Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 6,407, Thomas Witten, Va.
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Va.

Witten, Thomas. S. 6407
carded
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Virginia 16.245
Thomas Witten
Tazewell in the State of Virginia
who was an Ensign in the company commanded by Captain Martin of the Reg
commanded by Col. Preston in the Virginia
line for 2 years

Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia
at the rate of 240 Dollars --- Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 19th day of July '33 and sent [illegible] Wythe C.H. Va

Arrears to the 4th of March 33 - 480
Semi-anl allowance ending 4 Sept. - 120
$500

died Oct. 6, 1841
see Agency Book

 Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.

Recorded by Wm Miller Clerk,
Book E Vol. 6 Page 31
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State of Virginia
Tazewell County to wit
On this 15th day of October 1832 personally appeared in open court before the County Court of Tazewell County in the State of Virginia, now sitting Thomas Witten a resident of Tazewell County and State of Virginia aged Eighty years in the month of January next
years, who being first duly sworn according to
law, doth, on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832

That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated that he was Ensign, regularly commissioned, and belonged to the
company command by Captain Thomas Martin, and lieutenant James Maxwell when he first entered the service in the early in the month of June in the year 1776 and was placed attached to the State Regiment commanded by [illegible] William Preston, and Major
Walter Crockett, who was afterward promoted to the appointment of a Colonel. That the duty which as Ensign aforesaid, during the remainder of the year 1776, which [illegible] upon the said Thomas Witten and the company to which he belonged, was to perform frequent scouting expeditions as Indian Spies, to defend the western frontier of Virginia lying along the Valley of Clinch
river from the head waters of Blue stone river to the forks of Clinch River within the now limits of Russell County in the State aforesaid from the massacre of the Indians by whom
the whole western border was then infested. That he resided in the County of Tazewell in the State of Virginia, then perhaps
Montgomery. That he does not now remember whether he was drafted or not, but thinks, that by an order of the commanding Officer Col William Preston. That he was engaged in no general battle, or engagement, during his scouting expedition in the year 1776, but partook in several little skirmishes, and was an eyewitness to some of the many instances of in human butchery and massacre committed
upon the frontier families within the range of his marches. That none of the regular soldiers were quartered in the western frontier for the protection and defense of the settlers, but that
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the militia was occasionally drafted and sent to the relief of the frontier from the counties of Montgomery and Washington embracing all that section of country now comprised in the Counties of [illegible] Scott, Russell, Tazewell, Giles, Grayson, Monroe &c. The said Thomas Witten further states, that he continued to act as an Ensign as aforesaid, untill the close of the Revolutionary war, That he thinks he was engaged as an Indian spy aforesaid fully six months in each year, and the balance of each year were permitted by their commanding officers to return to their families, and remain at home during the winter of each year from the year 1776 untill the termination of the revolutionary war, when the Indians caused
to annoy and murder the settlers upon the said frontier. That he does not now know what has become of his commission as Ensign, but think upon resigning, he surrendered it to his commanding officer, so that it is not now in his power to produce it. That he knows of three persons now living who can testify to his service aforesaid, by William Cecil, Nancy Cecil, and Joseph [illegible]

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state.

Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.

Thos Witten

and on this 15th day of October 1832 personally appeared in open Court before
the same Court herein before named now sitting William Cecil a witness in behalf of Thomas Witten herein, in open Court who
being first duly sworn, according to law, deposeth and saith, that he has been acquainted with Thomas Witten for many years, and that he knows that the said Thomas Witten, served as an Indian Spy in the war of the revolution, and from the best of his recollection he believes that the foregoing declaration sworn to and subscribed by the said
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Thomas Witten contains a true and correct recital of the services of the said Thomas Willin, and that the said Thomas Witten was an
Ensign during the time of his services as aforesaid, and that he was a private belonging to the company in which the said Thomas Witten was an Ensign

Sworn to and subscribed in open Court the day and year aforesaid.

William Cecil

This day Nancy [illegible] Cecil personally appeared in open Court, before the same Court herein before named, and after being first duly sworn according to law deposeth and saith, that she was acquainted with Thomas Witten herein named, in the time of the
revolutionary war and that to her knowledge, the said Thomas Witten served in the war of the revolution, as an Ensign in the company commanded by Captain Thomas Martin and Lieutenant James Maxwell and that she believes the foregoing declaration. Sworn to and subscribed by the said Thomas Witten contains a true and correct statement of the services of the said Witten in the war of the revolution

Sworn to and subscribed in open court the day and year aforesaid

Nancy Cecil

This day Joseph Oney personally appeared before the County Court of Tazewell County in the State of Virginia, in open court, who after being first duly sworn according to law, deposeth and saith that he was acquainted with Thomas Witten for many years, and
that he was a private in the company of Captain Thomas Martin and that the said Thomas Witten was an Ensign in the said company and as such untill the close of the revolutionary war, that he believes the foregoing declaration sworn and subscribed
by the said Thomas Witten, contains a true and correct statement
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of the account of the said Witten in the war of the revolution.

