Levi Phillips Sr. Revolutionary War Pension Application, Pendleton District, SC a.k.a. Current Day Anderson, Oconee & Pickens County Version: 1.0 Effective: 4-Nov-04 Text File: P0001.TXT ******************************************************************************** REPRODUCING 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 recording contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the following USGenWeb coordinator with proof of this consent. Paul M Kankula - nn8nn GCGenWeb@bellsouth.net SCGenWeb "Golden Corner" Project Coordinator Anderson: http://www.rootsweb.com/~scandrsn/ Oconee: http://www.rootsweb.com/~scoconee/oconee.html Pickens: http://www.rootsweb.com/~scpicke2/ DATAFILE INPUT . : Paul M. Kankula at genweb@bellsouth.net in Nov-2004 RECORDING ...... : Susan Brock-Booker at SBrockBooker@aol.com in Nov-2004 ******************************************************************************** VII. Military Records - Revolutionary War Virginia Continental Line Pension File No. S-39011 The State of South Carolina, Greenville District -By the honorable Waddy Thompson, Esquire, one of the Judges of the Court of Equity in and for the state aforesaid. To all to whom these presents shall be deemed made know, Greetings, Know ye that this day Levi Phillips came personally before me and made oath on the Holy Evangelists of Almighty God that in the year 1777 at Leesburgh in the State of Virginia, he this deponent did enlist as a private soldier for three years under Lt. Roy Gill of Capt. Calamxxx Company of 2nd Regiment of the Virginia Line in the Continental Army, this deponent was in the in the Battle at Brandy Wine, Germantown, and Monmouth, and was afterward drafted or chosen as an Artillery man to go to the Southward and was at the Battle at the Hanging Rock in South Carolina before which last battle the time of his enlistment expired, but after the defeat he joined General Gaesne's Army and was discharged at camp near Salsborry, NC and this deponent further saith that he his discharge by one Whitlock to Richmond VA for the purpose of getting his bounty and pay, and this deponent saith he never saw Whittock, his discharge bounty or pay and that he never received any pension from the United States, and they he had not the opportunity of getting his discharge or better evidence of his enlistment on account of his remote situation from the place of his enlistment and his old acquaintancy and that he hath always been a citizen of the United States since his birth, and for the last three years resident of the District of Pendleton, SC, and that from his reduced circumstances, he asks the assistance of his country for support..... SWORN to and assigned before me this fifteenth day of May, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen and in the 42 year of American Independence in testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the court this date above written. /s/ W. Thompson, Esq. The State of South Carolina, Pendleton District - On the twenty-seventh day of October 1820, personally appeared in open Court in the Court of General Jessions (sp) of the peace time and Treminer Assize (sp) and General Delvisory (sp), a Court of Record for the said District, Levi Phillips, aged seventy years, a resident in Pendleton District in the said State, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, declare that he served in he Revolutionary war as follows: That he enlisted under Captain Callemuse (sp) of the second Regiment commanded by Colonel Febucken (sp) of the Virginia Line, was in the battle at Germantown, Brandywine, Monmouth, Trenton and others; was discharged at Camden SC by Captain Stokes. An original declaration was made on the fifteenth day of May 1818 Number of Pension Certificate 10,028 (or 16,028). And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March, 1818, and that I have not since that time, by gift, sale,or in any manner, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an Act of Congress, entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary war." passed on the 18th day of March 1818, and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts, or debts due to me, nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed: One hundred and twenty acres of third quality land, two mares, one colt, twelve head of cattle, twenty head of hogs, seven ploughs, two hoes, two mattock, four pots, two ovens, one skillet, two pair pot hooks, one foot-adds (sp), two augers, three gimlet, two chissol, three asses, one iron wedge, one frow (sp), two pair drawing chains, one claw hammer. By occupation a farmer, wife Barbara aged sixty years, who is very unhealthy and troubled with the cholic, and pains. Sarah aged twenty-five years, Barbara aged twenty three years, Malinda aged twenty two years, Nancy aged twenty years, Malissa aged eighteen years, Polly aged fourteen years, and George, aged ten years. Family in all nine persons. Sworn to and declared on the 27th of October, 1820. Before Abm. Nott, Presiding Judge.....Levi (x) Phillips