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Ares Witt was born 12 January 1761 in Halifax Co. Va. He moved to Guilford Co. NC and was living there when he enlisted in the spring of 1780 in Colonel Porterfiled’s North Carolina Regiment. He served ten months on Captain Besher’s Company and was in the battles of Hanging Rock, Camden, and Rugley’s Mill. He reenlisted in August 1781 in Colonel james Martin’s North Carolina Regiment. He served as first sargeant in Captain Minor Smith’s company and was in skirmihses at White Swamp, Drowning Creek, and Brick Home. This service was under his uncle, General Rutherford. Burgess Witt also gave an affidavit in support of Ares’ pension applicatin. the pension record does not state the relatinship of Burgess. However, Burgess also received a pension for service during the Revolutionary War and his application identifes Ares as his brother.
After the war, Ares moved to Greenville District SC, and then to Washington Co. TN, and from there to Knox Co., TN., and after that to McMinn Co., TN. He applied for a pension 5 Sept. 1833 in McMinn Co. where he had lived for about nine months. Ares married in 1817 or 1818 to Rebecaa Bryant in Capbell Co. TN. She was born in South Carolina. They had a son whose name was not written out. ARes died 15 Dec. 1840 and his wife was allowed a pension on an applicaiton made 13 April 1833, while a resident of Whitley Co. KY. She was 70 years old at the time of the application. A Minor Bryant was a Justice of the Peace in Whitley Co. His relatinship with Rebecca is not stated.
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1761 - 1840 (79 years)
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