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The following is a transcript of the court declaration Charles gave to apply for his military pension:
On the fiftenth day of August in the year 1832 personally appeared in open court before the worshipful justices of the county court for the county of Bledsoe aforesaid now sitting Charles Thurman a resident of the county of Bledsoe asforesaid in the state of Tennessee aged seventy-two years who first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath. make the following declaration in order to obtain benefits of the Act of Congress passed June 7th, 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated---He was drafted and entered the service in the Virginia Militia under the command of Captain Thomas Redd and was stationed at Abermermarle (sp.) barracks and employed in guarding Burgoynes prisoners. At the expiration of his term, which he served out at that place, and which was for three months, he received a discharge from Captain Redd but which has been lost or destroyed or has become from age so dim as to be illegible, as he has some old papers in his procession which are in that condition. He then resided in Buckingham County, Virginia, but in consequence of the loss of his discharge, and failure of memory is unable to state the time when returned and quit the service. He further states that besides the above mentioned tour he served six others of three months each in the Virginia Militia, making in all twenty-one months. one of said terms he was drafted and entered the service in Buckingham County under John Mosley and marched from there with him to Petersburg where he was transfered to Captain Thomas W. Ewell's company which for a time joined Col Buford's regiment-(which he thinks was the First Virginia Regiment) to make up a deficiency in it occasioned by the loss of men at time of Buford's defeat. Under Captain Ewell and Colonol Buford he marched from Petersburg to Hillsboro in North Carolina from Hillsboro to Salsbury-from Salsbury to Charlotte and from there to Chensaw Hills in South Carolina where he was stationed he thinks for about a month under General Greene. From Chensaw Hills he marched under General Greene to Salabury and then fell in behind General Morgan who has the prisoners taken at the Battle of King's Mountain and marched in that condition to Dan River and there stationed between Morgan and Cornwallis who was on the opposite side of Dan River. From there he marched after Cornwallis to Hillsboro and from there to Guilford where he was in the battle fought at that place serving under Captain Ewell, Colonel Bluford and General Greene. He sees from a certificate or discharge which he has from Captain Ewell that he once belonged to Col. Gibson's regiment but in what manner he was attached to it he cannot now recollect, in fact it has untimely escaped from his memory that he ever did belong to such a regiment. He cannot state the order of time in which he served under the different officiers, but was during his service under the command of Captains Thomas Redd, Thomas W. Ewell, two different Captains of the names of John Mosely-Webb-Nath Cunningham, some captain of Culpepper County, his name not recollected and some other captains whose names are forgotten. After the Battle of Guilford he enetered the service in Abermarle County under the command of one of the Captains John Mosley as substitute for William Cowan and marched under him to the seige of York. There he remained in service and was in the battle, and after it saw Cornwallis deliver his sword to the American officier. He was then transferred to Captain Nathanial Cunningham's company and placed to guard the prisoners and under Cunningham marched with them to Winchester Barracks where he was finally discharged by Captain Cunningham on the 7th of Novemeber, 1781. He states that Nehemial Evitt who then resided in Buckingham County, Virginia and by whom the applicant was raised as a step-father, now lives in the (Bledsoe) county, can testify that he entered the service of the United States as set forth in his declaration and returned from the war at the expiration of his several terms. He further states that he was born in Buckingham County in the state of Virginia on the 6th day of February, 1760-has no record of his age, but has the verbal account of his mother which he believes to be true. When called into service, he lived in Buckingham County, Virginia. After the Revolutionary War he moved from Buckingham County to Washington County, Virginia where he lived in the neighborhood of King's Salt Works about sixteen years- from there he moved to Rhea County, Tennessee where he lived for one year. and from there to this (Bledsoe) county, Tennessee where he now lives and has lived for sixteen or seventeen years. He was drafted six times and went for one (the last) as a substitute for William Cowen. He received several discharges given by his captains, they are all destroyed or misplaced as stated above except one given by Captain Webb, one by Captain Ewell and one by Captain Cunningham. He states that he is known to Col. Wm. Brown deputy Sheriff of Bledsoe County, Joseph McDowell and William Hall acting Justices of Peace for said county in his neighborhood who testify to his character for verification and their belief of his service as a soldier of the revolution. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatsoever to a pension or annunity except the pension and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the aging of any state.
Sworn to and subscribed this day and year aforesaid.
