Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 3082, William Brandon, N.C.
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(8-1776)
SERVICE N.C. 
Brandon, William 
NUMBER S. 3082
Born in N.C.
CONTENTS [Blank]
Carded
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31.422
William Brandon decd
Tennessee
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Declaration in [illegible words page torn] of the act of Congress passed 7th of June 

State of Tennessee
Smith County SS.
On this 29th day of August 1836: personally appeared before me Alfred A. Brevard an acting Justice of the peace for said Smith County & he being too frail from age and Disease to appear before a court of Record William Brandon a resident Citizen of said State & Smith county aged Eighty Eight years the 15th day of May last who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by act of Congress passed the 7th of June 1832.

That he entered into the servis [service] of the United States in September 1775 in Rowan County State of North Carolina for the term of Three years and was appointed a Lieutenant and commissioned as such by the authorities of the State of North Carolina and was attached to theCompany Commanded by Capt. George Davison [Davidson] and Robert Ralston was ensign of the same Company and David Crockett 1st Sargent 

Davidsons Company was attached to the first Regiment and was commanded by Col. Alexander Marten afterwards General of the State of North Carolina.

Applicant was a citizen Rowan County of North Carolina when he entered the servis [service] of the U.S. - applicant states that he served as Lieutenant between two and three years The precise time not Recollected he is certain it was longer than Two years - The
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[illegible words] Salisbury, North Carolina 
we marched from thence there to Fayette [Fayetteville]. This applicant was not in any 
battle during this term of Service. He has lost 
his Commission as Lieutenant and his papers in 
in Relativon to his service in the Revolutionary War. he does not Recollect that he was received a written discharge from the service

Applicant has no documentary evidence of his services and knows of no person now living by whom he can prove his service except William Bradley and David Dobbins both Maury County Tennessee whos [whose] affidavits are hereto  attached which he prays may be examined by the War Department

Applicant states that he served as many as two other the Militia one of two months and was attached to Capt. John Brandons Company in  the Regiment then commanded by Col. Francis Locke & was at the Battle of Ramsour North Carolina [Battle of Ramsour's Mill, North Carolina 1780] and he left to assist the wounded after the Battle.

After returning from  thence he was marched to the Cherokee nation in pursuit of the Tories and was under the command of Gen Rutherford [General Griffith Rutherford]. Applicant further states that he served a tour of five months under Capt. Lopp [John Lopp] but does not now recollect the name of the field and Brigade officers 

He was marched from North to South Carolina was Purrysburg [South Carolina] on the Savanna [Savannah River] South Carolina and the commanding General was [Benjamin] Lincoln 

this concludes the Tours of applicant with the Revolutionary War for which he claims a pension. Applicant resided in Rowan County & State of N.Carolina at the time he entered the service of the United States and continued to reside there until about the year 180[?]  where he removed to Smith County State
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1925 Aug 17- Hist. to Major C. M. McCooke his letter in cl. S. 1931 of John Weifong- MMH7
1926 Sept 30 Hist to Mrs C V Smith  MMH7
1936 May 12 Hist to F. Howard Jones -EEB for MMH7 

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3082
Rev War
INVALID.
File No. 3082 
William Brandon 
Pri Rev War
Act: June 7" 1832
Index:- Vol. A, Page 43

[Arrangement of 1870.]