Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 18146, for John O'Sheals, South Carolina
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( 3-1776 ) SERVICE S. C. O' Sheals , John NUMBER S. 18146
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( left page ) South Carolina No . 23644 John O' Sheals Spartansb. Dist. in the State of S. Carolina who was a private in the company commanded by Captain  Blassingame of the Regt. commanded by Col. Woolford in the S. Carolina Troops for 2 years. Inscribed on the Roll of South Carolina at the rate of 80 Dollars __ Cents per annum to commence on the  4th day of March 1831. Certificate of Pension issued the 12th day of March  1834 and sent to  Hon. W.R. Clowney H.R. Arrears to the 4th of March  1834 $ 240.00 Semi-anl. allowance ending  4 Sep. 1834 $ 40.00 ( total $ 280.00 ) {Revolutionary Clam Act June 7, 1832. } Recorded by D. Brown Clerk Book E. Vol. 6 page 76( right page ) Letter Pen agt 18 April 1837 Order to pay  6 April 1838  3rd Aud. Oct 25 / 55
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24690 Martinsburg John O'Sheals Application for pension Admit as private 2 years $ 80  Hon W R Clowney
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[ State of South Carolina 
Spartanburg District ] On this 26th day of September A.D. one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two personally appeared in open Court being the court of Session & Common pleas for the District of Spartanburg now sitting, before John B. O'Neal presiding judge, John O' Sheals a resident of the State and District aforesaid aged seventy one 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 7, 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers & served as is herein stated. He drafted & went into service in the Spring of 1777 under Captain Thomas Blasingame in Colonel William Wofford's Regiment in Union District, South Carolina; he marched from Union District into the lower part of South Carolina, crossed the Savannah River below Augusta & went into the State of Georgia to a fort about twenty five miles from Augusta, which was in the possession of the Tories, for the purpose of taking the fort, but the Tories left there before Colonel Wofford's Regiment reached there. He was then marched back, re-crossed the Savannah River near Ebenezer into South Carolina where he remained opposing the Tories, sometime, when he was marched back to Union District until the latter part of the winter of 1780 when he again drafted & went into service under the command of Captain Thomas Blasingame, Lieutenant Samuel Jackson, Major Bullock's Battalion in the regiment commanded by Colonel Stean
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marched to Liberty Hill in Edgefield District opposite to Augusta, Georgia where he remained guarding prisoners until the expiration of six months when he was dismissed & returned home where he remained a few months. When he drafted again & went into service under Capt. Thomas Blasingame, Maj. Ford's Battalion in the regiment commanded by Col. Thomas Blasingame. He then marched toward Charleston to the Ten Mile House where he was stationed for the purpose of protecting the City. He remained there a few months, was marched back to Union District & was dismissed having served six months. He then remained at home a month or two & entered the service as a volunteer under Cap. Thomas Blasingame in Col. Brandon's regiment & marched to Augusta, Georgia - from there he was marched toward Savannah & met with Col. Hammond's regiment about four miles from Augusta. The two regiments marched on toward Savannah until they met Genl. Lincoln's army about the last of May or first of June 1779. Genl. Lincoln took the command and marched back across the Savannah River into South Carolina & on to Parkers Ferry on Edisto River where the army remained a few days, when Genl. Lincoln with the main army crossed the river & marched on toward Charleston. He remained under the command of Capt. Blasingame to guard the ferry until his term of service expired which was seven months when he was dismissed & returned home where he remained but a very short time when he was deceived by the Tories & went & joined General Greene's Morgan's army at Smith's Ford on the Broad River in Union District in the Fall of 1779 as a volunteer in Captain John Thomson's company, Maj. Mc Junkin's Battalion in the Regiment commanded by Col. Brandon; marched
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from there to the Grindal Shoals on the Pacolet River where the army halted & remained about two or three months; from which place he was marched in a detachment under the command of Col. Hayes in the direction of Ninety Six in pursuit of a party of Tories under the command of a Majr. Lanthrope, which party Col. Hayes met & defeated in Laurens District. When he returned to the main army at the Grindal Shoals, Gen.l Morgan lay there until news reached him that the British army under Col. Tarleton were pursuing him. He then retreated with the army into Spartanburg District to the Cowpens, where the army was halted & preparations made for the Battle which commenced early the next morning being the 18th January 1781 which terminated in the defeat of the British army. This deponent then went to Salisbury, North Carolina as one of a guard who carried the prisoners to that place & delivered them to the American army then stationed there. He returned to South Carolina about the last of February & was dismissed having served about five months; he remained at home but a very short time when he again joined the same company in Col. Brandon's regiment with the same officers & in the Spring of 1781 marched to the siege of ninety six where he joined General Pickens army; under Brigadier Genl. Pickens; they remained around ninety six, now Cambridge, until the news reached them that a strong reinforcement of the British army under Lord Rawdon was advancing. Genl. Greene then quit the siege & retreated, who Col Brandon's Regiment, to which this deponent belonged left Greene's army & returned home where
