Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 2518, John Dodson, N.C. Va.
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
N.C.
Va.

Dodson, John

NUMBER
S, 2518

carded

CONTENTS
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7565
Jonesborough Agency
East Tennessee
John Dodson
of Hawkins Co., in the State of E. Tennessee
who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Cravens of the      commanded by     in the Virginia line for 12 months

Va and NC Line. Records corrected Jan 7 oa
Inscribed on the Roll of Jonesborough Agency 
at the rate of 40 Dollars   Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 2 day of May 1833 and sent to D. Alexander Rogersville Tenn.
Arrears to the 4th of March 80.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept. 20.00 =
$100.00

{Revolutionary Claim}
{Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by Daniel Boyd Clerk,
Book E Vol. 76 Page 123

See letter 27 Dec. 1836 to P. Agt. & Hon. S. Burch HR
do Pen. Agt's. Jonesboro, in Knoxville, Feb'y 6-'37

Date of death not on AB
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20021
John Dodson:
Tennessee.

from 1775 present
2 months.
$40.

D. Alexander
Rogersville
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WAR DEPARTMENT
PENSION OFFICE,
183
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  statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes you will readily perceived 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. These 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, showing the Service of John Dodson, of Tennessee.

[Headings]

Period when the service was rendered. | Duration of claimant's service | Rank of the claimant. | Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. | Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. | Battles in which the applicant was engaged. | Country through which he marched. | Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. | Evidence by which the declaration is supported.

Vol. in '75 | 3 mon. | Pri. | Capt. Cravens. | [blank] | [blank] | From then and oak to Tiger Valley. | Shenandoah County, Virginia. | Living witness & traditionary

Served in  '79 | 3 mon. | Spy | Capt. Wilson | [blank] | [blank] | blank] | [blank] | [blank]

Vol. in  '79 | 3 mon. | Spy | Capt. Carter | Col. Sevier | [blank] |  [blank] | blank] | [blank] 

Vol. 1782 | 3 mon. | [blank] | [blank] | Col. Sevier, Col Anderson | [blank] From the Sullivan County to the upper Cherokee Towns. |  blank] | [blank] 

I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.
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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 alleged service, as they are known in 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 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 vey 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.

