STATE OF TENNESSEE

Revolutionary War Pension Application Claim #3580

MATTHIAS WILLIAMS--sometimes called Matthew.

OCTOBER 15, 1832, 76 Years of age

DRAFTED DURATION RANK SERVED UNDER

1/18/1781 abt. 20 days Private Gen.

6/01/1781 abt. 3 mos Private Col. Dalman, Capt. Allen

8/15-31/1781 abt. 2 mos Private Capt Hoskins, Col. Skipwith.

BATTLES: York Town

BORN:11/14/1755 - Cumberland County, VA

LIVED:Cumberland Co., Va, until 11 years after War

Campbell Co., Va, about 11 years.

Anderson Co., TN, about 6 years

Roane Co., TN, in portion that became

Morgan Co.---"where he now resides"

State of Tennessee

Morgan County

On this 15th day of October, 1832 this day personally

appeared in open court before John M. DAVIS Thomas JACK

and Thomas ((S? or L?)) LEA.

Justice of the court of pleas and quarter session((__?_))

setting under court of record, Mathias WILLIAMS a

resident of the County of Morgan and State of Tennessee

aged Seventy six years of age who being duly sworn according to ((_?_))

doth on his oath make the following decleration in oder

to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June

the 7th 1832. That he was born November 14th 1755 in

Cumberland County Virginia and lived there the ((18th?))

of January 1781 when he was drafted and called into the

service of the united States Service under the following

named officers, to wit, Capt ((Cudi?/Cude?)) HOSKINS,

Major EDMONDS, Col DOLMAN marched to &

rendezvoused at Petersburg where he was on or about the

20th said month honorably & verbally discharged by Captain

HOSKINS he returned home & was

again drafted and called into the service of the united

States on the 1st day of June 1781 under the following

named officer Captain Richard ALLEN -- marched to Carters

Ferry on James River and then to Dandridge on pomonkey

((Pamunkey)) River rendivoused and joined the main Army

commanded by Brigder General Robert LAWSON who was

commanded by Major General LAFAYETTE marched under

LAFAYETTE to Bottom Bridge on Hickory nut Church Was

there when the Battle was fought by General WAYNE & Genl

CAMPBELL against CORNWALLICE at Old James Town. But was

not in the Battle then marched to Holasford. Stationed

there three weeks then to ((Morgan NILES?)). Stationed

there three or four weeks then marched to Rackets landing

near Richmond and was there honorably but verbally

discharged about the 8 of August 1781 by Captain ALLEN

having served about three months. He was again drafted

and called into the service of the united States Between

the fifteenth & last of August, aforesaid month & year

1781 under the following named officers to [[_?_]]

HOSKINS Col SKIPWITH then marched & rendevoused at Swans

point on James River opposite to old James Town. Then

marched to YORK TOWN by the way of Old Williamsburg was

in the seige of York under the officer of Genl Robert

LAWSON Brigadr continued in the siege until CORNWALLAUS

surrendered and until two days afterwards when he was

verry sick & discharged by Inspecter Doctor whos name is

not now recollected. He returnd home having served about

three months the precise day of discharge not now

recollected. This applicant may be mistaken as to dates

but well recollects the service by him rendered as set

out in the foregoing declaration and cannot be mistaken

about the same. He has no ((_?_ )) Documentary evidence

whereby he can prove his service nor has he any written

record of his age this applicant lived in the State of

Virginia in Cumberland County about 11 years after the

War was over. Then moved to Campbell County Virginia

Lived there about this term years. Then moved to Tenn

Anderson County Lived there six years. Then moved Roane

County now Morgan County where he now resides he hereby

relinquishes every claim that was to ((_?_)) or anuity

except the present and declares that his name is not on

the pension Rolls of the agency of any State

Sworn to & Subscribed in open court this 15th day of

October 1832

Attest John BROWN D.C.

his mark

Mathias X Williams

State of Tennessee }

Morgan County }

John WILLIAMS resident of the state & County

aforesaid hereby certify that I am well acquainted with

Mathias WILLIAMS who has subscribed & sworn to the above

decleration and that I of my own knowledge know him to

have been a soldier of the revolution and that he served

in the Army of the united States at the siege of york as

stated in his declaration sworn to and ((_?_)) entered in

((_?_)) court this 15th October 1832

Attest

John BROWN D.C.

John WILLIAMS

We Reubin JOANES & Shaderack STEPHINS in the County of

Morgan and State of Tennessee, residing in the same

hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Mathias

WILLIAMS who has subscribed and sworn to the above

declaration that we believe him to be Seventy Six years

of age and that he is reputed and believed in the

neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of

the revolution and that we concur in that opinion

Sworn to and subscribed

the day and year aforesaid

Shedrack STEPHENS

Attest

Reuben JONES

John BROWN D.C.

And the said court do hereby declare this

opinion after the investigation of the matter and ...

State of Tennessee }

Morgan County }

On this 15th day of Aprail 1833 personally appeared

in open court before John M. DAVIS, Daniel S LAVENDER, &

John WILLIAMS justice of the Court of pleas and quarter

session for said county now setting Mathias WILLIAMS, the

person named in the foregoing declaration

for a pension who after being duly sworn, deposeth and say

that from old age & consequint loss of memory that he

cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his

service but according to the best of his recollection the

captain under whom he musterd give him orders for seven

months ((__?_)) he believes according to the best of his

recollection that the periods of his services is not less

than to Institute him to Six months pay and for such

services he claims a pension as a private

and he further sayes that there is no clergy residing in

his neighborhood nor was there any at the time of the

making of originial declaration as consequens of which it

was out of his power and is still out of his power to get

a clergyman to court and he further says that the

following persons residing in his neighborhood can

testify as to his character for veracity & a soldier of

the revolution.

John WILLIAMS Shaderack STEPHENS

Reubin JONES John M DAVIS

Elijah REESE Ezra STINCIPHER

John STAPLES

Sworn to & subscribed in open court 15th day of

Aprail 1833

Thomas S. LEA D. Clerk

and the said court do hereby declare this opinion that

matters contained in the foregoing amendment are

true

John M DAVIS

John WILLIAMS Justice of the peace

DL LAVENDER ((__?_))

State of Tennessee }

Morgan County }

I Elijah LAVENDER clerk of the Court of pleas and

quartersession for said County do hereby certify that the

foregoing amendment to the foregoing ((_?_)) declaration

was made and sworn to in open court Given under my hand &

seal of office at office this 15th day of Aprail 1833

Elijah LAVENDER Clerk

By his deputy Thomas L. LEA

CERTIFICATE OF PENSION issued the 20 day of July 1833 and

sent to Levi TREWHITT Morgan C H ((Court House))

Arrears to the 4th of March 40.00

Semi-anual. Allowance ending 4 Sept, 10.00 $50.00

Recorded by [[Danl?/David?]] BOYD Clerk, Book E, Vol. 7,

p.66

Transcribed 1/10/99 by Beth Davidson Syler, 3rd great

granddaughter of Mathias Williams

Submitted by Beth Davidson Syler and Kathleen Melton Byrd

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