Sworn to and subscribed in open court the day
year aforesaid
Joseph Oney

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after hearing the testimony of William Cecil, Nancy Cecil and Joseph Oney that the above named applicant, Thomas Willin was an Indian spy in the revolutionary war, and served as he states.

And the Court further certifies, upon their own knowledge from a long acquaintance with the before named witnesses who have signed the preceding affidavits are citizens of Tazewell
County, and credible persons, and that their statements are entitled to credit

I John Crockett Clerk of the County Court of
Tazewell County do hereby certify that the 
forgoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Thomas Witten for a pension.

In testimony whereof, I have here my hand and affix my seal there being no seal belonging to my office this 21st day of November 1832.

John Crockell Clerk of the County Court of Tazewell County
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Thomas Witten-S.6407 
BA-J/AWF

Corinne Sexton Allison
Wytheville, Box 13
Virginia

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you
request information contained in Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 6407, based upon the service of Thomas Witten of Tazewell County, Virginia.

The papers on file in above noted pension claim show that Thomas Witten was born in January 1753, place not stated, nor are the names of his parents given.

While residing in Tazewell County, Virginia,
Thomas Witten was appointed June 5, 1776, ensign in Captain Thomas Mastin's company, Colonel William Preston's Virginia regiment, and served six months each year until the close of the Revolution, guarding the western frontier of Virginia, lying along the valley of the Clinch river, was in frequent scouting expeditions and several skirmishes with the
Indians.

He was allowed pension on his application executed October 15, 1832, then a resident of Tazewell County, Virginia. He died October 6, 1841.

There are no data in this claim concerning the
family of Thomas Witten.

Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant to the Administrator
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1926 - Mch [illegible] Hist to Sen. Capper for
[illegible] Eilee 

1930-Sept 18 - three Hist to Mrs. Emma Sexton Morris 

1932 Jan. 28. Hist to Mrs O. K. Jones [illegible]

1932 Oct 29 Hist to Madeline [illegible]

1933 Jan 6 Hist to Mrs C.M. [illegible] and [illegible] letter hist Henry Trolinger, W [illegible]

1934. Dec. 7. Hist to [illegible]

Rev War
6407
INVALID
6407
Thomas Witten
Ensign Rev War
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Act: June 7th 32
Index: -- Vol. A, Page 408
{Arrangement of 1870.]

1895 Dec 31
Papers ex by J W Witten Esq
Land Office City

June 12 -1900.
Rev. Chas. D. [illegible]

Apr. 11, 1905. His to Mr. Spangler, [illegible]

1909 May 15 His. to Hon. Thos S Martin [illegible]

1910 Dec 9 Hist. to Mrs F. H. Hess [illegible].

1919 Jany. 16. Hist. to Mrs. Claude T.[illegible]

1921, Dec. 19 " " Mrs. J. R. Ball [illegible]

1925 Jan 6. [illegible]

1925 Apr - Hist to Judge Jas W. Witten [illegible]
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Virginia Tazewell County to wit:
On this 19th day of June 1833 personally appeared in open Court
Thomas Witten and in addition to the foregoing declarations, on his oath administered in due form, saith, that his original commission as ensign as mentioned in the foregoing declaration is lost. That the said Commission granted by what was then called a committee of safety & signed by said committee constituted by a convention of 
Delegates for the counties and corporations in the Colony of Virginia, held in Richmond in July 1775. That he first entered the service as a minuteman, provided by an ordinance of said Convention on the 5th day of June 1776. that in that year he continued in active service as an Ensign until about the first of December that
by reason of old age and the consequent
loss of memory he cannot swear positively to the length of his service, but he does know
certainly that he served as an ensign more than six months in each year for seven
years commencing in June 1776. and
for which service he claims a pension sworn to and subscribed in open court this
19th day of June, 1833. 
Thomas Witten

In testimony whereof I John Crockett Clerk of
the County Court of Tazewell have hereunto set my hand and affixed my private seal there
being no seal of office this 19th day of
June 1833
John Crockett

