Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 31795, for Thomas King, South Carolina
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SERVICE NUMBER
S.C. King, Thomas S.31795
CONTENTS
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Thos King
17828
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Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the
act of Congress of the 7 June 1832 made before the Interior
Court of Putnam County on Chambers
State of Georgia
Putnam County
On this the 18th day of
September 1832 Formally[?] appeared before in is Chambers the [illegible] of the Superior Court of said county Georgia. Thomas
King a resident of said County aged seventy years
on the 19th day of January last, who being first duly
sworn according to law doth on his oath make the
following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the
provisions of made by an act of Congress passed
June 1832 - That he entered the service of the United States
about the year 1777 - in the 15th year of his age
as a substitute in his father's place (Thomas King)
& served a tour of three months in Capt Fair's company
of drafted militia from South Carolina in which
State he was born & lived to that time & which
company was attached to Colonel James Steens regiment.
who served the town in South Carolina about a
place then called Stone - He also further says that
in some short time after his return home from
said service. he was drafted & served a three months
tour in said State in Captain [illegible] company
Major Bullock's battalion Colo Purvos regiment.
& General Williamson army about the year
1778 - & that he was in a small engagement 
about Spirit creek bridge & that serjeant Jasper
was in the same: which place is about 12
miles from Augusta - In a few weeks after
return home from this expedition & was
advised by his friends to volunteer under Colonel
Branham as he was not safe at home - which he
did & served a tour of six months in his regiment
& was in an engagement at Blackstock Mill
in South Carolina & at the close of this six
months tour he volunteered in Captain Branham's
company. Colo Hampton's Regiment & General
Sumpters army of State Troops & served a tour
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of ten months & was in a battle at the Congaree
Fort. also one at the Eutaw Springs & in a
small skirmish at a place then called ninety six
& also at Mark's Corner when I recollect seeing
General Marion: - also in a small engagement
at the ten-mile-house - all in South Carolina
He further says he served a two months tour
under & with Capt Perkins company. at & about
Lawrence's Ferry in South Carolina Meeting provisions
for Genl Green's army making in the whole two
years, he further says that he served in many
other scouting tours which he deems unnecessary
to mention in this declaration -
he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a
pension or annuity. except the present. & declares that
his name is not on the pension roll of the agency
of any State. he knows of no one living who can testify
to his services-- & that he cannot provide the [illegible] of the [illegible]
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid
by Hudson J.J.C   Thomas King
J M Dunn J.J.C.
James Nicholson J.J.C.
("clergyman" crossed out) I Edmund 
G. Harvey ("both" crossed out) residing in the County of Putnam state of
of Georgia hereby certify that I am well acquainted
 with Thomas King who has subscribed & sworn to
the above declaration that we ("we" crossed out) I believe him to be
seventy years of age: that he is reputed & believed in the
neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier
revolution & that we ("we" crossed out) I concur in that opinion
Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid
James Nicholson JJC
 M Dunn JJC
James Nicholson JJC
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And the said Court does hereby declare their
opinion after the investigation of the
matter & after putting the interrogatories prescribed
by the war department that the above applicant
was a revolutionary soldier & served as he states.
And the Court further certifies that it further appears
to them that Joshua Harvey & McCarrol Peyton of the county of Jasper who have signed
the accompanying ["foregoing" crossed out] accompanying certificate are clergyman resident
in said county. & that Revd G Harvey who has also
signed the same foregoing certificate is a resident of said county & is a
credible person & their statements are entitled to
credit. And said court further says that this declaration has been made
in Chambers that the Superior Court now in session from the quantity
of business now before will be unable to attend to it as well as from the
number of applicants: the Judge of said court is unacquainted with these
[illegible] now. The regular time is December next, & from the inclemency 
of the weather these applicants may not be able to attend.
[illegible] Hudson JJC
Jas M Dunn JJC
James Nicholson JJC
J B Carter
Clerk of the Superior Court of
Putnam County do hereby certify that the
foregoing contains the original proceedings of the
said Court in the matter of application of
Thomas King for a pension-
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
hand & seal of office this 31st day of September [crossed out] October 1832
Wm B. Carter Clk
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To the first question where & in what year were you born?
he answers I was born in North ["South" crossed out] Carolina Granville County ["district" crossed out]
& my father moved to South Carolina when he was twelve years to Ninety six
district - he was born January 19th 1762
To the second Have you any record of your age. if so where is it?
