Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 31363, for Hugh Simpson, Virginia
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and whipped the tories not far from the Shullon ford. in North Carolina on the Yadkin River, Col Cloyd was from Montgomery, and Col Campbell was from Washington County. Col Campbell was the oldest officer and was a brave man.
In 1781 This applicant served five months under Colonel William Preston who was from Montgomery County Va. and the oldest Colonel in the County. Captain Edwards was his Captain in this expedition. at the time all the Captains were all ordered out. this trip was to go against the British in South Carolina. We had two battles with the British on this expedition. one battle was on the Alamance. the other was at a place then called Whitsell Mill, on the Reedy fork of New River. There were several of our men wounded, one was the Lieutenant by the name of John Thompson Sawyer: he was shot through, he selected this applicant to wait upon him which this applicant did do till he went home, he was a near neighbor of this applicant. This applicant also served a month or so as Lieutenant against the Indians. this was up about Pendleton County South Carolina, he has his commission from Governor Pinckney now in his possession and now before the Court. dated 1787. a brother of this applicant was the captain - 
They would have staid longer on this trip but could not get provisions, - This applicant was a volunteer in all his expeditions, he has a certificate of good character now exhibited in Court signed by several persons in Virginia when he left there dated Sept 14th 1796. to wit by Col Robert Sawyer, and other Colonels and the Captains of the Militia and signed by the Clerk Robert Crockett and certified by him also as clerk, he has also in his possession a certificate from Walter Crockett Col. Joseph Cloyd Col. James McGavock Justice of the peace, dated February 22 1785. Montgomery County Va. stating that they were intimately acquainted with him from
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July 22, 1932
BA-J/AWF
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Hugh Simpson
S.31363

Mrs. Charles S. Passmore
717 W. Granite Street
Butte, Montana

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request information in regard to Hugh Simpson, a Revolutionary War pensioner, living in Warren County, Kentucky in 1832.

The data contained herein were obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, S.31363, based upon the Revolutionary War service of Hugh Simpson.

He was born March 23, 1761, place not stated.

While residing in Montgomery County, Virginia, he served in the Virginia troops, as follows:
In the fall of 1776 about four months under Captain Daniel Trigg, in the defence of the frontier of Virginia at the "Head of Clinch and Bluestone"; in the spring of 1777, two months under Captain Frederick Edwards; from September 1, 1778 until the latter part of February, 1778 under Captain James Thompson to guard a garrison near the mouth of the New River; in 1778, three months and in 1779, four months under Colonel William Campbell, out against the Tories; he was in the battle of Shallow Ford under Major Joseph Cloyd, and served three months; in 1781 served five months under Captain Edwards and Colonel William Preston and was in the battles of Allamance [Alamance] and Whitsalls Mills [Whitesell's Mill or Wetzel's Mill known as both].

He left Montgomery County, Virginia, about the year 1785.

He was commissioned, October 23, 1787, First