I Joseph Draper late a representative from the
district in Virginia of which Tazewell County is
part, do certify that the foregoing signature of
John Crockett, two as clerk of the County Court of Tazewell and one as the Clerk of the circuit superior Court of Law & Chancery for said County are genuine and that he is clerk of both of said Court and that he has no seal of office June 19th 1833
[illegible] Draper
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On this 24th day of April 1833 personally appeared before the circuit superior Court of Law and Chancery holden in and for
the County of Tazewell in the State of Virginia, in open Court William McGuire a clergyman residing in the said County of Tazewell, and Hezekiah Harmon residing in the same
County, and hereby certify that they are well acquainted with Thomas Witten who has subscribed the declaration hereto appended, that they believe him to be Eighty 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 and subscribed the day and year
aforesaid
William McGuire
Hez Harman

And the said Court does hereby declare his opinion after the investigation of the matter, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states, and the Court further certifies, that it appears that William McGuire who was signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman resident in
Tazewell County aforesaid, and that Hezekiah Harman who has also signed the same is a resident in the same county is a credible person, and that their statements are entitled to credit.

I John Crockett Clerk of the Circuit Superior Court of Law and Chancery for Tazewell County, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said
Court in the matter of the application of Thomas Witten for a pension.

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
hand and affixed my private seal, there being
seal of belonging to my office, this 25th day of April 1833

John Crockett Clerk of the Circuit Superior Court of Law & Chancery for Tazewell County
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[post card]

Princeton, W. Va. [date illegible]

Bureau of Pensions,
Department of the Interior,
Washington D. C.
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Please send me copy of the Revolutionary War pension of-
THOMAS WITTEN, born 1756 Maryland, died
Oct. 6, 1844 Tazewell Co. Va., married Eleanor Cecil, and served as Indian fighter and ensign in company from Montgomery Co., Va., that protected the border from savage invasions while the Revolution was in progress. In recognition of his services he was granted a pension of $24 a month by the U.S. Government
, which he received until his death.

This record is to be used to join D.A.R.
Thanking you,
Mrs. J. K. Ball,
Princeton, Mercer Co., West Va.
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[Postcard]

Sweetwater Tenn Jan 13

Veterans Administration
Bureau of Pensions
Wasington, D.C.
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Will you please send me any information
you have concerning Thomas Witten who
maintained a fort at Crabb Orchard Virgina before & during Revolutionary War.

Also concerning James Patterson who was
Quater master and fed Greens Army through the North Carolina Campaign during Revolutionary war.
(Mrs. O. L.) Byrd B. Jones
Sweetwater, Tenn.
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Dec 31- 1895 
Ms Wooton directed that Mr Witten be granted the privilege of examining the papers in this case
Shapleigh
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REVOLUTIONARY SERVICE.
O. W. & N. Div.

MEMORANDA.

Please supply as much as possible of the data called for below.

Full name of soldier:
Thomas Witten

Place of residence before service:
(Town, county, and State, if possible.)
Tazewell Co Va.

Place of residence after service:
(Town, county, and State, if possible.)
Same

Date of death (as near as possible): [blank]

Christian name of widow: [blank]

Did either he or his widow receive a pension?
He did

Remarks: [blank]

Your name and address:
J. W. Witten
Genl Land Office
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Wytheville, Va.
Nov. 20, 1934

Commissioner of Pensions
Wasington, D. C.

Dear Sir

Please send me a copy of Revolutionay Was Pension Claim, S.6407, and any information you
have concerning Thomas Witten Junior of
Tazewell County, Virginia

With deepest appreciation,
Corinne Sexton Allison
Box 13
Wytheville, Va.
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William Templeton Norris
Salem, Virginia
P.O. Box 488

September 17th 1930

Commissioner of Pennon
Washington, D. C.

Dear Sir-
I am very anxious to secure, if possible three (3) copies of the pension of $24 a month granted by the U. S. government to one Thomas Witten, Junior (1756-1844), who served as Ensign of Militia curing the Revolutionary War from Montgomery Va. or any other information
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William Templeton Norris
Salem, Virginia

pertaining to same.
Send your reply to me at Salem, Va. P.O. Box 488.

Thanking you for your kind cooperation.
Very truly,

Mrs. Emma Sexton Norris.
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[stamp] U. S. Pension Office Jan 9 1919

323 East Calhoun Street
Chillicothe, Missouri
Jan 6th 1919

Commissioner of Pensions
Washington, D.C.

