Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 3207, Robert Carson, Va.
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(3-1776) 
SERVICE
VA

Carson, Robert 

NUMBER
S.3207

CONTENTS                              Carded
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26.957
West Tennessee
Robert Carson
of Warren Co. in the State of Tenn
who was Prvt in the Company commanded
by Captain Thompson of the Regt Commanded
by Col  in the in Virginia
Militia 

commanded
No 1
G.
Inscribed on the Roll of West Tenn
at the rate of 30 Dollars Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pensioner issued 25 day of July
and sent to 
34 A.J. Marchbanks McMinnville  Tenn

Arrears to the 4th of Mch 34   90.00
Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sep "15.00
                                                     $105
Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832

Recorded by J J Sprague Clerk
Book C. Vol 7 Page 85
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State of Tennessee
County of Warren
S.S.

On the 8th day of July A.D. 1884. personally appeared in open Court before
the Court of Pleas and quarter Sessions for the County of Warren
in the State aforesaid now sitting Robert Carson aged Eighty one years the 20th of November
next, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the follow
ing declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed
June the 7th, 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the
following named officers and served as he stated.
In August 1776, the malitia of Washington County in the State of Virginia where
applicant then lived were called into the service for the purpose of being marched against
the Cherokee Indians, by the Government of that State for which purpose applicant
in Washington County in the State of Virginia, some time in the month of
August in 1776 (he cannot remember the precise day but feels confident it was
about the fisrt) volunteered into the service, he attached himself to a company
commanded by Captain James Thompson, revelyvoused at Aburyelov in the
State aforesaid and he and his company were there attached to a Regiment
commanded by Col William Christian, this the he does not remem
ber the names of any of the other officers of the regiment, he thinks one of the
come from Agusta in Va. from them they were in a short time marched into the ┃
Cherokee settlements, in doing which they crossed the Holston River at the Big
(guat) Island, the French boat at Evans Ferry, and the Tennessee not for
when the Tilico Blockhouse was subsequentally ended, his regiment was detained
upon the Holston untill about the first of September waiting for the arrival
of a regiment of North Carolinians, about that time as he now thinks they
were found by five or six hundred men from N.C. Commanded as he thinks
by a Col. Williams, they three marched into the indian settlements and
as he thinks joined by some other soldier but does not remember when
they be from or who commanded them at all events there was 1500 or 2000 of
them all together or something near that number, the first town that they
visited was near the Tennessee River as he now thinks, the second was about a
days march from that he does not recollect either of their names, he
thinks they went to the second in a day or two from the Capture of the first
and remained then for something like twenty days during which time
the indians applied for peace and during the time they were station
at his town several Indian Towns were burnt, they then
left this Town and burnt as he thinks two other Tours, by this time
and arangement was made for the cessation of hostility, and they march
back to Station upon the Holston River Called (not recollected) when he
was discharged in writing by his Captain Thompson, he then returned
to his residence he thinks it was about the middle of November 1776
when he was discharged in this Touer he serve at last three and a half
months and for which he received the the usual compensation
Early in the Spring season of 1777. there was a call in Washington County
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in the State of Virginia where applicant then resided for volunteers to
Guard andprotect the frontiers against the deputation of the indians
appplicant volunteered into this service for the sum of Three Months
the jounal a company commanded by Captain James Dasart ( or Dasy)
rendesvoused at the dwelling house of the Captain in the County of Wash
ington and State of Virginia, about the time above stated and was
as well as the ballance of his company by his Capt immediately marched
to Blackamores fort which he thinks was upon Church river in going to
which they profed the North fork of Holston River upon their arrival at
the fort or perhaps it was more properly speaking a station the company were then who were there there was discharged and applicants Company took their
place as a guard. Applicant and his company he remaind  employed
as a guard, for three months when his tour expired, when early in the summer
of 1777, he was in the fort aforesaid, verbally discharged by his Captain and then
returned to his residence in the County aforsaid, in this Tour he served at
least three months and was paid for that time, his company was not attached
to any Regiment.
In Eight or ten days after he returned home from the last above mentioned service Col.
Arther Campell as he understood ordered Captain James Dasart to raise a
