Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 1612, Thomas Adcock, N. C.
Page 1

(3-1776)
SERVICE
N.C.

Adcock, Thomas

NUMBER
S. 1612

carded

CONTENTS
[BLANK]
Page 2

18213
Thomas Adcock
priv. 
34
Col. Lytle's
N. Carolina Reg't.
17700 (he believes) for 9 mos.
9 mos. - 

T. Gillespie, Esq'r.
Knoxville,
E. Tennessee

Transmitted to Sec. of State for Carolina for proof of service - 
22 Nov. 1821 -

residence of applicant must be stated - 
Rejected - see letter to agent 14 Dec'r. 1821. -


Declatration
Th. Adcock
A Copy
Page 3

T. Y. Gillespie, Att.
Page 4

State of Tennessee}
Morgan County - County Court a court of Record having power to fine & emprison April Term 1821 on this 17th day of April 1821 personally appeared in open Court in the court aforesaid in the state aforesaid Thomas Adcock Aged about seventy eight or seventy nine years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provisions made by the acts of Congress of the 18 or March 1818 and the 1st of May 1820 that he the said Thomas Adcock enlisted at a little Town called Rockingham in the Company commanded by Captain Rhodes of the Fourth Regiment commanded by Col. Lytle of the North Carolina Troops in the Revolutionary War said enlistment took place early in the year 1778 as he believes but being old he cannot precisely recollect that it was for nine months but that he continued in said corpse in the service of the United States between twelve & eighteen months when he together with others was dismissed from service at Charlestown in South Carolina by Gen'l. Lincoln with permits to pass to their homes then to receive a Regular discharge as he then understood but he never got a regular discharge as had been promised him that he was in the battle of Stono Ferry near Charleston South Carolina shortly after which he took sick and was confined in the hospital at Charleston until at the time when he was discharged or dismissed aforesaid that he considers himself
Page 5

to be in reduced circumstances and standing in need of the assistance of his country for support that he  has no other evidence now in his power of said service except the affidavit of Adry Hein and in pursuance of the act of the 1st of May 1820 I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereof so to diminish it as to being myself within the provisions of an act of Congress entitled an act to provide for Certain persons engaged in the land and navel service of the United States in the Revolutionary war passed on this 13th day of march 1818 and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities contracts or debts due to me nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me Subscribed. the declarant further states that he is about seventy eight or nine years of age has no other means to support himself and family but by the labor of his hands and the labor of his family his occupation is farming his family consists of a wife name Elizabeth about sixty years of age who by age and infirmity is unable to support herself by labor one daughter Betsey Adcock about seventy years of age who is able to support herself the declarant further states that the schedule of his property
Page 6

is as follows to wit one horse beast of the value of $40, Two Cows of the value of $20 eight hogs of the value $12 five plates one dish five forks and two knives one pot one pail three tin cups one bason about one half dozen chickens one axe one hoe one half dozen of spoons perhaps a few other articles not recollected in all not amounting to more than $15 the aggregate amount of which $87
Thomas Adcock X his mark
[Signature]
On the 17th day of April 1821 personally appeared in open court Adry Hix of Morgan County & State aforesaid of full age who being duly sworn according to law upon his oath states he was acquainted with Thomas Adcock in Anson County in in North Carolina about the year 1778 that he knows that the said Thomas Adcock was in the service of the United States and believes as an enlisted soldier that he was absent from home nine months that the annexed schedule contains a tru amount of the age and abilities of his family and also of he articles and value of the articles and value of his property that he has been long acquainted the declarant that he believes the parts stated in the foregoing declaration are true and that the declarant is entitled to full credit upon oath.
Adry Hix
[Signature]
Page 7

State of Tennessee}
Morgan County}
I William Wall Clerk of the Court of pleas & quarter sessions for said county by by Benjamin C White my deputy do hereby certify that the foregoing Oath and the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the Records of said Court and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said court that the Total amount in value of the property established in the aforesaid schedule is eighty seven dollars.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed my private seal having no seal of office on this 19th day of April 1821
W. Hall Clk
by his Deputy Beni, C. White
Page 8

East Tennessee
22000
Thomas Adcock
of Morgan Co., in the State of Tennessee 
who was a Private in the com. commanded 
by Captain ____ of the reg't commanded 
by Col. T Wade in the N. Carolina 
line for 18 months

