Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 7778, Thomas Ussery, Va.
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(3-1776)
SERVICE   NUMBER
Va.  Ussery, Thomas   S. 7778
carded
CONTENTS
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Date of death not on ab

North Carolina 16.919
Thomas Ussery
Graville Co. in the State of N Carolina, 
who was a - Pr. - in the Company commanded 
by Captain Stark - of the Regt commanded
by Col -- in the Virginia --
line for --
8 1/2 Mo Private - $25.00
Inscribed on the Roll of - North Carolina - 
at the rate of 25 Dollars -- Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 15th day of October
and Sent to Pensioner
1833 Ford Creek Post O. NC.
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1833 . . . 62.50
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 March '34 . . . 12.50
$75--
{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by John T. Sprague Clerk,
Book 6 Vol. 6 1/2 Page 77
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State of North Carolina Granville County} S.S.
On this 5th day of March 1833 personally appeared in Open Court before his honour Thomas Settle sole Judge of the Inferior Court of law [caret] & equity for the County of Granville aforesaid Thomas Ussery a resident of said County aged seventy four 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 passed June 7th 1832
This declarant has no knowledge of the existence of any record of his age but from the accounts which he has always received & believed to be correct he was born on the 25th January 1759 in the County of King William in the State of Virginia. Before his recollection his father moved to the County of Hanover & carried this declarant with him. At the commencement of the Revolutionary War this declarant lived in the County of Hanover. In the year 1778 or 1779 he removed to the County of Lunenburg & at the close of the revolutionary war he removed to the County of Granville & State of North Carolina where he has resided ever since.
By reason of old age & the consequent loss of memory this declarant 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 eight months & a half I served as a private in the ranks except a short time that he was made a fifer & for which service he claims a pension. The service was performed as follows - viz
About the month of September 1877. while he lived in the County of Hanover stood [illegible] as a private in the Company of Capt William Johnson he was called into service as a private in the militia & placed under Capt Stark who marched to Williamsburg & remained there about three weeks & then to York Town for about the same time & then returned to Williamsburg at which place this declarant was discharged & went home after having been in service about 6 weeks
In the spring or summer of 1779 as well as this declarant can recollect
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After he had moved to Lunenburg he was called into service as a private in the militia company commanded by Capt Anthony Street who marched to Petersburg Va. & thereabouts for about one month where he and the rest of the Company were discharged at or near Petersburg
2 & 4 In the fall of 1780 he believes, this declarant was again called into the service as a private in the Militia Company Commanded by Capt Mackey who marched to Petersburg Richmond & to Ruffins Ferry on Pamunkey River where Capt Mackey being taken sick the company was put under Capt Ruffin who marched them to head quarters where he thinks one Lawson Commanded: After being in service about two months he was discharged near Ruffins Ferry together with the rest of the company.
Early in the next year 1781 he was called into the service as a private in the Militia Company Commanded by Capt Wm Ragsdale & marched to Prince Edward Court House where he joined the troops commanded by Genl. Lawson. From there he marched under the command of Major Overstreet to point of fork on James River which they crossed at Caites Ferry & being pursued by the British went by Goochland Court House and joined Genl Waynes army at the Wilderness Bridge on the Rappahannock River & marched under him to Williamsburg where he was discharged after being in service about two months.
2 Shortly after he returned home he was called into service as a private in the militia company commanded by Capt Fisher and marched towards York Town where Genl. Washington was beseiging Lord Cornwallis. This declarant was in camp during the siege but was most generally employed on forage guard. After being in service about two months he was discharged about the time that Lord Cornwallis surrendered.
The dates stated in the foregoing declaration are such as this declarant believes to be true. but the time has been so long that it is impossible to remember dates with any precision he may therefore be mistaken in them but the circumstances which are in the different tours enables him to remember positively the different tours he served & he believes the length of the different terms as stated above is rather less than the time that he actually served. He knows of no person now living by whom he could prove his actual services 
At the end of each tour he received from his commanding officers a discharge or pass to go home but these were taken no care of & are long since destroyed & he knows of no written document now in existence which would show his services
He hereby relinquishes all claim to any pension or annuity
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whatever except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State
Sworn to & Subscribed the day & year aforesaid
Thomas x his mark Ussery

We Thos Y. Cooke a clergyman residing in the County of Granville State of North Carolina & Rich W Lernay residing in the same County do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Thomas Ussery who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy four years of age; that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion
sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid
Tho Y Cooke
Richd W Lernay

