Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 2,701, for John King, North Carolina
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(3-1776)
SERVICE                              NUMBER
N.C.            King, John           S.2701
Penn.

carded
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3503
East Tennessee
John King
of Sullivan in the State of Tennessee
who was a Private in the compy commanded
by Captain Elder of the Regt commanded
by Col: Boyd in the Penna
line for 10 months from 1776
Pa and N.C. Line Records corrected Jany 21 '04
Inscribed on the Roll of East Tennessee
at the rate of 33- Dollars 33 Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
33
Certificate of Pension issued the 24 day of Dec 3, and sent to Hon: J. Blair, House of Repsn
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832                       49.99
Sums=amt. allowance ending 4 Mar:33    16.67
                                                                 $66.66
Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by Nathan Rice Clerk
Book D Vol. 9 Page 104
Death recd on A 13
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State of Tennessee
Sullivan County   August Session 1832
On this 21st day of August 1832 personally appeared in open court before the Justices of the Court of Pleas & quarter Sessions for said County now setting John King a resident citizen of the county and state aforesaid aged seventy four years who being first duly sworn according   to Law doth on his oath make the full  owing declaration in order to obtain  all the benefits of the provision   by the Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832 that he entered the service   of the United Sates under the following named officers & served as herein stated   tours, that in December 1776 in Lancaster County Pennsylvania he volunteered for a  six weeks tour under Capt Robert Elder of Gen Potts  [illegible] of Pennsylvania militia and marched to to repel the British in New Jersey and had on their way met the Hessians which had been taken at Trenton and continued his servcie in that quarter until discharged by said Captn Elder at Middlesex New Jersey which discharge is herewith [illegible  exhibited] That in October 1777 he was called out for a two month tour under Capn Whitley of the Penna militia of Col Byrds command and marched to Whitemarsh where Gl Washington
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was stationed with his command and remained in the vicinity until he was discharged which discharge was given him by lieutenant Levan his Captn  Whitley having been killed  at chestnut hill which was the only  [illegible] battle he was in that tour  which discharge  he also produced annexed. that   he in the August of the next year service   volunteered under Capt Moore to go  with Genl Wayne against the Shawnee Indians  who had driven the inhabitants from the Susquahanna River and  marched under said Wayne to a  Town called Chamung and continued in service for  three months under the command of  aforesaid against the British & Shawnee and  was not favored with a written discharge but was orally discharged   when his tour expired That in the year 1779 he again volunteered to go under Capn Snider to go to Philadelphia to repel the British from that city and was out but  two months, but the British having retreated therefrom  there was no active service  performed during that time   he any discharge for the service that time except by [illegible fact] that he was frequently  owing to his being so near the  seat of war   called out for short periods of service some  days & again weeks, that he cannot  now estimate them at the service
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that was near two years off and on in the service before the year 1780 at which time he removed to the territory now Tennessee then N. Carolina and on the fall of 1780 he volunteered to go against the Cherokee Indians who had aided the British and  marched to Chota and repulsed them  and took some prisoners. That service was performed under Capn Andrew Cowan and the service was continued about months  that he has no documentary evidence  to produce save that annexed nor is there any person whose testamony he can obtain by  which he  can establish his said service except that annexed. He hereby relinquishes any claim  whatever to a pension or an annuity except  the present & he declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency  in any state
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year first written.
John King

We William Rutledge and William Snodgrass sending in the county of Sullivan do hereby certify that  that we are well acquainted with John King  who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing declaration and believe him to be seventy four years of age that he is respected & believed  in the neighborhood where he resides [and known to have been a soldier of the Revolution & we concur in that opinion.

Sworn to & subscribed in Open Court.
August 21, 1832
Wm. Rutledge
Wm. Snodgrass
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I Thomas King do swear that I saw John King on returning from the campaign going on the fact stated by him to have been   performed in Pennsylvania. I also knew of his performing the last two months in 1780 against the Cherokee as I was in the same service & personally knew the facts stated by him to be true
Thomas King

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named case being investigated and after the interrogatories hereunto by the war Department that the above mentioned applicant was a Revolutionary soldier, & served as he states that William Rutledge and William Snodgrass are citizens of said County & their statements   entitled to credit they being credible persons   it further appeared to the Court that there was no resident clergyman in the vicinity of the applicant.
I, Richard Netherland, Clerk of the Court of Pleas & quarter sessions so hereby certify that the forgoing contains the original proceedings of the Court in the application of John King for a Pension and that Thomas King was qualified to the above affidavit
In Testamony I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office the 21st day of August 1832. 
Richard Netherland Clerk
By G. W. Netherland D. Clerk
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John King 
S. 2701
BA-J/AWF
The Quartermaster General
Memorial Branch
War Department
Washington, D. C.

Dear Sir:

The data furnished herein were obtained from papers on file in pension claim, S. 2701, based upon the service of John King in the Revolutionary War.
The date and place of birth of this soldier were not shown, nor were the names of his parents given.
John King enlisted in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, December 17, 1776, served as a private in Captain Robert Elder's Pennsylvania company and was discharged February 3, 1777. He enlisted sometime in October, 1777, served in Captain Mich - Whiteley's company, Colonel John Boyd's Pennsylvania regiment, was in the battle of Chestnut Hill, and was discharged January 2, 1778.  He volunteered sometime in August of the following year, and served three months in Captain Moore's company and went under General Wayne against the Shawnee Indians.  He served in 1779, two months in Captain Snider's company.  He was also out in frequent short tours, officers' names not given.
He moved in 1780 to North Carolina (that part which was later Tennessee) and in the fall of 1780, served two months in Captain Andrew Cowan's North Carolina company in pursuit of the Cherokee Indians.
John King was allowed pension on his application
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executed August 21, 1832, at which time he was aged about seventy-four years and living in Sullivan County, Tennessee.
The papers in this claim contain no reference to wife or children of the soldier, John King.
One Thomas King stated in 1832 in Sullivan County, Tennessee, that he knew John King during the Revolutionary War, no relationship shown.
The application for headstone for John King is returned attached to this correspondence.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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June 11 - 1903 Hist. to Lettie W. Palmer Marshalltown Iowa
1931 Mch 30 Hist to Karl D. King  ]illegible]
1932 Sept 22 Hist to John Y Herndon Jr ECL
1937 March 3 hist to Memorail Bd  [illegible] 




2701 INVALID.
Rev.War
File No. 2701
John King
Pvt. Pa line
Act: June 7/32
Index:-Vol. A , Page 206

[Arrangement of 1870.]

Pa. and N.C. Line Record corrected Jan 20 24
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John King
MC & Rev.  S2701
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This is to certify that Jno King Entered in my Compy the 17th Decembr for the term of six weeks & is now discharged  by me
Philada 3d Feby 1777
Robt Elory Capt
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To certify that John King had some his lawfull Tower of Duty of two months in the 7th Class of Lancaster County  dutyfully   a soldier in  Cap. Mich. Whitley Compy  under the  command of Col. John Boyd
[illegible Sworn]  White Marsh  Januy. the 2nd 1778

Wm Swann Leit.