Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 11838, William Warren, Va.
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[column heading: SERVICE]
Va.

[hand-drawn star]
Warren, William

[column heading: NUMBER]
S.11838

carded
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4698.
Kentucky

William Warren
of Christian in the State of Ky:
who was a pri: in the Compy commanded
by Captain Wallace of the - commanded
by - in the Va
line for 2 years from 1780

Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky
at the rate of 80 - Dollars - Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 26th day of Jan: 33.
and sent Hon. R. M.
Johnson House of Reps

Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832  120-
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Mar:33  40-
$160-

{Revolutionary Claim
Act June 7, 1832}

Recorded by Nathan Rice Clerk
Book Q  Vol. 9  Page 66
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1934 June 9. hist. to Lt.
Harvey Elzay Wathen
N.C.S.

Rev War
11,838
INVALID.

File No. 11,838
William Warren
Pri Rev War

Act: June 7th 1832.

Index: Vol. A, Page 411

{Arrangement of 1870.}
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State of Kentucky
County of Christian} Ss.
On this 19th day of November 1832 at the
house of Hedgeman Warren in the county &
state aforesaid William Warren a resident of the House, county,
and state aforesaid aged as he supposes seventy years (70 yrs) who
being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make
the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision
of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832 as a supplement to the act
of Congress of May 1828.

William Warren States that he entered the Army
of the United States under the following named officers and served
as herein stated - William Warren states that he was born in Orange
County & state of Virginia and his father dying when very young, he went
to live with his brother Robert in Culpepper County; By the death of his
father he lost the record of his age. He lived with his Brother until
he died on his return from the revolutionary service - He after this
enlisted in Rockingham county state of Virginia under Captain
Wallace - The n[illegible] the Regiment he has forgotten and has forgotten
the name of every officer of his company except Capt Wallace and
Corporal Hammonds who was his messmate and every officer of his
Regiment except Col Pickens who he thinks commanded him at the
Battle of the Cowpens. From the place of his enlistment he was marched
to Hillsboro in North Carolina and there joined the army under General
Gates and from thence was marched down to Charlotte in the same
state where General Greene took the command of the army, and was
afterwards sent under General Morgan to the Battle of the Cowpens
in South Carolina and was shot in the thigh and left upon the
field. He was afterwards taken to the house of Kit Hicks by Mrs
Hicks and daughters where he was nursed and cured - The
Army retreated to Virginia with the prisoners taken at the
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battle of the Cowpens and upon the return of the same he
joined his old Company at Santee and learned his Captain Wallace
was dead having lost his life at the battle of Guilford

He remained with the army and fought the Battle at the Eutaw
Springs and then marched to the High hills of Santee where he was
stationed to the close of the war when ^the British being gone in the State of South Carolina^ he was discharged on the way
to Virginia - An orphan boy he remained (where he was discharged)
some little time and then went to the state of Georgia. From the
state of Georgia he returned to Pendleton South Carolina where after some
three years be married one Rebecca Cannon - There he lived 15 years and
removed to this county where he has resided ever since-

Whilst in Georgia his discharge was stolen from him with his pocket book
He was at the siege of Ninety six but does not pretend to say the date -
When his memory was better he had some idea of applying for a pension but
some of the neighbours children insulted his children on the subject and
he gave up the idea, but his debility and affliction from his wound increasing 
he is constrained to ask for the bounty promised when he enlisted
and for that pay promised to those who ^enlisted and^ served during the war. He would 
further state that he was sworn in at the house of old Mr Harrison in
Rockingham county -

He hereby relinquishes every claim to an annuity or pension except
the present and declares his name is not on the pension roll of
any agency of the United States

Sworn & subscribed to the day and year aforesaid
William Warren
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I John Spurlin a Justice of the peace in and for the county of
Christian and state of Kentucky do hereby certify that I this day
attended at the house of Hedgeman Warren which is the residence
of William Warren who is very old and infirm and decrepid in one 
of his thighs from a wound received as he states at the battle of the
Cowpens during the war of the revolution, and renders him very unable to
attend the court, wherefore I administered to him in due form of law
his oath to the truth of the foregoing declaration and I do further
declare that I believe he is seventy years of age, that I have long
known him and believe that he served as he states -
Given under my hand this 19 day of November 1832
John Spurlin J.P.

This day personally appeared in open court before the honorable
Justices of the County court of Christian County George Ward & Y. Ewing
[crossed out: Carroll] who being duly sworn according to law state upon their
oaths that they have long known the aforementioned Wm Warren
who has subscribed & sworn to the foregoing declaration and that he
is a man of credibility and veracity and is reputed to have been
a soldier of the revolution and is as reputable for his honesty
and veracity as he is for the weakness of his memory.
Signed & sworn to the day and year aforesaid
Geo Ward
Young Ewing
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Commonwealth of Kentucky
County of Christian Sct }
I Abraham Stites
Clerk of the County Court of Christian County aforesaid
do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the
original proceedings of the said Court in the matter
of the application of William Warren for a
pension - and I do further certify that John
Spurlin, Gentleman, whose name appears to be
subscribed to the foregoing certificate was at the
time of making the same & is now an acting
Justice of the peace duly commissioned & qualified
& that full faith is due to his official acts and
that his subscription thereto is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and seal of office the third day
of December 1832 and in the 41st year of said
Comm[onw]ealth
Attest
Abram Stites
C.C.C.C



Mr Warren's
declaration

from 1780 private
2 years $80.

look in Va
Roll & find
[illegible] certificate

on Va Roll
[Hon] R N Joh[illegible]
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IN REPLY
REFER TO

NAVAL AMMUNITION DEPOT
HAWTHORNE, NEVADA
22 May 1934.

Mr. H. D. Hiller, Administrator,
Veterans Administration,
Washington, D. C.

Dear Sir:-
Will you kindly furnish me with such information as
may be contained in the Pension papers of WILLIAM WARREN, who
served as private in the Virginia Line, Revolutionary War, and
later lived in Christian County, Kentucky.

Very truly yours,
H E Wathen
Harvey Elzay Wathen,
Lieutenant (SC) U. S. Navy.
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June 9, 1934

Wm. Warren, S. 11838
BA-J/MCS

Lt. Harvey Elzay Wathen
Naval Ammunition Depot
Hawthorne
Nevada

Dear Sir:

Reference is made to your request for the Revolutionary War
record of William Warren who served in the Virginia Line and later
lived in Christian County, Kentucky.

The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in
pension claim, S. 11838, based upon the military service of William
Warren.

He was born in Orange County, Virginia, date not given. When
William Warren was very young his father (name not given) died and
he then lived with his brother, Robert, in Culpeper County, Virginia,
until the death of Robert after returning from service in the Revolutionary
War.

William Warren then enlisted (date not given) in Rockingham
County, Virginia, as private in Captain Wallace's Virginia company
and soon afterward was shot in the thigh at the battle of Cowpens.
After recovering from his wound he rejoined his company, was at the
siege of Ninety-Six and in the battle of Eutaw Springs and was discharged
at the close of the Revolution.

He stated that being an orphan he went to Georgia sometime after
his discharge from service and from there to Pendleton, South Carolina.
where he married Rebecca Cannon. From Pendleton he moved to Christian
County, Kentucky.
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He was allowed pension on his application executed November
19, 1832, at which time he was seventy years of age and was living in
Christian County, Kentucky, with Hedgeman Warren (relationship
not given).

William Warren referred to his children but did not state
their names.

The papers in this c
laim contain no further data relative to
the soldier's family.

Very truly yours

A. D. HILLER

Assistant to Administrator
Death not on
Agency Book