Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 7,592, for Thomas Nelson, North Carolina

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(3-1776)

SERVICE
S. C. 
  
Nelson, Thomas
  
NUMBER
R. 7,592  

Born in N. C.

CONTENTS

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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress passed on the 7th day of June 1832.

State of Georgia }
County of Pike }  On this the eighth day of January 184-, personally appeared before the Inferior Court of Pike County State of Georgia, Thomas Nelson a resident of said state & County, aged ninety nine years, who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth on his oath the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed on the 7th day of June 1832.  That to the best of his recollection in the early part of the year (in the spring of) 1782.  He was drafted in fairfield district South Carolina under Capt Thomas Parrott, and marched from fairfield district, under Capt Parrott to Congaree Fort, which was then in the possession of Maxfield a British officer, and a parcel of Tories; in the neighborhood of the Fort we joined Genl Sumpter, and on our approch (sic) the British & Tories, surrendered the Fort, and we took them all prisoners, and got possession of the Fort ourselves.  From Congaree Fort we marched to Ancrins  Ferry on the Congaree River, from the Ferry we were kept constantly on the march and scout after the Tories untill (sic) our term of the three months Tour expired this was a three month tour of service to the best of his recollection.  We were discharged on the Congaree River and that this deponent never received a written discharge; 
The Second Tour of duty this deponent served was as a drafted Militia man in fairfield district South Carolina in the latter part of the year 1782 under Capt John Pearson marched from fairfield district S. Carolina to near Orangeburg.  Jail, and joined Genl Sumpter the Jail in

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orangeburgh was at that time occupied by the Tories and British as a Fort, on our arrival the Tories and British evacuated the Jail and we took some of them prisoners and also took possession of the Jail and our (illegible) it as a Fort, for some time; Had an engagement about ten miles below orangeburgh with the Tories, under Cunningham; after we left the Jail in orangeburgh, were kept constantly scouting through orangeburgh district, in pursuit of Tories, and sometimes, when two week, in evading them until our term of service expired it expired in orangburgh District and was also a three months Tour of duty; we were discharged in orangeburgh Dist. South Carolina and received no written discharge.  In the spring of the year 1783, this applicant was again drafted in fairfield district, South Carolina and to the best of his recollection Capt. William Hughs was the Captain of the company, from fairfield district marched under Capt. Hughs, to the Fork of the Edisto River, South Carolina, where we were stationed and remained stationed at the Fork of the Edisto this Tour of Service, and did very little active service but kept a well regulated station there which was thought to be an important point for one.  our term of service expired at the Forks of the Edisto and were discharged then by Capt. Hughs but got no written discharge.
The next tour of service performed by this applicant was also as a drafter man in the latter part of the year 1783, from fairfield district S. Carolina, marched from Fairfield district under Capt. James David down to Manegauth ferry on the Santee River where we were stationed until we Heard that Peace was made with England, this applicant states that he cannot recollect whether the whole of this Tour of Service was performed or not before they were discharged, but he knows the

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the greater part of it was performed this applicant was discharged at Manegaults Ferry on the Santee River and received no written discharge.  This applicant hereby relinquishes his claim to all others, or any other pensioner, except the one which he is now seeking to establish and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll or agency of any state of Territory except the state of South Carolina in which state he was allowed sixty Dollars a year for four years, for his Revolutionary Services, when the Law of Carolina was repealed.

I was born in North Carolina on the 25th November 1745. as I learned from my parents.

I have no record of my age.

I have lived in North Carolina when a child and the ballance (sic) of my life in South Carolina, untill (sic) 1831.  When I removed to Pike County Georgia, where I now live.

I can name Captains Parrott, Hughs, Davis and Pearson and General Sumpter and Colonel Hopkins, as the officers under whom I served during the Revolutionary War, and I was personally acquainted with them.
signed  Thomas Nelson

Sworn to and subscribed in Open }
Court this 8th January 1845. }
Attest  
Wiley B. Maugham C. I. C.

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Georgia  
Pulaski County  

Personally appeared in open Court Hiram Brown and William S. Loflin and being sworn deposeth and saith that they reside in the neighborhood of the applicant Thomas Wilson, and that he is generally reported and believed in the settlement where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion and that he is considered a man of truth and veracity in the settlement where he resides, and we are of opinion he served as he states, to the best of his recollection.  

Sworn to and Subscribed  
in open court 8th Jany 1845  

Hiram Brown  --
And the court are of opinion after the investigation and putting the Interrogatories propounded and the affidavit of Thomas Brown and Thomas J. Allen that the applicant was a soldier of the Revolution & served in the state, and that Thomas Brown and Thomas J. Allen are credible citizens and entitled to credit on their oath.

Jos. Henry  
Presiding Judge of the P.C. Henry Co.  
W. L. Green  
Associate Justice  
Joshua Pipkin  
Associate Justice  
H. L. Taylor  
Associate Justice

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and entitled to credit on their oath.

Jas. Pipinger
Justice Inferior Court Pike Co. Georgia
Hartford Green
Justices Inferior Court Pike Co. Georgia
Thos C. Taylor J. C. Pike Ga.

