Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 32,012, for Shearod Thompson, Virginia
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(3-1776)
SERVICE 
NUMBER
Va
Thompson, Shearod or Sherrod
S. 32.012
CONTENTS
See N.A.Acc No. 874
No. 050173 - Not Half Pay
Sherod Thompson
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Georgia 30.399
Sherrod Thompson
of Jackson Co. in the State of Georgia
who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Scott of the Regt. commanded by Genl. Greene in the Virginia mil. line for 9 months
Inscribed on the Roll of Georgia at the rate of 30 Dollars - per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 15 day of Feb. 1836 and sent to A. P. Clayton Athens, Clark Co. Geo.
Arrears to the 4th of Sept. '35. 135.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sep. '36. 15.00
$150.00
{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832}
Recorded by D. Brown Clerk,
Book E, Vol. 6 Page 104

Let to Hon W G. Dawson, June 11. 1838
Paid at the treasury under the act of the 6 April 1838. from 4 March 1837 to 4th Sept 1837. Agt notified 10 June 1838.
E.M. Thompson Feb 26. 1855
H H [illegible] May 11 1855
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Sherrod Thompson Admit a private 9 mo $30 5.10.13
Specific of minute service regd
P262
[illegible]
Augustus S Clayton Athens Clark Co Ga Hon W. Clayton of 11thFeb. 1838 [illegible]
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BRIEF IN THE CASE OF SHERROD THOMPSON OF JACKSON COUNTY IN THE STATE OF GEORGIA
(ACT 7TH JUNE, 1832)

1.  Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge?  A COURT

2.  If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily injury?

3.  How old is he?  75 YEARS

4.  State his service, as directed in the form annexed.

#In 1757  1 yr 8 mos. Minuteman Captain Scott
                     3 mos.  Private   Captain Coleman
                     3 mos   do          Name
                      XXX      do          Captain Hill
States that he served in the whole 27 months

5.  In what battles was he engaged?  GUILFORD

6.  Where did he reside when he entered the service?  HENRY COUNTY

7.  Is his statement supported by living witnesses?    TRADATIONARY EVIDENCE

8.  Are the papers defective as to form or authentication?  NO

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

B.F.  Xeasanx  Examining Clerk
#This is evidently a mistake, he afterward states that he was born in this year
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Jefferson ga Feby 15th 1833
Mr S P Waldo Commissioner of Pension Washington City, D. C.
Dr Sir
I recd your favor of the 5th and now proceed to answer it. you stated that you did not no his name.. his name is Sherwood Thompson.. that is my grand father I am doing this for my father through his agency.. my father William S.. Thompson is the one that is trying to get the pension money.. I want you to examine the old papers good and see if any thing can be got.. I believe I stated before that he served six months that he never got any thing for.. he only got pay for three months I also have other Claims for bounty lands Please inform me if there is a man in or about your city by the name of Thomas Sumpkin.. and his character & &c Please write if I can get the claims as well as any agent about washington 
Respectfully E.M. Thompson
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55 41 / 14
Sherod Thompson Petition for Pention
Georgia Jackson County
2 Feby. 1836.
Pension Office
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Georgia} Inferior Court adjourned Term
Jackson County} 11th January 1836.
Personally came into open Court Sherrod Thompson a citizen of said County - aged 79 years who being duly Sworn states the following facts for the purpose of availing himself of the benefits of the Act of Congress passed 7th June 1832 Being "an Act supplementary to an act for the relief of certain surviving Officers & Soldiers of the revolution-
Viz - That he entered the service of the United States as a drafted Militia Man in Pittsylvania County Virginia in the Spring of the year 17__ as well as Deponent recollects, in March of that year under Captain John Coleman - Lieutenant Jesse Douglass & other subordinate officers not recollected - The Regiment to which he was attached was Commanded at that time by Col. Scott and Genl. Nathaniel Green was the Commanding officer of the Division of the Army to which he was attached. They Marched from Halifax in Virginia to some point (as deponent thinks on Dan River where Cornwallis was stationed - Cornwallis fled & was produced by General Green & his army to Guilford Court House in North Carolina where a bloody Action took place between the two Armies.
Shortly after the Battle above mentioned Genl. Green's Army was reinforced and they again pursued Cornwallis as far as Cross Creek in North Carolina or near that place where he was discharged together with nearly the whole of the Army to which he belonged - The foregoing service includes two three months, tour Deponent having voluntarily Continued in the service of the expiration of his first Term in the place of his Brother who returned home. That shortly after his discharge above mentioned Deponent again entered the service under Captain Livingford Hill - Subordinate Officers not recollected and was under his Command at York Town where Genl Washington was besieging Cornwallis
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they remained at York Town until the surrender of Cornwallis - and was there again discharged - the last mentioned service Continued three months deponent then returned to Henry County in Virginia where he resided two or three years - He then removed to York County in the State of South Carolina where he resided seventy one years - from there he removed to Jackson County in Georgia where he now resides: Deponent was born in the year 1757 - in Cumberland County Virginia - He has a record of his age made as he has been informed & believes by some of the elder members of his family - He knows of no one to whom he can apply to prove his aforesaid services. He sent on a claim shortly after the passage of the Act of June 7th 1832 - which was sent back on account of some informality and deponent has since delayed renewing his application in order to obtain evidence of his said Service from Virginia - but he has failed to get it.- his witness as he supposes being dead.
Deponent has never received a pension - and hereby relinquishes all claim to any other except the present. He names as persons who are acquainted with his character & standing James Liddell Horatio Webb, Middleton Witt - John Harrison &c.
Sworn & subscribed in
Open Court 12th Jany 1836. Shearod Thompson