W. R. Turner. [Signature]
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John Dodson's 
Declaration &c
20,021
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State of Tennessee}
Hawkins county}SS. 
On this 28th day of November 1832 personally appeared in open Court before the Justice of the Court of pleas and quarter Sessions for Said county, now sitting John Dodson a resident of Said county aged about Eighty 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 therein stated. That he was born in the State of Virginia it a place near Stanton river, (he cannot now recollect the name of the county) the year 1751 or 1752 - that afterwards his father moved with into the county of Shenandoah Virginia and in the year  1775 about the 1st of July in that year he Entered the Service of the United States, under Captain Cravens, as a volunteer and was marched by said Captain with his company against the Shawnee Indians - to the wet fall Station in Tigers Valley, on the river of that name, in what is now called Greenbriar county, in western virginia and that this declarant remained at Said Station guarding the frontiers, for the term of three months, and about the first of October 1775 he returned home to Shenandoah . He cannot say whether he got a discharge or not. but he thinks at that time it was not common with the militia officers to give written discharges - He further more states that Captain Cravens company was the only one doing duty at Said Station at the time this declarant was in Service as above stated Deponent further states that after about the first of April in the year 1779 he entered as a Spy under Captain Joseph Wilson for three months.
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in what is now called Green county in the State of Tennessee on the waters of Nolachucky [Nolichucky] where this declarant then resided, (having removed from virginia to the above plan which at that time was under the Government of North Carolina and has resided in Tennessee ever since and this did declarant continued to Serve as an Indian Spy in what is now called, the counties of Green and Washington that being his County - until about the first of July in the year 1779. he entered the Said Service of the United States under Col. John Sevier, the day he cannot state, as a volunteer and under Captain London Carter - declarant then residing on the waters of Nolichucky as aforesaid, and equable to the orders of that Service this declarant with about two hundred more met on Lick Creek a branch of nolichucky, were then marched to Big Creek, the spies which were sent up Long and being fired upon by the Indians returned to the army on Long creek. the next morning they were marched up Long creek & crossed French broad and encamped on Byrds creek and the next day the guar under Capt. Stinson marched up Byrds creek and about three miles distant discovered the Indian encampment. About three quarters of a mile from their camp the Enemy fired upon the advance guard Sent [illegible], from an ambers each The advance guard returned the fire and retreated to the main body -the Army was then formed with their divisions commanded generally, by Col. Sevier Major Welton and Major Tipton, and marched on until they reached Cedar Spring, when they had a Skirmish with the Indians, when they compelled to return into a Swamp leaving behind them about twenty Eight I killed. The troops were then marched back to the giant Island in French broad
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River, and remined there until Col.'s Campbell  and Shelby joined them with their men, The whole army the amounting to between five & six hundred men, marched on to the pratta [Pratt's] ground then to Little River, to Toms Creek to nine mile creek to Tennessee river, which they crossed at the virginia ford, and into the town of Tomotha [aka Tamassee), thence to hilling, thence to the water of [illegible] and thence to the Town of [illegible] where on of the spies shot an Indian. The army then marched to the Chickamauga or Lookout Towns where they encamped & the next day marched into the Towns, when they took some negroes one Squaw and children, and a captain Rogers they then marched to the [illegible] thence by old [illegible] Town, & from thence returned home - after turning many Indian Towns &c &c and when they got home this declarant was dismissed. He furthermore states, that he did not receive any written discharge, In the past to times he served three months having returned home sometime in November 1779 - Again declarant States sometime in the month of September in the year 1782 he again volunteered for three months under Col. Sevier and who rendezvoused the troops on Big Island in French Broad River this deponent then residing in Greene county - This declarant states that under Sevier the troops marched in company with the troops under Col. Anderson from Sullivan county, to the upper Cherokee Towns, from thence to Mills Town and to Tuskey Town, thence to Bell Town and to [illegible] Town and thence by the [illegible] to Chester and in this expedition or tour they killed some Indians and burnt some of their Towns, and finally returned home after being absent about three months not
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being discharged  until the latter part of December in the year 1782 having in all served twelve months as above stated. That there is no clergyman residing in his neighborhood -He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State. And that he has no documentary evidence that he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service other than that hereto annexed. [Signature] John Dodson X his mark
Sworn to subscribed the day & date aforesaid.
[Signature] W. B. Mitchell DClk

At the same time personally appeared in open court George Mooney aged about 64 years a resident of Hawkins County and being duly Sworn according to law deposeth & saith that he is well acquainted with John Dodson who has sworn & subscribed to the above declaration and has been acquainted with him ever since the fall of the year 1781, and was at that time residing on the river Nolichucky, in what is now called Green county East Tennessee, that the affiant had a brother by the name of Thomas Mooney and another by the name of John Roberts, both of whom are now dead, who served a tour under Col. Sevier in the fall of 1782 against the Indian, and that he saw his brother and uncle & the said John Dodson leave home under Col. Sevier on said Expedition, in company with other troops as stated in the above declaration, and that he saw him on his return with the troops, and believes he served his tour out as stated by him. He also states that it has always been believed, that, said Dodson, served his other tours, and of this opinion is this affiant.
[Signature] George Mooney
Sworn to & Subscribed the day & date aforesaid.
[Signature] W. B. Mitchell D. Clk
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We John Reynolds and Isaac Loudeback residing in the county of Hawkins and in the same neighborhood of the said John Dodson hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John Dodson who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be Eighty Years of age, that he is refuted and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a Soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion.
[Signatures] John Reynolds  Isaac Loudeback
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. [Signature] W. B. Mitchell D. Clk

And the said court do hereby declare their opinion the investigation of he matter and 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 the that George Mooney John Reynolds and Isaac Loudeback who have signed the preceding certificates are residents in the said County of Hawkins and State of Tennessee are credible persons and that their statements are entitled to credit.

