Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 11,653, Andrew Wilson
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No. 30,303
Andrew Wilson

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Report to Col.
Jno S Camden
Collins Suttlement
Lewis County, Va.
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State of Virginia
Lewis county SS. 

On this 27th day of November 1833 personally appeared before me John S Caendous a Justice of the peace in and for Lewis county in the state of Virginia Andrew Wilson a resident off Lewis county in the state of Virginia aged ninety two 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 of the 7th June 1832.

That  in the year 1777 he was drafted in Baltimore county [Maryland] as a sergant [sergeant] in Captain Johnson's company Maryland Militia to serve three months was marched was marched to Baltimore [Maryland] thence down to  
North point back to Baltimore thence to Gunpowder thence to Bellair [Bel Air, Maryland] thence to Harve de Grace [Maryland]  

here his own draft expired of 3 months and he forthwith volunteers as a sergeant in the Md. Ma. [Maryland Militia] under the same Captain Johnson stayed at Harve de Grace [MD] for three months watching the enemy who were in the bay. [Chesapeake Bay, Maryland]

when his second tour of three months expired which was in Sptr [September] 1777 he again volunteered as a sergeant in the Maryland Militia under the same Captain Johnson, same Col  [John Eager] Howard. was marched across the Secquahannah [Susquehanna River] towards Wilmington [Delaware] to join General Washington [General George Washington] marched up to Chester [Pennsylvania] and there joined him a few days a few days after he [George Washington] had the battle of Brandywine

he was marched to different places in Pa. [Pennsylvania] and sometime in October at a place called Germantown 
had an engagement [Battle of Germantown, Pennsylvania 1777] where the Americans were beaten 

Col [John Eager] Howard marched back to Harve de Grace [MD] where in Dec. 1777 he [declarant] was discharged having served in all this year full nine months as a sergeant in
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the Md. Ma. [Maryland Militia] in Captain Johnson's company. He went to Lancaster county Pa. [Pennsylvania] where in the spring of 1778 he volunteered under captain [John] Patton in the Pa. Ma. [PA Militia] as a sergeant in said company of Volunteer for three months 

he marched to West Chester [Pennsylvania] in March 1778 there joined Col Lacy's [John Lacey] regt [regiment] of Pa. Ma. [PA Militia] marched to Chester [PA]  on the Delaware thence over that river into Jersey [New Jersey]  marched to many places here about the time his time of services was expiring

we were close to the enemy he again volunteered for three months more under the same officers and had an engagement at Monmouth where we had the victory [Battle of Monmouth, New Jersey 1778] 

he was then marched to different places in [New] Jersey watching the British again renewed his engagement by volunteering in 1778 for an additional three months as a sergeant in the same troops Pa. Ma. [PA Millitia] under his same officers continued in [New] Jersey till in Dec. 1778 when he was marched back to Lancaster county Pa where he was discharged having served the year 1778 full nine months as a sergeant in the Pa. Ma. [PA Millitia] 

again in 1779 he volunteered again as a sergeant in the Pa. Ma. [PA Militia] under his 
same captain [John] Patton marched from Lancaster county [PA] to Reading [PA] on the Schuylkill [River] there joined a battalion under Majr. Willy marched down that river to Pottsgrove [Pennsylvania] thence to Morristown [New Jersey] continued here till in June his term of 3 months expired 

he forthwith volunteered for another term of 3 months under his same officers as a sergeant again in the Pa. Ma. [PA Millitia] He was marched to Philadelphia [PA] and was stationed there a few days thence into [New] Jersey to Paulus Hook] [NJ] which place was taken by our troops and about 200 prisoners. [Battle of Paulus Hook, New Jersey1779] Genl. Lee [General Henry Lee] commanded here. 

He again returned to Philadelphia [PA] here now [news] reached us of a great massacre at Wyoming [Battle at Wyoming, Pennsylvania 1778] by the Indians and Tories Major Willery
and his troops volunteered to go in that direction on the waters
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of Susquehannah [Susquehanna [River] marched to a place called Harrisburg [Pennsylvania] thence up the river Susquehanna to many places the names of which he has long forgotten. He only remembers a place called Millersburg [Pennsylvania] from this place he was ordered to class and command and arrange the Spying squads of Captain Patton's men 

This he did his term of 3 months being expired his captain and men again volunteered for an additional tour of 3 months he as a sergeant  continued conducting the Indian spies under his captains till in Dec. when he was discharged on this campaign he saw Genl. [John] Potter & Col. Watts.

