Sullivan County TN Archives Military Records.....King, Thomas 
Revwar - Pension 
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THOMAS KING



   Thomas King applied for revolutionary pension August 21, 1832, while living

in Sullivan County, Tennessee. He was born March 17, 1754, in Lancaster County,

Pennsylvania. He entered the service in Paxton Township, Lancaster County, in

August, 1776, and served under Captains James Cranch and James Morrow, and

Colonel Thomas Morrow.



   In 1777 he moved to what later became Sullivan County, Tennessee, where he

enlisted August 1778 and served in Captain John Duncan's North Carolina company.

In 1779 he served in Kentucky aiding in building a fort. In 1780 he served two

months in Captain Andrew Cowan's company, Colonel Arthur Campbell's North

Carolina regiment-He was in a skirmish with Cherokee Indians and burned their

towns. In 1781 he served two months as a substitute for William King in Captain

Thomas Wallace's company, Colonel Isaac Shelby's regiment.



   Thomas King died June 18, 1857, in Sullivan County, Tennessee.



Additional Comments:
From:



SOME TENNESSEE HEROES

OF THE

REVOLUTION

Compiled From Pension Statements

PAMPHLET NO. III



by Zella Armstrong





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