Russell County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Military Records.....Tiller, William January 2, 1821 Revwar - Pension ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Janet King JPerdue192@aol.com May 26, 2009, 9:42 pm District of Virginia On the 2 day of January 1821 personally appeared in open court being a court of reason for the county of Russell, Va the State of Virginia William Tiller aged sixty four years, he being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the Acts of Congress of the 18 of March 1818 and the 1st of May 1820 that he the said William Tiller enlisted for two yrs about the 4th day of March in the year 1776 or 1777 in the State of Virginia in the company commanded by Capt Henry Terrell in the Regiment commanded by Col Scott (did not recollect his christian name), in the line of the State of Virginia in the American Continental establishment, that he continued in said service after the term of two Years, (except about 6 months, for which time he was confined by sickness at his sisters and at --- whither he had gone on furlough) and was discharged at Valley Forge in the State of Pennsylvania; That he again immediately enlisted for the term of three years on the ninth day of June in the year 1778 or 1779 in the State of Pennsylvania at Valley Forge in the company commanded by Capt Samuel Lapsley in the regiment commanded by Col Parker, which regiment was afterwards commanded by Col. Nathaniel Gish in the line of the State of Virginia in the Contintal Establisment, That he continued to served in the said corps until the 28th of July in the year 1781 or 1782 and in the City of Williamsburg in the state of Virginia he was discharged by Maj Leftwich of which service he has made a declaration on the 5th day of May 1818 before this court but he has not yet received a pension certificate. The said William Tiller also made oath that he was in the battle at Stoney Point in the State of New York and in the seige of Charleston in South Carolina. This in addition to which he had before stated is all the evidence the said William Tiller can produce of his service except two affidavits taken, the one by a justice of the peace of the county of Montgomery, Va & the other by a magistrate of the County of Giles, which affidavit were proved to be under the character of one honorable persons and witnesses; and the said affidavits are in the followig words & figures viz; "Montgomery county, to wit; This day James Simpkins avows before me a justice of the peace for the county aforesaid and made oath that he is acquainted with one William Tiller, that his acquaintance commenced as well as he recollects in the year 1777, during the Revolutionary War, that the said Tiller was at that time a soldier in Capt Lapsleys company attached to the 12th Virginia Regiment on Continental establisment and that he the said William Tiller continued in the service & in the said company nearly three years as well as he recollects. The said Simpkins further states, that he believes said Tiller was a Corporal, and conducted himself in a soldier like manner. Given under my hand this 12th day of May 1820. "James Charlton" Giles County to wit; This day William Simpkins came before me Thomas Shannon a justice of the peace for the county aforesaid and made oath that he was acquaninted with William Tiller who now lives in Russell County and served with him in the Revolutionary War and was in Colonel Gess Regiment part of the time and part of the time in Colonel Woods Reg and was in the service three years he was marched to the South and (I understood that he was taken prisoner by the British) Sworn to and subscribed before me this 12 day of May 1820 Wilson (his X mark) Simpkins Certified under my hand & seal the day and years as above. Thos. Shannon (seal) And in presence of the Act of the 1st of May 1820 I do solemnly swear that I was resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March one thousand eight hundred and eighteen; and that I have not since that time by gift, sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it, as to being myself within the provision of an act of Congress, entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and Naval Service of the United States in the Revolutionary War passed on the 18th day of March one thousand eight hundred and eighteen and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities, contracts or debts due to me, nor have I any income other than what is contained in this schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed, to wit; 40 acres of land, one brown mare, one cow and calf, coopers tools, two axes, two hoes, one plough, two cleaves, 1 skillet, two plates, 1 basin, 1 peggin, 1 roster; 1 bed and furniture; two barrels; one comb & two tin cups, two knives and two forks, one bottle; one can, 2 plates; 1 tin cup. William Tiller. The said William Tiller also made oath that he is a farmer and cooper by occupation but is so infirm and so frequently indisposed that he can perform but little manuel labor that his family consist of his daughter aged about twenty years who is unmarried and has a child, and looks to him for subsistence. Sworn to and declared on the 2nd day of January in the year 1821, before the court of Russell County in the State of Virginia aforesaid. I Henry Dickenson clerk of the court of the said county of Russell in the state aforesaid. Additional Comments: William Tiller born 1756 to Thomas and Elizabeth (maiden?name) Tiller maybe in Essex Co., Va. Following the death of his father (ca 1766) William chose Samuel Landrum as his guardian in 1770. In March 1776 he enlisted in the Revolution as a private. He was discharged in March 1778 and re-enlisted 9 April 1778 as a Corporal. He served at the Battle of Stoney Point and was at the seige of Charleston where he received two wounds..." I received two wounds by bombshells that I shall carry to my grave one in my butt and one in my secret parts". William was taken prisoner at Charleston and held for 14 months. He was released thru a prisoner exchange on the 8 July 1781. It appears William spent some of his early years in North Carolina then moved to Montgomery Co., VA where in 1793 he took possession of land. He is in the records of Giles County and then Cabell County where he remained until ca 1815. He moved to Russell Co., VA where he died 12 Oct 1821. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/russell/military/revwar/pensions/tiller1079gmt.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/vafiles/ File size: 7.0 Kb