Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B.L.Wt. 1996-100, for William Thurmond, Virginia
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(3 - 1776)

SERVICE
Va. 

Thurmond, William

NUMBER
B.L. Wt. 1996-100
Ctf. No. 894
(Act of May 15, 1828)

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CONTENTS
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(Copy)
Revolutionary Claims.
Under the act, entitled "An act for the relief of certain surviving Officers and
Soldiers of the Army of the Revolution,” approved 15th May, 1828.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
31 March 1829.

SIR:
Your claim, under the abovementioned act, having been examined, you
are found to be entitled to the pay of a Sergeant Major of Infantry
in the Continental Line. The amount which may be due, accordingly, will be [crossed out:] remitted paid
by the Treasurer of the United States, to the attorney whom you have authorized to receive
it.

I am, sir, very respectfully,
 Your obedient servant.
(Signed) S. D. Ingham


Mr Wm Thurmond

[In the margin:]
A true copy
W. Thurmond belonged to the Va. line
Francis A. Dickins Clk.
Treasury Department 27 Dec 1837
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William Thurmond
No 1996

[illegible] Thompson JW
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State of Virginia
County of Amherst

I Philip Thurmond Jr one of the heirs at Law of William Thurmon
do upon oath testify and declare, to the best of my knowledge and belief
that William Thurmon my father did enter the service in 1781 or 1782, for the Term of
during the war, and served as Seargeant Major in the Regt No ____ under the
command of Cololenl Samuel Hawes___of the Virginia Continental line; and
that he continued in the service aforesaid during the war.
I further declare that myself nor the others heirs at law has never
recd a warrant for the bounty land, promised to the said William Thurmon, in the
part of the United States; nor do I believe that he ever recd it, or transferd his claim
to it in any manner whatsoever: Therefore I now claim it for myself and the
other heirs at Law of the said William Thurmon D

Philip Thurmond Jr

Personally appeared the above written named Philip Thurmond, the subscriber to the foregoing
declaration, and made oath to the same, this 26th day of October 1833
Tho. N. Eubank    Justice of the Peace

In testimony that the above written [crossed out, the next three words:] and before written Thomas N. Eubanks was a magistrate authorised to administer oaths, in the county of Amherst and State of Virginia, at the
above date, and that his name there subscribed appears to me to be his usual signature
I have hereunto affixed the county seal and subscribed my name and quality at
the Clerks office of the said County this 20th day of November
1833
Robert Tinsley, Clerk
Amherst County Court
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State of Virginia
at a Court held for Amherst County on the 18th day of April 1831
Satisfactory evidence was adduced in Court to prove that Sally Jones wife of Tandy
Jones late Sally Thurmond Lucy A Turner late Lucy Thurmond Judith Beck
wife of Jesse Beck late Judith Thurmond Philip Thurmond William J Thurmond, 
Elizabeth D Crawford wife of David Crawford late Elizabeth Thurmond
the said Sally Jones. Lucy A Turner, Judith Beck Philip Thurmond William I
Thurmond and Elizabeth D Crawford being the children of William Thurmond
decd and Claiborne N Tucker, Susan W Christian who was Susan W Tucker
and now wife of Charles Christian, Mary Tucke,r Elizabeth D Tucker and
John J Tucker children of Polly Tucker late Polly Thurmond who was
the daughter of the said William Thurmond decd are the only heirs at law
infee to the said William Thurmond late
in the          Regiment of

I Robert Tinsley Clerk of the said County Court of Amherst
do certify that the above evidence is taken from the records in my
Office. In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my offical 
seal this 14th day of October 1833
Robert Tinsley C
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Jn Thompson Qw.

Recd Decr 21 1833
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January 7, 1939.

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Mrs. Eugene Weatherly
R. F. D. 5.
La Fayette, Georgia

BA-J/ady
Ctf No. 804
William Thurmond

Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which
you request the Revolutionary War record of
William Thurman whose record you cite as S of
W. 1835, Pen. 2, 209, Amherst County, Virginia.

The record of that soldier follows as
found in the papers on file in the claims for
pension and bounty land based upon his service
in the Revolutionary War.

The date and place of birth and the names
of the parents of William Thurmond are not shown.

William Thurmond (his name is not shown as
Thurman) entered the service in 1781 or 1782,
residence not stated, and served to the close of
the war, as sergeant major in Colonel Samuel
Hawes' Virginia Regiment.

William Thurmond was allowed pension under the
Act of May 15, 1828, at the rate of $120.00
per annum on Certificate No. 894, dated August
17, 1829. Pension commenced March 3, 1826. He
was then a resident of Amherst County, Virginia.

He died March 24, 1831, place, and his age
not given.

In 1831 the following children of William
Thurmond were living: Sally Jones, wife of Tandy
Jones, Lucy A. Turner, name of her husband not
stated, Judith Beck, wife of Jesse Beck, Philip
Thurmond, Jr., William J. Thurmond, Elizabeth D.
Crawford, wife of David Crawford, and his daughter
Polly Tucker, (the name of her husband not shown)
was then deceased. Said Polly Tucker's children
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who were living in 1831 are shown as follow:
Claiborne N. Tucker, Susan W. Christian, wife
of Charles Christian, Mary Tucker, Elizabeth D.
Tucker and John J. Tucker.

