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Walter Billingsley - Revolutionary War Pension Application #R840
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WALTER BILLINGSLEY
NORTH CAROLINA TROOPS
REVOLUTIONARY WAR PENSION APPLICATION #R840
BRADLEY & MCMINN COUNTY, TENNESSEE
Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7th of June 1832.
State of Tennessee
County of McMinn
On this 8th day of September 1832, personally appeared before the Justices of the County Court of said County, Walter Billingsley, a resident of said County and State, aged about 71 years, who being first duly sworn according to law, swears on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832. That he enlisted in the army of the United States in the year 1780, with a Sergeant Armstrong, he believes his name was Thomas, who said he was recruiting for Captain John Williams Company, to be attached to the 17th Virginia Regiment, but was never attached to any regiment after his enlistment, he remained at Salisbury North Carolina, where he was enlisted, and was engaged in making cartridges R. R. and in training by a person by the name of Williams. He was marched by Sergeant Armstrong, with others, down the ???? and Varassid at Sloan's ferry 7 miles from Salisbury, then assigned thru Gadkin again above the barnes, after receiving information that Buford had crossed the Gadkion, and followed him, and overtook him at the McLaw Mortuary house, where he was uncamped. Sergeant Armstrong and his whole party of recruits arrived about dusk at Buford's encampment, and the next morning ??? day break and Sun rise, Buford was attacked by the British forces under Tarbetor, and entirely defeated, and nearly all was killed.
Declarant make his escape into the woods, and on that day after Sun down he fall in with a regular soldier by the name of Whitlock, a Virginian, who had also escaped from the defeat of Buford. The day after the battle in the evening, the declarant and Whitlock fell in with a militia soldier, and the three saw two old negroes who told them that they was ??? 3 or 4 miles form the battle grounds, though the had been constantly going west of 2 days. On the 3d day they crossed the Gadkin, and ???? and ??? to the barn of a Captain William Coln, a militia Captain who was very much in the service during the war, and was known to declarant to in ????, ???? with supplies for the army. or down part of it, and under the guard of a few militia men. Declarant remained about 2 days with the nigger, at the end of which a company of tories under Samuel Bryant came upon us and made us prisoners, and took us the first day to Kimbroughs North or ??? win, a hard of Pedis, where Bryant men force was stationed -- the second day Bryant crossed Paduat ???? Island Ford -- on the 32 day they ???? to Anson Court house when was a party of Tarletan's Tragoons, who refused to take charge of the prisoners, of whom there are about 15 or 20; the a they were taken to the Gum Spring bites in Anson Court house and Pheraw, where they remained about a week, & was thence conducted to Cherawhid men game up to the British 71st regiment, commanded by Major de Cartz. How an inferior British officer named Thomas Proctor was sent with us in charge to Cowden -- lying the first night at a Captain Johnson's -- the 20 ??, in the woods, -- the third night, the same -- the 4th night on the bridge across Lyn??? Creek in the midst of D. Rawdon's camp, about 13 miles from Cowden -- and the 5th nigh they was lodged in the ??? of Cowden, here they were kept until about the 4th of January 1781, when the troops at Cowden consisting of Col. Hampton's regiment, a regiment of enlisted tories & husaries, and the Hessions ??? under Genl Lofliss, and guarding on Genl d'Horn. Declarant & other prisoners amounting to 18, set off under guard of about 20 men and overtook the British army on few days before the battle of Cowpens, and was wounded at Ramsours's mill on the north branch of Catawba.
Here they burnt waggons, in order to make rapid march after Morgan and the prisoners he had take to Cowpens. Thence they marched to Now Catawba when they had a fight with Genl Davidson, who was ???; thence to Solmoney; thence to the Hollow ford of Gaskins; thence two? the 3 Morrow Tours; thence West course to the Dun River, passing ???? ????; thence they marched to Hillsboro; thence a crossing How river battle of Guilford, and at last in the 12th March declarant made his escape, and on the 13th declarant met with his brother James Billingsley, Captain of a militia Company and who, as be ??? declarant, acted or guided to General Green not before, an on the day of the battle of Guilford. Here declarant's brother represented his case to Genl Butler, who sent declarant furlough while called upon, and declarant reached ???? in Randolph County the 22d day of March 1781. About the month of October declarant went to Sullivan County, and in December was employed in the station on Big Creek at Captain Coils. In November, declarant met with Sevier, and Tipton in an expedition against the Indians, crossing the Tennessee now at an Island ford above the mouth of Tellico, destroyed the townes of Eastwallen, Chickamauga, and ???? on Coosa, returned and crossed Hiwassee river at Hiwasse old town, the in to Tellico Plains, and at Chota bad a talk with the Indians, and returned from, and declarant has now been in Sevier, Tenn.
declarant was in the service and a prisoner about 2 years and a half.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatsoever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of agency in any state.