he answers, there is a record of my age in the family bible of my father
or in the papers of James King of South Carolina the district I
do not know
To the 3rd where were you living when called into service: where 
have you lived since the revolutionary war & where do you
now live? he answers I was living in South Carolina when called
into service in ninety six district. I lived after the war in York district in
said state until 15 years ago when I moved to this county where I
now reside (Putnum county)
To the 4th How were you called into service; were you drafted
did you volunteer or were you a substitute & if a substitute for whom?
he answers. I was first a substitute for my father & served 3 months
was drafted & served 3 months in Capt Seml company, volunteered
& served 6 months under Colo Harvey Branham. was enlisted &
served ten months in Capt Barnetts company - he served another
two months under Capt Perkins & was in several scouting
parties.
To the 5th State the name of some of the regular offices
who were with the troops when you served: such continental
& militia regiments as you can recollect & the given
circumstances of your service? he answers
General Lincoln was commander at Stones Colo Davy was a
regular officer -led tour of the militia & Capt Farr- this was the
first tour. In the same Colonel Purvis & Major Bullock &
Capt Teml were militia officers - Genl Williamson commanded
& had regular troops with him. but I do not know whether he
was a regular continental or militia officer
In the third tour we had no regular troops in company
we were called the Carolina Scout. I was under Colonel
Branham I was on hearing of the battle of the Cooper[?]
Ferguson's defeat or king's Mountain & Gates defeat at
Camden but was not in any of the engagements
In the fourth tour I enlisted with Captain Barnett
in the State Dragoons when I served ten months with
Genl Sumpter & Wade Hampton [Illegible]-In the last
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To the sixth Did you ever receive a discharge
from the service: & if so by whom was it given & what
has become of it? he answers
I received discharges from my officers but they have
been misplaced & and were lost. not thinking these anything
valuable I never preserved them.
To the 7th State the names of persons to whom you are
known in your present neighborhood & who can testify
as to your character for veracity & their belief for
services as a soldier of the revolution? he answers
refer to Wm A Slaughter Peyton Holt Joshua Harves
McCarrol Purisy
Thomas King
by Hudson J J C
James Nicholson J.J.C
Jas M Dunn J J C
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Died Sept 16, 1833
Springbrook  16.339
Georgia
Thomas King
of Putnam in the State of Geo
who was a pr in the - commanded
by Captain  Bennett of the Regl commanded
by Col: Branham in the So Ca
line for 2 years
Inscribed on the Roll of Georgia
at the rate of 80 - Dollars _ Cents per annu
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831
Certificate of Pension issued the 31 day of July 3.
and sent Jas A
Meriweather. Eatenton. Geo
Geo.
---
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833
Semi anl. allowance ending 4 Sept-
160
40
====
$200-
Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832
Recorded by N. Rice Cler
Book E Vol. 6 Page 95
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Thomas King
Georgia
No. 17828
Admis as private
24 months, $80
d
Jas. A. Meriwether
Eatenton Ga
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WAR DEPARTMENT.
Pension Office,
April 16 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 King
Period when the    Duration of the     Rank of       Names and rank     Names and Rank    Battles in which     Country through      Place of abode          Evidence by
service was            claimant's service  the              of the Company     of the General         the applicant was  which he marched.  when he entered       which the declaration
rendered.              ___________________  claimant.    officers under         and Field Officers.   engaged.                                               the service, and age  is supported.
                           Years. Months. Days.                   whom he served.                                                                                                  at the present
                                                                                                                                                                                                            period.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
about 1777 sub.            3                       Priv.        Capt Fair                                                                                                                70 years
drafted                          3                        "             Capt. Seml[?]          Genl. Williamson                                                                    96 District
Vol.                                6                        "             Col. Thomas Branham                             Blackstocks
[illegible]                      10                       "             Capt. Barnett           Genl. Sumpter          mills                                                                                             Traditionary
                                     2                         "            Capt. Perkins            Col. Wade Hampton Congaree Fort
                                                                                                                                                Eutaw Springs


I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions
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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, 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, Terrotory, or District of
County of
On this    day of     personally appeared (a) before
A.B. a resident (b) of    in the county of    ans State, Territory or District
following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provion [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
the resided when he enered [entered] the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged,
and the country through which he marched. ->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
do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the Court of of the said Court in the matter of
the application of
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                                          , who has
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 day 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 applicacation [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 (i) and he will
also, whether he produces evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful
in the investigation of his claim, and in comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his
alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person
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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 
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 he 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 dies 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.