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter & after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier & served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that Thos. Y. Cooke who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in the county of Granville and that Rich. W Lernay who has also signed the same is a resident in the same County and is a creditable person, and that their statement is entitled to Credit
Thos Little JPC.L.E

I Saml Harris clerk of the superior court of Court of Granville County State of North Carolina do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Thomas Ussery for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of  my Office this the 5th day of March 1833
S Harris Clk
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March 1, 1937.
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BA-J/ady
om
Mrs. Omar L. Fletcher
Temple
Texas
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter relative to Thomas Ussery, a soldier of the Revolutionary War and Robert Ussery, a soldier of the War of 1812.
War of 1812 data furnished by this office are obtained from claims made to the United States for pension based upon military service of soldiers in that war.
A careful search of the records fails to show a claim for pension on file on account of the services of Robert Ussery, all spellings of the names searched.
The record of the only Thomas Ussery that is found on the Revolutionary War records of this office was furnished you on June 7, 1934.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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July 30, 1934

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Mrs. W.C. Wylie
Box 456
Palestine, Texas

BA-J/EEL
Thomas Ussery-S. 7778

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request information
in regard to Robert Ussery, born in Virginia about 1759, and
his father, Thomas Ussery, who emigrated from England or Scotland about 1730.

A careful search of the Revolutionary War records has been made
and no record found of a claim for pension or bounty land having been
made to the United States based upon the military service in that war
of a Thomas Ussery, as described by you or of Robert Ussery, all spellings of the surname were used in the search. The record of a Thomas
Ussery, born in Virginia, in 1759, has been found and his history is
furnished herein, the data for which were obtained from the papers on
file in his claim for pension based upon his military service in that
war. It is hoped that this record will be of interest to you.

Thomas Ussery was born January 25, 1759, in King William County,
Virginia. The names of his parents are not shown in the papers in
the pension claim.

While living in Hanover County, Virginia, Thomas Ussery was a
member of Captain William Johnson's Company and was called out in
September, 1777, and served as a private for six weeks in Captain
Stark's Virginia Company; while living in Lunenburg County, Virginia,
he enlisted in the spring or summer of 1779 and served as a private
and fifer for one month in Captain Anthony Street's Virginia Company:
he enlisted in the fall of 1780 and served for two months as a private
in Captains Mackey and Ruffin's Virginia Company; he enlisted early in
1781, and served two months as a private in Captain William Ragsdale's
Virginia Company under Major Overstreet: he enlisted soon after the
termination of this service, and served for two months as a private in
Captain Fisher's Virginia Company and was at the sige of Yorktown.
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Thomas Ussery was allowed pension on his application executed
March 5, 1833, while living in Granville County, North Carolina.

There are no data as to soldier's family.

Very truly yours

A. D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator.
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1924 - Oct 21 - Hist. to Mrs. George W. Nichols. UM
1834 - June 7 - Hist to Mrs O. L Fletcher - EEL
1934 - July 30 - Hist to Mrs W C  Wylie - EEL
1937 Mar 1. Mrs. Omar L. Fletcher adv. hist. from June 7 - 1934. ADY
7778
Rev War INVALID.
File No. 7778
Thomas Ussery
Priv. Rev. War
Act: June 7th 1832
Index:-Vol. 1st, Page 384
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Columbia, Tenn
Sep. 29, 1924.

The Pension Bureau
Washington D.C.

Will you kindly send me a copy of Pension of Thomas Ussery. (S. of W.) 1835 given in Virginia lists.

Any side information concerning him would be appreciated.

