WASHINGTON COUNTY, TN - MILITARY - Thomas McLean, Rev War Pension Application
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WASHINGTON COUNTY, TENNESSEE

THOMAS McLEAN, S 38939, Pennsylvania Line, 7th Regiment, Capt. A. Parker
State of Tennessee, Washington County } June 6, 1818. Third personally
appeared before me Thomas Emmerson One of the Judges of the Circuit Court
of Law & Equity for the first Judicial Circuit of sd State the subscriber
THOMAS McLAIN and in pursuance to an act of Congrefs of the United States
entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and
navel Service of the United States in the Revolutionary War made & subscribed
the following declaration after first being duly sworn -- Towit that he
said THOMAS McLAIN enlisted in the continental service in the Revolutionary
War at Little York in the State of Pennsylvania in the Company commanded
by Captain Alexander Parker of the 7th Pennsylvania Regiment (or line.)
that he continued in said Regiment and company from the time of his enlistment
until the end of the war, that he was enlisted by then Lieutenant John
Blair of Said Parkers Company of sd Regiment in 1775 that at the end of
the war he obtained an honorable discharge from said service from and under
the hand of an officer named Fullerton (whose first name he does not now
recollect that he kept said discharge for some considerable length of time
untill by casuatly he has lost the same and had it not in his power now
to produce it. he further states that he is now a citizen of Washington
County of State of Tennefsee and has been a citizen of said county upwards
of therty years that he is now aged sixty six years and is intirely destitute
of property and so much reduced in circumstances that he with out the 
afsistance of his country in the towment of the generous provision thereby 
made will be and now is entirely dependant upon the charity & benevolence of 
the vicinity in which he now resides he further states that he never has been
placed on any pension test of the United States nor has he ever before
this make any applications for the service he would also beg leave to state
that during the service which he rendered his country from the year 1777
the time of Enlistment until 1783 the date of his discharge. that he was
in the Battle of Germantown, Brandywine, Monmouth, Piola, Stony point,
greensprings and the Capture of the British army at Little York (in Virginia)
and that his own disclosure in the widened at this late period he has within
the compafs of his power except the proof of Lieutenant John
Blair under whom he enlisted herewith mmets the records or of the Amry
of the Revolution will evidence the same. Sworn to & subscribed before
me this day & date before written THOMAS M'LEAN

Test			

Tho: Emmerson
I do certify that I am satisified the above named THOMAS McCLAIN is in
reduced Circumstances & stands in need of the afsistance of his Country
for support given under my hand this 9th day of October 1818 Tho: Emmerson

Addenda	THOMAS McLEAN shortly after making the foregoing Declaration called
on John Blair late a Lieutenant in the army of the Revolution to to provide
his affordand of Enlistment & Service for five year but before the same
could be provided, the sd John Blair died in consequence of which the same
could not be provided but the sd John Blair on his death bed stated that
he enlisted the sd THOMAS McLAIN & that he served as before stated by him
and that the Rolls of the company to which sd Lieut. Blair belonged would
the same this statement I make for sd McLAIN upon Oaths sworn to & subscribed
before me. 			John Blair Jr.

		William F. Chester

		Justice of peace

State of Tennefsee, Washington County } November 9th 1818 I James V. Anderson
Clerk of the Coircuit Court of Law for sd County do certify that Thomas
Emmerson before whom the foregoing declaration was made is & then was one
of the Circuit Judges of sd State. I further certify that Wm. P. Chester
before whom the additional statement of John Blair was made is an acting
Justice of peace for sd County given under my hand & private seal having
no seal of office at this day & dates above Jas. V. Anderson Clk