Sworn to and described this day & year aforesaid.
Walter Billingsley
(his mark)
And the said court I hereby declare then opinion that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states.
John Miller
A. Barb
Marshall in Cunningham
I, Archibald R. Turk, clerk of the county court of said county do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Walter Billingsley for a pension. In testimony whereof, i have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, at office in Athens, the 15th day of September 1832.
A. R. Turk, Clerk,
By his deputy M. Sherrill
State of Tennessee
Bradley County }
On the 1st day of January 1838 per ??? appeared upon the Justices of the County Court for Bradley County Walter Billingsley a resident in the County of Bradley and state of Tennessee in the present which was originally McMinn. When the said Walter Billingsley made his original declaration for a pension under the act of Congress of the 7th June 1832, who leaving, first duly sworn according to law doth in his oath make the following amended declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832 that he was bornd in Baltimore County State of Maryland on the 14th day of July 1761 --- according to the ??? & information left him by his parents which record id ???? twice and ????. last or destroyed but a copy of which was take from it many years ??? is here ??? enclosed to the department, declarant first recollection was in Guilford County, North Carolina in that part which is now Randolph, but declarant resided in the county aforesaid untill about the first of June 1780 when he went to Salisbury where he ??? the 1st day of January 1780. solicited to enlist in the service of the United States by Sergeant Armstrong as mentioned in his original declaration. Declarant never was placed under Captain Williams nor joined the 17 Virginia Ridgement, if prays the department to have refer thus stated & also stated on the declaration to the ??? department & whether according to the rules of the same presumption is raised against him of his names bearing upon the Virginia Rolls of the said 17 Ridgement as he was attached to his ??? company nor to said Ridgement further whereas that from the day of his enlistment 1st of January 1780 up to Bufords defeat 1st day of June 1780 ??? four months that he faithfully served the United State as ??? soldier and asks a pension of the department for the same Declarant submits to the department whether according to the pension law and the rules of the department, he is entitled to a pension for the times he was a prisoner of war in the British lines & shows by reference to his original declaration that it was nine months making fourteen from his enlistment up untill after the battle of Guilford. When he was furloughed by General Butler which furlough has long since been lost. Declarant states that on the first day of December 1781 he was serving in Sullivan County then North Carolina ??? now Tennessee. He was ordered into the service of the United States by Colonel Sevier and in pursuance of said order he on the first day of December 1781 entered the service of the United States under Captain Coil as an Indian Spie at the station on big creek. declarant state that he does not now recollect of his having any Lieut or Ensign as he did not Enter nor was he attached to any army ridgement but was ordered by Colonel Sevier to spie against the Indians under capture Coil and said company spied in small security parties in protection of said station & Prewitts station and they ranged from Coils station to Prewitts Station and about Bays mountain sick creek defeat creed declarant served as an Indian spie. as aforesaid & in protection of said Forts or station under the command of Col. Sevier & Captain Coil from the 1st of Dec 1781 to the 1st of October 1780 as a private soldier this is the service named in Declarants original declaration where it speaks of his being employed in December, in the station at Big Creek which makes a term of service of ten months that he served as a private soldier in spieing against the Indians in which he had no engagement or Battle with the Indians but Frequently retook stolen property and give notice of approaching danger by the Indians, declarant again in the first day of October 1782 volunteered and entered the service of the United States as a private soldier under the following named officers Captain Anderson whose given name is not now recollected from the old age & consequence ??? of memory by believed to be Robert & who afterward was promoted to Major & George Russell ----- seceded Captain. His ??? in command Lieutenant John Tally Ensign William Newcum David Bragg Sergeant Corporals names not now recollected for causes above stated Col. John Sevier Major Tipton given name not now recollected from causes above stated reorganized at the mouth of Boyd's Creek on French Broad River ------- the 3rd day of October 1782 then marched the campaigns named in original declaration had no Generals the force consisted of Colonel Serviers Ridgement, declarant was honorably but verbally discharged upon the last day of November 1782 upon the Tennessee River above the mouth of Tellico declarant served this campaign Two months as a private declarant never received any written discharge. When he was discharged from spieing at Coils Station declarant shows that he has never done a monetary evidence of his service & does not Know of any person living by whom he can prove the same declarant prays a pension for so much of his service as was proved in the rules of the department declarant states ??? that he is acquainted with the following named persons resident in his neighborhood who can testify to his veracity & their belief of his service as a soldier of the Revolution to with the Reverent Henry Price Esq. Rick Baty William Cain John H Robinson Willis Burk William Jones & John W. Price Nathaniel Smith Alexander Westmoreland.
