Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 1332, for Volintine Thrash, North Carolina
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
N.C.

Thrash, Volintine
or Valentine
              Barbara

NUMBER
W. 1332
B.L.Wt.54,232-160-55

CONTENTS
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23 525
North Carolina
Volintine Thrash of Buncouts in the State of N.Car who was a pri in the -- commanded by Captain -- of the Regt commanded by Col Ranisy in the No Ca line for 13 months
Inscribed on the Roll of N. Carolina at the rate of  45 Dollars 83 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 25th day of Feby 34 and sent S. P. Carson Flat Rock. N.C-
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1833 114.57
Semi-anl allowance ending 4 mar 3422.92
$ 137.49
{Revolutionary Claim,}
{Act June 7, 1832}
Recorded by Nath. Rice - Clerk,
Book E Vol C9 Page 76
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Increase 2863 No. 2,863
North Carolina
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Barbara Thrash widow of Valentine Thrash who served in the Revolutionary war, as a Private North Carolina line.
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Raleigh agency.
Rate 96 Dollars 00 cents per annum.
Commencing July 27 / 68
Decl pay to made since
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Certificate dated Mar [March] 29 / 69 and sent to R W Walker
Present
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Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 3, 1853, Page 218 Vol.
1 July 27 / 68
[underlined: sent] J.M. Sm[illegible]

June 20 / 72. Pen Agt. (Returning vouchers for first aforesaid to decedent’s children,
[illegible] [illegible]
Date of death not on [underlined: AB]
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54232 Jany [January] 27 / 57
254.325 Act Mar. [March] 3 71
Aug. [August] 13 76
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Barbara Thrash. wid.
Valentine Thrash. Pri.
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Ad:160 acr Jany: [January] 23/57
Boyton
Revy. [Revolutionary] War.
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Pensd. [Pensioned] act 7. June 1832
July 53 - 2863
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46
John Thrash.
Asheville.
N.C. [North Carolina]

EsqL P
Set J. Thrash Decr. [December] 29/56
Vol. J. 73. o
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State of North Carolina }
County of Buncombe }
Court of [page folded over writing]
Quarter sessions July Sessions 1833

On this 3rd day of [crossed out: j] July 1833 personally appeared before the court aforesaid Valentine Thrash a resident of the county of Buncombe and State of North Carolina aged 84 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 volunteered in the service of the United States as a private in the year 1776 [crossed out] under Capt. [Captain] Falkner Cols [Colonels] Ramsey and More [Moore] and general Rutherford and was marched [crossed out: up it] from Orange County North Carolina (where he first volunteered) up the State after the Indians but was in no engagement he volunteered for 3 months and he received no written discharge but was discharged verbally by Col [Colonel] More [Moore] He states that he volunteered again for the term of [crossed out: thre] three months as a private under Capt [Captain] George Oldham and was marched from Orange County N.C. [North Carolina] and joined General Gateses [Gates’] army then marched to near Camblen [Camden?] to Rugeby [Rugeley] Mills where General Gates and his Army was defeated He volunteered a third time as a private for 3 months under Capt. [Captain] Dudley Reynalds [Reynolds] in the light horse Service who was under Col [Colonel] Paisly [Paisley] and was marched to Salisbury on from hills borough [Hillsborough] and joined General John Butler thence he was march [marched] to the Shallow ford of the yadkin River in pursuit of the Tories
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Then he was marched back to Salisbury and was dismissed but he received no discharge only verbally He states that he volunteered a fourth time as a private for the term of 4 weeks under Capt [Captain] George Oldham who was under Col [Colonel] More [Moore] who was under Genl [General] Butler And was marched to the Reedy fork of Haw River and was in a small skirmish with the Brittish [British] then the soldiers being dispersed we went home and in a few days was collected and marched to guilford County and joined General Green [Greene] and on the next day was at Guilford Battle he received no written discharge, He states that he volunteered the same year which he thinks was 1781 as a private (as was as all times before) for the term of three months under Capt [Captain] Adams Saunders who was under Col [Colonel] More [Moore] who was under General Rutherford and Butler And was marched to Cross-creek then to what was then called the northeast Bridge and was in a small engagement with the Brittish [British] or Tories at a place called Brown Marsh thence grossed Cape Fear River and was discharged he received a written discharge from Col [Colonel] More [Moore] but does not recollect what became of it And he further states that has no other way of proving his services only by his own oath and that he knows of no witnesses living [crossed out] He hereby relinquishes every claim 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
Sworn to and Subscribed the day and year aforesd [aforesaid]
Valentine his x mark Thra [Thrash]
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We Nathan Harrison a clergyman residing in the same neighbourhood of Valentine Thrash and William Brown residing in the same hereby Certify that we are well acquainted with the said Valentine Thrash who has Subscribed and Sworn to the above Declaration that we believe him to be eighty four years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion
Sworn to and Subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Nathan Harrison
William Brown
I Interrogatories by the Court
Interrogatory first, where and in what year was you born
Answer by applicant { I was Born in Germany in the year 1749
Interrogatory 2nd { Have you any record of your age and if you have where is it
Ans [Answer] I had once a record of my age in a dutch German Book belonging to my father which was sold at his Decease [Death] in Maryland
Interrogatory 3rd where were you living when called into Service where have you lived since the revolutionary war and where do you now live
Ans [Answer] I was living in North Carolina in Orange County when first called into service and I lived there about one year after the war then I moved to Virginia in Botetourt County afterward divided and I lived in Montgomery part the whole term of my residence in Virginia was about 16 years then I moved by to North Carolina again to Buncombe County in the year 1798 where I have lived ever since and where I now live
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I John Miller Clerk of the court of pleas and quarter Sessions hereby Certify that the foregoing Contains the Original proceedings In the matter of the application of Valentine Thrash for a Pension
In Testimony thereof I here hereunto Set my name and seal of Office this third day of July 1833
Jno [John] Miller Clerk of Buncombe County Court
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4th How were you called into Service were you Drafted did you volunteer or were you a Substitute and if a Substitute for whom
Ans [Answer] I never was Drafted nor Substituted but volunteered at five Different times during the war
5th State the names of some of the regular officers who were with the troops where you served such continental and millitia [militia] regiments as you can recollect and the general circumstances of your services
Ans [Answer] On my first entering the Services Col [Colonel] More [Moore] and Ramsey [crossed out] was Commanders, and General Butler, Col [Colonel] Caswell [crossed out] Caswell of the Millitia [Militia] was of my regiment and Genl [General] Gates of the continental line the latter part of my services I was under Col [Colonel] More [Moore] Genl [General] Rutherford and Butler and was generally in pursuit of the British and Tories and was in the country about cross creek or Wilmington and cape fear
6th Did you ever receive a discharge from the service and if so from whom was it given and what has become of it
Ans [Answer] I received no written discharge for any tour that I served except the last which was in the year 1781 when I left the service I received a written Discharge from Col [Colonel] More [Moore] who I had been generally under during the services but being an illiterate man I took no care of my discharge for I thought it would never benefit me anything and the war being ended I never knew what became of it
7th State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighbourhood [neighborhood]
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7th State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighbourhood and who can testify as to your character for veracity and their belief of your Services as a Soldier of the Revolution
Ans [Answer] Nathan Harrison, [illegible], Andrew P Simons, William Brown, Benj. [Benjamin] Radcliff and David Roberts are all old citizens resident in the same neighbourhood with myself and can testify as to my character
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after puting 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 Nathan Harrison who has signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman and residing in the [crossed out] same neighbourhood [neighborhood] with the applicant and that William Brown who has also signed the same is [crossed out: a citiz] a citizen resident in the same neighbourhood [neighborhood] and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit
E Hightown Ch.C.C.
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Volintine [Valentine] Thrash
N.C. [North Carolina]
Admt or [illegible]
[illegible] 10mo 3333
Cas 3. 12.50
$45.83
2.l.m
S P. Carson
Flat Rock
N.C. [North Carolina]
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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 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 show 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.
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A Statement, showing the Service of Volintine Thrash
Period when the service was rendered. | Duration of the claimant’s service. Years | Months. | Days. | Rank of the claimant. | Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. | Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. | Proof by which the declaration is supported.
Vol. | - | 3 | - | Pri. [Private] | Col. Ramsey | 84 years Orange County N.C. | Traditionary
“ | - | 3 | - | “ Genl. [General] Gates | [blank] | [blank]
Enlistd [Enlisted] mistake in the written of the former declarations Vol | - | 3 | - | “ | Col. [Colonel] Pacely [Paisely] | [blank] | [blank]
“ | - | 1 | - | “ | [blank] | [blank] | [blank]
“ | - | 3 | - | “ | Col [Colonel] Moore | [blank] | [blank]

