Stories of Revolutionary War Soldiers

John Carper Sr.

John Carper Sr. (1757-1845) owned land in Pulaski County (now Montgomery), Virginia in 1793, 113 acres.

John Carper enlisted in the Revolutionary War in 1780 in a company commanded by Captain Samuel Gilkinson, under Colonel Campbell. He was in the Battle of Eutaw Springs and Camden. His pension application , dated November 1, 1830, he was 73 years old, and had no lands, but owned farm animals.

Sources: Pension Application November 1, 1830 age 73 at the time; Discharge papers of Samuel Cadall were filed Montgomery County, North Carolina Order Book 35, page 316; Early Adventurers on the Western Waters, Vol. II, by Mary B. Kegley.

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John Carper Sr.

Sources: Pension Application November 1, 1830 age 73 at the time; Discharge papers of Samuel Cadall were filed Montgomery County, North Carolina Order Book 35, page 316; Early Adventurers on the Western Waters, Vol. II, by Mary B. Kegley.