1st applicant state & shows that he was born in Baltimore County state of Maryland on the 14th day of July 1761
2 That he has no record of his age except a copy which was taken from the original which has long been burned or lost or discharged third copy is herewith Exhibit with this declaration
3 declarant state that upon he entered the service of the United States he was living in Randolph County state of North Carolina and that since the Revolutionary War he has lived in the states of North Carolina South Carolina & Tennessee & that he now resides in the county of Bradley state of Tennessee
4th declarant understand at the time he first entered the serviced of the United States that it was by enlistment & to be joined to Captain Williamson's Company of the 17 Virginia Ridgement but never was joined to said Ridgement or company that the 2nd time he entered the service it was by the order of Colonel Sevier - the third and last time that he entered the service of the United States ??? the campaign down the Tennessee River he volunteered
5 declarant was acquainted with the following named officers of the United States army at Salsbury, General Rutherford Genl McDowell General Davidson, Col. Lock Captain Gilbert Fall -- was acquainted with the following named officers in Sullivan County Colonel Sevier Colonel Loomy Major Tipton Major Anderson Captain Russell Major Sevier.
6 Never recovered any written discharge from the service --
7 That he is acquainted with the following named persons resident in his neighborhood who can testify to his veracity and their belief of his service as a soldier of the Revolution and to wit the Reverent Henry Price Elijah Bates William Carn John K Robertson Willis Bunk William Jones John W. Price Alexander Westmoreland Nathaniel Smith
Sworn to and subscribed this day and year aforesaid. Walter Billingsley (his mark)
John H. Robertson Clk.
We Henry Price Clergyman residing in the County of Bradley & in the same neighborhood of Walter Billingsley the foregoing Declarant and John H. Robertson residing in the same hereby certify that We are well acquainted with Walter Billingsley who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him seventy six years of age at the present date That he is respected and believed in the Neighborhood when he ?? to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that Opinion
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
John H. Robertson Clk
Such the said court hereby declare their opinion after the investigation matter, and after putting the interrogation 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 Henry Price who has signed the proceeding certificate is a clergyman resident in the county of Bradley in the neighborhood of Walter Billingsley the foregoing declarant and that John H. Robertson, who has also signed the same is a resident in the same county & neighborhood and is a credible person and that their statement
BIRTHS FAMILY
Walter Billingsley son of James Billingsley & Elizabeth his wife was
born the 11th of July 1761
Rev. War Section
January 20, 1915
Miss C. L. Barnett.
1014 Vermont Avenue, N. W.
Washington, D. C.
Madam:
In response to your undated letter received in this Bureau January 18th, requesting the record of Walter Billingsley for Mrs. N. J. Cruger, Hotel Bristol, 122 West 49th Street, New York City, year are advised that in the claim R. File No. 840 Rev. War, it appear that Walter Billingsley was the son of James and Elizabeth Billingsley and was born July 14, 1761 in Baltimore County, Maryland and while a resident of that part of Guilford County, North Carolina, which was afterwards Randolph County, in January 1780, he was enlisted by Sergeant Thomas Armstrong and remained at Salisbury, North Carolina, making cartridges and training, and at Buford'd Defeat he was one of the small body of recruits under Sergeant Thomas Armstrong and made his escape into the woods; afterwards while on his way to join General Gates' army, he was surprised by a company of Tories under Samuel Bryant, taken prisoner and carried to jail at Camden where he was kept until about January 4, 1781, when he and other prisoners under guard were marched to join the British Army which they reached a few days before the battle of Cowpens.
He was kept a prisoner of war in the British lines until March 12, and then escaped, and with his brother, Captain James Billingsley, succeeded in getting a furlough from General Butler and returned home March 22, 1781.
On December 1, 1781, while living in Sullivan County, then North Carolina, he entered the service as an Indian spy under Captain Coil, he was not attached to any regiment but was ordered by Colonel Sevier to protect different forts and stations until October 1, 1782, when he volunteered as a Private under Captain Anderson and Colonel John Sevier and served two months.
On September 8, 1832, while residing in McMinn County, Tennessee, he applied for pension which was not allowed, on the ground of insufficient proof of six months actual military service in an embodied corps or organization as required by the Act of June 7, 1832, under which he applied.
Very Respectfully,
?????
Commissioner
Thomas Price - Revolutionary Pension Application #W.1076
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THOMAS PRICE
NORTH CAROLINA TROOPS
REVOLUTIONARY WAR PENSION APPLICATION #W.1076
WHITE COUNTY, TENNESSEE
Tennessee W
Margaret Price decd
widow of Thomas who died on the ___________ of ________ in the state of ________ who was a private the __________ commanded by Captain _________ of the __________ commanded by __________ in the __________ line for Revolutionary War.
