Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 7718, for James Thomson, North Carolina
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(3-1776)
Service
N.C.
Thomson, James
S 7718
Barded
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233VY
North Carolina
James Thomson
A. Sampson in the state of N. Carolina
Who was a private in the _____ commanded
By captain ______ of the Rign (?) commanded
Col: Kenen in the N.C.
__ for 17 month

Inscribed on the roll of N. Carolina
At the rate of 56. Dollars 66 cents per annum
__ commence on the 4th day of 1831.

Certificate of pension issued the 31- day of Dec 33
And Rush (?) Hon. I. Spight s4- R

Arrears to the 4th of ____  1833          141.65
Semi-anl. allowance ending ____ 36    28.33
                                                              $169.98
Revolutionary claim
Act June 7, 1832
Recorded by Rath, Bice clerk
book 6 volume 6yn page 76
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James Thomson
N. Car
27.464 

I receive the claim of 
duty as an officer and 
accept as a bounty  {illegible signature?}
for 17 months

Family order of
M-E (?)
17 monthly (?)

Rejected (?) 11. Nco
18 33
Patrick Murphy
Taylors Bridge
Sampson C.O.
N.C.

Hon. I. Speight
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State of North Carolina Court of Pleas + Quarter
Sampson County Sessions November [term]
1832

On this the 21st day of November A.D. 1832 
personally appeared in open court before 
William McKay, Raiford Coor + []no Bealow 
Esquires Justices of the Court aforesaid James 
Thomson a resident of Sampson County in the 
State of North Carolina, aged seventy eight years
the 27th January 1833 who being first daily 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 4 1832.
That he catered the service of the United States 
under the following named officers and served as
herein stated so far as he can recollect. 
1 Under Col James Kenan, Captain William Dickson
Thomas [Hooks] Lieutenant, Michael Kenan [Euligh]
Sometime before the battle at Moores Creek bridge, and performed
a three months tour of duty, though not in regular
succession, that he resided in Duplin County, now
Sampson, that he was a volunteer, that he was not
in the battle at Moores Creek bridge, but in hearing
of it, that he marched from Duplin Courthouse
across South River at Stewart’s ferry + Cape Fear at
Elizabeth Town up to Rockfish Creek seven or eight
miles below Fayetteville, then Cross Creek, thence
back to Elizabeth Town + across Cape Fear on for
Moore’s Creek bridge where he arrived the day
after the battle, or the same day, that he has no documentary evidence
+ knows of no person by whom he can prove
this tour of duty
2 That he was commissioned a Captain in the year
1777 by Col James Kenan and raised a company
of volunteers to gather [se—-n], between thirty + forty
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in number, and continued upon the alert, in scouting
parties as occasion required, for eighteen months
or two years, not in regular service, but whenever
the necessity of the case, demanded it, that Elias
Faison was his Lieutenant + would sometimes 
take command of a part of his company while 
this applicant would take charge of the other parts 
that he would estimate his service as Captain over 
the company aforesaid, at the lowest calculation
at nine months, that he was in no battle, but would
sometimes take some of the [—ies] prisoners, plus chastise 
them, that his marches were for the most part in 
Duplin County was in Onslow + Dobbs Counties
on occasions, that his service was for the purpose
of keeping the [—ries] in subjection, that he has no
documentary evidence, but thinks he can prove this 
service by Henry Hollingsworth + [Henry Brewer] who 
served under him [that] while he commanded as Captain 
aforesaid
3 That he entered the service again under Col James 
Keenan, Capt Dickson, Thomas Hooks
Lieut in Feb. 1781 + performed two months service 
that he was a volunteer, that he was in no battle but 
a skirmish near the Big Bridge in New Hanover 
County occurred during this time, that he was sent 
on an express to Col Sam’l Smith of Johnston County 
to ascertain if there had been an engagement 
between Gen Green + Cornwallis + found out 
there had been at Guildford CourtHouse, that about 
the 1st of May 1781 Cornwallis pushed through Duplin 
+ this applicant was taken prisoner by Sarlton’s men 
but was soon liberated, that he knows of no person 
by whom he can prove this service
4:  That he served under Capt David Dodd as Lieutenant 
and in a light horsecompany, entered in August 1781 + served about six weeks, that he was in no battle
but there was a battle in the time at Baldwin’s in [Black] 
County, but his horse was lame + he was not there.
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Transcript 

