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Randall Haley S 13318 Virginia STATE OF KENTUCKY: CLARK COUNTY. –
STATE OF KENTUCKY: CLARK COUNTY. – On the 25th
day of September 1832, came personally into open court, before
Richard French one of the circuit judges for the state of Kentucky,
the above named soldier and resident of Fayette Co Kentucky, aged 77
being first sworn states that he was born and reared in Louisa Co,
Va; that in the month of 1778 he was drafted in the service as a
militiaman in the county of Louisa, Va and marched to and served as a
guard at the Albemarle Barracks, in Va; that John White was his
captain and Col Taylor and Major Roberts were the principal
officers; that he served as a guard at said barracks, guarding the
British prisoners, said to be about 7,000 in number for two months.
That in September 1780, he was again drafted in the militia service,
that Richard Phillip was his captain and that Major McGill and
McCluman and General Weeden were his principal officers. He
recollected that he marched from Louisa Co, Sept 1780 to Richmond, Va and from
thence to Mackeys Mills in the Isle of Wight County; that he was
discharged a little before Xmas in the same year and served on that
tour about 3 months; that in the month of April 1781 was again
drafted in the Virginia militia; that John Harris was his captain,
Richard Follett his Lieutenant and Obadiah Tremier? his ensign and
general LaFayette his general; that he marched from Louisa Co, Va to
Williamsburg; the army under LaFayette retreated from Williamsburg
to Winchester, Va and he was discharged between those places in the
later part of May 1781; that he served in that tour two months; that
in the early part of September
1781 he was again drafted, that John White was his captain and
Turner Anderson his lieutenant and General LaFayette his principal
officers; that he marched from Louisa Co, Va, to Little York where
he met the army under General Washington; that he was discharged in
Nov 1781 but the exact date not recollected; that he served on
the tour more than two months; that he obtained discharge on which
he said tours of duty but has lost them; that he is certain he has
served altogether nine months. Affidavits
of Benj. Haley and John Dykes?
Or Dyche? He
signed his name this way. State they have been acquainted with
Randall Haley a long time, and that all the details regarding his
services are true that they served with said Randall Haley in all of
said tours and were mess mates.
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 |