Pension application of David Quinn W4771

State of North Carolina, Duplin County: Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions

On lead 26th day of November 1832 personally appeared in open Court, before Stephen
Graham, William F. [?] & Gibson Sloan of the County of Duplin now sitting, David 
Quinn of said County, who is about Seventy seven years of age who being 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 7, 1832, viz: He was drafted in the 
militia in Duplin County in the year of ____ [blank in original] and was attached to a 
company commanded by Captain Taylor whose company belonged to the Regiment 
commanded by Colonel Brown in Genl Lillington's Brigade. In this Regiment he served 
three months and was discharged at the oaky branch in New Hanover County. He 
then became the Substitute of Lewis Barfield in the Continental service for twelve 
months and served in said service as private soldier under the command of Captain 
John [? could be “Jas” or “Jno” or “Jos”] Rhodes in a Regiment commanded by 
Colonel Murfree or Murphy and Major ____ [blank in original] Blount. From Duplin 
where he joined the said Regiment, he marched under the said officers to Hillsborough, 
then to Salisbury. Thence by Charlotte and Camden to headquarters at Thompson's 
Fort South of Santee River where Genl Greene was in command. From there he 
marched with Genl Greene to Eutaw [sic, Eutaw Springs], where he was engaged 
in the battle at that place, and received a wound in the hip. From Eutaw he was 
conveyed as a wounded soldier to Camden where he was placed in the hospital. 
After a partial recovery from the said wound, he again joined the Army at the high 
hills of Santee under the command of Genl Greene. From thence he was marched 
to get Bacon's bridge in South Carolina and after the expiration of his term of service 
of twelve months, at Wilmington in North Carolina under the command of Captain 
Coleman he was discharged having served in the militia or three months and in the 
Continental service as aforesaid twelve months.I hereby relinquish every claim 
whatever to a pension or annuity, except the present, and declare that my name is 
not on the pension roll of the agency of any state.

Sworn to and subscribed this day and year aforesaid.

Test: S/ John [?] Pearsall[?], Clerk S/ David Quinn
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State of North Carolina, Duplin County: Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions 
November Term AD 1833

David Quinn whose declaration is herein enclosed, comes in to Court this 28th of 
November and makes the following amendment thereto – the defects are as follows:
1st – the questions and answers --
2nd – the periods of the war when he served --
3rd – proof of service
4th – traditionary evidence

The following questions and answers were propounded in open Court & sworn to:
Where and in what year were you born? Answer: In Carteret County N. C. but do 
not know how old I am.

Have you any record of your age & if so where is it? I have none as it was torn many 
years ago from the family Bible & lost.

Where were you living when called into service? Answer: in Duplin – I took Lewis 
Barfield's place, he being drafted & declined – he having a wife & family and I have 
none.

Where have you lived since the Revolutionary war? Answer: In Duplin

Where do you now live? Within County

How were you called into service? Answer: I took Barfield's place & my name was 
put down for his.
Did you receive a discharge? Yes – in Wilmington – it is long lost.

Did you ever received a commission? No I referred to William Can [sic ?], whose 
brother was with me – and were both wounded – also to Gibson Sloane, a 
magistrate, & Robert Sloane.

2nd : I served precisely the same time with Thomas Canaday, having joined 
Captain Rhodes – in this County on the 25th May 1781 & were in service until the 
first of June of the following year – and the three months service the evidence of 
which is proved by James Wallace whose affidavit is herewith enclosed was 
performed in the latter part of 1780 as I had been at home but a short time before 
I began my campaign for a year.

Sworn & subscribed the day & year above said;
Test. S/ James Taylor S/ David Quinn, D his mark

State of North Carolina, Duplin County

I Thomas Canaday hereby make oath that I served the period mentioned above 
with David Quinn at the time mentioned by him and the facts set forth above are 
true to my own knowledge – the three months mentioned I did not serve – having 
only understood that he (D Q) served that tour.

Sworn to & subscribed the day & year above written. S/ Thomas Canaday

I David Carlton hereby make oath that during the revolutionary war I saw David 
Quinn who has subscribed the foregoing Declaration in the Camp of General 
Greene at Bacon's Bridge in South Carolina – that he was discharged shortly 
after I joined, his time being nearly out – this was in 
1782 --

Sworn & subscribed day & year aforesaid. S/ David Carlton





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