Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 14,263, for Thomas Reed, North Carolina
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(3-1776)
SERVICE  
N.C.

Reed, Thomas

SERVICE

S. 14263

carded

CONTENTS
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N.11.872
Pittsburgh
Thomas Reed of Beaver Co. in the State of Penn.
who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Irwin of the Reg't. commanded by Gen'l Rutherford in the N. Carolina Mil. line for 1 year & 1 day

Inscribed on the Roll of Pittsburgh at the rate of 40 Dollars 10 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March ,1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 8th day of July 1833 and sent to Simon Meredith Esq'r. Beaver Pa. 

Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 80.20
Semi-anl. allowance ending 6 Sept. 1833  20.05 =
$100.25

{Revolutionary Claim,}
{Act June 7, 1832.}

Recorded by I. D. Brown Clerk
Book E. Vol. 5 Page 89
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17484
Thomas Reed
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State of Pennsylvania
Beaver County SS.

On this the 15th day of October A.D. 1832 personally appeared in open court before their honors Thomas Henry & Joseph Hemphill Esq's. Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for the county of Beaver and now sitting Thomas Reed a resident of Moon township and county aforesaid aged eighty one years three months & twelve days 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 the 7th 1832 to wit, That he entered the service of the United and served as herein stated under General Rutherford chief in command and in captain Irving's company (the names of the other officers he cannot remember a drafted militia man in the latter part of the summer or early part of the fall to the best of his recollection 1776, from the county of Mecklenburgh in the state of N. Carolina that he marched from Mecklenburg to the Frontier there they captured about seventy tories and brought them in prisoners - that he served three months and was regularly discharged he thinks captain Brown gave it to him which he lost many years since - The spring following the month or day he can not recollect he was drafted by Captain McCune who commanded the company the rest of the officers except the general he cannot remember and marched under General Rutherford from Mecklenburgh through Salisbury & to cross creek where they captured a number of tories and returned he cannot tell whether he served the whole term of three months or not but is certain of serving more than
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than two and that he was regularly discharged he thinks that Captain McCune gave it to him it has been lost for a long time The following year to the best of his recollection before harvest he was again drafted for three months and marched to Carolina South Carolina where he remained two months and was regularly discharged - he cannot remember from whom he got it This discharge is also lost. The same officer commanded at this time as before - The following year he cannot recollect the month he was again drafted for a tour of three months and marched under the same officers from Mecklenburg to Salisbury and several other places he cannot recollect whether he served the whole term or not but is certain that he served two months Captain McCune gave him his discharge which is since lost. Early in June 1780 he was drafted with seven more of McCune company to join General Gates he cannot recollect the captain or the officers except General Rutherford who marched them from Mecklenburgh to Ramsey's Mill where they had a battle with about one thousand Tories defeated them and took a great number of prisoners marched with them to Salisbury where we left them and from there we marched to meet General Gates met him 15 miles from Camden South Carolina where we encamped - on the 16th of August we met the Brittish about half way between our encampment and Camden at 3 oclock in the morning we were defeated our army completely routed and General Rutherford taken prisoner we were again collected and in about a week after discharged. He served in this tour two months and three weeks he cannot tell who gave him the discharge - This he also lost
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He thought that it would be of no service to him after the troublesome times were over - The same fall the Brittish came to Mecklenburgh at which time he volunteered and marched to Ather river - he cannot recollect who the officers were the Brittish retreated to South Carolina after which the army was discharged he cannot recollect how long he was out but knows it was not less than ten days. The applicant further saith that he has no documentary evidence of his service and that he knows of no person whose testimony he could procure that could testify to his service. He further states that according to the account given to him by his parents he was born in Chester County Ga. that while young removed to Maryland from thence to Mecklenburgh County N. Carolina after which he returned to Maryland where he resided 21 years from thence he removed to the Washington and Allegheny counties  resided there 13 years and then removed to the place he now resides - He has no record of his age. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not in the pension roll or agency of any state - He offers General Samuel Power and William McCune citizens of Beaver County to testify
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and state their knowledge of his character &c.  Sworn in open Court the 15th day of October 1832. [Signatures] Thomas Reed O his mark
James Logan Pro

We Samuel Power and William McCune residents of Beaver County hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Thomas Reed who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration. That we believe him to be the age he states. That he sustains a good character for veracity & truth and that he is reputed & believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have bee a soldier in eh Revolution and that we concur in that opinion. [Signatures] Samuel Power
Wm. McCune
Sworn and subscribed in open court the 15th day of October A. D. 1832
James Logan Prothy

And the court do hereby declare their opinion that after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the said applicant Thomas Reed was engaged in the revolutionary service as he states - And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Samuel Power Esq. & William McCune who have signed the preceding certificate are residents of Beaver county and that they are credible persons &c their statement is entitled to credit
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I James D. Ray a clergyman residing in Hopewell township Beaver County do certify that Thomas Reed who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration that I believe him to be eighty one years of age - that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that I concur in that opinion. [Signature] J. D. Ray
Sworn and subscribed in open court the 8th day of April 1833 -
[Signature]
James Logan Prothy

Beaver County SS.
Before me Jams Logan Prothonotary of the court of Common Pleas of said county came Thomas Reed the within named applicant who being duly sworn according to law deposeth and saith that by reason of old age and the consequent loss of memory he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below and in the following grades for the year of our Lord 1776 in the latter part of the summer he served as a private three months in the spring following to wit, in 1777 he served two months a private in the spring following or before harvest he was drafted as a private and served two months in the following year to wit in 1778 he was again drafted
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and served two months as a private - In June 1780 he was drafted as a private and served two months and three weeks and in the same fall as a private he was out ten days and for such services he claims a pension 
[Signature] Thomas Reed + his mark
Sworn in open court this 8th day of April 1833
James Logan Pro [Signature]
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Beaver County SS.
I James Logan Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of Beaver  County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Thomas Reed for a pension and I further certify that James D. Ray who signed the certificate attached to the said proceedings is a regular ordained clergyman of the Presbyterian church Pastor of the Congregation at Bethel in this county and that his name is in his own proper handwriting In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said Court this 15th day of April 1833
[Signature] James Logan Pro
[Seal]
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14.263

Rev. War INVALID.

File No. 14.263
Thomas Reed
Pri. Rev. War
Act: June 7th 1832
Index:-Vol. 1 Page 313
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Pitts. Agency
Adm. @
12 months 1 day
$40.10
Simon Meredith Esq.
Beaver Pa

Pa
lit'd.

J. L. Edwards Esq.
Pension Office 
War Department
Washington City

[stamp - BEAVER PA APR 16]
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J. L. Edwards Esq.
Pension Office &c

Sir - you will perceive that according to your instruction the applicant has amended his declaration. If the pension should be granted him please inform me immediately as the old man is poor and very anxious about it
I am sir your
Humble St.
Simon Meredith [Signature]

Beaver 15th April 1833

P.S. There is one sent by me sometime since for William Canady that I have received no answer about whether he is entitled under the act of last June or not
S. Meredith [Signature]