Revolutionary War Soldier Pension # S14974
s/o Benjamin Bolling and Martha "Patsy" Phelps Bolling,
Born: 2 May 1758, Hillsborough, NC
Marriage (1): Mary Polly Green, about 1774, Wilkes Co, NC
Marriage (2): Mary Elizabeth Pennington 6 Jan 1785, Wilkes Co, NC
Died: 10 Mar 1841, Breathitt County, Quicksand Creek, KY at age 82
He came to Ky. in 1810 and settled in Clay Co. on the Middle Fork of the Ky. River. That section of Clay Co. later became Perry Co. and then Leslie Co.
On the 22 day of October 1832, personally appeared in open court before Joseph Eve, Clay Circuit Court now setting Jesse Bowling a resident in the county of Clay, state of KY, aged 74 years and 5 months. Where being duly sworn according ???? and his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of an act of congress passed June 7th 1832. (The rest of this document contains Jesse Bowling's words as transcribed by a court official) He enlisted in the Revolutionary war in Dec. 1780 in Wilkes Co. NC as a volunteer Revolutionary soldier in the office of Sergeant for a tour of 3 months, commanded by Cap William Nall, which company was commanded by Maj Joseph Phelps. He marched to Salisbury and there was stationed and employed in guarding British and Torie prisoners. After some time he marched with the prisoners and the Tories from Salisbury to the Virginia line with the British in pursuit. They crossed the Yadkins River and cut loose the boats to prevent the British from crossing......At that place Jesse was discharged, having served his full term of 3 months. (SIDE NOTE: This Jesse Bolling was not at Cowpens as the previous account shows his whereabouts in NC while the battle of Cowpens was taking place on 17 Jan 1781 in SC) Jesse again entered the war in the spring of the year 1781 (he thinks March) for a tour of 3 months. He resided in Wilkes Co, NC and was attached to a company commanded by Cap John Cleveland and was appointed a Sergeant in that company, which was attached to a battalion commanded by Maj Benjamin Herndon and Col Benjamin Cleveland commanded the troops marching from Wilkes Co, NC down the Yadkins River to a place called the trading ford and was there employed as guarding the country against invasion of the Brittish until he was regularly discharged......He states that in the month of July or August 1781, in Grason Co, Va he volunteered for the 3rd time as a Light Horse Revolutionary soldier under ??? Stinson, which given name is not now recalled which company was attached to the command of Col Arthur Campbell who was the chief commander of the troops. This expedition was intended to guard against the depredations of the Tories on the south line of Wilkes Co, NC under a certain James Roberts that the troops marched into the place that the Tories had ???? themselves and found that they had dispersed into (too hard to read) the county in that quarter and then returned to Grason County, Virginia and there Jess was discharged. He states he served 2 months in this expedition and he found his own horse. He signed it "Jesse Boling"
s/o Benjamin Bolling and Martha "Patsy" Phelps Bolling,
Born: 2 May 1758, Hillsborough, NC
Marriage (1): Mary Polly Green, about 1774, Wilkes Co, NC
Marriage (2): Mary Elizabeth Pennington 6 Jan 1785, Wilkes Co, NC
Died: 10 Mar 1841, Breathitt County, Quicksand Creek, KY at age 82
He came to Ky. in 1810 and settled in Clay Co. on the Middle Fork of the Ky. River. That section of Clay Co. later became Perry Co. and then Leslie Co.
On the 22 day of October 1832, personally appeared in open court before Joseph Eve, Clay Circuit Court now setting Jesse Bowling a resident in the county of Clay, state of KY, aged 74 years and 5 months. Where being duly sworn according ???? and his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of an act of congress passed June 7th 1832. (The rest of this document contains Jesse Bowling's words as transcribed by a court official) He enlisted in the Revolutionary war in Dec. 1780 in Wilkes Co. NC as a volunteer Revolutionary soldier in the office of Sergeant for a tour of 3 months, commanded by Cap William Nall, which company was commanded by Maj Joseph Phelps. He marched to Salisbury and there was stationed and employed in guarding British and Torie prisoners. After some time he marched with the prisoners and the Tories from Salisbury to the Virginia line with the British in pursuit. They crossed the Yadkins River and cut loose the boats to prevent the British from crossing......At that place Jesse was discharged, having served his full term of 3 months. (SIDE NOTE: This Jesse Bolling was not at Cowpens as the previous account shows his whereabouts in NC while the battle of Cowpens was taking place on 17 Jan 1781 in SC) Jesse again entered the war in the spring of the year 1781 (he thinks March) for a tour of 3 months. He resided in Wilkes Co, NC and was attached to a company commanded by Cap John Cleveland and was appointed a Sergeant in that company, which was attached to a battalion commanded by Maj Benjamin Herndon and Col Benjamin Cleveland commanded the troops marching from Wilkes Co, NC down the Yadkins River to a place called the trading ford and was there employed as guarding the country against invasion of the Brittish until he was regularly discharged......He states that in the month of July or August 1781, in Grason Co, Va he volunteered for the 3rd time as a Light Horse Revolutionary soldier under ??? Stinson, which given name is not now recalled which company was attached to the command of Col Arthur Campbell who was the chief commander of the troops. This expedition was intended to guard against the depredations of the Tories on the south line of Wilkes Co, NC under a certain James Roberts that the troops marched into the place that the Tories had ???? themselves and found that they had dispersed into (too hard to read) the county in that quarter and then returned to Grason County, Virginia and there Jess was discharged. He states he served 2 months in this expedition and he found his own horse. He signed it "Jesse Boling"
Revolutionary War Soldier Pension # S14974
s/o Benjamin Bolling and Martha "Patsy" Phelps Bolling,
Born: 2 May 1758, Hillsborough, NC
Marriage (1): Mary Polly Green, about 1774, Wilkes Co, NC
Marriage (2): Mary Elizabeth Pennington 6 Jan 1785, Wilkes Co, NC
Died: 10 Mar 1841, Breathitt County, Quicksand Creek, KY at age 82
He came to Ky. in 1810 and settled in Clay Co. on the Middle Fork of the Ky. River. That section of Clay Co. later became Perry Co. and then Leslie Co.
