Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 21,335, for William King, North Carolina
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(3-1776)

SERVICE                                                    NUMBER
N. C.                          King, William      S. 21335

carded
CONTETNS
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[printed and handwritten]

27.588
Jonesboro Agency
William King
of Sullivan Co. in the State of Tenn
who was a [illegible]
in the Company commanded
by Captain Shelby of the Regt commanded
by Col Tayler in the No Carolina
line for
[illegible] $23.33
Inscribed on the Roll of Jonesboro Ay
at the rate of 33 Dollars 33 Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 1st
day of September
'34 Hon J. Blair, Jonesboro Tenn

Arrears to the 4th of Mch 34 70.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept. 11.66
$81.66
{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by J. T. Sprague Clerk
Book C, Vol. 7 Page 151

See letter to Saml Rhea Dec. 21 1836
see letter to Saml Rhea Mar 24, 1837
" Pen. Agt. Mar. 24,1837

death not on A. B
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[handwritten]

Original Declaration
31.806
of William King
for pensioin
Tennessee
from 1776 pr yr
$23.33/100
can only allow for 7 mo
Sent by Jno Blair
for Jonesborough agency
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State of Tennessee
Sullivan County
August Session 1834
On this 20th day of August 1834 before the Justices of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions in and for the county & State aforesaid appeared William King a resident of said County aged eighty two years  [illegible] according to the family record of his age which is now in his possession and being desiress of availing himself of the benefits of the act of Congress passed the 7th day of June 1832 made & subscribed his oath the following declaration  to wit that he was born in Chester county State of Pennsylvania on the 1st August 1752 according to the aforesaid records of ages that he entered the service of the Country at the times & periods & under the officers herein after mentioned. To wit that in the year 1774 in the month of October he removed from Lancaster County Penna to which County he had removed) to the western part of the State of North Carolina, now Tennessee in the year 1774 and settled on the borders of the Cherokee Nation of Indians and upon the breaking out of the Revolutionary war
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War, the said Indians  leagued themselves with the British  & killed [illegible] plundered & [ illegible] and also upon the privateer and [illegible] , to [illegible] which  frequent calls were made for the Militia to go out against the said Indians, the first general call in which declarant was engaged was in the year 1776 on the expedition against the Cherokees at Long Island, when he volunteered as a militia man in the last of the month of June or July under  Captn James Shelby and rendezvous at the mouth of Wataga and marched to Eatons Fort & thence to the Long Island where under  Col Christy was fought the memorable battle of the Long Island, after which he was returned to this fort at Abingdon and continued until the month of November when he was discharged verbally and returned home as aforesaid in the first week of November being in service from 1st July until 1st of November. In the same year he was employed by General Russell had at that time the  command of the Militia with others to go out as a spy & performed the services as a spy in the pursuit of a body of Cherokee Indians, who has come in  & killed some of the inhabitants  in the vicinity of Blacks fort, which service  he performed  but the length of time he cannot now posatively state, nor has he  any circumstances to bring it to his recollection
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that after in out in short & irregular tours of
which he can give no specific detail he again
volunteered on the tenth (if his memory does
not fail him) of October 1781 to go on an
expedition against the Cherokees, the time is
brought to his recollection from the Kings mountain
battle which occurred when he was on to 
Pennsylvania to remove his father to the Western 
settlements and some three or four days after which
he volunteered under Capt Andrew Cowan to
go on an expedition to the Cherokee Nation
under Col Taylor, and rendezvoused on big creek
Hawkins County and marched to the heart of the Nation
and burned several towns killed several Indians and
drove them back to the Coosa and after quieting
the Indians returned home and received from his
said Captain a verbal discharge, being on said
expedition from the tenth of October until the
middle of January being four months, and some
days that he as before stated served at other
& different times most of the war but was not 
regularly offered & called except the three tours
before named which was at least nine months
close & active service and for which he claims
a pension. He hereby relinquishes every claim
whatever to a pension except the present and
declares that his name is not on the pension
of the agency of any state that he has no
documentary or other evidence of his said
services, tho [sic] diligent search has been made
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[handwritten]

except that hereto annexed of Col William Snodgrass
& Captain Hensly who are known to him
& he to them & are knowing to his being in
this country during the troubles & heard of
his servitude; that there is no minister of the
gospel in his vicinity by whom he can
establish the facts required by the War Department
Sworn to & subscribed
August 1834 in open court this 20th August 1834
Sullivan County G W Netherland Clk
William King [signature]

