Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 7057, for Thomas May, North Carolina

SERVICE
NUMBER
76
May Thomas
R. 7057
CONTENTS
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Thos. May Alma Mater 32 To the Penn Museum Pensylvania
Mr Edwards Kaplan has bags

Thomas May Alabama
Rejected let 21 Sep 1836 D. Payton.
did not serve six months in a military capacity
7057

House of Reps, March 6. 1883.
Commission of Pensions
Sir. I have been authorized to examine the claim of Thomas May-bite of Galena, for Pensions. You will please let Mr. Harker make an examination
Respectfully
W. R. Smith

Acts of July 11, 1902, and March 3, 1903.
REJECTED
9057
P. O.
Thomas May
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

33,834
Thomas May a Habund
Thomas May
Declaration

The State of Alabama } County Court August Fayette County } Term 1836
On this 15 th day of August 1836 personally appeared in Open Court before the Hon ble Walter Harkins presiding judge Thomas May a resident of said County and State aged 81 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 provisions made by the Act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832 That he was born in the year 1755 in Caroline County in the State of Virginia and from said State I moved to Surry County in the State of N Carolina, And that about the first of September 1780 as well as recollection I entered the service of the United States as a Volunteer under the Command of Capt. Jesse Franklin who was commanded by Col l Cleveland and marched from Surry County to near the forks of Broad River and joined Col l Campbell and Col l Shelby and posse thence to the Cowpens, thence to Kingsmountain and was in the Battle at Kingsmountain and after the Battle we were marched to the Brushy Mountain and was there discharged after being in service upwards of three Months, I then returned home to Surry County and in a short time moved to Grayson County in the State of Virginia and in a short time I again Volunteered under the Command of Capt l Charles Morgan in Grayson County who was commanded by Col l Campbell and from said County we were marched to Big Sandy and was there stationed until we were discharged after being in service at that time upwards of three Months, I then returned home and on my arrival I immediately Volunteered under Capt l William Love as a Ranger and was in service under his command in scouting from one Neighborhood to another for more  more than three Months before I was discharged besides several short tours which I was engaged in in scouting previous to, and after the above mentioned services, which discharges are all lost or mislaid so that they cannot be found And by reason of old age and the loss of memory I cannot swear positively to the exact period that said services were rendered but according to the best of my Recollection it was performed as above stated and for such services

I claim a pension and my reason for not claiming sooner was that I believe I could live without asking my Country for a support but my circumstances at the present require something to ease my labor and that there is no clergyman residing in my neighborhood that I can get to certify to my declaration and for my credibility I refer to the annexed certificate of
Who hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the the pension Roll of any agency in any State
Sworn to and Subscribed the day and year aforesaid Before me James B Morton
A 1 st
Thomas May
I was born in Caroline county in the State of Virginia in the year 1755
A 2 nd
I have no Record of my age only what I learned from my parents
A 3 rd
I was living in Surry County N Carolina the first services I rendered and the remainder I was living in Grayson County Virginia
A 4 th
All my services was done as a Volunteer
A 5 th
Col. Overland. Col. Gordon Col. Campbell, Col. Shelby
A 6 th
I received a discharge for each tour of duty given to me by my Captains but I do not recollect which signed them the least or Col.
We John Cochran Wm Thompson citizens residing in said county certify that we are well acquainted with Thomas May who has sworn and subscribed to the foregoing declaration that we believe him to be eightyone years of age that he is reputed, in his neighborhood when he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion Sworn to and subscribed the day

and year aforesaid James B Morton clk
John Cochran William Thompson
And the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories presented by the War Department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states And the court further declares that it appears to them that John Cochran & William Thompson who has signed the preceding certificate certificate are credible persons and their statement is entitled to credit
James B Morton clk
Walter Hawkins
Presiding Judge
I James B Morton Clerk of the county court for said county certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Thomas May for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal at office this 15 th day of August 1836
James B Morton clk

Sept 15 1836
Fayette 6 H. Ala Mar 31 st Aug 1
Mr Albin
Free
Hon J P Edwards
Commission of Pensions
City of Washington

Fayette Co. House Attn
August 29 th 1886
Dear Sir
Enclosed are two Affidavits in the case of Thomas Stanford and the Declaration of Thos. May should any amendment be required please inform me as above V.E.
I am Respectfully Your Obedt Servant Daniel Taylor

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME May, Thomas GRADE Private LINE Virginia
WARRANT NUMBER 12364 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED March 26, 1792 To Francis Graves, assignee
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.