Adams, Peter

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     Adams, Peter B/F, On date of Dec 7 1833 personally appeared in open court, before C. Hunt, mayor of the City of Lexington.

     Peter Adams was a resident of Washington Co, Ky. He was born in Rowan Co, N.C. 3-11-1759, he had a brother John Adams, a resident of North Carolina. He lived at the place of his birth until 1779 when he came to Kentucky with his uncle Jacob Hunter and remained at Boones Station until he settled in what is now Washington County Kentucky, where he has resided ever since. He resided at Boone's Station when he first entered the service as a volunteer under Captain Hays who was a son in law of Col Daniel Boone in Col Logan's regiment and with that regiment he marched to the mouth of Licking, where he was joined by other troops under the command of General George Rogers Clark, who ascended the Ohio in boats from Louisville, to the place of rendezvous, Col Morgan was with the troops, but whether he commanded the other regiment which was in the expedition he does not remember. The army under the command of General Clark crossed the Ohio at the point and marched to the old Chillicothe town. The enemy met the troops at Pickaway town on Mad River where a severe battle was fought in which this affiant shared. He was not wounded then nor since. The expedition did not leave the Indian Country until the towns were all destroyed and their corn cut down when the troops returned to the mouth of Licking, at that point, the two regiments separated, General Clark descended the river to Louisville and Col Logan's regiment returned to Boone's Station and other stations from whence it had been collected. On that expedition he served to the best of his recollection and belief at least four months. The troops marched about the first of June 1780 on the above expedition. As the affiant was first enrolled in Captain Hay's company, remainder of the year he was always liable? to be called on to do military duty accordingly during the year 1780. He was frequently called on to go on detachments for various purposes and served on the frontier stations as a guard amounting to at least one & 1/2 months in that year, making 5 1/2 months of service in the year 1780. In the year 1780, your affiant was not engaged in any battles but was frequently called out on similar services to that detailed above amounting in time to at least 3 months. He was ordered in the beginning of the year 1782 to Bryant's Station where he remained as a guard until the siege of that station by the Indians in August of that year. He remembers all the circumstances of the siege which continued until the 3rd day when the enemy retreated, but he refrains from other details as being unnecessary here. During the siege, a reinforcement of about 40 men came to the station from Lexington, who remained in it until it was raised, Captain McCraig commanded in the station by the request of the garrison although he had no commission as an officer in consequence of the business of all of the superior officers, who were attached to the station immediately after the siege was raised, a body of troops of about 180 men under Colonels Logan, Todd, Trigg, Boone, McGary and other officers came up and immediately pursued the enemy to the Blue Licks, when the unfortunate battle which took its name from that spot was fought. Your affiant was not in that expedition in consequence of not being able to procure a horse in a few days a body of about 400 men were called to bury the dead on the battle ground in which number he was one and they marched to the ground and performed that painful duty and returned to Bryant's Station. As soon as possible after that General Clark issued his orders to Col Logan to collect all the men who could be spared in the interior stations and met him again at the mouth of Licking, which accordingly was done about the later part of August. On that occasion, your affiant marched in Captain Charles Hazelrigg's company in Col Logan's regiment, Col Boone was along and General Clark commander in chief. The army acrossed the Ohio again at that point and marched thence to the new Chillicothe, towns, between the Miami and White Water rivers where he did not find any enemy except about 300 squaws and children who were taken prisoners by us. We destroyed the towns and crops of the Indians and returned again to the mouth of Licking, where the troops again separated and returned to their respective residences during that year your affiant served at least nine months including a part of 1783 up to the peace between this country and Great Brittain. That this affiant served at least seventeen and one half months, never served higher rank than a private, all the time in the militia. He has one living witness; John Hunter who with his cousin and whose deposition is given herewith and who lives in Jessamine County and who came with him to Lexington to obtain such aid in preparing his claim. In his own neighborhood or his own, is known by Peter Higdon, James Thompson, Robert Mitchel, Judge Booker. 

     Affidavit of L B Smith, formerly of Washington Co, Ky, and David Stucker Jessamine Co, Ky say there are well acquainted with Peter B/F Adams. John Hunter made affidavit that he is well acquainted with the affiant Peter B/F Adams, being his near relative and having been living with him in his father's family until after the revolution and having served with him in almost every instance referred to in his declaration, he has no doubt of the entire truth of his statements being a personal witness of most of them and that in the two campaigns to the Indian towns he was a private in the same company with said Adams, but was not with him at the siege of Bryant's Station.

Source: Records of Revolutionary War Pensions of Soldiers who Settled in Fayette County Kentucky

Annie Walker Burns, compiler, Washington DC, 1936

Copy held by the Kentucky Room, Lexington Public Library

Call number: R976.947 B4128r KY1936