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On this 28th day
of August 1832 personally appeared in open court before the honorable Thomas
Stuart then presiding Judge of the circuit court of law and equity for the
4th Judicial circuit State of Tennessee Moses Lindsey a resident of said
county and state aged 70 years who being first duly sworn according to law
doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the
benefit of the provision of Congress passed 7th June 1832. That he entered
the service of the United States under the following named officers and
served as herein stated. He first entered the service under Capt Garret
Smith about the [blank] of [blank] 1776 who was then stationed at the
Blockhouse on the frontier of S Carolina on a creek called Rayburn’s Creek,
James Lindsey being lieutenant in said company in which he served six months
guarding the frontier from the depredations and ravages of the Indians who
then very much infested that part of the country. His next tour was also six
months and under the following officers Gen Williamson, John Lyle, Col. John
Hampton Brother to Ward[?] Hampton, Major and John Lindsey his uncle Capt.
He then with these officers commanding about the [blank] of [blank] 1777
marched from the Indian line after they had been driven away from the forts,
down to Bryer Creek in Georgia where we lay as near as I recolect about 4
weeks when an express arived that the Brittish commandant Campbell was upon
us we retreated to Agusta where we arived in 8 hours, being 32 miles from
Bryer Creek. Campbell attempted to cross the Savannah at Augusta. We used
our extensions to prevent him, and we did prevent him. In about two weeks
afterwards, we having received reinforcements, he whreached[?] to the mouth
of Tonoe[?] river 14 miles south of Charleston S. C. When the Brittish Gen
Provost with his fleet joined him; and we pursuing him encamped at Tonoe[?]
field about ten miles from the Brittish army. Here we remained untill we
were reinforced to ten thousand men when we attacked them and drove them
from the fortifications to their back where they were joined by a large body
of reserve, and we in our turn were repulsed and compelled to retreat
leaving as was said 16 hundred men in killed and missing. This is the last
of my service until Charleston and indeed the whole State of S Carolina were
in possession of the Brittish. I next entered the service of my country
about the month of June or July 1780 under Sumpter Gen. John Lyle Col. John
Hampton Major [&] John Lindsey captain, this was in about June or July 1780
we marched from the Alkin River to Fishdam[?] ford on Broad River, where the
Brittish under I know not whom attacked us very suddenly. We however
repulsed them with considerable loss on their side. We then marched to
McCrackin’s old field in Newbury County South Carolina. Here we lay untill
news arived that Tarlton[?] the Brittish Col. Was marching to attack us we
retreated to a place called Blackstalk Ford on Tyger river. Here the
Brittish under Tarlton[?] came up with us and offered battle which we
returned. This battle commenced about an hour by sun and was continued until
three quarters of an hour in the night when Gen Sumpter being dangerously
wounded in the back, the fighting mutually ceased and we retreated 22 miles
that night carrying our wounded Gen on a litter. We then went up to the head
of broad river and lay a short time Gen Clark then having the command of us
in the place of Gen Sumpter who went to Salsbury for the purpose of healing
his wounds, and hearing a considerable body of Brittish and Tories had
collected at Musgrove’s Mill, marched us upon them and attacking them about
the break of day we completely routed and defeated them. We then returned
back to the edge of N Carolina to Gilbratown where we lay until Gen. Sumpter
having recovered of his wound resumed the command of us militia (which
generally consisted of from 3 to 5 hundred men) and Gen Clark returned to
Georgia. Then on Morgan’s coming from Virginia with 300 rifle regulars, and
Col Lee’s Legion, and Washington’s light horse, we to the amount of about
300 militia under Major Robert Dugan 1st Major and James Dugan 2nd Major
joined Morgan and remained on Grindle shoals on Pucolet River until Tarlton[?]
pursued and we retreated to the Cowpers on the edge of N and S Carolina when
we encamped and were attacked next morning the 17th of Jany 1781 at day
break and fought the battle of the Cowpers and completely defeated them. We
then went on with Morgan guarding the prisoners to Guilford court house
where we met Gen Green with his division. Morgan then with his regulars
secured the prisoners, and the militia including me under Major Hampton were
sent to the head of Broad river where we refreshed ourselves and horses for
a short time. We then joined Gen Green who was preparing to attack ninety
six which we soon after did besiege for two or three weeks. This was in May
1781 as well as I remember. We took one fort. The next day 800 militia of
whom I was one were sent to reinforce Gen Clark in his attack on Augusta
then in possession of the Brittish. We took Grason’s fort. Gen Green being
hard run in consequence of Lord Rawdon having from Europe reinforcements we
were sent back to aid Gen Green where we remained but a few days before
Rawdon competed Gen Green to raise the siege. We retreated across the Saluda
River and went to Musgroves Mill. We then marched to fish dam for our Gen
then maneuvered for some time. The Brittish returning for Charleston we kept
down Broad River on the opposite side and about four mies from Cantow[?]
