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Declaration for Revolutionary War Pension of John Hargrave, Sr.

State of Illinois
Union County Declaration in order to obtain
the benefit of an Act of Congress
dated June 7th 1832

On this 20th day of October 1832 personally appeared in open court before the Hon. Tho. C. Browne, Judge of the circuit court of Union County now sitting, John Hargrave resident of said county and state, aged 77 years on the 23rd Nov. next being born in 1755, having now no record of his age, who, being sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of an Act of Congress dated June 7th 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers & served as herein stated: This applicant states that he was born in South Carolina near the state line of N&S Carolina in 1755 where he lived until he volunteered in the service of his country in '75. That sometime in the summer of 1775 when the Tories arose in the back part of the state there was a call for men & that he volunteered under one Capt. Dennis Hawkins & One Col. Daniel Horry, and stood in readiness for service at a minutes warning, being called minute men. That sometime in the following summer '76 he was ordered to march to Wilmington but before they reached Wilmington they met an army under the command of Gen. Lee marching southward which, when they had joined it, received an express to turn it's course immediately for Charleston as it was expected that the British Fleet would attempt to land, that when he arrived at Charleston the fleet of the enemy was anchored in what was then called the five fathom hole. That he was one of 500 volunteers placed on Sullivan's Island or Fort Moultrie, to watch the British & prevent them from landing. That after the British left he was discharged and was about returning home, when some man offered him the usual wages to take his place which he accepted & served something like a month, having served before but about 6 or 7 weeks. That after this he did no more service until the year '80 except having removed to the frontier part of the state he and others had to defend themselves against Indians, Cherokees. He further states that in June of the year '80 he again volunteered under one Capt. Thomas Hemphill & Col. Francis Lock, for the purpose of fighting the Tories who were very numerous. That having got together about 400 they heard that the Tories had taken Maj. (then) Edward Hampton & John Russell Lieut. & had condemned them to be hanged, but that they, having determined to rescue them, met the Tories 1400 or 1500 in number at a place Called Ramsour's Mill & defeating them took all their baggage & made something like 100 of them prisoners as well as he recollects. That he continued in this kind of service off & on til '81 probably in the month of April when he again volunteered under one Francis Boykin as Capt. & Col. Charles Middleton for ten months as horsemen or mounted men. That he marched under these officers to Fort Granby on the Congeree River which they took from the British Tories. That in this manner he was engaged for some time in taking several other Forts on the same river such as Fort Mott on the same river & Orange Fort on the Edisto River. In this manner were they employed through the summer until September probably the 9th he was at the battle of the Eutaw Springs Gen. Greene being the chief commander. That they drove the British from their camp about three quarters of a mile when they were met by a reinforcement when they turned the game upon us and we were in turn forced to retreat & they again occupied the original battle ground. That after this battle was over sometime in the October following after having been in this service about six months, he hired a substitute, obtained a discharge & returned home. He further states this to have been the last of his service. That he continued to live in N&S Carolina until the year '97 when he removed to Kentucky, Logan Cty. where he lived until 1809 when he came to Union County, Illinois where he has resided ever since & now resides. That before he left South Carolina his house was burned, he rather thinks by a Tory & all his discharges were thus destroyed. He further states that he has no documentary evidence & that he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure, who can testify to his services. That he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to pension or annuity except the present & declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the Agency of any state.

Sworn to the day & year aforesaid

John Hargrave

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State of Illinois Union County	Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of an Act of Congress dated June 7th 1832
On this 20th day of October 1832 personally appeared in open court before the Hon. Tho. C. Browne, Judge of the circuit court of Union County now sitting, John Hargrave resident of said county and state, aged 77 years on the 23rd Nov. next being born in 1755, having now no record of his age, who, being sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of an Act of Congress dated June 7th 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers & served as herein stated: This applicant states that he was born in South Carolina near the state line of N&S Carolina in 1755 where he lived until he volunteered in the service of his country in '75. That sometime in the summer of 1775 when the Tories arose in the back part of the state there was a call for men & that he volunteered under one Capt. Dennis Hawkins & One Col. Daniel Horry, and stood in readiness for service at a minutes warning, being called minute men. That sometime in the following summer '76 he was ordered to march to Wilmington but before they reached Wilmington they met an army under the command of Gen. Lee marching southward which, when they had joined it, received an express to turn it's course immediately for Charleston as it was expected that the British Fleet would attempt to land, that when he arrived at Charleston the fleet of the enemy was anchored in what was then called the five fathom hole. That he was one of 500 volunteers placed on Sullivan's Island or Fort Moultrie, to watch the British & prevent them from landing. That after the British left he was discharged and was about returning home, when some man offered him the usual wages to take his place which he accepted & served something like a month, having served before but about 6 or 7 weeks. That after this he did no more service until the year '80 except having removed to the frontier part of the state he and others had to defend themselves against Indians, Cherokees. He further states that in June of the year '80 he again volunteered under one Capt. Thomas Hemphill & Col. Francis Lock, for the purpose of fighting the Tories who were very numerous. That having got together about 400 they heard that the Tories had taken Maj. (then) Edward Hampton & John Russell Lieut. & had condemned them to be hanged, but that they, having determined to rescue them, met the Tories 1400 or 1500 in number at a place Called Ramsour's Mill & defeating them took all their baggage & made something like 100 of them prisoners as well as he recollects. That he continued in this kind of service off & on til '81 probably in the month of April when he again volunteered under one Francis Boykin as Capt. & Col. Charles Middleton for ten months as horsemen or mounted men. That he marched under these officers to Fort Granby on the Congeree River which they took from the British Tories. That in this manner he was engaged for some time in taking several other Forts on the same river such as Fort Mott on the same river & Orange Fort on the Edisto River. In this manner were they employed through the summer until September probably the 9th he was at the battle of the Eutaw Springs Gen. Greene being the chief commander. That they drove the British from their camp about three quarters of a mile when they were met by a reinforcement when they turned the game upon us and we were in turn forced to retreat & they again occupied the original battle ground. That after this battle was over sometime in the October following after having been in this service about six months, he hired a substitute, obtained a discharge & returned home. He further states this to have been the last of his service. That he continued to live in N&S Carolina until the year '97 when he removed to Kentucky, Logan Cty. where he lived until 1809 when he came to Union County, Illinois where he has resided ever since & now resides. That before he left South Carolina his house was burned, he rather thinks by a Tory & all his discharges were thus destroyed. He further states that he has no documentary evidence & that he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure, who can testify to his services. That he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to pension or annuity except the present & declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the Agency of any state.
Sworn to the day & year aforesaid
	John Hargrave