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[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow
the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not
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 the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the
claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his 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--- months, 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; the duration of each term of engagement;
the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an 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 Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[h] 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 may 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.
-> 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 in
note [j] applies to continental troops on
[k] This traditionary evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] Th answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
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February 21, 1939
Mrs. O. E. Lancaster
Shady Dale
Georgia
[illegible]
Thomas King-S.3126
Dear Madam:
The data which follow were obtained from the papers on file
in pension claim, S.31795, based upon the service in the Revolutionary
War of Thomas King.
Thomas King, son of Thomas, was born January 19, 1762, in
Granville County, North Carolina; the name of his mother was not
given. When he was twelve years of age he moved with his father
to Ninety Six District, South Carolina.
While residing in Ninety Six District, South Carolina, he
enlisted in April, 1777, as a substitute for his father and served
three months as private in Captain Faris' Company, Colonel James
Stein's South Carolina Regiment. He enlisted in February, 1778,
and served three months as private in Captain Terrel's company,
Colonel Purvis South Carolina Regiment, was in a small engagement
at Spirit Creek Bridge about twelve miles from Augusta. A short
time after his return home, he volunteered early in June, 1778,
and served six months as private in Captain Tarrel's company.
Colonel Thomas Brandon's South Carolina Regiment, during this tour
he was taken prisoner by the Tories and carried to Ferguson's
but made his escape, was also in an engagement at Blackstock's
Mills. At the end of this six months' tour, he was placed in
Captain Barnett's Company, Colonel Wade Hampton's South Carolina
Regiment, was in battles at Congaree Fort, Monck's Corner Ninety
Six, Eutaw Springs and in a small engagement at Ten Mile House.
He also rendered two months service in the fall of 1781 in Captain
Pickens' Company near Laurens' Ferry on the Santee in South Carolina,
engaged in collecting provisions for General Greene's
Army. He also served on many other scouting tours, details
of which were not given.
Thomas King was allowed pension on his application executed
September 18, 1832, while a resident of Putnam County, Georgia.
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In May, 1833, Thomas King was residing in Oglethorpe County
Georgia.
He died September 16, 1833.
No reference was made to wife or children.
In 1832, reference was made to one Francis King, of South
Carolina, but no relationship to the soldier was stated.
truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant to the Administrator.
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Amendatory declaration of Thomas King made in order
to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed 7th of
June 1832 on the subject of Revolutionary Pensions.
State of Georgia
Oglethorpe County
Personally appeared before me the
 undersigned a Justice of the Peace in
& for said County Thomas King who being duly sworn deposes 
& says that at the time he made his original declaration 
hereunto prefixed he resided in the County of Putnam
in said State & that since then he has removed to Oglethorpe
County of the same state where he now lives & probably
will remain for some time to come. That when he performed
the several tours of service heretofore & herein after
mentioned he kept no memorandum of the precise
dates at which said tours were commenced or ended nor
has he ever kept a single discharge or other document
from which he might refresh his memory upon the
point to which his attention has been particularly
directed by a letter lately received from the War Department 
accompanying the return of his original
declaration - That by reason of old age & the consequent
loss of memory he cannot swear positively as
to the exact periods of his service but according to
the best of his recollection he served as a private not
less than the number of months mentioned below & he
thinks his memory treacherous as it may be cannot
much deceive him as to the years & seasons when his
services were rendered.
He was born in 1762 & the first services he ever rendered
were undertaken when he was fifteen years old as the
substitute of his father Thomas King & they consisted of
a tour of three months duty commencing in the month
of April & concluding in the month of July of the year
1777. To state the particular day of the month he
finds it impossible. His second tour of service was also
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one of three months duration. He set out upon this tour in
the month of February & got home in the latter part of May
in the year 1778. Of mature reflection he thinks he had not
been at home more than one week before he volunteered
under Captain Terrel & performed a tour of six months
service. His recollection of this expedition is the more
distinct as he was taken prisoner by the tories during the
time & carried to Ferguson's Camps - from whence
he made his escape through the connivance of an acquaintance 
who happened to belong to the guard - and Ferguson
was defeated in Kings mountain about two weeks
after deponents escape. After these six months had
expired believing there was less danger in the army
than at home he forth with joined Genl Sumpter's
state troops when he was placed under the command
of Captain Barnett in Colonel Hampton's Regiment
where he served ten months - so that from the early
part of the month of June 1778 for sixteen months
in succession he was in service.