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 cases are embraced in this law:
The Regular Troops.
The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.
Persons employed in the Naval Service.
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, mucicians 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, Territory, or District of }
County of } ss.
On this [blank] day of [blank] personally appeared (a) before [blank] A.B. a resident (b) of [blank] in the county of [blank] and State, Territory or District of [blank] aged (c ) [blank] 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 th eUnited States in the year (d) [blank] , with [blank] and served in the [blank] (e) regiment of the [blank] 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 to right symbol] 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 [blank]
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 war soldier, and served as he states.
I, [blank] of the Court of [blank] do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of [blank] for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this [blank] day of [blank] &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 [blank] and C.D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with [blank], who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be [blank] 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. [blank] who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the [blank] and that C.D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the [blank] and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, [blank] Clerk of the Court of [blank] do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of [blank] for a pension.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this [blank] day of [blank] &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 also 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
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Alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person 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.
Where and in what year were you born?
Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?
Where were you living when called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute?
{ 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 [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 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 hereby 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 a 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 authenticate 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 ____; 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 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 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.
[hand pointing to right symbol] The notes from [a] to [:] 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 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. }
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214.321
Ms. Barbara Thrashs
Declaration for 
Land Scrip
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State of North Carolina }
County of Buncombe }
On this 26th day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and fifty six personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the peace in and for the county aforesaid Mrs. Barbara Thrash a resident of Buncombe County and State aforesaid aged about Seventy three years who first being duly Sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the Benefits of the law of the United States passed by congress on the 3rd day of March 1855 giving Bounty land to the widows of the Soldiers of the revolutionary war.
That She is the widow of Valentine Thrash who was a private n the war of the revolution And applied for and obtained a pension under the Act of the 7th of June 1832 for the Sum of forty five dollars & [and] 83 cents See Book E Vol. 6 ½ page 76 and that after the Death of her Husband the Said Valentine Thrash She as his widow applied to the Secretary of the Interior under an Act of congress of the 3rd of February 1853 and obtained an original certificate for the Same amount See page 139 Vol. A That She remains the widow of the Said Valentine Thrash and makes this Declaration for the purpose aforesaid Sworn to and Subscribed before me the Date above
John Thrash JP
Barbara her x mark Thrash
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State of North Carolina }
Buncombe County }
I Robert B. Vance, Clerk of the Court of Pleas and quarter Sessions in aforesaid County + [and] State, certify that John Thrash Esqr, whose genuine signature appears annexed is, + [and] was at time of signing an acting Justice of the Peace in + [and] for said county + [and] state duly commissioned + [and] sworn.
Given under my hand + [and] seal of Office at Ashville the 8th August AD 1856.
RB. Vance Clk [Clerk]
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Declaration for Pension
Mrs. Barbara Thrash
Buncombe N.C. [North Carolina]
Commissioner of Pensions City of Washington
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State of North Carolina }
County of Buncombe } ss
On this th day of March in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred and fifty three personally appeared (before me the undersigned a Justice of the peace within and for the county aforesaid) Mrs. Barbara Thrash a resident of Buncombe County North Carolina aged Sixty nine years or there abouts who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the law of the United States passed on the third day of February 1853 That She was married To Valentine Thrash on the 10th day of October 1818 who was reputed to be a soldier of the revolutionary war And who after the passage of the act of the 7th June 1832 made application for a pension as a private Soldier of the Revolution and obtained an original certificate for forty five dollars and Eighty three cents per annum During his natural life commencing on the 4th March 1831 and payable, semi-annually on the 4th of March and 4th of September in every year and was issued at the war office of the United States the 28th day of February 1834 By Lewis Cass Secretary of War and Countersigned by
J.L Edward commissioner of Pensions
And that he died on the 3rd of March 1835 or thereabouts that She is the widow of the above named Valentine Thrash and was at the Time of the passage of the above recited act and continues his widow
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And that She has in her Possession the Said Valentine Thrashes [Thrash’s] original certificate and Payments were made in Fayetteville N. [North] Carolina and (according to the clerks Entry made on the Back) is Recorded in the Pension office In Book E Vol 6 ½ page 76 By N Rice Clerk
Sworn To and Subscribed before me the day and year first above written
John Hawkins JP Seal
Barbara her N mark Thrash

State of North Carolina }
Buncombe County }
I, Robert B. Vance, clerk of the Court of Pleas and quarter Sessions, in + [and] aforesaid county certify that Jno [John] Hawkins Esqr. whose genuine signature appears above, is and was at the date of signing the same an acting Justice of the Peace in said county, duly commissioned + [and] sworn according to Law.
Given under my hand + [and] seal of office at office in Asheville the 14 april 1853. R.B. Vance Clk [Clerk]

State of North Carolina }
County of Madison
April 16th 1853
This day personally uppeared [appeared] Thomas Plemons and Ann Plemons before Eike Brown a Justice of the peace in and for said county and [illegible] made oath in due form of law That they were Present and witnessed the marriage of Valentine Thrash and [crossed out: Yaunty] Barbara Yaunty (afterwards) Barbara Thrash about the 10th day of October 1818 and that the Said Valentine Thrash died about the year 1835 and that they are personally acquainted with Mrs Barbara Thrash that she is the widow of said Valentine Thrash and that she is the identical person who has sworn to and subscribed to the foregoing Declaration Sworn to & [and] Subscribed before [obscured by ink blot] me the date above
Eike Brown JP
Thomas [obscured by ink blot]
Ann [obscured by ink blot]
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State of N. [North] Carolina }
Madison County }
I James Nochols Clerk of the Court of Please + [and] Quarter sessions for said County do hereby certify that E K Brown whose genuine signature appears to the foregoing affidavits is + [and] was at the Time of signing the same an acting Justice of the peace in + [and] for said County duly commissioned + [and] sworn as the Law directs + [and] that due forth + [and] [illegible] aught to be had + [and] given to all his official acts as such
Given under my hand and seal office at office the eighteenth day of April AD 1853
J [James] Nichols Clk [Clerk]
Of Madison County Court
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State of North Carolina } ss
Buncombe County }
On this 23 day of April, A.D. 1866 personally appeared before one A.B. James one of the Justices of the Peace and a member of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions within and for the said County and State, it being a Court of Record, Barbara Thrash, aged 82 years a resident of Buncombe County, State aforesaid, who, being first duly sworn according to law, declares that she is the identical Barbara Thrash, who was a pensioner on the roll of the agency at Morganton N.C. [North Carolina] and whose pension certificate is now lost, or mislaid and if found will be surrendered with her application, but if not, a copy of it which she has will be substituted in its stead, that she has resided since the 1st day of Jan. [January] 1861 with her son John Thrash in Buncombe County, N.C. [North Carolina] and during this period, she has been dependent on him for her support, that she has not intermarried, but continues the widow of her late husband Valentine Thrash deceased; That she has not taken up arms against the United States or in any manner encouraged the Rebells, or manifested a [illegible] with this cause, and that she was last paid her Pension on the 4th day of March A.D. 1861.

