Charles PEARSON R8244, Tenn. #21324 rejected 3 June 1830 and Charles PIERSON S3695 West Tenn. #13724 $60.00/year issued 6 June 1833 Note: These are two separate files, but relate to the same man. This apparently is an error in the pension office.
28 Feb. 1827 Charles PEARSON (also PIERSON) states he is 70 years of age. He enlisted at Northhampton Court House, North Carolina in 1776 under Capt. Hardin PACE (?) and Col. Edwin EDMISTON(?) in the Continental Line. He was at the battle of Brier Creek in Georgia. He has no property but his clothes. formerly he was occupied as a farmer but he is presently disabled. His dependents are a wife, Catherine age 40, a daughter Sally age 18, sons William 17, and Richmond about 15.
27 Nov 1832 Franklin County, Charles PIERSON aged about 70 states he was born Brunswick County Va., about 1762, but has no record of his birth. As a resident of Brunswick County he enlisted in Sept. 1779 for seven months under Capt. Hardy TAYLOR of the Second Virginia regiment under Col. Edward EDRINGTON. He participated in the battle at Brier Creek and was discharged at Perrysburge, S.C. where the defeated troops gathered. He removed to Rutherford County, N.C., and enlisted as a substitute for Lewis PRUE, serving under Thomas FRENCH. En route to Charleston he and others were captured by the British and imprisoned in “The Swan” prison ship at the mouth of the Ashley River. About 7 weeks later, after the fall of Charleston, he was paroled. A few month later he substituted for Miles ALLEN, serving 18 months under Capt. NASH at Helifax, N.C. He also served a short time in Capt. William DOUGLASS’ company of mounted riflemen a short time before Hillsboro was taken by the Tories. After the Tories fled from Hillsboro, Capt. DOUGLASS pursued them. PIERSON was among those who overtook the Tories at Jonathan LIDLEY’S mill on Cain Creek and participated “in the battle in which the Tories were defeated with great slaughter”. He removed to Rutherford County, N.C., during the war and later returned to Brunswick County Va., for 18 months. He then removed to Chatham County, N.C. where he resided for about 18 years. before settling here. John JONES Esq., and Clergyman George ROBERTS vouch for PIERSON.