CAMPBELL COUNTY, TN - MILITARY - JAMES CHITWOOD http://files.usgwarchives.net/tn/campbell/military/jchitwood.txt REVOLUTIONARY WAR PENSION APPLICATION - Contributed by: Julie Chitwood (chitwood@surfree.com) ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES 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 contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net *********************************************************************** Transcription from Revolutionary War information given on James Chitwood: "CHITWOOD, JAMES (S.1751) EAST TENNESEE, CAMPBELL CO. Declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 1st June 1832. State of Tennessee, Campbell County. On this the 11th day of December in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight hundred and thirty two personally appeared before the Court of _____ and Quarter ____ of the said County of Campbell now sitting - James Chitwood a resident of said County and State. Aged Eighty years who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the act of congress --- June 7, 1832. That he enlisted in the State troops of South Carolina engaged in the service of the United States in the month of May One Thousand Seven hundred and Eighty One for the term of ten months - in the Company commanded by Captain Levi Johnson, Samuel Jackson was first Lieutenant. Garret Vinsant was second Lieutenant. In the Regiment commanded at that time by Col John Thomas and afterwards commanded by Col. Middleton - our Majors name was John More - Under the command of General Sumpter. He resided at the time he entered the service in Rutherford County in the State of North Carolina. He joined head Quarters and was mustered into service where the Conganee River below the mouth of Saluda and near the falls of the Conganee. A short time before Gen. Greene raised the siege at Ninety Six, he states that he was detached to aid and assist in guarding some prisoners at Anuncmus (sp?) bluff from there we were marched to Camden - where we stayed near three months - from there we marched to the high hills of Santee and gave up the prisoners to General Green - from there we were marched back near the bluffs before the Conganee river and was encamped in what was called Brown's Old fields - shortly afterwards he took the mumps and was confined for some time unfit for service - during which time the battle was fought at the Eutaw Springs, a short time after the army returned from the battle at the Eutaw Springs - he states that he was taken with the ague and fever and was furlowed until he got able to perform service again - he then joined the army at Orangeburg about the last of January or first of February. At this time the army was divided into several detachments - and a number of the troops were furlowed - after a number of marches and charges - the troops met at New Market about the fifteenth of April - where they were to receive their bounty of one Negro each but the bounty was not paid to any of them at that time. The troops were then discharged by Captain Phillip Waters about three or four days afterwards, and he returned home. He states that he was born in Cumberland County in the State of Virginia - on the 21st day of June one Thousand Seven hundred and fifty one. He understands the name of the County is now called Powhattan. He has no record of his age at this time but has seen the record of his age which was kept by one of his Uncles. That at the time he entered into the service he lived in Rutherford County in the State of North Carolina where he lived for some time after the war was ended. He then moved to what is now Tennessee where he has lived ever since. He recalled to General Greene & Col. Leer (sp?) who were regular officers he does not recollect to have ever seen General Marion or Col. Washington, but heard them frequently spoken of. He states that he received a discharge from Captain Phillip Waters which was then called a certificate which he sold and assigned over to a certain Thomas Jackson, to whom he had sold the claim he held upon the State for his bounty - He states that he knows of no person in the Country by whom he can prove his actual service. but in his own neighborhood he is known to Thomas Chambers, Esq. Frederick Nester Esq, Wright Santine, John Smith, Henry Dunkin (sp?) and divers others who can testify as to his character for veracity and their belief of his services as a soldier of the revolution. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and he declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any Agency in any State. Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. James Chitwood Sworn to and subscribed in open court. the date above mentioned William Carey, Clk We Thomas Moad and Frederick Nister hereby certify that we are well acquainted with James Chitwood who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be about Eighty or Eighty One years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion Sworn to and subscribed in open court the date above mentioned Thomas Moad William Carey Clk Frederick Nester And the said court ____ declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogations prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states and the court further certifies that it appears to them that Thomas Moad and Frederick Nester who has signed the foregoing certificate are each resident."