Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 3577, John Williams, Va.
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Va  John Williams, S3577, BLW26145-160-55
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March
10.566 Apl 5/__
John Williams,
Prvt
Revl War
Pensiones
Tenn - wd 32 - 1265
Boynton
AW : 160 acr May 16/56
Boynton
Wm C Griffith
Oliver's PO
Tenn
No 26/45 iss May 19/56
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__ C Griffith Aug 27/5_
Tenn
Line 32 - 126
Aug 25/58 Let to C W Jones, Knoxville , Tenn, informing him of the reference of his letter of the 16th inst together with ? to the Com Gen Land Office -- T J

Vol No 2 page 19
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[transcriber's note : left edge of card is ragged and worn - some single words are unreadable]

13997
East Tennessee
John Williams
_ Morgan Co  in the State of Tennessee
who was a private in the Company commanded
_ Captain Hoskins of the regiment commanded 
_ Col Dolman in the Virginia
_ for 6 month
Inscribed on the Roll of East Tennessee
_ _ rate of 20 Dollars 0 cents per annum
_ commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.

Cergificate of Pension issued the 20 day of July
1833 and sent to Levi
Trewhitt Morgan C H
Arrears to the 4th of March             40.00
Semi-anl allowance ending 4 Sept   10.00
                                                          50.00

Revolutionary Claim Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by Dan boyd Clerk,
Book E. Vol 7, Page 66
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let to 3 Aud July 17 1849
Let. to Richard Oliver
Nov 7/49
1855 Augt 15th voucher to
3d Augt & Let to R. Oliver
Hon H. Maynard
Feby 9/60
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17352
John Williams
Tennessee
from 1781 private
6 month $20
5.10 11 12 & 16
Levi Trewhitt
Morgan C H T
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Brief in the case of John Williams
County of Morgan in the State of Tennessee
(Act 7th June, 1832)
1, Was the declaration made before a Court or Judge? Court
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?
3. How old is he? 71
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.

Period     Duration of Service     Rank    Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served
                 Years,  Month,, Days.  As A    Gen. Mecklenberg
drafted in 1781      3                  private    Capt Hoskins, Maj Edmonds Col Dolman, Col Parker
drafted      about  3                 Artilley      Col Skipwith, Major Waller

5. In what battles was he engaged? Siege of Yorktown
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Cumberland Va
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls?   living witnesses & traditionary
8.  Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect?  No seal, & not properly attached

I certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.

Chs W Forrest
Examining Clerk
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Bounty Land claim
of
John Williams
a private in the
Revolution War &c
40.566
Send Warrant to
Wm C Griffith
Olivers P. Office
Anderson County 
Tenn
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State of Tennessee Anderson County

On this 28th day of March 1855 personally appeared before me a Justice of the peace in and for the County and State aforesaid John Williams aged ninety two years a resident of the County and State aforesaid who being duly sworn according to law declares that he is the identicle John Williams who was a private in the Revolution war and whose name is inscribed on the pension list and rolls at the ratio of twenty dollars per anum

He states that he had drew his pension money regular from the date of his name being incribed on said rolls. that he had hereto for applied for bounty land but has never received any bounty land under any act of Congress. He makes this declation in order to obtain the bounty land to which he may be entitled under the act approved the 3rd of March 1855  And also such percentage and arrearage and increase of pension in land and money as he may be entitled under any and all acts of Congress heretofore past for his benefit The truth of which he refers to publick dockements

And I hereby make void all powers of attorneys and agency heretofore made by me for the prosecuting my said claim. and I hereby Irrivoakably empower authorise and appoint William C Griffith my lawful attorney and agent in fact to prosecute my said claim by himself and substitute and to receive my lawful dues from the government of the Untied States &c

John his X mark Williams
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sworn to and subscribed before me and I certify that the said claimant viz John Williams is totally incompetent on the account of disability to appear befor a cort of record. this 28th March 1855
John Seiber Justice of the peace

We Levie Seiber and John Silvey residents of the county of Anderson and state aforesaid upon our oaths declare that the foregoing declation was signed and acknowledged by John Williams in our presents and that we believe from the appearance and statements of the applicant as well as our own Knowledge of the truth of the same that he is the identicle person he represents himself to be
Levi Seiber
John Silvey

