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Pension Applications of Gideon
Griffin: W8877:
Transcribed and annotated by C. Leon
Harris
State of South Carolina}
Richland District}
To the Honorable the President and
members of the Senate (of the State of South Carolina. CLH). The petition of
Gideon Griffin respectfully sheweth that he enlisted as a soldier during the Revolutionary
War under Col. Wm Thomson of the 3rd Regt. South Carolina State Troops. That he
served for two years in Capt Richard Brown’s and one in Capt. Littles, that he fought in
several of the most important battles in the state–served out his time–& was discharged in
Charleston– That your petitioner from old age & indigent circumstances and a large
family is unable to support himself– He therefore prays your Honorable body to place
him on the pension list and as in duty bound will
ever pray
Sworn to before me
29th Nov 1826 Gideon hisXmark
Griffin
(signed) C. Bookler Q.M.(?)
South Carolina}
Richland District} Personally
appeared before me Morgan Griffin & made oath that he knew Gideon Griffin– that he saw
him enlist under Col. Wm Thomson of the 3rd Regt. State Troops and served with him
during the period of his enlistment viz three years.
Sworn to before me
29th Nov 1826 Morgan hisXmark
Griffin
C. Bookler Q.M.(?)
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State of South Carolina}
District of Richland} SS
On this twenty second day of
November in the year of Our Lord One Thousand Eight hundred and forty nine
personally appeared in open Court before the Court of Ordinary now sitting, Stephen
Griffin a resident of Richland District in the state of South Carolina aged thirty seven
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 provision of the Acts of Congress
passed July 7th 1838, and March 3d 1843: That he is the son and heir at law of
Patience Griffin deceased who was the widow of Gideon Griffin deceased who entered the
service of the United States under the following named Officers and served as
herein stated: That said Gideon Griffin dec’d was a regular Continental soldier: That
he enlisted under Colonel William Thomson in the third Regiment of South Carolina
on the Continental Establishment in the Company
commanded by Captain Richard Brown
in which he served two years and one year afterwards in the Company
commanded by Captain George Liddell (sic: George Little) in the Continental service: That said
Gideon Griffin dec’d fought in several of the most important battles of the state of
South Carolina during the war of the Revolution: That among said battles were those of
Savannah Georgia, Stono (sic: Stono Ferry), Monck’s Corner (sic: Monck’s Corner),
Cowpens & Eutaw Springs. That he was also in Charleston – These the Declarant recollects
hearing his said father Gideon Griffin dec’d speak of having been engaged in: That as to
the particular country through which his said father marched the declarant cannot speak
with certainty. That he recollects having heard him say he served seven years in
said war. That he served out his time and was discharged in Charleston South
Carolina but the Declarant cannot produce said Discharge. That in the year 1826
said Griffin was pensioned by the Legislature of South Carolina and died in Richland
District where he had ever since this Declarants earliest recollection lived, and died in
the same on tenth day of July in the year Eighteen hundred and thirty seven. He
further declares that his said mother Patience Griffin deceased was married to the said
Gideon Griffin dec’d on the X day of X in the year.
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