On the 22 day of October 1832, personally appeared in open court before Joseph Eve, Clay Circuit Court now setting Jesse Bowling a resident in the county of Clay, state of KY, aged 74 years and 5 months. Where being duly sworn according ???? and his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of an act of congress passed June 7th 1832. (The rest of this document contains Jesse Bowling's words as transcribed by a court official) He enlisted in the Revolutionary war in Dec. 1780 in Wilkes Co. NC as a volunteer Revolutionary soldier in the office of Sergeant for a tour of 3 months, commanded by Cap William Nall, which company was commanded by Maj Joseph Phelps. He marched to Salisbury and there was stationed and employed in guarding British and Torie prisoners. After some time he marched with the prisoners and the Tories from Salisbury to the Virginia line with the British in pursuit. They crossed the Yadkins River and cut loose the boats to prevent the British from crossing......At that place Jesse was discharged, having served his full term of 3 months. (SIDE NOTE: This Jesse Bolling was not at Cowpens as the previous account shows his whereabouts in NC while the battle of Cowpens was taking place on 17 Jan 1781 in SC) Jesse again entered the war in the spring of the year 1781 (he thinks March) for a tour of 3 months. He resided in Wilkes Co, NC and was attached to a company commanded by Cap John Cleveland and was appointed a Sergeant in that company, which was attached to a battalion commanded by Maj Benjamin Herndon and Col Benjamin Cleveland commanded the troops marching from Wilkes Co, NC down the Yadkins River to a place called the trading ford and was there employed as guarding the country against invasion of the Brittish until he was regularly discharged......He states that in the month of July or August 1781, in Grason Co, Va he volunteered for the 3rd time as a Light Horse Revolutionary soldier under ??? Stinson, which given name is not now recalled which company was attached to the command of Col Arthur Campbell who was the chief commander of the troops. This expedition was intended to guard against the depredations of the Tories on the south line of Wilkes Co, NC under a certain James Roberts that the troops marched into the place that the Tories had ???? themselves and found that they had dispersed into (too hard to read) the county in that quarter and then returned to Grason County, Virginia and there Jess was discharged. He states he served 2 months in this expedition and he found his own horse. He signed it "Jesse Boling"
s/o Benjamin Bolling and Martha "Patsy" Phelps Bolling,
Born: 2 May 1758, Hillsborough, NC
Marriage (1): Mary Polly Green, about 1774, Wilkes Co, NC
Marriage (2): Mary Elizabeth Pennington 6 Jan 1785, Wilkes Co, NC
Died: 10 Mar 1841, Breathitt County, Quicksand Creek, KY at age 82
He came to Ky. in 1810 and settled in Clay Co. on the Middle Fork of the Ky. River. That section of Clay Co. later became Perry Co. and then Leslie Co.
On the 22 day of October 1832, personally appeared in open court before Joseph Eve, Clay Circuit Court now setting Jesse Bowling a resident in the county of Clay, state of KY, aged 74 years and 5 months. Where being duly sworn according ???? and his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of an act of congress passed June 7th 1832. (The rest of this document contains Jesse Bowling's words as transcribed by a court official) He enlisted in the Revolutionary war in Dec. 1780 in Wilkes Co. NC as a volunteer Revolutionary soldier in the office of Sergeant for a tour of 3 months, commanded by Cap William Nall, which company was commanded by Maj Joseph Phelps. He marched to Salisbury and there was stationed and employed in guarding British and Torie prisoners. After some time he marched with the prisoners and the Tories from Salisbury to the Virginia line with the British in pursuit. They crossed the Yadkins River and cut loose the boats to prevent the British from crossing......At that place Jesse was discharged, having served his full term of 3 months. (SIDE NOTE: This Jesse Bolling was not at Cowpens as the previous account shows his whereabouts in NC while the battle of Cowpens was taking place on 17 Jan 1781 in SC) Jesse again entered the war in the spring of the year 1781 (he thinks March) for a tour of 3 months. He resided in Wilkes Co, NC and was attached to a company commanded by Cap John Cleveland and was appointed a Sergeant in that company, which was attached to a battalion commanded by Maj Benjamin Herndon and Col Benjamin Cleveland commanded the troops marching from Wilkes Co, NC down the Yadkins River to a place called the trading ford and was there employed as guarding the country against invasion of the Brittish until he was regularly discharged......He states that in the month of July or August 1781, in Grason Co, Va he volunteered for the 3rd time as a Light Horse Revolutionary soldier under ??? Stinson, which given name is not now recalled which company was attached to the command of Col Arthur Campbell who was the chief commander of the troops. This expedition was intended to guard against the depredations of the Tories on the south line of Wilkes Co, NC under a certain James Roberts that the troops marched into the place that the Tories had ???? themselves and found that they had dispersed into (too hard to read) the county in that quarter and then returned to Grason County, Virginia and there Jess was discharged. He states he served 2 months in this expedition and he found his own horse. He signed it "Jesse Boling"
