Person:Henry Trollinger (1)

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Henry

Eldest son of Jacob Henry Trolinger

was born March 1762 served three

times a volunteer in the Revolutionary war

and recieved a pension from 1831 up to his death

Died Feby, 29th, 1844, Aged 83 years.

Revolutionary War Service Declaration

State of North Carolina

Orange County

On the 16th day of September 1832. Personally appeared before the Judge of the Superior Court of Law & Equity in & for said County in open Court now sitting, Henry Trolinger of the said County & State aged between sixty nine and seventy years; who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congres entered the 7th June 1832._ That according to his information, upon which he entirely relies, He was born in Orange County North Carolina on the 2nd March 1763 that his father emigrated to the wester part of Virgina Montgomery County where he ... a valuable salt petre cave, in the year 1776 where this declarant was engaged under his father in the manufacture of gun poweder, until the summer of 1779 when he was drafted as a militia man for a three month tour, & to find gun, horse & ammunition. He went into service under the command of Captain Abraham Trigg, and Joseph Boyd as Major there was another company in this detachment commanded by Captain Parris. Montgomery was then a fronteir County in mountain Country in the Western part of Virgina.

This decarant in the tour marched through a mountanous counry in a south west direction for some time and joined Col. Campbell who had a small number of mounted militia under him. He took command of the whole, being about 400 strong_ marched through the western part of North Carolina then to the Moravian Towns in said state, where head quarters were established, making excursion from that point after the tories, some of whom they whiped, others they hanged From the Moravian Town they marched outwardly toward Mongauton, where they left Col Campbells command and the declairant with his detachment returns home, where he was discharged a few days after the expiration of his three month tour_ The date of his discharge not recollected precisely. It was frosty weather & he thinks about the last week of October_ This declarant then resumed his former ... of manufacturing powder for the army until the succeeding spring_ In the month of April 1780 this declairant was called on to serve against the indians who were then doing much injury on the fronteer of the settler had taken refuge. The service of the declarant with ten others, was to guard the fort, & to keep watch for the enemy around & about the plantation while the hands were cultivating the crop. After the crop was sufficenntly cultivated, Captain Parris discharged this declarant in the early part of July_ His tour was something more than three months & the duty performed inlercly on foot_ This declarant after returning home in a few days was again called into service under his former Captain Abraham Trigg, under whom he had Marched into Carolina the preceeding year._ He cannot now distincly recollect whether he went by draft or as a volunteer. The troops on this tour were to act against the British & Tories. The place of Revdeous for some day, was at the head mines in Wythe County Va. Two companies on foot under the command of Captain Parris & Trigg consisting of nearly 200 men, performed a most fatiguing march up the New River nearly to it's source through a most rugged & mountainous country with the purpose of joining the residue of our regiment Commanded by Col. Campbell sent but could not form effect a junction before the battle of Kings Mountain. We were ordered to intercept a force supposed to be nearly 400 strong of British & Tories whom we met not far from the Yadkin River on what was called the Shallow Ford road. We met unexpectedly hastily formed the ... in numbers much again us, but having some a perfect markman as any perhaps in the world, The commander of the enemy was immediatily killed, five rifle balls having gone through him & his hourse_. The enemy fell back & formed again after several rounds the enemy fled & as this declarant understood dispersed, leaving sixteen dead on the ground & 10 or 12 badly wounded_ On our side we had but one killed & 5 wounded_ The sword of the slain officer was a valuable one & was given to Captain Parris, he being considered the best marksman in the engagement. We ranged about a few days chastining the tories, and then returned home & were discharged sometime in the month of November. This decarant cannot remember the precise length of the last tour_ Though his imferetion & belief is that his active service in the three tours amounted to nine months & he thinks upward. He resumed busines of making powder, at which he urtained counsiderable lols by reson of receiving in elyment Continental money which turned out to be of little or no value. In the spring of the year 1782 he returned to the County of Orange North Carolina.

Notes

From Genforum Message Board:

"The Patriots at Kings Mountain" by Bobby Gilmer Moss, p.250:

Henry Trollinger, b. 10 Mar 1762/2 Mar 1763, Orange Co, NC d. 28 Feb 1844, m. Mary Thomas __ Mar 1789, Orange Co, NC Henry was the son of Henry Jacob and Barbara Trolinger, stated that he was of German parentage and that his name was pronounced "Drollinger". Trolinger moved with his father to Montgomery Co, VA, where he was engaged under his father in manufacturing gun powder until summer of 1779. At that time, he was drafteed in the militia under Capt. Abraham Trigg and Col Campbell. He enlisted during Apr 1780 under Capt. George Parris and a little later enlisted under Capt. Trigg and was in the battle at Kings Mountain. Trolinger was allowed pension on his application executed 14 Sep 1832 while residing in Orange Co, NC. His widow, the daughter of Griffith Thomas, was born 25 May 1770. She was granted pension on her application executed 20 Aug 1847 while residing in Orange Co. FPA W4087.

It appears that Henry was in fact not at the Battle of Kings Mountain, but was instead at the Battle of Shallow Ford that took place a few days later. See "William Preston and the Allegheny Patriots" by Patricia Givens Johnson, p.265. Note that many of the men that took part in the Battle of Shallow Ford were reportedly at Kings Mountain. They were headed that way, but arrived after the battle was over and were diverted.

[Citation: http://genforum.genealogy.com/trolinger/messages/117.html].

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