Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 7897, for James Jennings, North Carolina
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(8 - 1776) 
SERVICE  NUMBER
N.C. Jennings James W.7897
Va. Jinnings. B.L.Wt. 27580-160-55
Hannah
CONTENTS
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State of North Carolina
Buncombe Count
On this 18th day of October 1832 personally
appeared before the Justices of the Court of pleas & quarter Sessions, James Jennings of Buncombe County State of North 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 provisions made by the act of Congress passed June the 7th 1832-
That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in January in the year of our Lord 1777 in Prince Edward County in the State of Virginia in the Company commanded by Capt John Moulton of the fourth Regiment commanded by Col Adam Stephens in the line of the State or the Continental establishment - that he continued to serve
in said company on the service of the United States until
the term of his enlistment expired which was for two years
& was discharged at Valley forge in the State of Pennsylvania in January 1779 - that he was in the battles of
Brandywine & Germanton, Trenton & Princeton.
That he afterwards removed to the County Surry in the State of North Carolina, & he entered the
service as a volunteer under Capt James Shepherd for the term of five months - marched into the State of Georgia & was at the battle at Greenbrier Creek, - that he was born on the 14th February 1757 in Buckingham County State of Virginia, - he has no record of his age - he lived there  in Prince Edward County until his enlistment, when he enlisted