This application is made for the purpose of securing a restoration of her name to the pension roles [rolls], and of obtaining a new pension certificate such as she may be entitled to under existing laws, references being made to the evidence here before filed in the Pension Office, to substantiate her original claim.
Barbara her x mark Thrash
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Amnesty Oath.
I, Barbara Thrash, do solemnly swear in the presence of Almighty God that I will henceforth faithfully support protect and defend the Constitution of the United States and the States thereunder, that I will in like manner abide by and faithfully support all laws and proclamations which have been made during the existing rebellion with reference to the emancipation of slaves. So help me God.
Attest A.B. James J. Peace
Barbara her x mark Thrash

Also personally appeared at the same time and place Henry C Jones and Thomas L Morris residents of Buncombe County, persons whom I certify to be respectable and entitled to credit and who, being by me duly sworn, say that they were present and saw to Barbara Thrash sign her name by making her mark to the foregoing declaration after it had been read and fully explained to her in this presence, and they further swear, that they are well acquainted with the said Barbara Thrash and have been for many year and know of their own personal knowledge that she is the identical person she has represented herself to be in her said declaration. That she is still a widow and has not intermarried since the death of her late husband Valentine [Volintine] Thrash died. That she is aged, blind, infirm and helpless is and ever has been loyal to the United States. A matter about which there is neither doubt or suspicion and they further swear that they are in no way related to the said claimant and that
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They have no interest direct or indirect in the prosecution of her claim.
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year first above written.
Before me.
A.B. Jones J. [Justice] Peace
Thomas L. Morris
H. C. Jones

And I the said Justice of th ePeace do hereby certify that the foregoing declaration was read and fully explained to the declarant before signing and that I am satisfied that the foregoing proceedings contain the facts in relation to the facts therein set forth and that I have no interest direct or indirect in the prosecution of this claim.
Given under my hand day and date above.
A.B. Jones J. [Justice] Peace

State of N. [North] Carolina }
Buncombe County }
I J R Weaver Clerk within and for the County of Buncombe do hereby certify that AB Jones is an acting Justice of the Peace within and for the county of Buncombe and a member of the Court of Pleas and quarter sessions and that said Court of pleas and quarter sessions is a court of record given under my hand and seal of office at office in Asheville the 23 day of April AD 1866
J R Weaver Clerk
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June 5, 1939

BA-J/AWF an
Volintine [Valentine] Thrash
W. 1332

Mrs. R. A. Rainer
McDonough
Georgia

Dear Madam:

The data furnished herein were obtained from papers on file in claim for pension, W.1332, based on the military service of Volintine (Valentine) Thrash, during the Revolutionary War.

Volintine [Valentine] Thrash was born in the year 1749 in Germany. The date of his arrival in this country, and names of his parents were not stated. His father died in the State of Maryland, date not shown.

While a resident of Orange County, North Carolina, Volintine [Valentine] Thrash enlisted and served as a private with the North Carolina troops, as follows:
In 1776, three months in Captain Falkner’s company, Colonels Ramsey’s and Moore’s regiment, in pursuit of Indians; three months in Captain George Oldham’s company, and was in the battle of Rugley’s Mills; three months in Captain Dudley Reynold’s company of Light Horse, Colonel Paisley’s regiment, went in pursiut [pursuit] of Tories as far as the Yadkin River, but arrived after the skirmish was over; four weeks in Captain George Oldham’s company, Colonel Moore’s regiment, was in a skirmish on the Haw River, and in the battle of Guilford Court House; in 1781, three months in Captain Adam Saunders’ com
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2-
Pany, Colonel Moore’s regiment, and was in a small engagement at Cross Creek. No definite dates of service given.
The soldier, Volintine [Valentine] Thrash, continued to live in Orange County, North Carolina, until about one year after the close of the Revolution, then moved to Botetourt County, Virginia, and lived in that county, and in Montgomery County, Virginia, until sometime in 17[illegible]8, when he moved to Buncombe County, North Carolina.

He was allowed pension on his application executed July 3, 1833, at which time he was living in said Buncombe County.

He died about March 4, 1835.

Volintine [Valentine] Thrash married October 10, or November 10, 1818, Barbara Younts, place of their marriage not stated. The date and place of birth and names of parents of Barbara Younts not given.

The widow Barbara Thrash, was allowed pension on her application executed in March, 1853, at which time she was aged sixty-nine years, and a resident of Buncombe County, North Carolina.

She was allowed, also, one hundred sixty acres of bounty land on her application executed July 26, 1858, then a resident of Buncombe County. She was living in Buncombe County, in 1869.

The children of Volintine [Valentine] Thrash, and wife, Barbara, are referred to, only name stated was, John Thrash who was living in 1866, in Buncombe County, North Carolina.

The papers on file in these claims contain no
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Further discernible data relative to family.

In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, name and address of person paid, and possibly the date of death of the widow, Barbara Thrash, you should apply to The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and furnish the following data:

Barbara Thrash, widow of Volintine [Valentine] Thrash
Certificate #2863
Issued March 29, 1869
Rate $96.00 per annum
Commenced July 27, 1868
Act of February 3, 1853
North Carolina Agency.

If you desire information in regard to the location of land referred to herein, you should apply to The Commissioner of the General Land Office, Interior Department, this city, and furnish the following data:

Warrant #54232- 160 acres- Act of 1855.

Very truly yours

A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
To the Administrator
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2863
North Carolina Ashe
Barbara Thrash widow of Volintine [Valentine] who served in the Revolutionary war, as a private
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 45 Dollars 83 Cents per annum, to commence on the 3d [3rd] February, 1853.
—
Certificate of Pension issued the 14th day of November 1853 and sent to John Thrash
Ashville
NC [North Carolina]
—
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 3, 1853, Page 139 Vol A
(32)

3d. Audr. May 11th 66

254325
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Restoration. 2863
North Carolina (Raleigh)
—
Barbara Thrash widow of Valentine [Volintine] who served in the Revolutionary war, as a Private
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Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 45 dollars 83 cents per annum, to commence on the [crossed out: 3d February, 1853.] 4th March 1861
—
Certificate of Pension issued 18th day of Mary 1866 and sent ot S A Bette’s
Morgantown
NC [North Carolina]
—
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 3, 1853, Page 218 Vol. H
Sent
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iso/11 1974
Barbara Thrash
Nbr
Volentine [Valentne, Volintine]
Set to John Thra [Thrash]
EEo. ans: 185
Act Feby: [February] 3
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54.232
[illegible] [illegible]
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Valentine [Volintine] Thrash [illegible]
[circular stamp: ASHEVILLE N.C. [North Carolina] JUN 10]
T Boynton
[stamp: FREE]
Secretary of the Interior
Washington City
JLC
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May 2d [2nd] 1853
Appl. of Barbara Thrash widow of Valentine [Volintine]
Buncombe Co [County]
N.C. 32
—
23525

Act 3d [3rd] Feby: [February] 1853.
$45.83/100 per an [annum]
Com Feby: [February] 3d [3rd] 1853
[underlined: Rev:]

John Thrash
Asheville
[underlined: N.C. [North Carolina]]

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Pension Office, Official Busines [Business]
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E
Pension Off: [Office]
9th Nov. [November] / 53 [1853]
In: Please Certify the time to which the written named pension was paid or the date of his death.
Very Respy: [Respectfully]
L P Waldo
Commissioner

Valentine [Volintine] Thrash act 1832; $45.83 pr [per] an [annum] Paid to 4th March 1835, [crossed out] no date of death on our Books.
Saml. [Samuel] J Rind
Actj. Auditor.

Francis Burt Esqr.
[illegible] Auditor. Treasury }
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VETERANS ADMINISTRATION
WASHINGTON, D. C. [District of Columbia]
—
OFFICIAL BUSINESS

PENALTY FOR PRIVATE USE TO AVOID PAYMENT OF POSTAGE. $300
[stamp: wavy lines]
[circular stamp: WASHINGTON. D.C.22 1938 JUN [June] 20 530 PM]
[stamp of hand pointing to left: RETURN TO WRITEE]
[check mark]
[stamp: REASON SH ED
Unclaimed [check mark] Refused __
For better address __
Moved. Left no address __
No such office in state ___]
6 23 38 6 23 38 6 23 38
8 53 88 8 53 88 [circular stamp: ASHEVILLE JUN 22 1938 AM N.C. [North Carolina]] 8 53 88 [stamp: wavy lines]
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Ashville [Asheville] April 23rd 1866
S. A. Bettis Esqr.
Dear Sir I hereby send you the papers in Barbara Thrash’s case and the old original certificate, which I found among my old papers take good care of it for it might be of Service hereafter if every thing is not right send back + [and] I will make it right if I can
I wish you success
Yours truly John Thrash
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[shield stamp: [illegible] Mar 5 [illegible]]
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Nov. [November] 9 1853
[circular stamp: ASHEVILLE N.C. [North Carolina] NOV [November] 1]
Appl Barbara Thrash, widow of Valentine [Volintine],
Buncombe Co. [County]
Act Feby [February] 3 1853 [illegible]
Rev.
John Thrash,
Asheville,
N.C. [North Carolina]
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City D.C. [District of Columbia]
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Hon. J. P. Waldo
I have again troubled you with the Declaration of Mrs. Barbara Thrash there was no record left of marriages in the days of her marriage in this county except the bond given on obtaining licence [license] that can not be found as it was deemed useless I have abundant proof that she was the wife of Valentine [Volintine] Thrash and a copy of his original certificate is sufficient evidence that he was a soldier of the revolution Direct to Asheville as before
Yours truly
John Thrash
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State of N [North] Carolina }
Buncombe County }
Come before me J. B. Sawyer a justice of the peace in and for said County. John Thrash and maketh oath that Barbara Thrash, who is now prosecuting a claim for Bounty Land, is the identical Barbara Thrash who is now drawing a pension as the widow of Valentine [Volintine] Thrash and that he is well acquainted with the said Barbara Thrash, who makes the application for Bounty Land, and that she is now and has always been the widow of the said Valentine [Volintine] Thrash since his death and that he has no interest in said Claim
Sworn to before me this 9th of Jany [January] 1857.
J. B. Sawyer JP [Justice of the Peace]
John Thrash

