1.  Where and in what year were you born?
Answer. I was born in Augusta County Virginia in the year 1752 according to the best
information I can obtain.

2. Have you any record of your age and if so where is it?
Answer. I have not.

3. Where were you living when called into service? Where have you lived since the
Revolutionary War & where do you now live?
Answer. I resided in Augusta County Va. when I entered the service – have resided in
same County since and also in Montgomery & Giles Counties and am now living in
Logan County Va.

4. How were you called into service?
Answer. I volunteered Captain of an Infantry of Riflemen & served as such.

5. State the name of some of the officers who were with the troops where you served,
such Continental & Militia regiments as you can recollect & the general circumstances
of your service?
Answer. I was acquainted with Genl's Washington, Lafayette, Wayne & Scott. & Cols
John Weiler, Thomas Huggers, Robrt McCleery, Wm Boyer are the principals and my
principal circumstances are set out in the foregoing declaration.

6. Did you ever receive a commission & if so by whom was it signed and what has
became of it?
Answer. My first commission as Captain was signed by Lord Dunmore, my second by
Patrick Henry, which were left with Col George Pearis of Giles County for safe keeping
& lost or destroyed, he having his dwelling house broken open and plundered as I have
been informed.