Company of volunteers for one month, to guard what was then called
the glade hollow fort on Church river. Applicant volunteered
into this service joined his company at the house of Captain James
Dasart in Washington County in the State of Virginia in the first
part of the summer of 1777. he does not remember the precise day
he was then with his company immediately marched to the aforesaid
fort in going to which they crossed the North fork of Holston River
he with his company were here stationed as a guard and so remained for the
space of one month, when his tour expired, and was then as he now think
some time in the month of May 1777 at the fort aforesaid by his Captain
verbally discharged from the service, in this tour he served at least 
one month, and then returned to residence in the County & State aforesaid
he received pay for this your
About as he now believes the middle of September in 1780. there was a
call made by Col William Campell in Washington County in the
State of Virginia for volunteers to march against the British
Tories under the command of Major Furguson in North Carolina
applicant volunteered into the service in the County aforesaid and about
the time above stated, he joined a company commanded by Captain
Andrew Colville, rendezvoused at Abringdon in the State of Virginia
and was attached to a Regiment commanded by Col William Camp
bell & Major (formerly Capt) James Dasart and were immediately
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marched to the Watauga River where they were joined by several other
regiments under the command of Col. McDowell, Shelly & others
from their they marched and crossed the yellow Mountain about the
head waters as he thinks of the Coloula river and when shortly after
joined by an other and perhaps more than a regiment of men from
South Carolina, they were then marched near to Gilbert Town in
North Carolina, upon their arival at this place they ascertained that
Furguson had decamped, it was determined by the officers in Council
to pursue him with the Cavalry, and leave the soldiers on foot to
follow one of which number applicant was one viz of the souly
the day before the battle at the Kings Mountain the calvary aft
there in pursuit of Furguson, thy the foot followed on
but did not reach them before the battle they were the next morn
ing after the battle it by those who engaged in it a few
miles from the Battle ground.
in this tour he send at least one month & a half and was
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have for the time, he then will Iris Company returned to their residence in Wash
ington County in the State of Virginia where about the
last of October in 1780, he was in waiting discharged by his Cap
tain Andrew Colville this ended his military service, he has no doc
umentary evidence of his services nor does he know of any person whose
testimony he can procure who can testify as to his services.
1st He was born the 20th November 1753, on Green Bryer River in the State of Vir
ginia, near Englishes ferry, and does not recollect the County,
2nd He has no record of his age, and at from the information of his parents.
3rd When called into the service he lived in Washington County State of Virginia
in 1782, he moved from Washington to Green County in the same State
remained there one year, then moved to what is now Jefferson County in the 
State of Tennesee remained the fourteen years, The moved to the County of 
Blount in the same State lived twelve years. The moved to this the
County of Wayne in the State of Tennessee when he has ever since
resided.
The first Tour he served he volunteered into the service and served 3 1/2 months
The second he volunteered into the service and served 3  Months
The third tour he served as volunteered into into the service & served 1 month
The fourth Tour he served he volunteered into the service & served  1 1/2 months
In all he served nine months.
He does not believe that that the way regular officers with the troops
when be served if then were the day not recollect their names, nor can
he now state by the Continental regiments or any thing more about
Malitia regiments then he has stated in the body of his declaration now
can be from memory state any more of the circumstances of 
his service he has above stated his memory is much 
weakened by old age for which he may circumstances are not stated
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He for each Tourr he said received discharges from the service and
they were all given to him by the Captains under whom he served the Tours
as he now believes, as stated in the body of his declaration the first on his re
 gund he left with the paymaster in Aberrydan in the State of Vir
ginia upon securing his pay for the Tours, the other he gave to
his captains to draw his money for the respective tours he served
and has not since seen them, nor does he know where they are now
The He is knownto a Clergyman residing in his present neighbourhood
and Jacob Woodley Esq. Major Wm Armstrong & Wm W. Roberson and
or other who can and will as he believes testify as to his character
for veracity and of their belief of his services as a soldier of the Rev
olution.
He herby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or anuity except
the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of
the agency of any State. Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Robert his mark Carson