State of N [North] Carolina }
Buncombe County }
Court of pleas and quarter sessions Jany. [January] 
[illegible] 1857.
I R B Vance Clk [Clerk] of Buncombe County County Court do certify that J. B. Sawyer is and was at the time of signing this instrument an authorized and acting Justice of the Pease [Peace] in and for said county in testimony I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my office Jany [January] the 9th 1857
R B Vance clk [clerk]
By J. [illegible] Weaver DC
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Morganton, N. C. [North Carolina]
May the 1st 1844
Sir,
Inclosed [Enclosed] please find the application papers of Barbara Thrash for a restoration of her pension claim. You will oblige by reporting to me the result at your earliest convenience
Yours very Respectfully
S. A. Bettis

P.S. Mrs. Thrash P Office
Homing Creek
Buncombe Co. [County]
N.C. [North Carolina]

Joseph H. Banett, Esqr.
Comr. [Commissioner] of Pensions
Washington City
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Asheville NC [North Carolina] August 8 56
Mr L P Waldo commissioner of Pensions will address the papers to me at Asheville N.C. [North Carolina] I do not deem it necessary to prepare any proof that Mrs Barbara Thrash is the widow of Valentine [Volintine] Thrash for she had that to do when she obtained her original certificate for a pension
John Thrash
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254.325
[circular stamp] [stamp: FREE]
J. Minot Esqr.
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
D.C. [District of Columbia]
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[circular stamp: ASHEVI [Asheville] APR [April] 25 N.C. [North Carolina]]
[stamp: FREE]
1133
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City D.C. [District of Columbia]
Ot Mayo
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Asheville N.C. [North Carolina]
Dear
I hereby send you the declaration of Mrs. Barbara Thrash the case is a very plain one and the old lady is very poor and have not employed an agent or attorney in Washington you will if you please examine her papers and if there is any more proof wanting to make out her case address me at Asheville N.C. [North Carolina] Send her original certificate if she gets one to me at Asheville NC [North Carolina]
Yours John Thrash
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City D.C. [District of Columbia]

Direct to John Thrash Esqr
Asheville N.C. [North Carolina]
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Mrs. Thrash
Payment to be made at Asheville by J. F. E. Hardy
Agent for paying Pensioners, in the Agency of North Carolina
Payable on the 4th September and 4th March
Recorded in the Pension Office on the Roll of Pensioners under act February 3d [3rd], 1853, Page 139 Vol. A
G. J. Getty Clerk.
[stamp: DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR MAR 5 18[illegible]]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
WIDOW’S PENSION.
—
I certify that in conformity with the 2d [2nd] section of the act of February 3, 1853, Barbara Thrash widow of Valentine [Volintine] Thrash who was a private in the revolutionary war, is inscribed on the pension list at the rate of Forty five dollars and Eighty three cents per annum, commencing on the 3d [3rd] of February, 1853, and continuing for life, unless she should again marry; in which case the Pension is not payable after the time of such marriage.

Given at the Department of the Interior, this Eleventh day of November one thousand eight hundred and fifty three
R McClelland
Secretary of the Interior.

Examined and Countersigned.
L. P. Waldo
Commissioner of Pensions

Has been in Buncombe 38 years in May 1854
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Payment to be made at Raleigh by Jesse W Page
Agent for paying Pensioners, in the Agency of Raleigh NC [North Carolina]
Payable on the 4th September and 4th March
Recorded in the Pension Office on the Roll of Pensioners under act February 3d [3rd], 1853, Page 218 Vol. H
E D Collier Clerk.
[oval stamp: DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR MAR [March] 191869 PENSION OFFICE]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
WIDOW’S PENSION.
2863 [underlined: Restoration]
I certify that, in conformity with the 2d [2nd] section of the act of February 3, 1853, Barbara Thrash widow of Valentine [Volintine] Thrash who was a Private in the revolutionary war, is inscribed on the Pension List, at the rate of Forty five dollars and Eighty three cents per annum, commencing on the 3d of February, 1853, and continuing for life, unless she should again marry; in which case the Pension is not payable after the time of such marriage.
Given at the Department of the Interior, this Eighteenth day of May one thousand eight hundred and Sixty Six
W. T. Otto
Acting Secretary of the Interior

Examined and countersigned.
Joseph M. Banett
Commissioner of Pensions.
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Treasury Department,
Third Auditor’s Office,
May 14 1866.

Sir,
In reply to your inquiry of the 11 inst. I have to inform you that the pensions of Mrs Barbara Thrash (on the asheville N.C. [North Carolina] roll under 2” sec of act 3” Feby [February] ‘53), appears, by the books of this office, to have been last paid to 4” march 1861.
Very Respectfully
AM Gausewer
Acting auditor

Hon Jos. H. Barrett
Comir [Commissioner] of Pensions

J. H. A. K. R.
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Brief in the case of Barbara Thrash, widow of Valentine [Volintine].
Buncombe County and State of N.C. [North Carolina]
Act 3d [3rd] Feby: [February] 1853.
—
Claim, (“original,” [crossed out: or for increase,”])

Proof exhibited, (if original.)

Is it documentary, traditionary, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
Husband was a pensioner under the act of 7” June 1832.
Marriage proven by two witnesses who were present at the wedding.
(If for increase.)
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?

Jno: [John] Thrash Esqr
Name and residence of Agent Asheville N.C. [North Carolina]
A.C. Boynton
Examining Clerk.
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Increase 2863
Brief in the Case of Barbara Thrash. Widow of Valentine [Volintine] Thrash. Private Rev [Revolutionary] War. Hominy Creek Raleigh
Buncomb [Buncombe] County and State of North Carolina
Act 2d [2nd] Sec Feb [February] 3 1853
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CLAIM FOR NEW PENSION CERTIFICATE,
PROOF EXHIBITED,
Pensioner roll of Raleigh at $45.83 pr [per] ann [annum]
Certificate returned. Claims increase as provided by 13th Sec Act July 27 1868

Personal identity and continued widowhood shown

Admitted March 25 1869 to pension at $96 pr [per] annum to commence July 27 1869 deducting payments since.

Name and residence of Agent.
R.W. Walker
Present

W. E Trask
Examining Clerk.
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Brief in the Case of Barbara Thrash wid: [widow] of Valentine [Volintine] for Restoration. Raleigh 2863
Buncombe County and State of N. [North] Carolina.
Act 3d. Feby: [February] 1853. The 2d [2nd] Section.
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CLAIM FOR NEW PENSION CERTIFICATE,
PROOF EXHIBITED,
Claimant was pensioner on the Asheville N.C. [North Carolina] roll at the rate of #45.83/100 per an: [annum]
Widowhood, identity, and loyalty is shown by two credible witnesses and the surrender of the Original Cert: [certificate] of pension.
The [illegible] Auditor upon to the pension paid to 4” March 1861.
Claim allowed at the rate of #45.83/100 per an: [annum] to commence on the 4” March 1861 and to continue during widowhood.
May 17” 1866.

