Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 8458, for Obadiah Prewett, Virginia

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
No. 10 Prewett, Obadiah
R. 8458
CONTENTS

Recd. Prewitt No. 34253 Declaration
of the Reidiah Prewitt Mason County Va Report to John A. J. Allen
Mbamp Wm. D. Mitchell Agents

State of Virginia } Mason County } ss On this 14 Day of May 1884 Personal Appearance before me William Stephenson a Justice of the peace in & for the County of Mason & State of Virginia Blacksmith Precepts a resident citizen of Mason County Wm Age 79 Years the day of July last past who being first duly sworn according to law Dotts on his oath makes the following declaration In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of 17 June 1832 that he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers & served as herein after stated from the last of his recollection in the month of May in the year 1778 Declarant thinks on the days of said month he was drafted in the Gen. Militia from Greenbrier County for a term of 3 months & placed under Capt Miller Declarant does not recollect his Subaltern officer names from Greenbrier officer was marched to Richmond thence to Williamsburg thence to Yorktown officer was engaged in guarding & defending the Country against the Williamsburg & Yorktown till his term of 3 months expired officer then returned his arms to the Magazine at Williamsburg & was granted permission to return home by General Nelson who commenced the Gen. Militia in this section of Country officer then returned home to Greenbrier County after having served 3 months as private soldier again declarant thinks about the first day of October 78 he was again drafted as above stated he thinks under Capt Edwards Duke he cannot remember the Subaltern officer neither is he positive that Duke was his Capt named the declarant is old & his memory says back from Greenbrier aforesaid

Deceant was marched to Richmond again & there to Williamsburg & into Regt of Light & Thence Peterburg at this Place his term of 8 months expired & he was released by new recruits - affiant then returned to his home to Goochland County again affiant recollects there was snow on the Ground at the time he was released the reason given for the deccant for being drafted the 2 d time so quick is as follows he says so many men deserted & because their regular term that such as remained stance in defense of their Country was in consequence thereof more frequently called into deccant says that he served on the last mentioned tour 3 months or a private soldier again in the year 1779 he thinks April of that year he was again called out by rotation he knows it was early in the Spring because he says fire- was acceptable to warm by on his 3 d tour he was again marched to Richmond Williamsburg & King William Court house deccant recollects of being at King William Court house the day after a battle company had been principally cut to pieces by the enemys cavalry he also thinks while on this 3 d tour a British deserter informed affiant Col Morris that a British vessel had run a Ground in James River Col Morris made an attack on the vessel but the ship returned a shower of shot which caused our men on shore to flee affiant was leaning across & picking his gun flint Col Morris came affiant & told him to stand up at the same time Col Morris pulled a man from behind a tree & took his place affiant took his Col It was just play - affiant's term of 3 months

having before he was relieved at a place the name he has forgotten some where between James & York Rivers — affiant recollects Ensign Lucy & Col Morris he cannot recollect any other officers name on his 3 rd tour — Again in April Deceaseant before about 1 st of Dec r months 1781 he was — Again called out for a 3 months months tour under Lieutenant (Darius Luther force) Major Myron  Williamson is the only officers whose names affiant can recollect — was again marched to the vicinity of Richmond Williamsburg & across James River into Isle of Wight — & generally in — that section of the state affiant cannot locate his quarters — with much precision his memory being very imperfect — Deceaseant 3 rd 4 th tour of 3 months having before — he was relieved at Matthews Springs about 12 miles below Richmond & returned to his home in Spottsylvania County Virginia after having served 3 months & private soldier — affiant was again called into service for a 3 months tour he thinks September 1781 to March to York town affiant fell sick on the march at a place called Wootton & received a furlough from Col Turc & returned home his Capt's name he thinks was was Turc also affiant says he suffered from sickness on his return home for want of water & other miseries of life he thinks that he suffered — on his 5 th & last tour more hardships than in all his former tours combined affiant served four tours of — 3 months each & was called out 5 th tour & fell sick affiant cannot say that his declaration is exactly — correct as it regards the precise time his service was terminated his memory is very frail & he can only

Titulo his recitation to the list of a reg. public memory declarants Says he is confident his tour commenced about 3 years before the capture of Cornwallis & he further states that he served 4 distinct & repeated tours of 3 months each & was called out 5 times & free sick the applicant is very indifferent in consequence of his old age & bad memory declarants has no documentary evidence to offer neither does he know any & he says it was not customary to give 3 months more written discharge when their tour expired they were generally released by first recruits he served with & in the la mittias he knew in the service General Nelsons Col Morris & Cuda Major McLean & admittance of the Rev. Mitchell he served with no other lines of troops than the mittias he cannot recollect the No. of the regiments to which he belonged he cannot trace to the Court house of Mason County from which he lives eleven miles being infirm & unable at the present time he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present & he hereby declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any state or territory whatever sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid his Obadiah Prewett mark
Applicants answers to the interrogatories prescribed by the War department - - - - -
1 I was born in Goochland County Virginia in the year 1755 on the day of July as I always heard & believe
2 I have no record of my age
3 I was living in Goochland County in when I was called out since the revolution I have lived in North Carolina and Virginia where I now live in Mason County

4 I was drafted & dined by Rotation Regular tour of 3 months in private Salaries & was called  called  to tour a few sick
5 I knew Gen Nelson Col Morris & Cruz Mayers McElmurray & Amistead all of them I think belonged to the note  note I do not  not recollect the No of Regt but I am inclined to think I belonged to the 5 th Regt of line  line Artillery I am not certain of the facts the circumstances of my service  service have related as well as I can recollect the date of my service I have arranged to the best of my recollections
6 I never received a discharge in writing I was relieved  relieved by those whose turn came after mine
7 I am known to Walter Newman & Martin his  his Hoffman two of my neighbors who can testify as to my character for veracity & then to the his  his religious Beliefs of my having been a soldier of the Revolution I have subscribed the day & year aforesaid Obadiah Prewett his mark
We Walter Newman & Martin Hoffman residents Citizens of Mason County Virginia do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Obadiah Prewett who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be 79 years old the 6 th day of July last past that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution & that we concur in that opinion Subscribed & sworn to the day and year aforesaid Walter Newman Martin Hoffman

and I the said Justice of the peace do hereby declare my opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the laws Departments that the above named Applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier & that he served as he states & do further certify that I believe the before named Obadiah Pruitt was 79 years old the day of July last past & as I do further certify that there is no Clergyman residing in the neighborhood neighborhood of the above named applicant & I do further certify that the above named applicant from old age & bodily infirmity cannot right conveniently travel to the Court house of Mason County from which he lives Eleven Miles & I do further certify that it appears to me that Walter Newman and Martin Kaufman two of his neighbors are citizens of Mason County & State of Virginia & are credible persons & that their statements is entitled to credit And I do further certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of myself in the matter of the Application of Obadiah Pruitt for a pension in testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal at my County of Mason & State aforesaid this 14 th day of May 1834
William Stephenson Seal
State of Virginia Mason County } ss
Be it known that on this 14 th day of May 1834 the said Obadiah Pruitt also made oath in due form of law that while his agent was engaged in chopping the body of his deceased that he forgot to state that he was engaged in a skirmish with the enemy at

Some place on James River the name of the place he has forgotten he thinks the before named Skirmish happened during his 2 nd or 3 rd tour of duty he says some of the Militia were wounded he was not aware of any person that was killed the above Skirmish also took place with a British force in James River the Militia was on shore ————— Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid Given under my hand & seal at my County of Mason & State aforesaid this 14 th day of May 1824
Abdiah Prewett maker
William Stephenson
Virginia
Mason County Court Clerk's office May 15 th 1834
I Francis Lewis Clerk of the Court of said County of Mason do hereby certify that William Stephenson whose signature appears to the foregoing certificate is now and was at the time of signing the same a Justice of the peace for said County of Mason duly commissioned qualified and acting as such Justice that full faith and credit is due and ought to be given to all his official acts as such as well in courts of record as thereout and I believe the signature to be genuine
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court this day and year first above written
Thos. Lewis Clerk

Okeed Prewett Va.
How W.H. Bifulle April 28. 1854
8 1/2 5 8
1852
James McCamp } Rev. L. Mitchell } Agents

Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
REJECTED
1408
P. O.
Elmer Smith
Service:
Obediah Prewitt
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
Recognized. _____
Contract. _____