In the fall of 1781 he performed a tour of two months
under Captain Pickins at & near Lauren's Ferry on
Santee in South Carolina - the principal duties of
which consisted in procuring & collecting provisions
for general Greene's army. He recollects to have
been in camp when he heard the intelligence of Cornwallis
capture at York Town. The duty described in this tour
was not performed as a mere voluntary pursuit but we
were thus employed by express military orders.
Deponent rendered other services than these but
the period of them was short & he thinks it unnecessary
to trouble the Department with their details. He
thinks himself fairly entitled to the benefit of the
provisions of the act of Congress passed 7th June 1832
for the twenty four months service particularly described
above & accordingly claims a pension for the same.
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Sworn to & subscribed before me this
twenty fourth day of May eighteen
hundred & thirty three.
Henry Jordan J.P.
Thomas King
I John Landrum Clerk of the Superior Court of
Oglethorpe County State of Georgia do hereby certify
that Henry Jordan before whom the above amendatory 
declaration was made was at the time a Magistrate
as he is there represented & that the signature
purporting to be his is genuine. In testimony, whereof
I have hereunto affixed the seal of said Court this
24th day of May 1833, & subscribed my name.
John Landrum
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31795
INVALID.
File No. 31,795
Thomas King
Rev War
Ris Rev War
Act: June 7th 32
Index: - Vol. 2, Page 22s
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1917 Mch. 1 - Hist to Hon.
William B. Oliver USS. &
1935 Jan 12 Hist to Mrs. Wm. Marshall
(Rec ltr in [illegible] 7985 Richd King) MLB
1935 Feb 21 Hist to Mrs
O.E. Lancaster, GD[?] for MLB
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To J. L. Edwards
Comm'ner of Pensions
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Lexington 24th May 1833. Oglethorp Coty Ga
To J. L. Edwards Esq Commisioner of Pensions
Dear sir
I herewith enclose to the Department
the amended Declaration for a Pension of Thomas
King lately of Putnam County, now of Oglethorpe County
Georgia. All further instructions in relation to his
claim will receive prompt attention of direction
to the applicant at this place or to the undersigned
Yrs very respectfully
Geo. M. Dudley
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State of Georgia 
Jasper County
 I Joshua Harnes, Clergyman, Clergyman, residing
in Jasper County, hereby certify, that
I am well acquainted with Tho. King of Putnam county who has
subscribed to and sworn to the above declaration, that
I believe him to be seventy 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 I concur in that opinion.
Joshua Harnes
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February 21, 1935
Mrs. O. E. Lancaster
Shall Dale
Georgia
---
Thos, King
31795
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the
Revolutionary War records of Major General David Adams of Jasper
County, Georgia, Nicholas Hawkins, David Montgomery, of Jasper
County, Georgia, Thomas King, pensioner of Putnam Count, Georgia,
and David Waters of Jasper County, Georgia, in 1840.
There are no claims for pension on file based upon service
in the Revolutionary War of the David Adams and David Montgomery
named above, or of a Nicholas Hawkins. The records of Thomas
King and David Waters are furnished you herewith.

Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant to the Administrator.
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Rev. War Section.
March 1, 1917
Hon. William B. Oliver,
House of Representatives.
My dear Mr. Oliver;
In response to your letter dated the twenty- 
seventh ultimo, I have the honor to furnish you the history of
the only Thomas King of the South Carolina troops, found on the
Revolutionary War records of this Bureau.
Thomas King, Survivor's File No. 31,795 Rev. War, was allowed 
pension on his application executed September 18, 1832,
while a resident of Putnam County, Georgia.
He stated that he was born January 19, 1762, in Granville
County, North Carolina, and moved when twelve years old, to
Ninety Six District, South Carolina, where he enlisted as a
substitute for his father, Thomas King, in 1777, and served as
Private in Captain Faris' company, Colonel James Stein's regiment
of South Carolina Militia; three months.
He was drafted about 1778, in Captain Terrel's company,
Colonel Purvos' regiment, was in a small engagement about Spirit
Creek Bridge, and served three months.
Enlisted a few weeks after above, in Colonel Thomas Brandon's 
regiment, was in an engagement at Blackstocks Mills and after
serving six months, he volunteered in Captain Barnett's company
Colonel Wade Hampton's regiment, was in the battles of Congrove
Fort Monck's Corner, Ninety Six, Eutaw Springs and a small engagement 
at Ten Mile House; served ten months.