Again in March 1780 he having returned to Captains Bartlett's company of Md. Ma. [Maryland Millitia] was drafted for three months was marched down the Chesipeake Bay [Chesapeake Bay, Virginia] the Severn river crossed that to Annapolis [Maryland] was  there stationed under his former Col. [John Eager] Howard for 3 months this tour as a sergeant in the Md. Ma. [Md Militia].

Again in a month of March in 1781 he volunteered under his former 
Captain Bartlett as a sergeant in the company of Md. Ma. [MD Militia] was marched down to Pt. look out [Point Lookout, Maryland] on the 
[Chesapeake] Bay continued there till in June his term expired.

Col. Campbell who commanded at Point Lookout invited all volunteers to go into Virginia he volunteered as a sergeant for six months under his same Captain & Col. Campbell went to Fredericksburg met Layfayette [Marquis de Lafayette] reinforced by Genl. [Anthony] Wayne above pursued Cornwallis [General Charles Lord Cornwallis]  down through new Kent [New Kent, Virginia] had a skirmish there from thence to york town [Yorktown, Virginia] at which place he [Cornwallis] surrendered [Surrender of Cornwallis, Virginia 1781]- we marched back with prisoners to Winchester Va guarded them
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a few days and then took some of them to Lancaster in Pa. [Pennsylvania] from thence he was marched back to Batimore county [Baltimore, Maryland] and discharged in  Decr. 1781 having served full nine months this year as a sergeant and in all his service he served full three years and three months as a sergeant in the Md. and Pa. Ma. [Maryland and Pennsylvania Millitia].

The surrender of Cornwallis [Surrender of Cornwallis, Yorktown, Virginia 1781] [General Charles Lord Cornwallis] was regarded as the end of the struggle and was so he served no more.

He has no documentary evidence, he knows of no person whose testimony he  can procure ((although he doubts not some are living whom he knew) who can testify to his services as a soldier & sergeant in the revolution. He hereby relinquishes his 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 in any state.

Subscribed and sworn to this day and year aforesaid.
Andrew Wilson

The several interrogatories prescribed by the war department were propounded to the applicant which he answered as follows viz.
1st. That he was born in the county of Tyrone in Ireland in the year 1741 as his parents told him
2nd. That he has no record of his age
3rd. That he was living in Baltimore county in Md [Maryland] thence to Pa. [Pennsylvania] & again to Md. thence to Pendleton County Va. thence to Lewis county Va. where he now lives 23 mils [miles] from Weston [West Virginia].
4th That he was first drafted was afterwards a volunteer & once more drafted and again a volun[teer]
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4th. & in all full three years and three months all the time a sergeant in Ma. [Militia]

5th He served Genls. [George] Washington, La Fayette [Marquis de Lafayette]  [Anthony] Wayne, [George] Weedon, [Henry] Lee, 
[Henry] Knox, [John] Potter, [William] Maxwell,  [John] Lacey, [Benjamin] Lincoln, and some others. 
He served with New York, Pa. ,Md. , Va. & [New] Jersey troops state and continental regulars & Militia. The general circumstances of his various service is set forth above as well as his much decayed memory now enables him to do

6th He recd [received] discharges from each of his captains signed by them and generally or always countersigned by a field officer. they are all lost.

7th That he is known in his neighborhood (in a sparse population to Messrs James D. Sprigg and Edward G. Sprigg  they can testify as to his character for veracity and their belief of his services as a soldier of the revolution There are no clergyman rescinding near him

Subscribed and sworn to this day and year aforesaid.
Andrew Wilson

We James D Spriggs and Edward G Shriggs  residing in Lewis county in Virginia hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Andrew Wilson who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be 92 years of age  That he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the volunteers and we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed this day & year aforesaid-
James D Sprigg
Edward G Sprigg
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Magistrate as above, and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my Seal of Office at Weston this 9th day of December 1833
J. Talbott Clk
[illegible seal attached with ribbon]
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11,653
P.O.
Andrew Wilson
Service:
Enlisted:___, 18
Discharged: ___, 18

[black ink stamp] REJECTED
Application filed:___

The printed list of 1832 gives cause 
of rejected as; "Fraud and imposition."

Attorney:___
P.  O. ______
Recognized
Contrac
Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18