Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 2771, for Archibald Mc Corkle, South Carolina
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(3-1779) 
SERVICE
S.C.
McCorkle, Archibald
NUMBER S.2771
Carded
CONTENTS
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transfer Cam to Pens 28 Feby 1838.
To Pen agents 12 April 1838.
To Jackson Tenns 4th Septs 1887.
# May 1838 – Notification sent to Pensioner Jacks Creek Henderson County Tenn.
Date of death not on ab –
Jackson 25558
Tennessee
Archibald McCorkle, Stewart in the State of Tennessee who was a private in the comp commanded by Captain Barkley of the regt commanded by Col Richardson in the S. Carolina line for 17 months & 15 days
Inscribed on the Roll of West Tennessee at the rate of 38 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 31 day of Jany 1834 and Hon Court Henderson SC  Kn
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 145.83
Semi-anl. Allowance ending 4 March 29.17
$175.00
{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by Dan Boyd Clerk, Book E Vol. 7 Page 93
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Packs Creek Tn
Feby 10th
City of Washington
War Department
Pention Office
A. McCorkle
Mr. Evans  Feb. 27
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Packs Creek Henderson County
Tennessee February 8th 1838
Dear Sir.
I [illegible]to Say to [illegible] that I Archibald McCorkle Senior the undersigned am one of your pensioners who has lived until a few weaks since in Stewart County Tennessee – and drew my pention at the pention office at Ashville County having since my last draw in September – had that misfortune to receive a dangerous fall from my house which has left me a cripple probably for life and has nisessitated  me to change my resident and to be conveyed from Stewart county. Since to Henderson County Tennessee, in order to be with my children So as to be taken care of by them, therefor Pray you to transfer me on your list in Such a way as to entitle me to draw at the pention   Office at Jackson Madison County Tennessee – and you nisessitated that – arrangements must be so made that I can draw at one of the offices for this 4th of March next 1838 – which will come on in a few weaks from this rate.
In Testamony of the truth of the foregoing statement I have got this leter countersigned by an acting Justice of the Peace and three other substantial persons – who are acquainted with me and the nasesity of my
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being So transferred from the Pention [sic] office at Nashville to that of Jackson -
Submited [sic] to him whose duty is is to make this transfer at my request.
Respectfully your obt. Servt
Archible McCorkle
Attest.}
John M. Hart
J. S. [illegible]
Norman McLeod
I John Vannoy the other acting Justice in & for Henderson County of State of Tennessee doth certify that I saw the above assignments & acknowledged for the purposes therein contained this 10th June 1838
John Vannoy OB
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13.930
Archibald McCorkle
Stewart County.
Tennessee
from 1775 private
178 1/2 month $58.33/100
Adm -
Jos. Hon. C. Johnson
Present.
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WAR DEPARTMENT,
PENSION OFFICE.

Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by compling [sic] with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.

A STATEMENT, shewing the Service of Archibald McCorkle
(Table with six columns with the following headers)
Period when the service was rendered;
Duration of the claimant’s service: Years. Months. Days.;
Rank of the claimant.
Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served;
Age at present, and place of abode when h entered the service;
Proof by which the declaration is supported. 

Oct ’75; 2 months; Pr; Capt. Barkley & Col. Richardson; 79, S.C.; Traditional;
1778; 2 months, 15 days; Pr; Capt. White & Col. Kershaw
1779; 3 months; Pr; Capt. Kennady & Col. Kershaw
1780; 10 months; Pr; Genl. Sumpter

I am respectfully, 
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS
Commissioner of Pensions.
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2 REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832. The following regulations have been adopted: This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with, the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen [emphasis added by KDJ] , &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service. Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law: 1. The Regular 'Troops. 2. 3. 4. The State 'Troops. Militia, and Volunteers. Persons employed in the Naval service. Indian Spies. As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons, claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record. DECLARATION, In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832. State, Territory, or District of County of                           On this [——] day of personally appeared (a) before ss. A.B. a resident (b) of in the county of [——] and State, Territory or District of [——] aged [c] [——] 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 provion made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) [——], with [——] and served in the [——] (e) regiment of the line, under the following named officers: [Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if lie served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he en[t]ered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the countrythrough which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.] He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of [——] Sworn to and subscribed the dad rear aforesaid. A. B. [And then will follow the certificate of the Court.] And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. I [—— ——  ——]  of the Court of [——  ——] do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of [—— ——  ——] for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this [——] day of [——  ——] &c. If, on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out. Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz: (k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the [—— ——  ——] and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with [—— ——  ——], who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be [——] years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion. Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. [And then will follow the certificate of the Court.] And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. [—— ——  ——] who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the [—— ——  ——] and that C.D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the [—— ——  ——] and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit. I [—— ——  ——] Clerk of the Court of [—— ——  ——] do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of ________ for a pension. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal [seal embossed onto document] of office, this [—] day of &c. Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction. If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his
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alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case. 
The Court will propound the following [m] interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia. 
1. Where and in what year were you born? 
2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it? 
3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live? 
4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom? 
5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services. 
6. To a Soldier.  Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it? 
To an Officer. Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it? 
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that [t]he answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant. 
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons - one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character and standing of other persons, giving such certificates. 
The traditionary evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject. 
Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court. 
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature. 
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter. 
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[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing go by reason of bodily infirmity ; in which ease the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance. 
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he  should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule. 
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned. 
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served. 
[e] Every continental officer or soldier most give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. ln a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words: “Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below and in the following grades: — For — year — months, and — days, I served as a —  — . For — months and — days, I served as a — ; and for such service I claim a pension.” 
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, As the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months, it too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia &c. without specifying thetours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit. 
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable. 
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required. 
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case. 
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers. 

