My gggg grandfather, Joseph Elias Carroll Jr., was the son of Joseph Elias Carroll Sr. and Jennet Swansey. He married Martha Swansey on 28 Feb 1771 in York Co., SC. He enlisted and served at various times in 1779, 1780 and 1781 as a private and quartermaster-sergeant under Captains Thomson, Henderson, Garrison and Barnett, Colonel Henry Hampton and General Sumter. He was in the battles at Stono Ferry, Huck's Defeat, Rocky Mount, Kings Mountain, Quinsby's Bridge and Eutaw Springs. His brothers, John, Samuel and Thomas Carroll also served in the same army at the same time.

Widow's Pension Application of Joseph Carroll #W9778, State of South Carolina, District of York: On this twenty sixth (26th) day of January, one thousand eight hundred and forty six (1846) personally appeared before the subscribing Magistrate of the District of York in the State aforesaid, Martha Carroll, a resident of York District and State of South Carolina , aged about ninety two (92) years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress, passed July 4, 1836: That she is the widow of Joseph Carroll, who was a soldier in the war of the revolution, but she can now neither recollect the grade of office held by her husband the said Joseph Carroll, nor can she specify the services performed by him in said war, but she recollects well, that he was out in the service whenever called on, and also that he belonged to the Troop for some time.
She further declared that she was married to the said Joseph Carroll on the twenty eighth (28) day of February, in the year seventeen hundred and seventy one (1771); that her husband, the aforesaid Joseph Carroll, died on the seventeenth (17) day of February, in the year one thousand eight hundred and three (1803); and that she has remained a widow ever since that period, as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed. Sworn to and subscribed, on the day and year above written, Before me A.S. Wallace, (Magistrate), Martha Carrell her mark. Test: Henry Carrell. I do hereby certify that the declarant, Martha Carroll, is personally known to me, and that she is the identical person she represents herself to be in the foregoing declaration, and that, owing to bodily infirmity she, was unable to appear and make the foregoing declaration in Open Court. Given under my hand this 26th day of Jany. 1846 A.S. Wallace, Magistrate, South Carolina, York District.