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Charles Thurman
The following is a transcript of the court declaration Charles gave to apply for his military pension:
On the fiftenth day of August in the year 1832 personally appeared in open court before the worshipful justices of the county court for the county of Bledsoe aforesaid now sitting Charles Thurman a resident of the county of Bledsoe asforesaid in the state of Tennessee aged seventy-two years who first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath. make the following declaration in order to obtain benefits of the Act of Congress passed June 7th, 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated---He was drafted and entered the service in the Virginia Militia under the command of Captain Thomas Redd and was stationed at Abermermarle (sp.) barracks and employed in guarding Burgoynes prisoners. At the expiration of his term, which he served out at that place, and which was for three months, he received a discharge from Captain Redd but which has been lost or destroyed or has become from age so dim as to be illegible, as he has some old papers in his procession which are in that condition. He then resided in Buckingham County, Virginia, but in consequence of the loss of his discharge, and failure of memory is unable to state the time when returned and quit the service. He further states that besides the above mentioned tour he served six others of three months each in the Virginia Militia, making in all twenty-one months. one of said terms he was drafted and entered the service in Buckingham County under John Mosley and marched from there with him to Petersburg where he was transfered to Captain Thomas W. Ewell's company which for a time joined Col Buford's regiment-(which he thinks was the First Virginia Regiment) to make up a deficiency in it occasioned by the loss of men at time of Buford's defeat. Under Captain Ewell and Colonol Buford he marched from Petersburg to Hillsboro in North Carolina from Hillsboro to Salsbury-from Salsbury to Charlotte and from there to Chensaw Hills in South Carolina where he was stationed he thinks for about a month under General Greene. From Chensaw Hills he marched under General Greene to Salabury and then fell in behind General Morgan who has the prisoners taken at the Battle of King's Mountain and marched in that condition to Dan River and there stationed between Morgan and Cornwallis who was on the opposite side of Dan River. From there he marched after Cornwallis to Hillsboro and from there to Guilford where he was in the battle fought at that place serving under Captain Ewell, Colonel Bluford and General Greene. He sees from a certificate or discharge which he has from Captain Ewell that he once belonged to Col. Gibson's regiment but in what manner he was attached to it he cannot now recollect, in fact it has untimely escaped from his memory that he ever did belong to such a regiment. He cannot state the order of time in which he served under the different officiers, but was during his service under the command of Captains Thomas Redd, Thomas W. Ewell, two different Captains of the names of John Mosely-Webb-Nath Cunningham, some captain of Culpepper County, his name not recollected and some other captains whose names are forgotten. After the Battle of Guilford he enetered the service in Abermarle County under the command of one of the Captains John Mosley as substitute for William Cowan and marched under him to the seige of York. There he remained in service and was in the battle, and after it saw Cornwallis deliver his sword to the American officier. He was then transferred to Captain Nathanial Cunningham's company and placed to guard the prisoners and under Cunningham marched with them to Winchester Barracks where he was finally discharged by Captain Cunningham on the 7th of Novemeber, 1781. He states that Nehemial Evitt who then resided in Buckingham County, Virginia and by whom the applicant was raised as a step-father, now lives in the (Bledsoe) county, can testify that he entered the service of the United States as set forth in his declaration and returned from the war at the expiration of his several terms. He further states that he was born in Buckingham County in the state of Virginia on the 6th day of February, 1760-has no record of his age, but has the verbal account of his mother which he believes to be true. When called into service, he lived in Buckingham County, Virginia. After the Revolutionary War he moved from Buckingham County to Washington County, Virginia where he lived in the neighborhood of King's Salt Works about sixteen years- from there he moved to Rhea County, Tennessee where he lived for one year. and from there to this (Bledsoe) county, Tennessee where he now lives and has lived for sixteen or seventeen years. He was drafted six times and went for one (the last) as a substitute for William Cowen. He received several discharges given by his captains, they are all destroyed or misplaced as stated above except one given by Captain Webb, one by Captain Ewell and one by Captain Cunningham. He states that he is known to Col. Wm. Brown deputy Sheriff of Bledsoe County, Joseph McDowell and William Hall acting Justices of Peace for said county in his neighborhood who testify to his character for verification and their belief of his service as a soldier of the revolution. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatsoever to a pension or annunity except the pension and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the aging of any state.
Sworn to and subscribed this day and year aforesaid.
His Mark
Charles Thurman
Private Continental Line Revolutionary War.
The following is a transcript of the court declaration Charles gave to apply for his military pension:
On the fiftenth day of August in the year 1832 personally appeared in open court before the worshipful justices of the county court for the county of Bledsoe aforesaid now sitting Charles Thurman a resident of the county of Bledsoe asforesaid in the state of Tennessee aged seventy-two years who first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath. make the following declaration in order to obtain benefits of the Act of Congress passed June 7th, 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated---He was drafted and entered the service in the Virginia Militia under the command of Captain Thomas Redd and was stationed at Abermermarle (sp.) barracks and employed in guarding Burgoynes prisoners. At the expiration of his term, which he served out at that place, and which was for three months, he received a discharge from Captain Redd but which has been lost or destroyed or has become from age so dim as to be illegible, as he has some old papers in his procession which are in that condition. He then resided in Buckingham County, Virginia, but in consequence of the loss of his discharge, and failure of memory is unable to state the time when returned and quit the service. He further states that besides the above mentioned tour he served six others of three months each in the Virginia Militia, making in all twenty-one months. one of said terms he was drafted and entered the service in Buckingham County under John Mosley and marched from there with him to Petersburg where he was transfered to Captain Thomas W. Ewell's company which for a time joined Col Buford's regiment-(which he thinks was the First Virginia Regiment) to make up a deficiency in it occasioned by the loss of men at time of Buford's defeat. Under Captain Ewell and Colonol Buford he marched from Petersburg to Hillsboro in North Carolina from Hillsboro to Salsbury-from Salsbury to Charlotte and from there to Chensaw Hills in South Carolina where he was stationed he thinks for about a month under General Greene. From Chensaw Hills he marched under General Greene to Salabury and then fell in behind General Morgan who has the prisoners taken at the Battle of King's Mountain and marched in that condition to Dan River and there stationed between Morgan and Cornwallis who was on the opposite side of Dan River. From there he marched after Cornwallis to Hillsboro and from there to Guilford where he was in the battle fought at that place serving under Captain Ewell, Colonel Bluford and General Greene. He sees from a certificate or discharge which he has from Captain Ewell that he once belonged to Col. Gibson's regiment but in what manner he was attached to it he cannot now recollect, in fact it has untimely escaped from his memory that he ever did belong to such a regiment. He cannot state the order of time in which he served under the different officiers, but was during his service under the command of Captains Thomas Redd, Thomas W. Ewell, two different Captains of the names of John Mosely-Webb-Nath Cunningham, some captain of Culpepper County, his name not recollected and some other captains whose names are forgotten. After the Battle of Guilford he enetered the service in Abermarle County under the command of one of the Captains John Mosley as substitute for William Cowan and marched under him to the seige of York. There he remained in service and was in the battle, and after it saw Cornwallis deliver his sword to the American officier. He was then transferred to Captain Nathanial Cunningham's company and placed to guard the prisoners and under Cunningham marched with them to Winchester Barracks where he was finally discharged by Captain Cunningham on the 7th of Novemeber, 1781. He states that Nehemial Evitt who then resided in Buckingham County, Virginia and by whom the applicant was raised as a step-father, now lives in the (Bledsoe) county, can testify that he entered the service of the United States as set forth in his declaration and returned from the war at the expiration of his several terms. He further states that he was born in Buckingham County in the state of Virginia on the 6th day of February, 1760-has no record of his age, but has the verbal account of his mother which he believes to be true. When called into service, he lived in Buckingham County, Virginia. After the Revolutionary War he moved from Buckingham County to Washington County, Virginia where he lived in the neighborhood of King's Salt Works about sixteen years- from there he moved to Rhea County, Tennessee where he lived for one year. and from there to this (Bledsoe) county, Tennessee where he now lives and has lived for sixteen or seventeen years. He was drafted six times and went for one (the last) as a substitute for William Cowen. He received several discharges given by his captains, they are all destroyed or misplaced as stated above except one given by Captain Webb, one by Captain Ewell and one by Captain Cunningham. He states that he is known to Col. Wm. Brown deputy Sheriff of Bledsoe County, Joseph McDowell and William Hall acting Justices of Peace for said county in his neighborhood who testify to his character for verification and their belief of his service as a soldier of the revolution. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatsoever to a pension or annunity except the pension and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the aging of any state.
Sworn to and subscribed this day and year aforesaid.
