Roane County TN Archives Military Records.....Geren, Solomon September 15, 1832
Revwar - Pension
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Pension Application Of Solomon Geren, Natl Archives Microseries M805, Roll __, Application
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Roane County, Tennessee, September 15th, 1832, Solomon Geren, aged 71
years: That in the year 1777 he took the state oath in Randolph County, North
Carolina. He was then 16 and volunteered in the service of his country in
Captain Clarks company, Reuben Wood, Lieutenant, Simeon Geren, ensign, and was
attached to [blank] regiment of NC militia, colonels name forgotten. Marched
from Randolph to Charleston, SC. No particular circumstances occurred during
this term of service. Applicant served 5 months and was discharged at
Charleston, SC and was discharged by Lt. Wood, the captain being sick. This
discharge has been destroyed many years since. Returned back home to Randolph
county, NC.
He again volunteered in the service of his country in 1778 under Captain
McLain, Lt. Crabtree and was attached to a regiment of South Carolina militia,
colonels name forgotten. Marched from Randolph county, NC to South Carolina to
Rugeleys Mill. Before we arrived at that place, applicant was transferred to
Captain Bladsaws [Bledsoe?] who was from Wake County, NC. Marched from
Rugeleys Mill to attack the enemy at Camden. Commenced our line of march in
the night. We met the enemy about halfway between Rugeleys Mill and Camden,
who [the enemy] was commanded by Lord Rawdon, General Gates commander of our
troops. We engaged them and was defeated in this engagement.
General Williams was wounded. On the next morning, General de Kalb, a
Frenchman, was badly wounded ___ General Marion, there be he (Marion) was not
in the general engagement as applicant was informed, but was sent by General
Gates to ____ River to destroy the watercrafts to prevent the enemys escape.
But we were defeated and the American army dispersed in every direction and
this applicant returned home to Randolph County after serving 3 months. This
was in 1778. Applicant received no discharge this time.
Immediately after his return home, he again volunteered in the service of his
country under Captain ?Hinds in the regiment of SC militia under Colonel
Luttrell and marched to the Yadkin River in pursuit of the enemy under Lord
Cornwallis. We had a little skirmish with the enemy under the aforesaid
Cornwallis. Colonel Luttrell was the only commanding officer. We retreated east
of the Yadkin, where we made a halt, on order to prevent the enemy from
crossing and succeeded. The enemy marched up the river to a place called the
Shallow Ford of the Yadkin where they crossed the river.
We marched back into Randolph, NC where this applicant obtained a furlough to
go home, where he stayed for 10 days and again joined his company. During his
stay at home, the battle was fought at Guilford. Applicant stood in his
fathers yard and heard the cannon roar in the battle. Applicant was then
transferred from his own company to Captain Yorks company. He served under the
aforesaid Captain Hinds 12 months before he was transferred to Captain Yorks
company. Shortly after he was transferred he was taken prisoner by the Tories
and taken to a place called Lindleys Mill in Chatham County, NC, and from
there he was taken by the Tories to ONeals Race Path on the waters of Haw
River, where he was retaken from the Tories by Colonel Lee of Virginia who
commanded a company of Light Horse. He served with Colonel Lee 11 days, and was
sent home by Colonel Lee in consequence of a wound he had received when e was
retaken from the Tories.
He again joined his company under Captain York in Randolph, NC where we
reconnoitered through the country in pursuit of the Tories. He served in that
station about three months and was discharged. This last service was in 1778
[His dates are not accurate.] and was discharged by Captain York. This
discharge has also been lost. Applicant was acquainted with the following
regular officers, to wit: Col. Sharp, Gen. Morgan, Col. Washington, and Col.
Lee.
He can prove his services by Wilburn and Ezekiel Croft of Madison county,
Alabama. Applicant removed from Randolph County, NC to what was then called
Hawkins County, NC, but now Roane County, TN, where he has resided ever since
the close of the Revolutionary War.
Additional Comments:
His widow, Eleanor Geren, aged 80, applied for widows benefits on March 4th,
1842. She said he took the swamps to keep off from the British after Gates
Defeat. She often heard him talk about serving under Captain William York, and
that he served from the year 1780 until the war closed. She married him
December 26, 1785, and her record of proof is among the papers of the pension
file. He died on January 3rd, 1841, and most of the records on the Bible page
are in his hand, until the birth of Silas Geren, which was in her hand. She
died in Roane County, TN, February 5, 1852. The photocopy of the bible page is
included on the microfilm.
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