Pension Application of James Scott: S32511
Transcribed and annotated by
C. Leon Harris
State
of Indiana}
County
of Dearborn}
On this 13th day of October
1834 personally appeared before me John M Pike, one of the Special Judges of
the County & State aforesaid James Scott aged over 76 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 provisions made by the Act
of Congress passed June 7th 1832.
That he enlisted in the Army of the
United States in the year 1776 in May or June, in [William] Woodfords Brigade,
William Heath [sic: T. Will Heth] Colonel John Patton Captain, Jesse Davis
Lieutenant, Arthur[?] Lynn Ensign Virginia State Troops or as it was called,
the Continental Army Entered service in Winchester Virginia marched &
joined the grand Army. Enlisted for 3 years in Woodfords Brigade was at the
Battle of Princeton in the Winter after entered the service [3 Jan 1777], and
afterwards was at the Battle of Brandywine, in the fall [11 Sep] of 1777.
fought near a small creek called Brandywine, about 20 miles from Philadelphia
Lafayette & Woodford were both wounded here. The American Army had to fall back,
up the Schuylkill to Reading or Chester; A month or two afterwards was at the
battle of Germantown [4 Oct], Was also at the Battle at Monmouth N Jersey [28
June 1778] William Alexander commanded
the left wing in which I was Was
discharged from Woodfords Brigade at the end of three years from my entering it
received a written discharge, but it was burnt with my other papers, & my
Certificate, about 35 years ago at the house of James Piles in Henry County
Virginia. In a few hours after my discharge I enlisted again in Lees
Legion Major [Henry] Lee, afterwards
Colonel commanded us Captain [Michael]
Rudolph Lieut. [Edward] Manning Ensign Poor. Marched to the south with [Horatio]
Gates, & was at the Battle of Camden [SC, 16 Aug 1780], where Gates commanded
and at Eutaw Springs [SC, 8 Sep 1781] where Green [sic: Nathanael Greene]
commanded us & Colonel [William] Washington was taken prisoner Was afterwards [sic] at the battle at
Guilford N Carolina [Battle of Guilford Courthouse NC, 15 March 1781] Green
commanding & Cornwallis [sic: Cornwallace] commanding the British Marched back & was discharged at
Richmond in the summer of 1783 Got a written discharge this time, but it was
burnt with the others Was born between Liverpool & Baltimore on the ocean
(as I am informed, in May 1758 Have no
record of my age. Lived in Prince Edward Cy. Virginia, when I went to
Winchester & enlisted Lived in Virginia at Botetourt, near 20 years after
the war went to Illinois and made my home there till 4 or five years ago,
since which time my home has been in the County of Dearborn State of
Indiana Have no documentary proof &
know of no witness living by whom I can prove my service John Howard Enoch Blasdell Samuel
Huston John Denniss are persons in my
neighborhood who are acquainted with me and can testify to my character &
the public belief of my services as a soldier of the Revolution.
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 the agency of
any State. [signed] James Scott