Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 2024, James Witcher, Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
Witcher, James
S2024
CONTENTS
carded

7525 West Tennessee
James Witches who was a private in the State of W Tenn who was a private in the company commanded Captain Witches of the Reg t commanded Col Mason in the War for 9 months
scribed on the Roll of West Tennessee the rate of 30 Dollars & Cents per annum, commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 20 day of April 1833 and sent to J Pickett Carthage
arrears to the 4th of March 1833 $60.00 semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept 15.00 $75.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Rachel Boyd Clerk, Book E Vol. 7 Page 101
Date of death not on AB

No 12378.
James Witcher
Smiths Coe
from 1777 private 19 months.
$30
Witcher
Mason
Va
J. Pickett clk Co.
Carthage
Tennessee
Feb 26. 1833.

BRIEF in the case of James Witcher  of Smith County in the State of Tennessee  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? a Justice of the peace.  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity? yes.  3. How old is he? 81. Years.  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days. As a Gen.     In 1777. . . — 6 — private Cap t W m Witcher. Co p March.   1780 — — 3. — do. Cap t Panik, Co p Shelby  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? Shame - Shallow ford of the Yadkin -  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Pittsylvania County, Virginia  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Documentary & Traditional evidence -  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Yes - the several papers, documents &c are not united together as directed - 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
R. H. Pleasants Examining Clerk.

State of Tennessee, Smith County.
Be it known that on this 30th day of August 1832. Personally appeared before me Daniel Young a Justice of peace for the County of State aforesaid. James Whitaker, aged 40-45 years old on 20th day of September last who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision of the act of Congress passed on the 7th of June 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States in the year 1779. for six months under Capt William Whitaker (Robert Hutton being Lieut.) That he at that time lived in the Pittsylvania County, State of Virginia.
That he was marched to Salisbury in North Carolina and was there attached to a Regiment commanded by Col Mason. Thence to Camden South Carolina - thence to Stone, & was in the battle fought there and was finally discharged at Camden, as will appear from the discharge accompanying this declaration. That at the said battle of Stone, there were many regular troops, but cannot now recollect the names of any of the leading officers.
And furthermore he served another term of three months, he thinks under the same Capt. Young, in a Regt. commanded by Col. Clardy.

he then lived in the said county of Pittsylvania & state of Virginia, was married to the state of Carolina, and was in the battle at the shallows ford of the Yadkin with the Tories. The said Col. Belcher commanded on this occasion. His service was in the year Summer & Autumn of the year 1780. as will appear from his discharge accompanying this declaration.
That he performed other services, but his discharge for which, are lost. And his recollections is too imperfect to rely on, in advancing those claims. What the enclosed is all the documentary evidence, in his possession that he knows of no pension now living by whom he could prove the foregoing service. That in each case he was of the militia. And that he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and that his name is on no pension roll whatever, this being the first application he has ever made. Never to be submitted. James his Whitaker mark
I Samuel Dewitt. Clergyman, residing in the said county of Smith, & state of Tennessee, & in the neighborhood of the above named James Whitaker, that I am well acquainted with the said James Whitaker, who has subscribed, & sworn to the above declaration. That I believe him to be 81 years of age. That he is reputed & believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution. And that I, common in New opinion.
Sworn to & subscribed
Samuel. Dewitt

The above declaration, subscribed by James Whitaker. And that  by by Samuel Bewhitt. was signed, & sworn to before me, this said 30th of Aug t 1832.
Daniel Young (Seal) Justice peace.
And I the said Daniel Young Justice of peace as aforesaid, after the examination of the above named James Whitaker, as above. do hereby declare it as my opinion that the said James Whitaker, was a revolutionary soldier, & served as he states. And I
further certify that Samuel Bewhitt who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in the said county of Smith, & state of Tennessee. that he is a credible person, & that his statement is entitled to credit. And I do further
certify that the said above named James Whitaker is extremely infirm, and not able, without greatly endangering his little remaining health. if not his life, to get to the courthouse. it being 25 miles distant.
Daniel Young (Seal) Justice peace.

October 5, 1933
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BA-J/ERL am James Witcher-S.2024
Miss M. Little 2028 Ridgewood Drive, N.E. Atlanta, Georgia
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the pension record of James Witcher, a soldier of the Revolutionary War, of Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
The data which follow were obtained from the papers on file in Revolutionary War pension claim, S.2024, based upon the military service of James Witcher, the only soldier of that name found on the records of this office.
James Witcher was born September 20, 1750, place not shown.
While residing in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, he enlisted in 1779, and served six months as a private in Captain William Witcher's (no relationship to soldier shown) Company, Colonel David Mason's Virginia Regiment, was in the battle of Stono and was discharged July 23, 1779: he again enlisted in the summer of 1780, served three months in Captain George Parrish's Company under Major Cloyd, in the Virginia troops, was in a battle with the Tories at the Shallow Ford of the Yadkin River and was discharged October 22, 1780.
He was allowed pension on his application executed August 30, 1832, while residing in Smith County, Tennessee.
There are no data as to soldier's family.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name and address of person paid and possibly the date of death of the Revolutionary War pensioner, James Witcher(S.2024), you should address the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, citing the following data:

James Witcher, Certificate No.7525, issued April 20, 1833, rate $30 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1832, West Tennessee Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator.

Jan'y 7-1902 Gen. J. S. Wither - m. & a Elliott Horn C. G
1917 History to Hon. H. M. Jacoway. 1919 Dec 15 History to Mrs. H. R. Johnston au 1933 Oct 5 - Hist to Miss M. Little - Elect
Rev. Gen.
2024
INVALID.
File No. 2024
James Wither Port Royal line
Act: June 7, 1832
Index: - Vol. A , Page 406
[Arrangement of 1870.]

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