Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 11,619, Samuel Williams, S. C.
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
S. C.

Williams, Samuel

NUMBER
R. 11.619

Born in N.C.
CONTENTS
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State of Tennessee
Anderson County ⎬
on this the 18th day of May 1840
Personally appeared before me Michael Keeney Justice of the peace for the County of Anderson and State of Tennessee, Samuel Williams a resident citizen of the County of Anderson State of Tennessee aged eighty two years the fifteenth day of March last past from undoubted calculation having record of his age [illegible] in order to obtain the benefit of the of 7th June
1832
He states that he entered the service of the United States in Greenville District South Carolina, a drafted private soldier owing to the great lapse of time he cannot state precisely the time of entering the same but to his best
calculation he entered some time in the fall of the year seventeen hundred and seventy Eight and entered service under Captain Gilder and marched off from Rabon's creek and stationed
there a while, and thence to the Saluda, and Joined General Ash in North Carolina and finally to the Battle of Briar creek - after having been stationed at different points and
places on the Saluda and after the Battle at Briar Creek, was marched Back to the Saluda and thence to Rabon's creek and there was discharged by a written discharge from Captain
Gilder (about having served out his tour of six months)
And in a few days or a very short time thereof be he volunteered and engaged to serve as a nine
months soldier of South Carolina beginning same time in the spring the precise time not remembered and believed to be in the spring of 1779
under Captain William Christy and was
marched on toward Stono River, and Joined General Lincoln, the next day after the Battle at Stono, and was marched down
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State of Tennessee
Anderson County. SS

I Michael Keeney a Justice
of the peace of the peace in and for said County
certify that I have been personally acquainted with
Samuel Williams the applicant for a Pension
for thirty years past or upwards and that I have
often heard him speak of his service in the Revolution
any was, and that I believe he served in said
war substantially as he has alleged and that
I understand him to be repected by his acquaintance
as an honest man and a man of undoubted
truth and is Reputed a man of that is reputed
by his intimate acquaintance as a Revolution
my Soldier I certify that he is a kind of
hernet, and not a man of extensive acquain
itance that lives in the mountains in the
remotest and last know parts of the County
and is entirely unable to attend court, and
has been afflicted to much so for something
like ten years to go about I further certify that
I have no doubt of his being Eighty two years old as
he has stated Judging from his appearance
and and from a long acquaintance
I consider him too old to make as clear a Declara
tion as if he was some younger I have a know
ledge from information of said applicant
Depending for some time on a man named
Andrews to get his papers prepared to get a
Pension from interrogating him and putting
Question I believe he served. He is a man
of Entire good character and so reputed by Every
person that I have ever heard speak of him I
have lived and now live in [illegible], three
miles of said applicant, Given under my
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hand at the house of said applicant in
the County of Anderson State of Tennessee
this the 18th day of May 1840

Michael Keeny Justice of the Peace
for Anderson County

State of Genesee ⎬
Anderson County

I Chesley Bootright, a minis
ter of the Baptist church and having lived about
three miles from Samuel Williams, in Anderson
County Tennessee, certify that I have have
lived near three years that distance from him
and know him to be verry old and enable
to travel about, and transact business and
would not think it unlikely that he would be
Eighty years, in fact suppose he is Eighty
I from a small acquaintance with him
think him to be a harmless man of good
character as to his having been in service
I recollect to have heard him speaking some
thing on the subject, probably of being among
the indians or Tories but as to what is the understanding of the people on the subject
authorized to say 

Chesley H. Bootright

Sworn and subscribed
this 18th May 1840
Before me

Michael Keeny
Justice of the peace
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State of Tennessee
Anderson County ⎬ SS
I William Cross Clerk of
the County Court of Anson County
aforesaid certify that Michael Keeny Esqr
whose name and signatures, to the foregoing
narrative, and the annexed certificate and
affidavits, is a Justice of the peace for the County
and State aforesaid, and that the said signature
thereto purporting to be his are genuine

SEAL

In testimony where of I have  hereunto 
subscribed my name and affixed
my seal of office at office in
Clinton this 22 day of May
AD 1840

William Cross Clerk
By his deputy John G Whitson

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35.021
Samuel Williams
Tennessee
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11.619
P.O.
Samsl Williams
Service:

REJECTED

Enlisted:                   , 18
Discharged:             , 18
Application filed:    , 18

Alleges:     
Re-enlisted:
Attorney:
P. O. _
_____Recognized.   _____Contract.
Cert.  of  Dis.        Searched for, 18
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Samuel Williams
Tennessee
_____________
Suspended
_____________
let 4 Augt '40
R. A. Dabney
11619
Act 7 June 1832
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Edwan
Jamestown Fentress County
Tennessee Sept 29th 1842

Sir
I wish to draw your attention to
a file of Pension papers in the
office fowarded to you by myself
the application of Samuel
Williams of East Tennessee
living about the dividing line of
Campbell, an Anderson Counties
I really do not recollect at this time
to which County he lives in but I know
it is about the divide his applica
=tion was under the set of
June 7th 1832     I have the
reason to believe he done
considerable service his appl
cation was made perhaps
two years past. I hope
you will reexamine all
his papers and report to me
at Jamestown Fentress Count
ty Tennessee
I
In his behalf I am
your most humble
Servt
Robert A Dabney
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Clinton Anderson County
Tennessee, May 22nd
1840.

Sir
I Enclose to you in this letter the Declaration
of Mr Samuel Williams Claiming the
Benefit of the act of 7th June 1832
you will please return the result of your
investigation to me at this place it being his
request.

your humble servent
Robert A Dabney


J L Edwards
Com of Pensions
Washington City DC
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State of Tennessee
Anderson County

Personally appeared before me
Michael Keeny a Justice of the peace in and
for said County

William Keeny

whose statements are entitled
to full credit and on oath states they are well
aquainted with Samuel Williams who
is about applying for a Pension and do state
that he is reputed as a man of veracity and
as a soldier of the Revolution and we concur
in the same opinion we live in said County
and in the same neighborhood of said
applicant, and can certify that he is
of Good character, and believe he is 82
years as he has stated

Sworn and subscribed
this 22 day of May                     Wm Keeny
1840 before me
Michael Keeny
Justice of the peace