Giles-Davidson County TN Archives Military Records.....Wells, William October 6, 1832
Revwar - Pension General Muhlenburg's Brigade
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Revolutionary Pension
William Wells 1753 - 1833
Revolutionary Pension Application S 3494


State of Tennessee
Giles County
Before William B. Pepper, Esq.

On the 6th day of October in A.D. 1832 personally appeared before the said 
William B. Pepper, Esq. A justice of the peace for said county William Wells a 
resident of said county and state aged 78 years since December last, who is 
unable to appear in Court by reason of his bodily infirmities, and who being 
first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following 
declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 
7th, 1832.

That he entered the service of the United States and under the following named 
officers and served as herein stated.  When he entered the United States 
Service he resided in the County of Prince George in the state of Virginia.  
He enlisted in the regular service for the term of 3 years.  He went into said 
service under the command of Captain Thomas Ruffin and Lieut. Halley Every 
(Ewing?) in General Muhlenburg’s Brigade.  The troops to which applicant was 
attached rendezvoued at Williamsburgh in the state of Virginia.   He thinks 
they marched from thence to the White Plains in the state of New York, but of 
this applicant is not positive, he being very old and his memory treacherous.  
He thinks the headquarters of his associated troops were sometime at While 
Plains.  He was marched extensively through the state of New York, from thence 
they marched into the state of Delaware on to Brandywine Creek, and he was at 
the celebrated battle fought on the plains of Brandywine, so much spoken of in 
the history of the Revolutionary War.  He was actively engaged during this 
whole action.   Thence he was marched and crossed the Brandywine at Brassiles 
Ford.  He also recollects of crossing the Brandywine frequently.  Thence he 
marched to Germantown in Pennsylvania, and he was also in the battle fought 
there between the British and American troops.  This battle commenced early in 
the morning at the beating of revilee.  The United States troops here pursued 
the British on to Philadelphia, whence they retreated back by Germantown, into 
the state of New Jersey.   He was some time in the neighborhood of the Valley 
Forge in the meantime, which place is about twenty miles distant from 
Philadelphia as well as he recollects.  And after marching on various 
expeditions he was finally discharged at the end of his term, having served 
the entire term of three years, the period for which he had enlisted as above 
stated.  He received his discharge from General Weedon, but believing that it 
would not be serviceable to him he as long since lost it.   Applicant set out 
and entered unto the above service early in the siad war.   After he was 
discharge he returned home, into Prince George County in the state of Virginia 
in which state, he resided during the remainder of the war, and until about 24 
years ago (1808) when he removed to the state of Tennessee, Davidson County.  
Thence (in 1810) he removed to Giles County and siad state where he has 
resided for the last twenty-two years.  Applicant both from infirmities of 
body and mind, cannot now, remember so as to relate with certainly many 
incidents which occurred to him during his service in the United States Army.  
He has no documentary evidence of his service, and knows of no person whose 
testimony he can procure, who can testify to his service, except Lester Morris 
of said county and state, who applicant supposes has some knowledge of the 
circumstances of said service.  He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to 
a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name in not on 
the pension roll of the Agency of State.

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