Springs, we fought the celebrated battles which was in September 1781. I was
attached to Gen Pickin’s Brigade and fought under him in this battle the
loss on both sides was great. After this battle I was not in any more
general battle. I was then sent, with some other militia to guard our county
Newbury County where I was retained constantly on actual duty in scouting
parties against the tories. Col Kaisey Leui Kaisey after wards Gen. and then
member of Congress commanding us. I think I remained in this capacity for
upwards of 12 months and I think until after peace was signed. My whole
service was 4 months and six months. My first two tours of six months each I
served as a substitute for John Boyd the last tour: the first, I do not
recollect for whom. I know of no person who can testify to my service except
Jesse Jackson who saw me when in the scouting parties. I took the
certificate of James Shire’s[?] on the 17 Jany 1820. It is not legally
authenticated, but such as it is I send it. From the time Charleston was
taken by the Brittish I was continually in the service excepting two or
three months immediately after that event, and continued until the close of
the war. T had several discharges from Col Lyle and some other officers and
on the conclusion of the war I took my Indent and gave up my discharge. My
Indent I after wards sold for an old gray horse. I was born in Fredrick
County Virginia I was living in Newbury South Carolina when I entered the
service which was in 1776 in my fifteen Tn year I have no other record of my
age than that in my father’s family bible which is now in Newbury South
Carolina. I have lived since the war in Newbury S. Carolina up to 1810 when
I moved to Williamson County Tennessee where I have lived ever since and now
live I am acquanted with Capt John Frost William B McClellan Jessee Jackson
and James S. Williams, who can testify as to my reputation as a soldier of
the revolution &c. And I hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension
or annuity except the present and declare my name is not on the pension roll
of the agency of any state sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
[signed] Moses Lindsey
[signed] Preston Hay clerk of Williamson ))
Circuit Court in the State of Tennessee ))
We, Wm Johnson a clergyman and John Frost a layman and James S. William and
Luke Pryor all of Williamson County Tennessee hereby certify that Moses
Lindsey we are well acquainted with, the same who has subscribed and sworn
to the above declaration that we believe hime to be 70 years of age that he
is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a
soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion sworn to and
subscribed that day and year aforesaid.
[signed] P. Hay clk &c ))
[signed] William Johnson, John Frost, James S. Williams, Luke Pryor
February 19, 1940
Miss Elisabeth Lindsay Vaughn
The Lookout Publishing Company
869 McCallie Avenue
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your request for information relative to Moses Lindsay,
a Revolutionary War soldier who served from South Carolina.
The data which follow were taken from the papers on file in the pension
claim, S. 4551, based on the military service of Moses Lindsey.
Moses Lindsey (personal signature Lindsey) was born in Frederick County,
Virginia. The date of his birth and the names of his parents are not shown.
While living in Newberry, South Carolina, he enlisted in 1776, and served
six months as private in Captain Garret Smith’s South Carolina company and
James Lindsey (relationship not shown) was the lieutenant and they were
engaged in guarding the frontiers against the Indians. Moses Lindsey
enlisted in 1777 and served six months as private in the company of John
Lindsey (his uncle) in Colonel John Lyle’s South Carolina regiment, was in
the battles of Musgrove’s Mills, Fish Dam Ford, Black Stocks, and Cowpens,
was in the siege of Ninety Six from which he went to the siege of Augusta to
reinforce the troops and while there he aided in the capture of Fort
Grierson, and was in the battle of Eutaw Springs; after the battle of Eutaw
Springs, Moses Lindsey was engaged in guarding the country against the
Tories, as private under Colonel Levi Kaisey and served until after peace
was singed.
Moses Lindsey lived in Newberry, South Carolina, until 1810 when he moved to
Williamson County, Tennessee.
Moses Lindsey was allowed a pension on his application executed August 28,
1832, at which time he was seventy years of age and was living in Williamson
County, Tennessee.
There are no further data relative to the family of Moses Lindsey.
If you desire to obtain the date of the last payment of pension of Moses
Lindsey, the name and address of the person paid and possibly the date of
soldier’s death, it is suggested that you address the Comptroller General,
General Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, D. C., giving the
following data:
Moses Lindsay (pensioned as Lindsey) Certificate 19202, issued August 13,
1833, rate $800 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1832,
West Tennessee Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. Hiller
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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