We William Snodgrass & Samuel Hensly [illegible lined out]
of K County aforesaid & State of Tennessee
do certify that we are well acquainted with
William King the declarant in the foregoing
declaration that we believe him to
be Eighty two years of age & that it is reputed
& believed that he served in the Revolutionary
war. Samuel Hensly further states that he
knew William King the declarant during the
Revolutionary war resided within seventeen
miles of him & tho [sic] not out in either of the towns
in which he served, yet he heard at the time of
said King being out in service on several
campaigns & knows him to be the same man
having resided in his vicinity ever since
the war sworn to & subscribed in open Court
August 20th 1834
G W Netherland Clk
William Snodgrass [signature]
Samuel Hensley [signature]
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And the said Court do declare it as their
opinion that the said William King is 
eighty two years of age & after propending the
interrogatories prescribed by the war
Department & after investigating the matter 
that the said William was a Revolutionary
soldier and served as stated We further
certify that E K Delany & Samuel Hensly are persons
known to us & of said [blank]
& they and each of them are reputable
given under our hands & seals this 
20th August 1834
Wm Hanly seal
James Gregg seal
Samuel Latture seal

State of Tennessee}
Sullivan County}
I George W Netherland Clk 
of the Court of Pleas & for said County do
certify that the foregoing contains
original proceedings in the matter of
the application of William King for a pension
Given under my hand & seal of office at office
this 20th August 1834
G W Netherland Clerk
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the within claim was made out by me
& is in the form in which it was perfected
in Court.
The party and witnesses are known
to me & are reputable
J Blair
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March 9, 1939
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
BA-J/MCS
William King, S.21335

Mrs. H. E. Montague
619 Rock Street
Little Rock, Arkansas

Dear Madam:

The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in the
pension claim, S.21335, based on the military service of William King.
He was born August 1, 1752, in Chester County, Pennsylvania. The
names of his parents are not given.
In October, 1774, he moved from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, to
the western part of North Carolina which was later Tennessee.
William King enlisted about July 1, 1776, served until November 1,
1778, as private in Captain James Shelby's company in Colonel Christy's
North Carolina regiment and went on the expedition against the Cherokee
Indians at "Long Island." He enlisted again in 1776 and served as a
spy under General Russell in pursuit of the Cherokee Indians, length of
this enlistment not given. He went to Pennsylvania to move his father to
the "Western Settlements" about the time of the battle of King's Mountain
and some three or four days after said battle, making it about October 10,
1780, he enlisted and served until the middle of January, 1781, as private
with the North Carolina troops under Captain Andrew Cowan and Colonel Taylor.
William King was allowed pension on his application executed August 20, 1834, at which time he was a resident of Sullivan County, Tennessee.
There are no data relative to the family of William King.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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Know John W Gaines paid Mr Burrows
in said DW for
three copies on
Mar 20, 1916 &
received said
copies in person
on that day
AW
see receipt for
payment
James Ware
N.C. & S.C.
87816
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[printed form with handwriting]

Date Mar 20 1916
Name Wm King No. S21335
NC RW
Photographic copies wanted of 1
pieces, consisting of 4 pages
Remarks [blank]
Exr. A E Wilson Chief Rev War [?]
APPROVED
Serial No 1393
Chief, Law Division. over
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21335
INVALID.
Revolution
File No. 21, 335
William King
Pri Rev War
Act: June 7" 32"
Index: -- Vol. 2, Page 221
[Arrangement of 1870.]

