Washington Crossing the Delaware
by: Emmanuel Leutze
taken from the american
revolution.org website
Thomas
Philpot
Pension
Application
Submitted by: James R. Philpot
6 May 2001
JPhi827018@aol.com
This is a summary of the Revolutionary War pension application of
THomas Philpot. It begins:
"Be it remembered...."
Clay County, State of Ky. Apr. 4, 1837.. Thomas Philpot appeared
before
the Clay Circuit Court; as a resident aged 74 to apply for a
pension per Act
of Congress 1832. He stated that he entered the service of the
Rev. War the
same year of the Battle of 96 District in the State of South
Carolina, Laurens
County under Capt. Daniel Williams and after scouting with him
several months ,
marched by him to the Island Ford of the Saluda River and there
joined Col.
Waters who lived near the said river. Then Marched to the siege
of 96.
(JRP Note: this big battle was named for the court district and
court house in SC. )
There joined Gen'l Greene (Nathaniel) . Crossed out was a
reference to
the British General Cruger. Philpot continued with Gen'l Greene
during the
siege and when information arrived that (British General)Rawdon
was coming to
aid Gen'l Cruger, Gen'l Greene raised (stopped) the siege. Then
marched to
Bobb's Mill on Bush River crossing the Saluda at the said
Island from whence
we met with a call to go to the aid of Col. Hayes on the Little
River at Edgill's Station.
Waters was engaged with the Tories under (Bloody Bill) Cuningham
a Tory captain.
Here they were all taken prisoner and Philpot was paroled.
Militia man scouting
and scouring the counties of Lauren, Abbeville and Greenville. He
was told by
Capt. Williams that if he did not turn out(volunteer) he would be
drafted & being
acquainted with Williams, he volunteered with him as long as the
district required
and continued with him not less than 11 months before the siege
(of 96)scouring
the country and had several engagements with the Tories; one at a
creek called
Long Cane. At Long Cane he had a brother killed and had another
killed at White Hall.
This service was before the battle of 96. He was continually in
service for a day or
two at a time. He would serve with Capt. Williams & perhaps
not be stationed but a
few hours or days until they would have to go out again. He
states that including
his services under Greene & at Edgills Station he is certain
he did not serve less
than fifteen months before he was paroled . He was never home
during the
whole service. When he went to aid Col. Hayes he went as an
enlisted soldier
for not less than 13 months and was taken prisoner and paroled
not more than
one month from the time of enlistment. He received 3 guineas at
the time of
enlistment to go to the aid of Col.Hayes. He said he was
well acquainted
with Gen'l Greene. He was born in Laurens County SC the
17th day of Aug. 1763.
He has lost the record of his age. His discharge papers were
burnt. He made a
similar declaration 3-4 years ago but it was sent back for more
proof. He found
Brazel Eastis after his first claim . He signs by his mark
X.George Stivers a Clergy
man and Brazel Eastis both of Clay County made the following
statement
upon oath: That they were well acquainted with Thomas Philpot
and that he is
an honest man but sometimes drinks too much ardent spirits. The
said Eastis
further states that he knew the said appl. at the siege of 96 and
knows he was in
the service of Capt. Williams. After the war they became
neighbors and often
talked over their service. After the war they moved to different
parts of the world
and never saw each other until lately.
George Stivers Clerk of Court 5 Apr, 1837.
Signed by George Stivers.
As
GGGgrandpa Tom's claim wound its way around the bureaucracy, it
was
met with many refusals but he never gave up until his death and
then wife
Nancy started her own petition.
Refusal
record : Suspended per letter June 1837 to JA Moore and
Senator (US Senator from Clay Co.) Hon. John White.
It seems JA Moore of Mt. Vernon Ky was TP's attorney.
Our Tom persists and gets another witness:
Mar.
25, 1841 - Knox County, KY appeared Obadiah Hammonds said he
served
with Philpot at the siege of 96 under Gen'l Greene and saw him
there. Tom was
called an illiterate man in another letter. Letter by JA Moore
from Mt. Vernon KY
Nov. 12, 1842. "I am much annoyed by the poor old man
Philpot of Clay county
Ky about his pension." $20 was per month was asked. Moore
wrote another letter
in 1845 saying that Tom was in a "suffering condition".
Moore said he wanted to
finish his pension business before the
anti-pension president took office.
Wife Nancy Philpot's claim: Feb. 7, 1952 Nancy appeared before
Daniel B. Stivers
acting JP. ...Nancy States she is the widow of Thomas Philpot and
that he never
received a pension for his service during the Revolution and
asks it be granted her.
Her Attrorney was Isaac Trabue of Frankfort. That she was married
to
Thomas Philpott on the 15th of June 1792; that her eldest child
is in his
60th year. That her husband served under Daniel Williams and
others in SC.
That Thomas Philpot died Aug.
6, 1847.
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