Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 13,895, for Thomas Mc Grew, South Carolina
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
S.C.
Born in Penn.

McGrew, Thomas 

NUMBER 
S. 13,895
carded

CONTENTS
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4689
Kentucky
Thomas McGrew
of Halloway in the State of Ky. who was a pri in the Compy commanded by Captain Jolly of the Regt commanded by Col. Fail in the S. C. line for 2 years from1776

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

Certificate of Pension issued the 26 day of Jan: 33 and sent Hon: r M. Johnson, House of Reps

Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832  120 -
Semi=anl. allowance ending 4 Mar: 33  40 - 
$160 -  

Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.

Recorded by Nathan Rice - Clerk,
Book D Vol. 9 Page 51 -
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Commonwealth of Kentucky Calloway County SCT
On this 26th day of September in the year 1838 personally appeared before William Cradducka a justice of the peace in & for the County and Commonwealth aforesaid Thomas McGrew a resident of said County and Commonwealth aforesaid aged near one hundred 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 1838 That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers & served as herein stated When the War of the revolution commenced he was living on Proud River in Union County South Carolina where the greatest difficulties of the country arose from the attacks of the Indians and Tories against whom he was almost constantly engaged until he was called to go against the British in the spring or summer of 1776 (he believes) he was first drafted and served three months under Capt Jolly of Union County he thinks he was called off about the time he finished planting corn which was about the first of May This term of service was against the Indians: Upon his return home he found the Tories had become so hostile that it was impossible or dangerous for him to stay at home and he immediately volunteered and served three or four tours more (he does not recollect whether three or four terms) of three months each under the same officers These terms were mostly against the Indians part of the time however was against the tories He will state that he then moved to Pacolet River in Spartanbury County South Carolina where he volunteered again and served something upwards of two years most of the time under Captain McDowell but part of said time he was engaged under Capt Parsons and lieut Macca During this time he was employed against the Indians British or Tories as occasion required About the conclusion of this service he was marched under McDowell
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and joined the army of General Green at the siege of Ninety Six which was in the spring of the year eighty one. He states that upon joining the army he with his company was placed under Col. Anderson That he served here during the whole of this siege and that he was in the fight that took place previous to raising the siege which was in the month of June He states that he here frequently saw General Green and several other officers amongs whom were Capt Dockins and Col Fair After raising the siege he states that he marched with the army and General Green to a place called the cross roads at which place he was detached from the army and sent under Captain Parsons and lieut Macca against the Indians but was discharged shortly afterwards and went home upon his return home he found that his property was all or nearly all destroyed by the Tories where upon he took his family and carried them back to Union County where he had lived before He here also found it dangerous to stay at home and though he had better be fighting than risquing his life at home among the Tories and immediately volunteered and served a six month tour under Capt Jolly and Colonel Stein. he marched under said officers and joined the army of General Green t the high hills of Santee he thinks in the month of August: during this tour he was generally engaged in souting parties sent out to reconnoiter the country examine British stations and watch the movements of the British and Tories he served out his time and returned home after his return home he was drafted and served a three month tour under Capt Copeland and lieut Watson he states that he marched towards Charleston to oppose a certain British officer by the name of McGist who was quartering a square of British near Bacon's bridge against whom the claimant with his company was marched by said officers After his three months had expired he was permitted to return home in the spring of eighty two Upon his return he moved his family to
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(torn out) vill County near Parsons Station after which he served another tour under Capt Parsons for three months against the Tories principly. which was his last term of service He states that he believes he received regular discharges for all the terms of service in which he was engaged but that they have all been lost or destroyed perhaps near half a century ago nor does he recollect definitely how long he served but knows that he served through nearly all the war of the Revolution He cannot say when he was born nor how old he is but knows that he is very old as he married his second wife about the commencement of the Revolution and some of his children were grown before the close of the war He states that his mind and memory are so much impaired that it is impossible for him to recollect all the particulars of his service and that he has no documentary evidence thereof whatever nor any evidence which he could procure or to him known better than he here addresses He was born and raised in Pennsylvania from which state he moved to South Carolina before the revolution commenced from which place he moved to Kentucky twenty five years ago where he has been living ever since He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state whatever 
Thomas McGrew
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid

I Elizabeth McGrew do hereby certify that I lived in Union County and also Spartanburg County South Carolina during the war of the Revolution. That I was well acquainted with Thomas McGrew who hath subscribed and sworn to the foregoing declaration during his residence in those counties: That to my knowledge he was almost constantly absent from home in the army of the United States during his residence in said counties: and that I believe her served out the terms under the officers and in manner and form as he states I do also certify that for several years and during the whole of the time that the
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said Thomas speak of in his declaration as having served in
the Revolution while residing in those counties. The Tories were so
Trouble  that he [illegible] not stay at home and that from 76 till the
years  82 nearly all his time was employed in the army in opposing
either the Indians tories or British I was about seventeen or
eighteen years of age when the Revolution commenced and could
within any many reasonable time after the Revolution have specified the
particular terms of his service and the officers under whom he served
but from the long lapse of time and from my age & infirmity I find it
now to be impossible.   I however [illegible] many of the officers whom
he served particularly capt Jolly Parsons and McDowell and Col
Stein but I cannot state the particular time &  [illegible]  engagements under said
officers although I know he served under them for several year as he state

Sworn to and subscribed the day and                             [illegible]
year aforesaid

We Gabriel Washburn a clergyman residing in the County of Callaway
Kentucky and John Holland residing [illegible] in the same county hereby
certify that we are well acquainted with Thomas McGrew who has
Subscribed and sworn to the foregoing declaration that we believe him to be near
one hundred years of age  That he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood 
where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in
that opinion entertaining no doubt whatever              Gabriel Washburn
Sworn to and subscribed the                                         John Holland
and    aforesaid 

And I the said William Craddock the undersigned Justice of the peace
in and for the County and State aforesaid who hereby declare my
opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the
interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above
= named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he
States And I also certify that the said Thomas McGrew is in a
great men [illegible] and that from his great age and bodily
infirmity he is wholly unable to attend Court And I do further
certify that it appears to me that the said Gabriel Washburn who
has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in the
said County of Calloway and that John Holland who has also
signed the same is also a resident of the said County of Calloway
and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to
credit Given under my hand and seal as a justice of the peace in and
for the County and State aforesaid this 26th day of September AD 1832

Wm Cradduck J P  SEAL

State of Kentucky Calloway County Set
I William [illegible] Clerk of the Calloway county court do certify that Wm Craddock
whose signature and seal appears to the foregoing certificate is
and was at the time of signing the same an acting Justice of the
peace for said County, duly commissioned and qualified as such
and that full faith and credit is and ought to be given to all
his official acts as such

SEAL

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed
Seal of said County this 19th day of Nov 1832

Wm [illegible]
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Rev War

13. 895
INVALID.
File No. 13. 895
Thomas Mc. Grew
Pri Rev war
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Act: June 7th 1832.
Index: --Vol. 1, Page 248
[Arrangement of 1870.]