Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 8857, William Goodlett, S.C.

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The State of South Carolina
Greenville District
    On this seventeenth day of September
in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two, personally appeared before me one of the justices assigned to keep the peace in the district of Greenville (illegible) William Goodlett Esquire a resident citizen of Greenville District in the State of South Carolina aged Seventy two years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, p[assed the 7th June 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated:
That he entered into the service as a volunteer in Spartanburg District in the State of South Carolina which was then his place of residence in the year 1776, in which service he continued till the year 1780, commanded during this period by different officers viz Capt. John Macklehaney, Capt. William Wood, Capt. John Collins and Coln. John Thomas Senior of Spartanburg: That during the whole of this period he was actively engaged against the Indians and Tories who were ravaging the state with a relentless hand, and was in some engagements with the British the first at Musgrove Mills in Spartanburg District in this state where he was commanded by Capt. John Collins and Col. Williamson from Georgia and others which occured in 1780.
That he was in the battle at Kings Mountain in this state on the 6th Oct. 1780 commanded by the said Capt. Collins, and by one Col. Williams of Laurens District in this state: that he was at

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Augusta Georgia.  This Deponent is
informed and believes that the said
William Goodlett served two years after
he became a lieutenant and this deponent
thinks the Commission is now filed in
the war Department a Washington
The services of the said Wiliam Goodlette
are known to this deponent from his
own statements and that of others besides
and are not more particularly herein
described because the said William
Goodlette did receive a pension commencing
from the year 1831, of ninety six dollars
per annum and was first allowed this
deponent believes in 1832 the evidence
as to which is now on file at Washington as this
deponent supposes.
This deponent declares that according to the
family record and the testimony of living
witness the said Nancy Goodlett was 
married to the said William Goodlette on the
14th day of Febry one thousand seven hundred
and eighty six and that her husband the
aforesaid William Goodlett died on the sixteen the  day of June 1836 and that she has remained unmarried ever since
That she was not married to the said William
Goodlette prior to his leaving the service but
prior to the first day of January one thousand
seven hundred and ninety four viz at
the time above stated.
The said William Goodlette received a
pension down to a few months prior to
his death of ninety six dollars as before stated
As to all which matters aforesaid is

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State of South Carolina } I, D. Hoke Clerk of the
Greenville District } Court of Common Pleas and
General Sessions do hereby certify that William West is
a magistrate as abm and the forgoing signature purpose
[illegible] his [illegible]
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set
my hand and Seal of Greenville Court House
this fifth dy of July in the year on our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and fifty and
in the Seventy fourth year of American Independence
D. Hoke, C.C.P.&G.S.

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Greenville CH. S Carolina
Sept 24th 1841

To the Hon John McClean
Secretary of War

Sir
I have enclosed to
you the application of Nancy
Goodlette for a five years
pension which you will please
cause to be examined by the
proper officers of your Department
and answer returned as early
as practicable.
With great Respect
Your Obt Servt
G. F. Townes