Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 7,485, for Andrew Shook, North Carolina
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served a little over two months as he now
now thinks
In the Spring of the year 1781 as he now thinks he was drafted for a three months tour in the company commanded by Captain Daniel Smith to Guard the frontier against the incursions of the Cherokee Indians at Davidsons fort on the head of the Catawba River in what is now Burke County North Carolina and served out the term of time for which he was drafted at that place
In the Summer of the year 1776  as he believes he served a campaign against said Indians in the Company commanded by Captain Samuel Killian in the Regiment of Colonel Joseph McDowell in the expedition commanded by Genl. Charles McDowell against the Cherokee Indians and served in the same as a mounted rifleman Seven or eight months to the best of his recollection -
he received no discharge for any of his services to the best of his recollection
He was born in the State of Pennsylvania
North Hampton County in the year 1755
from thence moved into what is now Lincoln
County N Carolina where he lived when he
performed the above service and now lives i
Hayward the County of Said State - he was not attached to any of the Continental or regular troop nor was he acquainted with any of the regular officers - he has no documentary evidence of his service and does not know of any person whose testimony he can procure who can testify as to her Service except that herewith transmitted