John Swindle Rev. War Pension file
West Tennessee
John Swindle Humphrey’s in the State of Tennessee
who was a private in the Com. commanded by Captain … of
the regt. Commanded by Col.. Allen in the N Carolina
line for 6 months
John Swindle records O.K.
Included in the Rolls of West Tennessee
At the rate of 20 Dollars … Cents per annum.
To commence on the 4th day
of March 1834
Certificate of Pension issued the 26th day of Decr.
1833 and Hon. Cave Johnson H.R.
Arrears to the 4th day of Sept 50.00
Semi-anl allowance ending 4 March 10.00
Recorded by Danl Boyd Clerk
Book E Vol. 7 Page 97
Declaration
State of Tennessee Humphrey’s County.
On this 29th day of October
1833 personally appeared in open Court before the Justice of the Court of pleas
& Quarter sessions in and for the County aforesaid, John Swindle a Resident
of Said County and State, aged Seventy Three years who being first duly Sworn
according to Law doth on his oath obtain the benefit of this provision made by
the act of Congress passed the 7th of June 1832. That in the year
1777 or 1778 (which he does not now Recollect) he was drafted and entered the
Service of the United States in the State of North Carolina in or with the state
troops, under Col. Allen and Major Sharp Commanded by Genl. Caswell he has
forgotten the names of the Company officers except Sergeant Bruffet who was then
his near neighbor. The place of Rendezvous was at Kingston from whence we were
marched into South Carolina Scouting the Country on the Rivers Pedee, Conagree
and Wateru without having any engagement with the enemy until the term of
Service of three months for which he had been drafted having expired he obtained
a discharge and returned home which discharge he has long since lost or
destroyed-he States that in the beginning of the year 1781 he was again drafted
in the State troops of North Carolina for a Tour of three months and was
detained in Service one month after his time had expired to await the arrival of
other troops to supply their place which made a Tour of four months. This Tour
was performed by him in Capt. Gibbs Company in Col. Gorams Regiment under the
Command of Genl. Linington. In this Tour we were marched from Hyde County N.C.
Scouting the Country and were Stationed a few days at Cross Creek then marched
to Camden Thence into South Carolina and forted at Limestone bridge and took up
the bridge to keep the british dragoons from Crossing to get to us.-we were then
marched back to North Carolina and obtained a discharge which is here with
presented he hereby Relinquishes every Claim whatever to a pension or annuity
except the present and he declares that his name is not on the pension Roll of
any agency in any State.
Sworn to and Subscribed
This day and year aforesaid John Swindl
Test D.P. Hudson Clerk
John swindle the declarant in the
foregoing declaration to the Service Rendered by him or mentioned in the
foregoing declaration, that between the time of Service as there mentioned he
volunteered his service in the North Carolina State troops and was engaged in
Scouting the Country and acted mostly as a minute man to guard Carricock Sound,
Cape Hatteras, the Oyster Hills and the Town of Bleauford and after the …-he
was in this kind some time at home & there after whenever called for-of
Service at least three years, under Col. Robert Linnett-Major Gibbs and Capt.
Gibbs as home officers going under different officers when called on suddenly
for this service he never got any pay.
Sworn to & Subscribed
This 9th day of October John Swindel
1833 D. Hudson Clerk
Interrogatories propounded by the Court
1st Where and in what year
were you born
Ans.- I was born the 2nd day
of February 1760 in Hyde County North Carolina
2nd have you and Record of
your age and if so where is it.
Ans.- I have the Record of my age in a
book which I have in my pocket
3rd where were you living
when called into Service. where have you lived Since the Revolutionary War and
where do you now live
Ans.- When I entered the Service I
lived in Hyde County N.C. where I continued to Reside until I was 45 years old I
then moved to Orange County N.C. I then moved to White County Tennessee &
lived there about 10 years then moved to Humphrey’s County Ten. Where I now
Reside
4th Have, were you Called
into Service where you drafted. did you volunteer or were you a substitute and
if a Substitute for whom
Ans.- I was drafted twice & once as
a volunteer as stated in my declaration
5th State the name of Some
of the Regular officers who were with the troops when you served; Such
Continental militia Regiments as you can Recollect and the general Circumstances
of your service
Ans.- I cannot Recollect names of any
of Regular officers except Genl. Goiem who had command while we were in South
Carolina. The Time has been so long I cannot Recollect then names of any
Regiments only the one I was in which was the Second Regiment.
6th did you Receive a
discharge from Service and if so by whom was it given and what has become of it
Ans.- I Received a discharge one of
which was (I think) signed by Col. Allen which I lost the other was given by
Capt. Gibbs which I now have in my possession
7th State the names of
persons to whom you now know in your present neighborhood and who can testify as
to your character for veracity and their belief of your Service as a Soldier of
the Revolution
Ans.- John Ruminer, Green Flowers,
James S. Sayby, Sherwood Short, & William Thompson and many others-
The county of Humphreys in the State of Tennessee and John Ruminers Residing in Humphreys County and same State do certify that we are well acquainted with John Swindle who has sworn to and subscribed the above declaration that we believe him to be seventy three years of age and 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. Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Test D. P. Hudson Clerk Burton Coats
Submitted by: William Brackett
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