Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 9,402, for Henry Meredith, North Carolina
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South Carolina
Laurens District In the Common Pleas

On this 19th of October personally appeared in open Court before his Honor Richard Gault one of the Judges of the Court of Common pleas now sitting Henry Meredith a resident of Laurens District So. Carolina aged 75 years, who being 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 June 7 1832. 
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and
served herein stated. That he volunteered under Capt Pleasant Henderson, Col Joseph Williams in Orange County No. Carolina about the year 1777. and marched to Cumberland River now Tennessee & remained there until the expiration of the three months the time for which I volunteered, received a written discharge but has lost it since. 
I volunteered again in the year 1779 in the militia light horse under Capt Davis Grissam, Col Taylor, Orange County N. Carolina and marched to near Camden SC Carolina and continued to do service through the country lying on Peace River
and a part of No. Carolina for three month the time for which I volunteered and was discharged at Peace River But have lost or missed my discharge.
I volunteered in Orange County No. Carolina again
the 1780 in the militia light Horse, under Capt
Abraham Allen and performed duty
for three months by marching through the
greater part of the state lies between Cross Creek and Millington returned to Hillsborough & was there discharged, I have lost my discharge- I volunteered again in the militia light horse troops in the year 1781 under Capt William Douglass, Col Wm O'Neal and performed service through the upper part of
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No. Carolina, about Hillsborugh for three months
and was engaged in a Battle with the Tories (who
were commanded by Col Fanning) at the Quaker
Settlement near Haw River, and was discharged in
Wake County No. Carolina, having performed service
for three months. I received a with discharge but have
lost or mislaid it. I was taken a prisoner near Hillsborough
by Cornwallis army, & was paroled about a [illegible] 
week-- I was born in the State of Maryland
Baltimore County in the year 1757 - I have a record
of my age as made by my father now at Home -
I was living in Orange County No. Carolina when I
Volunteered, and moved to Laurens District S. Carolina
in the year 1784 & have lived here ever since.-
- I was a Volunteer - I never received a commission-
I hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or
annuity, except the present, and declare that my name
is not on the pension roll of any agency in any state.
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid the
Revd Gabriel Philip & Genl Starling Tucker
are persons to whom I am known in my neighbourhood
and who can testify as to my character for veracity & their
belief of my services as a soldier of the revolution.-
Sworn to & subscribed the day Henry Mereidith
& year aforesaid-
John Garlington
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