Philip Thurmond, Jr. applied October 26, 1833,
in Amherst County, Virginia, for the bounty land
which was due on account of the services of his
father, William Thurmond, in the Revolutionary 
War. He applied in behalf of himself and the
only other heirs-at-law named above, children
and grandchildren of his father. The name of
soldier's wife is not given. Bounty land warrant
No. 1996 for one hundred acres of land, was
issued January 4, 1834, in behalf of all the heirs
named above.

For information in regard to the location
of the land you should address The Commissioner
of the General Land Office, Washington, D. C., and
furnish that official the number of the warrant,
acreage and the date of issuance.

Very truly yours

A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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RECEIVED 
NOV 21 [illegible]
[Next 3 lines, illegible]

Rfd. 5
La Fayette, Georgia
November 17, 1938.

Com. of Pensions
Veterans Bureau
Washington D.C.

No Rec Pen Send 11/22/38 B#2

Sirs:

Please send me the Pension
recprd of William Thurman, Amherst Co. Va.
Perhaps the following will identify him-
William Thurman (Amherst) S. of W. 1835.
Pen. 2, 209"

Thanking you I am
Very truly yours,
Mrs. Eugene Weatherly.
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July 1, 1939
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BA-J/MMHF:MLBF
WM Thurmond
B.L. Wt_1996-100
& 1828 Ctf no.
894

Mr. Ted James Turman
1501 Chapala Street
Santa Barbara, California

Dear Sir:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the
Revolutionary War records of soldiers of Virginia with the names
Benjamin, Charles, John, Moses and William Thurman, Thurmond or
Turman.

Revolutionary War data furnished by the Veterans Administration
are obtained from claims for pension or bounty land which
have been made to the United States based upon service in that war.

The demand for information in regard to soldiers of that war
is very great and the trained clerical force available for that
particular work is somewhat limited. Because of this, it is
impossible to make for one person or organization a series of
investigations and reports relative to those soldiers.

Those records have been searched and no claims for pension or
bounty land found based upon service in the Revolutionary War of a
Benjamin, Moses or Richard Thurman under any spelling of that surname.
The record of one Charles Thurman (R. 10562), one John Thurman (W. 28009)
and one William Thurmond (Ctf. No. 894) are furnished you herewith.

Very truly yours

A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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July 1, 1930
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[Added by hand in the margin in pencil:] This letter was dated July 1- Because Miss Battroff's letters were written that day.  This was written or copied, July 5 ly  C.C. ly my request- F

BA-J/[crossed out, illegible]/CC
Ctf.No.894
William Thurmond

Mr. Ted James Turman [Added by hand in pencil:] His letter in Charles Thurman R. 10582
1501 Chapala Street,
Santa Barbara, California,

Dear Sir:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the
Revolutionary War record of William Thurman.

The record of that soldier follows as found in the papers
on file in the claims for pension and bounty land based upon
his service in the Revolutionary War.

The date and place of birth and the names of the parents
of William Thurmond are not shown.

William Thurmon (his name is not shown as Thurman, entered
the service in 1781 or 1782, residence not stated, and served to
the close of the war, as sergeant major in Colonel Samuel Hawes'
Virginia Regiment.

William Thurmond was allowed pension under the Act of May
15, 1828, at the rate of $120.00 per annum on Certificate No. 894,
inted August 17, 1829, Pension commenced March 3, 1826. He
was then a resident of Amherst County, Virginia.

He died March 24, 1831, place, and his age not given.
[Inserted in the margin and written by hand in pencil concerning the last two paragraphs:] In summary typed 8/10/44 to Mrs Isbell we omitted this data as it was obtained from 1835 Report of Sec. of War & not from records in N.A. CS

In 1831, the following children of William Thurmond were
living: Sally Jones, wife of Tandy Jones, Lucy A. Turner, name of
her husband not stated, Judith Beck, wife of Jesse Beck, Philip
Thurmond, Jr., William J. Thurmond, Elizabeth D. Crawford, wife
of David Crawford, and his daughter Polly Tucker, (the name of her
husband not shown) was then deceased, said Polly Tucker's children
who were living in 1831, are shown as follows Claiborne N. Tucker,
Susan W. Christian, wife of Charles Christian, Mary Tucker, Elizabeth
D. Tucker and John J. Tucker.
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Philip Thurmond, Jr. applied October 26, 1833, in Amherst
County, Virginia, for the bounty land which was due on account of the
services of his father, William Thurmond, in the Revolutionary War.
He applied in behalf of himself and the only other heirs-at-law
named above, children and grandchildren of his father. The name of
soldier's wife is not given. Bounty land warrant No. 1996 for
one hundred acres of land, was issued January 4, 1834, in behalf of
all the heirs named above.

For information in regard to the location of the land you
should address The Commissioner of the General Land Office,
Washington, D.C., and furnish that official the number of the
warrant, acreage and the date of issuance.

Very truly yours

A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator.