Declaration of Nathan Yarboraugh In order to obtain the Benefit of the act of Congress of the 7th June 1832

State of North Carolina
Chatham County}

On this the 5th day of August AD 1833 Nathan Yarborough a Resident of the County of Chatham aged Eighty three years old who Being duly Sworn according to Law made the following Declaration in order to obtain the Benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed the 7th June 1832. That he was Drafted in the County of Chatham for a three months Tour that he entered the Servis as a private in the month of December 1779 under Capt James Herndon that he was Marched to South Carolina that he was commanded by Col James Hinton in General Lilingtons Brigade that he served his time out faithfully and was Honourably discharged which will appear by his discharge which is hereunto annexed.

And He further States upon his oath that he was again Drafted and entered the Servis ^as a private^ in the month of November 1780 that he was Drafted in Chatham County That he had orders to Go to Hillsborough That the Chatham Troops met at Hillsborough But for som cause which he does not now Recollect they had no officers that the small pocks was Breaf in Hillsborough and that Capt Etheldred Jones who commanded the Troops from Wake County was stationed a short distance and in the country to keep clear of the small pocks and the Chatham men ware Directed to his camp that they went to Joneses camp that he Drew Rations for them untill they had orders to march to South Carolina that their officers faild to come on that that they had the priviledge of choosing officers for themselves and that they chose Capt Jones that they were marched through Salisburry to South Carolina under Capt Jones and were commended by Col Farmer. That they joined General Morgan the next day after the Battle at the Cowpens and Marched Back with all possible speed untill they crosst the Catawba River. That at the Catawba General Green came and joined in the Command and he further says that the Chatham men still remained under the command of Capt Jones that they with the Wake men amounted to nearly or quite Two full companies in number. And he further states that in the afternoon of Before Morgan and Green attached from the Catawba Capt Jones with his men was ordered to Go on an Island at in the River at Sherels ford and Guard the passage and prevent the Brittish from crossing if they should attempt it during the night that they went in upon the Island and kept their station During the night without any knowledge that the main body of the army was Going to march off during the night. That the next morning as soon as daylght appeard a heavy firing commenced Between the British and the men stationed at a ford three mils below. That Capt Jones very soon had orders to quit his station and March out of the Island and when thy Marched out the army was Gone and Col Farmer informed them that General Davidson who Commanded below was Killed and his men Defeatd or disperst that the British had Crossed the River and were about to suround them and Gave orders for them to disperse and every man take cear of himself and he further sayeth states that it created Great Confusion But that Capt Jones who was a Brave man Tried to Rally his men and retreat in order. That a Considerable part of the men Rallied and thy took up the Line of March after the main armey and he further states that they March about four or five mils when they were persued by a Large number of British Light Horse and were overtaken and that thy had to seeke safty by flight into the woods that some were killed and that he himself escaped with Seth Cotten who was the only one of the company he saw afterward untill he Got home. That he was at a Loss what to do Believing that the British had Got Between them and the main army they ware afraid to follow any further so they went hom and he further states that he had a Brother at the same time in the servis named Benjamin who he was aprehensive was Killed. And he further states That a few days after he and Seth Cotten Got home that his Brother Benjamine also Come home and informed him that himself and Capt Jones and some of the men succeeded in overtaking the army and that he had orders to Collect the men again who had come home in Chatham and that Capt Jones had Gone to Wake to get the Wake men who had Got home and that they as soon as thy Could be Collected had orders to meet on Haw River and he further states that he asserted in collecting the scatered men and thy met Capt. Jones on haw River as soon as thy possibly could be collected and from Haw River thy Immediately set out and marched to Dan River where thy Joined General Greene. And he further states that when they Got to Dan River General Green had the copanes regularly organized and that the Chatham men ware taken from Joneses Company and put under the command of a Capt Nicholes as well as he recollects and he further State that from Dan River he Marched under General Green to Guilford that he was in the Battle of Guilford and he further States that from these he marched with Green to Ramseys Mills that there he thought his Term of Servis would Expire. But as he had been Drafted for a three months Tour of Servis to be preformed in South Carolina it was Insisted that that servis had not been performed and the terms were so troublesome that he felt more safe in the servis then he did at home he states that he consented to Go with Green to South Carolina and serve at on Tour rather than insist to be discharged. And he further States that from Ramseys mills he marched under General Green to Camden in South Carolina that there thy had a hard Battle in which he was Engaged he thinks in the Hotist of it That they ware Beated there and from there they were Marched to ninty Six there they Beseiged the fort and spent some time in Battering the British works at Last Green undertook it by storm. But that they were again Beaten with Considerable Loss that from ninty six Green Marched towards North Carolina again But on the march his time Expired and he was Honourably discharged and higly Complimented by General Green for the faithful manner that he hand performed his Duty. And he further States that while on his way home from South Carolina that the wether sat in very wet so that he was for several days Drenched with [illegible] constant Rains so that his Cloaths on him and the Contents of his Knapsack were wet and as it was very warm wether every thing in his Knapsack mildwed or Rotted be fore he Got home and he further states that he put his discharge into his Knapsack as the safest place he had But when he Got home it was Intirely destroyed by the Wet and Milldew. And he further states that He was Discharged in the Latter part of June 1781. But by whom his discharge was signed he does not recollect and he further states that his Last Tour of servis commenced the first of December in 1780 and Terminated the Latter End of June 1781. And he further states that he was in actual servis the Last somthing more than six moths. But how mandy days or weeks he cannot say put that he can with safely positively say that he served six moths in the Last Tour and that he served near six moths in the Last Tour and that he served nine months in the whole. And he further sayeth that he has no Documentay evidence whereby he can prove his Last Term of servis and that he knows of no person now Living that had any personal knowledge (except his sister Milly Yarborough) of his servise and that he is so old and infirm and Decriped that he has no opportunity of seeking any further proof and must Rely soly upon such proof as he has mentioned.

He hereby Relenquishes every Claim whatsoever to a pension or anuity except the present and he declares that his name is not on the pension Roll of any agency in any State

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Nathan X Yarboraugh

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Sworn to and Subscribed Before me this 5th day of August AD 1833

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