Capt. Malcom Henry, Sr.

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In compliance with an order passed at last term, the Court convened at the new county seat, Monroe, on Monday, April 3,1820. The first change in the boundaries of the municipal townships was made. That part of Monroe lying between Cuivre, Big Creek, and the fifth principal meridian was cut off and added to Bedford. Little else was done besides appointing Judges of Election, which was to be held on the first three days of May,1820, for a member of the convention to frame a constitution for the admission of the State into the Union. This election was the second held in the county, and the first in which all four townships participated. Two hundred and forty-eight votes were cast, which constituted nearly the full voting strength of the county. It is thought that very few eligible voters abstained from voting on that occasion. The opportunity was ample-- three days devoted for the purpose-- and in those days scarcely a man neglected to celebrate any public event. Elections, musters, horse races, house raisings, and log rollings were the events of that day. Added to these, the country was wild with the agitation of slavery. On account of some threatened opposition to its recognition in the proposed new State, this question was made a prominent issue, and not a man supposed to be tinctured with anti-slavery sentiments was elected to the convention. In this county four candidates were voted for, Malcolm Henry, Sr., received one hundred and nineteen votes, Meredith Cox eighty-one, Joseph Cottle forty-two, and James Duncan six. These were all pro-slavery men, and all but Deacon Cottle came from slave-holding States. Col. Cox lived where Louisville now stands, and the other three were residents of Bedford Township as it existed at that time, Henry living on Big Creek, in what is now Clark Township.

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Southern Campaign American Revolution Pension Statements

Pension application of Malcolm Henry S16866

Transcribed by Will Graves

State of Missouri, County of Lincoln

On this third day of November in the year 1834 personally appeared in open Court being the

County Court within and for said County of Lincoln, Malcolm Henry of the said County of Lincoln in

the state aforesaid aged 79 years on the 21st day of December next who being first duly sworn

according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the

provision made by the Act of Congress passed June 7th, 1832.

That he enrolled himself in a company of South Carolina militia in the month of June 1776

commanded by Captain William Bryant, the Lieutenant's name was William Henry, the Ensign's name

he does not recollect. His company was attached to the Regiment commanded by the Thomas Neill

[sic, Neal or Neel]; there was a Major Ross belonging to said Regiment. The troops under command of

said Colonel Neal were mustered into service on Reedy River in the South Carolina. At this place,

there were other troops collected, one Regiment was commanded by a Colonel Thomas, together with a

detachment of troops belonging to the command of Colonel Richardson and there was one company

commanded by Edward Hampton in his capacity of Lieutenant and belonged to the Regiment of

Regular troops under command of Colonel Sumpter [sic, Thomas Sumter]. The whole troop he thinks

were under command of Colonel Neal. The troops were in a body directed against the hostile Cherokee

Indians and were marched to an Indian town in the Nation called Eastatoa. At that place [we] had a

small engagement with the Indians and put them to flight, destroyed the Indian town and all their corn.

This first engagement was he thinks in the month of August 1776. The troops under the command of

Neal as aforesaid were marched to another Cherokee town but a short distance from this last mentioned

place, both towns were situated on the Keowee River a branch of Savannah River. At this place the

troops burned the town and destroyed the corn of the Indians. The troops under the command of Neal

were engaged against the Indians until the fall of the year destroying the Cherokee towns and corn

during the service. A party was sent by Colonel Neal up Keowee River as a reconnoitering party and

had a skirmish with some Indians. This party he thinks was commanded by Captain Byers. During the

tour of the party several Indians were killed and several taken prisoners. The prisoners were taken to

Keowee and secured in some way or other. During this service the troops under command of Neal as

aforesaid were joined at Keowee by other troops under command of Colonel Hammonds [sic, LeRoy

Hammond]. The troops were marched back on to the place now called York District in the month of

October of the same year and were discharged. This service he said occupied the space of four months.

Afterwards he was engaged until the fall of the year 1778 in scouting parties after the Tories

and was during the term from 1776 to the fall 1778 was in several skirmishes with the Tories but

during this service he did not belong to any regularly organized core [sic, corps] of troops nor under the

command of any particular officer or attached to any particular company: but was so much engaged

that he did not pretend to do anything else. And in the fall of the year 1778, he thinks in the month of

October, he enrolled himself in a company of militia in South Carolina in the now Pendleton District.

