CAMPBELL COUNTY, TENNESSEE - MISC - REV WAR RECORD, CHARLES BRATCHER

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NARA: File S1501, Rev War Pension file for "Bratcher, Charles"

(1) 2229   East Tennessee
   Charles Bratcher of Campbell Co. in the State of Tennessee who was a
private in the com commanded  by Captain Renforu of the high command of 
Col. Fleming in the Virginia line for 6 months & 10 days
   Inscribed on the Roll of East Tennessee at the rate of 21 Dollars 11 
Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March 1831.
   Certificate of Pension issued the 18 day of Oct 1833 and David 
Richardson
Jacksborough
   Arrears to the 4th of Sept                             $52.77
   Semi-anl allowance ending 4 March                       10.55
                                                          _______
                                                          $63.32
                                                    Revolutionary Claim,
                                                    Act June 7, 1832
   Recorded by David Boyd Clerk
   Book   Vol. 7   Page 37

(2) State of Tennessee
    Campbell County
   On this the 13th day of June One Thousand Eight hundred and thirty three
personally appeared in open court before the Court of pleas and Quarter
Sessions of said County of Campbell now sitting. Charles Bratcher aged
seventy one years who being first duly sworn according to law doth upon his
Oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the 
Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832. The he intered the service of the 
United States under the following named officers and served as herin 
Stated. That he entered the service of the United States in the month of 
June One thouhsand seven hundred and seventy nine to the best of his 
recollection as a volunteer in Captain William Renfroez Company Sheldon(?) 
Taylor Lieutenant for three months. which time he served and received a 
discharge signed by Shelton Taylor Lieutenant under whose command he was 
when his time expired that he was stationed at Co. William William Flemingz 
in Bottetourt County Virginia to guard the Magazine. Col. William Fleming 
Commanded at that post. the troops while there guarding the magazine built 
a block house shortly after the Block house was completed his time of 
service expired and he returned home He was afterwards in the month of July 
or August drafted for three months tour of duty from Bedford County in the 
State of Virginia. intered the service of the United States in Captain 
Jeremiah Pates Company in the Regiment commanded by Col Josiah Parker was 
marched first to Prince Edward Courthouse was there stationed for several 
weeks. From there was marched to Richmond Virginia a short time before 
Conrwallis was taken--remianed at Richmond until discharged after having 
served three months and either nine or eleven days does not remember which 
he received a discharge for the time he served as Aforesaid signed by 
Captain Jeremiah Pate both of which discharges are lost. he states that he 
has no documentary evidence by which he can prove the services he performed 
as a soldier in the revolutionary was nor does he know of Any person living 
by whom he can prove the whole length of time he served He States that he 
was born in Bedford County Virginia in the year one thousand seven hundred 
and sixty two that he has no record of his age   That he lived when called 
into service in Bedford County in the State of Virginia that he removed 
from there to the State of Tennessee And that he is now a Citizen of 
Campbell County in the State of Tennessee. That for the first tour of 
service he performed he was a volunteer for the second he was drafted.
     That he recollects the Regimentz commanded by Col. Josiah Parker and 
Col Bluford He refers the Court to Col. Robert Glenn, Col Robert Doak 
Lodowick Moad Esqr Thomas Moad Esqr John Clibon Esqu Majr Robrt Smith Jacob 
Smith Ali Smith and his neighbours generally as to his character for 
veractiy and their belief of his services as a soldier of the revolution.
   He hereby relinquished every claim whatever to a pension or annuity 
except the present and declares his name is not on the pension roll of the 
Agency of any State Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.

                                            Charles, his X mark, Bratcher
   Sworn to in open Court date above
                                            William Cary Clk
(3) Form letter from the War Department, Pension Office which shows "in
tabular form" the services of Charles Bratcher...no new and different
information.