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year
aforesaid
William Edmondson Clk
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Mr James Cope of Clergiman, residing in the same neighbourhood with
the above named applicant in the County of Warren and State of Tennesee and
Jacob Woodly residing in the same neighbourhood County and State herby certify
that I am well acquainted with Robert Carson who has subscribed and sworn to
the above declaration that we believe him to be Eighty one years of age that he is
respected and believed in the neighbourhood when he resides to have been a soldier of the
Revolution and that we concur in that opinion.
James Cope
Jacob Woodley
sworn and subscribed the day and year of said

William Edmondson Clerk

And We Frank Smartt, Philip Hoodenpyl & William McGregor the presiding Justices of
said Court do herby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and put
ting the interogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was
a soldier of the Revolution as a ( is a Revolutionary soldier) and served as he states and
the Court further certifies that it appears to there that James Cope who has signed
the preceding certificate is a Clergyman resident in the same neighbourhood of the applicant
in the County of Warren & State of Tennessee that Jacob Woodley who has also signed
the same is a resident in the same neighbourhood County and State and is a credible 
person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Wm McGregor
Philip Hoodenpyl
Frank Smartt
I William Edmonson Clerk of the Court of please
quarter sessions for the County of Wayne in
State of Tennessee, do herby certify that the
forgoing contains the original procedings of the said court in the matter of the applica
tion of Robert Carson for a Pension, In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
hand and affixed the part seal there being no seal of office of said Court
yet provided this the 8th day July of A.D. 1834 The fore
going in relations and obliterations were made before sub
cribed and sworn to, this the 8th day of July 1834.
William Edmondson
Clerk of said Warren County Court

I certify that William Edmondson is Clerk of the Court of Pleas and
sessions for the County of Warren above named and that the
forgoing signatures purporting to be his an genuine  and
that there is no seal of office of said Court, this 12th July 1824
John B Forester
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June 18, 1938

Robert Carson-S.3207
BA-J/AWF

Mrs. Walter Hancock
Woodbury
Tennessee

Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you
request the Revolutionary War record of Robert Carson,
pensioned from Warren County, Tennessee, and the
Revolutionary War record of Robert Stewart, pensioned
from Williamson County, Tennessee.

Because of the great demand for Revolutionary War data and the limited trained clerical force
available for furnishing such information, it is not
possible to comply in full with each request for
Revolutionary War data.

The record of Robert Carson is furnished herein
as found in pension claim, S. 3207, based upon his
service in the War of the Revolution.

Robert Carson was born November 20, 1733 on
Greenbrier River in the State of Virginia near Eng
lishes Ferry. The names of his parents were not
stated.

While residing in Washington County, Virginia,
he volunteered sometime in August, 1776, served three
months and fifteen days in Captain James Thompson's
company, Colonel William Christian's Virginia regi-
ment in an expedition against the Cherokee Indians.
He volunteered in the spring of 1777, served three
months in Captain James Dosart's company, guarding
the frontier, and later in 1777, served one month in
same company, under Colonel Arthur Campbell, guarding
"Glade Hollow Fort" on Clinch River. He volunteered
sometime in September, 1780, served one month and
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fifteen days in Captain Andrew Colville's company,
Colonel William Campbell's Virginia regiment, and
marched against the Tories in North Carolina.

The soldier, Robert Carson, moved in 1782 from
Washington County, to Greene County, Virginia, there
one year and moved to Jefferson County, Tennessee,
there fourteen years, moved to Blount County, Ten-
nessee, there twelve years and moved Warren County,
Tennessee.

He was allowed pension on his application exe
cuted July 8, 1834, then a resident of Warren County,
Tennessee.

The papers in this claim contain no data in
regard to family.

If you desire information relative to the last
payment of pension, name and address of person paid,
and possibly the date of death of this pensioner,
you should apply to The Comptroller General, General
Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, D.C.
and give the following-

Robert Carson
Certificate #28957
Issued July 25, 1834
Rate $30.00 per annum
Commenced March 4, 1831
Act of June 7, 1832
West Tennessee Agency.

Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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(Left side)
3207
INVALID
Rev War

File No. 3207
Robert Carson 
Pri Va. Mila

Act: June 1732
Index: - Vol. A, Page 74
[Arrangement of 1870]

(Right side)
1936 June enlist to MM
Walter Hancock and
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31,618

Robert Carson
Declaration for Pension
Tennessee
from 1776 pr 9 mo
$30

Return to A.J. Marchbanks
McMinnville
State of Tennessee
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Woodbury Tennessee
May 20, 1836
Veterans Administration
Washington, D.C.

Gentlemen:

Please send the the
information you have on the two
Revolutionary Soldiers (1776-81)
who were pensioners as follows:
Robert Carson - wife Mary Thompson
sometimes called Polly Thompson
Warren County Tennessee whose
land now lies in cannon County
Tennessee on Brawley's - (cannon- Robert Cannon was soldier in N.C.
was formed from Warren, Rutherford & Smith
counties in 1836. He was said to be captain
Robert Stewart private served in
Maryland (I suppose) later settled in
Williamson County Tennessee - His
first wife was Nancy Trott. Before
coming to Williamson, he tarried in Rowan
Co. N.C. a while. I shall greatly
Stewart was placed on roll April 1819
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appreciate this information and as
full as you can make it.

In writing a history of Cannon
County what will be necessary
to get information about all
Revolutionary soldiers who settled
Cannon County and are buried
here not of them have markers
I thank you-
Yours truly
Grace Brown
and Mrs. Walter Hancock

Please give pension numbers
so that I may find if they
were given military lands