His Mark
Charles Thurman
The following is a transcript of the court declaration Charles gave to apply for his military pension:
On the fiftenth day of August in the year 1832 personally appeared in open court before the worshipful justices of the county court for the county of Bledsoe aforesaid now sitting Charles Thurman a resident of the county of Bledsoe asforesaid in the state of Tennessee aged seventy-two years who first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath. make the following declaration in order to obtain benefits of the Act of Congress passed June 7th, 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated---He was drafted and entered the service in the Virginia Militia under the command of Captain Thomas Redd and was stationed at Abermermarle (sp.) barracks and employed in guarding Burgoynes prisoners. At the expiration of his term, which he served out at that place, and which was for three months, he received a discharge from Captain Redd but which has been lost or destroyed or has become from age so dim as to be illegible, as he has some old papers in his procession which are in that condition. He then resided in Buckingham County, Virginia, but in consequence of the loss of his discharge, and failure of memory is unable to state the time when returned and quit the service. He further states that besides the above mentioned tour he served six others of three months each in the Virginia Militia, making in all twenty-one months. one of said terms he was drafted and entered the service in Buckingham County under John Mosley and marched from there with him to Petersburg where he was transfered to Captain Thomas W. Ewell's company which for a time joined Col Buford's regiment-(which he thinks was the First Virginia Regiment) to make up a deficiency in it occasioned by the loss of men at time of Buford's defeat. Under Captain Ewell and Colonol Buford he marched from Petersburg to Hillsboro in North Carolina from Hillsboro to Salsbury-from Salsbury to Charlotte and from there to Chensaw Hills in South Carolina where he was stationed he thinks for about a month under General Greene. From Chensaw Hills he marched under General Greene to Salabury and then fell in behind General Morgan who has the prisoners taken at the Battle of King's Mountain and marched in that condition to Dan River and there stationed between Morgan and Cornwallis who was on the opposite side of Dan River. From there he marched after Cornwallis to Hillsboro and from there to Guilford where he was in the battle fought at that place serving under Captain Ewell, Colonel Bluford and General Greene. He sees from a certificate or discharge which he has from Captain Ewell that he once belonged to Col. Gibson's regiment but in what manner he was attached to it he cannot now recollect, in fact it has untimely escaped from his memory that he ever did belong to such a regiment. He cannot state the order of time in which he served under the different officiers, but was during his service under the command of Captains Thomas Redd, Thomas W. Ewell, two different Captains of the names of John Mosely-Webb-Nath Cunningham, some captain of Culpepper County, his name not recollected and some other captains whose names are forgotten. After the Battle of Guilford he enetered the service in Abermarle County under the command of one of the Captains John Mosley as substitute for William Cowan and marched under him to the seige of York. There he remained in service and was in the battle, and after it saw Cornwallis deliver his sword to the American officier. He was then transferred to Captain Nathanial Cunningham's company and placed to guard the prisoners and under Cunningham marched with them to Winchester Barracks where he was finally discharged by Captain Cunningham on the 7th of Novemeber, 1781. He states that Nehemial Evitt who then resided in Buckingham County, Virginia and by whom the applicant was raised as a step-father, now lives in the (Bledsoe) county, can testify that he entered the service of the United States as set forth in his declaration and returned from the war at the expiration of his several terms. He further states that he was born in Buckingham County in the state of Virginia on the 6th day of February, 1760-has no record of his age, but has the verbal account of his mother which he believes to be true. When called into service, he lived in Buckingham County, Virginia. After the Revolutionary War he moved from Buckingham County to Washington County, Virginia where he lived in the neighborhood of King's Salt Works about sixteen years- from there he moved to Rhea County, Tennessee where he lived for one year. and from there to this (Bledsoe) county, Tennessee where he now lives and has lived for sixteen or seventeen years. He was drafted six times and went for one (the last) as a substitute for William Cowen. He received several discharges given by his captains, they are all destroyed or misplaced as stated above except one given by Captain Webb, one by Captain Ewell and one by Captain Cunningham. He states that he is known to Col. Wm. Brown deputy Sheriff of Bledsoe County, Joseph McDowell and William Hall acting Justices of Peace for said county in his neighborhood who testify to his character for verification and their belief of his service as a soldier of the revolution. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatsoever to a pension or annunity except the pension and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the aging of any state.
Sworn to and subscribed this day and year aforesaid.
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Charles Thurman
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