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Right now this project just has one member, me. I am Dave Martin. The American revolution north Carolina adding also This is a story of Southern_Pioneers and military actions against the Indians in NC, Kentucky and Tennessee. Daniel Boone and family
Cherokee connections. Bledsoe's settled ky and few more place's.
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Revolutionary War Pension Application Of Elisha Oglesby If you see a profile that needs linked here! Just message me with it!
Declaration for a Pension
State of Tennessee
Smith County
{9/10/1832} On the ninth day of October in the year of our Lordship
one thousand eight hundred & thirty two personally
appeared in open court before the Judge of the
Circuit Court now sitting a resident
of Smith County State of Tennessee aged seventy three
years December the 29th AD 1831 who being first duly
Sworn according to law doth on his oath make
the following Declaration, in order to obtain the
benefit of an act of Congress passed 7th June [?]
1832.
About the 1st of June 1776 he volunteered
as a private in Washington County State of
Virginia under Capt Isaac Bledsoe in a
company which was raised for the protection
of the frontier against the Indians,
that he was stationed at Hustons [?] Fort in said
county on mocason Creek one of the tributary
Streams of Holston River until about the
first of August AD 1776 we then marched
to the long Ilands [?] of Holston and formed the
army which was commanded by Col. Cristn
he was not recruited [?] the field officers under
Col. Cristn he was commanded by Capt Isaac Bledsoe
Young Ensign Cooper & Sergant Walker
were the subordinate officers—the army marched
from thence against the Cherokee nation of Indians
passed through the Tellico Town and went to Iland
Town and there encamped sometime and then
destroyed it after which the army was marched
back to the Long Iland of Holston where the
companies commanded by Capt Isaac Bledsoe & Captan
Joseph Martin were stationed under the comma
-nd of Major Anthony Bledsoe were they continued in the Servis until the month of April 1777—
Capt Martans brother Brice Martin was his Liutenant
and john martin Ensign—making a servis of
Ten months after which he was Discharged
and returned to his former residence in Washington
County Virginia—he does not recollect at this
time whether he was regularly Discharged or not
if he was he has lost his Discharge—
In the month of Aprile 1777—he again volunteerd
in Captain George Addams company of Guards and
continued in Servis in sa[me?] company until the
1st of August in the Same year--& received
no regular Discharge—making three months
Servis—Lent—under Addams William Gill & John
Frazer—Sometime in the Spring of 1778
Col Cambell issued an order to raise two
companies to be sent to the assistance of Daniel
Boon in Kentucky under the command of
Majr Daniel Smith. George Addams and Reece
Bowen was selected as the Capts of the two companies
in May 1778 he volunteered under Capt George Addams
Liut Henry Ramsey & Ensign Tillman Smith—we Rendesvouse
at bigg Moccason gapp Washington County Virginia.
Sometime in May from thence we marched to
Boons Borough in Kentucky at which place we
arrived a few days after the celebrated siege of
that place by the Shawnee Indians and which
was successfully Defended by Daniel Boon. we marched
from thence to Harrodsburgh Kentucky—at which
place we were stationed until the last of November
from thence we were marched to Washington County
Virginia and were Dismissed in December 1778—having
been in the Servis between seven & eight months—
he did not recave [sic] a regular Discharge—
In the year 1779 he again volunteered in Capt
James Montgomerys Company and Rendezvoused
at the mouth of Bigg creek on Holston River—
about the 1st of Marche 1779—under Col Shelby from
thence we took water and went down Holston into
the Tennessee River & on down to the Chickamauga
Town all of which above the Suck we destroyed we
had a great many scrumages with the Indians but
no General engagement—from thence we marched
back by land to hustons fort Washington County
Virginia—where we was dismissed about the midle of
of [sic] June 1779—after having performed a tour of
about three & a half months the officers under Capt
Montgomery was Lieut Danl Frazier Col Tipton of
North Carolina was in this expedition and commanded
the Carolina troops—In the year 1781 in the
fall of said year an army was raised by Col
Arlen Cambell to go against the old Cherokee Towns
on the Tennessee River—Col Cambell being apprehens
-ive that his force was not sufficiently strong sent an
express to Capt Alaxander Barnett to raise a company
& follow the army he [____] so I volunteered as a
private under Capt Barnett and we overtook the
army in the Cherokee nation at a town called Chestuee [?]
