Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 3098, Thomas Butler, Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va
Butler, Thomas
S 3098
CONTENTS
Carded

26744 East Tennessee Thomas Butler
of Morgan in the State of Tennessee who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Callaway of the reg t commanded by _____ in the Virginia line line for 12 months
*Virginia Line. Records corrected
Inscribed on the Roll of East Tennessee  Feby 2004 at the rate of 20 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 12 day of May 1834 and Rev Rev. Samuel Magallum 68
Arrears to the 4th of March 60.00 Semi-annual allowance ending Sept 10.00 $70.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Daniel Boyd Clerk, Book E Vol. 7 Page 37

30.960
Thomas Butler Tempe
f 1780 p. 6- #20
Levi Frewitt Morgan C. H. Tempe

Thomas Butler Pension Declaration 6 months

State of Tennessee } ss. Anderson County }
On this 15 th day of April A.D. 1834. personally appeared before the justice of the court of pleas and quarter sessions for the County of Anderson State of Tennessee. aforesaid it being a court of record. Thomas Button aged twenty years. Who was born in the year of 1763 on the 11 th day of November in said year. agreeable to records of his age which he now has. & which was transcribed from the original records made by his father which has been torn out some time since and after being duly sworn for that purpose doth upon his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7 th June 1832. applicant vol l intended and intend the service of the united states under the following named officers. to wit Capt. John Callaway, 1 st Lieutenant William Callaway, 2 nd Lieut Bowen Price. Ensign Harry Innes as a private horseman. the date of the year can't now be recollected but applicant believes that it was in 1780. in the fall season of the year the regiment was at New London. and marched to Petersburg. was some short time at Petersburg. when General Lawson's brigade came on said company joined General Lawson's Brigade. applicant from his age & consequent loss of memory recollects the No of the Regiment on the name of the Colonel whose Regiment his company was attached to. then said General Lawson marched for.

3 Portsmouth. Where the British was then stationed but when General Lawson arrived near Portsmouth the British left Portsmouth. General Lawson then turned his course. applicant was then from said place near Portsmouth when General Lawson turned his course marched back home under his aforesaid Captain call away and honorably but verbally discharged applicant can't now recollect precisely the length of this tour of duty but believes that it was not fifteen three months - applicant was in no battle or engage- ment. applicant again volunteered as a private Malitia foot man and followed the army when it marched for the siege of York overtook the army above Old Gamstow and joined the army and during this tour of duty applicant was under the com- mand of divers officers. Some time under Colonel Skipper & sometimes under Col. Tucker. was marched from the Gamstow to Williamsburg from Williamsburg to York. was in the siege of York and was under the command of Colonel Skipper the night that the British spiked four of our cannon. applicant was standing near a man by the name of Vaughn. When said Vaughn had been shot off, applicant continued in the siege until the surrender of Cornwallis. applicant

Blown up at the time of the explosion of a mine after the surrender of Lord Cornwallis. applicant he came unable to serve as a guard over the British Prisoners. Doctor Coagwill gave applicant a certificate showing that he was unable to do duty as a guard over the British prisoners this was the only written discharge that applicant received applicant had during the siege done much foraging duty he done foraging duty as well for others as for himself. the above named certificate has long since been lost. applicant cannot now recollect the precise length of this tour of duty but the length of his service in the revolutionary war was not less than six months. applicant has no documentary evidence of his service and knows of no person who's personal attendance he can pro- cure by whom he can prove his absolute service. applicant served with a certain William Doss now a citizen of Fauquier county Virginia, in the siege of York. who's deposition he here with exhibits for inspection it being the only evidence that applic- ant is able to adduce of his absolute service. applicant was born in the state of Maryland Frederick county applicant's parents moved from Maryland when applicant was very young to Bedford county Virginia and resided in Bedford until cut off into Campbell. resided in Campbell until he moved to Fredericksburg Virginia where he now resides applicant can prove his

character for truth & veracity and a soldier of the revolution by Charles & Oliver Samuel Guilbeith Richard Oliver Guilbeith his neighbours generally. has no doubt but he can also prove it by facts Sturdivan a member now in Congress. applicant hereby relinquishes every other claim to a pension on anuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension Roll of any agency in any state applicant states there is no clergyman residing in his neighbourhood. Therefore it is out of his to obtain the Certificate of an
oath to be subscribed in open Court the day & year aforesaid } THOMAS BUTLER John Jennings Clerk
We Charles & Oliver and Samuel Guilbeith residing in the same county and neighbourhood of Thomas Butler do hereby certify that we are all acquainted with him the said Thomas Butler Who has sworn to and subscribed the above declaration that we believe him to be seventy years of age that he is respected and beloved in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion sworn to & subscribed by Rev. Salathiel in open court the day A.D. Oliver & year aforesaid
John Jennings Clerk
And the undersigned here by declares their opinion after

The interrogatory 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 Charles Yobine and Samuel Bailebrath Who has signed the preceding certificate are credible persons and their statements is entitled to credit
for all we know
J.O. Neal
Joseph M. Ashurst
Justices of the County
Court of said County I John Farnagin clerk of the county court of pleas and quarter sessions for said county do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of the  the Butler for a pension
Whereof I have unto let my hand and seal In testimony whereof. I have unto let my hand and seal of office this 15 th day of April A.D 1834.
John Farnagin Clerk

Tennessee original
10. May. 1834
Morgan 6H - 2c 14 3/4 mile
Honorable
Free
Secretary of War Pension Office Department Washington City D.C.
Pension Claim

Morgan Court house East Tennessee April 17 th 1834
Enclosed is the Pension Declaration of
James M. Cutler
His name is requested to be sent to Morgan Court house East Tennessee directed to myself
myself — Or Robert H. Dudley
Levi French

Reorgan
✓
3098 INVALID.
File No. 3098
Thomas Butler
Pa. * S.C. line
Act: June 14/32
Index: — Vol. A , Page 49
[Arrangement of 1870.]
*Virginia Line. Records corrected Feb 20 '89

John H. Markham
Affidavit of William Hop in Tho. Butlers case

State of Tennessee Franklin County & On this the 9th day of December 1833.
personally appeared before me Robert H Richardson one of the Justices of the court of pleas and quarter sessions for the County aforesaid. William Dof late petitioned of the United States aged nearly 70 years, who resides in said County on oath of entire credibility & veracity and after being duly sworn on his oath states that he is well acquainted with Thomas Butler of Anderson County Ten- nessee who lived in Bedford County Virginia During the Revolutionary War Witness living in Buckingham County Virginia but 4 or 5 miles apart witness knows of said Butler serving as a soldier at the Siege at York in the United States Army Witness and said Butler returned from York together Butler staid all night with Witness in Buckingham on their return from York and then both kept on toward home to Bedford County in said state . Witness well knew said Butler before & after the said war Witness had not seen said Butler for many years but is has no doubt that he is the identical Thomas Butler who lived in Bedford

State of Tennessee } Sevier County } I John H Richardson } clerk of the court of pleas and quarter sessions for the county of Sevier state of Tennessee do hereby certify that Robert H. Richardson Esq. whose signature is affixed to the within affidavit was at the time thereof and now is an acting Justice of the court of pleas and quarter sessions for the county of Sevier aforesaid and that full faith and credit are due his official acts as such and I further certify that his signature thereto is in his own proper hand writing.
Given under my hand and seal of office at office in Same- -town the 10th day of December A.D. 1893
John H. Richardson Clerk By his Dep John H. Robertson
Affidavit of William Pope in this matter see