SPENCER served in the military in Rockingham Co, VA, 1779. On January 8, 1833, Spencer, now an old man in his seventies, appeared before the Russell County, Va Court. He gave his age as about 73. He made a sworn statement regarding his service in the Revolutionary War.

He said he entered the service from Rockingham County about 1779. He enlisted under Captain Frazer. After marching to Colonel Smith's in the upper end of the county, about thirty miles, he joined a Company from Augusta County commanded by Captain Givens.

His Company, under Colonel William Bowyer, marched from Rockingham to the present state of Ohio to fight hostile Indians. He had enlisted for three months. After arriving at the Ohio, they built a fort, later called McIntosh in honor of the General under whom they served. When his three months tour expired, he returned to Rockingham County, Va.

The next summer, 1780, he was drafted for a tour of three months to fight the British forces at Norfolk and Portsmouth. He served under Captain Michael Cogar, Lieutenant Michael Rhuark, Major Hamilton and Colonel William Noll. He marched from Rockingham County to Richmond and to Sandy Point. Here he crossed the James River and marched to Smithfield and the neighborhood of Portsmouth.

He remained at Portsmouth for a short time and then marched south to a place called Edmond Hills. While there, his three months term expired and he was discharged. He did not participate in any battle except some small skirmishes. He relinquished his claim to a pension.

Spencer Breeding