Covering jacket: McElroy, James, South Carolina, S2786. 23 Aug 1832 in Allen Co, open court, James McELROY aged 73, desposed that in 1776 abt Sept1 he volunteered to fight against Indiana under Captain John GOWAN. He then lived in Spartanburg Co SC; service was about 15 months. Then he was drafted under Lt Edward HAMPTON and was at the Attack of Savannah. On many other occasions he was called to fight the Tories and the British; thnks he served about 4 years from Sept 1st 1776. Benj BAILEY, clergyman, and Walter THOMAS are neighborhood witnesses. ** Covering jacket: MERRIT/MERRITT/MERRET (spelled all 3 ways), Stephen & Dicey, North Carolina, W25693. pvt Company of Capt POWERS, 9 months service. Inscribed on KY Roll at $30 per year to begin 4 Mar 1831. Certificate of pension issued 18 Oct 1833. Bounty Land Warrant 36198-160-55. Allen Co 1 June 1833 in open court. Stephen MERRIT aged 71 deposed that he served 3 months as a private under Capt BRADLEY in 1778; 3 months under Capt POWERS 1779 & 3 months under Captain PITTS in 1780. Was born in Halifax Co NC sometime in 1762. Lived in that county when called into service. Since the war moved to Rockingham Co NC, thence to Capre Feir (Camp Fear?) NC, thence to Pendleton Co SC and then to Barren Co KY. Thence to Allen Co KY. Was drafted into services. Cites Zachariah BRIDGES, Uriah WHITNEY, John G WHITNEY, George W MANSFIELD, Flemming HAINES and John WHITNEY, Esq as neighborhood witnesses. John BROOKS, clergyman, Flemming W HAINES and George W MANSFIELD, all of Allen Co, testify as to his age and character and belief in his Rev. War service. On the same date John WHITNEY deposed that he has lived near Stephen MERRITT for 30 years; recollects his uncles who were in the Rev War saying that many years since that said Merrit served with them in the said war. 1 June 1833 in Allen Co before John WHITNEY, JP and Ann WHITNEY, aged about 75, swears on oath that she and Stephen Merrit were raised children together in Halifax Co NC and that she lived within a mile and a half of the father of Stephen where Stephen resided. She recollects Stephen being drafted and saw him leave the neighborhood to serve against the British and the Tories. On the same date and place Mrs Dicey Merritt, aged 75 adn Samuel HAINS, aged 53, testified to long acquaintance with Stephen and his wife Dicey who "according to what we have always heard and believed were married in KY in 1828 and the name of said Dicey Merritt before marriage was Dicey LEVI." 15 Aug 1855, J W FITZGERALD, DC for Samuel SWEARINGEN, CC, certifies among other things that from the records of his office a marriage license betwen the said Stephen and DIcey on 26 July 1828; license was never returned to the office according to law, yet I believe the rites of matrimony were consumated by a legally authorized minister who failed to make return of them. Dicey Merritt: Kentucky 15,464, inscribed on the roll at $30 per year to begin 3 Feb 1853. Certificate of pension issued 8 Sept 1855. ** MORRISON, HUGH, VA, S36180. Covering jacket: Kentucky 17,780. Hugh Morrison, Allen Co, Pvt VA line, 3 yrs. Inscribed on KY Roll $8.00 per month to begin 18 May 1820. Certificate of Pension issued 15 Sept 1820. Allen Co, 18 May 1820. Hugh Morrison, now in his 66th year stated on oath that he enlisted 22 Sept 1775 udner Capt John GREEN 1st VA Regt. Served 1 year. Same day of his discharge re-enlisted under Capt John WILLIS of 2nd VA Regt and served 3 years. At time of last discharge was Sergeant of the company. Same date: Wiot MITCHELL of Allen Co deposed that he well recollects Hugh Morrison enlisting in Capt John GREEN's Co as he (Mitchell) enlisted in the same company on the same day. 18 May 1820. Thomas HAWKINS of Allen Co in whose family Hugh Morrison lives, made oath that Morrison does not possess any property whatsoever. William FINNEY testified to Morrison's service undesr Capt John Willis, 2nd VA Regiment. John PULLIAM gave similar testimony. 24 Aug 1820 Morrison aged about 66 gives a schedule of his property. It shows one bed and furniture at $25; 1 cow at $10; 1 saddle at $12; and a debt to David A PORTER for $7. He resided with his daughter Sally HAWKINS and her husband Thomas, have no home of my own. Next week: Benjamin POE, Joseph SEARS and George STOVALL. Sandi Sandi's Puzzlers: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~gensoup/gorin/puz.html SCKY Links: http://www.public.asu.edu/~moore/Gorin.html GGP: http://ggpublishing.tripod.com/