Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 7742, for George Tomason, North Carolina
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Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act
of Congress passed June 7th 1832
On this 28 day of May 1833 personally appeared in open Court before the Justice of the Court of pleas & quarter sessions for the County of Mecklenburg & State of North Carolina now sitting George Tomason aged 84 years and after being 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 1837
I was born in Johnson County State of North Carolina in the year 1749 - I entered the service of the United States in May 1781 as a volunteer for three months in a company of Horse Commanded by Capt William Hunter of Wake County N Carolina Lieut Giles Thomas, Col. Dudley was our Commandant - we were ordered to Chatham County to suppress the Tories, who were committing great depredation there, from that to Guilford County Rocky River & Brush Creek - I served my tour of three months fully out returned to Wake County & was discharged, but have long since lost it
In the fall of the same year I again turned out
volunteer for three months in a company of Horse Commanded by Capt Solomon Wood Lieut. .John Trent, Col Hardy Sanders was our Commandant - this tour was also after the Tories in Chatham & Duplin Counties & the Counties adjoining them - I served my full time of three months returned & was discharged, but have also lost it-- the whole time I served was six months, I have no documentary