Mode of authenticating papers. In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which, contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate. Proof of Service. 

[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office. 
(stamp of finger pointing attention to the following: The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops, The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only. 
[k] This traditionary evidence is indispensable in militia cases. 
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact. 
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
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Archibald McCorkle
Declaration for pension
filed in open Court Sept. 24th 1833 
Jno. H. Clements, Clk
C. Johnson
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State of Tennessee}
Stewart County}
Circuit Court September 23rd 1833 Personally appeared in open Court before me the Judge of the fifth Juditial [sic] District for the state of Tennessee Archibald McCorkle resident of County & State aforesaid, Who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the pension law past in Congress June 7th 1832. This declarant was born in South Carolina, Lancaster District and Waxhaws Settlement on the 27th day of October 1754 according the record of his fathers family bible & his own bible into which he transmitted [sic] the record of his age  also it is the tradition of his family that said declarant was born some time before Bradock’s [sic] defeat & is now on the eve of his seventy ninth year, & lived on the place where he was born untill [sic] 1806 when he moved to Tennessee State Montgomery County & there lived twenty one years then moved to Stewart County in about two miles of Dover where he now lives & is personally known to & acquainted with the principle Gentlemen of Clarksville & Dover & many reputable Characters of the adjoining Countys and would in particularly for the satisfaction of the department state he is known to the honorable James B Reynolds  Henry H Bryant  John Hartwell Marable former Members to Congress and also to our present Member the honorable Cave Johnson. This declarant further states that he as a soldier of the Revolutionary was first called into the united States Service by the authority of South Carolina as a drafted Malitia [sic] Soldier for three months service in what is called, in the South, the Snowey [sic] Campaign [sic] in 1775 in the month of October, randevoused [sic] as a Company under Cpt John Barkley & Lieu John Kennady in waxhaws, then marched 20 miles west of Lands ford at Lee’s old fields & met his Regiment which was command by Col. Joseph Kershaw, then marched & randevoused [sic] as Regiment near Friday’s Ferry on Congaree River where Columbia of South Carolina now stands  Kershaw was placed under Col’n Richardson as commander in chief destined to act against a body of Tories & Cherokee Indians collected on Reedy River in the upper part of the State. as such the army took up the line of march & proceeded up Congaree River to the junction of the Saluda River, then up the Country between the two Rivers until reaching the Enemys camp on Reedy River & after some tight skirmishing & 90 or a 100 prisoners taken & the Enemy dispersed the army counter marched to near the forks of the Saluda & Congaree & then disbanded without those formalities used in more systematic warefare  he got no written discharge nor did he look for one nor hear of any. In his former declaration he believed he had served actually only six weeks on this tour but his witness & companion in arms on that expedition has convinced him that the time of their actual service was over two months but he plasess [sic] it at two only & returned home with his captain & company. His next or second tour commenced in October 1778 by being again drafted & called into the United States service by the authority of the State of South Carolina for three months, this expedition was destined for Purrisburg [sic] on the banks of Savanah [sic] River in consequence of the British appearing in Georgia & near that point he entered the service under Capt. Hugh White who belonged to Col’n. Kershaws Regiment, the division marched by the way of Camden, McCords Ferry on Congaree  Orangeburg, Boxes ferry on Edisto, horse shoe; Round O & Purrisburg across the middle of the state, this declarant being at charelston [sic] at the time of the draft & the marching of his comrades lost half a month leaving his actual servises [sic] in this tour to be two & a half months & was discharged as before verbally but came home in company with his capt. in January of the year 1779 and in a few days after returning volunteered his services [sic] for three months more under James Kennady the brother of the above named John Kennady and in the regiment under the affore named Colo. Joseph Kershaw who marched our troops on the firs [sic] February to head quarters at black swamp, but then the command of the Regiment devolved on Coln Simmons in consequence of Kershaw leaving the army for some cause that he cannot now recollect, the Country & event to this point the same as the former expedition. General Moultrie commanded in this army of observation but a short time before the expiration of declarant’s tour the british suddenly fell down the Savannah River & crossed in to the South State which caused General Moltrie with all his forces to decamp & with forced marching to gain the junction of the Purisburg & Black Swamp Roads, then to throw any possible obstruction in the way of British troops whose aim appeared for Charleston  this circumstance caused that very unequal contest between Col. John Laurens & his magestrys [sic] troops