State of Tennessee}
Hawkins County} I Stockley D. Mitchell Clerk of the Court of Pleas and quarter sessions of Hawkins County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said court in the matter of the application of John Dodson for a Pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 29th day of November A. D. 1832

S. D. Mitchell Clk
By W.B. Mitchell D. Clk
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July 3, 1938
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BA-J/EEL
John Dodson - S.2518
Sadie D. Herral (?) or Hurd (? ) [Hurst*]
P. O. Box 7
Escondido, California

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the records of Charles Thomas, John Dotson or Dodson, from Virginia or Tennessee, John or Jeremiah York, of North Carolina. A
careful search of the Revolutionary War records has been made and no record found of claims for pension or bounty land haveing been made to the United States based upon the military service in that war of a John or Jeremiah York, as described by you.
Such claims are the source of the data furnished by this office.
With the data furnished by you, it has not been possible to
identify the particular record of the Charles Thomas in which you are interested. If you will furnish as much of the following data as possible, a further search of the records will be made: approximate dates of birth and death, places of residence at enlistment and after service and given name of widow.
It is suggested that as a possible means of obtaining information in regard to the military service of the above named soldiers, you apply to The Adjutant General, War Department, this city, who is custodian of military records.
The record of John Dodson is given below, the data for which were obtained from the papers on file in Revolutionary War pension
claim, S.2518, based upon the military service of that soldier. John Dodson was born in 1751 or 1752, near Staunton River in the state of Virginia. The names of his parents are not shown. His father afterward moved to Shenandoah County, Virginia. While residing in Shenandoah County, Virginia, John Dodson
volunteered about July 1, 1775, and served three months in Captain

[* Her name is Hurst see further correspondence Thomas Dodson, S. 39459 - Sept. 1935 F]
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Craven's Virginia Company and marched
against the Shawnee Indians Tygart Valley, 
while residing in that part of North Carolina
which was later Greene County, Tennessee, on Nolichucky River, he again volunteered about April 1, 1779, served as a spy in Captain
Joseph Wilson's North Carolina Company and was discharged about July 1, 1779 he enlisted in August, 1779, served three months in
Captain Landon Carter's Company, Colonel John Sevier's North Carolina Regiment and was in skirmishes with the Indians on the frontiers: he volunteered in September, 1782, and served three months in Colonel Sevier's North Carolina Regiment, went on an expedition
against the Cherokee Indians killed some of the savages and burned their villages.
John Dodson was allowed pension on his application executed November 28, 1832, at which time he was a resident of Hawkins
County, Tennessee. It is no stated that soldier was ever married. The above is the history of the only soldier named a that is found on the Revolutionary War records of this office.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant to the Administrator
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John Dodson
Payments to be made at Jonesborough
by William K. Blair Agent for paying Pensioners, in the Agency of Jonesborough East Tennessee

7565-32

John Dodson
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WAR DEPARTMENT.
Revolutionary Claim.
I certify that in conformity with the law of the United States of the 7th June, 1832, John Dodson of the State of Tennessee who was a private in the Army of the Revolution is entitled to receive Forty dollars  and cents per annum, during his natural life, commencing on the 4th of March, 1831, and payable semi-annually on the
4th of March, and 4th of September, in every year.
Given at the War Office of the United States, this Third day of May one thousand eight hundred and thirty-three
Lew Cass [Signature]
Secretary of War.
Examined and
Countersigned. }
J L Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions.
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1929 - Sept. 3, Hist. to Mrs. Walter S. Whitten, M.E.E.
1930, Jan 22. Hist to Mrs. Louis Rausch. corresp. incl. of Richard Butler Col. B. L. Wt.. 188. M.E.E.
1930 - Sept. 19 Mrs. L. P. Rausch advised only one hist. furnished per let. Richard Butler. Pa. - I.L.L.
1935 - July 3 - Hist. to Mrs. Sadie D. Herral (?) or Hurd (?) [Hurst] ERT

Rev. War 2518
INVALID.
File. No. 2518
John Dodson
Priv't. Rev. War
Act: June 7. 1832
Index:-Vol. A., Page 98.
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Sept. 11, 1944 letter dated:
JOHN DODSON S 2518 Rev. Soldier.
Pension No. 7565 was issued May 2, 1833
to John Dodson, $40.00 per annum commence March 4, 1831
Act of June 7, 1832, Jonesborough, Tennessee Agency
(From General Accounting Office Nov. 1944 )
Last Payment Sept. 4, 1838 to March 4, 1839
was made March 21, 1839 by the Pension 
Agency at Knoxville East Tennessee.
Dicks Alexander, as Attorney for Pensioner.
On March 8, 1839 the Pensioner certified that he had resided in HAWKINS COUNTY, TENNESSEE for a period of 40 years; and previous thereto he had resided in Shenandoah Virginia.

