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This file was contributed and copyrighted by: Barbara Walker Winge ================================================================================ October 2002 REVOLUTIONARY WAR PENSION APPLICATION - JOHN TOWNSEND Declaration of John Townsend in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress Passed Jun 7th 1832 The State of Alabama County of Coosa On this the Twenty fifth day of Oct 1844 personally appeared before me Ebenezer Pond Judge of the county, Court of Said County the Same being a County Record John Townsend a resident of the county and State aforesaid aged eighty two years and ten months who being first sworn duely according to law doth on his oath make the following oath and declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed Jun 7th 1832 That he entered the Service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein Stated at the time he entered the Service he resided in Camden District of the State of South Carolina that he has now no means by which to determine the precise period of time shen he first entered that Service but believes to the best of his recollection that it was in the month of November Seventeen hundred and Seventy seven, this was as a private footman under Captain Richard Sadler who as commander named Co C Thomas Neil of Camden District in command of a Militia Regiment this tour continued about seven weeks the object of it was to to put down the Cherokee Indians who were plundering and devastating the country. Our direction was to the mouth of Tugulas River and I returned to the Settlement Same route during the short campaign nothing of interest occured. In this tour he was a volunteer. After this Still as a volunteer under Captain Richard Sadler whose commander was Colonel Andrew Neil. This tour continued about two months and the object of it was to guard Orangeburg against the British and Tories - Nothing of interest accured during this campaign. After this he was a volunteer under Captain William Nanna whose commander was Colonel William Bratton this tour continued about four or five weeks during this tour he was at the Seige of Fort Thompson on Sante River from thence to Conjasee and there joined in the seiging of that fort from thence he returned NE Camden District South Carolina his residence. After this he was volunteer under Col Edward Lacy of Camden District in command of a Militia Regiment this tour continued about three weeks and the object of it was to put down the Tories who were plundering and devastating the country our direction was down Sandy River towards the coujarce (sic) and we returned back to our own settlement by the way of Wainsbourgh. During this campaign there was nothing of interest to occured farther than the Killing of one Tory who refused to be taken and capturing of several others who were supspected but were discharged upon the pledge of remaining at home and having no intercourse with the enemy. In this tour he served as a privet horseman. This applicant further states that he is quite centain that he had one discharge and is of the belief more than the one. that he had one from Capt Richard Sadler and that he could now show them but for the burning of his house in Madison County, Alabama which circumstances places it intirely beyond the reach of this deponant or State what were these dates how many or who they were all from. Shall from officers properly authorized to grant these. From this period of time until the evacuation of Charleston by the British in 1782 and the final close of the war he was occasionally engaged in Scouting parties and though his services was not ordered he was always ready to answer to his countrys call and kept his horse for that express purpose That during this period of time above mentioned he was engage in no civil Jursuit except what attention he could give his domestic matters during the length of service. The applicant further states under oath that he now lives in a newly settled country remote from the lines of his services and he is not able to say whether a solitary witness to his services excepting his own brother who was in action with him - in a campaign under Col Edward Lacy and several scouting parties he hopes that no man who knows him will doublt his sincerity or his standing as a man of truth and does not believe any man ca be found who will doubt - Among those who know him will I doubt not vouch for my truthfulness and their belief in my Services as a Soldier of the Revolution...