Pension application of William McComb S16198 f15VA
Transcribed by Will Graves 4/10/13
State of Indiana Clark County: SS
On this 22nd day of October 1832 personally appeared before the Honorable John F Ross
President & John Carr & Samuel Prather Associate Judges of the circuit court of Clark County
now sitting, William McComb a resident of said County of Clark & State of Indiana, aged
eighty-two 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 act of Congress passed June 7, 1832. –
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers &
served as herein stated – 1st He was drafted in Augusta County in the State of Virginia, in the month of September 1777 – & entered the service under Captain William Anderson, Lieutenant John Campbell, Ensign Robert Kinney [Robert Kenny] & continued in the service for the term of 3 months, when he was discharged – during which term the Company to which he belonged were employed in guarding the frontier settlements against the depredations of the Indians and for that purpose were divided ½ stationed at Jacob Warwick's Fort on the head waters of Green Briar River [Greenbrier River] – ½ stationed over the mountain at a place called the Clover Lick about 12 miles distant & a detachment of 6 in number marched daily from one station to the other. – The Company was not attached to any other Corps – & had no battle during the service. – 2nd He was again drafted in __ 1778 in Augusta County, Virginia to perform a 3 months tour of duty, and entered the service under Captain Camron [probably Charles Cameron] & Lieutenant James Graham & marched to Charlottesville, where we were stationed at guarding the British prisoners at that place, – Colonel Thomas Huggert [Thomas Hughart or Hugart] commanded – at the expiration of the 3 months he was discharged at Charlottesville.
3rd – He was again drafted in August 1780 in Augusta County Virginia to perform a 3 months
tour of duty, and entered the service under Captain William McCutcheon [possibly Captain
Samuel McCutchon] & Lieutenant Charles Baskin [Charles Baskins] & marched to Portsmouth
on James River (under Colonel William Boyer [Lt. Col. William Bowyer] as he believes) where
they were stationed – and at the expiration of said term he was discharged at Portsmouth.
4th. He volunteered in __ 1780 at Staunton in Augusta County Virginia for a term of 3 months, and entered the service under Captain Thomas Smith, marched to Richmond – arrived there a short time after the public buildings were burned at that place, marched on the lower part of Virginia endeavoring to intercept the traitor Arnold [Benedict Arnold] – & was discharged at the expiration of the term near Richmond – Colonel Sampson Mathews commanded the force raised at that time.
5th He was drafted again in June 1781 to perform a tour of duty of 3 months in Augusta County Virginia & entered the service under Captain John Dickey & marched under the command of Colonel William Campbell in pursuit of the British under Cornwallis – He was at the battle of Hot Water [Battle of Hot Water Plantation, June 26, 1781] & also at the battle of Jamestown on the 6th July 1781 – at the expiration of the 3 months he was discharged at Bottom's Bridge 15 miles below Richmond – He further states that [he] has no documentary evidence & knows of no person by whom he can prove his services – He was born in Augusta County Virginia on the 20th of May 1750 as appears by the record of his age in his Bible now in his possession. He was living in Augusta County Virginia when called into service. He visited there until the year 1783 when he moved to Kentucky – lived in Kentucky until the year 1810 when he moved to Clark County Indiana Territory – there he still lives – He knew General Wayne [Anthony Wayne] – Lafayette, Morgan [Daniel Morgan] & Muhlenburg [Peter Muhlenberg]. He does not recollect
the names or numbers of any Continental or militia regiments. He further states that he is known to William Crawford, Joseph A. Lingan, Charles Ross, Jesse Combs & David comes – who in his neighborhood & can testify as to his character for truth & veracity – and their belief of his 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.
S/ Wm McComb
Sworn to & subscribed in open court October 22, 1832
Test S/ Henry Harrod, Clk
[Willis W Goodwin & Charles Ross gave the standard supporting affidavit.]
[Veteran was pensioned at the rate of $50 per annum commencing March 4th, 1831, for service as a private for 15 months in the Virginia service.]
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