Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 5,589, Thomas Hughes, Va.
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SERVICE NUMBER
Va. Hughes, Thomas S. 5,589
carded.
CONTENTS
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8417
15,449 Virginia
Thomas Hughes
of Culpepper in the State of Virginia
who was a Pri & Serg in the Compy commanded by Captain - of the Regt commanded by Col. Pendleton in the Virginia line for 4 mos pri
3 " Serg
Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia at the rate of 28 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 8 day of Apl. 1857 and sent to W Walden
Woodville
Arrears to the 4th of Na '33 $56.66
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Aug '35 14.16
$70.82
Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by G. C. Stiles Clerk,
Book E. Vol. 4 Page 11
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15449
Thomas Hughes
Culpeper Co
Virginia
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William Walden
Woodville
Culpeper Co
Virginia
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BRIEF in the case of Thomas Hughes
of Culpeper Co. in the State of Virginia
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? Between 77 & 78
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.
Years, Months, Days. As a Gen.
Drafted In 1778 7 pri Col. Pendleton,
4 Maj Wm. Roberts
3 Sergt Maj Nath. Welsh
5. In what battles was he engaged? Siege of Yorktown
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Culpeper C.H. Virginia
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? living witness
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Perfect
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
T G Bradford
Examining Clerk.
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Declaration of Thomas Hughes, in Order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed the 7th June 1832
State of Virginia
Culpeper County SS
On this 17th day of September 1832, personally appeared in open Court, before the justices of the County Court of Culpeper now sitting, Thomas Hughes senr. aged between seventy seven and seventy eight years, a resident of the County of Culpeper State of Virginia 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 passed the 7th of June 1832. That he served in the army of the United States, under the following named officers, That he was drafted in the Militia service in the Company of Captain Rucker, from the County of Culpeper, State of Virginia, in the fall of 1778, rendezvoused at Culpeper Courthouse and was marched to the Bowling green in Caroline County Virginia, from thence was marched back again to Culpeper Courthouse where the detachment was joined by an additional draft from the County of Culpeper, and immediately was marched on to join General Washington, then in Pennsylvania, in the Company commanded by Captain Rucker, Colonel Pendleton and Major William Roberts, the commanding officers, both from the County of Culpeper, Virginia, marched through Virginia into the State of Maryland, and was stopped at Bruce Mills in the State of Maryland, a short time, The troops were in all armed, having not more guns than furnished to half the men. Orders were received at that place, to discharge the men that had no guns, and they were accordingly sent home
The remainder having guns were marched in from Bruce's Mill in the State of Maryland, and joined General Washington the Saturday, after the day, that the Battle of Germantown was fought, That he continued in the regular army, in actual service in Pennsylvania and New Jersey untill he was discharged To the best of his recollection at the White-plains in Pennsylvania having continued five months at the least in the service.
After his discharge he returned home. That he was again
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again drafted into the service in the Militia from the County of Culpeper, State of Virginia in the latter part of the summer 1781 in the Company Commanded by Captain Francis Slaughter from the said County, and was marched to the main army and joined the same near Williamsburg, Virginia, and continued in actual service with the same, untill the surrender of Cornwallis at York Town, where he was engaged during the whole of the siege. That he does not recollect the Regiment to which he belonged or the name of the Colonel. That in that draft he was second sergeant in his Company and performed his duty as such. That during the whole of the Siege he was upon faligne duty, that Major Nathaniel Welsh of Orange County was Major to the Regiment to which he belonged, with whom he was personally acquainted having lived as Neighbors and were raised in the same Neighborhood, in the County of Orange Virginia. That after the surrender of the British Army at York Town, and before the prisoners were marched from that place - That he was taken sick, and together with his brother, who seemed dead, placed in the care of one of their neighbors who was also a Soldier in the same Company, and put in a baggage wagon to be sent home, that they continued sick for several weeks.
