Re Moses Sweeney Pension application No. Sc31403, date d 2 3 July 1832, states that Moses Sweeney was drafted fro m Pit tsylvania (VA) about the 18th of July 1776. He was d rafte d as a substitution for his father, John Sweeny, o n a 3 mon ths tour under Capt. John Gregory etal. He was dr afted a se cond time in the fall of 1781.