Lincoln County TN Archives Military Records.....Smith, William C.
Revwar - Pension
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WILLIAM C. SMITH
William C. Smith applied for revolutionary pension while living in Lincoln
County, Tennessee, April 18, 1833. He was born in Mecklenburg County, Virginia,
March 4, 1762. He enlisted while living in Wake County, North Carolina, in May,
1779, and served nine months in Captain Bledsoe's company, Colonel Joseph
Mabane's regiment, North Carolina troops. He was in the battle of Drowning Creek
and was later taken prisoner by the British and Tories. While making his escape
he received a gunshot wound in the leg. He enlisted in November, 1780, and
served six months in Captain James Frazier's company, Colonel Bledsoe's North
Carolina regiment. He enlisted in May, 1781, and served in Captain Hinton's
company. Colonel William Hinton's North Carolina regiment, and was in several
skirmishes with the Tories. While living in Wilkes County, Georgia, he served
six months in Captain Charles Williamson's company under General Clark and was
engaged against the Indians in Georgia. From Wilkes County, Georgia, he moved to
Pendleton District, South Carolina, where he lived until about 1817 when he
moved to Lincoln County, Tennessee.
Additional Comments:
From:
SOME TENNESSEE HEROES
OF THE
REVOLUTION
Compiled From Pension Statements
PAMPHLET NO. III
by Zella Armstrong
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