Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 10561, for William Thompson, South Carolina
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(8-1776)
SERVICE SC
Thompson William
NUMBER R 10561

CONTENTS
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The State of Alabama
Conecuh County
On this eleventh day of April
in the year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and thirty eight personally appeared
before Henry F Stenus Judge of the County Court of Conecuh County, it being a Court of record William Thompson at the residence of the said Thompson he being old and infirm and not being able to ride to Sparta the Court house in said County of Conecuh-- which residence is in the County of County and State of Alabama, who on the fifteenth day of August in the year of our Lord eighteen
hundred and thirty-six in the same Court
before Septha V. Perryman their Judge of
said Court, made his declaration in order to
obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832, in relation to pensions and who after being duly sworn makes the following statement as Supplemental to said declaration (Viz)

On first entering the service on the 29th March 1776 as stated in his first declaration above alluded to-- the company to which he belonged was marched near the residence of one [illegible]on Congaree River and they then there encamped
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one month under Lieutenant Berry, and even then relieved by another company or class taking their place in service, and this applicant and his company were permitted to remain about two months at home
The company and himself were again
called into service, and this applicant says he was stationed in his second tour on the Saltketcher or branch of Edisto about one month, and was together with his company relieved by another class or company taking
their place, and they were permitted to go home and remain about two months
They were then called into service and marched
to Bacon's Bridge on Ashley River and were stationed there and at a ferry about three miles below about one month, under the command of Col Neal, Major Bratton, and Capt Neal and other captains whose names this applicant does not now recollect. a considerable portion of Col Neal Regiment being in service this tour at the places before mentioned this applicant was then permitted to go home & remain there about two months
Again required to enter the service and
stationed high up on Broad River to oppose
the Indians and was employed together with others as well as he can recollect about two months as Rangers and spies and marched to the Currahee mountains and thence to an Indian Town on Hightower, called Big Savannah which they destroyed, and two other Indian Towns one
called Thompson Town and the other
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Coosa Watter They then returned to camp on
Broad River, near Hillhouse iron works and
remained there nearly one month in camp and
then were permitted to return home and remain
there about one month. That on this last expedition  they were commanded by Captain Doroughty, Captain Williamson, and Lieutenant Ryan and other lieut whose names he does not now recollect
This applicant then with others volunteered as
minute men to be ready to march whenever required. This applicant then in the company of Capt Potts was marched high up on Broad River and stationed there and employed with others about two months as Rangers and spies, during which time they were visited and examined by Gen Stuart
This applicant then continued as volunteer and minute man during the whole
of the Indian war, and was frequently called
into service for short periods of time sometimes
for ten days sometimes for shorter & sometime
for longer periods of time than that and continued as a minute man for between two and three years, and was employed when in service
the whole of the time last mentioned upon the
Indian frontier. Lord Cornwallis and his British troops having gone to North Carolina and Virgina
---
Carlina and Virginia
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This applicant says the reasons for his not applying sooner for a pension are that he lives in an obscure part of the Country. that he is old and does not take News Papers, and that he did not know until he was informed a short time before his application for a pension that he was entitled to one or any other soldiers except what belonged to the Continental line

Sworn to and subscribed the day & year aforesaid
Wm Thompson [signature]

And the said Court do hereby declare it is their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the Interrogatories prescribed by the War department, that the above named applicant is about seventy eight years of age that from bodily infirmity he was unable to attend, he was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states and the Court further certifies that they know that Alexander Travis who has signed the certificate in the original declaration, is a Clergyman yet resident in the County of Conecuh and State of Alabama and that Nathan Stucky Esq. was resident in the same place who signed the same is a credible person and their statement is entitled to credit
Henry F Sterns
Judge CC Ctyly

The State of Alabama
Conecuh County
I Jordan J. Lewis Clerk of the County Court of Conecuh County do certify that Henry F. Sterns is
First Judge of the County Court of Conecuh County and that [illegible] on the 15 August 1836. contains the original [illegible] of the said Court, in the matter of the application [illegible] Thompson for a pension this 17th day of April 1838
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand seal of office, J.J. Lewis Clerk
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33925
William Thompson Alabama
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The State of Alabama
Conecuh County
On this fifteenth day of August
in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred & thirty six personally appeared in open Court before Jephen V. Perryman Judge of the County Court
for the County of Conecuh William Thompson a resident of the County of Conecuh & State of Alabama aged Seventy Seven
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, and the following named officers & served as herein after stated 
that he was drafted to perform
militia Service in South Carolina
(York district) & that he entered th service on the 29th day of March 1776 then being sixteen years of age having been born on the 16th day of May 1760. the whole of the Militia in that part of South Carolina
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was divided into classes of 12 & 3 one of which classes was continually in service. this applicant belonged to the 2nd Class Commanded by Colonel
Thomas Neal and the Company
in which this applicant served
was commanded by his son Capt
Andrew Neal. this applicant
continued in service for Two years as often as the Clerk to the
[this section confused] applicant was only required to perform service in the lower Country South Carolina. he was stationed for some time on Ashley River was once drawn up before Stono for battle and in the command of Col Pulaski in 1777- about the end of that year the British withdrew from South Carolina and this ended his service in that State. he was stationed on Edisto  and Salkehatchie & in the lower country on Ashley River, he crossed Ashley
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River at Bacons Bridge, he was
also station in the Congaree River
at Ancrams [?] afterwards he was
engaged as a volunteer & performed
service against the Cherokee and
Creek Indians on the frontier
of Georgia under the command
Capt Polls. the foregoing Statement contains all that this applicant can furnish in his behalf. he
had the misfortune to have
his house burned and all of his
Military Paper destroyed Colem Perarcy [sic] has all deed so
far as this applicants formed
believe he knows of no on [illegible]
who can [illegible] his services
The said William Thompson
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  [illegible] of any State. 
William Thompson
Sworn to and subscribe this 18th day of August 1836