Sir:
Will you kindly send me the certified copies of Thomas Witten's pension papers. He was residing in Tazewell County Virginia at the time he was pensioned - the time pension was granted was, I believe, in 1832 - for his
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services as a Revolutionary soldier. I shall greatly appreciate this information - as I want to
establish proof of his service as a Revolutionary soldier-

Very truly yours
Mrs. Claude T. Botsford
323 East Calhoun Street
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WAR DEPARTMENT
OFFICE OF THE QUARTERMASTER GENERAL
WASHINGTON
IN REPLY REFER TO QM 293 A-C
Witten, Thomas.

The Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:
WASHINGTON
January 2, 1925
In order that a headstone may be provided for the grave of the decedent appearing below. The Quartermaster General requests that the correct military service and the spelling of the name be supplied this office from the records
of the Pension Bureau:

Thomas Witten, Jr., Ensign & Ind. Spy,
Served under Capt. Thomas Mastin, Va.
Served under Col. William Preston, Va.
Revolutionary War.
Died: Oct. 6, 1841.
was allowed pension Oct. 15, 1832.

Very truly yours,

R. P. HARBOLD,
Major, Q.M.C.,
Assistant.

[stamp] U. S. Pension Office Jan 8 1925
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Department of the Interior,

BUREAU OF PENSIONS
Orig.
Cert.
Claimant
Soldier Thomas Witten
Service Revolution war

INFORMATION DESIRED.
Tazewell Co. Va.
name of Colonel and
Capt of his organization
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Judge Jas. W. Witten
The "Alabama"
Washington D.C

Wants history of Rev. War pension claim S.6407
Thomas Witten
To be sent through Mr. Austen's desk

Deputy Commissioner's Room
Request. Apr. 9-1925.
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United States Senate
Washington, D.C., March 10, 1926

Respectfully referred to
The Hon. Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.
Respectfully,

Arthur [illegible]

[Stamp]
U. S. Pension Office L Mar 11 1926
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Topeka, Kansas Mch 8th 1926
1518 Grove St.

Pension Dept
Washington D C

Dear Sir;--

Through the kindness of our Senator Capper I am passing through his office, seeking the following official information.

Thomas Witten of Tazewell Co Va was in the Rev war, not as a regular soldier and on the rolls of the army, but yet in an authorized and official capacity, as connected with the western force to fight the Indians, and protect the Va frontier. I have read concerning this record in which it is stated that he served as an Ensign or Second Lieut-in Capt Martin's Co. Then when the Government pensioned these old soldiers about 1835 or so, he was placed
on the pension rolls.

Now with this fragmentary information please give us a full account of his record -- such as the companies he served in -- and as many dates as are given -- the date of his pension -- the amount -- and as we understand it
there was an affidavit made, and not only by him, but by others that he did serve his country thus.  We would so much appreciate a copy of these affidavits as this is for family history to be recorded.

Thanking you we are
Resp,
Homer Eiler

Return in 10 days to Homer Eiler Topeka, Kans. 1518 Grove St.

[stamp]
U. S. Pension Office L Mar 11 1926
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Humboldt, Kansas
October 11, 1932
U.S. Commissioner of Pensions
Washington, D.C

Dear Sir:

Do you find in the list of pensioners one Thomas Witten, a veteran of the American Revolution?

If you find record of same will you please send me official statement? Including his address?

This service will be very much appreciated

Thanking you in advance I am yours very
truly

Madeline Works
Humboldt, Kansas

[stamp]
Received Oct 13 1932
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496 West 133rd St
New York City
Dec. 4th, 1910

Chief of Record Division
Bureau of Pensions Dept of Interior
Washington D.C.

Sir:-

Kindly send me records of the following as
they belong to my family. and obliged-- yours Respectfully-
(Mrs.) J.H. Hess
496 West 133rd SN, Y. City

Revolutionary Soldiers
Va. Pension Roll. Senate Doc. 1st Sess. 23rd Congress 1833 -34 (Vol 3) page 159, Jacob Crabtree, 75 yrs Lee Co. Virginia
Ref. 2420

Same gook, p. 212
William Price Lieut
Oct 18 1828-
 died 27 June 1830
[illegible] See letter attached to [illegible]

Census of 1840 - Pensioners - Daniel Price, aged 77 -
Russell Co. Va S14227

Thomas Witten, Ensign, under Capt Thos. Mastin and General William Preston- Probably from Tazewell Co. Va.
States in 1840 Edition
Probably pom Tazewell Co, Va. he is 88 yrs and lives with James W. Witten S6407
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Hon. Vespasian Warner,
Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.

