Joseph Hawkins - Jackson County, Tennessee - American Revolutionary War Veteran Graves on Waymarking.com

The local "Old Walton Road" chapter of the DAR placed a DAR marker here on 14 Oct 2006.

"THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORD OF JOSEPH HAWKINS: The following is a transcript of a deposition given by Joseph Hawkins on March 18, 1834. This deposition was taken by James T. Quarles and was part of Joseph Hawkins' application for a Revolutionary War pension. "...he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated: In the year 1781, there was a call for men to go against the Cherokee Indians. Applicant volunteered as a private soldier under Captain James McFarland, the Regiment was commanded by Colonel McDowell, and served this tour of two months, was discharged and returned home to his father's residence in Burke County, North Carolina where he then resided with his father. There was after his return home another call for men to go against the Tories and British. Applicant volunteered under his former Captain McFarland under the command of Major White and his former Colonel McDowell. Believes this was in August or the first of September 1781. General Rutherford was our General. I marched from Burke County near the court house to a widow Ward's about eight miles distance from Sherrel's Ford on the Faulhaber River where this regiment rendezvoused. We was then marched to Wilmington, N. C. and kept about there until the place was evacuated by the British. We was then marched and encamped near the town. We had some fighting with the enemy picket guard and the Tories, but nothing like a general engagement. While lying and watching about, one of our men was killed in one of our skirmishes, and I understood from a deserter that came in to us that we had killed seven of the British in our skirmishes in the swamps in and about Bluford's Bridge. I enlisted for three months but I served four months this tour. I was discharged by Colonel McDowell, cannot with certainty state the time but know it was soon after we heard that Cornwallis was taken. There was another call for men to go against the Indians. I volunteered again under Captain Nicholas Hale, am not certain but believe (unreadable name) commanded the,Regiment. We rendezvoused on the North of Holstein River and was kept about there until peace was made with the Indians ... was then discharged and I went home and was out this tour two months as well as I now recollect. There was another call for men to go against the Indians again and I substituted in the place of Hugh Woods who was drafted. We rendezvoused at what was called the Head of Hausauer River under Colonel Joseph McDowell and marched to the the Cherokee Nation. Believe it was upon the waters of Tennessee River or Hiwassee. We had no general engagement with the Indians. When we could find them our orders was to pursue and destroy them in their way. We killed some Indians by shooting at them while in pursuit after them and destroyed some of their towns. Cannot say with certainty the length of time I served this tour before I was discharged by Colonel McDowell. We had to wait some time at the place of rendezvous for the men to collect before we was marched from that place and the great distance we had to march and that in a wilderness, mountainous country. Am satisfied I served two months this tour. In all. I served ten months......"
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Location type: Single Grave Date of Birth: 7 Jun 1765 Date of Death: 5 Sep 1844 Cause of death: Died Later Grave Marker Text: Continental Line Revolutionary War Ranks: Pvt

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