Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 32552, for David Thomas, North Carolina

SERVICE
NUMBER
Nb Va.
Thomas, David
S 32552
CONTENTS

22152  Indiana
David Thomas of Union Co in the State of Indiana who was a private in the com manded by Captain Allen of the reg commanded by Col Dick in the North Carolina line for 1 year
Date of death not in AR
Inscribed on the Roll of Indiana at the rate of 40 Dollars — Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 13 day of October 1833 and Eaglehill  Burnside Liberty Arrears to the 4th of Sep t 100 00 Semi-ant. allowance ending March 20 00 $120.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Dan Lloyd Clerk Book 6 Vol. 7 Page 131
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No 24852
David Thomas Union County Indiana
\frac{1}{4} Adm. 9. Months 1. year $40 $30
Edgell Burnside 6th Union County Indiana

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office
May 31 1833
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 subjjoined 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. Those 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, shewing the Service of David Thomas Union County Indiana
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Vol. Sub { 1780 1781 - 6 - private Col Dick, Col Allen 72 years Wabash County Traditionary Evidence Witnesses Certified credible, no Cliginous   Vol - - - 3 - private Officers not recollected North Carolina Certificate & no reason given - Papers not properly attached   Vol - - not stated private Col Davis, Col Dick   Applicant thinks the whole time he served was 12 Months }  
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 } ss.
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) _____, who has 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 days 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; 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 the 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 laid down for his guidance.
[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, deposes 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 place 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 papers.
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 is 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.

Pleas held at the Court House of Union County in the Sixth Judicial Circuit of the State of Indiana, on the first Monday of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty three, before the Honorable Charles H. Hart President Judge of said Circuit & Robert Swann & Daniel Ogden Esquires his Associates, Judges of said County of Union.
Be it remembered that on this day, Monday, the Seventh Judicial day of the present Term of September came the said David Thomas and made and filed, in open Court the following Declaration, To wit:
State of Indiana Union County ss On this 9th day of September 1833 personally appeared in open Court, Before Robert Swann and Daniel Ogden Associates Judges of said Court now sitting, David Thomas of Harrison Township Union County State of Indiana, age twenty two 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 7th, 1832, that he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated, that he entered the service and served under General Thomas Eaton and Colonel Alexander Dick, that the Company Officers under whom he served, their names as he now recollects were Captain Charles Allen, Captain John White, Captain Charles Davis, that in the fall of the year 1780 or 1781, and which of the years he is unable to state, he entered the service of a volunteer soldier and served as such and was not engaged in any civil pursuit during the time he was in the service that at the time he entered the service he resided in Warren County North Carolina, that his brother William Thomas was drafted as a militia soldier, that this applicant entered the service as a substitute for his brother William that a company was formed in Warren County and State of North Carolina, commanded by Capt Charles Allen and this applicant does not recollect the names of the

officers except Captain Charles Allen, that he entered the service under the command of Capt. Allen as a fonaquia, that the company marched South to Charleston, that on the way to Charleston, the company to which this applicant belonged was attached to General Eaton's division, after being so attached General Eaton marched to Charleston, the main body of the army did not enter Charleston, but this applicant and others entered for the purpose of drawing arms, from Charleston the army marched up the Savannah river to Augusta and under the command of General Eaton, At Augusta the British were attempting to cross the Savannah river, that when the United States troops came to the river the British did not make any further attempt to cross, but immediately commenced a march down the river on the opposite side from which the United States occupied, that we then marched down the river, the British crossed Brim Creek and burned the bridge, they then went up the creek crossed it again and attacked the United States troops in the rear, there was something of a contest between the United States troops and the British and this applicant was engaged in this contest, the United States troops retreated and crossed the river and marched to a place called Purvisburg on the Savannah. At or near Purvisburg this applicant states he received a written discharge and this applicant returned to Warren County North Carolina, he thinks he served under Capt Allen six months, that a short time after he returned to Warren County, one other company was formed, the names of the officers this applicant does not recollect, except the name of Captain John White, that he entered this company formed as a volunteer that they marched into South Carolina, but does not recollect the names of the officers, except as aforesaid, nor the names of any of the places that he was stationed was not three months in the aforesaid company received

