Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 2330, Thomas Hudson, Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
Hudson, Thomas
S. 2330
Carded
CONTENTS
J

7100 7100 West Tennessee
Thomas Hudson
of Giles Co in the State of Tennessee who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Shelton of the Regt commanded by Col Lyon in the Spring line for 9 months
Inscribed on the Roll of West Tennessee at the rate of 30 Dollars 00 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 13 day of May 1835 and sent to Sarah Lester Pulaski
Arrears to the 4th of March 60.00 Semi-ant. allowance ending Sept 15.00 $75.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Daniel Boyd Clerk Book 6 Vol. 7 Page 82

State of Tennessee December Sessions of the Court for Giles County of pleas and quarter sessions for said County for the year 1832
On this 26 th day of November A. D. 1832 personally appeared in open court before the justices of said Court now sitting & holding said court Thomas Hudson aged last January seventy years, a resident of said County who being first duly sworn according to law took on his oath made the following declara- tion in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated.
Applicant who resided during the whole of the Revolutionary war in Henry County in the State of Virginia, sometime in January 1781 volunteered and entered the service in the said last mentioned County for the term of three months He went into said service & served under the com- mand of Capt. Shelton & Lt. Lieutenant Lyon in the Regiment of Col. Lyon. He marched along the Virginia line & also through the state of North Carolina and was stationed along principally against the Tories. They had no fighting during his campaign He does not re- collect generally when he was discharged, but

it was somewhere about the line between Virginia and North Carolina, after having served the whole tour out for which he entered the Service. In same year Applicant was drafted in the said County of Henry for the term of three months, & entered the Service under the Command of Capt. George Hasten in Col. Duckers Regiment, General Lawson Commanded the militia and General Green the reg was to which applicant was then attached. They marched first to North Carolina to oppose the Forces, and continued in the Service during the entire three months without any fighting, at the end of their term of Service, the troops were marched home into the State of Virginia & dis- charged. Sometime about the first of July 1981 Applicant again entered the Service in the said County of Henry under the Command of Capt. Ramon Leslie Lieut. Dorance in Col. Richardson Regiment & General De- marcus Brigade - he was marched to the lower part of Virginia, was at Newcastle, was sometime in King William County in the said State of Virginia, and had no fighting during this tour - Served their term out and arrived at home, a short time before the defeat of General Lee having served the term out whilst out upon this Service, they were frequently called on

to guard prisoners, and did so accordingly after having arrived at home as above stated Applicant was again discharged having served this tour three months in all nine months the further States that he was seventy years of age sometime in January last (1892) that he continued to reside in said County of Henry, State of Virginia for upwards of twenty years, after the war of the Revolution, he thence removed to Dobbs County North Carolina resided there three or four years - Moved thence to Brunswick County North Carolina resided there three or four years, moved thence to South Car- olina Greenville district resided there four or five years, moved thence to the State of Georgia Franklin County thence to Eldert County & same State, & thence to Lincoln County State of Tennessee and finally to Giles County in said State of Tennessee where he was he now resides He has no documentary evidence of his services He knows of no person, by whom he can prove the above services except his brother Wall Hudson, brother of Applicant who was in the service with this applicant.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and

declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the Agency of any State. Thomas his Hudson sworn to and subscribed the day & year aforesaid
German Lester Clk
1 st When and in what year was you born?
I was born in Amelia, County State of Virginia in the year 1762, January 12 th
2 nd Have you any record of your age, & if so where is it? I have no record of my age and I do not think I ever had any.
3 rd How were you called into service were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute and for a substitute for whom?
I was twice drafted & once volunteered
4 th State the names of all the officers etc
This question I have answered in my declaration.
5 th Where were you living when called into service where then you lived since the Revolutionary war and where do you now live.
I have answered this question as
well as I can in my declaration
6 th Did you ever receive a discharge from service & if so where is it.
I received a discharge for each of my term of service, and I have them

until the more out.
7 th State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighbourhood who can testify to your character for veracity and their belief of his services in the Revolution?
I am known to Matthew Sevanport Samuel Davis, Benjamin Hudson Isaac Hudson William Pratt John Ponderly, Joseph Stewart Jacob Balenham & many others. Sworn to and subscribed Thomas his Hudson in open Court the date above German Lister Clk
We Matthew Sevanport a clergyman residing in the County of Giles & State of Tennessee and Samuel Davis residing in said County and State hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Thomas Hudson who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration: that we believe him to be seventy years of age that he is reputed & believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and we concur in that opinion.
Sworn to and subscribed Matthew Sevanport in open Court the date above Samuel Davis German Lister Clk

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 applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that Matthew Brannanport who signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman, residing in the County of Giles & said State, and that Samuel Davis, who has also signed the same, is a Resident in said County & State, and is a creditable person and that their statement, is entitled to credit
W. G. H.
one of the Justices of Giles County Court
E. D. Lomax one of the Justices of Giles County Court
A. M. M. Upshur one of the Justices of Giles County Court

No 22555. Thomas Hudson
Deem West
for 1781 prints 9 months $30.
German Lester Clerk Giles County Court Hm

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
183
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 subjoined 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 Thomas Hudson Giles Co Tenn
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. Battles in which the applicant was engaged. Country through which he marched. Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. Evidence by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     1781 Pax Vol. 3 Priv. Capt Shelton Col Lyons None W. Va N. C. Aged 70 Henry County Virg a Traditionary   Drafted 3 " " Hastin " Tucker " "   July 1781 3 " " Witt " Richardson " "  
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 }
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) _____ 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 day 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 he 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, deposeth 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 places 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 in 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.
Dyer Castor Adam Clerk

Thomas Hudson 54
(Declaration)
225-55
225-55

German Sester clerk of the Court of Pleas & quarter Sessions, holden for the County of Giles, in the State of Tennessee do hereby Certify that the foregoing contains the Original Proceedings of said Court in the matter of the application of Thomas Hudson for a Pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at office this 3 rd day of January 1833.
German Sester, clk
State of Tennessee Giles County ss I do hereby certify that German Sester, whose name is signed to the foregoing certificate, is clerk of said Court, & was at the time of signing said certificate, and that full faith & credit is & ought to be given to all his official acts as such & that his said certificate is in due form of law, given under my hand & seal this 11 th day of January 1833. W. Marshall Upshaw Presiding Justice of Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions

Thomas Hudson
Payments to be made at Nashville by the Rev. of W S B Brant Agent for paying Pension- ers, in the Agency of West Tennessee.
32-17788- filed 11-62
Recorded in the Pension Of- fice, in Book 6 Vol. 7
Page 82 by Daniel Boyd Clerk.

WAR DEPARTMENT.
Revolutionary Claim.
I certify that, in conformity with the law of the United States of the 7th June, 1832, Thomas Hudson of the State of Tennessee who was a private in the Army of the Revolution
is entitled to receive Thirty dollars and cents per annum, during his natural life, commencing on the 4th of March, 1831, and payable semi-annually on the 4th of March, and 4th of September, in every year.
Given at the War Office of the United States, this Thirteenth day of May one thousand eight hundred and thirty-three
Lewis Cass
Secretary of War.
Enc. Counter signed. }
J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions.

11 r.1
Rev War
2330 INVALID.
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File No. 2330
Thomas Hudson
Bvt. Rev War.
Act: June 7. 1832.
Index:—Vol. A. , Page 193.
[Arrangement of 1870.]