Marlboro County, SC Revolutionary War

Pay Bill of Captain Sam. Wise's Company, in the Regiments of Rangers

Commanded by Col. William Thomson, from 1st of Sept till 1st day October 1775.
Source: "The SC Historical and Genealogical Magazine", Issue of July 1901, Vol II, No. 3.
Papers of the First Council of Safety of the Revolutionary Party in South Carolina, June-November, 1775.

Contributed by Joanne Harley

Names of Officers and Privates:

Samuel Wise Captain, till the 20th, (then resigned)...20 days at 70/ p.day     ?70
John Donaldson, 1st Lieutenant                        30 days at 45 p day      ?67.10
Joseph Pledger, 2nd Lieutenant........................30 ditto @ 45 p day      ?67.10
Tristum Thomas 1 Sergeant.............................30 ditto @ ?25 per mo.    25...
Benjamin Hicks  2 Sergeant............................30 "     @ ?25 per mo.....25

Privates:
Burgess Williams......................................30  "    @ ? 20...........20
Thomas Dean...........................................30  "....@ ? 20.........  20
Thomas Cochran........................................30  "....@ ? 20...........20
Isham Gardner.........................................30  "....@ ? 20...........20
Edmond Hodge..........................................30  "....@ ? 20 ..........20
John Hodge............................................30 ".....@ ? 20 ..........20
Alexander Jernigan....................................30 ".... @ ? 20...........20
Bentley Fearson.......................................30 ".....@ ? 20...........20
John Heard           ......................All of the above pay was the same
for the rest of the privates.
Benjamin Fathern
John Booth
Daniel Welch
Dixon Pearce
Peter Hubbard
Isham Hodge
John Stubbs
Thomas Conner
Lewis Conner
Silvanus Cooper
John Wilson (exchanged for W. Morris
Samuel Desurrencey
Daniel McDaniel
Moses Mace
Isaac Lockhart
John JOnes
Henry Wyly
William Covington
Jesse Smith
Thomas Pearce
Daniel Young
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John Donaldson Maketh Oath, That the above is a just & true Pay Bill of the
first Company of Rangers to the first day of October 1775, Endorsed :
Captain Samuel Wise, ( All this on page 167-168.

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Name	Date of Comm.	Age	Where born	Size of men	Pay to this day
Colonel William Thomson	18th June 1775
Major James Mayson	18th June 1775
Adjutant, John Easom	1 Aug, 1775
Serj. Major, Alexander Smith	1 Aug, 1775
Capt. Samuel Wise	18th June, 1775	37	England	5 X 8	?332.10
Lt. John Donaldson	18th June, 1775	30	ditto	5 x 10	? 213.15
Lt. Joseph Pledger	1 July 1775	25	Virginia	5 x 6	? 184.10
Sgt. Tristram Thomas	Ditto	28	Maryland	5 x 6	? 66.13.4
Sgt. Benjamin Hicks	Ditto	18	S.C.	5 x 10	? 66.13.4
Privates:
Burgess Williams	Ditto	28	Virginia	6 x x	? 53.6.8
Thomas Dean	Ditto	34	Ditto	5 x 10	?53.6.8
Thomas Cockran	Ditto	28	New England	5 x 10	?53.6.8
Isham Gardner	Ditto	22	S.C	5 x 10	? 53.6.8
Edmund Hodge	Ditto	28	N.C.	5 x 8	? 53.6.8
John Hodge	Ditto	28	N.C.	6 x x	? 53.6.8
Alexander Jernigan	Ditto	24	NC	5 x 10	? 53.6.8.
Bentley Fearson	Ditto	25	Maryland	6 x 2	? 53.6.8
John Heard	Ditto	30	Pennsylvania	5 x 8	? 53.6.8

 

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