Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 16,524, for Thomas C Scroggin, Maryland
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Service Md.
Scroggin, Thomas C..
Number  S.  16.524
carded
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5 (torn off section) 2  5,452.
Kentucky
Thomas C. Scroggin of Franklin Co in the State of Kentucky who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Irvin of the regt. commanded by Col. Scott in the Md mile for 13 months 20 days from 1780

Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky at the rate of 45 Dollars 55 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.

Certificate of Pension issued the 11 day of February 1833 and sent to Hon. R. M. Johnson, H. R.

Arrears to 4th of Sept. '32  $68.32 
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 March '33  22.77
$91.10

{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by Wm. I. Allison Clerk
Boo D.  Vol. 9  Page 60
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Scroggins
Case for pension
from 1780 private
13 months & 20 days.
$45.55/100

Hon R. M. Johnson HR.

Todd (crossed out)
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State of Kentucky
Franklin County Sct

On this 9th day of January 1833 personally appeared in open court before Samuel Todd and John L. Bridges Judges of the General Court now sitting--in said County, Thomas C Scroggin, a resident of Franklin County State of Kentucky aged 69- 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
That he entered the Service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein after stated, That in the month of August 1780 he resided in the State of Maryland in the County of Summerset, that in said month and year- he arive to the age to be placed on the Muster roll--that he was placed on Said Roll--and was called out into--Service, by Levin Irvin Captain the first Lieutenant Gilly Poke the Second James Haney the Ensign Isaac Henry, that in said--Company, he served as a militia soldier from August 1780 untill 1781 Oct.  That said Irvin's Company was ordered
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by Col Scott to guard the mouth of--Wicomico River, and the mouth of Back Creek, and other inlets (by which the Tories and enemies passed into the state) to keep the tories and enemies from plundering the County, that at said places in said Summerset County, the areas guard Houses, at which said company was continually kept, that he said Scroggin was Continually under arms with said Company, all the time from August 1780 untill Oct 1781 after the surrender of Lord Cornwallis, that , he was a young man or boy--and therefore chose to be in that situation, after he was first-drafted-to go there, that because of his Captains Company being ordered to Stand and guard the aforesaid place, he was not in any engagement with the brittish, that his Captain Continued as did all his other officers in Command untill the time of the battle of Lord Cornwallis, when they all went Home, and peace was a few years afterwards+ that from said services he received no discharge as he now (illegible word) that he has no documentary evidence, That he now knows of no one by whom he can prove the aforesaid services, 

(written on paper's edge sideways to be inserted at the plus sign [+])

That his company was a portion of Scott's Regiment and to send George DaShield's Brigade, but was separated from these officers because of his captains being appointed to guard (two illegible words) as aforesaid
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He hereby relinquishes all claim every Claim whatever to a pension or annuity except for the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension Roll of the agency of any State, in the Union--Sworn to and subscribed the day and date above written.  
Thomas C. Scroggin

Questions put by the Court to the applicant. 
Where and in what year were you born 
Ans  I was born on the 24th day of July 1764m in the County of Summerset County State of Maryland

Have you any record of your age and if so where is it.
ans  I have the record of my age in my possession decended from my  father which makes me, the aforesaid age,

Where were you living when called into the revolution, and where do you now live.
ans,  When I was called into the Service I lived in Summerset County State of Maryland, Since the revolution I have lived in Delaware some years, in 1792 I came to Kentucky, and have lived nearly all the time in Franklin County where I now live, --

How were you called into the Service, were you drafted, did you volunteer or were you a substitute and if so for whom
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ans:  for the first tour I was drafted, afterwards I continued in the service voluntarily.--

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,
ans:  there was no regular troops where I was stationed, being appointed to guard Wecomick River as aforesaid. My Colonel's name was Scott, my Majors name was Bailey, my general was George Dashields--

Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so by whom was it given, and what has become of it.?-
ans:  I recd. no discharge.--

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.--
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Wd John T Edgar a clergyman residing in the County of Franklin and Joseph Brown residing in the same County hereby Certify that we are well acquainted with the above named Thomas Scroggin, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration and that we believe him to be sixty nine 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 to and subscribed the day & year aforesaid.--John T Edgar
Joseph Brown

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 stated.  And the Court further Certifies that it  that it appears to them that John T  Edgar who has signed the preceeding Certificate is a clergyman resident in the County of Franklin and that Joseph Brown who have also signed the same and residents in the County of Franklin and are credible persons and
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that their statement is entitled to credit.
State of Kentucky Sct.
I Alexander H. Rennick Clerk of the General Court, for the State aforsaid do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original preceedings in the matter of the application of Thomas C Scroggin for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand and the Seal of office this 14th day of January 1833.
A. H. Rennick  Clerk
General Court
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Revolutionary War Records Section. 3-525
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS
Washington, D. C.  (blank date)

In reply to your request of (blank), received (blank) for a statement of the military history of Thomas C. Scroggin a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his application for pension on file in the Bureau. S. 16.524.
Dates of Enlistment or appointment.  Aug. 1780
Length of Service.  Oct. 1781
Rank  (blank)
Officers under whom service was rendered. Capt. Levin Irvin   Colonel. Scott
State  Md.
Battles engaged in, (check mark)
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Somerset Co. Md.
Date of application for pension, Jan. 9. 1833. His claim was allowed.
Residence at date of application, Franklin Co. Ky.
Remarks: there is no family data on file
Respectfully, Commissioner.
6-2856
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Lincoln. Del.
Jan 18th 1915
Department of the Interior
Bureau of Pensions
I wish to know if the name Thomas C. Scroggins or Thomas Scroggin who served in the Revolutionary war with the Virginia or Maryland militia can be found on you pension rolls. also the name of John Scroggins from Halifax Co. Va.  I am trying to trace an ancestor who served in the war of the Revolution and I believe one of these must be an ancestor as my great grand father's name was Scroggins and he came from Va.
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(circular stamp)
U.S. PENSION OFFICE.
D JAN 21 1915
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or North Carolina. also the name of Jacob Shelby who lived in Anson County North Carolina who was my great grand father his daughter Phoebe Shelby being my grandmother who was born in 1796. I wish to make an application for membership in the society of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
Thanking you.
Very respectfully
Edna Scroggins Anderson
328 Delaware St.
Lincoln Logan Co.
Illinois

(circular stamp)
U.S. PENSION  D JAN 21 1915
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16524
INVALID.
File No.  16,524
Thomas C Scroggin
Pri  Rev War

Act: June 7" 32
Index:-Vol. 1 , Page 333

[Arrangement of 1870.]

1915. Jan. 25: history to Mrs. A L. Anderson. M.B.H