Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 21307, William Humphreys, Va.
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S-1776

Service
Va.

Humphreys, William 

Number
S.21307

Born in Ireland
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27.655
East - Tennessee
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William Humphreys
[illegible] [handwritten] Munsoe, E [end handwritten] in the State of [handwritten] E TEnn [end handwritten] who was a [handwritten] [illegible] [end handwritten] in the [handwritten] Company [end handwritten] commanded by Captain [handwritten] Montgomery [end handwritten] of the [handwritten] Reg[illegible] [end handwritten] commanded by [handwritten] Col Campbell [end handwritten] on the [illegible] for [handwritten] 8 Mo pr $26.66 [end handwritten
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Inscribed on the Roll of [handwritten] E. Tenn [end handwritten]
at the rate of [handwritten] 26 [end handwritten] Dollars [handwritten] 66 [end handwritten] Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
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Certificate of Pension issued the [handwritten] 6th [end handwritten] day of [handwritten] October [end handwritten] and [handwritten] Sent to 34 W. S. Callaway Madisonville, TE [end handwritten]
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Arrears to the 4th of [handwritten] [illegible] 34 93.33 [end handwritten]
Semi-anl. allowance ending [handwritten] 4 Mch '35 [situated under 93.33] 13.33 [two short vertical lines directly under 13.33]
$106.66 [end handwritten] [two short vertical lines directly under the 06.66]
{Revoluationary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by [handwritten] J. T. Sp [illegible] [end handwritten] Clerk,
[illegible] [handwritten] 6 [end handwritten] Vol. [handwritten] 7 [end handwritten] Page [handwritten] 65 [end handwritten]
[handwritten] Death not on G.B. ILL}
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[diagonal handwritten upper left corner] Revolution [end diagonal handwritten upper left corner] [handwritten] 21307 [end handwritten]
INVALID.
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File No. [handwritten] 21,307 [printed dotted underline] 
William Humphrey [printed dotted underline]
Prs Rev War [printed dotted underline] [end handwritten]
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Act : [handwritten] June 7 [illegible] 32" [printed dotted underline][end handwritten]
Index :[long dash]Vol. [handwritten] 2 [printed dotted underline][end handwritten], Page [handwritten] 195 [printed dotted underline][end handwritten]
[ Arrangement of 1870 ]

[handwritten]1934 - April 2 . Hist. to  Mr. J.E.
Blanton - ILL [end handwritten]
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[handwritten] State of Tennessee Monroe County [decorative flourish for separation] County Court - J. S. Sept 1834 .
On this 17th day of September personally appeared in open court before the justices of the county court for said county now sitting, William Humphreys, [name underlined] a resident of said county of Monroe, aged about 89 years, [age underlined] who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the Act of Congress, paped June 7th, 183[illegible]. That he was born in Ireland [place underlined] the year [year underlined] he can - not exactly, having no record [no record underlined] of his age. He was living in what is now Washington County [illegible] when called into service; where he lived five or six years after the revolution, then moved into Washington County (as it is now) Tennessee, where he lived tile about 15years ago since where he has lived in Blount County and the said Monroe (which are adjoining,) with his children, who live in the said counties, having no settled home other than said residence among his children, being sometimes in the one county and some times in the other. He was drafted each term of service, as a private of millitia - [illegible] so well as he can tell, the year 1778, he was drafted for a term of 3 months in the company of capt - James Montgomery, under Col. Arthur Campbell, and marched on down through the county (Crossing French broad river) down to the Tennessee River, and to the boundary of what is now said County of Monroe. This expedition was against the Cherokee Indians. Nothing occurred of importance this campaing, except that Capt Elliot was killed in going from Chota town to Tellico Town. He was in service this campaign so well as he can remember two months [two month underlined]. He was discharged; but whether in writing or not he disremembers. He went on horse back this town. The same year or in 1779 he was drafter again for 3 months [3 months underlined] undere the same Col: and in the same company, but under a new Captain whose name he forgets. They marched up to the head of New River against Tories and Indians who were said to be lurking there. they found no [illegible] troops, and nothing of importance. He was discharged by the Col. before the term expired having served, he is convinced, at least one & a half [one & a half is underlined] months. He was in Infantry. 
After being at home a few months, he cannot say exactly how many, he was drafted again.
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for a term of three months in the same company under Capt. Edminston, under Col. - Shelby. This town they marched on down to Chickamauga on the Tennessee River, against the Indians. This was a campaign of great severity as they went down in [illegible] and suffered greatly for something to eat - having nothing but trifle of meal for 15 days. They did nothing this campaign but kill a few Indians, scatter them, [illegible] their houses corn [illegible]. There was a [illegible] made of some property taken from the Indians & applicant bought a pone which he rode home. He survived this campaign at least 2 1/2 months [2 1/2 months is underlined]. If he received any written discharges in the two last campaigns he forgets it. All he thought of was getting released, and how the Col. did it he forgits. In the fall of 1780, he was drafted for 3 months under Capt. James Montgomery, under Col. William Campbell to go the South against the British and [illegible]. After marching on a greater part of the way to Kings Mountain applicant with perhaps 9 others was ordered to go and watch a gap in the mountains to prevent [illegible] and English from coming in upon the settlement while the men were all gone. There they stayed till the troops went on and were at the battle on Kings Mountain, and he saw Col. Campbell no more that campaign. The company was soon discharged, after the battle; but applicant did not get a written discharge as he knows he had no chance. This was in service this campaign, so will as an impaired memory inable him to state, not lip than two months [two months is underlined]. In all 8 months [8 months is underlined] - and each time in millitia - a private of infantry except that the first campaign he went on horseback - and lost a fine horse from eating cane after being full of corn. 
He has no documentary evidence and knows of no one who can testify to his service. He [illegible] is every claim whatever to a pension or necessity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension role of the agency of any state. 
The following persons his neighbors can testify to his character for necessity and their belief is
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his service as a Revolutionary soldier, viz - Saml Black
[illegible] Esq Nathl McGill & Geo W Anderson . He went
each term of service from the same neighborhood - 
Washington County Va.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Wm. S Callaway clk
William Humphreys [his mark X] X
 Mr Allen H Matthis a clergyman residing in the said 
county of Monroe and John A. Aiken residing in the adjoining 
County, Blount, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with
William Humphreys who had subscribed and sworn to the
foregoing Declaration, that we believe him to be of the age
he has stated; the said Matthis  states that has always
understood applicant to be a revolutionary soldier in the 
County of Washington where he knew him many years, and
that such in his opinion, and the opinion so far as he has
heard it [illegible] of his neighbors. The said Aiken states 
that he has known applicant for twenty years; that he 
believes him to be a man of good character. & 
he has full faith in his statement.  He does remember
having heard of his revolutionary service, but has not been
so much acquainted with applicant since the passage of
the pension law as formerly.
Sworn & subscribed in open court the date first written 
Wm S Callaway clerk
[Additional signatures] Allen H Mathis John A. Aiken