The foregoing declation and affidavit were sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year above written and I certify that the claimant is the person he represents himself to be. And that I have no interest in this claim
John Sieber Justice of the peace

State of Tennessee Anderson County
I hereby certify that John Seiber Esq before whom the foregoing declation was made was at the time there of an acting Justice of the peace duly authorised to administer oaths for general purposes and that his signature thereto signed is genuine, In Testimony whereof I have signed my name affixed my seal of office this 30th of March 1855

R H Coward Clerk of the County Court A. County
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17352
Declaration of 
John Williams
Morgan County
Tennessee
six months service
quarters pay
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State of Tennessee Morgan County SS
On this 15th day of October 1832 personally appeared in open court before John M Davis Thomas Jack. & Thomas S Lea Justices of the Court of pleas and quartersession for said County & now sitting It being a court of record John Williams aged seventy one years a resident citizen of the County of Morgan aforesaid and state of Tennessee who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following decleration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832,

that he was born 30th June 1761 in Cumberlan County & state of Virginia
that he lived in Cumberland County State of Virginia and was drafted and called into service 10th day of January in 1781 and enterd the service of the united States under the following named officers to wit Captain Cude Hoskins, Major Edmonds & Col Dolman. rendezvoused at Smith field marched to McKies Mill was detached & sent off as alight infantryman under the Command of the his aforesaid officers Who  was under the command of Col Parker. was then marched to the great bridge at the head of Elizabeth river 18 miles from Norfork, Stationed there about six weeks, the marched through North Carolina to Babo old field at head quarters under General Meclinburg & was there discharged the 10th day of April 1781 having served three months, he was again Drafted & Called into service Between the 15 & last  of August 1781
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For mclaisters campaign & entered the service of the United States under Captain Hoskins, the Majors name not now recollected Col Skipwith then marched and rindezvoused at Swans Point on James river opposite to Old James Town then marched to York Town by the way of old Williams Burg was in the siege at York was detached from the Virginia line & attached to the Marryland line to manage the Artillary : was under the command of Lieutenant Lea Graft Who commanded the Artillary whos Christain Name is not now recollected he continued to manage the Artilliary untill the Town was surrendered by Lord Conwallice he then served in Guarding the prisoners from York to old Williams Burg & then marched from Williams Burg to Richmond & there deposited his publick armes and was there honorably but verbally discharged by Major Waller on or about the first of November 1781. having served in the Two campaigns about six month the precise day of discharge not recollected this applicant may be mistake as to date, but well recollects his services by him rendered & can not be mistaken as to the same. he has no publick Dockumentary evidence by Which he can prove his services nor has he any written record of his age : he lived in Virginia Cumberland County for fifteen
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years after the war he then moved to Campbell county Virginia Lived there about 14 years then moved to Tennessee Anderson County 2 years & then to Rowan County Tennessee now Morgan County where he now resides
sworn to and subscribed
in open court this 15th
October 1832
John Williams
Attest
John Brown D.C.

I Mathias Williams resident in the same county and state do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with John Williams the above named applicant who has subscribed the above declaration and do of my own Knowledged know that he served in the revolutionary war and was in the siege at York as he in his declaration have stated  Sworn to and subscribed in open court this 15th October 1832  Matthias Williams
Attest 
John Brown D.C.

I John M Davis resident in the County of Morgan and state of Tennessee residing in the same here by certify that I am one well acquainted with John Williams who has subscribed & sworn to the above decleration that I believe him to be seventy one year of age & that he is reputed & believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that I concur in that opinion  John M Davis
Sworn to & subscribed in open court 15 October 1832
Attest  John Brown Deputy Clerk
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this applicant John Williams here q relinquishes every claim what ever 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
John Williams
sworn to & subscribed
in open court this 15
October 1832
Attest 
John Brown Deputy clerk

and the said Court do here by declare this opinion after the Investigation of the 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 them that Mathias Williams and John M Davis who has signed the preceeding certificates are residents in the county of Morgan and are credible persons and that their Statements are entitled to Credit

Thomas S Lea
John M Davis
Thomas Jack JP

I Elijah Lavender clerk of the court of pleas and quarter sessions in & for the county of Morgan afore said do hereby certify that the fore going contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of John Williams for a pension

