REVOLUTIONARY WAR PENSION APPLICATION - JAMES TRIBBLE

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STATE OF ALABAMA
MADISON COUNTY
On this 29th day of October 1832 personally appeared in open court before 
William J. Adair, Judge of the Circuit Court of Madison County and state 
aforesaid, now sitting, James Tribble, a resident of the county and state 
aforesaid, aged seventy-six years, who being first duly sworn according to law, 
doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain his benefit 
of the Act of Congress, ---- Seventh June 1832. That he entered the Service of 
the United States and served as herein stated. That in the year of 1775 or 1776 
he joined a volunteer company commanded by Capt. Wm. McClenihan to guard and 
protect the Lead Mines in the State of Virginia, that he went from the County of 
Bedford in said State of Virginia where he then resided, passed through a little 
place called Bedford, now called Campbell, & went on to the Lead Mines, where 
with about Fifty other soldiers he remained guarding the place Six months during 
which time they were scouting about the Lead mines in pursuit of Indians. At the 
end of Six months they were dismissed and returned home. He states that he has 
no recollection of the names of any of his officers except the one above 
mentioned. The applicant states that about two years after he returned from the 
Lead mines, perhaps in the year of 1777 or 1778, he joined another volunteer 
company under the command of Captain James Thompson. That at the time he 
volunteered he lived in the County of Botetot in said State of Virginia, he went 
up to New river where his Captain lived & marched from there to join General 
McIntosh who was in the western County beyond the Ohio. That the company 
consisted of about 60 or 70 men. That on their march & in about 20 or 30 miles 
from the mouth of the New River, towards the Ohio, they met General Morgan with 
about 60 or 70 men returning from General McIntosh who informed them that it was 
unnecessary for them to go on, that General McIntosh had no provisions, that the 
soldiers were eating raw hides. He states they returned back to Botetot County 
having been gone about three months. Applicant states that on this march to join 
Genl. McIntosh they crossed Green River, Medal, & Gawley rivers. He recollects 
but two of his company officers except his captain, to wit, Lieutenant John 
Henry & Ensign William Bryant. The applicant states that about 18 months after 
his return from this last tour, he volunteered to go to the treaty with the 
Cherokee Indians at Long Island on Holston river. His company was commanded by 
an Ensign whose name he can't recollect. His highest officer in command he 
thinks was Colonel Christy, who was he thinks negotiating the treaty with the 
Indians. After remaining there about three months the treaty was concluded, 
peace made & they returned home. The applicant states that in the month of 
January in the year 1780, he again entered the service of the United States as a 
volunteer to remain in the Service until the end of the war with Great Britain. 
That he joined a volunteer company commanded by Capt William McClenahan. That he 
went from the County of Botetot where he then resided in Virginia & rendezvoused 
at the Iron Works in said State, marched from thence to Haw river, from thence 
to Deep river in North Carolina, remained there about three weeks & returned to 
Haw river, from thence to the Ready fork. Remained there some time scouting 
about. Then marched to Gilford when he states they met the British at the cross 
roads in about 1/2 mile of the courthouse when they had an engagement. After the 
battle they retreated about fifteen miles to the Iron Works. Next day the 
British left Gilford & Their dead unburied. He states that the American army was 
at the battle commanded by Genl. Green. That he knew --- in this campaign, Col. 
Campbell, Major Thomas Bowling, Genl. Green & Col. Stephenson, Genl. Green's 
aid, Col. Lee, Majr. William Washington, afterwards Col. Washington & Genl. 
Morgan. His company officers that he now recollects were Capt. Wm. McClenahan, 
George Graham, first sergeant. He states that after this tour which lasted about 
three months, they were dismissed & he returned home holding himself in 
readiness to be at any time called out. The applicant states he has no 
documentary evidence of any of his said services. That he knows of no person 
whose testimony he can procure in support of his statement or who can testify to 
any of his services. He hereby relinquishes all claim or every claim whatever to 
a pension or annuity except the present & declares that his name is not on the 
pension roll of the agency of any state.

James X Tribble
his mark

Revolutionary War Pension Application S17156