Marlboro County ScArchives Military Records.....Pension Application Of Thomas McDearman, Natl Archives Microseries M804, Roll 1676, Application #S32401 December 1833
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Pension Application Of Thomas McDearman, Natl Archives Microseries M804, Roll 1676, Application #S32401
Pickens County, Alabama, 2nd Monday in December, 1833, Thomas McDearman, aged 
81 years:
	“That he was drafted at the commencement of the war for a tour of 3 
months under Captain Council. At this time, this applicant resided in the state 
of South Carolina near the Cheraw Hills at which latter place the said Captain 
Council was stationed. This was the first tour and continued 3 months. The 2nd 
time applicant was called into the service was by draft and not long after this 
first tour as above mentioned. This tour continued 3 months under the command 
of Colonel William Davis and Captain Goodbolt.”

“The 3rd tour this applicant took was under Captain Foxworth, which continued 3 
months during which time they joined Colonel Baxter and his forces. They 
marched to Black Lake on the Pedee and there had a skirmish with a party of 
Tories who were employed in transporting munitions of war to the enemy. Took 
their vessel together with their cargoes, and from thence marched and joined 
General Marion at a place called Britton’s Neck between the two Peedees near 
their junction, and from there their forces united and marched to Bowling 
Green.”

“From thence they marched a southwest direction to a place called Beaufort near 
which place they had a skirmish with a party of mounted dragoons consisting of 
Negroes and [inkblot]-Tories? They were commanded by John Ray who was killed in 
the skirmish, together with 7 of his men. The Whigs lost no lives. From this 
place they returned to Beaufort. During all this service (after they joined 
Marion) this applicant served under one Captain Joseph Hudson. At Beaufort, 
this applicant states that he was discharged having served three months.”

“The 4th time this applicant was in the service, he volunteered under Colonel 
Baxter and Captain Hudson. Their whole business was to reconnoiter the country 
in search of the enemy. This tour continued only 40 days and this applicant was 
discharge. The 5th tour, this applicant volunteered under Captain Lewis Harrol 
and Colonel Hugh Giles. Was absent 10 days in search of a party of Tories. Had 
a skirmish with a party of Tories, returned home and was discharged.”

	“He was born in North Carolina, Anson County A.D. 1752, 12th day of 
June. Was living in South Carolina near the Cheraw Hills when called into the 
service…”


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