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he was dismissed having serve about two or three months; this deponent then moved into Martansburgh District  & joined Col. Benj. Robuck's regiment in Majr. John Ford's Battalion in the company commanded by Capt. Joseph Wofford in which company  he was elected 1st Lieut.  &  commissioned as a Lieut. he served in Col. Robuck's regiment in  South Carolina skirmishing with the  Tories from the spring or first of the summer 1781  until the end of his  revolutionary career which terminated with the war, which time was he thinks about 18 months or two years - After the termination of the revolutionary struggle this deponent settled himself in Martansburgh District So. Ca. where he has lived ever since- He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present , and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State. Ans. 1st. Born in North Carolina about the year 1761  Ans. 2nd. I have a true record of my  age in a family Bible in possession of my sister  which belonged to my Father. Ans. 3. Was living in  Union District Co. Ca. & removed to  Spartansburg about the time of Tarleton's defeat  where I ow live & have lived ever since  the revolutionary war. Ans. 4. Was drafted ( for full answer see declaration )  Ans. 5. See declaration. Ans. 6. Never received a written discharge, not held a commission. Ans. 7. In support of my declaration  and my character  as a man of veracity I refer to  William Smith  ,  Jethro O'Sheals  & James Howard who knew me in the service of the United States in the war of the Revolution. Sworn to  & subscribed the day & year aforesaid. John O'Sheals ( his mark )
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18146 INVALID File No. 18146 John O' Sheals Pri. Rev. War Act : June 7th '32 Index:- Vol. 1 Page 283 ( Arrangement of 1870 )
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[ South Carolina Spartansburgh District ] I, William Smith  residing in the State & District  aforesaid herby certify that I am well acquainted with John O'Sheals present applicant for a pension who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration , that I believe him to be seventy  one years of age, that I knew him in the time of the revolutionary war & saw him in the service of his Country at Bacon's bridge under  the command of  Maj. Ford in Picken's Brigade about  the year 1782 &  I do hereby  further certify that the said John O'Sheals  is reputed & believed in the neighborhood in which he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution. Wm. Smith ( signed ) [ South Carolina Spartansburgh Disrict ] I, Jethro O'Sheals residing in the State & District aforesaid  hereby certify that I am  well acquainted with John O'Sheals  who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration , that I believe him to be seventy one years of age, that I knew him  in the revolutionary war and served under him as first Lieutenant  in Capt. Joseph Wafford's company in a campaign of six months on  Spirit Creek in the  State of Georgia after the fall of Savannah &  do hereby  further certify that the said John O'Sheals  is reputed and  believed in the neighborhood in which he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution. Jethro O'Sheals ( his mark )
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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 a s he states. And the  Court  further certifies that   it appears to them that William Smith  & Jethro O'Sheals  who have signed the preceding certificates are residents of the District of Spartansburgh  & State of South Carolina  & are credible persons & that their  statements is entitled to credit. Jno M Neall ( signed ) Pres. Judge I, Elijah Bomar clerk of the Court of Sessions & Common Pleas  in  & for the  District of Spartansburgh  do hereby certify that  the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the  matter of the application  of  John O'Sheals for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand  & seal of office this 19th day of Oct. 1832. E. Bomar ( signed ) clk
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[ State of South Carolina Union District ] Personally came  James Howard  before me  the subscribing Justice and being duly sworn sayeth  upon oath that he  was and  am now well acquainted with John .. ( missing )   and this deponent further states on oath that  John O' Sheals  was in the Revolutionary service he marched in  the month of November to Charleston  & was stationed  at or near the ten mile house, he marched in Col. Thomas Brandon's  Regiment  commanded by Lieutenant  Col. James Steen and  he got his discharge in  the month of February  following in  May  following  Comm. Wallace took Charleston and this deponent also states that John O'Sheals is a man of good ordinary character  & is entitled to credit. Sworn to and subscribed  to before me this 8th September 1832. James Howard ( his mark X ) J. Palmer ( signed )J.P.
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[ State of South Carolina Union District ] I John Rogers  Clerk of the Court of Sessions & Common Pleas do certify that  Jeffrey  Palmer Esq. is an acting Justice of the Peace  & properly authorized to administer oaths & that his signature to the within probate is genuine. Given under my hand  & seal of office at Union  Court  this 28th Sept. 1833. J. Rogers ( signed ) clk ( vertical notes ) ( James Howard affidavit )