Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 13,015, William Ferrell, S.C. Va.
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( 3-1776 ) SERVICE S,C, ,  Va. Ferrell , or Ferrill , Wiliam NUMBER S. 13.015 carded
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Rev War  13.015 INVALID File No. 13.015 William Ferrill Pri Rev War Act : June 7th  ' 32 Index: - Vol. __ Page __ [ Arrangement of 1870 ]
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( left page and vertical on page ) Date not on  A.B.  ( right page ) Virginia  23. 094 William Ferrill of Halifax in the  State of Va. wo was a pri in the  __ commanded by Captain  ___  in the S. Car.  line for 2  years Va md  S,C, Line  Feb 6/06  Reasons corrected.  ( 1932 )  changed again  ..  Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia at the rate of 80 Dollars __ Cents per annum , to commence on the  4th day of March  1831. Certificate of Pension issued  the 6th day of Nov. '33  and sent to   Woodron  Hughs  - Halifax Va.  Arrears the 4th of Sept.  1833  $ 200. Semi-anl . allowance ending  4th Mar ' 34 $ 40. ( total $ 240 )  {Revolutionary Claim Act June 7, 1832 } Recorded by Nath. Rice Clerk Book E Vol. 6 1/2 Page 13
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Admt as private 2 yrs $ 80
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[ Virginia Halifax County } ss. On this 28th day of August  1833 personally appeared in open Curt  before the Justices of the Count Court  of  Halifax  now sitting Wm. Ferrel age 81 years who being first duly sworn  according to law  doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress  passed June 7th 1833. That he enlisted  and entered the service of the United States on the  1st of July  1778  for the term of three years under a Captain Peter Rogers, that he enlisted in the County of Halifax and marched directly to  South Carolina , passing through the  State of North Carolina  near Salisbury . That his company  and several  other companies who had enlisted were united at Camden  in the  State of  South Carolina , and placed under the command of   Col. Peter Horry , that he traversed the  whole country of South Carolina  during the time he served and had many many skirmishes  with the tories that he frequently  saw General Marion while he was in the south , after remaining in  South Carolina  for upwards of a year , he marched on towards Virginia, and was at the battle at  Guilford Court House., he then marched on from Guilford to Virginia and travelled slowly  on after the enemy  down the Roanoke country   to settle  York, and was at that place when  Lord Cornwallis was taken which he believes was about the month of Oct. 1781. Soon after the siege of York , he was discharged. His discharge was handed to him by his Captain who had then been promoted to Col. - at settle  York he was  General Washington  , General Lafayette and many other of  the officers of the  Maryland line. I am at this time very old and infirm
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And have an indistinct recollection of the particular events of my service, but have a distinct recollection  that  I enlisted for three years and served rather longer than my  time my discharge cannot be found - but I  can proved  by Thomas Ruck and Moses Epps that I entered and served as I state. I hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the  present and declare that my name is not on the pension  roll of the agency of any  State. William  Ferrell ( signed )  Interrogatories answered. I rec'd a discharge from Col. Peter Rogers at the expiration of my services , but it is now lost and cannot be found. I was born in the  County of Kings and Queens  Virginia  at the time in the year  1852. I lived in  the County of Halifax viz during the Revolution , and have lived  in said County  upwards of fifty years. I enlisted and entered the service as aforesaid and saw  General Marion , General Washington   , General Lafayette  , General Muhlenburg, and many other officers of inferior grade. Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid . We Thomas Tuck and Moses Epps  residing in the  Cunty of Halifax in the  State of Virginia  do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with William Ferrell  who has subscribed  and sworn to the  above declaration , that we recollect distinctly  that he enlisted and entered the  service  under a  Capt. Peter Rogers, sometime  about  1778 , that
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we saw him enlist and start from the  County of Halifax - we were solicited to enlist ourselves but thought that we  were  rather too young , the said Ferrell started to  South Carolina , and  then returned back through Halifax  to settle York , we saw him on his return and know  that he belonged to the army - he served as well as we recollect rather upwards of three years. Thomas Tuck (  Signed ) Moses Epps ( his mark X )  Sworn to and subscribed this 28th day of  August  1833 in open Court. And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the  investigation of the matter and after putting the  interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the  above named  applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states. and the Court  do furth er certify that  Thomas Tuck and Moses Epps  who have signed and sworn  to the above certificate are men of respectability  and truth.  I, Samuel Williams  clerk of the County Court of Halifax do hereby certify that the above contains  the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of  William Ferrell for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this  29th  of August  1833 . Saml. Williams ( signed )