Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S, 14,996, James Bramblett, Va.
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SERVICE NUMBER
Va. Bramblett, James S. 14,996
carded
CONTENTS
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7650
7650
Kentucky

James Bramblett
of Breckenbridge in the State of Kentucky
who was a pri & Co in the Company commanded by Captain Oaty of the Regt. commanded
by Colonel Dicke in the Virginia
line for 3 months priv Cavalry
3 " " Infty

Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky
at the rate of 22 Dollars 5t0 Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 11 day of May 1833 and sent to Jesse W
Kincheloe Hardinsburg

Arrears to the 4th of March $45 00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept. 11 25
$56.25
{Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by Daniel Boyd Clerk,
Book E Vol. 7 Page 3

Date of death not on AB -
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[Declaration page 1]

Declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress passed June 7, 1832
State of Kentucky
Breckenridge county Sct

On this 18th day of February 1833 personally appeared before the Justices of the Breckenridge County Court, James Blamblett 
Sr. a resident in the County of Breckenridge in the state of Kentucky and about 69 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 entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served herein stated. He entered the service  in the militia of Virginia under Capt. John Oaty [John Otey] - Colonel [Alexander] Dick - General Mathis [Sampson Mathews]. He entered the service about the first of January 1781 and was dismissed the 5th of April of the same year. making this tour of about 3 months- Resided in the county of Bedford in Va. when he entered the service 

He was drafted into the service. During this term of service Captains Oaty's [John Otey] 
Company to which I belonged and in which I acted was sent out to reconnoitre the enemy
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the body of whom was stationed at Long Bridge Fort on Elizabeth river [Virginia] We fell between the Fort & Norfolk - and  while there they took a vesel vessel with two pieces of Cannon belonging to the enemy conveying goods, clothing & property belonging to the british officers to Norfolk for safe keeping 

& took 10 persons on board the vesel [vessel] prisoners of whom one was wounded & died after he surrendered - I  rendezvoused  at New London [now Campbell County, Virginia] passing through Buckingham County [Va.] -went by Petersburg Va- Cabin point [in Surry County Virginia]  where we joined the main army 

We passed on to the dismal swamp [Dismal Swamp, Virginia] where we took up winter Quarters being engaged occasionally in making short excursions against the enemy -General [Peter] Muhlenberg was present with this division of the army- I was also engaged in the service of the United States in a horse company[cavalry] under Captain James Wright 

He entered the Service in the spring of the year 1780- And served this tour 3 months or upwards He lived at that time in the County of Bedford in the state of Virginia He was a volunteer & was engaged in searching out the tories &  deserters from the army who concealed
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themselves in that County and taking them to a division of the army commanded by Genl. [Charles] Scott & stationed he thinks about 30 miles above Richmond in Va [Virginia]. In which time they caught 30 or 40 deserters & tories & delivered them to Genl. [Charles] Scott at their own expense & without pay- 

He has no documentary evidence and he knows of no person except Thomas White & Ruel [illegible] who can testify to his service- He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present & declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state

Sworn to & subscribed the day & year afsd [aforesaid] 
[signed] James Bramblett

And at the same time & place before the same court the above named Thomas White made oath. That he lived in the County of Bedford in Va. about 1 mile from the above named James Bramblett Sr. during the revolutionary war. That he knows a home company was raised in Bedford County engaged in the services started by Sd. [said] Bramblett and he heard frequently that Bramblett belonged to said Company and he verily believes he did- He states also that he went out in the same
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Company with Bramblet under Captain John Oaty. That they joined the Main Army together that he was then put into Another Company - & Bramblet remained under Oaty in the rifle Company - I saw him frequently during 
that tour and have no doubt that he
Served that whole tour being a term of
3 months & upwards -
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year afsd
Thomas White

Also came Ruel Shrewsberry at the same
time & place & made oath in due course that he lived in the County of Bedford Va and knew the
Above named James Bramblet well
He states that he saw the said Bramblet
frequently in uprights horse Company
engaged in searching out & taking tories &
deserters - several times saw the Company
have deserters &c. in Custody - He states
also that he - , heard during the time
that Bramblett states he was out
that he was drafted into Captain Oatys
Company - he knows he was absent
for upwards of three months - And
he verily believes he did serve &
both tours as is above stated in his
declaration for a pension
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year afsd
Ruel Shrewsberry