Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 16,350, Thomas Cochran, Ga. Va.
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Ga  Cochran,Thomas    S16350
Va
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16350
INVALID
File No. 16,350
Thomas Cochran
Pri Rev War
Act: June 7 " 32
Index: - Vol. D, Page 439
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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343 Kentucky
Thomas Cochran
Adair Co in the State of Kentucky who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Reed of the Regt commanded by Col -- in the Georgia and Virginia line for 2 years
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 8 day of Febry 1833 and sent to [illegible]
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832 $120
Semi=anl. allowance ending 4 Mar 33 40.00
$160.00
{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832}
Recorded by InoCromwell Clerk,
Book D Vol. 9 Page 34
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State of Kentucky
Adair County } SS
On this 7th day of September personally appeared before the judge of the Adair Circuit Court now sitting Thomas Cochran a resident of Adair County and State of Kentucky aged 72 years who being first duly sworn according the law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of congress [intelligible] June 7th 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated. He lived in Campbell County Virginia at the time he entered the service in the year 1778 in the month of August he was drafter under Capt. Thomas Heath. J[intelligible] Hays was his Lieutenant and James Linsey his ensign. Under this draft he served three months in guarding the magazine at Bedford Old Town a place now called New London. He then received his discharge from Capt. Heath (there was no colonel commanding at the barracks that he [intelligible]) and returned to his fathers where he resided in said County and put his discharge away at his Fathers and has never seen it since. He states that same winter of 1778 he went on to the state of Georgia and sometime in the month of February 1779 he volunteered under Capt. Ried who was beating up for volunteers in Wilkes County of State of Georgia to go as a ranger of Indian spie [spy?] in this expedition [intelligible] Hewitt was his lieutenant. Hough Roan was his ensign. He marched form Wilkes courthouse to Reids Fort. There he drew his arms and was then out ranging through different parts of the country. He states that the Indians were remarkably troublesome to the people. In the summer following the Indians came
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and stole between twenty or thirty head of cattle he with others followed them across the Ocony and Oakmulgy Rivers the distances of about fifty miles we overtook them when they were encamped upon having something to eat when we came upon them. A battle then ensued and we killed ten or twelve the precise no. not recollected took all the cattle they had stolen (with the exception of a few that were drowned before we overtook them) and returned to Fort Reid. We took a good many muskets a few camp kettles also and carried them with us. He states that he remained in the service at the fort aforesaid and had very frequently to stand guard of nights and was in a great many little skirmishes sometimes would kill two or three Indians and sometimes more and in this way he states that he served from the time he first volunteered in February 1777 about two years and left the service in February 1781 that he got his discharge from Capt. Reid at Reids Fort then returned to his fathers in Campbell County Virginia where he left this discharge and has never seen it since. (The discharges he has no {unintelligible]  He states that he has no record of his age. He lived in Virginia about 15 years after he left the service as well as he recollects moved from thence to Tennessee lived in that state one summer then removed to Adair County Kentucky where he now resides. He was born in Charlotte County Virginia about the year 1760 the month of April and the 8th day. He states that he has no documentary evidence of his service above stated and that he knows of no person living now in Kentucky by whom he can prove his services. He hereby relinquishes every claim
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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. Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforsaid
Thomas his x mark Cochran
We Spencer Jeans a clergyman residing in the county of Adair and Allen Henderson James G  Yates residing in said county hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Thomas Cochran who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be 72 years of age: that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforsaid Spencer Jeans
Allen his X mark Henderson
James G Yates
and the said court do hereby declare their 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 the court further certifies that it appears to them that Spencer James who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in the county of Adair and that Allen Henderson & James G Yates who have also signed the same are residents in the county of Adair and are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit.
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S. William Caldwell, Clerk of the Adair Circuit Court do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Thomas Cochran for a pension. 
In the testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 4th day of September 1832 & 41st year of the (Commonwealth) Com-Wth of Kentucky
Mr. Caldwell
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Thomas Cochran
Declaration 

Aomd
2 years prev
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Mr. Gaither
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Thomas Cochran

W.C.E.
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Mr. Gaither
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Brief in the case of Thomas Cochran of Adair County in the State of Kentucky 
(Act 7th June, 1832)

1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge?  - Court
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?
3. How old is he? - 72
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.

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Period / Duration of Service / Rank / Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served
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> August 78' / (0) Years (3) Months, (0) Days, /  Drafted / Capt. Heath

> July 79 - February 81 / (2) Years, (0) Months, (0) Days,  / Ranger & Indian Spy / Capt. Reed

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5. In what battles was he engaged? 
(illegible) Skirmishes

6. Where did he reside when he entered the service?  - Campbell County, Virginia - Miks County

7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? 

8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? And if so, in what respect?

I certify that the foregoing statement and answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned

M.C. Easton
Examining Clerk
January 1833