His wife was Rachel Lord, and he was born about 1745 in VA and died in NC. According to some sources, he was in the Revolutionary war. However, I cannot find hard evidence of this. Does anyone have any info on this? Or does anyone have any experience with finding Revolutionary war proof to join DAR?

If he lived in VA during the war, and probably joined there, but died in NC, where should I look for a pension or other record of service? National Archives, NC Archives, etc? Very frustrated with my search! Thanks in advance.