Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 46070, for Thomas Shaw, North Carolina

SERVICE
N. B. Penn.
Shaw, Thomas
NUMBER _____
NUMBER S 46070
CONTENTS

7491 Kentucky
Thomas Shaw
of Barbour Co in the State of Kentucky who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Clark of the Reg't commanded by Col. Watt in the Pa line for 13 Mts
Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky the rate of 43 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 16 day of April 1833 and sent to George M Williams Paris
Due to the 4th of March 1833 $ 86.66 Emigrant allowance ending 4 Sept 21.66
$108.32
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Daniel Dye Clerk, Book 6 Vol. 7 Page 77
Def. p. 108.32 in A. B

Thomas Shaw
22534
Post Office Paris Ky,
Direct to Geo: M. Melham

State of Kentucky S sl . On this the 4 th day of February. Bourbon County S sl . On this the 4 th day of February. 1833 personally appeared in open court before the Honorable Justices of the Bourbon County Court now sitting, Thomas Shaw a resident of the County and State aforesaid aged 80 years the 13 th day of October of October next, 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 That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers & served as herein stated. - Early in the year 1777 he entered the service as a volunteer militia man & served for two months under Capt. Thos. Clarke; Col. Watt commanded the forces, during this service he was at the battle of Brandy Billett 16 miles above Philadelphia, between the Schuylkill and Delaware Rivers. General Lacey commanded the American forces at that battle was defeated. He returned the night after the battle to Doyle's Town & the remainder of the two months he was in service in that neighborhood. When he volunteered he lived in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. In the begin- ning of the year 1780 at Salisbury Rowen County N. Carolina he volunteered again. David Crawford was his Captain William Wisely was his Lieutenant and he himself was Ensign (he did not get his commission as Ensign; General Rutherford promised to send it to Charleston, but he never got it) Maj. Harrison from Mecklenburg County N. Carolina had the principal command. About the 13 th of Apr. 1780 while in this service, he was marched from Salisbury thro' the Town of Charlotte and the Waxhaw settlement S. Carolina, to Camden, crossed the Santee River at Nelson's Ferry, passed the Eutaw Springs & Motts Corner to Cooper's River, took shipping & went to Charleston. General Lincoln was the commander of the American forces in Charleston - The City of Charleston was taken by the British & he was made prisoner, he was paroled shortly afterwards and he returned into North Carolina - He does not remember the precise length of this service, that is from the time he marched from Salis- bury till his return upon parole, but he is satisfied it is not less than two months, and he therefore fixes the period at two months it was perhaps a longer period, but certainly not a shorter. About

three weeks after he was paroled, having in the mean time returned home to Roper County N. Carolina, he again, notwithstanding it was in violation of his parole, joined a body of Militia as a Volunteer against the Tories, in the Company of Captain Sam Carr. Capt. Billy Falls was attached to the same body. Whilst in this service, the troops to which he belonged attacked a number of Tories at Ramsour's mills in Berks County N. Carolina & took many of them prisoners; Capt. Billy Falls was killed, Capt. Bowman was killed and Col. McKissick was wounded; he was also engaged in scouting services against the Tories in the Counties of Roper Mecklenburg, Lincoln & Burke; he continued in the service in Capt. Carr's Company, till the British forces came into Carolina & crossed the Catawba River at Beatty's Ford, which was on the 1 st day of Feb y 1781. Making from the time he entered the Company of Capt. Carr, till that period, a term of nine months, - He states that in all he was in the service as aforesaid, a period of thirteen months - He has a register of his age; he was born in Ireland near Belfast, came to America in 1772 & lived as before stated in Pigeon Cumberland County & in Roper County N. Carolina during the Revolutionary war. He now lives in Bourbon County State of Kentucky & has lived there since the year 1785. He received discharges from his officers, but they are now lost. He has no documentary evidence whatever of his services in the war of the Revolution, nor does he know of any living witness at this time whose testimony can be had, by whom he can prove the same - He is known to John Gregory, Alex. McClintock John McElee, Hugh Tabbott, Edw d Willett & William Steele & many other respectable persons of his neighborhood who can testify to his character & veracity & belief of his services as a soldier of the Revolution - He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that he is not on the roll of