Name and residence of Agent.
S. A. Bettis. Esqr.
Morgantown
N.C. [North Carolina]

Boynton
Examining Clerk.
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State of North Carolina }
Buncombe County } ss
Court of Pleas + [and] quarter sessions October Term 1853
On this 14th day of October one Thousand Eight hundred and fifty three personally appeared Mrs. Barbara Thrash a resadent [resident] of Buncombe County North Carolina aged sixty nine years who being first duly Sworn in open Court according to Law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the Benefit of the provision made by the law of the United States passed on the third day of February one Thousand eight hundred and fifty three That about the 10th day of November 1815 She was married according to the regular rules four [for] church to a Mr. Valentine [Volintine] Thrash who was reputed to be a Revolutionary Soldier who (after the passage of the act of Congress of the 7th of June 1832 in regard to revolutionary Soldiers) made application to the war Department for a Pension and obtained an original certificate for a pension in the following words & [and] figures (towit) War Department Revolutionary Claim “I certify that in conformity with the law of the united States of the 7th June 1832 Valentine [Volintine] Thrash of the State of North Carolina who was a private in the war of the revolution is entitled to receive forty five collars and eighty three 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 28th day of February one Thousand eight hundred and thirty four
Lew Case
Secretary of War
Examined & [and] Countersigned } J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
And That the Payments were made at Fayetteville by the Tr. U.S. Br Bank agent for paying pensioners in the agency of North Carolina
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And was recorded according to the clerks entry in the Pension office in Book E Vol. 6 ½ page 76 by N Rice Clerk
And that the said Valentine [Volintine] Thrash died on or about the 4th of March 1835 and that there is no record of her marriage to the said Valentine [Volintine] Trash in existence to her knowledge and believes there is none
And that she has not again married but remains the widow of the Said Valentine [Volintine] Thrash and was a widow at the time of the Passage of the above recited act of the 3rd of February 1853
Barbara her x mark Thrash
Sworn to and subscribed in open Court Oct [October] 14th 1853
[illegible] R. B. Vance Clk [Clerk]

State of North Carolina } Court of Pleas and quarter Sessions
Buncombe County } Fall Session ad 1853
Mrs Barbara Thrash appeared in open Court, and was duly sworn to the above affidavit, and the same was admitted of record and if it is further certified that diligent search has been made in the office of the Court of Pleas and quarter Sessions for said County for the marriage Bond of Valentine [Volintine] Thrash, and said Barbara Thrash and the same cannot be found among the records, and that there is no other record in the office.
Witness Robert B Vance, Clerk
Afoursaid [aforesaid] court at office the 14th day of October ad 1853
R.B. Vance clk [Clerk]
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DECLARATION
OF
[oval stamp: DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR MAR 19 1869 PENSION OFFICE]
Barbara Thrash widow of Valentine [Volintine] Thrash Pvt [Private] Rev’y [Revolutionary] war
Her address - Hominy Creek. N.C. [North Carolina]
FOR
Increase of Pension.
(under section 13, act July 27, 1868.)
—
Pearson, Printer, corner 9th and D sts.
—
FILED BY
R. W. WALKER,
ATTORNEY,
Washington, D. C. [District of Columbia]
[underlined: Mch: [March] 18/69.]
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DECLARATION FOR INCREASE OF PENSION.
(Under section 13, act of July 27, 1868.)
—
STATE OF North Carolina }
COUNTY OF Buncombe } ss.
On this 11th day of March, A. D. one thousand eight hundred and sixty nine, personally appeared before me 1 Clerk of the Superior Court within and for the county and State aforesaid, Mrs. Barbara Thrash aged 85 years, a resident of Buncombe County in the State of North Carolina, who, being duly sworn according to law, declares that she is the identical person to whom was granted pension certificate No. 2863, payable at Raleigh NC [North Carolina], at the rate of Forty five 83/100 dollars per month [written above: annum], issued under the act of 3rd Feb [February], 1853; that she makes this declaration in order to secure the increase of her pension to which she is entitled under the thirteenth section of the act of July 27, 1868, and that she still remains the widow of Valentine [Volintine] Thrash
My post office address is as follows: Hominy Creek Buncombe County NC [North Carolina] in Case J A Jones Raleigh NC [North Carolina]
And she hereby constitutes and appoints R. W. WALKER, of Washington, D. C. [District of Columbia], her attorney to present and prosecute this claim, and authorizes him to receive and receipt for any certificate, check or draft that may be issued for the same to her order, and to do any other act or thing necessary or that she might do if personally present, with full power of substitution and revocation, hereby countermanding all former authority that may have been given for the above specified purpose.
Two witnesses who write must sign here.
[illegible] { W. L. Hilliard }
{ A. J. Lusk }
Barbara her x mark Thrash
Signature of Claimant.

Also personally appeared W L HIlliard [written under name: name of one witness] and A J Lusk [written under name: name of other witness], residents of Buncombe County NC [North Carolina], persons whom I certify to be respectable and entitled to credit, and who, being by me duly sworn, say that they were present and saw Mrs Barbara Thrash sign [crossed out: her] name (or make her mark) to the foregoing declaration; and they further swear that they have every reason to believe, from the appearance of the applicant and their acquaintance with her that she is the identical person she represents herself to be, and that they have no interest in the persecution of this claim, and that she remains the widow of Volintine [Valentine] Thrash.
W. L. Hilliard
A. J. Lusk
Witnesses sign above
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 11th day of March, A. D. 1869; and I hereby certify that I have no interest, direct or indirect, in the prosecution of this claim. 2
And I further certify that the foregoing affidavits were read over and fully explained to affiants before signing.
J E Reed
Clerk of the Superior Court
1. Here state the official character of the person administering the oath.
2. This declaration must be executed before a JUDGE or CLERK of a court of record.
+ [and] [illegible] of [illegible] for Buncombe County North Carolina
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State of North Carolina }
Madison County } ss
On this 17th day of October 1853 personally appeared Thomas Plumons and Ann Plumons and [illegible] made oath in due [illegible] of law before the Subscriber a Justice of the peace in and for the County aforesaid “That they are well acquainted with Mrs. Barbara Thrash who has Sworn to and Subscribed to the foregoing Declaration And that they were both at the wedding and witnessed the marriage ceremony Between her and Mr Valentine [Volintine] Thrash (who was reputed to be a Soldier of the revolution) on or about the 10th of November 1818 Sworn to and Subscribed before me the date above
E K Brown JP
Thomas his x mark Plumons
Ann her x mark Plumons
Witness John Thrash
State of North Carolina
County of Madison
I Edom K Brown a Justice of the peace in and for the County aforesaid do hereby Certify that I am well acquainted with Thomas Plumons and Ann Plumon who has Sworn to and Subscribed to the foregoing affidavit in regard to the marriage of Barbara Thrash to Volintine [Valentine] Thrash are respectable persons and credable [credible] witnesses
Given under my hand at office the 17th day of October 1853
E K Brown JP

State of North Carolina }
Madison County }
I James Nichols Clerk of the Court of Pleas + [and] Quarter Sessions for said County do hereby certify that E. K. Brown Esqr whose genuine signature appears to the foregoing is + [and] was at the time of signing the same an acting Justice of the Peace in + [and] for said County duly commissioned + [and] sworn as the Law] [illegible] + [and] that due faith + [and] credit aught [ought] to be had + [and] given to all his official acts as such given under my hand + [and] seal of office at office the 17 day of Oct [October] 1853
J Nichols Clerk of Madison County Court
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IN THE HEART OF THE CITY MODERN FIREPROOF
[picture of building]
ASHEVILLE’S LARGEST HOTEL IN THE “LAND OF THE SKY”
The Langren
J. L. RARDEN, LESEE-MANAGER
ASHEVILLE, N.C. [North Carolina]
May 30th 1938
Veteran’s Administration
Wash [Washington] D.C. [District of Columbia]
Gentlemen: [circular stamp with numbers up to 12 around edge: RECEIVED MAY 31 1938 MAIL SUB DIVI VETS. ADM READER #5]
I wish to get a Copy of a Record of my Great Great Great Grandfather Valentine [Volintine] Thrash who served in the Revolutionary War when he first landed in America. Twenty

