REVOLUTIONARY WAR PENSION APPLICATION - WILLIAM HEADEN, JR. Contributed by: Janel Woodbury [janel@drstamping.com] ************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://usgwarchives.net *********************** State of Louisiana Parish of St. Tammany On the fourteenth day of November in the year of our Lord, one thousand and eight hundred and thirty-three, personally appeared in Open Court before the Eighth District Court of the State of Louisiana now sitting in the parish of St. Tammany, let it be known William Headen, a resident of the parish of St. Tammany, State of Louisiana aged seventy three years on the 14th December next, who being first 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 the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated. He was born in Loudon County, State of Virginia on 14th December 1760 as appears from a record in his family Bible copied from his father's family Bible, that he was living in South Carolina in what was then Ninety-six District when he was called into the service of the United States by Captain Vardry, maybe to whose company he belonged, he cannot say whether it was a volunteer company properly speaking or not but they were called minute men and liable to be called out at any time. It was in the latter end of the year 1779 or 1780 that he was first called into service and continued in nearly constant service until the close of the war which he thinks was in the year 1783 and all the time as a militia soldier, that the Colonel who commanded the Regiment he entered was John Thomas and the General he thinks was Pickens. That Jeremiah Dickson was his Captain during part of the time he was in the service. That Major John Ford and Colonel Roebuck were officers that commanded him part of the time, also General Henderson and that John Moss(sp?) was the Captain and William Fair the Colonel under whose command he was when discharged. He was under the command of General Green of the Regular Army during the siege of Ninety-Six in the year 1781 or 1782 and when the British were reinforced that he retreated with said General Green from that place. He declared that he was at least three years in the service most of the time with scouting parties indifferent parts of the State of South Carolina that he marched at different times over the Pacolet River, Edisto, Tyger, Broad River, Wateree, Congoree and Enoree rivers, the order of these marches with regard to time he cannot recollect. He sometimes received furloughs for a few days and he believed that e was several time drafted to perform particulars tours of service. He was in no battle except at the Cowpens on the 17th of January 1784 where Tarleton was defeated by Morgan. He was there as a volunteer and attached to no company having a furlough from Captain Vardey maybe for four days and being in the neighborhood he went voluntarily to the place and was in the engagement. He was discharged by Captain John Moss(sp ?) at the close of the was which he thinks was in the year 1783. He does not recollect whether he was handed a written discharge or whether it was a mere verbal dismissal. He was in the service with Lemuel Thompson, now an inhabitant of the State of Mississippi and whose affidavit is hereunto annexed. He has no documentary evidence and he knows of no other person whose Testimony he can procure who can testify to his services. Soon after the war he moved into North Carolina and remained about two years then returned to South Carolina and in the year 1786 to Washington County, State of Georgia where he remained until the year 1817 then moved to his present resident parish of St. Tammany, State of Louisiana. He is intimately acquainted with the Reverend Reuben Beavers, a clergyman, of the parish of St Helena, State of Louisiana and with Lemuel Thompson and Jesse)sp ?) R. Jones of the parish of St. Tammany who can testify as to his character fro veracity and their belief as to his services as a soldier of the Revolution. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a Pension or amnesty except the present and declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the agency of any State. Sworn to (name illegible) Wm. Heden in Open Court this 14th day of Nov AD 1833 Wesley Mallory We, Reuben Beavers, a clergyman of the parish of St. Helena, State of Louisiana and Lemuel Thompson and Jesse R. Jones of the parish of St. Tammany, State of Louisiana hereby certify that we are well acquainted with William Headen who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be seventy three years of age on the 14th day of December next. That he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a Soldier of War. Interrogatory First - Where and in what year were you born? Answer: I was born in Loudon County, Virginia, on 14th of December 1760 Interrogatory Second - Have you any record of your age, and if so where is it? Answer: My age is recorded in my family Bible now at my house. Interrogatory Third - Where were you living when called into service? Where have you lived since the Revolutionary War, and where do you no live? Answer : I was living in 96th District, South Carolina, when called into service soon after the war. I lived two years in North Carolina, and then returned to south Carolina and remained until the year 1786, when I removed to Washington County, Georgia, and lived there until 1811 when I removed to the Parish of St. Tammany, State of Louisiana where I now live. Interrogatory Fourth - How were you called into service? Where you drafted? did you volunteer? Or, were you a substitute, and if a substitute, for whom? Answer: I was called into service by Capt Vardey to whose company I belonged. I cannot say whether it was a volunteer company properly speaking but we were called minutemen and were liable to be called out at any time. I believe I was several times drafted to perform particular tours of duty. Interrogatory Fifth - State the names of some of the regular officers who were in the troops where you served, such continental and militia regiments as you can recollect and the general circumstances of your service. Answer: General Green belonged to the regulars. I was with him at the siege of 96 and during his retreat. It do no recollect the names of any of the officers of his command. I was present at the Battle of the Cowpens when the Americans were commanded by Colonel Morgan. I cannot say what regiments I served with but recollect that John Thomas, Roebuck and William Fair were colonels and John Ford, Major; Pickens and Henderson, Generals under whom I served, all, I believe militia officers. Most of services I performed was with scouting parties. Interrogatory Sixth - Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what became of it? Answer: I was discharged by Captain John Moss (sp?) at the close of the War, but do not remember whether I ever received any written discharge or whether it was only a verbal dismissal. Interrogatory Seventh - State the names of the persons to whom you are known in your neighborhood and who can testify as to your character or veracity and their belief of you services as a soldier of the Revolution. Answer: I am acquainted with Reuben Beavers, of the Parish of St. Helena in the State of Louisiana as a clergyman, and with Lemuel Thompson and Jesse R. Jones of the Parish of St. Tammany who can testify to my character or veracity and their opinion of my services as a soldier of the Revolution. SWORN to and SUBSCRIBED in open court this 14 day of November, 1833 Wesley Mallory, Clerk (signed) William Headen State of Louisiana Parish of St. Tammany 8th District Court I, Wesley, Mallory, the City Clerk of the 8th District Court do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of William Headen for a pension. Testimony where0f I have set my hand and the seal of said Court this 22 November 1833 (signed) Wesley Mallory