On this twenty second day of September in the year of our Lord One Thousand
Eight Hundred and thirty two personally appeared in open court before William
Wood, Thomas Grasser and William Gillham Judges of the county commisioners 
court now sitting.  Joseph Summers a resident of said county aged eighty three 
years.   Who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the
following declarations in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed
(month?) 7th 1832 that he entered the service of the United States under the 
following named officers, and served as now stated.  About the time of the commence-
ment of the Revolutionary War he resided in the county of Guilford and State of
North Carolina, then was a call upon the Militia for Volunteers to go after some 
Indians who had been committing some desiccation's upon the Americans, he 
volunteered in a company commanded by Capt. Thomas Flacke attached to a 
Regiment commanded by Col. James Martin, the Regiment was organized at  
Guilford Courthouse in the fall of the year but does not recollect this year he 
recollects being on liberty post at Guilford Couthouse at the time the Regiment was 
organized.  The Regiment marched from Guilford to the Indian Village but the Indians 
left the place.  The village was destroyed by the Militia.  After the Village was de-
stroyed the troops returned and was dismissed.  Deponent cannot state the times 
that he served at this deposition with confidence he volunteered to serve three
months and his best recollection is that he served from August or September
until about Christmas following-not long after he was discharged from this company's
service.  He volunteered to serve a tour of duty of three months in Capt. Edward
Gwynns' Company, John Gwynns was the Lieutenant, the company was organized
in Guilford County of North Carolina.  Deponent does not remember what Regiment 
the Company was attached to.  The company marched down to Chatham County remained 
there some time and returned to Guilford and a short time thereafter marched to 
Randolph County when twenty one Tories were taken prisoners.   They were taken
to Hillsborough and left then to (???) as deponent understood.  Deponent served 
this time three months and was discharged.  Shortly after this discharge he volunteered
again under Capt. Edward Gwynns to some three months.  The company was employed
in scouting through the country and defending the inhabitants from injury by the Tories
and British.  Deponent thinks he was employed in the service three months upon being
discharged from the service.  Deponent volunteered to serve another tour of duty in
Capt. Elliots Company.  This company was organized in Guilford County and joined 
Capt. Greens Army not far from Guilford Courthouse.  He does not remember the regiment
to which he was attached, but Elliot's Company was made up of Mounted Volunteers, and
deponent thinks that the company was attached to a Regiment commanded by Col. Lee-
deponent furnished his own horse on this expedition and served three months.  He was
discharged only two days before the Battle at Guilford Courthouse.  The deponent says
that his memory is treacherous, that he cannot recollect dates.  According to the best
informations that he has been able to obtain he was born in the year 1749 in Kent County,
Delaware.  He moved with his father (with his father then crossed out) to Guilford County,
North Carolina when he was about twenty three years old.  He resided in Guilford County,
North Carolina most of the time until about thirty six years ago he moved to Sumner County,
Tennessee.  He remained there until about two years and nine months since, when he moved
to Morgan County, Illinois where he now resides.  He has no record of his ages and speaks
of the services from information which he believes to be true.  He has no documentary or 
other witness evidence of his service in the Army.
He does not now know of anyone living who can testify to his services except Joseph Jackson
of Morgan County, Illinois who knows that applicant served but does not know how long.  
Deponent is personally known to (smudged) Killsborn and Thomas Cowhick,  Joseph B. Schultz,
Robert Gates and others who reside in the neighborhood where deponent now resides.  
Deponent never received any discharge for any tour of duty which he performed.  He has never
received any pay or compensation for his services.  he hereby relinquishes any claims whatever
to a pension or annity except the present and discloses that he is not on the pension rolls of
the agency of any state or Territory.


Subscribed & sworn to this day and year aforesaid.              his
                                                                                                      Joseph X Summers
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                                                                                                        William Woods
                                                                                                        William Gillham
                                                                                                        James Levine