Inscribed on the Roll of Nashville at the rate of 40 Dollars __________ cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 13 day of Feb 1832 and ???? to
Moore A Dibrell
Sparta Tennessee
Arrears to the 4th of ______ semi-annual allowance ending
__________
__________
{ Revolutionary Claim }
{ Act July 7, 1838 }
Recorded by R McRae Clerk
Book D Vol. 1 Page 355
Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7th July 1838 entitled an acted granting half pay and pensions to certain widows.
State of Tennessee}
White County} On the 4th day of November AD 1843 personally appeared Margarett Price a citizen of said county aged seventy-fore years before me Shadrich Price one of the acting Justices of the peace in and for the county and state aforesaid who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following decaration in order to obtain the benefit of the ???? made by the act of Congress passed July the 7th 1838 entitled an act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows, that she is the widow of Thomas Price who was a private in the Revolution of the United States she states that she has no personal knowledge of his service but that her knowledge is from hearing him and his Brother William Price and Col. Henry McKinney and others say upon the subject her recollection from these persons is as follows she states that she has a record of her said husbands age now in possession made out in his own hand in writing which was the family bible of her fathers and which presented to her at the death of her father in which her husband and her age are both recorded and according to that date he was born in the year 1766 that she often heard him say that he bore arms at sixteen which would have been in 1782 at which time he turned as a volunteer under his father Thomas Price who was a volunteer Captain in Rutherford County State of North Carolina when the old Capt Price then lived that her said husband was permitted by his father in consequence of there being great danger in leaving a boy of his sise at home on the account of the ???? and his elder Brother William was going out also she states she can't give the day or month of the year but they was ???? to Ned Hamptons there had a battle with the British his Major or Col she dose not now recollect he was also in a battle at Black stakes in South Carolina he then returned home as she believes and then went out again and was in the Battle at King's Mountain then had been kicked with a horse a few days before the Battle and was left back to guard some pack horses and after the Battle of King's Mountain they returned home again and then turned out again and went to the State of Georgia and was in the siege of Augusta at which Battle his father Capt Thomas Price was killed in Battle he then returned home and went no more in to the British was all these tours?? was under his father she heard him say that he was in the services two or three years in all and all the time a mounted volunteer and sometimes was sent to carry in papers from port to port but she can't give the ???? she states she become acquainted with her late husband some short time after he left the service and in the month of May on the sixteenth day in the year 1789 she intermarried with said Thomas Price that they were married by an Lahnither Brown an acting Justice of the Peace in the county of Burk state of North Carolina at the house of said Brown has no record of these marriage but has a record or register of the birth of two of her eldest children to wit Shadrach and Sally Price both being on the same sheet with my age and my late husbands together with names and ages of her two brothers William and Thomas Robertson her own maiden name being Robertson it being one side of the title page of the new testament part of her fathers old family Bible with much scribling on the title page side which book and record has been in her possession ever since she was married or had any children my son Shaderach was born May the 1st 1791 an my daughter Sally was born March the 23rd 1793 which will hereby appear by said record which is this day taken out of said Bible in my presents and marked A on the title page side under the word Testament and to be filed and sent with this declaration as evidence of Birth of my children the hand writing of her age and the age of her late husband she believes is in her husbands hand writing the balance of the ages she is not certain who wrote them but is certain the age of her children is correctly set down she states that after this intermarriage they moved to the state of Virginia Greene County then back to Rutherford County North Carolina thence to the state of Kentucky then to Tennessee Jackson County then to White County where her late husband departed this life on the 13th day of February 1827 of Tutmanas Astana (??) which disease he had a long time with she states she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to the 1st day of January 1794 to wit at the time a born stated?? she states that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency in my state that she never knew untill very lately that there was any ban in her favor otherwise she would have applied sooner that she now resides 20 miles from Sparta her county seat and is not able to walk one step or ride on horse back she therefore wrote the war department to make there communication to B. Gabbert at the Falling Water Post Office White County Tennessee as he is my agent in this matter Margarett (her mark) Price she further states she has never intermarried with any other person sworn to and subscribe before me this day and date first above written
Shadrach Price
Justice of the Peace for White
County
State of Tennessee}
White County } I certify that I have been long acquainted with Margarett Price widow and Relick of Thomas Price and that she is entitled to full credit on her oath or otherwise that I believe her to be of the age she represents herself to be that she is not able from bodily infirmity to attend a court of record to make out her declaration and that she still remains the widow of said Price and has never intermarried with any other person since his death given under my hand and said the 4th day of November AD 1843