Very sincerely
Mrs. Geo. W. Nichols

OCT 1 1924 U.S. OFFICE
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June 7, 1934
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Mrs. O. L. Fletcher BA-J/EEL
Temple Thomas Ussery-S. 7778
Texas
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request record of the service rendered by your ancestor, Thomas Ussery, who, you state, rendered service in the Revolutionary War and in the War of 1812.
A very careful examination has been made of the papers on file in Revolutionary War pension claim, S.7778, based upon the military service of Thomas Ussery in that war and his full history is given below. It is not shown that he served in the War of 1812.
Thomas Ussery was born January 25, 1759, in King William County, Virginia. The names of his parents are not shown in the papers in the pension claim.
While living in Hanover County, Virginia, and a member of Captain William Johnson's Company, he was called out in September, 1777, and served as a private for six weeks in Captain Stark's Virginia Company: While living in Lunenburg County, Virginia, he enlisted in the spring or summer of 1779 and served as a private and fifer for one month in Captain Anthony Street's Virginia Company; he enlisted in the fall of 1780 and served as a private for two months in Captains Mackey and Ruffin's Virginia Company; he enlisted early in 1781 and served as a private two months in Captain William Ragsdale's Virginia Company under Major Overstreet: he enlisted soon after the termination of this service, and served as a private for two months in Captain Fisher's Virginia Company and was at the siege of Yorktown.
He was allowed pension on his application executed March 5, 1833, while living in Granville County, North Carolina.
There are no data as soldier's family.
Very truly yours
Date of death not on AB
A. D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator.
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Rev. & 1812 Wars Section. AW
October 21, 1924.
Mrs. George W. Nichols,
Columbia, TENN.
Madam:
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S.7778, it appears that Thomas Ussery was born January 25, 1759, in King William County, Virginia.
While living in Hanover County, Virginia, and a member of Captain William Johnson's Company, he was called out in September 1777 and served as a private for 6 weeks in Captain Stark's Virginia Company.
While living in Lunenburg County, Virginia, he enlisted in the spring or summer of 1779 and served as a private and Fifer for one month in Captain Anthony Street's Virginia Company.
He enlisted in the fall of 1780 and served as private for two months in Captains Mackey and Ruffin's Virginia Company.
He enlisted early in 1781 and served as a private two
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months in Captain William Ragsdale's Virginia Company under Major Overstreet.
He enlisted soon after, served as a private two months in Captain Fisher's Virginia Company and was at the siege of York.
He was allowed pension on his application executed March 5, 1833, while living in Granville County, North Carolina. There is no data on file as to his family.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.
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Box 456
Palestine, Texas
July 18, 1934

Department of Interior
Bureau of Pensions
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sirs;

Please send me a copy of the Revolutionary War record of my ancestor ROBERT USSERY, born in Virginia sometime about 1759. I should like to have a copy of any other information your records might show about him, and also about his father Thomas Ussery only one, an emigrant from England or Scotland about 1730.

Thanking you for a prompt reply, I am,

Yours very truly,
Edna M. Wylie
Mrs. W. C. Wylie
Box 456
Palestine, Texas

RECEIVED
JUL 20 1934
MAIL SUB-DIV READER 12 VETS ADM
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Temple, Texas
May 25. 1934
Department of the Interior
Bureau of Pensions
Dear Sir:
Please send me a copy of the services which my ancestor Thomas Ussery rendered during the War of 1812 and the American Revolution.
Thomas Ussery was born Jan. 25, 1759 in King William County Virginia. I understand that he served during the Revolution and the War of 1812. 
He was allowed a pension beginning March 5, 1833.
Sincerely
Mrs. O. L. Fletcher
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State of North Carolina
Granville County SS
On this 23rd day September 1833 personally appeared before me James Wyche a justice of the peace in & for the County aforesaid Thomas Ussery the declarant in the annexed declaration & on his oath doth make the following supplementary declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed 7th June 1833
This declarant by reason of old age & the consequent loss of memory cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service but to the best of his recollection he served as follows, to wit, a private under Capt Stark as stated in the annexed declaration One month & a half - Under Capt Street as a private (& fifer part of the time) one month - Under Capts Mackey & Ruffin as a private two months - Under Capt. Ragsdale & Major Overstreet as a private two months - under Capt. Fisher as a private two months - In the whole eight months & a half as a private for which services he Claims a pension. He believes that he served rather more than the time here stated but claims no more as he cannot be certain of it.
Thos Ussery
Sworn to & subscribed before me
the day & year above stated
James Wyche J.P.
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I Benjamin Kittrell clerk of the Court of Pleas & quarter sessions for the County of Granville & State of North Carolina do hereby certify that James Wyche before whom the foregoing supplementary declaration was made is a justice of the peace in & for the said County of Granville and a member of the said Court which is a Court of record; and that the above is his genuine signature In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of my Office this the 26th day of of Sept A.D. 1833
Benja Kittrell Clk
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Admit as a private
8 1/2 mo. $25.00
No Ca.
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Ford Creek N.C. 24th Septr 1833
Sir
At request of Mr Thos. Ussey I enclose his supplementary declaration which is duly attached to the first & properly certified As the supplement supplies the deficiency pointed I suppose no further difficulty will occur. You will please direct to him on to me at Ford Creek post office Granville County State of North Carolina
respectfully
James Wyche
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM-51 Division of Veterans' Administration Archives
BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME: Uthest, John GRADE: Private LINE: New York
WARRANT NUMBER 7923 ACREAGE 100
ISSUED February 11, 1791 to - not shown -
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in the National Archives.