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George and Mary Sheffield
W. 3611 - North Carolina
In Estill County Kentucky, on the 20th of August, 1832, before Samuel Kelly, Hiram W.
Gwinn and Samuel Tipton, Justices of the Peace of Said County, George Sheffield, resident
of Said County, aged 73, made declaration: That in 1776, in Wilkes County, North Carolina,
he was what was then called a minute man. That in that year he was called out and went to
Salisbury and remained there 25 days. That he was in a company commanded by Jesse Walton,
Captain Benjamin Cleveland, Lieutenant and William Nool (?) Noll, Ensign. That in the same
year he went to the Cross Creek, under the same officer, to subdue the Scotch Tories, or
the Scotch, as they were called. He also went in the same regiment under Benjamin
Cleveland as Captain, Wm. Gray Lieutenant, and John Speaks Ensign, in the same year, on a
campaign against the Cherokee Indians, under the command of General Rutherford. He was out
during the year, about 6 months or 9 months. That afterwards, he went out as a volunteer
in the company commanded by -- Allen of Wilkes County. Thomas Birknell was Ensign. General
Livingston commanded. They marched to Charlestown and were engaged in fortifying it. He
served a term of 3 months and at the end of that time before his return home, he
volunteered for another tour of 3 months in Captain George Loomis's company, L. Brady,
Lieut. was attached to General Loomis'scommand. Archibald Lyttle was Colonel. That during
the last tour he was taken prisoner by the British at Charlestown and was paroled and went
home and continued on parole about 12 months. That after he was discharged. In 1781, he
again volunteered and was rendezvoused at Halifax, North Carolina in the company of
Captain Cokely. That out of militia, they assembled two companies and command was taken by
Continental officers. That he was in one of these two companies, commanded by Benjamin
Coleman, Thomas Pasters, Lieutenant, and Thomas Gibson, Ensign. That he was marches from
Halifax under Coleman to New River and toward Wilmington and continued out for 3 months.
That most of the time, he acted as orderly seargeant. That he has resided in Estill County
for 33 years.
Thomas White, clergyman, and Lewis Moore, high sheriff, residents of Estill County,
Kentucky, made oath: That they are well acquainted with George Sheffield and have been for
many years, and to their belief in his statements.
In Estill County, Kentucky, on the 21st of January 1833, George Sheffield appeared in
court and made oath supplementary to the one formerly made. That he was born in what is
now called Warren County, North Carolina on the first of April 1759. That he has a record
of his age in his Bible at home. That when he entered the Revolutionary War, he resided in
Wilkes County, North Carolina. Since then, he has resided part of the time in Georgia,
part in Tennessee and for the last 23 years he has resided in Estill County, Kentucky
George Sheffield of Estill County Kentucky, Kentucky, who was a seargeant-private in the
North Carolina Line, for 16 months as private and 3 months as seargeant, was inscribed on
the Roll of Kentucky, to commence on the 4th of March 1831. Certificate of the pension was
issued April 1, 1833.
Mary Sheffield appeared in court in Breathitt County, Kentucky and made oath: That she is
the widow of George Sheffield, deceased, and appointed John S. L. Edwards of Washington,
D.C. her attorney to draw up her claim for a pension.
In Breathitt County Kentucky, on September 20, 1833, before Thomas J. Frazier, Judge of
the Court, Mary Sheffield, aged 83, resident of Said County appeared and made oath: That
she is the widow of George Sheffield by a Methodist minister named William Duzan. That her
maiden name was Mary Little. That her husband died in Estill County, Kentucky, in 1835 or
1836.
W. H. Smith, clerk of Washington County, Tennessee, on the 89th of June 1853, made copy of
the marriage bond on record in his office in Jonesboro, Tennessee. George Sheffield and
George House went on the bond under William Blount, Govenor of Tennessee on the 3rd. of
August, 1795.
In Breathitt County, Kentucky, on the 20th of September 1853, before Judge of the County
Court, William Newton, aged 49, resident of count and state aforesaid, made oath: That he
has been acquainted with George Sheffield, deceased and his family since 1812 and to the
truthfulness of the statements of said George Sheffield and wife.
In Breathitt County, Kentucky, on the 20th of September 1853, James Sheffield aged 63,
resident of Said County and State made oath: That he knew the above named George Sheffield
for 12 years before and up to the time of his death. That the witness was present and saw
him die in 1835 or 1836. That George and Mary Sheffield raised a family of children.
George Sheffield, aged 44 years also a resident of Estill County, Kentucky made oath: That
he has known George Sheffield ever since his earliest recollection. That said Sheffield
died in Estill County, Kentucky, on May 17, 1835. This witness saw him die.
Mary Sheffield was inscribed on the pension roll of Kentucky, to commence of 4th of March
1848. Certificate was issued October 19, 1853.
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