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after putting 
the interrogations prescribed by the War Department, and 
investigating the matter, that the above named applicant 
was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states. The Court further 
certifies that Rev. Allen H. Matthis who has signed the preceding 
certificate is a clergyman resident in said County, and that John A. Aiken
who has all signed the same is Attorney Genl. for the State
that both are credible persons and their statements entitles to file credit.
Hiram K Teich
James Montgomery 
William Upton
[next to 3 signatures written vertically] Justices
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I W. S. Callaway  Clerk of the County court for 
said county do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the
original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application 
of William Humphreys for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & private 
seal having now affixed this 17th day of September 1834.
[illegible initials] Wm S Callaway clerk
I Luke Lea a member of Congress from the state of Tennessee
do certify that the above is a genuine signature of Wm S Callaway 
Clerk of said Court; Sept 17th 1834
Luke Lea
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32056
Wm Humphreys
Tennessee
f__________1778 per [illegible] ams
$ 26.66/100
W. S. Callaway
Madisonville Tennessee
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March 23. 1934.
Please furnish copy of data from Revolutionary War pension claim
of William Humphreys, S. 21307, and send to address below.
Very truly yours,
T. E. Blanton
201 N. Cary St
Baltimore Md
(Visitor)
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April 2, 1934.

BA-J/ILL
William Humphreys
S. 21367

Mr. T.E. Blanton
201 North Carey Street
Baltimore, Maryland.

Dear Sir:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of William Humphreys, S. 21307. His record is given herein as shown in the papers on file in his claim for pension, based upon his service in that war.

William Humphreys was born in Ireland, the date and names of his parents not given. 

While residing in that part of Virginia which was later Washington County, Virginia, he enlisted in 1778 or 1779 and served on various tours until the fall of 1780, amounting in all to eight months, as private in the Virginia troops under Captains James Montgomery and Edmiston, Colonels Shelby and William Campbell; during this period of service, he was engaged against the Indians, suffering many hardships, and guarded a mountain pass at the time of the Battle of Kings Mountain. 

(Hand-written) I did not use Col. Arthur Campbell as he was not VA & James Montgomery not VA

After the Revolutionary War, the soldier resided for five or six years in Washington County, Virginia, then moved to the section which later was Washington County, Tennessee, and remained until about 1819, after which he resided in Blount and Monroe Counties, Tennessee.

He allowed pension on his application executed September 17, 1834, at which time he was aged eighty-nine years. He was residing then in Monroe County, Tennessee, and stated that he had no settled home, but lived "among his children", sometimes Blount County, and sometimes in Monroe County, Tennessee. He did not give the names of
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his children, nor the name of his wife.

In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, name of person paid, and, possibly, the date of death of the soldier, William Humphreys, you should apply to The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, citing the following:

William Humphreys
Certificate #27655
Issued October 6, 1834
Rate of $26.66 per annum
Commenced March 4, 1831
Act of June 7, 1832
Tennessee Agency.

Calloway-
Wilsonville, Monroe Co.

Very Truly Yours,

A.D. Hiller,
Assistant to Administrator.