  following named officers and served as herein stated.
This applicant states that he entered the service as well as he now recollects and believes in the autumn of the year 1778, or 1779 as a volunteer in the County of Rowan and State of North Carolina about the same month  that the British took possession of Savannah in the 
State of Georgia for a tour of five months under Captain William Willson of Rowan County, our Lieutenant was John Todd and Ensign was Alexander Dobbins our
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Company commanded by the aforesaid
Officers rendezvoused in the Town
Salisbury and were mustered into service,
and formed part of the regiment 
commanded by Col Frances Locke,
The whole was commanded by Genl.
Rutherford, who marched the army
through Charlotte in Mecklenburgh [Mecklenburg] County to Camden in South Carolina, and on to the 10 mile House near Charleston.This applicant was taken sick at  Salisbury and was furloughed for one month and did not march with the army but in about two weeks after the army marched to Savanna, rejoined Col A Dobbins who by arrangement was to carry on the sick delinquents of about thirty waggons [wagons] with provisions.  This applicant drove one of the baggage waggons [wagons] as far as Camden in South Carolina and having delivered the baggage at Camden [illegible] Camden, this applicant drove the waggon [wagon] back by orders of Col Dobbins to Waxau [Waxhaw] Creek in Mecklenburgh [Mecklenburg] North Carolina and in a few days this applicant joined the Company of  William Armstrong in Rowan County and marched to Charlotte in Mecklenburgh [Mecklenburg] 
County North Carolina where we joined the regulars under Col Butler We then marched to Ninety six in

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South Caroline where I joined the old Company
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South Carolina, where I joined the old Company
Of Capt Willson, they were on their march
home.  This applicant returned back with 
them to Rowan County and was paid by said
Willum for a five month tour and honorably 
discharged for said Tour & honourable dis-
charged for said tour, and as will this 
applicant now remember he was dis-
charged in the Month of March 1779.
This applicant would state, that he did not
Receive a written discharge, at the time
He was discharged, that his Capt lived
In the same county with him and told
him that he would give him a written 
discharge at any time he would apply
For it, that he neglected for time to 
time to apply for it, that after the 
termination of war and the treaty 
of peace, he thought his discharge
would be of no service to him,
that he subsequently moved from
the State of North Carolina to the
State of Kentucky, without having
Obtained his written discharge
And never did obtain one.
This applicant states that he served a
Total of  [   ]  months under Capt
John  Brandon of Rowan County
South Carolina, he joined Morgan  on
12 mile creek, in Mecklenburgh County
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We were mounted infantry, and comman-
ded by Col Davis and marched into
South Carolina, to a river there called Little
Sandy, we were discharged in the 
Fall of 1780 at 12 mile Creek where
I was discharged having served three
months, this applicant does not
recollect does not recollect whether he
received a discharge or not if he did
he has lost or misplaced it.
This applicant was called into service
Frequently as a minute man,
And  leader Ensign Robinson
Guarded the prisoners at the Salisbury
Jail in the Autumn and winter of
1780 which had been taken at
[  ] defeat, and this applicant performed 
Several minute tours  [   ] Col Locke
And Col Robinson on the river Catawba in 
The summer of 1780 the whole minute
totaled amounted to a service of more
than two months. This applicant would
Also state that he was  [  ] several  times
called out against [   ]
this applicant would state that  [crossed out]
he fought in the battle under Gen C Davidson 
where he said Davidson was killed crossing at the ford
of Catawba River he was also in
another battle on the  [ ] day at
the widow [  ] where the British