My dear Sir:
Enclosed please find a letter addressed to you
which was enclosed in a letter to me from Rev. Charles D. Bulla, Alexandria, Va., asking for such information as may be found in the files of your Bureau concerning the services of Thomas
Witten, a soldier of the Revolution, which information is desired by Mr. Bulla in connection with the application of his daughter, Miss Ruth Bulla, for membership in the national society
of the Daughters of the American Revolution.

Mr. Bulla is personally well known to me, and I will be obliged if you will cause to be sent him as full information in this connection as is consistent with the rules of your Bureau, and advise me of your action in the matter.

Yours very truly,
Thomas S Martin
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January 6, 1933
BA-J/AWF
XXXXXXXXXXXXX
Henry Trollinger-4087
Thomas Witten-S.6407

Mrs. C. M. Anderson
McPherson, Box 632
Kansas

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War records of Adam Trollinger, Jacob Henry Trollinger and Thomas Witten.

Revolutionary War data furnished by this
office are obtained from claims made to the United States for pension and bounty land based upon the military service of soldiers in that war.

A search of the records fails to show such
claims on file on account of the services of either Adam Trollinger or Jacob Trolinger, under any spelling of that surname.
You are furnished herewith the records of Henry Trollinger and Thomas Witten.

Henry Troliger-"4087

The data which follow were obtained from the
papers on file in pension claim, W. 4087, based upon the Revolutionary War service of Henry Trollinger, the name also appears, Trollinger.

He was the son of Henry Jacob Trollinger and his wife, Barbara, and was born March 10, 1762 (as appears on the family record) or March 2, 1763 (as stated by the soldier), in Orange County, North Carolina.

Henry Trollinger stated that he was of German
parentage, and that the name was pronounced "Drol-
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2-
linger".

Henry Trolinger moved with his father to 
Montgomery County, Virginia, where he was engaged under his father, in the manufacture of gun powder until in the summer of 1779, when he was drafted in the Virginia Militia and served three months in Captain Abraham Trigg's company, Colonel Campbell's regiment;
he enlisted in April, 1780 and served three months in Captain George Parriss' company; and a little later enlisted and served three months in Captain Abraham Trigg's company, and was in the engagement near the Yadkin River on the Shallow Ford Road.

In the spring of 1783, he returned to Orange
County, North Carolina, where he was living when allowed pension on his application executed September 14, 1832.

The soldier, Henry Trollinger, married in March,
1789 in Orange County, North Carolina, Mary Thomas, the daughter of Griffith Thomas. She was born May 25, 1770, place not stated, nor is the name of her mother given.

Henry Troliner died February 29, 1844.

His widow, Mary, was allowed pension on her
application executed August 20, 1847, at which time she was living in Orange County, North Carolina.

It is not stated that they had children.

One, John Trollinger was a Justice of the Peace
in 1847 in Orange County, North Carolina, no relationship stated.

Thomas Witten-S.6407

The data which follow were obtained from the
papers on file in pension claim, S. 6407, based upon the Revolutionary War service of Thomas Witten.

He was born in January, 1753, place not stated,
and the names of his parents are not given.

While residing in Tazewell County, Virginia,
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3-
Thomas Witten was appointed June 5, 1776, ensign and served in Captain Thomas Mastin's company, Colonel William Preston's Virginia regiment, six months each year for seven years, guarding the frontier, during which time he was in several skirmishes with the Indians.

He was allowed pension on his application
executed October 15, 1832, then a resident of Tazewell County, Virginia.

He died October 6, 1841.

There are no data in this claim relative to
his family.

Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator
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October 29, 1932
XXXXXXXXXXXXXX
BA-J/AWF
Thomas Witten
S. 6407

Madeline Works
Humboldt
Kansas

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you
request information in regard to Thomas Witten, a soldier of the War of the Revolution.

The data furnished herein were obtained from
the papers on file in pension claim, S.6407, based upon the Revolutionary War service of Thomas Witten.

He was born in January, 1753, place not stated
and the names of his parents are not given.

While residing in Tazewell County, Virginia, he
was appointed June 5, 1776, ensign and served in Captain Thomas Mastin's company, Colonel William Preston's Virginia regiment, six months each year for seven years, guarding the frontier and was in several skirmishes with the Indians.

He was allowed pension on his application executed October 15, 1832, then a resident of Tazewell County, Virginia.

He died October 6, 1841.

There are no data relative to family.

Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator
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January 28, 1932
BA-J/AWF

Mrs. O. K. Jones
Sweetwater
Tennessee.

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter relative to
Thomas Witten, a soldier of the Revolutionary War.

The data furnished herein are obtained from
the papers on file in pension claim S. 6407, based upon the military service in the Revolutionary War of Thomas Witten.

He was born in January, 1753, place not stated.

He entered the service, June 5, 1776, while residing in Tazewell County, Virginia, and was an ensign in Captain Thomas Mastin's company in Colonel William Preston's Virginia regiment, six months each year including
1782, guarding the frontier of Virginia and was in several skirmishes with the Indians.

He was allowed pension on his application executed, October 15, 1832, then a resident of Tazewell County, Virginia.

He died October 6, 1841.

There are no data relative to family.

Very truly yours

A. D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator
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Rev. & 1812
Wars Section
AWF/ILL

September 18, 1930.

Mrs. Emma Sexton Morris
P. O. Box 498
Salem, Virginia.

Dear Madam:

You are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 6407, that Thomas Witten was born in January, 1753, place not stated.

While residing in Tazewell County, Virginia, he entered Colonel William Preston's Virginia Regiment, and served six months in each year, including 1782, guarding the frontier of Virginia, and was in several skirmishes with the Indians.

He was allowed pension on his application executed October 18, 1832, while a resident of Tazewell County, Virginia.

He died October 6, 1841.

There are no data on file relative to his family.

Very truly yours,

E. W. MORGAN,
Acting Commissioner

3 copies
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Rev. & 1812 Wars Section.

Jan. 6, 1925.

R. P. Harbold, Major, O. M. C.
Office of Quartermaster General.
Washington, D. C.

I have to advise you that from the papers in the
pension claim, Ctf. No. 16245, it appears that Thomas Witten was born in Jan. 1753, served from June 5, 1776, for six months each year up to 1782, as Ensign and indian Spy in Capt. Thomas Mastin's Company, Col. William Preston's Virginia Regiment. He died Oct. 6, 1841.

Respectfully,
Hays Haymaker
Acting Commissioner.
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Rev. and 1812 War Section.


March 11, 1936.
Senator Arthur Capper,
United States Senate.

My dear Senator:

In response to your personal request of the
tenth instant, with inquiry from Mr. Homer Eiler, 1518 Grove Street, Topeka, Kansas; I have the honor to advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 6407, it appears that Thomas Witten was born in January 1753, place not stated.

While residing in Tazewell County, Virginia,
he entered the service June 5, 1776 as ensign in Captain Thomas Mastin's Company, Colonel William Preston's Virginia Regiment, and served six months in each year, including 1782, guarding the frontier of Virginia, and was in several skirmishes with the Indians.

He was allowed pension, at the rate of $240
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per annum, on his application executed October 15, 1832, while a resident of Tazewell County, Virginia.

He died October 6, 1841. There is no data on
file as to his family, either in his application for
pension, or in the affidavits of persons, who testifiedto his service.

Very truly yours,
WINFIELD SCOTT
Commissioner.
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April 9, 1925.

Judge James W. Witten
The Alabama
Washington, D. C.

Sir:
I have to advise you that from the papers in
the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 6407, it
appears that Thomas Witten was born in January
1753, place not stated.

While residing in Tazewell County, Virginia,
he entered the service June 5, 1778 as Ensign in
Captain Thomas Martin's Company, Colonel William Preston's Virginia Regiment and served six months in every year, including 1782, guarding the frontier of Virginia, he was in several skirmisheswith the Indians,

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

He died October 6, 1841. There is no data on
file as to his family.

Respectfully,

Commissioner.

Date of death from G B
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RECORDS SECTION.
3 -- 525

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., Dec. 17, 1921
In reply to your request of ------
received ----- for a statement of the military history of Thos Witten a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his [marked through] (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
DATES OF
ENLISTMENT OR
APPOINTMENT.
June 5, 1776

LENGTH OF
SERVICE.
and served 6 mos each year to and including 1782

RANK.
Ensign and Indian Spy

OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN.
Thos. Mastin

COLONEL.
Wm Preston

STATE.
Va

Battles engaged in, skirmishes

Residence at date of application, Tazewell Co. Va

Date of application for pension, Oct 15. 1832.

Residence at date of application, Tazewell Co.
Va.

Age at date of application, b. Jan. 1753

Remarks: No fam. data
[illegible] Oct 6 1841 added by AWF Apr 9-'25

Respectfully,
Commissioner.