Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 41394, Thomas Yorkshire, Va.

SERVICE
Va
Yorkshire, Thomas
NUMBER
S 41394
CONTENTS

Let to H on Craig March 22/51
Harvey Rich Aug 9/53
(5234)
Virginia
Thomas Yorkshir
private
Buford's regt.
Virginia line 1779. 18 months
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War
Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence the 4 of Apr 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 7 of Jan 1819
and sent to Hon. John M c Clure H on Rep r .
Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1818 40.0
Semi-ann. all'g ending Dec r 1819 48.0
$88.0
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
18 months
File making continued

Yorkshire, Thomas Va. 541394

Thomas Yorkshire Apr. 4 th . 1818
Suspended for the Virginia Acts
Censored.
3

Augusta County Virginia etc
On this fourth day of April in the year one thousand eight hundred & eighteen came before me John Brown Esq. of the Superior Court of Chancery by law appointed to be held at Staunton in the said County of Augusta Thomas Yorkshui who being duly sworn on the holy Evangelist declared as follows Viz That about the year 1779 he enlisted as a private in the Company of Capt Adam Wallace which composed a part of Colo. Brooks Regiment of regulars or Continental establishment. From Staunton when he has enlisted he has marched to Petersburg Virginia About the year 1780 he marched with his regiment to South Carolina as it was said for the relief of Charleston which was then besieged by the British forces. When they came within about thirty miles of Charleston they were met by some of the Cavalry belonging to Colo. William Washington's Corps who informed them that the city had surrendered, in consequence of which the troops commenced their retreat. At a place called the hanging rock in North Carolina (as he believes) they were overtaken by General Cornwallis's Cavalry with Infantry massed behind the Cavalry who immediately commenced an attack on the American troops. The Cavalry with their sables & the Infantry charged with their bayonets. In the conflict the said Yorkshui was wounded in the wrist & shoulder with a sword & captured by the enemy and next day permitted to depart on parole; he returned to Staunton in the neighbourhood of which he has since generally resided (except three years during which he served in the Western Army under Genl Wayne in Capt. Thomas Lewis's Company)

When he enlisted in Capt Adam Wallis Company he engaged to serve during the war that he has in actual service about one year or more from the time of his enlistment till his Captain about 1861-1862-1863-1864-1865 and has prevented from serving the residue of the time for which he engaged by not being exchan- & therefore he never got any discharge ged. The said Yorkshire further declares that he is sixty six years of age in humble & retired circumstances. That he has never received any pension or other allowance from the United States for services rendered during the war The said Thomas fur- ther declares that in the year 1776 he enlisted in the company of Capt John Simms 80th Virginia Regiment a continental establishment & served three years.
Thomas his Yorkshire mark
The above declaration was sworn to & subscribed by the said Thomas Yorkshire who I believe to have served in the Revolutionary war as in his declaration above stated. Witness my hand. The seal of the said court the day & year above written
(Seal)
J. Brown
At the same time came before me John Ballard of the said county of Augusta who being sworn on the holy evangelist the truth to declare as a witness on behalf of the above mentioned Thomas Yorkshire doth depose & declare that he knew the said Thomas Yorkshire while he served as a private in Capt Adam Wallis company of regulars belonging to Colo Buford's regiment on continental establishment that he knows he has boarded & camped at the hanging rock, after the surrender of Charleston. That he has known the said Thomas ever since

and that he resided in Augusta County Virginia for many years & is now resided there. He knew the said Thomas to have been in actual service in Colo Buford's regiment about one year before his said capture.
Sworn to & Subscribed before me the 4 th day of April 1810
J. M. Brown

Thomas Yorkshire's Declaration & Certificate
5224 Augusta Jan 1849
Thomas Yorkshires Declaration and Certificate
Mar. 1849

State of Virginia
Augusta County to Wit:
On this 26 th day of June 1820. personally appeared in open court being a court of record for the said county, Thomas Yorkshire aged about Seventy one years, resident in the said county, who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath declare that he served in the revolutionary War as follows. he enlisted with Lt Col. Christian in Shippensburg Town in the county of Augusta in the State of Virginia on the 19 th day of December 1776. was one of Captain John Lynes company of the 10 th Virginia Regiment and was marched in company, to Philadelphia, and was there attached to the Brigade of Genl George Washington  Weeden that he was marched from Philadelphia to Middlebrook from thence to Brandy wine, that he was in the battles of Brandy wine, German town and Red Bank Fort Mifflin, that he was discharged in the month of December 1779. and that he again enlisted with Col: Sampson Matthews in the month of December 1780. in Staunton in Virginia, that he then marched from Staunton to Petersburg in Virginia where he was attached to Captain Adam Wallace company and Bufords regiment, that he was thence marched to South Carolina, and was afterwards taken prisoner at said Bufords defeat at the hanging rock, where he was severely wounded. he received a wound in the hip with a sword, and a wound in the wrist with the same instrument, that he is unable to obtain a livelihood by labour, and that he believes his inability has been produced by the wounds he received in the service of his country. He has already made a declaration under the act of Congress passed on the 18 th of March 1818. the date of which declaration he does not now recollect, his previous certificate is dated the 8 th day of Jan y 1819. He solemnly swears that he was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18 th day of March 1818. and that he has not since that time, by gift, sale, or in any other

