Pension application of Remembrance Williams R11612 fn26VA
Transcribed by Will Graves 9/25/11
State of Indiana Jefferson County: On this 13th day of November 1835 Personally appeared in open court before the Probate Court of Jefferson County Remembrance Williams a resident of Jefferson County State aforesaid aged 77 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 of the 7th of June 1832. That he has a private served under the following named officers viz.: General McIntosh, Colonel Crawford, Captain Archibald Wiggins, Lieutenant John Earsom [?] and Ensign John Prunty [?]. Was drafted sometime in August and in September started out from Hampshire County Virginia where he was drafted. He lived at the time he was drafted within 5 miles of the town of Romney, marched thence towards Fort Pitt, thence to the mouth of Big Beaver where they assisted in building Fort McIntosh, thence to Tuscarawa where they built Fort Lawrence [Fort Laurens]: thence back to Fort McIntosh thence back to Hampshire County Virginia and received his discharge which he afterwards lost. This discharge was signed by McIntosh. This service was in the year 1778 or 79. He cannot recollect precisely but is certain it was one of those years. The campaign lasted upwards of six months. Was engaged from almost the beginning of the War until the capture of Cornwallis in assisting every way when called upon in guarding the magazine's, taking deserters and guarding them to block houses did catch one deserter which relieved him of a tour of duty forgets when this was. He was born about where the County of Washington stands in the year 1758 was near 20 years of age when he performed his service. Knows of no living witness by whom he can prove his service.
He hereby relinquishes every claim to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any State.
[James Alexander and Dawson Blackmore gave the standard supporting affidavit.]
[fn p. 3: On February 12, 1853 in Jefferson County Indiana, Robert Williams and Garret Williams filed a power of attorney in which they state they are the heirs of Remembrance Williams, a soldier of the revolution.]