Inscribed on the Roll of East Tennessee at the rate of 60 Dollars __Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 26 day of Sept, 1833 and J. Y Smith, Kingston

Arrears to the 4th of Sept. 1833 $ 150.00
Semi-anl.allowance ending 4 Mar. '34 $ 30.00 =
$180.00

{Revolutionary Claim,}
{Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by Dan'l Boyde Clerk,
Book 6 Vol. 7 Page 35
Page 9

Paid at the Treasury under the act of the 6th April 1838. from 4 March 1839 to 20 May 1839 the day of his death Agt. notified 7 March 1840.
Page 10

State of Tennessee} Circuit Court
Morgan County}
On this 3d day of Sept. when personally appeared before the Circuit Court of the County and state aforesaid it being a court of record, Thoms Adcock a resident of the County of Morgan and State of Tennessee aged abouat seventy one years 7414 who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of congress passed June 7th 1832 that he enlisted in the army of the United States in the year 1778 or 79 under Colonel Charles Mudloch [Medlock] in the fourth regiment of the line under the following named officers General Lennier [Linear], Col. Archi or Archibald Little [Lytle], Captain Rhodes that the above named officers as well as now [illegible] commanded when he left the service that he enlisted for the term of nine months and was kept in the service about nine months after his term of enlistment expired on all about 18 month that he resided in
Page 11

Anson County North Carolina when he entered the servcie that he was engaged in the battle at Stono between Charleston and Perinburge [Purrysburg], also they had an engagement on Savannah river in South Carolina, that he marched from Anson County North Carolina to Camblin [Camden] town, thence to munks [Moncks] corner thence to Charlestown thence Parrensburg [Purrysburg] thence crossed the Georgia line thence marched up the Savannah river  Augsta Georgia then marched down the river to Stono, that also he served about two years as malitia; volunteer under  Col. Thomas Wade, Capt. William Wall that he was in one engagment at Bethys [Beattie's] bridge upon drowning creek that entered the last river in the aforesaid County and State he marched from said county in South Carolina at the place there called the beauty spot thence to North Carolina on deep river by Hillsborough thence back to Anson County thence upon various scouting parties.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity except the present
Page 12

own declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency in any state that he has no documentary evidence of his services nor does he not know of any person living to prove the same by.
Thomas Adcock X his mark
[Signature]
Sworn to and subscribed this day and year aforesaid Sworn to in open court 3d Sept. 1832 James W Lea Clerk
[Signture]

We John M. Davis Justice of the peace for the county aforesaid and Andrew Pruit residing in the county Morgan, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Thomas  Adcock who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be about seventy one years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion
[Signatures]
Andrew Bruhit X his mark
John M. Davis
Sworn to in open court 3d Sept. 1832
Page 13

And the said court do hereby declare there opinion after the investigation of the matter and after puting the interrogatories prescribed by the war department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and the court further certifies that it appears to them that John M Davis who has signed the preceding certificate is an acting Justice of the peace resident in the county of Morgan and that Andrew Pruitt who has also signed the same is a resident in the county aforesaid and is a credible person and that there statement is entitled to credit
Edw. Sert. one of the Judges of the Circuit Court of Law and Equality & for the state of Tennessee aforesaid.
I James W. Lea Clerk of the Circuit Court of the County of Morgan do hereby certify that the foregoing contain the original proceedings of the sd. court in the matter of the application of Thomas Adcock for a pention, In testimony  whereof I have set my hand and seal of office this 4th day of September 1832
James W. Lea Clerk [Seal]
[Signature]
I certify that James W. Lea was the clerk of Morgan Circuit Court at the time of signing the above and there is no doubt of his signature being genuine and that at that time there was no seal of office for said Court 22nd April 1833
James Standifor M.C.

[note - the certificate to within applicant I wish directed to me or applicant at Kingston Roan County I am John Y. Smith [Signature]]
Page 14

