John SMITH S4858 West Tenn. #7600 $30/ year issued (?) 1833
3 Nov. 1832 Franklin County John SMITH aged 72 (67 crossed out) states he was born in 1760 in Orange County Va., but has no record of his birth. He was a resident of Wilkes County, N.C., when enlisted (date not given) under Capt. William LENOIR and Col. Benjamin CLEVELAND and marched against the Cherokee Nation. There was a battle, but affiant’s company was behind guarding the baggage. He volunteered again under Capt. William LENOIR in no particular regiment. He marched to Bacon’s Bridge and was on guard three mile away when that battle took place. He volunteered again in Wilkes County under Col. Charles GORDEN and marched to South Carolina where he was put under a French Officer. Col. MALBURY (or French descent). He was in the battle of Eutaw Springs under MALBURY. After the war he lived in Georgia for 13 years and then removed to this county. Rev. William G. GUINN and William MAYHALL vouch for SMITH’s character and reputation. Note: No further record in file. It is possible other papers may have been misfiled under another John SMITH.