Amherst Co, VA. George was still at home when the Revolution beganbut e ven before actual fighting started, George enlisted in a companyof vol unteer minutemen, one of the many bands of "shirtmen" whoequipped them selves with a hunting shirt, rifle, tomahawk, andtrained in case they w ere needed.
1775 He enlisted and served 3 months as a private in Capt JamesHiggin botham's VA company.
5/1775 He was on the march to Williamsburg where the British governorw as trying to subvert the American cause. This was the firstorganized m ilitary resistance to the British government in VA,leading to the gove rnor fleeing the colony on 6/8/1775.
1776 He enlisted for another 3 months, again as Pvt in JamesMontgomer y's VA company.
1777 Apparently he hadn't had enough, enlisting again for 3 months,th is time in Capt John Digges Co of Col Matthews' VA Regt, still aprivat e.
1778 Another stint of 3 months was served under Catp James Pamplin'sC o of Col Danile Ganes' VA Regt.
1779 Capt John Jacob's Co of Col Thompkins' VA Regt listed him on ther oster for 3 months as Pvt.
1780 He served another 3 months in Capt Tilman Walton's VA Co.
5/24/1781 James Morrison's Co of Col Merriwether's VA Regt got himfor a nother 3 months. He was part of the siege of Yorktown.
Following the war, he returned home and became a farmer.
1810 Nelson Co, VA. His place of residence had become part of thenew c ounty, rather than him actually moving. According to thecensus, he ow ned 2 slaves.
9/25/1832 He was allowed a pension based on his military record.
His military record verifies his birth date.
