Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 22,015, for Rowan Thomas, South Carolina
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[Black star above name]

(3 - 1776)

SERVICE
S. C

Thomas, Rowan

NUMBER
S. 22.015

CONTENT
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29.756
South Carolina
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Rowan Thomas
of Marion in the State of So Car:
who was a pr: in the.    commanded
by Captain of the Reg  commanded
by Col Mott in the 2nd So. Car Reg
for  2 years
Not under Reg
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Inscribed on the Roll. South Carolina
at the rate of 80 Dollars  - Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 17th day of Feby
.and sent C.W. Dudley
Marlboro'  So Ca
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Arrears to the 4th of Sept 34                    280.
Semi anl. allowance ending 2 Mar 35        40
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                                                                           $320.00
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 ⎨ Revolutionary Claim,⎨
 ⎨Act June 7, 1832         ⎨

Recorded by Nath Rice
Book.  E.       Vol. 6.     Page 81

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Owen  to pay
May 8, 1837
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Rowan Thomas
South Carolina
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Suspended
Letter 16 Jan. 1805
C W Dudley
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Revolution 
22015
INVALID.
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File No. 22,015
Rowan Thomas
Prt   Rev War
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Act: June 7"" 32"
Index: --Vol. 2    Page 417

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Stamp
BENNETTSVILLE
FEB
19
S.C

FREE
J.L. Edwards Esq
Com. of Pensions
Washington City 

In relation to the claim of Rowan Thomas

Admit a pen
forn. $80--

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Feb 16
SC
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Treasury Office
Columbia. 6 February 1835

I certify that Rowan Thomas was
placed on the Pension Roll in this
office in the year 1832.-
Tandy Walker [illegible] Div
per
John T. Seibels

SEAL

J L Edwards Esq.

Sir

From the above testimony
it would appear that the Revolutionary services of
Rowan Thomas have been satisfactorily proven to the
Legislature of this State.  His [illegible] at home, should
he an argument in his favour elsewhere. By a 
recent act of the Legislature of this State, the Pensioner
are stricken of ( as I have been in formed) & devisted
to make application to the Genl Govt this shows
why he is not yet a pensioner & the reason of
his present application
Very respectfully
Yours
C W  Dudley
Very
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Declaration of
Rowan Thomas
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Declaration of Rowan Thomas in order to obtain the benefit
of the Act of Congress passed June 7 1832

South Carolina
Marion District

On this the 13 day of October AD
1834, personally appeared in open Court at Marion Court
House before the Judge thereof Rowan Thomas, aged Eighty
four years, who upon oath made the following declaration
in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed
June 7 1832. That he was born in North Carolina, on
Rounk on the 12 day of March 1750 his age was recorded
in a Testament now at deponents house in Marion District
that he entered the service of the United States in the
year 1776 as a regular soldier enlisted under Capt William
Mason, 2nd Regiment under the ? direction of General
Moultrie - Isaac Mott was a Colonel in the said Regt
served for two years a half under Capt John Blake
Capt Mason was but a recruiting officer. Deponent was
at the Battle on Sullivan's Island which was the only
general Battle he was in doing this term of deponents
service - was frequently engaged in small scouts & had
many skirmishes which need no particular recital
In the latter part of the year 1778 he was drafted by Capt
Nettles of the militia & served under him as a private two
months. In this time he marched down to Santee, Beau-
fort, & to Charleston under the direction of Col Baxter
but had no particular engagement as deponent recollects
At the expiration of that term of service, deponent returned
to manion & was drafted again in the militia service by
Capt Shadrack Munnerlyn, - marched down again
Santee,  Monks corner, Goose Creek, Santee, when he was
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discharged after having served at that time one month
In the latter part of the same year he served one month
under Capt John Smith, down in the neighbourhood
of Santee River under the direction of Genl Marion. In the
year 1780 he served two months under Capt Joseph Greaves
in the same manner as the last above mentioned service
In the latter part of the same year, he served two other
months under the same officer at different points on the
Santee River and the adjacent country, wherever it was
rendered  necessary by the order of his superior officers
In the year 1781 he served one other months in the man
ner last mentioned under Capt Valentine Rowel.  He
also served at other times during the same year & the
year subsequents but deponent cannot recollect the officers
names now the precise places when the services were per
formed, with sufficient accuracy to charge them in
his declaration. He well recollects that he served at any
date times he was afterwards called upon & never
refused to obey the call of his County. He swear positively
to 21/2 years  as a regular & to 9 mos. was as a private in
the militia. He further swears that during the
time the above services were performed he was not in
gaged in any civil pursuits but was under the orders &
directions of military officers who assumed the command
over him  - that he was either in the field
or in Garrison. that he has lost all his discharges
that he has been living in Marion ever since the war
until the present time. He hereby renounce all claim what
to any pension except the present declares that his name is not on the Pension Role of the agency of any State
Rowan Thomas

Sworn to in open Court & subscribed
before me this 13th Oct 1834
Edwd B Wheeler
C. C. P.
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South Carolina⎬
Marion District ⎬

Edmond Herrin a Clergyman residing
in the District and State aforesaid and Edward B
Wheeler a citizen residing in the same State & District do here
by certify that we are well acquainted with Rowan Thomas
who has sworn to & subscribed the above declaration, that
we believe him to be eighty four of age; that he has
always supported a fair character for truth & veracity
that he is reputed & believed in the neighbourhood in which
he resides [illegible] been a soldier of the Revolution & that
we concur in that opinion
Edmond Herrin
Edward B Wheeler

Sworn to before me this t13 Oct.
1834
Wm H. Grice J.P.  SEAL


And the said Court hereby declare their opinion, after
the investigation of the matter & after putting the Interrogatories presented by the war department that the said
Rowan Thomas was a Revolutionary soldier & served as
he has stated, More that it appears to them that
Edmond Herrin who has subscribed the above
certificate is a Clergyman & that Edward B. Wheeler
is a citizen, both residing in the Distrct and State
aforesaid that they are respectable persons & that
their statement is entitled to credit
Oct 18. 1884.

J S Richardson
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8 m
South Carolina
Marion District

I, Edward B. Wheeler Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for Marion County do hereby certify that the fore-
going contains the original [illegible] the matter of the
application of Rowan Thomas for a Pension I also certify
that Wm H Grice who has signed this instrument as a
Magistrate is such & that  his certificate is entitled to credit

Given under my hand & the Seal of the Court
this 13 day of Oct AD 1834

Edward B Wheeler
C. C. P.

Direct to C W Dulley
Marlborough Ct H
S.C.