Pension Application of William Cochran: S38624
Transcribed and annotated by C. Leon Harris
I William Cochran, now about the age of seventy, formerly of Henry county in the state of Virginia, but now of the county of Clarke in the Alabama Territory, do solemnly swear, that on the 14th of January 1777, I engaged in the continental service, on the Virginia line, in the 14th reg. under the command of Colo. Charles Lewis, and in the company commanded by Captn Henry Conway. that the said regiment was afterwards promoted as it was then called to the 10th [on 14 Sep 1778]. that I continued in the service in the same company, (though afterwards Commanded by Captn. Nathan Reid) for the space of three years, and was discharged in February 1780, at Frederick town in Maryland by Colo. Webb, under whose command I had been temporarily placed as one of an escort of prisoners from Philadelphia to Fort Frederick: then afterwards sent my discharge to Richmond, by order of government, but the man by whom I sent the said discharge lost it, so that I never obtained the land due to me nor my compliment of rations. that during the above period I was a serjeant. that I am now in reduced circumstances in life and stand in need of assistance from my country for support, as I have never been allowed any pension whatever. I do further swear that I do not know of any officer now living who belonged to the regiment aforesaid, nor do I know of any officer whatever now living who could testify as to the time of my being in service, or of my having served at all. [signed] Wm Cochran
NOTE: Certified by the judge on 7 Sep 1818.