Pickaway County, OH - David Potts Revolutionary War Pension Record
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Series: M805, Roll: 662, Image: 312, File: S40275


Mrs. William Drake                                     May 31, 1932
629 East Church Street                                 BA-J/AWF
Marion, Ohio                                           David Potts
                                                       S.40275
Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request information in
regard to David Potts, a soldier of the War of the Revolution.

The data furnished herein were obtained from the papers on file in 
pension claim, S.40275, based upon the Revolutionary War service of
David Potts.

He was born sometime in November, 1756, place not stated.

While residing in Loundon County, Virginia, he enlisted December 5, 1776 
and served as a private in Captains William Smith's and William Slaughter's 
companies, Colonels Daniel Morgan's and James Wood's Virginia regiments, he 
was in the battles of Brandywine, Germantown, Mommouth, storming of Stony 
Point, and was discharged in December, 1779.

He subsequently served under Colonel West in the Virginia troops at the
capture of Cornwallis, length of service not stated.

He was allowed pension on his application executed April 22, 1818, at which
time he was living in Pickaway County, Ohio.

In 1820 he stated that his family then living with him were as follows:
his wife, her name not given, aged about sixty-two years; two children, 
Nancy aged twenty-three years and David aged about fourteen years; and one 
grandchild, Polly Wolverton, an orphan, aged over fourteen years.

                                          Very truly yours

                                          A.D. Hiller
                                          Assistant to Administrator

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