State of Tennessee} County Court April term
Morgan County} 1833 -

Amended declaration of Thomas Adcock

Personally appeared in open Court before Samuel Scott, Daniel S. Lavinder & John Williams Esq'r. composing the qorum Court it being a court of Record having a clerk & seal, Thomas Adcock who being duly sworn deposeth and saith that by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory he cannot swear positiively as to the precise length of his servcie, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in following grades, for one year and sise months as a private volunteer malitia man also served eighteen months as a regular soldier nim months of last mentioned services as Corporal the ballance of the time as private applicant was born in Queenham [Queen Anne] County State of Maryland in the year 1761 as well as he recollects, applicant has no record of his age, applicant states the names of the following of his regular officers, Col. Medlock, Maj. Speed, Captain Hunter, Col. Crawford Capt. Wall, Capt. Moses Chambers, Col. Wade, does not recollect all the regiments, applicant received one discharge only but has lost it, said discharge
Page 15

was given by Col. Lincoln applicant never received a commission - applicant states the names of the following persons neighbours who can testify as to his caracter for veracity and that he served as a soldier of the revolution to wit, Nathaniel Metton, Mathias Williams & others and for such service I claim a pension.
Thomas Adcock X his mark
Subscribed and Sworn to the day and year aforesaid 
Thomas S. Lea D. Clerk
[Signature]

We Joseph White a clergyman residing in the county of Morgan and John M. Davis Esq. residing in the same hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Thomas Adcock who has subscribed and sworn to the above original & amended declaration that we believe him to be about 71 years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion - 
[Signatures]
Joseph White
John M Daivs Peace
Sworn to and subcribed the day and year aforesaid
Thomas S. Lea D. Clerk
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 was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states. And the Court further certifies that it
Page 16

appears to them that Joseph White who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman & John M. Davis is a credible person & both citizens of Morgan County  Ten.
Qourm Court
[illegible]
Sam'l Scott
D. S. Lavender
John Williams

I Elijah Lavender Clerk of the County Court of Morgan do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Thomas Adcock for a pension.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 16th day of April 1833
Elijah Lavender Clerk
By his deputy Thomas S. Lea
[Seal]
Page 17

[blank]
Page 18

7414
Thos Adcock
Ten.
from 1778 private
18 months

$60.-
(e) ---


J. Y. Smith
Kinston, 
Ten.
Page 19


WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
July 10 1833

Sir:

The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. the notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: } ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your
claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of Thomas Adcock

[Headings]

Period when the service was rendered. | Duration of the claimant's service. | Names and rank of the Field officer under who he served. | Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. | Proof by which the declaration is supported.

enlisted 1778-79 | about 18 months | Pri. | Col. Lytle, Col. C. Medloch | 71 Anson Co. N. C. | Traditionary

vol. | about 26 months | Cor. | [blank] | [blank]

The appl't should give the different tours performed as a milita man as required in note (e). If he cannot prove his service in the continental army, his claim for said service cannot be allowed.

I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,

J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.
Page 20

2
REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers, all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
1. The Regular Troops.
2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.
3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.
4. Indian Spies.
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, mucicians [musicians] or privates, will, in the first
instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State Territory, or District of }
County of  } ss.
On this     day of     personally appeared (a) before    A. B. a resident (b) of    
in the county of     and State, Territory or District of    aged (c)     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 provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d)    , with
and      served in the     (e) regiment of the
     line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged,
and the country through which he marched. [hand pointing right] This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.   A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.  I     of the Court of
do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of
the application of    for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this
day of     & c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the    and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with    , 
subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be
years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
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 named applicant was a Revolutionary
Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A.B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the and that C.D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the
and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I,    Clerk of the Court of
do hereby certify that the foregoing
contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of     
for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this   day of    & c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his
Page 21

3
alleged service, as they are known in the Department. A very full account of the services of each person will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his Case. The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia. 
1. Where and in what year were you born? 
2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it? 
3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live? 4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom? 
5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services 
6. {To a Soldier. {Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it? {To an Officer. {Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what Office has become of it? 
7. 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. 
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant. The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons--one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates. The traditionary evidence of service is deemed very important in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject. Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court. Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature. No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure , taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter. 
___________________________________
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which the low the rule laid down for his guidance. 
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should not do so, he must answers of conforming to the rule. 
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned. 
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served. 
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of he Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case  where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words: 
" Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A.B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but , according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:  - For -----year -----months, and -----days, I served as a -----, For ----- months and -----days, I served as a -----; and for such service I claim a pension." 
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. 
Some persons who apply for pensions merely} state that they served two years in the militia,} &c. without specifying the tours, the names of} the officers, and other particulars respecting} their service. This form of a declaration is} highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be} clearly shown under what officers the} 
applicant served with a embodied corps called} into service by competent authority; that he} was either in the field or in garrison; and for} the time during which the service was} performed, he was not employed in any civil} pursuit.} 
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable. 
[g] The opinion of the court is always required. [h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case. 
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers. 

Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.

Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[hand pointed right] The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule is note 
[j] applies to continental troops only. 
[k] This traditionary evidence is indispensable in militia cases. 
[l]  If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact. 
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
Page 22

State of Tennessee} September term of the 
Morgan County} Circuit Court for 1833

Personally appeared in open Court Thomas Adcock & after being duly sworn according to law, makes the following amendment to his original declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act last passed aforementioned for the benefit of the old revolutionary soldiers that he served as a private soldier of the revolutionary war in the malitia under Col. Wade, Captain William Wall was applicants first Captain, that he entered this service in Anson County North Carolina at Haley's Ferrry applicant was marched from thence directly to a place called beauty spot where the court House was in South Carolina distance about 50 miles applicant was continued there but a few days was then marched back through the country in to North Carolina to a place called Ashpole in pursuit of the British & Tories was then marched to Beaty bridge in Anson County on Drowning Creek where applicant was in an engagement, in this engagement there was one of the Americans killed & several wounded, applicant was then marched about 100 mies on deep river not fair from Hillsborough at Ramsouers Mill where applicant was in another engagement there was several killed on both sides , applicant was marched down deep river & about through the county until the expiration of six months for which term applicant was drafted was then discharged by captain Orr who then commanded applicant then went home where he remained but a short time when applicant volunteered under Moses
Page 23

Chambers Captain in the regiment commanded by Cole Speed in this tour applicant was stationed at deferent points on Peedee River to keep the British from crossing the river who were on the oposite side of the river at Camblain Court House, applicant was first stationed at Haleys Ferry on said river, the principal part of this tour, some times was marched below then above as a guard, applicant was continued three months in this tour, was then discharged by Captain Chambers then went home, in a short time applicant volunteered again under Captain Wall, Col. Crawford & Major Speed then commander applicant served six months this last tour as a light horseman, to act as raingers through County Anson was stationed at no particular place, was some times marched across to South Carolina was watching the tours and routing them where everything would gather, had several small skirmishs no general engagements after applicant served six months was then discharged, then went home where remianed but a short time when he again volunteered as guard for the term of three months was stationed at Masks Ferry upon Peedee a part of the time, the ballance of the time at Bluits [Blewett's] Ferry upon Peedee applicant continued in this last tour three months under Capt. Wall & Col. Crawford was discharged, applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by [illegible] authority that he was continualy kept in active service in the above tours for the term of eighteen months and for the time during # - which the
Page 24

sevice was performed he was not employed in any civil pursuit 
Thomas Adcock X his mark
[Signature]
Sworn to & Subscribed in open Court September 2d 1833
Robert A. Dabney, Clerk
[Signature]

And the said court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states.
Edw. Scott [Signature] one of the Judges of the Circuit Courts of Law & Equity in & for the State of Tennessee.

I Robert A. Dabney Clerk of the Circuit Court of Morgan County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Thomas Adcock for a pension.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 2d day of  September 1833
Robert A. Dabney, Clerk
[Signature]
[Seal]
Page 25

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE,
January 20th, 1840.

Sir:

Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An Act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," The child'n of Thomas Adcock,a Pensioner on the Roll of the Knoxville, Tenn. Agency, at the rate of Sixty  Dollars per annum, under the law of the 7 June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of March to the 4th of March 1839. to the 20th May 1839, the day of his death.

Respectfully yours,

Albion K Parris [Signature]
Comptroller.

To the Commissioner of Pensions, Present.
Page 26

Rev. War.
1612
INVALID 
ow
____________
File No. 1612
Thomas Adcock
Pri. N. C. Line
____________
Act: June 7, 1832.
Index:-Vol. A Page 2

[Arrangement of 1870.]
Page 27

__________Ex'r               INVALID.

No. 54 ow
Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873

REJECTED

Thoma Adcock
P.O. __________________________
Service: _______________________

Enlisted:_______________________, 18  
Discharged: _____________________, 18
Application filed: _________________, 18

Alleges: ______________________
Re-enlisted:_________________________

Attorney:_________________________
P.O. _______________________________
Page 28

The name of Thomas Adcock does not appear on the musterrolls of the No. Carolina Continental line. Given under my hand this 1st Dec'r. 1821.
Wm. Hill Secretary
[Signature]