This company was commanded by Captain Richard Sadler the company belonged to Thomas Neal's

Regiment. There was another company of said Regiment commanded by Captain Ross. The troops

under the command of said Thomas Neal directed their movements against the Creek Indians in

Georgia. The troops were marched to a place called White Hall the residence of General Williamson

[Andrew Williamson]. Soon afterwards the company of Captain Sadler was marched up the Savannah

River about 100 miles to the mouth of Tugaloo, a branch of the Savannah. The company was there

stationed to guard the frontier and watch the Indians. During their winter Major Pickens [Andrew

Pickens] sent up to Tugaloo where Sadler's company was stationed a small company of Horse under

command of Captain Weems [?]. This horse company was engaged in traversing the Country watching

the maneuvers of the Creek Indians until the month of March. The troops were marched to Fort

Independence and there delivered up their arms and were permitted to return home. This service he

states occupied the space of five months.

Afterwards during the entire year 1778 he was engaged very often in scouting parties after the

Tories frequently taking prisoners and delivering them over to the officers of the army but was not

during this year under the command of any particular officer nor attached to any regularly organized

corps of troops until the month of May 1780. He was appointed a Captain of militia and raised a

company of volunteers. His Lieutenant's name was Gideon Robertson, John Berry Ensign; his

company was attached to a Regiment commanded by Colonel Graham. This service commenced in

North Carolina near the line of South Carolina. About this time the Tories assembled in great numbers

and bid fair to overrun the Country. The Regiment was marched into South Carolina and succeeded in

driving all the Tories to a place called Rocky Mount, where the British had a Fort & having learned that

the British flag had been raised at a place called Ramsour's Mill, Colonel Graham directed his march to

that place distant about 80 miles on South Fork of the Catawba [River]. Upon reaching the vicinity of

that place he, this applicant, took a party of his company, select men in the night approached very near

the British encampment and succeeded in capturing some officers, seven in number. These prisoners

were delivered up to General Davidson [William Lee Davidson]. At about this time the troops under

Colonel Graham were joined by other troops commanded by General Rutherford [Griffith Rutherford].

Colonel Davidson belonged to his command. The whole troop was then under command of Rutherford

and were immediately marched towards Ramsour's mill. He and his company were sent in advance of

the troops under command of General Rutherford as aforesaid as an advance guard but before the

troops reached the place, other troops under command of Colonel Locke [Francis Locke] from

Salisbury had commenced an engagement and had actually defeated the enemy at that place. In their

retreat he, this applicant, succeeded in taking some prisoners. This engagement was on the 22nd day of

June 1780, as he thinks, soon after this engagement Sumter came to that place. He was not however in

command at that place. In a few days he marched his company down to Sumter's camp not far from

Rocky Mount under Colonel Graham as aforesaid. Soon after their arrival at Sumter's camp orders

were received from General McDowell [Charles McDowell] to march all the troops from Sumter's

camp to Green River distant about 80 miles and a short distance in North Carolina. The troops were

accordingly marched to that place and joined troops commanded by Colonel Shelby [Isaac Shelby],

Colonel Sevier [John Sevier], Col. Clarke [sic, Elijah Clarke] & Colonel McDowell [Joseph

McDowell] and others of the militia. In about 10 days the whole troops belonging to General

Rutherford's command were marched down Broad River to the Cherokee Ford. From there the Army

marched to Cambridge and near Enoree River met a part of Tarleton's [sic Banastre Tarleton's] troops

and the Tories under the command of Colonel Ferguson at which time [we] had a severe engagement

and in this battle considerable loss was sustained by both parties. Among the Whig officers killed was

Major Smith of Georgia. The Whigs kept the ground and routed the enemy but on account of the great

danger the troops withdrew without burying the dead and crossed Broad River at the Cherokee Ford

and encamped. In a few days the troops were marched to Lincoln County North Carolina on the south

fork of Catawba River and formed an encampment. The Army remained at that place a short time.

Shortly after this time Colonel Shelby concluded to cross the mountains to Holston [River] and took

with him some part of the Army leaving Colonel Graham and his command at Catawba. Colonel

Ferguson pursued Shelby and captured some of his men on the mountains. About this period, Gates

[Horatio Gates' defeat at the Battle of Camden] was defeated and Sumter was defeated which greatly

discouraged the troops commanded by Graham and in a few days all the Whigs had collected together

in Lincoln County and attached themselves to the different officers at that place. In a short time

Colonel Shelby returned to Rutherford County to Gilbert Town. He, this applicant, was sent to Shelby

by Colonel Graham to know of Shelby where the troops under his command should join those under

Shelby. It was agreed that all the troops should rendezvous at the Cowpens 16 miles from the

Cherokee Ford on Broad River. It was then expected that Ferguson and his Tories were there. On the

same evening Colonel Graham marched to that place with his command and met the troops

commanded by Colonel Shelby, Col. Campbell [William Campbell], Colonel Sevier, Colonel