no written discharge from the last service, that he again returned to Warren County, that in a short time after he returned to Warren County, a company was formed in Macklenburgh Virginia under the command of Captain Charles Davis, that this applicant entered the service as a volunteer of the aforesaid company under the command of Captain Davis at a place called Burnt Mills, that he marched in the said company to Long Bridge below Hampton Roads, that at the Burnt Mills, the company to which this applicant belonged was attached to Col. Alexander Dick's Regiment, and that at the Long Bridge he received a written discharge and returned to Warren County, that by reason of his old age and the consequent loss of memory he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his services but is confident that he served under Captain Allen not less than six months, that he served under Captain John White not less than three months, that his written discharges were destroyed by fire in Warren County North Carolina when his house was burnt in said County, and that he has no documentary evidence, and that he knows of no person by whom he can prove his services. He hereby relinquishes every claim 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 of any state, And thereupon the following questions were propounded by the Board and the following answers made by the applicant, Where and in what year were you born? That he was born in Dinwiddie County Virginia, as near as the applicant can recollect in the year 1761. Have you any record of your age, and if so where is it? He has no record of his age. Where were you living when called into the service, where have you lived since the Revolution and where do you now live? That he resided in Warren County North Carolina

when he entered into the service, and that he had lived in Warren County since the Revolution excepting for the last two years; he has resided in Harrison Township Union County State of Indiana where he now lives. When were you called into the service, were you drafted, did you volunteer or were you a substitute and if a substitute for whom? The first sign of his service he entered as a substitute for his brother William Thomas who was drafted as a militia soldier, the balance of his services he entered as a Volunteer  substitute . 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? That General Thomas, Col Alexander Dickey, Captain Charles Allen, Captain John White, and Captain Charles Davis were the names of the officers under whom this applicant served, and that the general circumstances of his services are stated in the body of his declaration, as above recited. Did you ever receive a discharge from the service and if so by whom was it given and what has become of it? That he received a discharge from Captain Charles Davis and he has not recollect from whom he received a discharge after his first six months service, and that his house was some years since in Warren County North Carolina and both of his discharges are burnt at this time. 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, that he is known by Benjamin Bunn of John White residents in his present neighborhood and who can testify as to his character for veracity and their belief of his services as a soldier of the Revolution, that the Reverend Mr. Plummer, the only Clergyman of his

acquaintances in his neighborhood is such as to enable  his  to  enable to attest Court, (Signed) David mark Thomas Sworn to & Subscribed by the said David Thomas in open Court, the 9th day of September 1833. E Bunnell Clerk. We John Witt and Benjamin Boon residents of the County of Union and State of Tennessee do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with David Thomas who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be seventy two 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. Benj Boon Sworn to & Subscribed by the said John Witt John Witt Benj Boon in open Court Eglhie Bunnell Clerk.
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories required by the war department, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states, and the Court further certifies that Benjamin Boon & John Witt who have signed & sworn to the proceeding certificate are credible persons and that their statements are entitled to credit.
I Eglhie Bunnell Clerk of the Court of Union County, do hereby certify that the foregoing containing the original proceedings of said Court, in the matter of the application of David Thomas for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this sixteenth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty three
Eglhie Bunnell Clerk

