This application was taken in Hawkins County, Tn but he was living in household of his son William B. in l840 in Washington Co. census. You have to see the census on microfilm to see the Rev. War soldiers in that census. In this case his file number was listed as Sl93l or I would never have found it. On this 26th day of September l832, personally appeared before me Lewis Click one of the Justices of the Court of Pleas and quarter session for Hawkins County, John Smith, aged 72 years last March 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 ofCongress passed 7 June l832-- That he entered the Service of the United States under the following named officers and served as there in stated by that in theyear l780 in the fall of that year, he thinks in the month of September about the first this declarant entered the services of the United States, by being drafted in Burke County, North Carolina and served in the company of militia under the command of Captain Mordecai Clarke the name of the colonel not now recollected. That from Burke County this declarant was marched to General Morgan's headquarters at a place called Grindells Shoals on Pacolet River in South Carolina, from thence the Army moved, under General Morgan towards Gilbert Town near the edge of North Carolina and after marching one day, encamped for the night about a mile from the Cowpens and on the ensuing morning information was brought to General Morgan by one of his spies, named McDonald, that Col. Tarleton was within 5 miles of his encampment thencefore General Morgan retreated back about a mile in order to prepare for the enemy by choosing a more favorable situation which place was called the Cowpens, and after being at said place about 2 hours, the enemy came up and the battle commenced which resulted in the defeat of said Tarleton with great lost and who retreated leaving a great number killed and taken prisoners. This declarant states he was in the battle during the whole time it lasted which was fought about the middle of January l78l. From the Cowpens this declarant was marched to Salisbury passing over Broad River at the Cherokee ford and marched on towards Cherells ford, but before reaching Cherells ford the regiment to which declarant was attached was discharged and he received a written discharge sometime about the lst of March l78l, having served fully 6 months. Said discharge has been lost sometime ago. That again in the Spring of l78l he thinks sometime in April he entered as a volunteer under Col. Robert Holmes in Burke County and was marched into Lincoln County against the Tories and came under the command of General McDowell and after remaining there about 2 months or more the declarant was marched back to Burke by Col. Holmes and on his way back took the small pox and lay sick better than 2 months having served about 3 months when he was taken sick, his Col. furloughed him for 40 days which expired sometimehe thinks in the month of July which the service including the time he was furloughed amounted to 3 months. Again in the latter end of September l78l this ceclarant again entered the service for 3 months under Captain Stringfield and was marched to the Head of Catwaba at Davisons fort where this declarant with others was discharged by Captain Stringfield but which discharge has been lost. He thinks he was discharged in the later part of December l78l having served inthe whole l2 months. Declarant relinquishes every occasion to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agenc of any state. Sworn to Lewis Click (J.P.) /S/ John Smith This John Smith was listed as John Dutch Smith on tax records. He was German and came from N. C. with the Hunsuckers and Shellys. Marriage records Guilford Co. N.C. l0 Aug l779 John Smith to Katherine Shelly d/o Adam Shelly Minute Book was found by Mary Carter of Kingsport in Scott Co. Minute Book l0 p. l5 l2 Oct. l847 Ordered that it be certified that it was this day proved in open court by the oaths of Elkanah Derting and John Barker that John Smith deceased was a pensioner of the United States of America at the rate of $40 per year that he resided in Scott Co., Va. at his death and died in said County on the 30th day of June l847 that the said John Smith left no widow but left the following children to wit: Elizabeth, Aggy, Polly, Henry, Anthony, William & Rebecca Smith Mary(Polly m. Nathan Hobbs confirmed by d.c. of dau. Aggie Carter d. ll/l7/l9l4 at age l02 states mother was Mary Smith and father Nathan Hobbs bu. farm of Jacob Hoover in Arcadia, Tn.; Anthony m. 6 Aug l822 Elizabeth Fletcher, William B. m. Barbary Hunsucker, Rebecca m. Dulaney Carter. William B. Smith is buried in Shelly Cem. near Route 58 in Scott Co. His son John W. Smith m. Eliza Ann Baker d/o Levi Baker whose will is listed. John and Eliza are buried on the family farm in Scott Co. as well as their son William and his first wife.

Descendants of John W. Smith 1 John W. SMITH b: 29/Sep/1835 in Scott Co VA d: 25/Feb/1922 in Boozy Creek Road Scott Co . +Eliza Ann BAKER b: 15/Jun/1839 in Scott Co VA d: 14/Aug/1903 in Boozy Creek Road Scott Co VA m: Abt. 1858 2 William J SMITH b: 18/Oct/1859 in Scott Co VA d: 1/Jun/1928 in Boozy Creek Rd on Rt618 Family Cemetery .... +Martha A GOOD b: 16/Mar/1860 d: 24/Jun/1902 in Boozy Creek Rd on Rt618 Family Cemetery m: 18/Mar/1882 in Sullivan Co This is the info I have that connects to this John Smith. Thanks again Todd& Michele for the information you have shared. It help me to connect a couple of isolated people that were listed in my grandfather family history. Teresa [email protected] Hughes, Clark, Capwell, Bennink, Aylsworth,Schaub PA/FL Anderson, Baker, Horton, Herron Jeter, Snapp, VA/TN/FL