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On this 6th day
of September 1832 personally appeared in open court before me Thomas Stuart
presiding Judge of the Circuit Court of Williamson County of Law and Equity
in the State of Tennessee now sitting, Jacob Grammer, a resident of
Williamson County, Tennessee, aged 77 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 provisions of Act of Congress passed 7th June
1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named
officers and served as herein stated:
I was residing in Pitt County, North Carolina, when I first entered the
service as a volunteer into Captain Stancil’s Company. We were marched from
Pitt County, in the time I do not recollect, to Wilmington, N. Carolina,
where we rendezvoused and General Simpson commanding the North Carolina
Militia took command of us. Here we lay for further orders until my tour of
three months, for which I had volunteered, expired. I got a discharge signed
by my captain which is lost. I recollect none of the subordinate officers in
this company but Ensign George Fortner. I then returned home to Pitt County
where I stayed until my next tour.
My next tour was a tour of six months which commenced on 10th of November
1779. I entered as a volunteer into Capt. Gannon’s company, Seth Stafford,
Lieutenant, John Perry, Ensign. We marched from Kingston where we had
rendezvoused to the Ten Mile House in South Carolina, General Bryant taking
command of us at Kingston. The Col. of the regiment to which Captain
Bryant’s company was attached was by the name of Smith. In our march to the
Ten Mile House we joined General Ash with a body of troops. The troops with
whom I served were called out for the purpose of protecting Charleston, but
when we arrived at Charleston, it appeared that the British had turned their
forces upon Augusta and Georgia. General Lincoln, then in the command of the
Southern Army, ordered General Ash and his troops to go to the support of
Augusta. We then marched from Charleston to Savannah River which we crossed
at Augusta. We then marched down the river to Bryer Creek where we encamped.
We soon after found that the bridge over that creek had been set on fire by
the British and was burning down. Then the British came down upon our backs
and compelled us to battle. We were defeated and completely routed. A few,
including myself, under the Lieutenant and Ensign of Captain Cannon’s
company, retreated to Purysburg[?] where General Lincoln then lay with his
army. We remained with him until my six month tour was out. During the time
General Lincoln marched from Purysburg[?] to Black Swamp in South Carolina,
where I received my discharge on the 10th of May 1780, signed by General
Bryant, I expect. I returned home where I remained until General Gates,
appointed to the command of the Southern Army, marched towards Camden. There
was two companies raised in Pitt County, one of horse and the other of foot.
I volunteered into the foot, commanded by Captain John Hodge. We marched
from Pitt County about the 1st of August 1780 towards Camden expecting to
join Gates about that place. But he was defeated before we joined him. We
then turned and went to Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, N. Carolina, where
the wounded that escaped at Gates’ defeat had been sent. We stayed here some
time being joined by some of the county men, skirmishing with [the] British.
We then marched to the Yadkin River, Island Ford seven miles from Salisbury.
Here my tour of three months expired and we marched home and I received a
discharge signed by my capt. which I left in my father’s desk in North
Carolina.
I was born in Pitt County, North Carolina, 1756 where I remained until I
came to this country in 1813 and settled in Davidson County, Tennessee,
where I lived nearly two years; at the end of which time I moved to
Williamson County, where I have been living ever since and now live. I have
no other record of my age than that in my father’s family Bible which I
presume is in North Carolina. I have no documentary evidence of my service
except those stated, which was lost. I know of no person in this country who
can certify to my services as stated. I am acquainted with Robert C. Foster,
Garner McConnico[?], Thomas D. Porter, George Peay and Thomas Peay who can
certify to my character and having been in the service during the
revolution; and to my veracity & etc.
I hereby relinquish every claim whatever, except the present, to a pension
or annuity and declare my name is not on the pension roll of any agency of
any state; I was acquainted with General Lincoln, General Ash, General
Bryant and Colonel Smith.
[signed] Jacob Grimmer X his mark
Sworn to in open court, 6 Sept. 1832.
[signed] P. Hay, Clk. & etc.
Sworn to in Open Court
6th September 1832 (his mark)
We, Garner McConnico and Thomas D. Porter, clergymen residents in Williamson
County, Tennessee, and Robert C. Foster, George Peay and Thomas Peay and
Samuel Peay residents of the same County and State do hereby certify that we
are acquainted with Jacob Grammer, who has described and sworn to the above
declaration. That we believe him to be 77 years of age, that he is reputed
and believed in …[end of file.]
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