on the approach of the army all the Indians fled we
destroyed all their Towns and ranged through the
Country we had frequent Scrumages but no general
enguagement—we killed some Indians and took some
prisnores—we lost but one man Capt James Elliott who
was killed at Tellico—and a few wounded. we then
destroyed Hiwassee Town on Hiwassee River—taking
about twenty prisnors. we then returned to the long
Iland of Holston where we ware Dismissed—he
was on this Tour above Two months—he thinks that Col
or Majr Blount of North Carolina was in this expedition
This concludes applicants Servis making
altogether a Servis of Two years one month and
a half—he has no wrigtten evidences of his
Servis he does not know whether his name can be
found on the Rolls of the War department
or not—that he resided in Washington County
State of Virginia when he entered the Servis—
after the close of the Revolutionary War in the
year 1784—he removed from Washington County
Virginia to what is now Sumner County Tennessee & in
1796 he removed to Smith County Tennessee where
he has resided ever since—that he was born in
Craven County South Carolina on the 29th December
1758—he has a record of his age at home in his
Bible.
I do herby relinquish evry claim what ever to a pension except
the present and declare that my name is not on the
Pension Roll of the Agency of any State.
his
Elisha (X) Oglesby
Mark
Sworn to and subscribed
in open Court 9 Octob 1832
Willm. Hart, Clk
I Richard Carr of Sumner County State of Tennessee
do hereby certify that I was acquainted with Elisha
Oglesby in Washington County State of Virginia during
the Revolutionary War and do know of his Serving as
a Soldier in the War Different tours as he has stated
in the above declaration I do not know the particular
term of time he served in each trip but believe it was
as he has stated.
his
Richard (X) Carr
Mark
Sworn to & subscribed in open Court
9 Oct 1832
Hart, Clk.
We John McGee & John Page, Leroy Cage, clergyman residing in Smith
County hereby certify that we are well acquainted with
Elisha Oglesby who has Sworn and Subscribed the above
declaration for a Pension that we believe him to be
Seventy three years of age that he is a man of good reput
=ation & he is entitled to full credit on his oath & we
believe him to have been a Soldier of the Revolution and that
he served as he has stated
in the above Declaration.
Sworn to and subscribed John McGee
in open Court 9 Oct 1832 John Page
Hart, Clk. Leroy H. Cage
And the said court do hereby declare their opinion
after the investigation of the matter & after puting the
interrogations prescribed by the War Department that
the above named applicant was a soldier of the
Revolution and served as he states And the court
further certifies that It appears to them that John
McGee & John Page who has signed the preceding certificate are
Clergyman resident in Smith County and that
Leroy Cage who has signed the same is resident
in Smith County and is a creditable person and that
their statement is entitled to credit.
Newton [?] Williams judge &c
State of Tennessee
Smith County I do certify that my father (gen) Joseph Martin raised a
company of volunteers in Pitsylvania County State of Virginia in the year 1776
and went under the command of Col Cristn against the Cherokee nation of Indians
& that Brice & john Martin ensign
[sic] he is the same Capt Joseph Martin referte by Elisha Oglesby in his Declaration
for a Pension.
Given under my hand the 9th October 1832, Wm. n.
Sworn to & subscribed
in open court 9th Oct 1832
Wm. Hart clk
William Hart Clerk of the Circuit Court for
Smith County do herby certify that the foregoing
contains the original proceedings in the matter of
the application of Elisha Oglesby for a Pension.
In testimony where of I have here unto set
my hand with seal of office the
[sic] day of October A D 1832
Tennessee
3d Judicial Circuit October Term 1832 of the Circuit Court fo
Smith County in the Circuit & State aforesaid.
I William Hart clerk of the Circuit court for
Smith County do hereby certify that the foregoing contained the original
proceedings in the matter of the application of Elisha Oglesby for a
Pension & that the declaration of said Elijah [sic] was subscribed and
sworn to in open court. Also the accompanying certificates made
by John McGee, John Page, Leroy H. Cage, & [2] William Martin were
severally subscribed and sworn to in open court, and there-
upon the court pronounced the opinion set forth herein.
In testimony whereof I have here unto set my
hand and affixed the seal of said Court at office
in Carthage this 9th October 1832.
Willm. Hart
Additional Comments: Elisha Oglesby, born 29 Dec 1758 in Craven County, South Carolina, was a "long
hunter" on the early colonial frontier, along with the likes of Daniel Boone,
who is refernced in this pension application. He died 3 Oct 1845 and is buried
in the family cemetery at Echo Springs, Tennessee. This is a verbatim
transcription of the pension application on file at NARA and footnote.com, and
is true to all punctuation and spelling.
File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/tn/smith/military/revwar/pensions/oglesby360gmt.txt
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