McMINN COUNTY, TN - MILITARY - Redman McMahan, Revolutionary War Pension Application ----¤¤¤---- McMAHAN, REDMAN, SC LINE, RWS 6785 Transcribed as written by Mary Lu Johnson State of Tennessee, County of Warren} On this the 20th day of October 1834 personally appeared before me Frank Smartt, a Justice of the peace in and for said County of Warren and as such one of the Justices of the court of Please [sic] & Quarter Sessions of said County which Court is a Court of Record Redmon Mcmahan a resident of the County of Warren aforesaid aged one hundred and three years the 1st day of last January 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 passed June the 7th 1832 (That from old age his mind is so inervated and his recollection so much impaired that he cannot now state the names and ranks of all his officers or any of the regiments by number that he served in nor can he state the time of his entering or quitting the service or describe the country through which he marched indeed he cannot remember any of the incidents of his service except those that made a lasting and deep impression upon his mind) That he inlisted in the army of the United States about Twelve Months before the British attached fort Moultree at Charleston South Carolina his inlistment the spring season of 1775 where he was inlisted there were two recruiting officers present the one of them was a captain Francis Marion the other he thinks was by the name of White he was as he thinks living in Craven district in the State of South Carolina when inlisted he may be mistaken as to the District but is certain he entered the service in that State he inlisted to the one of those two officers is not certain which nor is he certain the name of the latter was White he inlisted for Six Months certain and for two years if required. After his inlistment he thinks he was marched to several places not recollected and ultimately to some fort where he thinks he remained for some time he is impressed with the believe that during this march he was commanded by a Captain White tho he is not certain he does not remember that any field officers were with them during this some some considerable time after he had been in the service his company was marched to Charleston South Carolina, and placed in a fort (Moultree) here he was attached to a regiment of Artillery he thinks at this place he served under a captain by the name of Butler does not recollect his given name he thinks that the Lieutenant of this company was by the name of Vandedice at all events he thinks during his service that he served under an officer of that name at some time during his service he remembers not the number of Regiment of Artillery he was attached to, it was a South carolina Regiment he does not remember the names of the field officers who commanded it upon hearing he names of Cols Wallace and Elliot, he recollects that they were commanded at Sullivans island but does not know whether they were Col.s or Majors when the british attached Sullivans island he applicant in the battle acted artillery service and was in that Battle. After this Battle he thinks he remained at Charleston for some time he does not remember at what place his first term expired nor does he recollect whether he was ?retained upon the first enlistment Six Months or two years at all events so soon as the time expired be it what length it may have been he was discharged in writing when where or by whom he does not now remember he thinks it was for two years service And so soon as he was discharged from the first Term he well knows that he immediately enlisted again to whom where or when he does not remember or for what length of time he does not believe that he enlisted but twist [twice] and he thinks he remained in the service untill the termination of the war he does not remember whether he was upon his second inlistment placed under new officers and in another Regiment or not during his service he was in the battle at the Utau Springs and two others besides that at Sullivans island he thinks one of the others was at Guilford and upon that of Kings Mountain being mentioned he thinks it was that at all events it was at a place where some men were hung after the battle he recollects of having seen Generals Washington and Green. He thinks he was _______ for a short time at or near the house of the latter he can not from the causes above stated recite anything more of his services except that he continued in it or he believes as a regular untill or about the close of the War when he received a discharge in writing he does not remember when where or by whom it was given he does not remember the time he served but is certain that he served at least [?five/six] years. Some years after the revolution his discharges were burnt up in a house. He can prove by one witness if required that he was in the battle at Sullivans island and that he wore a leather capp he has no ___ place of residence he lives about with his children as he can. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or anuity except the present and he declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency in any state. Redmon [his X mark] Mcmahan Sworn to and subscribed this day and year aforesaid before us. Frank Smartt, J.P.; William Edmondson, Clerk of the Court. John B. Forester, M. ?Co_ _ _ _ certify that William Edmondson is Clerk. State of Tennessee, Warren County } On this 24th day of Septr 1835 personally appeared Robert Brown before me Sampson Bethell a Justice of the peace of said County and made Oath that he is acquainted with Redman McMahan upwards of thirty years, that he is a very old man and of quite frail memory, that some years ago, before the Pension Law of 1832 when he seemed to have his mind & memory and from facts and circumstances then dictated by him to affiant he has no doubt but that McMahan was at Charleston about the time the Battle of Sullivans Island - and that he believes he McMahan was one of the artillery. He also believes that he must have been with Genl Campbell a short time after the Battle of King's Mountain when said men were hangd as said McMahan told him affiant of facts & circumstances that Affiant witnessed. Sworn...Sampson Bethell, J.P. Robert [his X mark] Brown [Transmission letter to Hon. J. L. Edwards, Commr of Pensions, from Andrew J. Marchbanks, McMinnville, Tennessee dated October the 20th, 1834 not transcribed]. State of Tennessee, Warren County} this day personly apered Thos Brown before me David young an acting Justice of the peace in and for said county and made oath in due form that he the said Brown has just cause to believe that he saw Redman Mcmahan in the Revolutionary war in Charles town about the time of the battle in Sullavans Island drest in the artillery uniform and believes he the said Redman Mcmahan was then and thare in the servis of his counterry as I the said Thos Brown has since that peryod of time bin aquanted with the said Redman Mcmahan in this said county of Warren for the space of twenty seven or eight years and dureing of this aquantins has heard the said Mcmahan talk a good deal about the war and sircumstances that did acur in time of the war that the said Brown had a knolidg of him self. sworn to and subscribed fore me this 16th day of January 1836. David Young, J.P. Thomas [his X mark] Brown Mcminnville 27th ?Jan 1836 State of Tennessee, Warren County } I certify that I have been acquainted with Redmon Mcmahan for near thirty years when he first setled in this county I beleave him to be a man of the truth & an industrious good citizine & that faith and credit ought to be given to his statement as such he is state a citizen of this county & has been the principle part of his time from its first settlement until the present. Sworn to & subscribed before me the day & date above writen. s/s W. C. Smartt Test: J Pendleton Justis of peace I certify that John Pendleton is a justice of the peace for Warren County and the above signature ______ to be his is genuine. John B. Forester, M. Co___ [?Title] ___________________________________________________________________ Copyright. 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