DEEDS:Bounty-Land Warrant Application: Cumberland And Clinton Counties June 30, 1834.

Contributed for use in USGENWEB Archives by:
Deborah Thurman Parks; bdparks@ixlmemphis.com
Date: Friday, February 04, 2000 7:34 AM

I have received from the National Archives the papers regarding Berry 
(Little Berry) Thurman's (his signature on all paperwork is ThurmOn) service
in the War of 1812.  I received copies of his Military, Bounty-Land Warrant
Application, and Pension files.  

Bounty-Land Warrant Application: June 30, 1834.

Cumberland And Clinton Counties 

Berry Thurmon's Bounty-Land Warrant Application was prepared by his attorneys
Long, Masey and Wright of Albany, Ky.

"State of Kentucky Cumberland County this day the applicant Berry Thurman 
personally appeared before me and made the following statements on oath that
he is 58 years of age that he was a soldier in the War of 1812 under Captain 
Edward Wilburn Kentucky Militia and for said service he has drawn an 80 acre
land warrant that he was enrolled in Burkesville Cumberland County Kentucky
in November 1814 and mustered into service in the same year and month at 
Smithland Kentucky and marched to New Orleans and served six months in the 
14th regiment of Kentucky Militia under Colonel Parker and from New Orleans 
Marched back to Burkesville Kentucky in May 1815 and that he supposes the 
distance from Burkesville Kentucky to New Orleans is about two thousand miles
going and returning.  

And that Charles Lewis of Todd County KY, James Young of Cumberland County KY,
James Lollar, William Wilburn, William Eldridge, and Gilbert Craft were in 
Company with applicant. And for the aforesaid service he the applicant claims
an additional warrant for mileage under an act of Congress approved in March 
1832.  Given under all my hand June the 30th 1834.

Signed by Berry Thurmon

Affidavits accompanying the application were from John M. Emmerson, William 
Vann, J. Brents,  A. J. Haden, J. Haggard.

 
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