Guilford County NcArchives Military Records.....Latham, Samuel March 12, 1834 Revwar - Pension ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/ncfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Nancy Poquette npoq@hotmail.com February 20, 2007, 3:04 am Pension Application Of Samuel Latham, Nat’l Archives Series M804, Roll __, Application #R6175 Hickman County, Tennessee} The declaration of Samuel Latham in order to obtain a pension under the Act of June 7, 1832. On this 12th day of March, 1834, before the honorable Parry W. Humphreys, judge of the Hickman Circuit Court now setting, in open court, personally appeared Samuel Latham, a resident of Hickman County, aged about 74 years, who first being duly sworn, doth on his oath make the following declaration…: I was born in the state of Virginia, Northumberland County in the year 1759, where I lived until about 7 years of age when I moved to North Carolina, Guilford County, where I lived during the Revolutionary War. I first volunteered into Captain Robert Bell’s company, James Campbell-lieutenant, in the year, I think, of 1775, in the first of the winter. We marched from Guilford Courthouse where we rendezvoused under Captain Bell down to Camden where we joined some troops under Colonel Francis Locke and Lieutenant Colonel Paceley [Paisley] of the North Carolina militia. We encamped at Camden and remained there during my first tour, which was three months. At the end of this tour we all got discharges signed by Captain Bell, My discharge is lost. I then returned to Guilford. My second tour of three months I also volunteered into Captain Davis’ company, George Pierce-lieutenant. We marched under Captain Davis on towards Augusta to join General Lincoln at headquarters. During this tour of three months the battle of Stono was fought. As we were marching down, an accident happened to me at the Cherokee Ponds near Baker’s Bridge. From the excessive heat of the weather and the thirst of the soldiers, several of them fainted, among whom I was one. In this condition, one of the wagons carrying the baggage run over me, crossing my right hip and passing off my left shoulder. I remained here 23 days without being able to walk. Next morning after this accident happened, I got discharged from Captain Davis. This tour was commenced in the year _____ [line left blank.] About half of my three months expired before this accident happened and I was three or four hundred miles from home. In my third tour, I was drafted into Tillman Dickson’s [Dixon] company, Lieutenant Charles Dickson [Dixon.] Hall Dickson [Dixon] was colonel. I was drafted and stationed at Hillsborough to be in readiness to serve when called upon. I remained 7 months in this situation at Guilford and got a discharge for 7 months. The terms of the draft were for 10 or 12 months, usually called the 12-months man. This discharge along with all my others, is lost. I have no record of my age. I was living as above stated in Guilford when called into the service. Soon after peace I moved to South Carolina and married on Saluda River, where remaining two or three years, I moved to East Tennessee for two or three years. I then moved to Illinois, where I stayed five or six years. I then returned to West Tennessee, and after living in various counties in this state, I settled in Hickman County where I now live, and have been living some time. I volunteered as I above stated in my first two tours of three months and my last tour I was drafted. There was General Greene, Tillman Dickson, and Hall Dickson, and the others I have stated who were with the troops were I served. The general circumstances of my service so far as I recollect, I have stated. I received discharges in all my tours, signed as above stated, which are lost. I am acquainted with Garret Lane, Hodge Adams, Leave Johnson and Balin Gordin, a member of the Convention of Tennessee, who can testify to my character for veracity and their belief of my service in the Revolution…etc. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/guilford/military/revwar/pensions/latham462gmt.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ncfiles/ File size: 4.4 Kb