Shadrach Price
Justice of the Peace for White
County
State of Tennessee}
White County } Be it known on the 13(18)th day of December AD 1846 personally came William Price a citizen of the county and made afforesaid and aged Eightione years before me Shadrach Price one of the acting Justices of the Peace in and for said county who being first-duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following statement in favour of Margaret Price an applicant for a pension as the widow of Thomas Price desd who was a soldier in the revolution war he says he was well acquainted with Thomas Price (above mentioned) they being brothers and lived in Rutherford County North Carolina and turn out and joined the company of mounted volunteers under their father Captain Thomas Price who raised a vollunteer mounted company in the said Rutherford County whare he there lived their Lieutenant Felix Walker Insign Tarrett Williams under Major Singleton he says he can not give the year but was sometime previous to the incursion of Ferguson into that county their first battle at Ned Hampton's against Dunless of the part of the many and beat back the british and run there unto ???? fort South Carolina and was in a battle on the Pacolet under Col. Isare Shelby who succeeded in capturing the british within the fort was commanded by one Pad Moore or Patrick Moore there battles under their father was in and after same ????? and Ferguson moving into the county and took part at Gilbert Powers in the afforesaid Rutherford County; about this time as well as I recollect my father and brother Thomas was ordered out and under Col. Shelby and C. Cleark to make an attack on a party of british and torys at Musgrove Mills as was ???? succeed but was not present in the last mentioned engagement and there joining the army leader the command of Cols Campbell Shelby Sevier and others my father Thomas and my self in pursuit of foreigners to the King's Mountain he says he believes his brother Thomas was not ???? in the action but owning to having been disabled by a hurt of horse and the rappid pursuit or march after Farguson but knows he was in the service or gard of bagage of those immediately in the battle and further states that after the King's Mountain battle they continued back in the county of Rutherford a short time occasionally scouting after the brittish and torys and there took a line of march him self his father old Capt. Thomas Price and his brother Thomas Price under the command of Cols Cleark to the seage of Augusta in the State of Georgia and was in several engagements during said seage a part of which time Col. Lea Wills a ridgment of calvary was in command was said to be of the regallers at which place Major Eaton of Leas ridgement was killed my father was killed at the seage of Augusta after which time my brother Thomas and myself became attached to the company of Capt. Moses Shelby to which company we contained during the remainder of our service in the brittish war he further states that the term of services of his brother Thomas Price would amount to three years in the brittish war. he further states that after said war he continued in acquaintance with his brother Thomas above mentioned and believes from all information ever had on the subject was lawfully married to the afforesaid Margaret Price but was not at the weding nor did I see them married a circumstance which if never had existed would no doubt been spoken of during the long acquaintance I had with them after their marriage which took place previous to the first day of January 1794 and that he has been long acquainted with the said Margaret Price and that he believes she is entitled to full credit on her oath in a court of Justice and further this ???? sayeth not sworn to and subscribe this day and date first above written.
Wm Price
Shadrach Price (seal)
Justice of the Peace for White
County State of Tennessee
State of Tennessee}
White County } I Shadrach Price one of the acting Justices in and for the county and state afforesaid do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with William Price who deposed to the foregoing deposition and that I believe him to be the age he represents himself to be and that he is entitled to full credit on on his oath or otherwise given under my hand and seal this 13th day of December AD 1843.
Shadrach Price (seal)
Justice of the Peace for White
County State of Tennessee
State of Tennessee}
White County } I Nicolas Owheim clerk of White County hereby certify that Shadrach Price Esquire whose name is subscribed to the foregoing declaration and official as Justice of the peace was there and now is one of the acting Justices of the Pease in and for said county duly commissioned.
State of Tennessee}
White County } On this 6th day of January 1852 Shadrach Price age sixty years personally appeared before me and made oath in due form of law that he is the son of Thomas Price deceased who was a private in Captain Thomas Prices Company of North Carolina Militia in the war of the Revolution that he is informed and believes that his said father served three years in the Revolutionary War and died in the the County of White in the month of February 1827 leaving a widow whose name was Margarett Price and who did not again intermarry but remained a widow up to her death which was on or about the 4th day of April 1845 that the said Margarett Price left the following children who are now living Shadrach Price, George Price, Meshach Price, Thomas Price, Sally McDaniel Easter Carr and Mary Rutledge. That his said father never drew a pension and that his mother also never drew a pension but made application affiant make this declaration for the purpose of drawing from the United States the amount of pension that may be found due to his deceased Father and Mother and their heirs and hereby constitutes Moore C. Dibrell attorneys with power of substitutions my attorney to reopen and present said claim.