We Alexander Graves a clergyman
residing in the County of Conecuh and added when the supplement was taken in April 11, 1838
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State of Alabama and Nathan Stickney Esquire residing in the same County & State hereby certify that we are well acquainted with William Thompson that we believe him to be seventy seven
year of age that he is reputed and believed to have performed service in the Revolutionary War and in that opinion we concur, 
Alex Travis
Nathan Stickney [signatures]

Sworn to & Subscribed the day & year as aforesaid

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter & after putting the interrogatory prescribed by the War depart. That the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier & served as he states, and the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Alexander Travis, who has signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman resident in the County of Conecuh State of Alabama & that Nathan Stickney Esqr resident in the same place are credible persons that their statement is entitled to credit 
Jeptha V. Pennyman Judge C.C.C.C
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The State of Alabama
Conecuh County 
I A I Faust Clerk of the
County Court for the County of Conecuh
thereby certify that the forego
ing contains the original proceeding
of the said Court in the matter
of the application of William
Thompson for a pension

In Testimony whereof I have
hereunto set my hand and seal
of office the fifteenth day
of August 1836 A I. Faust ℗ SEAL

Given under my private seal
having no seal of Office
A I. Faust clk   SEAL


The State of Alabama
Conecuh County  I Jordan J. Lewis Clerk
of the County Court of Conecuh County do hereby
certify that Arthur I. Faust whose certificate is above
was on the 15th day of August 1836 -- Clerk of said
County Court of Conecuh County and that due
faith and credit are to be given to all his official
acts as such while he was Clerk, 

Given under
my hand and seal of office this 11th day of April
1838 - I do hereby further certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matters of the application of William Thompson for a pension
J. J. Lewis Clerk
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10.361

P.O.
 William Thompson

Service:

REJECTED

Enlisted:                   , 18
Discharged:            , 18
Application filed:   , 18

Alleges:  

Re-enlisted:


Attorney: 
P. O. _
_____Recognized.   _____Contract.
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William Thompson

Alabama
________

Suspended
________
[illegible] let 1 May
1838 Hon W.R. King

10561
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War Department
Pension Office
January 6, 1836

The declaration of William Thompson
has been examined and it is herewith returned
to you. He alleges to have been in service as a
militia man of South Carolina, for about two years,
but he has not specified his tours of actual service
as required in the enclosed printed sheet, which
is necessary in order to a favorable decision
He should also give a satisfactory reason
under oath, for not making an earlier ap
plication for a pension. If he is unable to
give such a statement of his tour of active
service as the regulations require, a pension can
not be allowed for more than six months ser
vice. In all cases where there is no public
seal of Office, the papers should be authenti
cated, as required in note is in the enclosed
printed sheet

I have the honor to be
very respectfully,
your obt sevt
J L. Edwards

Hon. W R. King,
Senate United States
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Senate Chamber
30th April 1838

Dear Sir

Oblige me by examining the
papers of Mr. Thompson and if
they are now [illegible] place him
on the Pension roll. I presented
them some two years past and
they were returned as deficient
and from  advanced age &
infirmed of the old man who
could not attend to the matter
were not corrected untill 
four  weeks past.
very respectfully
Your Obt [illegible]

 William [illegible] King

J.L. Edwards Esq.
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TheState of Alabama⎬
Conecuh County        ⎬
I Jorden I Lewis
Clerk of the County Court of Conecuh
County do hereby certify that Henry F. Sterns
is Judge of said County County of Conecuh
County and that the signature above annex
is his genuine signature, and I do further
certify that the foregoing together with the 
declaration taken on the 15th August 1836 -- Contain the original matter of the said Court
in the matter of the application of William
Thompson for a pension. 

In testimony
whereof I have hereunto set my hand and
seal of office this 11th day of April
1838-
J. J. Lewis clerk