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Coosahatchey Bridge; General Moltrie having placed Col’n Simmons Regiment with a few continentals together with some other troops under the command of Laurens left him to dispute the passage of the Bridge with the British which he performed in a state worthy of his Bravery but as was intended had to retreat before an over whelming power, but the enemy reaching Dorchester 21 miles from charleston Capt Kennady’s time having expired for several days as also this declarants I was discharged in the usually way, that is, verbally  from this time declarant was not called on again untill Charleston was taken in the following year 1780. On the fall of Charleston for a short space of time all opposition to British power & authority seemed to be lost with it, but the untiring spirits, Marion, Sumpter & some others could not long be kept down, as such Sumpter raising the standard of liberty once more and in the name of & by the authority of the State of South Carolina called for volunteers to rally around the standard of liberty, accordingly this declarant with many of his neighbours flocked to sustain the sinking but noble cause of liberty. this declarant volunteered on this occasion without respect to any specific regard to time otherwise than to the end of the momentous struggle or end of life in the conflict  this service commenced about the last of June or first of July 1780 under the command of Capt Hugh White & Lieutenant John Drening in a short time Sumpters force had augmented so rappidly that he no longer stood on the defensive but began that rappid succession of offensive warfare that so signalises that short span of time from about the first of July untill the 16 or 17 of August when this brave officer received a compleat & total defeat & dispersion of his troops by Col’n Tarlton of the British light horse at the mouth of fishing creek, General Gates having been but a day or two before also beaten by Lord Corn Wallis near Camden  once more in the peaceable possession of the british arms, while the poor whig’s with out armies help or mony fled before the insulting foe, declarant with most of his oppressed neighbours fled into North Carolina for refuge. The superior soil & cultivation of the Waxhaw lands & consequently quantity of provision of all kinds drew the particular notice of all sorts of soldiery whether whig tory or Britons  as such Waxhaws was no soffa or criddle of ease & safety to its whig inhabitants, but not so affrighted as to leave  on Lord Corn Wallis removing his advanced camp at Charlotte back to Winnsborough 40 Miles south west of Waxhaw the flying inhabitants faced about and walked back at the noble Lords heels untill they saw themselves once more in their own huts almost as free as the air they breathed & with renewed vigor in the month of October began to devise & execute means to defend those sons of liberty that had now become so dear to them, as such while Sumpter recovering many of his brave volunteers carried his victorious arms nearer the middle of the state left declarant & most of his
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neighbours to defend their lives, liberties & homes from the pernicious attacks of their loyal neighbours who were much emboldened in their freedoms by strong neighbouring post of British troops stationed at Camden under Lord Rawdon accordingly Col’n Kimble & Col’n Henry Hampton headed & commanded the waxhaw volunteers & others they could get from October, as above stated untill General Green [Greene] came to camden in April & altho’ no battle was fought that was so called in that compass of time by Col’n Kimble nor Hampton yet never was more vidgalence [sic] and activity used in the course of the war to guard on all sides against the inroads of a victorious & insulting foe and few periods of the war marked with more success as such declarant was actively employed through that momentous time of scouring watching & skirmishing from waxhaws to Lynchs Creek, camden wateree & Santee, but on Greens appearance in the vicinity of camden Kimble was ordered to support Green in his attempt on Rawdon & accordingly declarant shared in that dangerous struggle, & fell back with Green [Greene] to Rugeles mills but then & from there Kimble was dispatched to Singletons Mills to reinforce Marion who was posted or encamped at that place and while Green decampt from the neighbourhood of camden & regressed across the Country & laid siege to Ninety Six, Marion moved across the wateree River & Congaree River he scowered the Country leading towards Orangeburg & in the mean time Gen Green [Greene] being repulsed at Ninety Six suddenly concentrated his force near a British post at Orangeburg, but Cruger who commanded at ninety six perceiving Green’s intention on Orangeburg decamped from that post & reinforced the post at Orangeburg & so made