Shadrach Price (seal) before me
the state above W. W. Moore (seal) Justice of the Peace
[Bible Record]
Margret Robsn was born in the year of our Lord 1768 Augst the 6th
William Robison was born in the year of our Lord 1770 December the 8th
Thomas Robinson was born in the year of our Lord 1772 June 1st
October 18, 1937
Thomas Price
W.1076
BA-S/AWF
The Quartermaster General
Memorial Branch
War Department
Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your request for information in regard to Thomas Price, who was a private with the North Carolina troops, and died February 13, 1827 in White County, Tennessee.
The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in pension claim W.1078, based upon the service of Thomas Price in the Revolutionary War.
Thomas Price was born July 9, 1766, place not shown. He was the son of Thomas Price, the name of his mother was not given.
While a resident of Rutherford County, North Carolina, Thomas Price enlisted, served as a private with the North Carolina troops under his father, Captain Thomas Price under Colonels Shelby and Clark; he was in a battle at "Ned Hampton's" and in the battles of Pacolett and Musgrove Mills. He was in the service during the battle of King's Mountain, but was not engaged in that battle, as he was left to guard pack horses; his father, Captain Thomas Price, was in the battle. Thomas Price was in the battle of Black Stocks and was in the siege of Augusta, where his father was killed, after which he served under Captain Moses Shelby; length of his entire service between two and three years.
The soldier, Thomas Price, married May 16, 1789 in Burke County, North Carolina, Margaret Robertson; she was born August 6, 1768, place not stated, nor were the names of her parents given.
After their marriage, Thomas Price and his wife, Margaret moved to Greene County, Virginia; from there back to Rutherford County, North Carolina; from there to Kentucky; from there to Jackson County, Tennessee; thence to White County, Tennessee. Thomas Price died in White County, Tennessee, February 13, 1827.
His widow, Margaret Price, applied for pension November 4, 1843, at which time she was living in White County, Tennessee. The pension was allowed.
The widow, Margaret Price, died April 4, 1845, and was survived by the following children: Shadrack Price who was born May 1, 1791; Sally McDaniel who was born March 23, 1793; George Price; Meshach Price; Thomas Price; Easther Carr; and Mary Rutledge.
William Price, brother of the soldier, Thomas Price, was eighty-one years of age, in 1843, there living in White County, Tennessee.
The widow's brothers, William and Thomas Robertson, were born respectively -- December 8, 1770 and June 1, 1772.
The application for headstone for Thomas Price is returned herewith. There was no correspondence enclosed.
Very truly yours
A. D. Hiller
Executive Assistant
to the AdministratoR
William Price - Revolutionary War Pension Application #W.1072
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WILLIAM PRICE
FIFER IN NORTH CAROLINA REGIMENT
REVOLUTIONARY WAR PENSION #W.1072
WHITE COUNTY, TENNESSEE
The Quarter Master General
Memorial Branch William Price
War Department W.1072
Washington, D.C. BA-J/AWF
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your request for information relative to William Price, who was a private with the North Carolina troops, and died October 30, 1844 in White County, Tennessee.
The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in pension claim, W.1072, based on the service of William Price in the Revolutionary War.
William Price was born December 19, 1762 in York District, South Carolina and was reared in Rutherford County, North Carolina. He was the son of Thomas Price, the names of his mother was not given, but she was living in 1784 in Rutherford County, North Carolina.
While residing in what was later Carter County, Tennessee, William Price volunteered in 1776 or 1777, served one year as fifer under Captain Thomas Price, (his father), in Colonel Sevier's North Carolina regiment, was stationed in Waddell's Fort, and was out in several scouting parties. His father moved to Burke County, North Carolina, and raised a company in which William Price volunteered and served as a private under Colonels Joseph McDowell, John Sevier, and Shelby in the North Carolina troops; he was in a battle near the dividing line between North and South Carolina, name of engagement not stated, and in the Battle of King's Mountain and Black Stocks, also in an engagement at Lawson's Fork of the Pacolet River. He returned to Rutherford County, North Carolina, where his father and whole company volunteered in Colonel Clark's regiment and marched to Augusta; shortly after his arrival there, William Price was transferred to Captain Moses Shelby's Company of Horse; he was at the Siege of Augusta, where his father, Captain Thomas Price, was wounded by a ball in the groin, ten minutes thereafter he died and was buried within the breastworks. William Price stated that the entire length of service was three years. He later served in Captain John McLane's company, Colonel Joseph McDowell's North Carolina regiment, and went on expedition against the Cherokees, no dates for this service given.