of the agency of any State - Sworn to & subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
Thomas P. Moore
I Alex r M c Clintock residing in the County of Bourbon and in the same neighborhood where Tho s Shaw the above appli- cant resides, and I William H Rainey a Clergyman well acquainted in said neighborhood, do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Thomas Shaw who has subscribed & sworn to the foregoing declaration, that we believe him to be about 80 years old, that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood 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.
Alex r M c Clintock W m H Rainey
And the said Court hereby declares its 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 & served as he states. And the Court further certify that Alexander M c Clintock who has signed the preceding certificate is a resident of the County of Bourbon & of the same neighborhood with the aforesaid applicant, and that William H Rainey is a Clergyman who has a congregation in the same neighborhood is well acquainted in said neighborhood, that they are both credible persons, & that their statement is entitled to credit. I Thomas P. Smith Clerk of the Bourbon County Court do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Tho s Shaw for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the seal of my office this 14 th day of February 1833
Thos P. Smith Clerk

No 22 534 Thomas Shaw Stalucty (Barbary)
from 1777 private 13 months, £43.33/100
black work P
Dayett Williams Paris Office Stalucty

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office.
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjunct notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. These points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: } ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, showing the Service of Thomas Shaw, Bourbon Co Kentucky by
   Period when the service was rendered Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. Battles in which the applicant was engaged. Country through which he marched. Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. Evidence by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Vol 1777 2 Privat Capt Clark Col Watt Brandyfield P Aged 80 Cumberland Co Penn Mr. Clancy   Vol 1780 2 " " Crawford Gen Harrison N. & S.   " 9 " " Carr Col M c Kim Redbank N.C.  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS, Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons, claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this _____ day of _____ personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of _____ in the county of _____ and State, Territory or District of _____ aged (c) _____ 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 provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) _____, with _____ and served in the _____ (e) regiment of the _____ line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. [This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of _____
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I, _____ of the Court of _____ do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of _____ &c.
If, on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the _____ and C. D. residing in (the same) _____ hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with _____, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be _____ years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
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 served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B.
who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the _____ and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the _____ and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, _____ Clerk of the Court of _____ do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this _____ day of _____ &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission or discharge; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person

will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it? { To an Officer. } Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it? 
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
The Court will see that he answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons -one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character and standing of other persons, giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule and down for his guardian. [b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned. [d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served. [e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable. [g] The opinion of the Court is always required. [h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case. [i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the paper.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] to [j] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases. [m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact. [n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
G. Austin  Ebenezer Cooke

April 15, 1932
BA-1/ATF XXXXXXXXXXXX
Thomas Shaw S. 46070 am
Memorial Branch Office of the Q.M. General War Department Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your request for information in regard to Thomas Shaw, a soldier of the War of the Revolution.
The data contained herein were obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, S. 46070, based upon the Revolutionary War service of Thomas Shaw.
He was born October 15, 1753 in Ireland near Belfast.
He enlisted, while residing in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, and served two months as private in Captain Thomas Clarke's company in Colonel Watts' Pennsylvania regiment, and was in the battle of Crooked Billet.
While residing in Rowan County, North Carolina, he served in 1780 two months as ensign in Captain David Crawford's company under Major Harrison with the North Carolina troops, was taken prisoner at the Siege of Charleston, and soon after paroled. Three weeks after his parole, he enlisted and served nine months as private in Captain James Carr's North Carolina company, and was in the battle of Ramsour's Mills.
He was allowed pension on his application executed February 4, 1833, then a resident of Bourbon County, Kentucky, having lived there since 1785.
All papers returned herewith.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator
Jonathan Dala

1922, Aug. 31 hist to Grace M. Ogden - En. 1930 July 11 " " Mrs. H. J. Wickerson 1932 Feb. 3 " " Mrs. Don Rucker 1932 Apr. 15 - Tombstone Cal. L. memo for ann
Invalid
Rev
46.070
File No.
Thomas Shaw Private Penn a Militia Rev. War
Act June 7. 1832
Index: Vol. 7, Page 27
[Arrangement of 1870.]