it prudent for Green to cease from his project, then the army falling back to the high hills of Santee where this declarant was discharged in August just before Green recrossed the Wateree, Congaree in pursuit of the british which resulted in the Eutaw battle, being a volunteer, & not limited to any particular tour or time he only was discharged by a substitute and before he could rejoin the army the Eutaw battle was over and the hope of peace began to swell & his substitute continuing he never returned any more to the army & this ended his tours as a soldier of the Revolution. In this declarant’s former declaration according to the opinion of several Gentlemen of the bar who were his friends & councelors [sic] this declarant set down the whole term of service from June 1780 to August 1781 embracing at least 15 months service but on the departments explanation he sees that is not their sense and as such to make every possible defect of service good without doubt may claim it as a ten months tour of service as the almost only loss of duty was in the time of flying before & returning after the british from Sumpters defeat a little after the middle of August untill [sic] somewhen about the last of October and what few Idle days or hours through the winter of 1781 will be made good by costing of 4 or 5 months of the whole time as to officers in this term of service, before Sumpters defeat White & Drenand were as before stated his company officers and altho Sumpter himself was col’n Commident [sic] yet Col’ns Hill, Lacy, Bratton & Neal were in Sumpter’s army each having a small proportion of our neighbours Major Crawford he thinks acted in behalf or in place of Kershaw who was not present. After his return from North Carolina untill [sic] spring &
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during the spying, scowering, watching & skirmishing troubles of the winter of 1781 declarant served under no col’ns except Kimble or Hampton and they sometimes only as captains having no other captain along but capt James Kennady was the regular & principle capt under whom he served, but on the approach of Green & the subsequent service of the spring & summer capt Kennady alone was his captain his Lieutenant William Barkly and in Col’n Kimble’s Regiment commanded by General Marion after Sumpter joined Marions troops untill the american forces met before Orangeburg with a design of attacking that post, then the whole was commanded by Green  the different battles in which this declarant was in, through the course of the war personally was the skirmish Reedy River, the battle at Coosahatchey Bridge, the attack on Rocky Mount, the Battle at Hanging Rock, Sumpters defeat, & Greens Battle at Camden. In all this declarants tours he served as a private soldier in the infantry service and always in the open field and never in garison or forts. This declarant knows of no witness alive or near this who can testify of his services except Samuel Dunlap of Humphreys County Tennessee state  said Dunlap was a near neighbour & served in some of the same tours that the declarant & knew of others  In addition to this declarant offers John Lee esq’r a near neighbour & Travis Moore a clergyman both of Stewart County. Squire Lee has been personally acquainted with this declarant for twenty five or six years & the Rev’d. Travis Moore ever since he lived in Stewart County. This declarant doth further state on his oath that from the great length or laps of time since the performance of his tours of service in the Revolutionary war from having received no written documents or discharges of any kind & from a natural decay of his memory in so great an age leaves him without support  datta to be as deffinite & certain in many dates & circumstances as the war department would wish on  matter of so much consequence to the publick but this declarant has come as near the truth as he can, these circumstances considered, & hopes he has not failed in any point to the injury of the United States. He does hereby relinquish any or every claim to pension or annuity except the present & declares that his name is on no role or List of any agency in any state whatever.
Archible McCorkle
Sworn to in open Court Sept 24th 1833
A.M. Wall, D. Clk
State of Tennessee}
Stewart County}
We, John Lee Esqr. & Travis Moore a Clergyman Residing in the afforsaid County do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Archibald McCorkle whose name is subscribed & sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be seventy nine years of age (a few days excepted) that he is respected and that it is believed in his neighbourhood where resides to have been a Revolutionary Soldier & that we concur and know him to be a man of good moral character.
John Lee J.P.
Travis Moore / Clerg.
Sworn to in open Court
September 24th 1833
Test. Jno. H. Clements Clerk
The following are the interrogatories submitted to the said Archibald McCorkle by the Court 
1st Whare & in what year were born
Answer. In South Carolina Lancaster District waxhaw Settlement on the 24 October 1754
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2nd Have you any record of your age & if so where is it 
Ans’r I have a record of my age in my bible & that from the record originally in my father’s bible & this at my home 

