Pension Application of John Price: S5953
Transcribed and annotated by C. Leon Harris
State of Virginia Henry County to wit:
On this 12th day of November 1832 personally appeared in Open Court before the Justices of the County Court for Henry now sitting, John Price, a resident of the County of Henry and State of Virginia aged 70 years of age on the 7th June next, 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 7th 1832. viz. That he was born 7th June 1763 in Charlotte County Va about four miles from the Charlotte Court house that the record of his age is in Pittsylvania County Va – That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated. He was drafted in his 17th year and was a member of a company under command of Capt Hubbard which had for rendezvous Salisbury, N. Carolina. from this place he marched under the immediate command of Capt Hubbard above mentioned & lieutenant Samuel Henry to the South, and was under the command of Gen Lincoln in an engagement, on the borders[?] of a [word illegible; see note below] some 25 or 30 miles from Charleston South Carolina. That he served in this campaign 6 months – superior officers for part of this time Col [David] Mason & Col Burruss. That after his return to home which was to Pittsylvania in this State, he joined Gen [Nathanael] Greene’s army after the battle fought at Guilford Court House, North Carolina [15 March 1781], and served for the space of 3 months, making in all his time of service 9 months. This applicant further states upon oath that his discharge is not in his possession, but in that of a Mr Robert Finley, having by this disposal of it received a compensation in salt. This applicant further saith, that he has been residing in Henry County for these 37 or 38 years and that he is well known to Col. [Joseph] Martin, Gen John Dillard Mr Boling Dandrige [sic: Bolling Dandridge], Mr George Arston [sic: Hairston?] & others —
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State, or (if any) only in that of the agency of the State of Virginia
Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforsaid John hisXmark Price
NOTE: The engagement under Gen. Benjamin Lincoln was probably the Battle of Stono Ferry on 20 June 1779.