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Pension: Revolutionary War Pension records for Georgia County of Franklin Jun 7, 1832.

On this twenty eighth day of January in the year eighteen hundred and thity three personally apeared in open Court...Henry Smith a resident of Catp. Newell's District in Said County, aged seventy three years...that he enterend in the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated. He was drafted in York District South Carolina for three months undr Capt. Robt. McA'Fee, and was marched under him and Col. Thomas Neal to Oconee river in Georgia, thence to Ogeechee near Phillips's Fort where they staid about a month thence was marched home and was discharge by Capt. McA'fee having served three months. This to the best of his recollection was in the autumn of 1776. In the spring of 1777 he volunteered at York aforesaid under Capt. McG___gh and was marched under him Major Ross to Savannah river opposite to August Georgia and there joined Genl. Williams ___ a Regiment of Regulars, but does not recollect the ___of the officers except Thomas Prince a Lieutenant who was afterwards at Stono & died, was marched from ther to Briar Creek [probably Brier Creek, Georgia March 3, 1779], but was out on a couting party as a trooper during the fight, the British having encamped in our camp ...all escaped but one who was taken prisoner. His brother {Lt. Daniel Smith] was wounded at Stono and placed in the old Barracks Hospital & deponet was apppointed to nurse him ad did so from June until August when he died. Does not recollect which year it was...sent as a spy after Bill Cunningham & the Tories at Bush River, took two prisoners & returned to camp when Col Washington & his light Horse joined Morgan and deponent was sent to pilot Col Washington troop to Cunninghams camp on Bush River where they were defeated by Col Washington who took a number of prisoners & returned to camp. .Missed the the Battle of Cowpens, 16 Jan 1781. because he was transporting a prisoner. Stated that he was born in Rockingham County, Virginia in 759 August 18th. Has a record of his age in his father's Bible at declarant's house. Served one year and seven months as a private horseman, finding his own horse...Has never received a written discharge nor any pay that he recollects.