3rd Where were you living when called into service, where have you lived since the Revolutionary war & where do you now live? 
Ans’r On the plantation where I was born; there I continued to live untill 1806 then moved to Tennessee State & lived 21 years in Montgomery County, then moved to stewart County, where I now live 

4th How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute & if a substitute for whom 
Ans’r I was drafted twice & I volunteered twice; I never was a substitute 

5th State the names of some of the Regular officers who were with the troops where you served, such continattal [sic] & Malitia [sic] Regiments as you can recollect and the general circumstances of your services 
Ans’r on my first tour Col’n Tompson of the Rangers, and Col’n Thomas Polk of North Carolina was in the army besides those who were my immediate officers as stated in my declaration. In my second tour beside my commanding officers I recollect of General Rutherford of North Carolina, In my third tour I don’t recollect any but the command officers that I have named in my declaration nor any particular Regiment or division of army in those three several tours. My last tour embracing from June or July 1780 to August 1781 there was many changes in armies time places and circumstances, while under Sumpter I have named the several Col’ns of parts of Regiments, in my winter services of 1781 and I recollect of none, but from the arrival of General Green to my final discharge. I recollect of Col’n Washington, Capt. James & Company, for circumstances I refer to my declaration 

6th Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, & if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it 
Ans’r I in no case received a written discharge 

7th State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighbourhood & who can testify as to your character for veracity and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution 
Ans’r besides those mentioned in my declaration already I name Britton Bayliss, Cullen Bayliss, Doctor Clemants  Wm Williams Esq’r William Bailey Esq’r &c &c 

State of Tennessee } Stewart County } I Samuel Dunlap of Humphrees [sic] County & State afforesaid [sic] do hereby testify that I am well acquainted and have been from my recollection with Archibald McCorkle who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration in order to obtain a pention [sic] as a Revolutionary Soldier, I further state that he not only lived in the same neighbourhood with myself before & at the time of the Revolutionary war & can testify as to said Archibald McCorkles good Chairecter [sic], as a citizen, a soldier and moral standing with the community but also served with him in his first tour of Revolutionary duty in the same Capt’s Company in the same Regiment in Sumpter army before & at his defeat & also from October following to Greens Battle at camden in April through the winter of 1781 under Col’n. Kimble & Col’n Henry Hampton. then we were parted & served no more together but have no doubt of his having performed the further services as he states in this his declaration and especially as I knew that he was out on duty and that no
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doubt respecting his services as he has related them ever reach me from any quarter and I do hereby testify that so far as my recollection serve me and my knoledge [sic] of them extends they are true & faithful and as he has set them forth in the above declaration
Samuel W Dunlap

And the said Court does hereby declare his opinion after their investigation of the matter and after putting the foregoing Interrogatories, that he the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and serve as he states and the Court further certifies that it  appears to him that the said Travis Moore who has assigned the proceeding certificate is a clergyman residing in Stewart County & that John Lee who has also signed the same is a resident in said County and are creditable persons & that their certificates & statements are entitled to credit and the Court doth further certify that the above witnesses Samuel Dunlap of Humprees [sic] County is an inhabitant of said Humphrees [sic] County and is a creditable man & that is testimony is to be credited.
Parry W Humphreys

I John H. Clements Clerk of the circuit Court, of Stewart County do hereby Certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Archibald McCorkle of a pension  In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office at office in Dover October 2nd 1833
Test. Jno H Clements, Clerk
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I am well acquainted with John H. Clements, the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Stewart County and also his hand writing - his signature to the above certificate is in his proper hand writing - there is no seal provided by law for the Circuit Court in the State of Tennessee & presume the seal affixed has been procured by the CLerk probably to answer the objections taken to all that hapens in that office.
C. Johnson
Nov. 25th 1833
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March 12, 1940
BA-J/AWF
Archibald McCorkle
S. 2771
Mrs. J.D. Williams
Franklin Tennessee
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War records of Archibald McCorkle who service with the South Carolina troops, and died in Henderson County, Tennessee.
The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in claim for pension S. 2771, based upon service of Archibald McCorkle, in the Revolutionary War.
Archibald McCorkle was born October 27, 1754, in Waxhaw Settlement, Lancaster District, South Carolina. The names of his parents were not given.
While residing in the place where he was born, Archibald McCorkle served as a private with the South Carolina troops as follows:
From sometime in October, 1775, two and one half months in Captain John Barkley’s company, under Colonels Joseph Kershaw and Richardson was in the “snowey campaign”, some skirmishing and took about 100 prisoners’ from sometime in October, 1778, two and on half months in Captain Hugh White’s company, Colonel Kershaw’s regiment, and was in the battle of Coosawatchie Bridge; in 1779, three months in captain James Kennady’s company, Colonels Simmons’ and Joseph Kershaw’s regiments; from in June or July, 1780 until in August, 1781 in Captains Hugh White’s and James
Handwritten in the left margin:  Returned. Remailed to Mrs. Florence Williams April 1 - 40
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Kennady's companies, under Colonels Kimble and Henry Hampton, and was in the battles of Rocky Mount, Hanging Rock, Fishing Creek, and Camden.
Archibald McCorkle moved in 1806 to Montgomery County, Tennessee, where he lived about twenty-one years, and moved to Stewart County, Tennessee.
He was allowed pension on his application executed September 23, 1833, then a resident of Stewart Country, Tennessee.
He had moved in 1838 to Henderson County, Tennessee, to live with his children. The names of his children were not given, nor are there any data in this claim in regard to his wife.
The papers on file in this claim contain no further discernible family data.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, name and address of person paid, and possibly the date of death of this pensioner, you should apply to the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and furnish the following data:
Archibald McCorkle
Certificate #25558
Issued January 31, 1834
Rate $58.33 per annum
Commenced March 4, 1831
Act of June 7, 1832
Jackson, Tennessee Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant to the Administrator
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Card 2 "Service Should be 2 1/2 mos.
June or July 1780
Capts Hugh White & James Kennady
Cols. Kimble & Henry Hampton
Service in 17779 Should not be Jany 1779 but
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Card 2 "Service Should be 2 1/2 mos.

