Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 32,014, for James Thompson, North Carolina
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(3 - 1776) SERVICE NUMBER
N.J. Thompson, James S. 32.014
CONTENTS
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Georgia 12.846 
James Thompson 
Of Madison in the State of Georgia 
Who was a pri. in the company commanded 
By Captain Cain of the __ command
By ____ in the N. Car: 
[illegible]ne for 20 months and 21 days 
Inscribed on the Roll of Georgia 
At the rate of 60 Dollars __Cents per annum,
To commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
 Certificate of Pension issued the 1st day of June ‘33 
 Danielsville C. H. and sent Wm Sanders 
Arrears to the 4th of March ‘33 - 138 
Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept " - 34.50 
$172.50
Revolutionary Claim, 
Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by Wm. Miller Clerk,
Book E.  Vol. 6. Page 104
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No 25143 
James Thompson 
Madison[illegible]
 Georgia 

Admit as a private 
for 20 mo 12 days 
Hg

by Wm Saunders Clk 
Madison [illegible]
Georgia
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State of Georgia   Court of Ordinary
County of Madison May term 1833
On this 6th day of May in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred and thirty three personally appeared in open Court before James Long John Moroney and Noah W. Pitman Justices of the Inferior Court now sitting as a Court of Ordinary Henry James Thompson a resident of Capt. Jas. Company District of Georgia Militia in the County of Madison & State of Georgia aged Sixty nine
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 7th 1832
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers-- and served as herein stated, to wit, he entered as a Volunteer in March Seventeen hundred & Seventy Six under Captain
Cain the whole under the command of General Charles McDaniel and served until September following being a tour of Six Months - this Service was performed at Cathy's Fort in Burke County North Carolina on
the head of the Catawba river - for the protection of the Frontiers from the depredations of the Indians - the next was a tour of duty of three months Under Capt. Thomas Kennedy - he commenced this service in May Seventeen hundred & Seventy Seven and continued until the August following making the three months as aforesaid - this service was performed at John Davidson's Fort, Burke County North Carolina in protecting and guarding the frontiers
from the depredations of the Indians - the next was a tour of duty of three months in the same kind of service as aforesaid at George Davidson's in Burke
County North Carolina under Capt Smith Commencing in July Seventeen hundred and Seventy eight and continued until October following - the next
was a tour of duty of two months in the same kind of service as aforesaid at Templeton Station in Burke County North Carolina under Capt John McDaniel
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Commencing in July Seventeen hundred & Seventy nine and continued until September following - the next was a tour of duty of three months commencing in May Seventeen hundred and eighty and continued in service until August following making the three months as aforesaid under Capt Camp- the whole under the command of General Charles M. Dowel and Rutherford - while in this service the British light horse and Torys fell in with
this detachment of Troops then under the command of Gen. Charles M. Dowel at the house of Hampton on Green River in South Carolina and killed there
of the Americans & wounded several - this deponent with several others were ordered as a scout to proceed the morning before this skirmish and makewhat discoveries they could in regard to the British and Torys and did not return until after the engagement - the next was a tour of duty of three months under Capt Samuel Woods & Gent. Charles M Dowel at the battle of King's Mountain
and also Major Joseph McDowel who command as this Major in this engagement he[deponent]commenced his service in August Seventeen hundred & eighty and continued
until November following - making the term last aforesaid and was the first of his company that fired a gun in said battle - the next was a tour of duty of
three weeks under Major Joseph McDowel against the Cherokee Indians - he commenced this tour in May Seventeen hundred and eighty one and served as last aforesaid in this expedition - the party consisting of about eight men provided into the Churcher Nation burned two of their towns & killed five[?] Indians -the whole of this service he performed as a private - he resided in Burke County
North Carolina when he entered the service he was in no engagement with the British except that already stated at Kings Mountain with the Britishand Torys - he was engaged in several Skirmishes with the Indians - he had no regular Marches except what was necessary in protecting the Frontier of
North & South Carolina and the expedition into the Cherokee nation, - he was not acquainted with any of the regular officers - he has no discharge nor no documentary evidence-- and he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his services and that this is the best showing he make of his services - In answer to the Interrogatories prescribed by the Department & propounded by the Court he answereth as follows to wit