Cleveland [Benjamin Cleveland], Col. Williams [James Williams] and other officers not recollected. It

was understood that Ferguson lay at Tate's Ferry about 16 miles off. In the evening Colonel Graham

and Colonel Shelby came to him, this applicant, and told him to prepare his company to march that

night to Ferguson's encampment. Accordingly he, this applicant, with his company and the company

commanded by Captain Janus Shelby marched about 10 o'clock in the night with orders to attack

Ferguson at Tate's Ferry and to keep up the engagement with them until the whole Army came up. On

reaching Tate's Ferry about daylight, [we] discovered that Ferguson had gone. His company and

Captain Shelby's company remained there about two or three hours and the Army came up. The whole

Army was then formed into three divisions. The left division was commanded by Colonel Cleveland,

the right by Colonel Shelby. The middle division by Colonel Campbell as he now recollects the

arrangement. He, this applicant, was in the front with his company as an advanced guard. According

to their orders the Army marched to King's Mountain and fought the memorable battle at that place 7th

day of October 1780. He, this applicant, says that his Company brought on the engagement and the

first guns fired upon that occasion were fired by his company. This was a bloody battle the result is

known. Ferguson was killed and many others; and a few days after the battle, Colonel Shelby and the

others recross the mountains taking with them the prisoners. The troops under Graham were permitted

to disperse and return home. This last service rendered in the capacity of Captain occupied the space of

five months.

Afterwards he removed to South Carolina and was nearly all the time engaged in scouting

parties after the Tories and doing and performing such services as all the Whigs were bound to perform

though not in any regular company of troops until the peace was concluded. And in answer to

questions propounded to him by the Court he says that he was born in the County of Rowan (now

Lincoln) County North Carolina on the 21st day of December 1755. There is a record of his age in his

Father's old family Bible. This Bible he supposes remains with some of the family who now reside in

South Carolina. When he first was called into Service he was living in what is now called York

District in South Carolina where he remained until the year 1779. He then returned to his native place,

Lincoln County, North Carolina, where he again was called into service as set forth in the preceding

Declaration. After the Revolutionary War he resided in York District mostly until the year 1784 or

five, when he removed back to North Carolina where he lived about one year. He again moved to York

District South Carolina where he remained until March 1802 when he removed to West Tennessee

where he lived three years to 1805. He then removed back to North Carolina, Buncombe County,

where he lived eight or nine years. During this time he represented that County in the Legislature of

the State one Session, from there he removed and arrived in Missouri in the year 1817 where he has

resided since. He was a member of the Convention that formed the Constitution of Missouri

representing Lincoln County where he now lives. He was called into the service as a volunteer militia

man. He never was drafted. He never was a Substitute for any person. The names of the officers

regular and militia all mentioned as fully as he can recollect them who were with the troops where he

served. The regiments of militia he has also mentioned as fully as he can recollect them. The general

circumstances of his service in the capacity of a private and as an officer are set forth in the foregoing

pages as fully as he can recollect them. He never received any written discharge from the service as

before stated. He states that in May 1780 he was commissioned a Captain; who signed the commission

or by what authority it was made out he cannot now say. The commission was given to him by his

Colonel, Colonel Graham. He does not know what has become of it, supposes it lost many years ago.

He says he is known to Thomas Bowen and B. G. Martin of his present neighborhood who can testify

to his character for veracity and their belief of his services as a soldier of the revolution. And he says

now that by possibility he may be (from his great age and bodily infirmity and consequent loss of

memory) mistaken as to the precise times and dates of his services, but that during the War of the

revolution he did perform the service as set forth he is positively certain and further he says that he has

no documentary evidence of his services in the War of the revolution, but he says that he has procured

the Deposition of Samuel Watson who now resides in Pike County Missouri distant 40 miles which

will prove his services in part. There is no other person in my power that he knows of by whom he

could prove his services. From the great age and infirmity of Mr. Samuel Watson he has procured his

deposition regularly certified instead of attempting to procure his attendance at court.

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity except the present and

he Declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any agency in any State or (if any) only on that

of the agency of the State of South or North Carolina.

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid in open court November 3 A.D1834.

S/ Francis Parker, Clerk S/ Malcolm Henry

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Henry, Malcolm — of Lincoln County, Mo. Delegate to Missouri state constitutional convention from Lincoln County, 1820. Burial location unknown.

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Delegates to State Constitutional Convention, 1820 (May be incomplete!)

Lincoln County: Malcolm Henry 1820

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C.K. Duncan, 17 Sept. 1834, witness with Thomas Madding and James Branson to will of Malcolm Henry, wife Elizabeth and children named, recorded 13 May 1840 in Will Book A pg.89. (pg.10, Vol.23, 6/1974, "MO Pioneers," FHL book 977.8 D2h, from Evelyn Sigler and Denzil Mauldin