June or July 1780
Capts. Hugh White & James Kennady
Cols. Kimble & Henry Hampton

Service in 1779 should not be Jany 1779 but
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1779 only In
declaration or ask me
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No declaration prior to Sept. 23. 1833, with these papers at this date, nor in the claim S.F. 9731 (Archibald McCorkle) Jan6 6, 1970
V. L. M.
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Union Bank of Tennessee
Nashville 21st. April 1838

J. L. Edwards Esq.
Dear Sir
Your esteemed favor of the 12th instant requiring information to what time Archibald McCorkle a Revy. Pensioner under the act of the 7th June 1832 and at the rate of Fifty eight dollars Thirty three cents, per annum was last paid to, is duly to hand; and in reply therein have to inform you he has been paid to the 4th September 1837
I am very Respectfully Sir
Your obtSrvt
John M Bap Prist. & Pension agent
By S. Cantrall
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Packs Creek Tenn (Free - top right  corner as postage stamp)
March 27th

War Department
Pension Office
Washington D.C.

(this is an envelope with notations): Claim; pen. att.; April 9
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Henderson County}
State  of Tennisse [sic} On this twenty sixth day of March 1838 Before me The Subscriber, a Justice of the Peace for the said County of Henderson, Personally appeared Archibald McCorkle of said County & State & being duly qualified, who on his Oath declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the Company commanded by Captain John Barkley & who was succeeded in command by Captain John Kennady  and Captain Hugh White & others in the course of the war & to the Regiment Commanded by Colonel Joseph Kershaw together with then Colonels commanding served expeditions in the united States service during the war (viz) Colonels Richardson, Cimbal, Hampton, &c. &c. that deponents name was placed on the pension Roll of the State of Tennessee. That he was a Citizen of Stewart County at the time of enrolement [sic] & since untill [sic] lately. He now has moved to this the Couty of Henderson where he intends to remain & in future to draw his pension, as may be provided for & directed by the war department, deponent offers as a reason for his removal that he is unable to take care of him self & chose for the purpose of being taken care of, to live with that branch of his family who reside  said Henderson County.
Archible [sic] McCorkle

Sworn to & subscribed before me the Day & year aforesaid.
John Vannoy (J.P. swirly circle)

I do hereby certify that the above Subscribing pensioner Archibald McCorkle is the very person described I the above affidavit Sworn to and subscribed before me the Day & date above writen [sic] John Vannoy acting Justice  for the county & state aforesaid do certify that Norman McLeod is a man of veracity & good character.

John Vannoy (JP swirly circle)
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State of Tennessee}
Henderson County}
I Jesse Taylor Clerk of the County Court of Said County Do certify that Joh Vannoy is an Acting Justic of the Peace in and for Said County duly commissioned and qualified. That his signature to the within probate is his own proper hand writing and that full faith and credit is and ought to be given to all his official acts as Suited.
Given under my hand and seal of office at office this 26the day of March 1838
Jesse Taylor Clerk
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3-871.
RECORD DIVISION.
Department of the Interior,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Briefed by L. D. L.
Claim No.
Certificate No.
Claimant
Soldier Archibald McCorkle
Service S.C.
Additional Service Rev War
No ___ claim, State records __ , 190__
No claim, combination records __ , 190 __
REMARKS:
No claim except S. #2771


D-8 Chief Division
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Franklin, Tenn –
Feb – 17 – 1940

Pension Dept.
Washington – D.C.

Dear Sirs:
 Can you furnish me the service record of Archibald McCorkle who served in the S.C. line during the Revolution, and drew pension in Stewart Co – in 1832. (I’m not sure what state.)
And was drawing pension 1840, in Henderson County Tenn. His list age in 1832 was given as 80 years.
Thanking you for this information, I am
Yours sincerely
(Mrs. JD) Florence P. Williams
Franklin, Tenn.

