This Widow's RW Pension application was sent to me. My earliest known William White was from Pr.Wm. Co VA/Fauquier Co VA but I do not recognize this William. Anyone know of him? "White Family Genealogical Abstracts from Revolutionary War Pensions" by Elnore White Farquhar, 1991 Lists this soldier's service record Page 75 in above book No 322 in this book William White NC W65 SR; 28 pages NSR 31 Pages Born 25 Oct 1752 Prince William Co VA Died 18 Jan 1834 Anderson Co TN Applied for pension 1832 Anderson Co TN Entered Service Anson Co NC Resided VA, Anson Co NC, then to Greenville SC ca 1790-91 Married 25 August 1784, Burke Co NC Wife's Name Rachel ____ Born ca 1755 { 85 in 1840] Died Jan 1841 appl: Widow's Pension 1840 Roane Co TN Children; Bible Record: George b 8 Jan 1786; Philip b 16 Aug 1788 [of Morgan Co TN in 1840]; Rachel b 13 July 1790 [Md Josiah Montgomery]; William b 27 Jan 1793; Thomas b 13 May 1797; John b 29 Oct 1800. The names Sally Pittman appears on a list of heirs but not on the Bible Record. Inquiries 1927, Mrs. William Billman, Sullivan, TN Anson-Richmond County NcArchives Military Records.....White, William October 17, 1832 Revwar - Pension ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/nc/ncfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Nancy Poquette [email protected] May 27, 2006, 5:03 pm Pension Application Of William White, Nat’l Archives Microseries M804, Roll #__, Application #W65 Anderson County, Tennessee, October 17th, 1832, personally appeared, William White, aged 80 years: He resided in Anson County, North Carolina, at which place in or about the month of October 1780, he was drafted or called out by Colonel Thomas Wade and ordered by him to go and gather the Tories corn as they had fled and left their plantations. He went with the company and gathered the corn, and it was taken off for the use of the American army. He served at this time, two weeks under the order of his colonel as aforesaid. He was then verbally discharged. Again, some time in November 1780, he was drafted or called to serve a tour against the Tories under Captain Dudley Mask. (Rendezvoused) at the Grassy Islands, marched down to Drowning Creek. The Tories fled and we were verbally discharged. Served at this time, two weeks. Again, in or about the first of January 1781, he was drafted for to go against the Tories under Captain John McGuire. (Rendezvoused) at the Grassy Islands, marched to Drowning Creek, and worked back, against the Tories. They fled and we were verbally discharged. He served this time, two weeks. Again, in or about February 1781, he was drafted to go against the Tories under Captain John de Jarnette and Colonel Thomas Wade. (Rendezvoused) at [Blewett’s] Ferry. Marched to Drowning Creek and took some Tories as prisoners. They tried one of the prisoners by a courts martial and hung him. He was then verbally discharged. Served at this time, two weeks. Again, in or about the middle of March 1781, while living at the same place last aforesaid, he was drafted under Captain John de Jarnette in Colonel Thomas Wade’s regiment of militia. We marched to Drowning Creek. We lay there some time, then marched through the country to keep the Tories from committing depradations. Served at this time, two months and two weeks and was verbally discharged about the first of June 1781. We, however, took some prisoners at this time. Again, while living at the same place, in the month of July 1781, he was drafted for a three months tour against the British under Captain John de Jarnette in Colonel Thomas Wade’s regiment of militia. (Rendezvoused) at the Grassy Islands, marched to Black River. There we met Generals Butler and Rutherford. We were commanded by General Rutherford. Then we marched into the neighborhood of Wilmington, then to the plantation of Major Waddle. Lay there about a week, then back to near Wilmington. Lay there about a week, then on to the waters of Cross Creek, then back to Major Waddle’s plantation, then to near Wilmington. We lay in that neighborhood till our time was out, and was honorably discharged in October of 1781. June 4, 1929-Letter from Winfield Scott to Mrs. William Billman: I have to advise you that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim that William White was born in Prince William County, Virginia on October 25, 1752. He died in Anderson County, Tennessee on January 18, 1834. He married August 23, 1784 or 85 in Burke County, NC to Rachel, her maiden name not stated. She was 85 years of age in July 20, 1840, and at that time was a resident of Roan County, Tennessee. She died in January 1841 File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/nc/anson/military/revwar/pensions/white98gmt.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ncfiles/ File size: 3.9 Kb