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July 3, 1926
Mrs. G. C. Parks
505 Main
Anna, Illinois

Madam:

I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S 16386 it appears that Silas Douthitt was born December 29, 1763 in Hampshire County, Virginia.  While a resident of Hampshire County, Virginia he enlisted October 1, 1780 and served six months as a private in Captain Daniel Richardson's Company, Colonel Lucas' Virginia Regiment.  He moved to Kentucky in 1786 and was allowed pension on his application executed September 17, 1832 while a resident of Franklin County, Kentucky.  It is not stated whether he was ever married.

Respectfully,

Winfield Scott
Commissioner

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Kentucky
Silas Douthitt of Franklin Co. in the State of Kentucky, who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Richardson of the regt. commanded by Col. Lucas in Virginia Militia for six months from 1780.  Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky at the rate of 20 dollars per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831. Certificate of Pension issued the 12 day of February 1833 and sent to Hon. R. W. Johnson, H.R.

Arrears to 4th of September 1832 - $30
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 March 1833 - $10

Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832
Recorded by Wm. L. Allison, Clerk - Book D, Vol. 9, page 36

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State of Kentucky, Franklin County, Sct.

On the 17th day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two personally appeared before the following Justices towit; Edmd. ___ Coleman, Alexander _____, _____ _____, John Norris (or Morris) and Samuel B. Crockett, Esqrs. Composing the County Court of Franklin and now in session as a Court, Silas Douthitt, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th, 1832:  That he entered the service of the United States and served as herein stated, That on the first of October 1780 some time after the Battle of Guilford Courthouse in the County of Hampshire in the State of Virginia he was drafted to service a tour of three months duly in the army of the Revolution, that he went accordingly into the service of the Virginia State Line, a soldier under Captain Daniel Richardson, that Captain Richardson's Company met or rendezvoused in the aforesaid County at Rumney and marched from that place to Hillsborough in North Carolina where his Captain Richardson's company formed a part of Col. Lucas' Regiment of Virginia Militia that General Stephens commanded several brigades of the Virginia Militia at the place called Hillsborough that from this place Col. Lucas's Regiment marched to Salisbury, that at Salisbury his term of service expired and he at the ____ of the officers and a number of the soldiers volunteered for three months more and marched from this place to Charlotte under the same Captain Richardson that from this place Col. Lucas' Regiment marched towards Camden in South Carolina. That while he was in South Carolina he was taken sick and sent to the hospital at Charlotte. While he was in the hospital at Charlotte, General Morgan took some persons in South Carolina to Virginia to Albemarle Barracks under the command of the Virginia Militia commanded by Col. Lucas, that while he was sick he was moved from Charlotte to Salisbury and while he was sick his term of service of six months expired.  The Sergeant discharged him by a writing under his hand, that from this place he went home having an order from an officer who was in Salisbury to draw provisions as he went home from any store or commissary of provisions, that he went on his way home and drew no provisions from any store, that from this service he had no discharge except the one the physician gave him, that he has no documentary evidence, that he knows of no witness by whom he can prove the aforesaid services positively except one brother, who is about two years younger than he is who knew of his service and who saw him once when under march in the service, whose testimony he will attach hereto in due time.  He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency in the United States.  Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
Silas Douthitt

Questions put to the applicant by the Court:

Where and in what year were you born?
And:  I was born in Virginia, Hampshire County on the 29th of December 1763.
Have you any record of you age and if so where is it?
And:  I have not record of my age, but my father had and I collect to have seen it and recollected it to be the day and year aforesaid.
Where were you living when called into the service, where have you lived since the revolution, and where do you know life?
And:  I lived when called into the service in Hampshire County, Virginia and came to Kentucky in 1786, settled on Clear Creek in Fayette County.  I now live in Franklin County, where I have lived thirty years and more.
How were you called into the service, were drafted, did you volunteer or were you a substitute, and if so, for whom?
And. I was drafted the first time. The second, I volunteered.
State the names of some of the regular officers who were with the troops where you served (?) such Continental and Militia regiments as you can recollect.
And. When I got to Hillsborough there was some Regiments of Regulars at that place but I do not collect anything about them.  I recollected only our commander and  General Stephens.
_______you receive a discharge ___ where is it?
And: I got a written discharge from Doctor McCan, this I have lost.
State the names of some persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood and who can testify as to your character for veracity and their beliefs of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
And: I state as person to whom I am know in my present neighborhood:  John Huff, John D. Graves, William Forsee, and William Hickman a clergyman of said county.
We William Hickman a clergyman of said County and John Huff, John D. Graves, William Forsee residing in the County of Franklin hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Silas Douthitt, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be 69 years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier in the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion.  Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
John Hough
Wm. Hickman
John D. Graves
William Forsee

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above applicant is a revolutionary soldier and served as he stated and the court further certified that it appears to them that William Hickman, who has signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman resident in the County of Franklin and that John Huff, John D. Graves and William Forsee, who have also signed the same are residents in the County of Franklin are credible persons and that their statements are entitled to credit.

I Alexander Rennick, clerk of the Court for the County aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the applicant of Silas Douthitt for a pension.  In testimony, whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 21st day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two.
A. H. Rennick, C.F.C.C.

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The deposition of Caleb Douthitt, taken in Franklin County on the 15th day of September 1832 to be laid before the Honorable Secretary of War on behalf of Silas Douthitt on application to be placed in the Pension Roll of the United States as a soldier of the revolution. Deponent being by Silas Douthitt produced before me a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Franklin - and living near to and well known by me for the last twelve months as a man of respectable standing in society and being by me duly cautioned, charged and sworn and being of full age towit:  Sixty Seven as he __ and as I believe (from his appearance) - Deposeths and saveth - that some where about the year 1780 his brother Silas Douthitt was drafter as a militia man in Hampshire County, Virginia that after he had Rendezvoused he saw his said brother with the troops marching towards South Carolina that his said brother was gone from home six months longer and he knows him to have been in the service aforesaid and has no doubt that his declaration is true - he also knows that after his brother returned he received his pay in money called continental money, which he saw and knows his brother then claimed credit for two tours of duty, which he believes true and it was then so accredited to him by the public and his neighbors.
Caleb Douthitt

Franklin County
The foregoing deposition of Caleb Douthitt was taken subscribed and sworn to by the said Caleb before the undersigned a Justice of the Peace for said county at the time and for the purposes mentioned in the caption thereof.  Given under my hand the 18th day of September 1832.
I. Wingate, J.P.

State of Kentucky
Franklin County, Sct.
I, Alexander H. Rennick, Clerk of the County Court for Franklin, do hereby certify that Isaac Wingate, the Justice of the Peace, before whom the deposition of Caleb Douthitt was taken was at the time and now is a Justice of the Peace of the court of which I am clerk and as such authorized to administer oaths and the foregoing certificate is in due form of law.  In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand as clerk aforesaid and affixed the seal of my office this 19th day of September, A.D. 1832
A. H. Rennick, C.F.C.

Submitted by:  Dave

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