Georgia} We John Harrison
Jackson County} a minister of the Gospel and Auge Melasservian a Fronholder of said County do certify that we have been acquainted with Sherrod Thompson the person named in the above application for a number of years and that he
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is generally reported and believed in the neighborhood where he lives to have been a Revolutionary Soldier - Given under our hands this 12th day of January 1836.
John Harrison
A. DeLaperrier

Georgia} We the Justices of the Inferior
Jackson County} Court for said State & County do certify that we have propounded the questions contained in the foregoing application to the Applicant Sherrod Thompson - and are of the opinion that the Said Applicant is entitled to a pension and that we have read the foregoing certificate and fully concur in the opinion therein stated.
Given under our hands this 12th day of Jany. 1836
John G Pattman JIC
Garth C Jarrett JIC
Telmow Harrison JIC

Georgia} I Sylvanus Ripley Clerk of the Inferior
Jackson County} Court of said County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the Original proceedings of said court in the matter of application of Sherrod Thompson for a pension
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of Office this 13th day of January 1836
Sylvanus Ripley Clk
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Rev. and 1812 Wars Section. [illegible]
July 16, 1928
Office of the Q. M. General Cemeterial Branch, War Department Washington, D. C.
Sirs:
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S. 32012, it appears that Sheared or Sherrod Thompson was born in 1757 in Cumberland County,
Virginia.
He enlisted in Pittsylvania County, Virginia in March 1781 and served six months as a private in Captain John Coleman's Company, Colonel Scott's Virginia Regiment, and was in the battle of Guilford Court House; he again enlisted in 1781 and served three months as a private in Captain Livinful Hill's Virginia Company and was at the
Siege of York.
He was allowed pension on his application executed January 12, 1836, at which time he was residing in Jackson County, Georgia.
Respectfully, WINFIELD SCOTT Commissioner.
Tombstone data [illegible] requesting [illegible] returned. [illegible]
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32012
Revy INVALID.
File No. 32,012
Sherrod Thompson
Priv Rev War
Act: June 7" 32
Index:-Vol. 2, Page 431
[Arrangement of 1870.]

1922 Nov. 16 - History to F. M. Bailey. AWF.
1925 - May 14 - Hist to Mrs. Emma McD. Corbett see letter in Hon Thompson R-10390 AWF.
1928 - July 16 - Tombstone Data to Q. M. Gail. AWF.
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Shearod Thompson
Ga. - 1832

Free
Jefferson Ga
Feb 14
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
D.C.
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Treasury Department,
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE.
June 15 - 1838.

