Father was Henry Sympson.
Married Rebecca Clendennin/Clendenin on January 1, 1789.
(Note: The last and most liberal of the service-pension acts benefiting Revolutionary War veterans was passed on June 7, 1832. The act provided that every officer or enlisted man who had served at least 2 years in the Continental Line or State troops, volunteers or militia, was eligible for a pension of full pay for life. Naval and marine officers and enlisted men were also included. Veterans who had served less than 2 years, but not less than 6 months, were eligible for pensions of less than full pay. Neither the act of 1832 nor the one of 1828 required applicants to demonstrate need. Under the act of 1832 money due from the last payment until the date of death of a pensioner could be collected by his widow or by his children.)
Revolutionary War records show that William Sympson enlisted in Sullivan County of North Carolina (now Tennessee) and served in the Fourth Carolina troops as follows:
From October 1781 served 3 months under Capt. John Looney and Col. Arthur Campbell and was out against the Cherokee Indians. William Sympson's initial application says that this first enlistment was to serve as a substitute for his father, Henry Sympson, who had been drafted to serve in the militia for three months.
From October 1782, served 3 and a half months under Capt. Morse Cavit and Col. Shelby.
In 1783, served one month as Indian spy under Col. Thomas Hutchens and from Sept. 1783 served three months under Capt. Thomas Vincent and was in a battle at Lookout Mountain.
He was allowed a pension on his application executed March 17, 1834 while a resident of Green County, KY.
Married Rebecca Clendennin/Clendenin on January 1, 1789.
(Note: The last and most liberal of the service-pension acts benefiting Revolutionary War veterans was passed on June 7, 1832. The act provided that every officer or enlisted man who had served at least 2 years in the Continental Line or State troops, volunteers or militia, was eligible for a pension of full pay for life. Naval and marine officers and enlisted men were also included. Veterans who had served less than 2 years, but not less than 6 months, were eligible for pensions of less than full pay. Neither the act of 1832 nor the one of 1828 required applicants to demonstrate need. Under the act of 1832 money due from the last payment until the date of death of a pensioner could be collected by his widow or by his children.)
Revolutionary War records show that William Sympson enlisted in Sullivan County of North Carolina (now Tennessee) and served in the Fourth Carolina troops as follows:
From October 1781 served 3 months under Capt. John Looney and Col. Arthur Campbell and was out against the Cherokee Indians. William Sympson's initial application says that this first enlistment was to serve as a substitute for his father, Henry Sympson, who had been drafted to serve in the militia for three months.
From October 1782, served 3 and a half months under Capt. Morse Cavit and Col. Shelby.
In 1783, served one month as Indian spy under Col. Thomas Hutchens and from Sept. 1783 served three months under Capt. Thomas Vincent and was in a battle at Lookout Mountain.
He was allowed a pension on his application executed March 17, 1834 while a resident of Green County, KY.
Father was Henry Sympson.
Married Rebecca Clendennin/Clendenin on January 1, 1789.
(Note: The last and most liberal of the service-pension acts benefiting Revolutionary War veterans was passed on June 7, 1832. The act provided that every officer or enlisted man who had served at least 2 years in the Continental Line or State troops, volunteers or militia, was eligible for a pension of full pay for life. Naval and marine officers and enlisted men were also included. Veterans who had served less than 2 years, but not less than 6 months, were eligible for pensions of less than full pay. Neither the act of 1832 nor the one of 1828 required applicants to demonstrate need. Under the act of 1832 money due from the last payment until the date of death of a pensioner could be collected by his widow or by his children.)
Revolutionary War records show that William Sympson enlisted in Sullivan County of North Carolina (now Tennessee) and served in the Fourth Carolina troops as follows:
From October 1781 served 3 months under Capt. John Looney and Col. Arthur Campbell and was out against the Cherokee Indians. William Sympson's initial application says that this first enlistment was to serve as a substitute for his father, Henry Sympson, who had been drafted to serve in the militia for three months.
From October 1782, served 3 and a half months under Capt. Morse Cavit and Col. Shelby.
In 1783, served one month as Indian spy under Col. Thomas Hutchens and from Sept. 1783 served three months under Capt. Thomas Vincent and was in a battle at Lookout Mountain.
He was allowed a pension on his application executed March 17, 1834 while a resident of Green County, KY.
Married Rebecca Clendennin/Clendenin on January 1, 1789.
(Note: The last and most liberal of the service-pension acts benefiting Revolutionary War veterans was passed on June 7, 1832. The act provided that every officer or enlisted man who had served at least 2 years in the Continental Line or State troops, volunteers or militia, was eligible for a pension of full pay for life. Naval and marine officers and enlisted men were also included. Veterans who had served less than 2 years, but not less than 6 months, were eligible for pensions of less than full pay. Neither the act of 1832 nor the one of 1828 required applicants to demonstrate need. Under the act of 1832 money due from the last payment until the date of death of a pensioner could be collected by his widow or by his children.)
Revolutionary War records show that William Sympson enlisted in Sullivan County of North Carolina (now Tennessee) and served in the Fourth Carolina troops as follows:
From October 1781 served 3 months under Capt. John Looney and Col. Arthur Campbell and was out against the Cherokee Indians. William Sympson's initial application says that this first enlistment was to serve as a substitute for his father, Henry Sympson, who had been drafted to serve in the militia for three months.
From October 1782, served 3 and a half months under Capt. Morse Cavit and Col. Shelby.
In 1783, served one month as Indian spy under Col. Thomas Hutchens and from Sept. 1783 served three months under Capt. Thomas Vincent and was in a battle at Lookout Mountain.
He was allowed a pension on his application executed March 17, 1834 while a resident of Green County, KY.
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