Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 10564, for William Thompson, Virginia

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
Thompson, William
R. 10564
CONTENTS

10.564
P. O.
William Thompson
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18
REJECTED
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.

Washington Jan'y 2 nd / 1847.
J. L. Edwards Esq. Comr of Pensions &c
Sir.
I send you herewith the application for a pension of William Thompson. please give it your attention & oblige me with Respect.
Edwin H. Haring -

Washington June 18 1846. J. L. Echards Esqr Comr of Pensions &c
Sir.
I send you herewith Pension Declaration of William Thompson of Parkville Tennessee which will I hope receive due attention. Yrs Respectfully E. H. Smith

N 37270 William Thompson Irn act 7 June 1832
37270

State of Tennessee } ss- Circuit Court of said county County of DeWitt } ss- May Term 1846
On this 19 th day of May 1846 personally appeared in open Court, before the Circuit Court of said county and state now sitting, William Thompson, a resident in the county of DeWitt and state of Tennessee, aged eighty seven years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath make the following declaration, in order to attain the benefit of the provision made by act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832. That he enlisted in the service of the United States in the year 17 in the county of Augusta and state of Virginia in the company of Captain Lang and afterwards served in the company of Captain Frazier, under the command, he thinks, of Col. Boyer, a Col. under the command of Genl. Lafayette; that he served as a private under the officers above named nine months, in the service of Va. and was engaged and wounded, in the engagement near York & Gloucester in the state of Virginia, near the close of the war.
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 in any state -
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid before me at Nashville in Tennessee in open Court - Thos. M c Call Judge
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states
Thomas T. Smiley Clerk of the Circuit Court of DeWitt county and state of Tennessee do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of William Thompson for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 19 day of May 1846
Thos. T. Smiley

State of Tennessee } ss Sevier County } ss
On this 16 th day of September 1846 personally appeared in open Court before the Circuit Court of Sevier County now sitting William Thompson a resident of Sevier County of Sevier and state of Tennessee aged eighty eight years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the the benefit of the act of Congress passed the 7 th June 1832 That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated - That he was drafted into the service when he was about 18 years old he thinks in 1776 but from old age and consequent loss of memory he cannot state with certainty the day or year. That he was a member of Captain Pongo Company in the Virginia line of state troops that he enlisted for the period of three months and after serving one tour of three months he again enlisted for another period of three months under Captain Frazier under whom he served until his time expired, when he again enlisted under the same Captain Frazier and served until he was wounded in a skirmish between the American and British forces on James River and was soon after discharged from service. That at the time of his various enlistments he resided in Augusta county in the state of Virginia. That he was each time drafted into the service - That Col. Boyer was the Col. commandant of the regiment in which he served; under General Pagayeth. That he has no documentary evidence of his having served in the Revolutionary War and that he knows of no persons whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service - That during all the time he was in the service as above stated he served as a private
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 in any state Wm Thompson Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the within named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and swears as he states
I Thomas C. Smiley clerk of the Circuit Court of Daviess county do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of William Thompson for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office the 16 th day of September 1846
Thos. C. Smiley