The soldier, William Price, was allowed pension his application executed October 9, 1832, while a resident of White County, Tennessee, where he lived about twenty years. He died October 30, 1844 in White County, Tennessee.
William Price married December 19, 1784 in Rutherford County, North Carolina, Elizabeth Hampton. She was allowed pension on her application executed June 12, 1846, at which time she was aged seventy-nine years and living in White County, Tennessee. She died June 11, 1855.
Reference was made to their granddaughter, Catharine wife of James Weatherford, was a resident of White County, Tennessee.
George Price, brother of the soldier, William Price, was aged sixty-seven years in 1846, then living in White County, Tennessee.
The application for headstone for William Price is returned herewith. There was no correspondence enclosed.
Yours, Very Truly,
A.P. Heller
Executive Assistant
To the Administrator
Tennessee Nashville
Elizabeth Price, widow of William Price, who served in the Revolutionary war, as a ---? from $30.33
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 84 Dollars - Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 7th day of June 1842 and sent to W. F. Jones/Present (Died June 11, 1855)
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848, Page 301 Vol. 3.
West Tennessee
William Price of White County in the state of Tennessee who was a musician & pr. In the company commanded by Captain Price of the regiment commanded by Colonel Sevier in the --- line for 1 year musician; 1 year private.
Inscribed on the Roll of West Tennessee at the rate of 84 dollars -Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate if Pension issued the - day of June 1833 and sent to Nelson & Anderson, Sparta.
Arrears to the 4th of March. 168.-
Semi annual allowance ending 4 Sept. 42.-
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$210.00
Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832
Recorded by Danl Boyd Clerk,
Book E Vol. 7 Page 92
State of Tennessee
White County
On this 9th day of October 1832 personally appeared in open court before the worshipful, the Justices of the Court & pleas and quarter Sessions for the said county of White. William Price a resident of White County and state of Tennessee aged about seventy years who first being duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832 - That he entered service of the United States under the following named offiecers (sic) and served as herein stated. -
In the year of 1776 or 1777 he cannot say which, he resided what he understands is now West Tennessee Carter County - he volunteered at the special solititation of John Sevier, who was then Colonel - Sevier knew the superior qualifications of the Declarant as a fifer; and wanted his services - This Declarant thinks that he did not exceed the age of sixteen, but in this he may not be accurate in his recollection - (The country was then a frontier, and exposed to the ravages of the Cherokee Indians - He turned out under his father Captain Thomas Price, and belonged to what he supposes was Col. Sevier's Regiment, although he only recollects of there being more than two Captains companies at the station where this declarant was placed - Toured the company of the said Thomas Price, and the company of Captain Isbell. His recollection now is, that the fort or station where these two companies were placed, was called Waddell's station - He knows that it was within a few miles of where Jonesboro - is now situated in Washington County, East Tennessee -This Declarant remainded with the troops at this station about twelve months was not in any engagement or battle - but was frequently out in quest of the enemy on "scouting parties." His father was his Captain, and as this Declarant was underage, he presumes he got no regular discharge - at any rate he has no recollection of having rec ieved (sic) one - and believes that the custom was simply to "muster" the troops out of service - his lieutenant was Felix Walker and Jared Williams was his Ensign -
His next tour of service was, he believes in 1778 or 9 - His father was removed to Burke County, North Carolina and raised a company of volunteers to go against the Brittish --at least this Declarant believes that the company was a vounteer company. He is certain of one fact - that he volunteered himself. His engagement was for three months - but his recollection is that he was out much longer, although he only claims for three months. The company rendezvoused at the courthouse in Rutherford County-This company, commanded by Thomas Price and one commanded by Thomas Kennedy are recollected by this Declarant - Col J. O. McDowell was along, and Major Richard Singleton - They marched near the dividing line between South and North Carolina, and there encamped. The British horseman under Dunlap, came upon them before daylight; our loss was three killed dead -Noah Hampton and Andrew Dun - the name of the third was [unintelligible] daylight our troops drove the enemy, and pursued them at least ten miles - completely routed the -- killed a number - took some prisoners, and retook some of our own men who been captured in the morning - This was the only battle or skirmish in which he was, this tour - The british became too numerous in this part for Col. McDowell and his small fource to encounter them - He passed over the mountains into West Tennessee - this Declarant and the company to which he belonged came with him - and numerous other troops - how many he has no means of stating with accuracy -- about this time - his father's company was attached to Col John Sevier's Regiment in what is now Carter County, West Tennessee - There was then there as officers, Sevier, Willicums, or Williamson, McDowelll, Shelby and Campbell - Col Charles Robinson also was along - the troops then marched against Ferguson at Kings Mountain - This he thinks was in the Fall season of the year 1780. This Declarant was in the memorable battle of King's Mountain. He could here give a circumstantial account of the Battle but deems it unnecessary as it is part of the history of the country - He recollects of seeing Col Williamson, or Williams, carried off in a horse litter, wounded - He heard afterwards of his death - From the battle of Kingsmountain. This declarant and his father, and the company to which he belonged were by some means attached to Col. Shelby - From there, Col. Shelby marched southward and fell in with an officer who was then called Col. Sumpter -They fell in with the British at Tiger River Blackstocks ford - and had an engagement with the British and drove them - Sumpter received a wound in the shoulder - we beat them back until dark, and then recrossed the River northward - and came as far as Lawson's fork of Pacolet River -The British in town pursued our troops - and overtook us at Lawson's fork - our troops again beat them back - We lost Captain Potts - who was killed - the british desisted from pursuing us to the northward -the american troops kept on northward into North Carolina - Rutherford County - There to raise men as volunteers out of our ranks to go to Augusta which was then in possession of the Brittish and tories. This Declarant, with the Captain his father and the whole company which he commanded, with many other troops, their commanders not particularly remembered, went with Col. Clark to Augusta.
