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- Jonas Bradshaw enlisted for twelve months as a private in May 1778 in the 4th Regiment of the North Carolina Line commanded by Colonel Archibald Lyttle and Major Hale Dickson. Jonas lived in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, when he enlisted. This Regiment was commonly referred to as "the nine-months men." The Regiment slowly moved from Charlotte to the Virginia line under the command of Major (later Brigadier General) William Lee Davidson and Major (later Lieutenant Colonel) William Polk.
They encamped in Caswell County in a place called Moons Creek, where the Regiment was furloughed in August 1778. Jonas returned to Charlotte, where he was called back into service on November 5, 1778. He participated in the Battle of Briar Creek in March 1779 under the command of Major General Benjamin Lincoln and Colonels Lytle and Armstrong. He also served under Colonel Malmady (a Frenchman) and Major John Nelson of the NC Line and fought in the Battle of Stono Ferry, south of Charleston, South Carolina, on June 20, 1779 under the command of Count Pulaski. He also fought in a skirmish prior to the Battle of Briar Creek and a skirmish following the Battle of Stono Ferry. He was discharged August 5, 1779 from the North Carolin Line by Colonel Archibald Lytle of Bacons Bridge on Ashley River about twenty miles above Charleston, South Carolina, and returned to Lincoln County.
General (formerly Major) Joseph Graham signed an affidavit October 30,1832 verifying Private Jonas
Bradshaw's military service in the Revolutionary War. Hartwell Spain, a clergyman from Lincoln County attested to Jonas Bradshaw good character, residence in Lincoln County, North Carolina, and that he was regarded in the community to be a Revolutionary War veteran. Jonas, living in Lincoln County, North Carolina, applied October 30, 1832 for his pension under the Act of Congress of July 7, 1838 and March 3, 1843 on August 27, 1845 and began receiving an annual pension of $40.00 retroactive to March 4, 1843.
Elizabeth's Certificate of Pension was issued June 9, 1846.
Service N.C.
Bradshaw, Jonas
Elizabeth
Number W3932
Declaration of Jonas Bradsa in order to obtain the benefit of The Act of Congress of the 7th of June 1832
State of North Carolina}
Lincoln County }
On this 30 day of October personally appeared before the County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions of
said county and State aforesaid Jonas Bradsha aged Seventy three 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 provision made by the Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the Month of May 1778 In he thinks the 4 North Carolina Regiment commanded by Col Archibald Lytle and Major Hale Dickson in What was then called the nine months Men Their term of enlistment being for that period after the arrival at their place of Rondezvous which was stated to be at [?Bladensberg ] in the State of Maryland They assembled in Charlotte Mecklenburg County where he then lived early in May and by slow movements marched on to near the Virginia line [detaining?] by the way for the recruits from other Counties to join The Field officers on This march were Col Wm L Davidson - and Wm Polk then a Major when the whole assembled encamped in Caswell County a place called [?Moore ?Moons] Creek where after some time the the Men became dissatisfied that their term of Service had not yet [commenced?] After some disputes on that subject and yet longer delay it was proposed to the troops to take furlough until some time in the fall that whenever called upon their time should go on This deponent accepted the furlough and came home to Mecklenburg about 3 months after he had left home says some time in the month of August 1778 and was again called into service on the 5th day of November following Marched from Charlotte to the 10 Mile House drew arms and from thence to [?Parisburg] on Savony River where Gen Lincoln commanded and the North Carolina Recruits were organized into a Regiment under Colo. Lytle and Armstrong the Brigade under Genl Sumner and this deponent and Company under Captain Gooden after the Battle of Briar Creek (some time in March) said Company was transferred to a Regiment of light Infantry Commanded by Colo Malmady (a Frenchman) and Major John Nelson of the North Carolina line did duty in said Regiment afterwards was twice detached with and under Command of Count Pulaski was in said Regiment of Infantry in the Battle of Stono on the 20th day of June 1779 and in a skirmish with our own Cavalry near a Church not far from Stono which by a mistake in the night thinking it was the Enemy charged upon us one man was killed and several Horses That he fully served out his time and was discharged by Colo Archibald Lytle
He was born in Cumberland county in the State of Virginia in the year 1759 as his parents informed him but has no Record of his age since The Revolutionary War he has lived in the county of Lincoln and State aforesaid
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Jonas (his X mark) Bradsha
General Joseph Graham being duly sworn in open court deposeth and sayeth that having carefully examined the foregoing Declaration of Jonas Bradsha' services in the Revolutionary War this deponent having been in the same service and acting part of the time as Sergeant to the same Company in which Jonas Bradshaw was a soldier he affirms that every part of the declaration is true sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
J Graham
[?] Vardry McBee
Clerk [?]Lincoln County Court
State of North Carolina}
Lincoln County }
On this 27th day of August 1845, personally appeared before me A. W. Abernathy one of the acting justices of the peace in and for the County aforesaid Elizabeth Bradshaw, a resident of North Carolina in the County of Lincoln. Aged 87 years who being first Duly sworn According to law, Doth on her oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed July 7th 1838 entitled an Act granting half pay and pensions to [certain]? widows and of the act of the 3 March 1843 That she is the widow of Jonah Bradshaw who was a private of the North Carolina line and was enscribed on the pension list of the North Carolina Agency at the rate of forty Dollars per annum She further declares that she was married to the said Jonas Bradshaw sometime in the year 1782 and that her husband the aforesaid Jonas Bradshaw died on the 6th day of February 1840 and that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to the first of January seventeen hundred and ninety four, viz at the time above stated Sworn to and subscribed on the Day and year above written, before A.W. Abernath JP Elizabeth ( her X mark) Bradshaw
[In the following list of children there are differences in handwriting, but difficult to tell how many different
persons documented]
pride [?pryde] Bradcher son of Jonah Bradcher and Elizabeth
was born December [? ye] 9th 1783
John Bradshaw was Born september ye 5th 1785
Susanah Bradshaw was Born ye 10th Febuary 1787
Jonah Bradshaw was Born ye 8th of september 1789
Field Bradshaw was Born ye 10th of June 1791
Charles Bradshaw was Born [looks like 'April' marked out] 1794
Febuary ye 23 1794
Larkin Bradshaw was Born July ye 12th 1801
State of North Carolina}
Lincoln County }
I A W Abrnathy the Magistrate before whom the foregoing Declaration was made. Do Certify that the Declarant Elizabeth Bradshaw who has sworn to the foregoing Declaration before me is not able to attend the Court from Age and bodily infirmity. Ts 27th Day of August 1845
A. W. Abernathy JP
State of North Carolina}
Lincoln County }
personally came John Bradshaw before me A. W. Arbnathy [sic] one of the acting Justices of the peace in and for the County aforesaid and after being Sworn according to law. Saith on his oath that the above attached Record is the family Record of Jonas Bradshaw and Elizabeth Bradshaw his wife and that he believes it to be in the hand writing of John Haskins and that it is the original and genuine Record and that it has been in his possession eversince th Death of Jonas Bradshaw sworn to and subscribed This 27th Day of August 1845 before A W Abernethy JP John Bradshaw
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Bradshaw Family History
1759 - 1840 (81 years)
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