(Revolutionary Claim)
FREE
Hon. Lewis Cass Sec. War.
Washington City
DL.
22534
Apr 13 -

1266-35th Avenue, San Francisco, Calif., July 20, 1922.
Dept. of the Interior, Bureau of Revolutionary War Records, Washington, D.C.
Gentlemen:
Will you kindly give me the revolutionary war service of Thomas Shaw.
In the Pennsylvania Archives I find the following:
" 7th BATTALION OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY MILITIA
THOMAS SHAW
commanded by capt. Edward Grimes.
Thanking you for this information, I am,
Yours very truly,
Grace M. Agden

Penn Yan, N. Y. May 20, 1930.
W. Bureau of Pensions, Washington, D.C.
Dear Sirs: I am writing to ask information concerning the payment of a pension to one Thos. Shaw, a Revolutionary soldier, who enlisted in Pennsylvania, - but later of Bourbon County, Ky. - to which address, I believe, the pension was paid.
I should appreciate it very much if you would send me any information you may have concerning this man, as I am interested in and trying to find out about his history - particularly his history as a soldier and the following years. Any information whatever will be appreciated.
Very truly yours -
Mrs. H. L. Dickson 315 N. Main St. Penn Yan, N. Y.

January 11, 1932.
Veterans Administration, Washington, D.C.
Gentlemen:
Bureau of Pensions.
✓ 0 2 Can you give me the War record of Thomas Shaw of Shelby County. He was a Private and born 1753 in Ireland. He died in 1835.
Thanking you, I am
Yours truly
118 Pike St., Sidney, Ohio
Mrs. Don Koehler Historian of the Lewis Boyer Chapter D.A.R.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., 8-30 , 19 2
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Johnathan a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     ✓ 1777 27 mo. Cpt. John M'Clure Col. M'Clure Pa.   1780 27 mo. Ensign John M'Clure Major M'Clure N.C.   ✓ 1781 9 mo. Cpt. John M'Clure   He was taken prisoner at Brandywine He was taken prisoner at Brandywine He was taken prisoner at Brandywine  
Battles engaged in, ✓ Brandywine, Red Bank, Red Bank, Red Bank Residence of soldier at enlistment, North Carolina Date of application for pension, Feb 4 1822 Residence at date of application, Rowan Co. N.C. since 1785 Age at date of application, 60 Remarks: No farm data
Date of death on A.B.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

Rev. St. Wars S.
AWF:MLB
July 11, 1930
Mrs. H. L. Dickson 315 North Main Street Penn Yan, New York
Dear Madam:
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 46070, it appears that Thomas Shaw was born October 15, 1753, in Ireland near Belfast.
While residing in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania he enlisted in 1777; served two months as a private in Captain Thomas Clarke's Company, Colonel Watts' Pennsylvania Regiment and was in the battle of Crooked Billet.
While residing in Rowan County, North Carolina he served in 1780 two months as ensign in Captain David Crawford's Company, under Major Harrison, with the North Carolina troops; was taken prisoner at the siege of Charleston and soon after paroled. Three weeks after his parole he enlisted and served nine months as a private in Captain James Carr's North Carolina Company and was in the battle of Ramsour's Mills.
He was allowed pension on his application executed February 4, 1833, at which time he was living in Bourbon County, Kentucky, having lived there since 1785.
Very truly yours
E. W. MORGAN Acting Commissioner

February 3, 1932
BA-J/AWF
Mrs. Don Kocher 118 Pike Street Sidney, Ohio
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter relative to Thomas Shaw, a soldier of the Revolutionary War.
The data contained herein are obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, S. 46070, based upon the military service in the Revolutionary War of Thomas Shaw.
He was born October 15, 1753 in Ireland near Belfast.
He enlisted, while residing in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, and served two months as private in Captain Thomas Clarke's company in Colonel Watts' Pennsylvania regiment, and was in the battle of Crooked Billet.
While residing in Rowan County, North Carolina, he served in 1780 two months as ensign in Captain David Crawford's company under Major Harrison, with the North Carolina troops, was taken prisoner at the siege of Charleston, and soon after paroled. Three weeks after his parole, he enlisted and served nine months as private in Captain James Carr's North Carolina company and was in the battle of Ramsour's Mills.
He was allowed pension on his application executed February 4, 1833, then a resident of Bourbon County, Kentucky, having lived there since 1785.
There is no reference to wife or children.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator