Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 2114, William Cannon, S.C.

SERVICE
NUMBER
S 6
bannon William
S 2114
CONTENTS
banded

n 30,569 Tennessee (Jonesborough) William Cannon Washington in the State of Tennessee who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain McDonald of the regt. commanded by Col. Martin in the S. Carolina mil. for six months f. 1779
Inscribed on the Roll of Jonesborough at the rate of 20 Dollars — Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 18 day of April 1836 — and sent to Hon. W. B. Carter, H. R.
Arrears to the 4th of March 1836 $100. Semi-ant. allowance ending 14 Sep " 10.
$110 —
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by J. Allison Clerk, Book E 2 Vol. 7 Page 147

State of Tennessee } First Circuit Washington County }
Be it remembered that on this fourteenth day March 1836 personally appeared before the Honorable Samuel Powell Judge of the first Circuit now sitting as a Court of Law for said County William Farnum aged Eighty four years (having no fixed residence as part of his time with his children & who has been past in Washington County & who being first duly sworn doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress passed 9th June 1832 that he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated. First at the time & long before he was residing in South Carolina, being principally raised there and at the time that the British were in possession of Georgia & about to attack Charleston S.C. in obedience to the orders of Genl. Kettleby a call was made for men & amongst others this dept. was drafted to perform a tour of duty and was commanded by Genl. Lincoln under whom the Militia were first that he was with Genl. Lincoln at the engagement of Sullivan's Island and after Genl. Lincoln's defeat and retreat Delaware was taken prisoner by the British and was put on board of a prison ship, with many others and then was kept imprisoned for near

three months when he & four others, in the night at the risk of life when the guard were below, entered the boat & made to shore being in the harbor of Charleston & succeeded in getting to Lt. Marion who was encamped at Wacka-mawga. The time of entering the service was 1779 he thinks, early in the spring & from his best recollection entered for nine months, however he was one of the troops raised under Genl. Rutledge order, when the state of South Carolina was about to be invaded. & he served under Lincoln until his defeat & was prisoner for three months, when he made his escape & fell in with Moore who was up the Country engaged with the Tories. That in the ensuing year he was drafted to go against the Patriots when in March across toward Virginia and was put under Captain McLean of Lt. Marion's Command & served under Marion was under him at Cheraw Station in Virginia of course against the Tories. Served there four months. He states further more that he served two years in the revolution but his first losses he cannot recollect so as to set them forth, the last loss he was wounded & had his leg broken at the Sapspru-

of Walburg South Carolina. He states that he can only set forth specifically thirteen months, but his memory is now 20 years & his infirmities great that he cannot give the full services with precision as to services to them, the two in which he was so regally distin- guished by suffering has made an impression which death only can efface, that at Charleston under Genl. Benoit, when he was imprisoned, & that later in des- Moines when he was wounded, & had his leg broken. That he has now no documentary evidence having test his discharge which he received from Marion & not having been discharged by Benoit was an account of his being taken prisoner.
He hereby relinquishes every claim to a pension except the present & declares that his name is not on the roll of the agency of any state that he knows of & so far by whom he can establish his services, & the reason of his delay in making application is, that he is entirely blind & unable to get out of the house except as he is led , that
are persons known to him the to them by whom he can establish his report attend for services. There being no minister of the Gospel in his vicinity by whom he can establish the same that he was born

in the State of New York in the month of January of 52 according to the record of his age in a bible which he is unable to read, but is so informed by those who say that he resided in S Carolina to the close of the Revolution, & then removed to Tennessee where he has ever since resided. has  deposed & subscribed this 14th Day of March 1836. William Cannon mark
We the undersigned residing in the County of State of Tennessee do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with William Cannon the declarant in the foregoing that we believe him to be eighty four years of age that he is reputed & believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution & we concur in the opinion
And the said Court do hereby certify that after the investigation of the matter of the foregoing proceedings the undersigned prescribes the Secretary of War that it is our opinion that the declarant did serve as stated by him and the Court further certifies that Mr. P. Hunter and E. S. Mathis who signed the foregoing affidavits are resident citizens of P. County & are reputable & their statement entitled to credit.
Hon. Wm. P. Hunter H. R.
Given under my hand this 14th day of March 1836. John Ryland Clerk of the Circuit Court of the State of Tennessee Washington County
William P. Hunter E. S. Mathis

In at, apl 18
J. S. Church
Geneva
Mr. W. B. Clarke AR
W
Washington D.C. P. O. Box 100

Rep Noall 13 th Ap l . 1836
Sir,
I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your two letters, one relation to the application of William Cannon for a Pension - the other relating to the similar application of Rich d Franks alias Richard Barrett. You observe that the facts and declarations will not justify an allowance of Pension, for more than six months service in either case - I have concluded to request you to issue Pension certificates to that effect, and if not otherwise constrained Please make them payable at Jones 6 th & E. Jennifer
I have the honor to be very respectfully Your obt Servant
Wm. B. Carter

Suspended Oct 12 April 1836 Rev. W. B. Carter,

Rev War
2114
INVALID.
File No. 2114
William Cannon
Rev. War.
Act: June 7. 1832.
Index:—Vol. 4 , Page 56
[Arrangement of 1870.]