Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 4,666, for Robert Schrimsher, South Carolina
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(3-1776)
SERVICE
S.C.
Schrimsher, Robert
NUMBER
S.4666
Comments
carded
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26,607
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Rev War

INVALID

File No.  4666

Robert Schrimsher

Prv, SC Line

Act:  June 7, 1832

Index:  Vol A, Page 331

[Arrangement of 1870]
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30.244

Robert Schrimsher

Tennessee

frm 1781 for 6 mo
$20

cannot allow for last tour

Hon L Lea
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State of Tennessee
Monroe County
County Court - March  1834.

On this 17th day of March 1854 personally appeared in open Court before the Justices of the County
Court now sitting, Robert Schrimsher a resident of said County and State, aged 72 or 73 years who being first duly sworn according to laws 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 was born in Goochland County, Virgina in the year, he thinks 1761; he has no record of age. He was living in Edgefield District South Carolina when called into service; and lived in South Carolina ever since till 26 years ago when he moved to Blount County, Tenn where he resided till 13 years ago, when he came into the said Marion County, where he now resides.

In the month of August (he thinks,) and in the year 1781 he volunteered in the company of Capt John Ryan and remained with said Capt in a block house called Rambo Station, on Horns Creek in Edgefield District, (for the purpose of guarding against the tories) for the term of three months. the station was then burnt by the tories. He was then drafted for three months to go down against the tories who were doing mischief above Orangeburg. He went under Wm Noble (1st Lieut of Capt Ryan) and Van Swarcugen 2nd Lieut - and Col Leroy Hammons. He was marched to where they encamped down near Orangeburg but got into no engagement. He received no written discharge for either of the above terms of service, but served 3 months.  Col Waters with his dragoons lay some time at the camp where applicant was.

Immediately after he returned home, he was called out to help collect and drive out to Cherokee Ford on Savannah River to Cols Casey and Brannon. He went out under 1st Lieut Noble this tour and was engaged two months had no discharge, (in all 8 months)
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He states the following persons, his neighbors who can testify as to his character for veracity and their belief in his service as a Revolutionary soldier; viz Gordon Harris, Peter Haraldsen, Michael Hawk & George Erving.

He has no documentary evidence and knows no person whose testimony he can procure to testify to his service. he hereby relinquishes any claim to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension Roll of the agency of any State. He also states there is no Clergyman in his neighborhood.

Robert Schrimsher (his mark)

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Wm Callaway Clerk


We, John Miller and Jeremiah Rogan, both residing in Monroe County aforesaid do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Robert Schrimsher who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing declaration, that we believe him to be as old as he states, viz 72 or 73 years of age, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion and that no clergyman [illegible]

John Miller
Jeremiah Rogan

Wm Callaway Clerk
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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 John Miller and Jeremiah Rogan who have signed the foregoing certificate are residents in said Monroe County and credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit.

L. C. Whitman
Samuel Duggan
William Upton

I W S Callaway, Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for said County of Monroe do
hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Robert Schrimsher for a pension.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and private seal having none official this 17th day of March AD 1833 

Wm Callaway, clerk

I, Luke Lea, a member of Congress for Tennessee do certify that William Callaway is now and was at the date the above written, Clerk of the County Court for said County of Monroe and that his seal affixed to the above certificate is in his own handwriting so I verily believe.

Luke Lea
21 March 1834
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Name: Schriver, Frederick 
Grade: Private
Line: Hagan's Regiment
Warrant Number:1375
Issue: Feburary 23,1792
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