ASHEVILLE - THE EASTERN ENTRANCE TO THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK
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Years ago I got this Record I believe from the Pension Bureau file and I have lost it. And I hope you will be able to supply me another copy Mr E S Adams [illegible]
Gen. of the War Office [illegible] that you may be able to help me. Thanking you in advance for any help you may give me. Remain Respect
Mrs Caroline Thrash Dorsett
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JAMES D. DORSETT,
PRESIDENT

W. F. JACKSON,
VICE-PRESIDENT

Rev. Sec
SAMUEL T. DORSETT,
SECRETARY, TREASURER AND MANAGER

AUTHORIZED CAPITAL $100,000
Potomac Heights Land Company, Inc.
1504 H STREET, NORTHWEST

S. T. DORSETT, SALES MANAGER
HOME PHONE NORTH 8554

TELEPHONE MAIN 7600

WASHINGTON. D. C. [District of Columbia] May 25th 1918
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D.C. [District of Columbia]

Dear sir:
I am hunting for the war record of my Great Grandfather Valentine [Volintine] Thrasher /or Thrash } who fought in the Revolutionary war. He received a Government land-grant also a Pension [circular stamp: PENSION U MAY 25 1918 S OFFICE] until his death and then my Great Grandmother Barbara Thrash received
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It until her death. I have been referred to you for assistance in this matter as I want to become an active member of the D. A. R.’s at this time in order to serve my country in some way. I am very anxious to establish a direct line and first you will be able to help me do so. My Great Grandfather was born in Germany came to American [America] and fought for its Independence, was a good fighter I am told and was fully recognized by his Government for those services.
Very Truly
Caroline Thrash Dorsett
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The Veteran Administration
Washington D.C. [District of Columbia]

Gentlemen:
Five of the ancestors of my children are supposed to have fought in the Revolutionary War. I have been informed that you can give from your files this information.
Please send me information on the following
Valentine [Volintine] Thrash or Voluntine Thrasher or Thaushom in Germany Served in N.C. [North Carolina] later lived in Va. [Virginia] was a pensioner in N.C. [North Carolina] and died in Buncombe Co [County] N.C. [North Carolina] buried at Old Newfound Baptist church.
Joseph Morgan born in N.C. [North Carolina] parents from Va. [Virginia] Lived in Burke Co [County] N.C. [North Carolina] in 1790 and as late as 1797. Married Elizabeth Curtis.
George Hall lived on Little Dutchman Creek Rowan Co. [County] now David Co. [County] N.C. [North Carolina] moved to Hagwood County about 1808 or before. Name on the monument to Revolutionary soldier at Wagnerville N.C. [North Carolina]
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John Owenly at the [illegible] of Kings Mountain, married a Porter. Had a son Paxten Owenly. He may have lived in Rutherford or a county east of there.
James Henderson son of Archibald Henderson who died in 1778 leaving James a minor. Lived in the Hopewill Commons 10 miles north of Charlotte near Cowan’s ford as traditional to have fought at King’s Mountain. Living in Lincoln Co [County] in 1790 or Buncombe Co [County] in 1793. Died soon after 1800. His widow Margout (Corningham) did not know the Captain of the company in which he fought.
Any information on the above will be appretiated [appreciated]
Cordially
R. H. Hutchison
June 16 1928 Graham N.C. [North Carolina]
RI - 2
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[circular stamp with numbers up to 12 around edge: RECEIVED JUN [June] 17 1938 MAIL SUB-DIV [illegible] 37]
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McDonough, Ga. [Georgia]
Mr. A. D. Hiller.
Executive Assistant to the Administrator
Veterans Administration,
Washington, D.C. [District of Columbia]
Dear Sir:
The record BA-J/EE L. W. 27446 of Captain Leonard Marbury did not prove to be my particular one. Is there any claim on file in your office of another? Leonard Marbury? There were two in the same locality about the same time. “Whites Historical Collection of Georgia” Columbia County states Leonard Marbury, aged 98 left three sons and three daughters and 96 other descendants at Georgia Department of Archives is a letter written by Horatio Marbury in 1802 to Leonard Marbury of Columbia Co. [County] Ga. [Georgia] calls him cousin.
I would also like the record of Valentine [Volintine] Thrash. North Carolina Roster states he was Revolutionary Soldier and commenced pension in 1831. He came to Wilkes County Georgia soon after the war.
Respectfully yours,
Mrs. R. A. Rainer
McDonough, Ga. [Georgia]
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[circular stamp with numbers up to 12 around edge: RECEIVED APR [April] 11 1939 MAIL SUB-DIV VETS ADM. READER #17]
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[circular stamp: VETERANS ADMINISTRATION]
VETERANS ADMINISTRATION
WASHINGTON
June 18, 1938
YOUR FILE REFERENCE:
IN REPLY REFER TO:
Volintine [Valentine] Thrash
W. 1332
BA-J/AWF

Mrs. Caroline T. Dorsett
The Langren
Asheville, North Carolina

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of Valentine [Volintine] Thrash of North Carolina.

The data furnished herein were obtained from papers on file in pension claim, W. 1332, based on the military service of Valentine [Volintine] Thrash, in the Revolutionary War.

Valentine Thrash was born in 1749 in Germany. The date of his arrival in this country and names of his parents were not given. His father died in the State of Maryland, date not shown.

While a resident of Orange County, North Carolina, Valentine [Volintine] Thrash enlisted and served as a private with the North Carolina troops as follows - 
In 1776, three months in Captain Falkner’s company, Colonels Ramsey’s and Moore’s regiment, out in pursuit of Indians; three months in Captain George Oldham’s company, and was in the battle of Rugley’s Mills; three months in Captain Dudley Reynold’s company of Light Horse, Colonel Paisley’s regiment, went in pursuit of Tories as far as the Yadkin River, but arrived after the skirmish was over; four weeks in Captain George Oldham’s company, Colonel Moore’s regiment, was in a skirmish on the Haw River, and in the battle of Guilford Court House; in 1781,
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Three months in Captain Adam Saunders’ company, Colonel Moore’s regiment, and was in a small engagement at Cross Creek.

About a year after the close of the Revolution, Valentine [Volintine] Thrash moved to Botetourt County, Virginia, lived in that county, and in Montgomery County, Virginia, until sometime in 1798, when he moved to Buncombe County, North Carolina.

He was allowed pension on his application executed July 3, 1833, while living in said Buncombe County. He signed by mark, Valentine [Volintine] Thrash. He died about March 4, 1835.

Valentine [Volintine] Thrash married October 10 or November 10, 1818, Barbara Younts, place of their marriage not stated. The date and place of her birth and names of her parents were not given.

The widow, Barbara Thrash, was allowed pension on her application executed in March, 1853, at which time she was aged sixty-nine years, and a resident of Buncombe County, North Carolina. She was allowed, also, one hundred sixty acres of county land on her application executed July 26, 1856, still a resident of Buncombe County, North Carolina.

Their children were referred to, only name stated was John Thrash, who was living in 1866 in Buncombe County, North Carolina. The widow, Barbara Thrash, was living in Buncombe County, in 1869.

The papers on file in this claim contain no further discernible data relative to family.

In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, name and address of person paid, and possibly the date of death of the widow, Barbara
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Thrash, you should address The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, D.C. [District of Columbia], and furnish the following data-

Barbara Thrash, widow of Volintine [Valentine] Thrash (as the name was born on pension rolls)

Certificate #2863
Issued March 29, 1869
Rate $96.00 per annum
Commenced July 27, 1868
Act of February 3, 1853
North Carolina Agency.

If you desire information relative to location of the land referred to herein, you should address The Commissioner of the General Land Office, Washington, D.C. [District of Columbia], and furnish the following data-

Warrant #54232- 160 acres- Act of 1855.

Very truly yours
A. D. Hiller
Executive Assistant
To the Administrator
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On
June 3, 1939.
Xxxxxxxxxxxx
BA-J/ady
Volintine [Valentine] Thrash
W.1332

Mrs. R. A. Rainer
McDonough
Georgia

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter relative to Valentine [Volintine] Thrash, a soldier of the Revolutionary War and Leonard Marbury, who served in the Revolutionary War.

The record of Volintine [Valentine] Thrash and the record of Leonard Marbury, R.6892, are furnished you herewith. The records of only two Leonard Marburys are found on the Revolutionary War records of this office, all spellings of the surname searched, Leonard Marbury, pension claim W.27446, which record was furnished you, and which you state did not prove to be your particular one, and Leonard Marbury, R. 6892, pension claim.