Circular stamp marked RECEIVED FEB 21 1940 at 10
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Henderson, Tenn, July 19th 1909
To the Commissioner of Pension

Dear Sir
My great grandfather Archibald McCorkle, was a Revolutionary Soldier from South Carolina and drew a pension from 1834 to 6th day of June 1844 the date of his death. My mother Joanna, White, McCorkle, was his granddaughter, and my object in writing  you is to ask that you will kindly send me a transcript of his military Records as it may appear in the archives at Washington. By so doing you will greatly oblige me.
Very respectfully
E. N. Tabler
Henderson Tenn
Chester Coty.
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Mrs. H. Worth Jones
Houston, Texas

January 23rd, 1926

Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir:
Please send me the pension record, if any, of Archibald McCorcle [sic], or widow, of Lancaster District South Carolina, a planter and slave owner, member of the Waxaw [sic] society, married Mary White of same district. He was Revolutionary soldier under General Green and was in the battles of Guilford Court House, at District 96,” and at Eatons Springs.
Also the record of William E. (perhaps Ezekiel) Watkins of Halifax County Virginia (or widow), wealthy Virginia planter in his day, born in 1750, married Elizabeth (Betsy) Jearnigan (pronounced Jonakin) Moved in 1810 to Montgomery County Tennessee where he died in 1820 or about that time.
Please give family reference and dates the papers may contain. With appreciation for any information obtainable I am
Yours truly,
Mary Watkins Jones.

Address- -
Mrs H. Worth Jones,
Box 971- Houston, Texas.

Circular stamp: PENSION U.S. OFFICE C JAN 26 1929
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To the Commissioner of Pensions
Washington, D. C. 

Dear Sir
My great grand father Archibald McCorkle was a Revolutionary Soldier from South Carolina & drew a pension as such from 1834 to the date of his death on the 6th day of June 1844.
I am myself a daughter of the American Revolution & mite to request that you will send me his Military history as recorded in your department.
Very Respt
Mrs. Lulu W. Harrison
790 Richmond Ave
Memphis Tenn

Circular stamp: PENSION A U. S. OFFICE DEC 29 1909
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N. B Hardeman,
Henderson, Tenn.' Oct. 26 1904
The Pension Bureau
Washington, D.C.
Will you please give me information concerning one Archibald McCorkle, who was a soldier in the Revolutionary War. I being a great grand - daughter am very anxious to get any information you might be able to give me concerning him
Very Resp'l.
Mrs. J.A. McCully.
Henderson
West Tenn.

Circular stamp imprinted: PENSION U. S. OFFICE
OCT 31, 1904
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7 Fort Sanders Manor,
Knoxville Tenn
Nov. 20, 1923
U.S. Commission of Pensions
Washington, D.C.
Dear Sirs:
There has always been a tradition in our family that wo ancestors were Revolutionary soldiers, but no one so far as I know ever tried to verify it. Could you tell me if you have any sort of record of either:
I.
Watkins – born 1750 or 1745 according to 2 records. {one record calls him William E. and one calls him Jesse} but as there is a dispute he might bear either John, Robert, or Thomas as all are family names for generations back – Jesse is a very  old name in our family. Lived many years in Halifax County, Va. & perhaps other parts of Va. Married there Miss Elizabeth (or Betsy) Jernigan (Do you have the above name on record any where?)
Said to have served about 3 years in infantry under Washington and others – Left army about 1781 [or ’83? is crossed out]
Moved from Halifax Co., Va. to Montgomery Co. Tenn. about 1810. Died 1820. Descendants are earliest Texas pioneers & prominent Texas men & women today.
II.
McCorkle, Archibald {a full-blooded Scotchman settled in Carolina “member of the Waxhaws” as the record says –  Married Miss White. His brother Robert also was a Rev. soldier. 
Our record merely says: “He was a Revolutionary soldier; he fought under General Green and was in the battles of Guilford Court House, ad at “96” and at Eatons Springs.” I have no proof whatever of this statement.
Thanking you for any information you may have.  I am Sincerely yours,  Pauline Watkins Powers.
[Mrs. Edwin B. Powers]
Circular stamp: NOV 23 1923 OFFICE
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Jan 3rd 1930
Bureau of Pensions P.O Box no 7
Dear Sirs =
Kindly send me the record of Archibald McCorkle - private in the army of South Carolina - from 1754 & 1844
married Joanna White 1777 - This record is probably in Tennessee Pension Rolls P 99 - Census of Pension 1840
Sincerely,
Mrs. J. D. Rowlett
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Rev. and 1812
Wars Section 
AWF / HMM - acct absent Letter copied (handwritten and noted)
February 14, 1930.
Mrs. J. D. Rowlett
Murray, P.O. Box 7
Kentucky.
Dear Madam:
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 2771, it appears that Archibald McCorkle was born October 27, 154 at Waxhaw Settlement, Lancaster District, South Carolina. 
While residing at said place he enlisted and served as a private in the South Carolina Troops as follows - 
While residing at said place, he enlisted and served as a private in the South Carolina Troops, as follows -
From October 1775, two months in Captain John Barkley's Company, Colonels Joseph Kershaw's and Richardson's Regiment, and was in the battle at Reedy River.
From October 1778, two and one half months in Captain Hugh White's Company, Colonel Kershaw's Regiment, and was in the battle at Coosawatchie Bridge.
In 1779 three months in Captain James Kennady's Company, Colonels Simmons' and Kershaw's Regiment.
Company, Colonels Simmons' and Kershaw's Regiment.
From June or July 1780 to August 1781 in Captain Hugh White's and James Kennady's Companies, Colonels Kimble's and Henry Hampton's Regiments, and was in the battles of Rocky Mount, Hanging Rock, Fishing Creek, and Camden.
He was allowed pension on this application executed September 23, 1833, while a resident of Stewart County, Tennessee.
In 1838, he was living in Henderson County, Tennessee, with his children, no names stated, nor is the name of his wife on file.
There is no further data on file as to family.

