Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 5,051, for Lawson Mallard, North Carolina
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N.C.

Mallard, Lawson

S. 5051

carded
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State of North Carolina
Jones County SS
S.
On the 13th day of March AD 1833
personally appeared in the Superior Court for the County of Jones, before the Hon. John R. Donnell, judge thereof, now sitting Lawson Mallard a resident of Jones County N.Ca. in his seventy four second, 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 in his 18th year being drafted by
Col Avery in Jones County,  under him Capt. Risden McDaniel rendezvoused at Trent Bridge in said County, whence they marched through Onslow County into Bladen County
and encamped the North east branch of Cape Fear near Buford's Bridge, when [where?] they encamped namely three months - during
their encampment they were attacked by the British under Col Craig. The Americans immediately broke down and destroyed Buford Bridge and this prevented the British forces from crossing  the river
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and after firing at each other for some time across the river
we took up our line of march for Duplin County where we were discharged under Colonel Avery & Col Samuel Hill after having served three months - Written discharges were given to none of us, as they were never demanded. 
In the month of August following our discharge as aforesaid
the Militia of Jones County having been divided into three
classes, the class to which this affiant belonged was ordered
to rendezvous at Trent River ten or twelve above Trenton
in order to intercept Colonel Craig and the tories whom it was understood were on their march from Wilmington to Newham. We accordingly repaired to our post under Col. Avery and as we encamped  just below Jumping River in Jones, the British and Tories came upon us unawares
and after some resistance on the part of the Americans
this affiant was taken prisoner by the British & carried
as a prisoner to Wilmington where he remained confined
in three months, and was thence sent round
to the City of Charleston S.C. where he was confined
in an old prison ship, in the harbour, under the charge
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of one Sergeant McKinney, after remaining a prisoner in this situation for about eleven months,
and Exchange of prisoners was effected by General Greene, and this affiant was discharged and returned home by land, having been absent fourteen months. Col Saml Hill, was
with us in the engagement with Col. Craig & the Tories. This affiant has no documenting evidence
and he knows of no person save Mr F [Illegible]  (whose testimony is hereto appended) whose testimony he can procure, who can testify to his service - He hereby relinquishes every
claim whatever to a pension or annuity except and the present, & declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State
Known & subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Lawson Mallard
Houston
Where and in what were you are you born?
Jones  County the 10th Jany. 1762.
Have you any record of your age & if so where is it?
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Robert F. Cole
1800 "E" Street, N.W.,
Washington, DC

March 26, 1934.

Veterans Administration,
Washington, D.C.

Gentlemen:

Will you please furnish me with abstract of the pension papers of LAWSON MALLARD, of North Carolina, who served in the Revolutionary War as private in the North Carolina Militia, giving as much personal and family history as the pension papers may disclose. 

This soldier's name is listed in the U. S. War Department Report of Pensioners, 1835, and I believe him to be a lineal ancestor whose military service will assist in establishing relationship and right to membership in the D. A. R. for my cousin, Quita Cole.

Thanking you for this information, I am,
Respectfully yours.

Robert F. Cole