Lincoln County, TN - William Wilkins Revolutionary War Pension

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Series: M805; Roll: 868
Image 637; File: S3602

March 23, 1936

Mr. T.O. Fitzpatrick
Forrest City
Arkansas

Dear Sir:

Reference is made to your letter of March 9, 1936, requesting the
Revolutionary War record of William Wilkins.

The data wich follow were obtained from papers on file in the pension
claim, S.3602, based upon the military service of William Wilkins, the
only soldier of that name that is found in the Revolutionary War
records of this office.

William Wilkins was born January 25, 1764, in "Hartford County"
(probably meant for Hertford County), North Carolina. The name of his
parents were not given.

While a resident of that county he enlisted February 16, 1780, as
private in Captain L. Brown's company in Colonel Robert Caswell's
North Carolina regiment and was discharged August 4, 1780. He enlisted
March 1, 1782, as private in Captain Abraham Porter's North Carolina
company and was discharged April 4, 1782.

He moved from said county to Sumner County, Tennessee, and from there
to Lincoln County, Tennessee.

He was allowed pension on his application executed October 19, 1832,
at which time he was living in Lincoln County, Tennessee.

One Jacob Wilkins, Junior, was living in Maury County, Tennessee, in
1832, but his relation to the soldier was not given. The papers in this
claim contain no further data relative to the soldier's family.

                                       Very truly yours

                                       G.H. West
                                       Acting Executive Assistant
                                       to the Administrator

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