manner, disposed of his property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring himself within the provisions of an act of Congress entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and Naval service of the United States in the revolutionary War, passed on the 18th day of March 1818; and that he has not nor has any person in Trust for him, any property, or securities contract or debts due to him, nor has he any property, save his wearing apparel, and therefore can give no Schedule. The said declarant further deponeth, that he lives with his daughter, who took her husband in the service of his country during the late war, that she is very poor, and can contribute nothing towards his support - having herself and an infant child to maintain, by her own exertions, that his occupation is that of a farmer, and that he is rendered unable by infirmity, produced as he believes by his wounds and sufferings in the war of the revolution to follow his occupation Thomas his  X Garkshind mark
Sworn to, and declared on the 26th day of June before the said Court of Augusta County
Teste
Erasmus Stirling Clerk
Erasmus Stirling Clerk of the Court of Augusta County, do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule therein annexed in the declaration are truly copied from the records of the said Court and I do further certify it as the opinion of the said Court that the said Thomas Garkshind has no estate or property other than stated in the foregoing declaration
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this 28th day of June in the year of our Lord One Thousand eight Hundred and Twenty
Erasmus Stirling Clerk

Dec 7/50 Miss Anna  Lucy  Sturtevant Triplicate of Number 1700 West  13th  St Washington City D.C.

Staunton Va Dec r 6 th 1850
Sir, Thomas Yorkshire was a Revolutionary Pensioner under the Act of 18 th March 1818 at the rate of $96 per year, he was paid to the 4 th of Sept 1836, and died about the 20 th Feby 1837, not long after his death I qualified as his administrator with the intention of drawing what was due at the time of his death, but have never as yet made any application for it - wishing to prefer a claim for the balance due here I respectfully request to be furnished with such instructions and forms, as are prescribed for the regulation of such applications
Yours & William Craig

Genl. S. P. Waldo
Fairfield, Va. May 21 st 1853
Commr. of Pensions
Sir
Enclosed I send you the Declaration of Moses Strickler, Guardian for W. S. Clarke, to obtain land bounty for services in the war of 1812, also of Nancy Woods, who has already rec d a warrant for land, for the services of her husband in the war of 1812, She now asks the benefit of the act of Congress passed Feb. 1853, for the benefit of certain Widows &c, also from the same, for back pay due her father Thomas Berkshire, a revolutionary pensioner, of Augusta, Co. Va. — one from Ellen Wapen, widow of Mr. Wapen, a revolutionary soldier of this (Rockbridges County, for the benefit of and from a soldier against the Insurgents, in 1792 or 93, all of which you will please examine as early as possible, and any evidence that may still (if any at all) be wanting, you will please address me, for,
Can you send me a copy of the muster rolls of the Revolutionary War, if there are any in the Department If you can you will oblige at least a political friend,
Very Respectfully
Your Oblt Servant,
Harvey Risk

41394 INVALID.
Rev
File No.
41.394
Thomas Yorkshire St Peter's
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 8, Page 596
[Arrangement of 1870.]

May 27. 1855
App d of Thomas Yorkshire dec d for an award of pension
Hawley Risk Fairfield Ga
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR PENSION OFFICE. OFFICIAL BUC
Comt

May 27. 53
Q 29 at 1812
55 A.S. 3
five FREE
Rev. L. P. Waldo. Honorable Delegates Washington D.C.
William Lloyd

100
Mr Stewart
1 General Agt
Commission of Pensions
Pension Office
Washington D.C.
J. H. Moore M.P.
FREE
None

Mr. W. Daniels Dec-16 th 1833
Sir
W. Thomas Yorkshire a pensioner under the Act of Congress of 1818, & now an inhabitant of Augusta County Virginia; wishes to obtain from your Office, a copy of his declaration and the papers accompanying it, to be and tried before the Executive of Virginia. I will thank you to have a copy of those papers made out and certified in a proper manner, and to send them to me at as early a day as practicable.
Respectfully
Apr 9 th 34
David H. Moore
J. L. Edwards Esq. Comm r of pensions