SOUTH-CENTRAL-KENTUCKY@rootsweb.com This was one of the greatest thrills in all my research. I have been to this cemetery and am so grateful for this man - Mary Decker Rev. War Marker for John Thompson is located in Thompson Cemetery, Barrow, Greene Co., Illinois. Illinois Trails <http://genealogytrails.com/ill/revwar1.html> Revolutionary War Soldiers Buried in IL JOHN THOMPSON - VA. Troops. Buried in Doyle Cemetery in Barrow Township. (source: Genealogical Records, Illinois Society DAR, 1939, compiled by Mrs. Edward J. Filbey) Was born in Botetourt county, Virginia. He enlisted in 1781 for three months with Capt. Henry Pawling, Col. William McClenahan. He again served for five months and again for one month in 1781 under Capt. David May, Col. Thomas Fleming, in the Virginia troops. He came to Greene county, Illinois, where he died March 27, 1843, and is buried in the Thompson graveyard, Burrow township. He was pensioned. ("Illinois Revolutionary War Veteran Burials", 1917) FHL Call #972,376 Rev. War Pension Record - Copy in possession of Mary K. Decker REVOLUTIONARY WAR PAPERS FOR JOHN THOMPSON & WINNEY Thompson, John Winney Service Number Va. W.22,418 State of Illinois Greene County September Term 1832 On this 3rd day of Sept AD 1832 personally appeared in open court before the county commissioners court of Greene County, Illinois, being a court of record, John Thompson, the said court now sitting, being a residence of our said county of Greene and state of Illinois - and aged about seventy three or four years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following 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, the applicant is not able to state in what year he was born, as he has no record of his age, but he states to the best of his recollection and from the best information he is now seventy three or seventy four years old that he was born in Bottertort County and state of Virginia when he was called into the service of the United States, he moved to Kentucky after the revolutionary war closed, that he remained a resident of Kentucky about seventeen or eighteen years and from thence removed to the now state of Illinois where he has resided ever since, that he was drafted into the service of the United States as one of the Virginia Militia to go against the British in North Carolina and was in the Battle of Guilford, that subsequently he was drafted and was at the battle of York Town at the taking of Cornwallis, at the battle of Guilford he was under the command of Capt Henry Rawlings attached to Col William McClenahan regt. at the Battle of Yorktown he was under the command of Capt David May, that in addition to the above service he volunteered to guard some waggons to the lead mines on or near New River, This applicant recollects that Genl Greene was in command at the battle of Guilford and that Genl Washington was seen by this applicant at the battle of York Town. The applicant received a discharge twice or for both the tours before alluded to, but (next page) They have been lost, those discharges were given by Captains Rawling and May. This affiant states he is well acquainted with Aaron Smith (,) William Thompson and John Taylor and a number of others who are his present neighbors are well acquainted with this affiant and who will be able to testify as to his character and that it is generally understood at this time as it has been for many years that this applicant is one of those who participated in the revolutionary war. This affiant has no documentary evidence to show his service but his brother William Thompson will testify that he served in two tours, the one or the other in which he volunteered to guard the waggons, he knows of no person by whom the fact can be established that his whole service was over six months he herby relinquishes evry claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state. John (X mark) Thompson Sworn to and subscribed The day year aforesaid - Mortimer Kennett Clk William Thompson sworn & examined ---- The following certificate was filed and ordered to be spread upon the record We Aaron Smith clergyman residing in Greene County, State of Illinois and William Thompson resideing in the same county and state herby certify that we are well acquainted with John Thompson who has subscribed and sworn to a declaration before the County Comrs Court of Greene County, that we believe him to be seventy three or seventy four years old, that he is re ui ed ? And believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we (page 3) concur in that opinion. Subscribed and sworn to in open Court Aaron Smith William Thompson --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com