ROBERTSON COUNTY, TN - MISC - Thomas Hunter, Revolutionary War Pension Record
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			Pension of THOMAS HUNTER

               Revolutionary War - North & South Carolina - #R4411


State of Tennessee }

Robertson County   }

On this third day of April 1833 personally appeared before me Henry Fry one of 
the acting Justices of the Peace in and for said County of Robertson. Thomas 
Hunter, a resident of the County of Robertson and State of Tennessee aged 70 
years, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his corporal 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 under the following named officers and served as herein stated. He 
states that he was drafted for a tour of three months in the year 1778 in the 
State of South Carolina, Richland County and entered the service under Robert 
Goodin, Colonel, William Simmons, Captain and Joseph Culpepper, Lieutenant. He 
was marched to Charleston in the state of South Carolina was stationed there 
until his tour of service expired. He was then discharged and sent home. There 
was no regular officer at Charleston during the time he was stationed there. 
He states that he has been much afflicted ever since the Revolutionary War and 
for the last eighteen years severely by reason of which together with old age 
he cannot recollect the regiment to which he belonged.

He further states that after his return from Charleston he went to what is now 
called East Tennessee where he again entered the service as a substitute for a 
man by the name of Council Jones for a tour of three months in the year 1779 
under John Sevier, Colonel, Valentine Sevier, Captain. He was randavoused on 
the waters of Holston River the place not now recollected was marched against 
the Cherokee Indians at what was then called the Valley Towns, destroyed their 
towns and killed 17 Indians and took 22 prisoners. We took the prisoners to 
Nolichucky River and delivered them up to the proper authorities. After the 
expiration of the second tour he still remained in East Tennessee. He states 
that for the reasons before stated he cannot recollect the day not month which 
he entered the service neither the time at which he quit the service.

The applicant further states some time after his service he again was drafted 
for a tour of three months service in East Tennessee in the year 1780 under 
John Sevier, Colonel, Valentine Sevier, Captain. He was randavoused near the 
Watauga River in what is now called East Tennessee. He marched with the other 
troops to Kings Mountain. He was not in the battle at Kings Mountain where 
Ferguson was defeated. The horsemen was marched forward and was in the battle. 
The footmen of which he was one, was left behind and did not arrive until the 
battle was over. Colonel Campbell was Commander in Chief.

He states that he was marched from Kings Mountain towards Salisbury, North 
Carolina with the prisoners, though he did not go to Salisbury but was 
permitted to return. The applicant further states that he served in the
Revolutionary War in the three tours of services in all nine months.

The applicant further states that he was born on the 17th day of March in the 
year 1763 and, as he was informed by his parents, in the State of North 
Carolina, Halifax County. His father moved when he was an infant to the State  
of South Carolina, Richland County. That he has a record of his age in his 
possession which was furnished him by a cousin of his. That after the 
Revolution he resided some time in the State of South Carolina, Richland  
County, where he resided when he entered the service. He then moved to 
Spartansburg, South Carolina, he then moved to East Tennessee, Jefferson 
County, he then moved to West Tennessee, Montgomery County, he then moved to
Robertson County where he now resides. 

He further states that he never received any written discharge of the tours 
which he served. He further states that he can prove by Conrad Coon his 
character for veracity and his belief of his services in the Revolution. The
applicant further states that he has no documentary evidence and that he knows 
of no person living by whom he can prove his services. He thereby relinquishes 
any claim whatsoever to a pension or an annuity except the present and
declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state.

Thomas (his mark) Hunter

Sworn to and subscribed

The day and year aforesaid

H. Fry

We Ephraim Pool, a Clergyman residing in the County of Montgomery in the 
vicinity of the above applicant, and Conrad Coon residing in the County of 
Robertson, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Thomas Hunter who 
has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be 70 
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.

Ephraim (his mark) Pool, Clergyman

Conrad Coon

Sworn to and subscribed

The day and year aforesaid

H. Fry

I Henry Fry one of the acting Justices of the Peace of the County Court of 
Robertson County which is a Court of Record, do hereby declare my 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 do further certify that 
Ephraim Pool whose name is second to the forgoing certificate is a Clergyman
residing in Montgomery County.

 

[On Jacket:]

[Certificate #]13966

West Tennessee

Thomas Hunter of Robertson County in the state of Tennessee who was a private 
in the company commanded by Captain Simmons o f the regiment commanded by Col. 
Gooden in the S. Carolina line for 9 months private.

Inscribed on the Roll of West Tennessee at the rate of 30 Dollars 0 cents per 
annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 18 day of July 1833 and ____ Seat of 
Springfield

Arrears to the 4th of March $60.00

Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Sept. $15.00

$75.00

Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832

Recorded by Dan'l Boyd, Clerk, Book E, Vol. 7, Page 82

S. C. and N. C. Records completed Apr. 20, 1904

[On Jacket, states] "Died Feb. 27, 1834"

[Note: Transcribed from original record April 2, 1999, by Ernest E. Hunt IV]