Franklin County GaArchives Military Records.....Thomas, William September 3, 1832
Revwar - Pension 
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Pension Application Of William Thomas, National Archives Microseries M804, Roll 2372, Application #W6279
WILLIAM THOMAS, a resident of  Franklin County, GA, aged 69 years:
	In the month of August 1778, he volunteered in Guilford aforesaid, and under Capt.
JOHN LEAK, and Cols. PAISLEY and MARTIN, and was marched to near the head of the
Catawba, where we remained a month waiting for reinforcements, and then marched to
the Cherokee nation and helped to burn seventeen towns cut down corn and returned
here after serving three months tour.
	And enlisted in Guilford aforesaid in the Continental Army for nine months, he
thinks which month of August or September under Col. [probably mistaken about LEAK
being a colonel] JOHN LEAK, and was marched by him to Purysburg and placed under
Lieut. LEWIS, Capt. RALPH CHAPMAN, and Col LYTLE, Continental officers. Wintered at
Purysburg, and marched in the spring up to near Augusta, Georgia, where deponent was
taken sick and placed in a hospital and was furloughed to go home and when he was
recovered, he returned home and was not again called upon. And again, he volunteered
under Capt. RICHARD VARNUM [VERNON], in the NC militia aforesaid, in the month of
March or February 1781 and served about ten weeks. And in the month of October 1781,
he was ordered out after Col. FANNING and other Tories to Deep River, and returned
home, and served three months. Thus altogether about twenty-one months, besides
considerable _____ service, sometimes on horseback and sometimes on foot.

	Amended declaration:
That he entered the service of the United States in the militia of the state of
North Carolina in the month of April 1777, in Guilford County, as a volunteer under
Capt. JOHN LEEK (or LEAK), Col. JAMES MARTIN commanded. The regiment was marched to
Guilford Courthouse, thence to Cross Creek (now Fayetteville) and defeated the
Scotch at that place, returned to Guilford and then marched after the Tories to
Little River. They had dispersed, and we were discharged having served three months,
and
In the month of August 1778 [he had the year wrong, it was 1776], he volunteered in
Guilford County under Captain John LEEK (LEAK) and Cols. JOHN PAISLEY and MARTIN and
was marched to near the head of the Catawba where we remained a month waiting
reinforcements and then marched to the Cherokee Nation and he helped to burn
seventeen towns, cut down corn ___ and returned home after serving a three months
tour.
And enlisted at Guilford Courthouse aforesaid in the Continental Army for nine
months, he thinks, which month of August or September under Captain JOHN LEAK and
was marched by him to Purysburg and placed under Lieutenant LEWIS, Captain RALPH
CHAPMAN, and Colonel LYTLE, Continental officers, wintered at Purysburg, and marched
in the spring up to near Augusta, Georgia, where deponent was taken sick and placed
in a hospital and was furloughed to go home and when he recovered, he returned home
and was not again called upon.
And again volunteered under Captain RICHARD VERNON in the North Carolina militia
aforesaid in the month of March or February 1781 and served about ten weeks. And in
the month of October 1781 he was ordered out after Col. FANNING and the Tories to
Deep River, and returned home, and served a three-month tour. Altogether about
twenty-one months, besides considerable irregular service, sometimes on horseback
and sometimes on foot.
A grant of land for services in the Continental Line is herewith enclosed as proof
of service.

Was born in Culpepper County, Virginia in the year 1763, 20th Jan'y.
Thinks it is on record in the Church in Culpepper County, VA.
Was a volunteer except nine months when he was enlisted. The first three months he
served as a substitute for his brother, ____ THOMAS.
When he entered the service he lived in Guilford County, North Carolina, and from
there in 1784, removed to Elbert County, Georgia, and in 1788 or 1789 removed to his
present residence where he has lived ever since.
Has stated the names in the body of his declaration.
Has no regular discharges and never received any writing (Land Warrant enclosed).
Is known to Henry David, a preacher of the Gospel and to Henry Parks in his present
neighborhoodetc.




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