5th he served as a Captain over a company of 
lighthorsemen for two months commencing in 
Sept 1781, his services were not continual but off + 
on as necessity required, in no battle, his marches 
were in Duplin + Onslow Counties 
6 That he served again as Captain for two months 
commencing about the middle of January 1782
over a company of lighthorsemen, in no battle marches were in Duplin County
7 He neglected to mention that after Cornwallis 
+ his army pushed through Duplin, Capt Dodd + this 
applicant raised a company + pursued his track
took protections from those to whom Cornwallis 
or his officers had given them + marched on to Saunders 
bridge in Jones County where there had been a 
battle the same day with Colonel Craige + Captain 
Gorden killed, being out about four weeks
8 This applicant acted as Commissary or Deputy 
Commissary for continental troops who were 
eighteen months or during the war men from 2nd 
of August 1782 tile 15th October following. 
Answers to questions
1 I was born in Duplin County 27th Jan 1755.
2 I have a record of my age in a book called [Ban] 
[you] on the New Testament
3 In Duplin County plus I now reside there
4 I always volunteered
5 Capt Rhodes, Capt Raifoed, Lieut Hill, Lieut Ashe
Capt Bush, Capt Coleman, Lieut Pearl, V. Culver 
I know the 8th regiment of N.C. line militia, Col Kenan’s, Col Brown of Bladen, Col McKinney 
of Wayne, general circumstances stated above.
6 I never recii any worth on discharge except from Capt 
Dick‘s on which I’ve lost, my commission has been destroyed. It was given by Col Kenan.
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8 Thomas K. Moresey, Thomas Kenan, William Moresey,
Paul Joiner, Thomas, J. Faison, William Faison 
[+ C__]

He hereby relinquishes his every claim 
whatever to a pension or annuity, except 
the present + declares that his name is 
not on the pension roll of any a [s__ey] in 
any state

[Justice Thomason]

Ne William McKay, and Thomas J Faison residing 
in the county of Sampson hereby certify
 that we are well acquainted with James
 Thomson who has subscribed plus swore to 
the above declaration, that we believe him 
to be 78 years of age next January 
that he is reputed + believed in the neighborhood
where he resides
to have been a revolutionary soldier + that 
we concur in that opinion 
Sworn + subscribed the day plus year aforesaid

[Justice Thomason]
Wm. McKay
Thomas J Faison
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And the said Court do hereby declare their 
opinion after the investigation of the mother, and 
after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the 
War Department that the abovenamed named applicant
 was a revolutionary soldier and Captain and 
served as he states. And the court further certifies 
that it appears to them that william McKay and 
Thomas J Faison, who have signed the proceeding 
certificate, our residence in the county of Sampson 
N.C. and are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit. The court sure 
then certifies that it appears to them that there 
is no clergyman residing in the neighborhood 
of the said applicant.

I Thomas J Faison clerk of the court of 
Pease + Quarters Sessions of Sampson County,
do hereby certify that the forgoing contains the 
original proceedings of the said court in the matter 
of the application of James Thompson for a pension.
In testimony, where of I have hereunto
 set my hand and seal of office at 
Clinton this the 11th day of February
 Anno Domini 1833 and in the 57th
 Year of American Independence

Thomas J Faison, Clerk
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State of North Carolina 
Sampson County 
On this the 15th day of December A.D. 1832 per-
sonally appeared before me, William McKay one of 
the acting Justices of the Peace for said County 
Henry Hollingsworth, a resident of said County 
of Sampson in the state of North Carolina aged 
about seventy years who being duly sworn 
makeeth oath and saith that James Thompson 
of the county aforesaid, an applicant for a pension,
Aged about seventy seven or seventy eight years, 
commanded a company of lighthorsemen as 
Captain in the Revolutionary War, about the 
year 1778 as this deponent believes, that this depo-
nent served under said Captain Thompson be-
tween three+six months, this opponent believes 
about five months, that his marches while under 
Captain Thompson were principally if not entirely 
confined to Duplin County part of which is now
Sampson in pursuit of lories
Sworn to + subscribed the day + year aforesaid 
his 
Wm. McKay JP.   Henry X Hollingsworth
                                      mark

Hi Thomas, J Faison clerk of the Court of Pleas 
Quarter sessions of Sampson County do hereby 
Certify that William McKay before whom the fore-
going affidavit has sworn + subscribed is + was
at the time of affirming his signature thereto an
Acting Justice of the Peace in + for the county of 
Sampson in the state of North Carolina and that 
the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
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In testimony where of I have herein to
set my hand + seal of office, at Clinton
This is 11 February A.D. 1833 and
 in the 57th year of American indepen-
dence.

Thomas J Faison Clerk
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1916 July 19. Hist to Robt T Bonner 
19 June 8 Hist. to [] Wm E McKay
 Letter in S. 8691 Alexander Hall aug
1935 Sept. 17 - Hist to Grace Brown 
1937 June Claude A. More 
Rev War 
7718 
INVALID. 
File No. 7718 
James Thomson 
[Ben] Rev War

Act June 7, 1832

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