Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 2,965, William Dishman, Privateer Va.
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
Privateer
Va.

Dishman, William
Sally

NUMBER
R. 2.965

CONTENTS
2 & W
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23325
Kentucky
William Dishman

Barren Co in the State of Kentucky
was a private in the com commanded
by Captain Harris of the [blank] commanded
by [blank] in the [blank] line for 2 years

Virginia

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

Certificate of Pension issued the 24 day of Decr.
1833 and [illegible] Tompkins HR

Arrears to the 4th of Sept 200.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 March 40.00
$240.00

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

Recorded by Dan Boyd Clerk,
Book E Vol. 7 Page 30
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5958
Wm. Dishman
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State of Kentucky, County of Barren Ss
On this 20th day of August 1832 personally appeared before
the County Court of the County of Barren William Dishman, 
a resident of the County of Barren in the said State of Kentucky,
aged 77 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 provision made by the Act of Congress
passed June 7th 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the
revolution in the year 1776 with Capt Alexander Dick, and served
in (he believes) the third Regiment of the Virginia State line
under the following named officers, & for the time & in the manner
following: He first entered the Marine Service in the year
1776 for two years under the said Capt. Alexander Dick, and
was stationed at Tappahannock (or Hobbe's hole) in Essex County 
Virginia, in which County he then resided after having kept
guard at Tappahannock for some time, waiting for a vessel, it was
at length said that none of the publick vessels belonging to the
State of Virginia were fit for sea, and some of the officers read letters
purporting that those marines stationed at Tappahannock should be
put on board the row gallies at York (or some where in the Chessapeake), unless they would enlist in the regular army for three
years. the said William Dishman, with others, then enlisted for three 
years in the regular army under the said Capt. Alexander Dick of
the Virginia line and (he believes) the third regiment.  George
Catlett was first Lieutenant & Charles Thornton second Lieutenant
of the Company.  The names of the other officers are not recollected
by the said Dishman, nor does he recollect the name of the Colonel
or other field officers of the Regiment.  He, the said Dishman
was afterwards ordered to rendezvous at Fredericksburgh, and went
^(under the command of said Capt. Dick) on board the Brig Musquito to sail on a cruise against the enemy. he does not recollect
that any of the other officers belonging to the com... [company]
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company went on this expedition.  John Harris was the Capt. of the said
Brig & Bird Chambers first Lieutenant & George Chambers 2d Lieutenant
 - after embarking on board the Brig they dropped down to Hampton Roads 
where they lay until about the 27th February 1777 when they sailed.

On her passage to the West Indies the Brig captured a transport ship
(name not recollected) belonging to the enemy, loaded with provisions, 
candles &c, & carried her to Point Peter Guadalupe. The said Dishman 
afterwards understood the captured vessel and her cargo were sold, but he
never received any of the prize money.-  The said Dishman afterwards
sailed on board the said Brig, but after a few days, discovering that one of the
crew had the small pox, she was obliged to return to Guadalupe 
to innoculate the rest.  After they got well she again sailed, but after
a few days she was captured by a 20 gun vessel (the Ariadne) belonging

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to the Butish Navy, & all on board (said Dishman among the rest, made
prisoners. This was, to the best of said Dishman's recollection, about the
4th of June 1777 the night. The said Dishman farther states, that the
prisoners, & he among them, were carried to Barbadoes where they
were imprisoned (he thinks at a place called Bridgetown) & detained
until January 1778, when a fleet of British Merchantmen under convoy
touched at Barbadoes & took the prisoners on board, separating them
to Capt. Dick & the commissioned officers, he understood they were sent to England
& distributing them in different ships the said Distman & two of his
brothers, James & John (both now dead) were put on board the same
where they were set at liberty
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vessel and carried to the Island of Jamaica. He and his brothers
remained on the island some time & at length worked their passage to
America on board a British Merchant ship commanded by Capt. Smith
bound to Philadelphia, then in the possession of the British; and by the
intercession of a merchant on board, a Scotchman by the name of
Buchannon, they were landed on the Delaware a short distance be
law Wilmington, about the month of May 1778. After landing, he
and his brothers went to the quarters of Genl Smallwood at Wilmington
he does not recollect to have seen him, but may Smith gave them a
pass part to them by the way of the Head of Elk and Baltimon to
Virginia, and he recollects that they got to Baltimore on the night