HENRY ATCHINSON
      He says that in October 1776, he knew that his age was registered in a prayer book, which book he obtained and showed to an officer, and being then over sixteen, his name was enrolled with the militia of the county, be being desirous to enter the service.
     Enlisted at Sussex Court House in the Virginia militia Oct. 1776 and served until 1781 under Captain Jesse Williamson, Captain Thomas Newsom, Capt. Seth Bell,  Captain Henry Jarrett, Captain Wilson, Captain John Powell, and Captain Larry House.. Attached to Fourth Regiment of Virginia Volunteers in 1781. In an engagement  in the spring of 1781 near or at Petersburg he received a slight wound in the head. His army joined General Lafayette's command, joined by General Washington's army and marched to York Town and remained there until the surrender of the British army. Honourably discharged by Captain House in October or early November 1781.

NATHANIEL CANNON
    Nathaniel Cannon was born in 1763 in South Carolina.
    Nathaniel Cannon enlisted in February, year not stated, marched from Ninty Six District, South Carolina, and served six months in Captain Smith's Company, Colonel Williams' South Carolina Regiment. He entered the service, date not given, served four months and four days in Captain Reed's company, Colonel  Willams' South Carolina Regiment and was in the battle of Stone.
    He was allowed pension on his application executed January 14, 1833, while a resident of Wilkinson County, Georgia

DAVID CLAY
    David Clay enlisted from Duplin County, North Carolina and served as a private in Captain Hall's and Jacob Korengay's North Carolina companies, no dates of service given,  and he served from in 1782 for eighteen months as a private in Captain Evans' Company in the Tenth North Carolina Regiment.  He was in several battles, no names stated.
    He died in August 1818 in Wilkinson County, Georgia.
    The soldier married September 23 or 28, 1792 in Warren County, Georgia, Eve or Eva Harden.
    She was allowed pension on her application executed July 14, 1853, at which time she was living in Wilkinson County, Georgia.

WILLIAM JENKINS
William Jenkins enlisted in South Carolina, place not stated, July 15, 1775, served as a private in Captains Mason's and John Blake's Company, Colonel Moutltries' South Carolina Regiment, was in the battle of Fort Moultrie and was discharged July 15, 1778. He was allowed pension on his application executed September 7, 1820 while a resident of Ocmulgee District, Wilkinson County, Georgia, aged sixty-seven years.
  In 1820 he referred to his wife, and to his three children all married, no names given.

SAMUEL MAINS
     Samuel Mains enlisted in North Carolina, county not given, "about 1776" and served six months in Captain James Blount's Company in Colonel How's North Carolina Regiment and was in the battle of Great Bridge, Virginia. He enlisted in 1776 and served nine months in Captain Dennis Dozier's North Carolina Company. He enlisted May 18, 1777, for three years, in Captain John Jarvis Company in Colonel Abraham Shepard's North Carolina Regiment and was made corporal in June, 1778, was in the battle of Monmouth and in the battle of Charleston, South Carolina, in 1780, he was taken prisoner but was released on parole.
   He was allowed pension on his application executed July 7, 1823, at which time he was a resident of Wilkinson County, Georgia and aged sixty-seven years.

STEPHEN PRITCHETT
Stephen Pritchett or Pritchitt enlisted in November 1776 in South Carolina, place not stated, served in a company commanded by Michael Dixon in Colonel Samuel Jack's Georgia Regiment and was discharged in July 1777.
  He enlisted in February 1778 in South Carolina, place not stated, served in Captain Henry Hampton's Company, Colonel William Henderson's Couth Carolina Regiment and Captain Thomas Gadsden's Company, Colonel Cotesworth Pickney's South Carolina Regiment and was in the battles of Savannah, Stone, Fort Moultrie and siege of Charleston in May 1780 when he was taken prisoner but made his escape
  He was allowed pension on his application executed July 7, 1833, while a resident of Wilkinson County, Georgia, aged sixty-seven years.
   In 1823 he stated that he then had no wife or children.

ROBERT ROZAR
     Robert Rozar was born in the year 1756, Halifax County, North Carolina.
     While a resident of Bladen County, North Carolina, Robert Rozar served in 1775, three months as private in Captain Brown's company, Colonel Brown's North Carolina regiment. He served in 1777, three months as drummer in Captain Shepherd's company, Colonel Shepherd's North Carolina regiment. While a resident of Halifax County, North Carolina, he served in 1779, three months a private in Colonel Long's North Carolina regiment. He moved to Georgetown Parish, South Carolina, enlisted May 1, 1782, served one month and four days in Captain Hutson's company, Colonel Horry's South Carolina regiment.
     Robert Rozar moved from Georgetown Parish, South Carolina, to Columbia  Columbia County, Georgia, thence to Wilkinson County, Georgia.
     He was allowed pension on his application.

Source: National Archives, M805 Roll 193
Selected Records From Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900. M805.
898 rolls. DP. Godfrey.org
 

Eileen Babb McAdams copyright 2005