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Facts and Events
Information on William Spear
Information from “Virginia/West Virginia Genealogical Data from Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Records”, Vol. 5, compiled by Patrick G. Wardell, Lt. Col. U.S. Army Ret. :
- Speares, William, b. 1745 Amherst County, Virginia; entered service 1775-6, Buckingham County, Virginia, where he resided, in Virginia Regiment; entered service 1780 in Virginia Regiment as substitute for his brother James; moved 1778 to Elbert County, Georgia, then 1798-99 to Franklin County, Georgia where he was pensioned in 1833; soldier surname also spelled "Spears". F-531980, R2253.
William Spear, Pennsylvania.
William Spears, Virginia Line. Soldier was born in 1745 in Amherst County, VA. He also lived in Buckingham Co., Virginia when he enlisted and served six months from 1775 to 1776. Served in Capt. Tankersley's Company, Capt. Newls's Regt. He also served in Capt. Bate's Company and Colonel Cabel's Regiment. William guarded the Hessians in prison at Point of Fork, Virginia. In 1780 he served as a substitute for his brother James Spears. From January 1, 1781 to April 3, 1781 he served with Captain William Comms and Charles Aikens in Colonel Holcomb's Regiment. . (Note: Spear book owners, this is possibly a cousin to John Spears shown in 1752 Albemarle Co., Va.) In 1788, William Spears moved to Elbert Co., Georiga in 1788 and then to Franklin Co., Georgia in 1799. In Franklin County he applied for a pension on May 6, 1833. In his pension application, James H. Little, Nelson Osborn and Jesse Holbrook made a statement that they knew William Spears well. William stated in his application that he could remember only the names of Generals Green, Mumford and Stevens who he served with. He also stated he did not know their whereabouts. William's brother James Spears was referred to but no other mention. In his military files, records reflect he received a pension. Also in his pension file is a letter from Ethel Speer Dent sent to the Archives sometime during the 1940's. [Source: http://www.georgespear.com/REVWAR.htm]
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