Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 3825, William Trainum, N.C.

SERVICE
NUMBER
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Trainum, William
S 3825
Born in N.C.
Carded
CONTENTS

Rev War
3825
INVALID.
am
File No. 3825-
William Trainum Neph. S. C. Milas
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index:—Vol. 4 , Page 378
[Arrangement of 1870.]

13641
West Tennessee
William Trainum
of Sumner in the State of Tennessee who was a Private Drummers in the Company commanded by Captain Bristow of the Provost command by Col Martin in the N.H. Militia time for 9 Mo 28 days
Inscribed on the Roll of Tennessee at the rate of 34 Dollars 35 Cents per annum to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 29 day of May 1833 and sent to Sumner Gallatin Tenn
Arrears to the 14th of Mar 1833 $68:70 Semi-ant. allowance ending 1/Sept 33 17:17 $85:87
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Geo. B. Whiting Clerk, Book 4 Vol. 7 Page 99

Atty P. Turner Sumner County Gallatin.
4 Mo. Drunna 5.28 Private

State of Pennsylvania This day came Wm Trainum Summer County before me Alvan Bradley an acting justice of the peace in and for said County and made oath that the first Power of Duty that he perfor- =med against the Indians was in the year 1775 a second in 1780 a third in 1781 Sworn to and Subscribed to before me this 16 th day of Feby 1833
Test Alvan Bradley J.P.
William his Trainum mark
4.29 5.23

4) Mr. Brumner 5.28 Private
#34:35

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress, passed June 7 th 1832.
State of Tennessee On this 14 th day of August, 1832, person Sumner County 3 ally appeared in open Court, before the Justices of the County Court of Sumner now sitting, William Loarnum, a resident in said County and State, aged about eighty eight 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, passed June 7 th 1832. "Some time early in the Revolutionary War, Applicant was drafted for a four months term, (the date he does not now recollect) which he served as a private under Capt James Ruston, he was drafted in Guilford County, North Carolina, During this term of service he went on an expedition against the Cherokee Indians to Middle Town, but the Indians had evacuated before the forces reached them, which were about 3000 commanded by General Rutherford. The Regiment to which Applicant belonged was commanded by Col. James Martin Lieut. Col. Peery  and and Majr. Thos. Rhea . At the expiration of the above term Applicant was regularly discharged by Capt. Ruston at Engr. Socke's on Silver Creek, Rowan County, North Carolina, which discharge, Applicant has within a few years past lost or mislaid, so that he cannot now find it. Some time after which, date not recollecting, Applicant volunteered under Capt. Ruston in Guilford County to march against the Tories commanded by Genl. Fanning down about the Cypress Swamps, but before Capt. Ruston's company reached them he received orders from Col. Peery to return, that he had routed and drove the Tories from them, Capt. Ruston marched his Company back & discharged them in about four weeks. Some time after receiving this discharge Applicant was drafted out of Capt. Samuel Shoff

Company for 18 months, but being unable to perform duty he hired him Chandler as a substitute and paid him one hundred dollars. In the month of June after the Battle at Guilford Court House, Applicant volunteered under Capt. Samuel Sharp, who was raising a Company to suppress the Tories. The Company was between 50 and 60 strong and was engaged from the above date until the close of the war after the surrender of General Wallis at York Town in the Counties of Caswell & Randolph, during which time Capt. Sharp's Compa- ny apprehended a considerable number of Tories and sent them Prisoners to Hillsborough. The above is all of the services or nearly so performed by Appli- cant. He does not know at present any person living whose testimony he can procure by whom he can prove his services. The above named Officers were all residents of Guilford County. Applicant resided in said County from his nativity for forty years then he moved to Washington County Kentucky, where he resided about 20 years, from thence he removed to Sumner County, Tennessee, where he has resided ever since. Applicant has no documents or evidence by which he can establish his claim.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any state the legacies of any State. Sworn and subscribed, the day and year afore- said. Sworn to, and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
Sworn to in open Court August 14th 1832
William his  mark  mark  mark
A. H. Douglass Clerk
Mr Harris. I do hereby certify that I, A. D. Duvall residing in the County of Sumner & State of Tennessee, hereby cer- tify, that we are well acquainted with William mark

who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be 88 years of age; that he is respected and believed, in the neighbourhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion -
Sworn to subscribed, the day & year aforesaid
Test A. H. Douglass Clerk
Harris Adam
A. D. Duval
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter; and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above named Applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and that he served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that Harris Adam and A. D. Duval, who have signed the foregoing Certificate, are residents of Sumner County, and are credible persons, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
A. H. Douglass, Clerk of the County Court of Sumner do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of William Frazar for a Pension in testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of Office this 25th day of August 1832.
A. H. Douglass Clerk
State of Tennessee
Sumner County
Personally appeared in open Court, being the County Court of Sumner, a Court of Record, this day of February 1833, William Frazar the above named applicant, who being duly sworn, deposes & saith, that by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his services, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades: For four

months, I served as a private drummer. For four weeks I served as a private under Capt. Buster against the Seneca. The last time I served as a private for four months, and for which service Applicant claims a Pension. The reason why Applicant did not produce a Clergyman's Cer- tificate, is, that he is an old, infirm & obscure man, but little known out of his immediate neighborhood, & that there was not any Clergyman living in his neighborhood, whom he could get to attend Court —
De sworn to in open Court
Feby 11th 1833
A. S. D. on file C. C.
his William X. Frannum mark
1916