WASHINGTON COUNTY, TN - MILITARY - Edward Ross, Revolutionary War Pension Application ----¤¤¤---- REVOLUTIONARY WAR PENSION APPLICATION - EDWARD ROSS STATE OF TENNESSEE, WASHINGTON COUNTY Submitted by Mary Sue Going. Route 14, Box 66, Jonesborough, TN 37659 September seven, 1832 On this 12th day of September 1832 personally appeared in open Court before the Honorable Samuel Powel Judge of the Circuit Court of Law and Equity for said county now sitting Edward Ross, a resident of the County of Washington and State of Tennessee, aged seventy eight years, who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his 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. To wit, that he was a resident of Botetot County, Virginia, in the year 1774, and in the fall of said year he volunteered in said County under Cap. Pallin, Leutenant Galman, was marched to the Levels of Greenbrier, where he remained about six weeks at which place his company joined Colonel Lewis Regiment, Andrew Lewis being Colonel Commandent and Charles Lewis being our Leutenant Colonel, from thence was marched over the mountains to the mouth of the great Canawa where he remained some time previous to the battle at that place between the Shawnee Indians and Lewis Regiment, which was seven? on both sides. Colonel Charles Lewis was sent out with about three hundred men and was attacked by the Indians and before the reinforcement could reach him, he was wounded which wound proved mortal and the greater part of his men were killed and wounded this acclaimant states that he was one of the reinforcement who went to his relief, the Battle occured early in the morning and continued until dark with intermission, finally the Indians retreated he states that his Leutenant Galman was wounded in 2nd Battle and died of his wound. Where the American Army remained four weeks, then crossed the Ohio River, marched on near the Shawnee Towns, where the army was met by Governor Dunmore of Virginia and turned back marched back to the point where he remained with the army some weeks when he was discharged by his said Capt. Pallin and returned home after having served a tour of at least five months. He states that he was not verbally discharged by his said Capt. Pallin, he states that some time after he returned to home from the campaign he volunteered in a company of Rangers in Botetourt County, Virginia under Capt. McClanahan as a Ranger, was marched to Holston River, then to Watauga River then to Clinch, which is now in the western part of Virginia and East Tennessee, where he served as before for six weeks, to keep out the Cherokee Indians who were in league with the British. He states that during the war of the Revolution he served in the service of the United States six months and two weeks, he states that he did not receive a written discharge from his said Capt. McClanahan. He states that there is no resident minister of the Gospel in his neighborhood who can testify to the facts set forth in the questions by the War Department, that he has no ___________ and that he knows of no person who can testify to his service, he hereby relinquished every claim and whatever to a pension or bounty except this present, and disclaims that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state. Anderson Old Edward (X) Ross (his mark) We Robert Henry and Samuel Carrothers residents of the County of Washington, and state of Tennessee hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Edward Ross who has Subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be seventy eight years of age, that he is respected and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion. his Robert X Henry mark Jas. V. Anderson, Clk. Samuel Carrothers and the said Court do hereby ______ opinion that after the ________ of the matter and after propounding the interrogatories preserved by the secretary of war that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier served as he has stated And that Court further certifies that Robert Henry and Samuel Carrothers who have signed the foregoing certificate, are residents citizens of the District, the former living on line dividing the counties of Green and Washington, and his plantation being _______ thereby and the latter within the County line, altogether, that they are respectable, and their statement entitled to credit. Judge of the Circuit Court of The State of Tennessee James V. Anderson clerk of the Circuit Court of Law and Equity for the County of Washington do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings with matter of the application of Edward Ross for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and officed my seal of office this 12th Sept. 1832. Served first time of 5 months in 1774 which was before the war of the Revolution and only six weeks afterwards. See letter Feb. 1833 to Mr. J. Blan No. 9825 Edward Ross, Tenn Rejected - see let. to the Hon. I. Blair 9 Feb. 1833 9016 Edward Ross Rejected The printed list of 1852 shows reasons for rejection: "Did not serve six months during the Revolution." The above Application for Pension was submitted by Mary Sue Going, Route 14, Jonesborough, TN 37659. EDWARD ROSS - EARLY SETTLER OF WASHINGTON COUNTY, TENNESSEE Edward Ross, born c1755/1760, died in 1837, son of John Ross who came with his family from Fermanaugh Co., Ireland , landing in New Castle, Delaware. The family lived for about five years in Maryland and then moved to Botetourt Co. Va. near Fincastle. Edward had a brother John and a Sister Mary both of whom married MacDonalds in Va. Another brother William married Jane Allison and moved to Greene Co., Tn shortly after the Revolutionary War. Edward fought in the Battle of Point Pleasant in 1774, Married Nancy ? (surname thought to be Allison), and settled in Washington Co. Tn, near Providence Presbyterian Church. He owned 238 acres of land on which he was paying taxes in 1787. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Lesa Pfrommer (lesapfrommer@yahoo.com) -----------------------------------------------------------------------------