That they both recovered and got home. The time that he was in the service this tour, was three months, That he was in the service at two other periods - the first time as a Volunteer, That he served in all upwards of seven Months that he was born and raised in the County of Orange Virginia untill he was [illegible], and that he removed and lived in the County of Culpeper, State of Virginia where he now lives and has resided for fifty four years past - That he can prove his service as set forth in the first time, by Major John Roberts and Captain Philip Slaughter living witnesses, and his service as set forth in the time of three months at the siege of york by Captain Daniel Bunn
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and George Mozruss senr: living witnesses; all residents of the County of Culpeper, State of Virginia, that he has no documentary evidence of the same, that he knows of. He hereby relinquishes 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 of any State
Sworn to and subscribed the Thomas Hughes
day and date aforesaid
F. T. Lightfoot cc

We Randolph Stallard, Philip Slaughter and Daniel Bunn residing in the County of Culpeper State of Virginia hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Thomas Hughes senr who has subscribed and sworn to the above Declaration, that we believe him to be Seventy eight years old. That Randolph Stallard swears, that he was in the service as set forth by said Hughes in Pennsylvania, that he was in the said Battallion, and Daniel Bunn saw that he was in the same Company at the Siege of York, and rendered service during the same And that the service rendered in Pennsylvania was at least four months, and the tour at the siege of York was three months or there about - And Philip Slaughter swears that he has been acquainted with said Hughes for many years past, and he believes he served as he states.
Randolph Stallard
Sworn to, and subscribed the
day and date aforesaid Daniel Bunn
F. T. Lightfoot cc Philip Slaughter
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And the court proceeded to put the following interrogatories which were answered as follows:
1st Where and in what year were you born?
In Orange County Virginia in the year 1754
2nd. Have you any record of your age, and if so where is it
I have in a Family Bible at home.
3rd Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?
The first time to the north, when I was called into serve I lived in the County of Culpeper at Cabin Creek and have resided in the same County to the present time
4th. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, were you a substitute, and if a substitute for whom?
Drafted, with the exception of two tours of short duration when I volunteered
5th. State the names of some of the Regular Officers who were with the troops, when you served, such continental and militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the General Circumstances of your service
I remember seeing General Washington, was in the Regiment Commanded by Colonel Crawford, after joining Head quarters in Pennsylvania - at York Town, General Washington Commanded at that place whom I often saw.-
6th. Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom, was it given, and what has become of it?
I never received a discharge, general orders of discharge were given the troops and they returned home.
7th. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your Character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a Soldier of the Revolution
I Refer to Joseph Turner, William Walden, & Mr Broadley
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August 23, 1930
Rev.& 1812 Wars Section
AWF:MLB
Mrs. C. H. Wine
Box 167
Culpeper, Virginia

Dear Madam:
You are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 5589, that Thomas Hughes was born in 1754, in Orange County, Virginia and lived there until he was grown, when he moved to Culpeper County, Virginia.
While residing in Culpeper County, Virginia, he enlisted in the fall of 1778 and served four months in Captain Rucker's Company, Colonel Pendleton's Virginia Regiment. He enlisted in the summer of 1781 and served three months as second sergeant in Captain Francis Cumpton's (?) Company, and was at the siege of Yorktown. He served two short tours as a volunteer, no further details given.
He was allowed pension on his application executed September 17, 1832, at which time he was living in Culpeper County, Virginia, having lived there fifty-four years, and was at this time referred to as Thomas Hughes, Senior.
There is no reference to wife or children.
Very truly yours
E. W. MORGAN
Acting Commissioner
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Thomas Hughes's
Declaration
for a pension
15449
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91
85 31
130
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4 mo pri
3 mo Sergt
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Rev & 1812 Culpeper Va
Jan'y 16/30,
Dept Interior,
Washington D.C.
Commissioner Pensions,
Dear Sir,
Will you be so kind as to send me the Service (Revolutionary) of "Thomas Heughes", (Rappahannock) S. of W. 1825 Pen 2, 192, & all possible about his family, at your earliest, and oblige,
Mrs C. H. Wine,
Box 167
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF CLERK
JUL 1
BUREAU OF PENSIONS
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1894 Dec. 6 Hist to Mrs. Eliza L. H. Berry,
Washing, D.C.
Rev War 5589
INVALID.
File No. 5589
Thomas Hughes
Sergt. Rev. War
Act: June 7th/32
Index:-Vol. M, Page 184
Arrangement of 1870.
1930 - Aug 23 - Hist. to Mrs. C. H Wine AWF
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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 applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states. And the court further certifies, that it appears to them that Randolph Stallard, Daniel Bunn and Philip Slaughter, are Credible persons, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, Francis T Lightfoot, clerk of the Court of Culpeper County, do hereby certify that, the foregoing contains a true copy of the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of Thomas Hughes for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 9th day of October, 1832, and in the 57th year of the Commonwealth
Th. F. Lightfoot cc