MARLBORO COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA - REV WAR PENSION - CLEMENTS, Clement ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/sc/scfiles.htm ************************************************ Contributed for use in the SCGenWeb Archives by: Nancy Poquette Pension Application Of Clement Clements, Natl Archives Microseries M804, Roll 576, Application #S8217 To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate of said state, the humble petition of Clement Clements herewith: “That he joined the 18th regiment as a volunteer in the year 1780 under the command of Colonel Samuel [Lemuel] Benton in the company commanded by Captain Andrew DuBose and served as a volunteer for the space of two years. That he was wounded in the head and hand very severely in a skirmish with a party of the enemy in Darlington District in the year 1781. That he was also wounded in the same year in the leg at the Battle of the Hanging Rock [per Heitman, August 1-6, 1780] above Camden. Your petitioner therefore humbly submits that he is entitled to a pension in consideration of his said services and the wounds he received…” “Richland District, SC-Phillip Roberts makes oath that Clement Clements did (of his own knowledge) serve in the Revolutionary War in Captain DuBose’ company in the regiment commanded by Colonel Benton under the command of General Marion and that the said Clement Clements received a wound while in said service. 11 December 1820.” “Richland District, SC, December 15th, 1820: Gabriel Clements makes oath that he was a captain of militia during the Revolutionary War in the year 1780, 1781, 1782, and that Clement Clements did serve as a private (during the said war) alternately under the command of this deponent and in Captain DuBose’ company and that the said Clement Clements was always esteemed a brave soldier.” “Darlington District, SC, Peter DuBose says that he is the said DuBose during a part of the Revolutionary War, he the said DuBose held a commission under General Marion a part of the time and when the army was disbanded, a captain’s. That he was often called out into active service and when in such service he was well acquainted with Clement Clements who was a private in the service under deponent.” “That the said Clements served at various time when called out as much as three or perhaps four years. The said Clements was present when the army was disbanded by General Marion. That when in the service, the said Clements was laboring under two severe wounds, one on the head and one on the hand, marks of which are on his person to this day, which he received from some daring Tories a few days before he was called out.” “Darlington District, SC, September 21st, 1839: Silas Hailes says that he was well acquainted with said Clements; served with deponent under Captain DuBose in General Marion’s brigade in the South Carolina militia. They were called out at various times…” Lexington District, SC, April 8, 1844, Clem Clements, aged 79 or 80: “His father removed to South Carolina and settled in Darlington District when this declarant was 7 years old, where he resided when the War of the Revolution commenced, and during its continuance. Youth as he was, he turned out volunteer in a company commanded by Peter DuBose and marched to Santee and there stationed 12 months, General Marion commanding the forces.” “Encamped near the plantation of Colonel Horry, during which time was sent out with a force and captured a Tory encampment on Little Peedee commanded by ‘Burnfoot” Brown as the captain of said Tories, our force commanded by Major Zimmerman, Captain Ellison of infantry and Captain McCalley of the Light Horse. Shortly after, moved to Wadboo near Monk’s Corner across the river and soon sent to Hadrell’s Point where a body of British and Tories were embodied, commanded by Colonel Fanning, and a smart skirmish subdued and took them. Their colonel made his escape from us. We were commanded on that occasion by Col. Lemuel Benton and Captain DuBose. Returned to Wadboo, often moving about without any particular skirmishing for a space of time.” “declarant saith from his weight of years and defective memory remembers not the dates of his particular services ___ the regular tours so as to fix months and years, etc. But his first tour was in July [1780?] at Mars Bluff 2 months November [1780?] at Mars Bluff 2 months January [1781?] at Port’s Ferry 2 months ______ [1781?] at Santee 2 months December [1781?] at Waccamaw 2 months April [1782?] at Four Holes 2 months August [1782?] at Biggins Creek 2 months January [1782?] at ditto and Wadboo2 months “While at Wadboo, the war ending, add first 12 months was discharged, and went home _____ 2 years and 8 months “During his services in the encampments, was commanded by Captain DuBose, Major Zimmerman under General Marion and when about home, was much of his time scouting parties after the Tories under command of his brother Gabriel Clements who was captain of the scouts about the community so yielding to the calls was nearly on constant duty service and fatigue until the final close of the war.” “Declarant saith in the Battle at Eutaw Springs [per Heitman, September 15, 1781] he received a severe wound from the enemy’s sword on his head and his hand and was taken prisoner by the Tories and abused and highly wounded by their goading and jabbing their swords in his leg and other parts of his body when he escaped from them. ____ he was ___ into the services above detailed without any other material wounds in all the war.”