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Chesterfield County, VA
This Charles is thought to be son of Charles Cayce who left a will in 1776. He may be the Charles Casey whose daughter Priscilla married John Lockley in 1792.
Virginia, US, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1607-1890
Southern Campaign American Revolution Pension Statements & Rosters
State of Kentucky} SS
On this 16 day of January 1834 personally appeared before me John Allen a Justice of the peace in and for Shelby County and one of the Judges of the county Court of said County Charles Casy aged 85 years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of an act of Congress passed the 7 of June 1832.
He states he was living in Chesterfield County State of Virginia when a draft was ordered in said County of Chesterfield in the month of June 1780 under which he was drafted for a tour of six months and rendezvoused at Petersburg and was Commanded by Capt. William Sneed. He states that before he left Petersburg it was understood that he was a wheel right or waggon maker by trade and as the waggons that transported the baggage were out of repair the officers agreed and directed that he should return to said County of Chesterfield and bring all of his tools pertaining to his trade accordingly.
He the said declarent did return home in said County of Chesterfield and got all tools necessary for making and mending waggons. He returned the second day after he left Petersburg with his tools where they were appraised by men appointed for that purpose to the sum of 25 dollars with the express understanding that if said tools were lost that he the said Charles Casy should receive the amount of the aforesaid appraisement. He states that he did receive a certificate containing the precise amount of said tools which certificate he states he did for safe keeping put in the hands of Capt Recard Booker [sic: Richard Booker] - which appraisement he states that he lost.
After rendezvousing at Petersburg the regiment under the command of General Edward Stevens, Coln William Mayo and Coln Falkner [sic: Ralph Faulkner] was marched from said town of Petersburg to Hillsborough in North Carolina where the regiment remained about two weeks. During this time he states that he was furnished with a shop and was employed in repairing the Baggage waggons that belonged to the regiment. He states that after leaving the encampment at Hillsborough the regiment marched to the house of an old Quaker on deep River where they encamped for about two weeks during this time he was employed in mending the waggons and what work was ordered by his officers.
After leaving this encampment he states they were marched to Masses Ferry on Big Pedee [Mask's Ferry on Great Pee Dee River] thence they marched to Campden where the dreadful and unsuccessful battle was fought in which General Gates having the command was defeated [defeat of Horatio Gates at the Battle of Camden about 6 mi N of Camden SC, 16 Aug 1780] after the defeat the regiment to which he belonged squandered and met again at Hill.
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