Pension: Cumberland And Clinton Counties April 4, 1871

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.  

Pension and Widow's Pension Application

Application reads:

State of Kentucky
County of Clinton

On this 4th day of April, A.D. one thousand eight hundred and seventy one, 
personally appeared before me J.M. Bristow, Clerk of the County Court, a 
Court of Record within and for the County and State aforesaid Berry Thurman, 
aged 74 years a resident of Clinton County, State of Kentucky, who, being 
duly sworn according to law, declares that he is married: that his wife's 
name was Willy Ann Davis to whom he was married near Murfreesboro, TN on the 
Fifth day of October, 1815; that he served the full period of sixty days in 
the 1) Military service of the United States in the War of 1812; that he is 
the identical Berry Thurman who 2) was drafted in Captain Ned Wilborn's 
Company, 14th Regiment, at Smithland in November 1814, and was honorably 
discharged at New Orleans in March 1815; that 3) he states that he 
participated in the battle at New Orleans as a private in Infantry.  He 
states that his discharge is on file in pension office at Washington DC.  
Received a ball from enemy's gun through the crown of the hat.  Witnessed the
burial of remains of General Packenham.

Affidavits were signed by Nathan Jarvis, J.J. Wood, Jonathan A. Brents,  W.A.
Dicken , John R. Cumming, Richard S. Means, J.S. Thompkins

Attorney who filed the application for Berry was Dulaney R. Carr of Albany KY

Berry's residence at the time of application was "on the way on road leading 
from Albany, KY to Livingstone TN about 10 miles from former place".

 
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