In Testimony where of I have here unto set my hand and private seal of office there being no publick seal provided for said court at office this 15th day of October A D 1832 Elijah Lavender Clerk 
by his Deputy John Brown
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State of Tennessee
Morgan County

I Elijah Lavender clerk of the Court of please and quarter sessions for the county aforesaid do hereby certify that this day the publick seal of said court was attached to the foregoing certificate & that said certificate was made by my lawful sworn deputy John Brown and that said publick seal has been provided for said court since the makeing said certificate

Given under my hand & publick seal of office at office this fifteenth day of Aprail 1833
Elijah Lavender Clerk
by his deputy Thomas S Lea

State of Tennessee
Morgan County

On this 15th day of Aprail 1833 personally appeared in open in open court before Daniel S Lavander John Williams & John M Davis Justice of the Court of pleas & quarter session for said county now
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for six months service and for such service he claims a pension.

And he further says that at the time of making the original declaration it was out of his power to procure the attendence of a clergemn and is still at this time out of his pewer to procure the attendence of a clergemn as there is no clergeyman resideing in his Neighbourhood.

And further says that the following person[s] residing in his Nighbourhood can testi [margin cut off] as to his character for veracity and their belief of him as a soldier of the revolut[cut off[ to whit Matthias Williams, John M Davis Thom[cut off] Button Saml Gailbirth & William Butler Sen

John Williams

Sworn to & subscribed
in open court 15th Aprail 1833
Thomas S Lea D.Clk.
and the said court do hereby declare their opinion that the facts stated in the forgoing amendment to the fore going declarations are true

John M Davis JP
John Williams
Justice of the peace
D L Lavender D [margin cut off]

State of Tennessee
Morgan County

I Elijah Lavender clerk of the court of pleas and quarter sessions for said County do hereby certify that the foregoing am[end]ment to the foregoing anexed declaration to (cut off) neader sworn to in Open Court

Given under my hand and published
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Seal of office at office in Montgomery this 15th day of Aprail 1833
Elijah Lavender Clerk
By his deputy
Thomas S Lea
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Rev. & 1812 Wars Section.

October 18, 1924

J. Stanley Staples,
Harriman, TENN.

Sir :
I have to advise you that from the papers in Revolutionary War pension claim, S.3577, it appears that John Williams was born June 30, 1761, in Cumberland County,Virginia.

While residing there, the enlisted January 10, 1781, and served 3 months as a private under Captain Haskins, Colonels Dolman and Parker in the Virginia Troops. He enlisted in August 1781 as a private under Captain Haskins and Colonel Skipwith in the Virginia Troops, was at the seige of Yorktown, and was discharged about the first of November 1781.

He was allowed pension on his application executed October 15, 1832, while a resident of Morgan County, Tennessee.

In 1855 soldier was living in Anderson County, Tennessee.

There is no data on file as to his family.

Respectfully,

Commissioner.

Note :
Date of Death not on A.B. Did not use Capt Haskins first name as not sure about it. N M
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I L Edwards Esqr
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City DC
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Olivers Ten 21st Octr 1849
Sir
I as the attorny of John Williams of Morgan County, Tennessee, A Revolutionary Pensioner, Some time Since forwarded his papers, to the Pension Department, which were acted upon and the necessary papers, Issued to draw his Pension up to the 4th of March 1849, his Pension to the 4th September 1849 is due and unpaid, he has no certificate, I having sent his with his other papers to the Pension Department which I suppose was an oversight, when his Papers was acted upon in the Pension Department in not sending him a Pension certificate, will you be so good as to send a certificate to enable him to draw his Regular Pension

Respectfully 
Richd Oliver
Attorny for John Williams
adressed to me at 
Olivers' Post office
Anderson County
Tennessee
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26 145
160 Acres
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1924, Oct. 18 - Hist. to J. Stanley Staples N M
Rev War 3577
Invalid
File No 3577
John Williams
Pvt Va. line
Act : June 1 : 32
Index : -- Vol. A, Page 407
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.
Revolutionary War Section:
Dear Sir: Please send me all the data your office has regarding the following pensioners,including all family data
Betsy Staples, age 76 in 1840, Morgan County Tenn.
John Williams, age 80 in 1840, Morgan County Tenn.
Yours very truly,
J Stanley Staples
J. Stanley Staples,
Harriman, Tennessee.
Sept. 24, 1924.