War, Rev, Pension, Robert Robinson, W5741 Southern Campaign American Revolution Pension Statements & Rosters Transcribed by Will Graves W5741 Susannah fn42NC State of Georgia ] Hall County ] On this 5th day of November 1832 personally appeared in open Court before JOHN NICHOLS, SAMUEL FINLY and THOMAS S. TATE Judges of the Inferior Court of said County now sitting as a Court of Ordinary ROBERT ROBERTSON a resident of Hall County & State aforesaid aged seventy-six years the 10th of February last 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 of Congress passed June the 7th 1832. That he entered the Service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated. Deponent states that he was drafted into Service in the latter part of the month of July or first of August in the year 1777 under Captain JOHN BARBER, Colonel WILLIAMS GRIMES [sic, WILLIAM GRIMES] and adjutant ANDREW FLOYD, that he resided in Lincoln County State of North Carolina at the time, marched to MCFADDEN's Fort on the North fork of Broad River remained there about one month, then marched to Cathey's Fort a distance of two days march and joined the North Carolina troops commanded by General RUTHERFORD [GRIFFITH RUTHERFORD], then marched to what was then called the middle Settlements of the Cherokee Indians, and drove the Indians and burnt the towns, then marched to the Valley Towns where we took 9 prisoners and killed 4 or 5 Indians and burnt the towns at this place we were met by General WILLIAMS [sic, ANDREW WILLIAMSON] who had the command of the South Carolina troops, remained with Colonel WILLIAMS Regiment all night and then returned home, during this expedition a party of the Company (of which part deponent was one) were on short allowance for nine days having but one pint of flour each for the whole nine days, our time of 3 months having expired I returned home, and in a short time Captain Barber having received orders to raise a company of mounted Rifle men deponent volunteered for 3 months during which he was employed in scouring and reconnoitering through the Country watching the movements of the Tories, at the expiration of the time returned home again and in about a week volunteered again under one Captain FOSTER [?] and remained with him 2 or 3 weeks in an expedition against the Tories. Deponent says that he was born in Rowan County North Carolina on the 10th day of February 1756. That he has a record of his age which is in the possession of his brother who lives in North Carolina, that he has lived in South Carolina since the War until about 6 years ago when he removed the State of Georgia Hall County where he now resides. Deponent states that Colonels CLEVELAND & CARSON were with the Regiment to which he belonged at times. That he never received any discharge. Page 1 of 3 ** PAGE BREAK ** War, Rev, Pension, Robert Robinson, W5741 That he has no documentary evidence and that he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service. That he was in actual service upwards of 6 months. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that he is name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State. Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. S/ THOMAS S. TATE, JIC S/ ROBERT ROBINSON [JAMES WHITTEN, a clergyman, and ROBERT FULTON gave the standard supporting affidavit.] [fn p. 8: on November 6th, 1849 in Hall County Georgia, SUSANNAH ROBERTSON, 74, filed for a widow's pension stating that she is the widow of ROBERT ROBERTSON who had applied for a pension under the 1832 act which was quote with field on the ground of 3 months (the one half) of the Service he performed being volunteer service which was not been recognized by the acts of Congress"; that she married him January 3, 1792 in Chester District South Carolina; that they were married by JAMES FOWLER, a minister of the gospel; that she knows of no documentary proof of her marriage except her private family record the original leaves of which she tenders with her application which she states are in the hand writing of her husband; that after they were married that he resided in York District South Carolina until 1825 during which they had 10 children; they then removed to Hall County Georgia where her husband died May 27, 1845; and that she remains his widow.] [fn p. 10: on November 6th, 1849 in Hall County Georgia, ALEXANDER ROBERTSON, 57, testified in Hall County Georgia in support of his mother's application stating that he has always been regarded as the legitimate son of ROBERT and SUSAN ROBERTSON.] [fn p. 13: family record [very faint] ROBERT ROBINSON & SUSANNAH were married 1792 Jan. 3 ALEXANDER was born April 27, 1793 ANN STEVENSON was born July the 12th 1795 JEANE was born on October the 31 1797 JAMES BYERS ROBINS was born October 13 [illegible] SUSANNAH ADILAID was born July 14 1802 RACHEL Ad[illegible, could be ADARE] was born November the 19th 1804 PEGGY ADALINE was born February the 19 1808 ELISE CARLINE was born October the 12 1810 JAMES JOHN [illegible, could be ADARE] was born June the 13 1812 LUEASA1 was born M[illegible] [facts in file: veteran's widow's maiden name was ADARE.] 1 The War Department interpreted this name as LUCAS. 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