I Wiley E Mangham Clerk of the Inferior Court of Pike County State of Georgia, Certify that James Eppinger Hartford Green and Thomas C. Taylor are Justices of the Inferior Court as above and that the foregoing signatures purporting to be theirs are genuine and that the foregoing in the original proceedings done in open court.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my Seal of Office and Subscribe my name this Twelfth day of February in the year one thousand Eight hundred and forty five
[ SEAL ]
Wiley E. Mangham Clerk Inferior Court Pike County, Ga.

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$9.04  
Thomas Nelson  
Gov  
Act. 7. Jan. '32

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Georgia   }
Crawford County }  Before me William H. Brooks a Justice of the Peace for said County.
Personally came Philip Mathews who being duly sworn deposaith and saith that he is acquainted with Thomas Nelson originally of the State of South Carolina but now living in the County of Pike in said State of Georgia and knew the said Thomas Nelson in Winns Regiment in the Revolutionary War and the said Thomas fought on the side of the Republican cause and was with said Nelson in part of the war and the said Thomas Nelson allways (sic) bore the name of a Revolutionary soldier in the State of South Carolina
Sworn to and subscribed 
Before me this 20th day of
December 1844 }   Philip Mathew
W H Brooks, JP

Georgia
Crawford County }  I Jacob Lowe Clerk of the Superior Court of said County do Certify that William H. Brooks whose name are to the afidavit (sic) is a Justice of the peace for said County and that faith and Credit should be given him as such given under my hand and (illegible) seal that being no seal of office this 20th day of December 1844
signed  Jacob Lowe Clk  (hand drawn seal)

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State of Georgia }
Pike County }  Know all men by these presents that Mr. William D. Nelson and Nancy Nelson of said County and State do hereby constitute and appoint William B Scott our agent and attorney in facts to attend to and prosecute and receive our claim as the heirs of our late Father Thomas Nelson of the County of Pike and state of Georgia late a Lieutenant and private in the Revolutionary War in the State of South Carolina.  Upon the Government of the United States for any money that may be due us in right of our said Father the foregoing power of attorney to be irrevocable thereby giving our said attorney full power and authority in our names to look into and & examine our late Fathers declaration and papers on file in the Pension Office the better to enable him to ascertain what further proof if any to the establishing our right for a pension for his services as a Lieutenant and private in the Revolutionary War ratifying and confirming what (illegible) our said attorney may do in the promises by value if these presents
Sworn under our hands and sales this 16th day of July 1881
signed) Wm D. Nelson (seal)
signed Nancy (her X mark) Nelson (seal)
Signed sealed sealed and delivered}
in presence of Thomas (his X mark) Campbell
James B. Hanson J. P.

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Mrs. Hattie C. Krumm
Elizabethton
Tenn.

Madam:

I have to advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, R. 7396, it appears that THOMAS WILSON was born in North Carolina, November 15, 1745.

He enlisted in Fairfield District, South Carolina, in the spring of 1782 and served three months in Captain Thomas Parrott's Company. The latter part of the same year he enlisted and served three months in Captain John Pearson's Company and was in an engagement ten miles below Orange burgh. He enlisted in the spring of 1783 and served under Captain Williams. He stated that he was in the 18th Regiment of mounted militia and served under General James Davis until he heard the peace was made with England.

He was allowed pension by the State of South Carolina. He applied to the United States for pension August 3, 1846, was a resident of Pike County, Georgia. He died March 3, 1846, without completing said claim.

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There were several children, only names stated were William Dr., Nancy, and Mary Ann, the wife of Adam Stansarly.

The above noted Thomas Wilson is the only soldier of that name found on the Revolutionary War records of this Bureau, who served with the South Carolina Troops.

Respectfully,

A. D. Hiller
Acting Commissioner

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Elizabethton, Tenn.
Aug. 12, 1925

The Commissioner of Pensions
Washington, D.C.

Please look up the pension record of Thomas Wilson, who served in the Revolutionary War in the 3rd South Carolina Regiment, commanded by Colonel William Thompson. He enlisted July 4th, 1776. Please give me any and all information there is with regard to his service record.

Very truly yours,
Mrs. Hattie C. Krumm

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Thomaston, Pa.
4/13/35

Commissioner of Pensions
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir:

Please send me any information the records in your office may disclose relative to Thomas Nelson, a Revolutionary soldier, who died in Pike County, Penna. in 1840 or '49.
My information is that he was a resident of said county at the time he applied for a pension.

Respectfully,
Mrs. Ruth Nelson Shane
Thomaston, Pa.

PENSION APR 4 1925 US OFFICE

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"Adam sincerely,
Apl 16.

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Pension Office, April 16, 1859

Sir,

In reply to your letter of the 12th instant I have to state that the name of Thomas Nelson is now on the pension roll of this office, (Act of 1832) for the cause as recognized in that Act, that a copy thereof is herewith enclosed, the rate of a pensioner that which he drew, and the place of residence at the time he was pensioned. No additional evidence of the kind desired is here in the Department and the files cannot be searched without the aid referred to.

There is no evidence now of Revolutionary services, nor now entitled to a pension.

Adam Sincerely, Esq.
Griffin,
Georgia.