December 31, 1936
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BA-J/REL
David Thomas-S.32552
Miss Ellen K. Scott 208 E. Vine Street Liberty, Indiana
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of David Thomas, who served in the North Carolina troops and was pensioned in 1833, in Union County, Indiana; also, the record of Thomas Thomas, a soldier of the War of 1812.
Because of the great demand for Revolutionary War and War of 1812 data and the limited, trained clerical force available for furnishing such information, it is impossible to comply in full with each request pertaining to soldiers of those wars. The record of David Thomas is furnished herein as found in his claim for pension, S.32552, based upon his military service in the Revolutionary War.
David Thomas was born in 1761, in Dinwiddie County, Virginia. The names of his parents are not shown.
He gave date of 1st enl. as fall of 1780 or 1781 but that must have been an error as he was in battle of Brim Creek in Mar. 1779, so omitted date. While a resident of Warren County, North Carolina, David Thomas entered the service as a substitute for his brother, William Thomas, and served six months as a private in Captain Charles Allen's North Carolina Company and was in the battle of Brim Creek; after the termination of this service, date not given, he volunteered and served three months as a private in Captain John White's North Carolina Company; for his next tour of service, he volunteered in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, and served three months in Captain Charles Davis' Company, Colonel Alexander Dick's Virginia Regiment, no dates given for this tour.
After the Revolution, he continued to reside in Warren County, North Carolina, until 1831, then moved to Union County, Indiana.
He was allowed pension on his application executed September 9, 1833, while residing in Harrison Township, Union County, Indiana.

There are no data as to the family of David Thomas, other than the reference to his brother, William.
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, David Thomas (S.33552), you should address The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following data:
David Thomas, Certificate No. 22132, issued October 13, 1833, rate $40 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1832, Indiana Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

32 552 Rev INVALID.
File No. 32, 552
David Thomas
Rev Rev Rev
Act: June 7 th 1894
Index: Vol. 9 , Page 431
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1915. Feb 17: History to Mrs. May Hartford. M.P.R.
1915-May 14 Miss May Hartford referred to and for Cat. Dept. for date of last payment of pension 1936-Dec 31-Next to Middlesex N. Scott. S.L.

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Hutchinson, Kansas,
Feb. 5, 1915.
The Pension Dept., Washington, D.C.
Can you furnish me any information about the Revolutionary War record of David Thomas of Va.? If so I should like to have it.
Respectfully,
May Hartford, 410-4 th E.

Hutchinson, Kansas, May 3, 1915.
Dep't of Interior, Washington, D.C.
Received communication from your dep't marked M.B.H. S.F. 32552 Rev. War concerning the application for pension of one David Thomas of Va. Can you furnish me with date of his death or when pension ceased also the place?
Respectfully, (Miss) May Hartford 410-4-E

208 E. Vine St., Liberty, Indiana Dec. 5, 1936.
A. D. Hiller Veterans Administration Washington, D. C.
My dear Sir:-
Can you and will you give me the service of of David Thomas a private in the North Carolina State Troops in the Revolutionary War.
His name is given on the 1833 pension list in Union County, Indiana.
Is there any data of his birth and death and of his wife.
Thank you so much for this kindness.
Very sincerely yours (Dukes) Ellen K. Scott
While I am asking do you have a record of Thomas Thomas of 1812 service Thanks.

7.2.24 Rev. War Section.
May 14, 1915.
Miss May Hartford,
410 - 4 - E
Hutchinson, Kans.
Madam:
In response to your letter dated the 3 rd instant, you are advised that for date of last payment of pension and probable date of death of David Thomas, Sur. File No. 32,552, Rev. War, application should be made to the Auditor for the Interior Department, U.S. Treasury Department, citing the following data:
"David Thomas. Certificate No. 22,132, issued October 12, 1833, at $40. per annum, from March 4, 1831, under Act of June 7, 1832, at the Indiana Agency."
Very respectfully,
M. A. Fitzgerald Commissioner.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., _____, 19_____
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of David Thomas 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. S 32 552.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Fall 1778 6 mos. Pvt. Charles Allen. ✓ N.C.   ✓ 3 mos. John White ✓ N.C.   ✓ 3 mos. Charles Davis Alexander Dick Va.  
Battles engaged in, Brier Creek.
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Warren Co. N.C.
Date of application for pension, Sept. 9. 1833. His claim was allowed.
Residence at date of application, Harrison Twp., Union Co., Ind.
Age at date of application, 1761 in Dinwiddie Co. Va.
Remarks: ✓
The above is the only David Thomas of Va. found on the Rev. War records of this Bureau.
Respectfully,
Soldier gives date as fall of 1780 or 1781 - but he was in the Battle of Brier Creek which was in May 1779. So he must have enl. Fall 1778. He describes correctly that entire campaign.