1916 Oct. 18 Hist to Hon. J.W. Gaines
1918 Feby 27 Hist to Miss Ivy Hill
1919 Sept. 2 Miss Pauline Hill
told how to apply to Aud.
Interior Dept. for death etc.
1926 Dec 16 hist to 
Mrs W. P. Bowdry N.C.S.
1927 War 22 Aust. to 
Mrs Faith Whitaker
[?] N.C.S.
1929, Sept. 27 hist to Mrs William Harrison N.C.S.
1937 Jan 5 hist to Mrs. Robt. P. Carmack N.C.S.
1937 Feb 12 hist to memorial branch
everything returned 
1939 Mar 9 hist to Mrs H. E. Montague N.C.S.
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Blountville Dec 13,1836
To J. L. Edwards
D Sir
From your late instructions
I presume that it is required
where a Pensioner does not draw his
pension
during a year and proves
his identity, that the papers be sent
to the Dept. Agreeably thereto. I send
you the enclosed which you will please
examine &c
This claim you rejected
and return to Mr Blair a year
ago. I then made out the papers
again last summer and sent
them to him-- he rejected them-- I then
made them out and sent them
to the
Pensioner to have paid - they were
wrong filled up-- The fourth time I
hope will pass -
There is a good deal of diffrently [sic]
attending many claims in consignner [sic]
of the old man being so infirm that they cannot get to a
person who knows how to fill up
the papers
Yr Obt Servt
Saml Rhea
N.B. Mr Blair insists that a witness to the Affadavit
of the pensioner is necessary. I have
thought not
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Blountville Feby 6 1837
Hon J. L. Edwards

I again send to you W
Kings Pension papers for your approval
or disapproval ~ I hope this will
now do ~
Yr Obt Servt
Saml Rhea
Please send me a copy
of yr instructions to Mr Blair
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[ink stamp]
RECEIVED
DEC 28 1936
MAIL SUB-DIV
VETS ADM READER #26

MRS. ROBERT PHILIP CARMACK
GRASSLANDS
BRISTOL, TENNESSEE
R. F. D. 3

Dec 23, '36.
Veterans Administration
Washington D. C.
Sir,
Please send me the
War
(Revolutionary) of
Wm King who was born
in Middleton Lancaster Co Penn
on Aug 1_1752
He emigrated
to Sullivan Co
Tenn about 1773, it
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was from here he entered the Rev. Army
He died in Sullivan Co and is buried near his home -
It is thought that Wm King enlisted and
served with his brother in law John Sharp
at Battle of Kings Mt
I send you this data in
order that this Wm King
may not be confused with
another Wm King 
Mrs. R. P. Carmack
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Tulsa Okla
July 5th
Com of Pensions Washington D.C.
Will you please inform me if there
is on your records information
relative to the following-
Nancy Rutledge Cowan, wife
of Robert Cowan "a soldier of
the Rev. War,
Widow of "Wm. King" I do not
know her name
The "Wm. King" named lived
near where Bristol now stands
He died in 1840 age 88 yrs
always understood to be a
Rev. Soldier, think an officer -
said to have been with Jackson at
in New Orlens [sic] - was with him also
at battle of Horseshoe Bend Mch. 27 - 1814 Creeks
Thanking you for any information
you can give me
I am yours sincerely
1840
88
52
Mrs. Wm. Harrison
147 so. Newport
Tulsa Okla
[ink stamp] U.S. PENSION OFFICE
JUL 8 1929
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Tulsa Okla
July 5th 1929
Registrar General
D.A.R. Memorial Contenentall [sic]
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Danville, Iowa,
January 31, 1927.
[ink stamp] U.S. PENSION OFFICE
FEB 2 1927
Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.

Have you military record, in Revolutionary War, of John Sharp, John Laughlin or Wm. King?
About 1773 they emigrated from Lancaster Co. Penna, to the boundary line between Virginia
and Tennessee. They often spoke of Logan Co. and Washington Co. Tennessee and did much of
their trading at Abingdon Virginia.
John Sharp married Elizabeth Laughlin, Wm. King married Elizabeth Sharp and one of their
daughters married the youngest son of John Laughlin. I do not know the name of John Laughlin's
wife. His daughters married Price, Sharp, Singleton and Isaac King, a son of Wm. and Elizabeth King.
We thought that John Laughlin and John Sharp were among the frontiersman that conquered
the British forces under Maj. Ferguson at King's Mt. in 1781.
I have the record of John Laughlin's son, Alexander Laughlin, born 1781 died 1869. He was
married in 1803 to Lavina King. He served as a private in Capt. Hugh Martin's Company of
Infantry, 2nd Regiment (Lillard's East Tennessee Volunteer Militia, October 12, 1813 to
February 8, 1814. About 1831 they moved to Illinois and in 1841 to Iowa.
I am seeking data for membership in D. A. R. War Department advised me to ask you as they
have record of several men of these names and no data to tell which is the one that I need.
Respectfully yours,
(Mrs) faith Whitaker Stucker
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MRS. W. P. BOWDRY
1804 SIXTH AVENUE
FORT WORTH
TEXAS
Oct. 16, 1926
Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:
Please send me what your records contain
concerning pension granted to
William King
Revolutionary soldier, who served under Shelby
in Tennessee, was at King's Mountain, and was
pensioned in Sullivan Co., Tenn.
Very truly yours,
Clara K. Bowdry
Ft. Worth Chap. D. A. R.
[ink stamp]
U.S. PENSION OFFICE
OCT 19 1926
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Rev Sec
Harriman, Tennessee.
Aug. 28, 1919.
[ink stamp]
U.S. PENSION OFFICE
K AUG 30 1919
Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.

Revolutionary War Section.

Dear Sir: Please furnish me with the date of death,
name of person to whom arrears of pension were paid,
and place where pension was sent, in the case of
William King, Sullivan County, Tennessee.
Thanking you in advance for your prompt attention to this
matter, I am,
Yours very truly,
(Miss) Pauline Hill
PH/K
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Commissioner of Pensions
Rev. War Section
Washington D.C.
Dear Sir -
Will you please send me the following records that your office
contains of: -

Thos. & William King
of Sullivan Co. Penn -
Thanking you in advance, Paul
Yours truly
Miss Ivy Hill
331 Carter St.
Harriman Tenn
Mon. Feb. 18th
his wife Hill
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Rev Sec
[hotel stationary]
HOTEL SAVOY
NASHVILLE, TENN.
Sept 23 /16,
Dr Comr:
"Wm King, a Rev. soldier, as such was a pensioner
in 1840, in Sullivan Co, Tenn (official) & lived with
"Benj H King"
"Thos King," a Rev. sol. & like
pensioner same co. & state,
Please at once send me the record
of Wm & Thomas as such
"survivors, &" include names of all persons named in his
papers. wish to use, if pertinent in a land lawsuit.
They came from Va. or N.C. 
James C (or E) King was also
a Rev. soldier of Va. or N.C.
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in Rev. War, send me like data from his papers if
pensioned, a prompt reply will be
specially appreciated
Yours truly
Jno. W. Gaines
(208½. 5th Av. N.
Nashville Tenn,)
Hon Wm Saltzgaber,
Comer Pensions,
Wash D.C
[ink stamp]
U.S. PENSION OFFICE
D SEP 27 1916
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Rev. War
S. 21,335
Sept. 2, 1919.
Miss Pauline Hill,
Harriman, Tenn.
Madam:
In reply to your letter of the 28"" ultimo, you are
advised that for the date of last payment of pension, name of
person paid and date of death of the Revolutionary War
pensioner William King of Sullivan County, Tennessee, you
should apply to the Auditor for the Interior Department,
Washington, D. C. citing all of the following data; William
King, Certificate 27, 588, issued September 1, 1834, rate
$23.33 per annum, to commence March 4, 1831, Act of June 7,
1832, Jonesboro, Tennessee Agency.
Very respectfully,
EC Freman
Acting Commissioner.
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Rev. & 1812 Wars Section
March 22, 1927
Mrs. Faith Whitaker-Stucker
Denville
Iowa

Madam:
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War
pension claim, S. 21335, it appears that WILLIAM KING was born
August 1, 1752, in Chester County, Pennsylvania.
In October, 1774, he moved from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania,
to the western part of North Carolina which was later Tennessee.
He enlisted about July 1, 1776, and served until November 1,
1776, as a private in Captain James Shelby's Company in Colonel
Christy's North Carolina Regiment; he was in a battle with the
Cherokee Indians. He enlisted again in 1776 and served as a spy under
General Russell in pursuit of the Cherokee Indians. He enlisted about
October 10, 1780, and served until the middle of January, 1781, as a
private with the North Carolina troops under Captain Andrew Cowan and
Colonel Taylor.
He was allowed pension on his application executed August 20,
1834, at which time he was a resident of Sullivan County, Tennessee.
There are no data on file relative to his family.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT
Commissioner
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Rev. & 1812 War Section
December 16, 1926
Mrs. W. P. Bowdry
1804 Sixth Ave.
Fort Worth, Texas

Madam:
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War
pension claim, S. 21335, it appears that WILLIAM KING was born
August 1, 1752, in Chester County, Pennsylvania.
In October, 1774, he moved from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania,
to the western part of North Carolina which was later Tennessee.
He enlisted about July 1, 1776, and served until November 1, 1776,
as a private in Captain James Shelby's Company in Colonel Christy's
North Carolina Regiment; he was in a battle with the Cherokee Indians.
He enlisted again in 1776 and served as a spy under General Russell
in pursuit of the Cherokee Indians. He enlisted about October 10,
1780, and served until the middle of January, 1781, as a private
with the North Carolina troops under Captain Andrew Cowan and Colonel
Taylor.
He was allowed pension on his application executed August 20,
1834, at which time he was a resident of Sullivan County, Tennessee.
There are no data on file relative to wife and children.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT
Commissioner
[margin note]
1780 as he said it was 3 or 4 days after battle Kings Mt.
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Rev and 1812 War Section
MCS/HMM
September 27, 1929.
Mrs. William Harrison
1147 So. Newport
Tulsa
Oklahoma.
Dear Madam:
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension
claim, S. 21335, it appears that William King was born August 1, 1752,
in Chester County, Pennsylvania.
In October, 1774, he moved from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania,
to the western part of North Carolina which was later Tennessee.
He enlisted about July 1, 1776, and served until November 1,
1776, as a private in Captain James Shelby's Company, in Colonel
Christy's North Carolina Regiment; he was in a battle with the
Cherokee Indians. He enlisted again in 1776 and served as a spy under
General Russell in pursuit of the Cherokee Indians. He enlisted about
October 10, 1780 and served until the middle of January, 1781, as a private
with the North Carolina troops under Captain Andrew Cowan and Colonel
Taylor.
He was allowed pension on his application executed August 20,
1834, at which time he was a resident of Sullivan County, Tennessee.
There are no data on file relative to his family.
Very truly yours,
EARL D. CHURCH
Commissioner
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March 9, 1939
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
BA-J/AGIPMLB

Mrs. H. E. Montague
619 Rock Street
Little Rock, Arkansas

Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the
Revolutionary War record of William King who died in Sullivan
County, Tennessee, and the Mexican War record of James Dollar-
hide, of Arkansas.
The Revolutionary War record has been found of one William
King, only, who lived in Sullivan County, Tennessee. His record
is furnished you herewith.
Your letter has been referred to the proper official for
reply in regard to the Mexican War soldier.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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February 12, 1937
BA-J/AWF
The Quartermaster General
Memorial Branch
War Department
Washington, D. C.

Dear Sir:
You will find enclosed herewith Revolutionary
War records of Jacob Boy, pension claim, W. 8146,
William King, pension claim, S. 21335, Henry Hassen-
gill, pension claim, W. 25681, and a report on John
Sharp, soldier of the Revolution.
The application for headstone for each soldier
is attached to the correspondence in regard to him.
You will also find enclosed a letter from Mrs. R. P.
Carmack of Bristol, Tennessee, R. F. D. 3, in which
she gives a description of these soldiers.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
Everything returned
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February 12, 1937
William King
S. 21335
BA-J/AWF
The Quartermaster General
Memorial Branch
War Department
Washington, D. C.

Dear Sir:
The data which follow were obtained from papers
in pension claim, S. 21335, based upon the service of
William King in the Revolutionary War.
William King was born August 1, 1752 in Chester
County, Pennsylvania. The names of his parents were
not given.
In October, 1774, he moved from Lancaster County,
Pennsylvania, to the western part of North Carolina
which was later Tennessee.
He enlisted about July 1 - 1776 served until
November 1, 1776, as private in Captain James Shelby's
company in Colonel Christy's North Carolina regiment
and went on the expedition against the Cherokee Indians
at Long Island. He enlisted again in 1776 and served
as a spy under General Russell in pursuit of the Cherokee
Indians, length of this service not given. He
went to Pennsylvania to move his father to the "Western
Settlements" about the time of the battle of King's
Mountain and soon three or four days after said battle,
making it about October 10, 1780 he enlisted and served
until the middle of January, 1781, as private with the
North Carolina troops under Captain Andrew Cowan and
Colonel Taylor.
William King was allowed pension on his application
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executed August 20, 1834, at which time he was a resident of
Sullivan County, Tennessee.
There are no data in this claim relative to
wife or children of the soldier, William King.
The application for headstone for William King
is returned herewith
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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January 5, 1937
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
William King, S.21335
BA-J/MCS
Mrs. Robert P. Carmack
Grasslands, R.F.D. 3
Bristol, Tennessee

Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your request for the Revolutionary War record
of William King who was born August 1, 1752.
The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in the
pension claim, S. 21335, based upon the military service of William King.
He was born August 1, 1752, in Chester County, Pennsylvania. The
names of his parents were not given.
In October, 1774, he moved from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, to
the western part of North Carolina which was later Tennessee,
He enlisted about July 1, 1776, served until November 1, 1776, as
private in Captain James Shelby's company in Colonel Christy's North Carolina
regiment and went on the expedition against the Cherokee Indians
at "Long Island". He enlisted again in 1776 and served as a spy under
General Russell in pursuit of the Cherokee Indians, length of this
enlistment not given. He went to Pennsylvania to move his father to the
"Western Settlements" about the time of the battle of King's Mountain
and some three or four days after said battle, making it about October
10, 1780 he enlisted and served until the middle of January, 1781, as
private with the North Carolina troops under Captain Andrew Cowan and
Colonel Taylor.
William King was allowed pension on his application executed
August 20, 1834, at which time he was a resident of Sullivan County,
Tennessee.
There are no data relative to the family of William King.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
[margin note]
death not on AB
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3 -- 525
REVOLUTIONARY WAR Section.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., ______, 19____
SF. 21335

In reply to your request of [blank], received [blank]
a statement of the military history of William King
soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired
information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension
on file in this Bureau.
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.
June or July 1776
1776
about Oct. 10 1780 [1781 lined out]
LENGTH OF SERVICE.
Nov 1776
middle of January
RANK.
spy
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN.
James Shelby in pursuit of Cherokees under Genl Russell
Andrew Cown
COLONEL.
Christy
Taylor
STATE.
N.C.
Battles engaged in, *with Cherokee Indians
Residence of soldier at enlistment, not stated
Date of application for pension, Aug 20 1834 His [?] was [?]
Residence at date of application, Sullivan Co Tennessee
Age at date of application, born Aug. 1 1752 in Chester Co. Penn
Remarks: In Oct. 1774 he moved from Lancaster Co Penn to the western part of North Carolina (Tennessee)
He referred to his father ^[insert] as being alive in 1781 but his name is not stated and there is no other data on file as to his family

Respectfully,
Date of death not on Agency book
Commissioner.
d-285G