Very truly yours

A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
To the Administrator

See her letter in claim
Volintine [Valentine] Thrash W.1332
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July 2, 1938.
BA-J/ILL
Volintine [Valentine] Thrash
W. 1332

R. H. Hutchison
Route #2
Graham, North Carolina.

Dear Sir:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War records of George Hall, of Rowan and Haywood Counties, North Carolina, James Henderson of Lincoln or Buncombe County, North Carolina, who died soon after 1800, John Owenby who may have lived in Rutherford County, North Carolina, Joseph Morgan who lived in Burke County, North Carolina in 1797, and Valentine [Volintine] Thrash who was a pensioner of North Carolina.

Revolutionary War data furnished by this office are obtained from claims for pension and bounty land which have been made to the United States based upon service.

A search of these records has been made and no claim for pension or bounty land found based upon service of the George Hall, James Henderson or Joseph Morgan cited by you, nor of any John Owenby; similar spellings of the surnames were used in the search of the records. The record of Volintine [Valentine] Thrash, the pensioner, is furnished herewith.

Very truly yours,

A. D. HILLER,
Executive Assistant
To the Administrator.
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July 5, 1938
BA-J/AWF
Volintine [Valentine] Thrash
W. 1332

R. H. Hutchison
Graham, Route 2
North Carolina

Dear Sir:

The data furnished herein were obtained from papers on file in pension claim, W. 1332, based on the military service of Valentine or Volintine Thrash in the War of the Revolution.

Valentine [Volintine] Thrash was born in the year 1749 in Germany. The date of his arrival in this country and names of his parents were not given. His father died in the State of Maryland, date not shown.

While a resident of Orange County, North Carolina, Valentine [Volintine] Thrash enlisted and served as a private with the North Carolina troops, as follows:
In 1776, three months in Captain Falkner’s company, Colonels Rampsey’s and Moore’s regiment, in pursuit of Indians; three months in Captain George Oldham’s company, and was in the battle of Rugley’s Mills; three months in Captain Dudley Reynold’s company of Light Horse, Colonel Paisley’s regiment, went in pursuit of Tories as far as the Yadkin River, but arrived after the skirmish was over; four weeks in Captain George Oldham’s company, Colonel Moore’s regiment, was in a skirmish on the Haw River, and in the battle of Guilford Court House; in 1781, three months in Captain Adam Saunders’ company, Colonel Moore’s regiment, and was in a small
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Engagement at Cross Creek.

The soldier, Valentine [Volintine] Thrash, continued to live in Orange County, North Carolina, until about one year after the close of the Revolution, then moved to Botetourt County, Virginia, and lived in that county, and in Montgomery County, Virginia, until sometime in 1798, when he moved to Buncombe County, North Carolina.

He was allowed pension on his application executed July 3, 1833, at which time he was living in said Buncombe County.

He died about March 4, 1835.

Valentine [Volintine] Thrash married October 10, or November 10, 1818, Barbara Younts; place of their marriage was not stated. The date and place of her birth and names of parents were not given.

The widow, Barbara Thrash, was allowed pension on her application executed in March, 1853, at which time she was aged sixty-nine years, and a resident of Buncombe County, North Carolina. She was allowed, also, one hundred sixty acres of bounty land, on her application executed July 26, 1856, at which time she was still a resident of Buncombe County.

Their children were referred to, only name stated was, John Thrash, who was living in 1866 in Buncombe County, North Carolina. The widow, Barbara Thrash, was living in Buncombe county, in 1869.

The papers on file in this claim contain no further discernible family data.

In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, name and address of person paid, and
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Possibly the date of death of the widow, Barbara Thrash, you should address The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, D.C. [District of Columbia], and furnish the following data:

Barbara Thrash, widow of Volintine [Valentine] Thrash (as the name was borne on pension rolls)

Certificate #2863
Issued March 29, 1869
Rate $96.00 per annum
Commenced July 27, 1868
Act of February 3, 1853
North Carolina Agency.

If you desire information relative to location of the land referred to herein, you should address The Commissioner of the General Land Office, Washington, D.C. [District of Columbia], and furnish the following data:

Warrant #54232- 160 acres- Act of 1855.

Very truly yours

A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
To the Administrator
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November 22, 1937
Xxxxxxxxxxxx
BA-J/MNHJ/..1

Mrs. A. G. Barnett
171 Charlotte Street
Asheville, North Carolina

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War records of Joseph Brown, Jacob Brown, and Valentine [Volintine] Thrash, and that of William Brown, whose wife was Sarah McCracken.

The Revolutionary War records have been found of a Joseph Brown, who served in the North Carolina troops, of a Jacob Brown, who served in the North and South Carolina troops, and of only one Valentine [Volintine] Thrash. Their records are furnished you herewith.

There is no claim for pension on file based upon the service in the Revolutionary War or the War of 1812 of a William Brown, whose widow, Sarah McCracken Brown, ever applied for a pension.

You requested, also, information in regard to obtaining government markers for graves of soldiers buried in your section of the country. For information in regard to government markers, you should apply to The Quartermaster General, Memorial Branch, War Department, this city.

Very truly yours

A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
To the Administrator.
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November 23, 1937
Xxxxxxxxxxxx
BA-J/KEL
Voluntine [Valentine, Volintine] Thrash - W. 1332

Mrs. A. G. Barnett
171 Charlotte Street
Asheville, North Carolina

Dear Madam:

The data which follow were obtained from the papers on file in Revolutionary War pension claim, W.1332, based upon the military service in that war of Valentine or Voluntine [Volintine] Thrash. The name is not to me on the rec [record] of the office as Thrasher.

Valentine [or Voluntine [Volintine] Thrash] was born in 1749, in Germany. The date of his arrival in America and names of his parents are not shown. His father died in Maryland.

While a resident of Orange County, North Carolina, Valentine [or Voluntine [Volintine]] Thrash enlisted and served as a private in the North Carolina troops, all of his service being rendered as a volunteer, as follows: from 1776, three months in Captain Falkner’s Company, Colonels Ramsey and Moore’s Regiment and went in pursuit of the Indians; three months in Captain George Oldham’s Company and was at the battle of Rugley’s Mills; three months in Captain Dudley Reynolds’ Company of Light Horse, Colonel Paisley’s Regiment, went in pursuit of the Tories as far as the Yadkin River but arrived after the skirmish was over; four weeks in Captain George Oldham’s Company, Colonel Moore’s Regiment and was in a skirmish on the Haw River and at the battle of Guildford; no dates are given for the last three tours noted above: from sometime in 1781, three months in Captain Adam Saunders’ Company, Colonel Moore’s Regiment and was in a small engagement at Cross Creek.
[written in right side margin: could not identify any of these officers except Cols [Colonels] Ramsey + [and] Moore]

About a year after the close of the war, he moved to Botetourt County, Virginia, lived in that county, and in Montgomery County, same state until 1798, when he moved to Buncombe County, North Carolina.

He was allowed pension on his application executed July 3, 1833, while living in said Buncombe County, He signed by mark, Valentine [Volintine] Thrash, [circled: was borne on the pension rolls as Voluntine Thrash.]
[illegible]
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Valentine [or Voluntine [Volintine]] Thrash died about March 4, 1835, place not shown.

The soldier married October 10 or November 10(both dates are shown) Barbara Younts, place of their marriage, date and place of her birth and names of her parents not shown.

Soldier’s widow, Barbara, was allowed pension on her application executed in March, 1853, at which time she was aged sixty-nine years and resided in Buncombe County, North Carolina.

Children are referred to, only name given is that of son John Thrash, who was living in Buncombe County, North Carolina, in 1866.

In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name and address of person paid and possibly the date of death of the Revolutionary War pensioner, Barbara Thrash, widow of Voluntine [Valentine, Volintine] Thrash(W.1332), you should address The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following data:

Barbara Thrash, widow of [Voluntine] Volintine [Valentine] Thrash(W.1332) as the name was borne on the pen [pension] rolls ← this explanation here is enough for all other pieces in this report next time
Certificate No.2863
Issued March 29, 1869
Rate $96.00 per annum
Commenced July 27, 1868
Act of February 3, 1853
North Carolina Agency.