Very truly yours
EARL D. CHURCH
Commissioner.
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March 4, 1926
Mrs. H. Worth Jones
Houston, Box 971
Tex.
Madam:
I have to advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 2771, it appears that Archibald McCorkle was born october 27, 1754 at Waxhaw Settlement, Lancaster District, South Carolina.
While residing at said place, he enlisted and served as a private in the South Carolina Troops, as follows - 
From October 1775, two months in Captain John Barkley's Company, Colonels Joseph Kershaw's and Richardson's Regiment, and was in the battle at Reedy River.
From October 1778, two and one half months in Captain Hugh White's Company, Colonel Kershaw's Regiment, and was in the battle at Coosawatchie Bridge.
In 1779 three months in Captain James Keenady's
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Company, Colonels Simmons' and Kershaw's Regiment.
From June or July 1780 to August 1781 in Captain Hugh White's and James Kennady's Companies, Colonels Kimble's and Henry Hampton's Regiments, and was in the battles of Rocky Mount, Hanging Rock, Fishing Creek, and Camden.
He was allowed pension on this application executed September 23, 1833, while a resident of Stewart County, Tennessee.
In 1838, he was living in Henderson County, Tennessee, with his children, no names stated, nor is the name of his wife on file.
There is no further data on file as to family.
WINFIELD SCOTT
Commissioner.
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January 10, 1934
Pauline W. Powers
7 Fort Sanders Manor,
Knoxville, Tenn.
Madam;
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 2971, it appears that Archibald McCorkle was born in Waxhaw Settlement, Lancaster District, South Carolina, October 27, 1754, and resided there when he enlisted in the War of the Revolution.
He was allowed pension, for seventeen months and fifteen days as private in the South Carolina troops, on  his application executed September 23, 1833, at which time he was a resident of Steward County, Tennessee.
In 1838, he was living with his children (no names stated) in Henderson County, Tennessee. There is no further family date on file.
Respectfully,

Commissioner
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In reply to your request of ____________ , received ___________ 
For a Rev. War [written over the word statement] of the military history of Archible McCorkle a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his [or his widow’s – crossed out] application for pension on file in this Bureau. S. F. 2771. Pensioned Archibald McCorkle
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OF APPOINTMENT. / LENGTH OF SERVICE. / RANK. / OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED / STATE.
Oct. 1775 / 2 mos. / Private / Capt. John Barkley / Colonel. {Joseph; Kershaw; Richardson;  / S.C. 
Oct. 1778 / 2 ½  “ /    “  / Captain Hugh White / Colonel. Kershaw
  “  1779 /  3  “  /   “  Captain James Kennady / {Kershaw & Simmons
{June & July 1780 /   “ / {Captain Hug White & James Kennady / Colonel. Kimball; Henry; Hampton
Discharged / Aug. 1781
Battles engaged in, Reedy River, Coosawhatchie Bridge; Rocks Mount; Hanging Rock, Fishing Creek  and Camden
Residence of soldier enlistment, Waxhaw Settlement, Lancaster District, SC
Date of application for pension, Sept. 213, 1833 . This claim was allowed.
Residence at date of application, Stewart Co. , Tennessee
Age at date of application, b. Oct. 27, 1754 at Waxhaw Settlement, SC
Remarks: Children referred to no. names stated or other family data. M Henderson Co. Term 1838