It is believed that he left a Will.
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To Office of Commissioner of Pensions
Please inform me if on your records are the names of Charles Thomas or John Dotson or Dodson Revolutionary War Soldiers. From Vir. or Tenn.
Or the name of York John or Jeremiah from Randleman or Randolph County - North Carolina.  I will be greatly obliged.
Yours 
Sadie D. Hurst - 
P.O. Box 7 - Escondido, Calif.

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MRS. WALTER S. WHITTEN
1624 SOUTH 26D STREET
LINCOLN, NEBRASKA

Aug. 20, 1929.

Mr. E. W. Morgan,
Bureau of  Pensions
Dept. of the Interior,
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir: -

Sometime ago I wrote the Pension Bureau with regard to my great-great-grandfather, John Dodson At that time, I did not know his Christian name. I have a copy of his will which was probated in Greenfield Township  Bedford now Blair County Pennsylvania in 1816. The Penn. State Library writes me that at the time of the Revolution no one by the name of John Dodson was taxed in Bedford Co. or any part hat later fell in Blair or Huntington Counties. In 1790 there were four men named John Dodson heads of families in Maryland - no men by that name saw service in he War of the Revolution, from Maryland I am anxious to know if one of these men was my ancestor, his daughter Savanah married my  great-grandfather, John Potter. She was one of nine (9) children - I have the names and dates of birth of all of the - That might help to identify my John Dodson. I do not know the maiden name of his wife. Did anyone of this description help and did he have a pension? yours truly - Lillian Porter Whitten Mrs. W. S. Whitten - Lincoln Neb.
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MEE

1812
Wars Section

January 22, 1930

Mrs. Louis P. Rausch
Oakland Hotel
Maryville, Ohio

from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S.2518, it appears that John Dodson was born in 1751 or 1752 near
Staunton River in Virginia. Afterwards, his father, name not shown, moved to Shenandoah County, Virginia, and while residing there the soldier, John Dodson,
enlisted about July 1, 1775 and served three months in Captain Craven's Virginia Company in a march against the Shawnee Indians in
Tygart Valley. While residing in that part of North Carolina which was later Greene County, Tennessee, he enlisted about April 1, 1779,
served as a spy in Captain Joseph Wilson's North Carolina Company, and was discharged about July 1, 1779; he enlisted in August 1779,
served three months in Captain Landon Carter's Company, Colonel John Sevier's North Carolina Regiment and was in skirmishes with the Indians on the frontiers; he enlisted in September 1782 and served three months in Colonel Sevier's North Carolina Regiment in a march against the Indians. He was allowed pension on his application executed November
28, 1832, at which time he was a resident of Hawkins County, Tennessee. It is not stated that the soldier was ever married. The above noted is the only soldier named John Dodson that is found on the Revolutionary War records of this Bureau.

Very truly yours,
EARL D. CHURCH
Commissioner.

The beginning of this letter is in the claim of
Col. Richard Butler B.L. Wt. 188 -500 issued
May 5, 1789
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September 3, 1929

Mrs. Walter S. Whitten
1624 South 23rd Street
Lincoln, Nebraska

Dear Madam:

I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 2518, it appears that John Dodson was born in 1751 or 1752 near Staunton River in Virginia.
Afterwards, his father, name not shown, moved to Shenandoah County, Virginia, and while residing there the soldier, John Dodson,
enlisted about July 1, 1775 and served three months in Captain Craven's Virginia Company in a march against the Shawnee Indiana
in Tygart Valley. While residing in that part of North Carolina which was later Greene County, Tennessee, he enlisted about April 1, 1779, served as a spy in Captain Joseph Wilson's North Carolina Company, and was
discharged about July 1, 1779; he enlisted in August, 1779, served three months in Captain Landon Carter's Company, Colonel John
Sevier's North Carolina Regiment and was in skirmishes with the Indians on the frontiers; he enlisted in September, 1782 and served
three months in Colonel Sevier's North Carolina Regiment in a march against the Indians.
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He was allowed pension on his application executed November 28, 1832, at which time he was a resident of Hawkins County, Tennessee.
It is not stated that the soldier was ever married.
The above noted is the only soldier named John Dodson that is found on the Revolutionary War records of this Bureau. Due to the very large number of inquiries similar to yours, and
the lack of a clerical force available for the purpose, the Bureau is unable to make immediate reply to each request pertaining to
soldiers of the Revolution. Letters are being answered as rapidly as possible in order of their receipt.
Very truly yours,
E. W. MORGAN
Acting Commissioner.