Sir -
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States, Sherrod Thompson a Pensioner on the Roll of the Georgia Agency, at the rate of thirty Dollars and - - - per annum, under the law of the 7th. June 1832 has been paid at this Department, from the 4th. of March 1837 to the 4th. of September 1837
Respectfully, yours,
Albion K. Parris
Comptroller

TO THE COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS,
Present.
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E. M. Thompson
Feb 26/55
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Pension Office
Feby 26, 1855

Sir
In answer to your letters of the 13th instant I have to inform you that Sherrod Thompson, of Jackson Co. Georgia received a pension under the act of 1832, of thirty dollars per annum, the full allowance for nine months service in the Revolutionary war, which was all the service he claimed to have rendered.
There is an agent in this city named Thomas Lumpkin, who prosecutes claims before this office, and is recognized by the office in that capacity.

E. M. Thompson Esq
Jefferson
Georgia
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May 11/55
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Pension Office
May 11 1855

Sir
Your letter enquiring the date of the last payment to Sherrod Thompson of Ga. has been referred to the Third Auditor who will correspond with you.

H H Looke Esq
Thomasville
Ga
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Rev Sec
Jefferson, Ga.,
Sept 14 1923

Commissioner
Pensions
Washington, D. C.

Gentlemen:-
I am desirous of securing some information, which your department can supply, and will thank you for your assistance.

My grand-father, Sherrod (or Shearod) Thompson was a soldier in the War of the Revolution, and, I suppose, enlisted in this, Jackson, county.

I would like to have all the information that your department may be able to supply concerning his age, date and place of birth; date and place of enlistment; and date and place of discharge, and any other facts concerning him that maybe on the records.

I assure you that a compliance with the request will be greatly appreciated.

Thanking you in advance for this information, and hoping that it may be convenient to supply it at an early date,
I am,
Moat respectfully yours,
F. M. Bailey

[stamp]
PENSION
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OCT
U 18 S.
1922
OFFICE.

[stamp]
RECEIVED
AUG 23 1921
OLD RECORDS DIVN.
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AWF
Rev. and 1812
War Section.

May 14, 1925.

Emma McD. Corbett
908 Oak St.
Chattanooga, Tenn.

Madam:
I have to advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 32012, it appears that Shearod or Sherrod Thompson was born in 1757 in Cumberland County, Virginia.
He enlisted in Pittsylvania County, Virginia in March 1781 and served six months as a private in Captain John Coleman's Company, Colonel Scott's Virginia Regiment and was in the battle of Guilford Court House.
He again enlisted in 1781 and served three months as a private in Captain Livinful Hill's Virginia Company and was at the Siege of York.
He was allowed pension on his application executed January 12, 1836, while a resident of Jackson
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County, Georgia.
In 1855, soldier's son William S. and grandson (son of said William S.) E. M. Thompson are mentioned.
There is no further data on file as to his family.
Owing to the lack of clerical force available for such a purpose, only two reports are furnished each inquirer. 

Respectfully,

WILDER S. METCALF
Commissioner.
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RECORD DIVISION
REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
AWF.
S 32012
Washington, D. C., _________, 19__

In reply to your request of _______, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Shearad or Sherrod Thompson a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his application for pension on file in this Bureau.

DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.
[1] March 1781
[2] 1781
LENGTH OF SERVICE.
[1] 6 mos.
[2] 3 mos
RANK.
Pvt.
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN.
[1] John Coleman
[2] Livinful Hill
COLONEL.
[1] Scott
STATE.
Va.

Battles engaged in, Guilford C. H. siege at Yorktown.
Residence of soldier at enlistment, enlisted in Pittsylvania Co Va
Date of application for pension, Jan. 12, 1836 His claim was allowed
Residence at date of application, Jackson Co. Ga.
Age at date of application, born in 1757 in Cumberland Co. Va.
Remarks: In 1855 son William S. Thompson and grandson E. M. Thompson are mentioned.
There is no further data on file as to family.

Respectfully,
Commissioner.