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Andrew Davis applied for revolutionary pension while living in Bledsoe County. He was born Dec. 21, 1750 in the Waxsaw settlement of South Carolina. He was living there when he enlisted Nov. 1, 1775, under Capt. John Barkley, Col. Richardson and Gen. Sumpter, serving two months. He enlisted again and was in Charleston during the battle of Sullivan’s Island but was not in the battle. In 1777 he served under Capt. James Pettigrew, Col. Samuel Jack and Col William Terrell in a regiment which was called the Minute Troops. He served in 1779 under Capt. Robert Davis. He volunteered in a cavalry company in Lincoln County, N. C., under Capt. Samuel Martin. His papers were lost when his house was burned. He knew Andrew Jackson as a boy. He moved from South Carolina to Iredell County, N. C., during the Revolution and subsequently he moved to Rutherford County, Tenn., to Warren County, Tenn., and to Bledsoe County. He then moved to Benton County, Ala., and applied to have his pension transferred to that county.

From Some Tennessee Heroes of the Revolution by Zella Armstrong

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