Add., It mayby [may be] added that in a report fur. [furnished] Mrs. Asbun G. Barnett, your applicant, Nov. 22, 1937, It was stated that the name was borne on the pen. [pension] rolls as Voluntine [Valentine, Volintine] Thrash, and should have been Volintine Thrash.

Very truly yours

A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
To the Administrator.
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January 27, 1938

Volintine
[crossed out: Valentine] Thrash
W. 1332
BA-J/AWF

The Quartermaster General
Memorial Branch
War Department
Washington, D.C. [District of Columbia]

Dear Sir:

Reference is made to your request for the Revolutionary War record of Valentine or Voluntine [Volintine] Thrash or Thrasher, who is buried in Turkey Creek Cemetery in North Carolina.

The data furnished herein were obtained from papers on file in pension claim, W. 1332, based upon the military service of Valentine [Volintine] Thrash. The name is not borne on the records of this office “Thrasher”.

Valentine [Volintine] Thrash was born in 1749 in Germany. The date of his arrival in this country and names of his parents were not given. His father died in the State of Maryland.

While a resident of Orange County, North Carolina, Valentine [Volintine] Thrash enlisted and served as a private in the North Carolina troops, as follows, his service was rendered as a volunteer- in 1776, three months in Captain Falkner’s company, Colonels Ramsey and Moore’s regiment, in pursuit of Indians; three months in Captain George Oldham’s company, and was at the battle of Rugley’s Mills; three months in Captain Dudley Reynolds’ company of Light Horse, Colonel Paisley’s regiment, went in pursuit of Tories as far as the Yadkin River, but arrived after the skirmish was over; four weeks in Captain George Oldham’s company, Colonel Moore’s regiment, was in a skirmish on the Haw River, and in the battle of Guildford Court House; in 1781, three months in Captain Adam Saun
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Ders’ company, Colonel Moore’s regiment, and was in a small engagement at Cross Creek.

About a year after the close of the Revolution, Valentine [Volintine] Thrash moved to Botetourt County, Virginia, lived in the county, and in Montgomery County, same state, until 1798, when he moved to Buncombe County, North Carolina.

He was allowed pension on his application executed July 3, 1833, while living in said Buncombe County. He signed by mark, Valentine [Volintine] Thrash. He died about March 4, 1835.

It may be added that in a report furnished Mrs. Asbury G. Barnett, your applicant, November 22, 1837, it was stated that the name was borne on the pension rolls as Voluntine [Valentine, Volintine] Thrash, and should have been Volintine [Valentine] Thrash.

The application for headstone for Valentine [Volintine] Thrash is returned herewith, as is also a letter from Mrs. Asbury G. Barnett, 171 Charlotte Street, Asheville, North Carolina.

Very truly yours

A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
To the Administrator

Tombstone data [underlined: only]
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June 18, 1938

Volintine [Valentine] Thrash
W. 1332
BA-J/AWF

Mrs. Carolina T. Dorsett
The Langren
Asheville, North Carolina

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of Valentine [Volintine] Thrash of North Carolina.

The data furnished herein were obtained from papers on file in pension claim, W. 1332, based on the military service of Valentine [Voluntine] Thrash, in the Revolutionary War.

Valentine [Volintine] Thrash was born in 1749 in Germany. The date of his arrival in this country and names of his parents were not given. His father died in the State of Maryland, date not shown.

While a resident of Orange County, North Carolina, Valentine [Volintine] Thrash enlisted and served as a private with the North Carolina troops as follows-
In 1776, three months in Captain Falkner’s company, Colonels Ramsey’s and Moore’s regiment; out in pursuit of Indians; three months in Captain George Oldham’s company, and was in the battle of Rugley’s [Rugeley’s] Mills; three months in Captain Dudley Reynold’s company of Light Horse, Colonel Paisley’s regiment, went in pursuit of Tories as far as the Yadkin River, but arrived after the skirmish was over; four weeks in Captain George Oldham’s company, Colonel Moore’s regiment, was in a skirmish on the Haw River, and in the battle of Guildford Court House; in 1781,
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Three months in Captain Adam Saunders’ company, Colonel Moore’s regiment, and was in a small engagement at Cross Creek.

About a year after the close of the Revolution, Valentine [Volintine] Thrash moved to Botetourt County, Virginia, lived in that county, and in Montgomery County, Virginia, until sometime in 1798, when he moved to Buncombe County, North Carolina.

He was allowed pension on his application executed July 3, 1833, while living in said Buncombe County. He signed by mark, Valentine [Volintine] Thrash. He died about March 4, 1835.

Valentine [Volintine] Thrash married October 10 or November 10, 1818-Barbara Younts, place of their marriage not stated. The date and place of her birth and names of parents were not given.

The widow, Barbara Thrash, was allowed pension on her application executed in March, 1853, at which time she was aged sixty-nine years, and a resident of Buncombe County, North Carolina. She was allowed, also, one hundred sixty acres of bounty land on her application executed July 26, 1856, still a resident of Buncombe County, North Carolina.

Their children were referred to, only name stated was John Thrash, who was living in 1866 in Buncombe County, North Carolina. The widow, Barbara Thrash, was living in Buncombe County, in 1869.

The papers on file in this claim contain no further discernible data relative to family.

In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, name and address of person paid, and possibly the date of death of the widow, Barbara
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Thrash, you should address The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, D.C. [District of Columbia], and furnish the following data-

Barbara Thrash, widow of Volintine [Valentine] Thrash (as the name was borne on pension rolls)

Certificate #2863
Issued March 29, 1869
Rate $96.00 per annum
Commenced July 27, 1868
Act of February 3, 1853
North Carolina Agency.

If you desire information relative to location of the land referred to herein, you should address The Commissioner of the General Land Office, Washington, D.C. [District of Columbia], and furnish the following data-

Warrant #54232- 160 acres- Act of 1855.

Very truly yours

A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
To the Administrator
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In reply to your request of ___, received for a statement of the military history of Valentine [Volintine] Thrash a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his ([crossed out: or] and his widow’s) application for pension on file in this Bureau. W. F. 1332.
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DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. | LENGTH OF SERVICE. | RANK. | OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. CAPTAIN. | COLONEL. | STATE.
1776 | 3 mos [months] | Pri. [Private] | Falkner | { Ramsey { Moore | N.C. [North Carolina]
[check mark] | 3 “ [months] | [blank] | Geo. [George] Oldham | [check mark] | [blank]
[check mark] | 3 “ [months] | [blank] | Dudley Reynolds | Paisly. [Paisley] | [blank]
[check mark] | 4 wks. [weeks] | [blank] | Geo. [George] Oldham | Moore. | [blank]
1781. | 3 mos [months] | [blank] | Adam Saunders. | Moore | [blank]

Battles engaged in, Guilford.
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Orange Co. [County] N.C. [North Carolina]
Date of application for pension, July 3, 1833. His cl. Was al.
Residence at date of application, Buncombe Co. [County] NC [North Carolina]
Age at date of application, Born in 1749, in Germany.
Remarks: He mar. [married] Oct. [October] 10, 1818, Barbara Yountz. He died Mch. [March] 3 or 4, 1835 and she was al. [allowed] pension on application executed mch [march] ___, 1853, while a resident of Buncombe Co. [County] N.C. [North Carolina], aged 69 yrs. [years] A son, John was alive in 1866.

Respectfully,
Commissioner.
8–285C
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1918, June 1, History to Mrs. Caroline T. Dorsett [illegible]
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1937 - Nov [November] 23 Hist [History] to Mrs. A. G. Barnett. Letter in case Joseph Brown N. 5744. EL
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1938 - Jan [January] 27 - Tombstone date to memorial Branch ans
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1938 - June 18 - hist [history] to Mrs Caroline J. Dorsett ans
1938 - July 5 - hist [history] to R. H. Hutchison ans
1939 - June 5 - “ “ Mrs. R. A. [illegible]
3”

Died Jany [January] 01/74
REV. WIDOW, &c.
Paid to Dec 4/38.
File No. 1332
Barbara Thrash,
Widow.
Valentine [Volintine] Thrash,
Pri. [Private] Rev. [Revolutionary] War.
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Act: Feb. [February] 3. 1853.
Index: – Vol. M, Page 268
[Arrangement of 1870.]