John, what a great project! I have such an ancestor but don't know where he was buried. It could be in Selma & not in Autauga Co. His name is Thomas ARNOLD. Thanks, Cindy Owens [email protected] My documentation: Revolutionary Soldiers in Alabama ARNOLD, Thomas, aged 71 years, and a resident of Autuaga County; private in North Carolina Continental Line; enrolled on 4 Jan 1834 - under act of Congress of 7 June 1832; payment to date from 4 Mar 1831; annual allowance $30; sums received to date of publication of list = $90. Revolutionary Pension Roll, Vol. XIV - Sen. Doc. 514 23rd Cong., 1st Sess, 1833-34. ************** State of Alabama) S.S. Autoga County ) Personally came before me on this 16th day of Aprile Eighteen hundred and thirty three in open Court of the Circuit Court of Autoga County and State of Alabama now sitting, Thomas Arnold, a resident of Autoga County, in the State of Alabama aged seventy years, who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth on his oath, make the fol(lowing) declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated. That he entered the service of the United States as a volunteer in the State of South Carolina, under Capt. John Ridgeway in the year 1779, in the District of Ninety-six, that he was marched from thence under the command of Capt. John Ridgeway to the State of North Carolina, Rutherford County where he joined the Army of Genl Morgan, a short distance from the Cowpens, that he was at the battle of the Cowpens but was unable to fight in consequence of a wound he had previously received in a skirmish at Hamm------(rest of page missing) (page 2) William Sumpter. That he continued (word,blurred) the service in North Carolina about three (?) months during which time he was marched through different parts of the state, in skirmishing expeditions. That after the expiration of his then(?) stay in North Carolina, he was marched back to South Carolina, Ninety-six district, by Capt. John Ridgeway. That he continued under his command until he was killed by William Cunningham on Dirty Creek in the District of Ninety-six. By reason of whose death he was unable to get a discharge from the service. That he served as a volunteer upwards of nine months. That he served with Col. Lumpster, Genl Morgan, Col. Washington, Col. Elijah Clark and Lieut Walter Garner and others whose--names he cannot remember. That he has no documentary evidence and that he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service. I hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except-that present and declare that my name is not on the pension roll of the Agency of any State. Sworn to and Subscribed the day and year aforesaid. Attest: M. T. Hohn and AC (Signed) Tho Arnold The State of Alabama ) Dallas County ) On this the 18th day of April 1859 personally appeared before me Warren B.. Andrews an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County and State Mary Arnold a resident of Selma County of Dallas, aged eighty seven years , who being duly sworn, according to Law, doth, on her oath, make the following declaration, in order .to obtain the provisions made by the act of Congress for the benefit of widows of deceased revolutionary pensioners. That she is the, widow of Thomas Arnold, who was a soldier for a time during the revolutionary war from the State of South Carolina, and who has received his pension from the Government of the United States under a declaration heretofore filed by him in the office of the Comm. of Pensions, up to about the time of his death, which occurred on the 23th day of March - 1844. She further declares that she was married to the said Thomas Arnold on the 26th day of Oct. 1786; that her husband the aforesaid Thomas Arnold died on the 23 day of March 1844; that she Was not married to him previous to his leaving the service; but that the marriage took place previous to the 2nd Jan'y 1800 viz ab the time above stated. She further swears that she is now a widow and that she has never before made an application for a pension. her Mary X Arnold mark Sworn and subscribed on the day and year above written Test: W. B. Andrews JP Jas. G. Dunklin Ams H. Dunklin