He also served with Captain Pickens' company at and about
Lawrence's Ferry in South Carolina, collecting provisions for
General Greene's army, two months, making two years' service
besides many scouting tours unspecified.
There is no further family data on file.
For the date of the soldier's death and name of the person
to whom the arrears of his pension were paid, application should
be made to the Auditor for the Interior Department, Washington, D.C.,
giving him all of the following data:
"Thomas King, certificate #16,339, issued July 31, 1833,
for $80. per annum from March 4, 1831, under the Act of June 7,
1832, at the Georgia Agency"
Very truly yours,
GW Saltzgaber
[written in the margin]
Might be Col John Perkins
Soldier's later supplanted declaration conflict
with battle alleged i.e only the first 
declaration as served.
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January 12, 1935
Mrs. William Van Bell
Hawkinsville, Georgia
THOMAS KING
S. 31795
BA-J/MLB
Dear Madam:
You are furnished below the record of Thomas King, as found
in the papers on file in pension claim, S. 31795, based upon his
service in the Revolutionary War.
Thomas King, son of Thomas, was born January 19, 1762, in
Granville County, North Carolina; the name of his mother was not
given. When he was twelve years of age he moved with his father
to Ninety Six District, South Carolina.
While residing in Ninety Six District, South Carolina, he
enlisted in April, 1777, as a substitute for his father and served
three months as private in Captain Faris' company, Colonel James
Stein's South Carolina regiment. He enlisted in February, 1778,
and served three months as private in Captain Terrel's company,
Colonel Purvis' South Carolina regiment, was in a small engagement
at Spirit Creek Bridge about twelve miles from Augusta. A short
time after his return home, he volunteered early in June, 1778,
and served six months as private in Captain Terrel's company,
Colonel Thomas Brandon's South Carolina regiment; during this tour
he was taken prisoner by the Tories and carried to Ferguson's
Camp but made his escape, was also in an engagement at Blackstock's
Mills. At the end of this six months' tour, he was placed in
Captain Barnett's company, Colonel Wade Hampton's South Carolina
regiment, was in battles at Congaree Fort, Monck's Corner,
Ninety Six, Eutaw Springs and in a small engagement at Ten Mile
House. He also rendered two months service in the fall of 1781 in
Captain Pickens' company near Lauren's Ferry on the Santee in
South Carolina, engaged in collecting provisions for General
Greene's Army. He also served on many other scouting tours, details
of which were not given.
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Thomas King was allowed pension on his application executed
September 18, 1832, while a resident of Putnam County, Georgia.
In May, 1833, he was living in Oglethorpe County, Geo
He died September 16, 1835.
No reference was made to wife or children.
In 1832, reference was made to one Francis King, of South Carolina,
but no relationship to the soldier was stated.
Very truly yours
A. D. Hiller
Executive Assistant to the Administrator
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January 12, 1935
Mrs. William Van Bell
Hawkinsville
Georgia
Richard King W. 7965
Thomas King S. 31795
BA-J/MLB
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request
the Revolutionary War records of Richard King, of Taliaferro
County, Georgia, and Thomas King, of Putnam County, Georgia.
Their records are furnished herewith.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER

Executive Assistant to the Administrator
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House of Representatives U.S.
Washington, D. C.
February 27, 1917.
Hon. G.M. Saltzgaber,
Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington.
My dear Mr. Saltzgaber:
Kindly advise me whether the records in
your office show that one Thomas King served in the
Revolutionary War from South Carolina.
With assurances of esteem, I am
Yours sincerely,
WB Oliver
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Shady Dale Ga
January 10-1935
Bureau of Pensions
Washington D. C.
Gentlemen
I am writing your office to see what
your records show of the revolutionary service
of the following soldiers
David Adams. Major General lived his last
years in Jasper County Georgia
Nicholus Hawkins, son of James Hawkins
Putnam County Georgia
David Montgomery,  ["none of ga" written above the name] Jasper County
Georgia
David Montgomery, Jasper County
Georgia
Thomas King (Pensioner). Putnam County Ga. [check mark]

David Waters (or Watters) Jasper County Ga.
He was being in 1840. aged 103, the records
in Atlanta Show
I am looking of these records to get
Markers, for their graves.
Yours truly
(Mrs Q.E.) Ida. C. Lancaster

[stamp at top of page includes words Received Jan 12 1935 MAIL SUB-DIV. READER 6 VETS. ADM.]