This Declarant went there under his father, but shortly after arriving there he joined Capt. Moses Shelby's company of horse - The british and tories were in the city of Augusta and had possession of it -They were in two forts. The tories were commanded by Col. Grayson - We took the fort commanded by Grayson - by storm we killed a great many of them, and captured the balance - Shortly after this were reenforced by Col. Lee, who commanded a Regiment of horse, from Virginia - upon his arrival he marched in, inside of our breastworks, and between our men and the British - They fired on him - killed Major Eaton, and some horses - the death of Eaton was much lamented - Lee was a regular officer and took command of the troops at Augusta - He has already stated that fort in which the tories were, was commanded by Grayson - The fort in which the british were, was command by Brown - After the arrival of Lee, we finally captured the British - The fort surrendered. During the seige, Captain Thomas Price the father of this Declarant was killed by the enemy - He died about ten minutes, after receiving a ball in the groin - and was buried under the breastwork - here this Declarant was mustered out of service, or disbanded - he did not receive a written discharge, nor can he say how long he was out against the british; but thinks it could not have been less than three years - he cannot now pretend to entire accuracy - as to the length of time-Thus his services against the British terminated - He afterwards went against the Cherokee Indians -but for this he asks nothing - he was not out long on this occasion -
Answer - the interrogation being profounded
1st He was born 19 December 1762 in York District, South Carolina
2 He has now possession a Record of his age; in a family Bible taken from his father's bible
3 The place of his residence when he first entered the service as a fifer at the solicitation of Col. Sevier as above state was what is now Carter County East Tennessee - When he again entered the service he resided in Burke County North Carolina - Since the Revolutionary War he lived in the County of Rutherford, N. C. From thence he removed to the County of White and State of Tennessee where he now lives and has lived for about Twenty years -
4th He volunteered each time he was in the service - except his last service agains the Indians - He then went as a substitute for Benjamin Hyder, in the company commanded by John McLean - Col. McDowell from Burke was also along, likewise Major Singleton; but as he above intimated, this service is only mentioned incidently - he asks nothing for it.
Answer to the 5th Interrogation
He has already given the name of all the officers he know whether any of them were "Regular" officers or not with the exception of Lee he cannot say.
6th He has no recollection of ever having received a written discharge - being under his Father as Captain the whole time, except a short time at the seige of Augusta when he was under Capt. Moses Shelby as above stated, being a short time attached to his company of Calvary -therefor (sic) thinks it probable that he never did receive a discharge in writing.
7th He refers to the following well known individuals to whom he is known in his present neighborhood and who can testify as to his character for veracity and their belief of his service as a soldier of the revolution - Viz - Isaac Taylor, Jesse Lincoln, Nathan Hasgards, Anthony Dibrell, George Dufreese, and the Rev. James Anderson.
He has no documentary evidence by which he can establish the foregoing facts nor does he know of any living witness by whom the same can be proved. He hereby relinquishes every claim to a pension or annuity and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency in the state.
Wm. Price (signed)
We James Anderson A clergyman residing in the county of White and George Dufreese residing in the same do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with William Price who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration and that we believe him to be about seventy years of age -that as far as their knowledge extends he is refruted and believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion never having heard it doubled or disputed -
Sworn in open court James Anderson
9th October 1832 George Dufreese
Jacob Alan 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 named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states - and the court further certifies that it appears to them that James Anderson who signed the preceeding certificate is a clergyman resident in [the rest is unintelligible]
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