This is very interesting, thanks for doing this, the Cap. James Hawkins that is in what you put on here, I have been looking for, as I think he may of had a Daughter Martha Hawkins that married a William Ray and they had a son James Hawkins Ray born 1818 named after Martha Hawkins father James Hawkins. anyone with any information on any of them would be appreciated.....Richard Graham rgraham@socket.net ----- Original Message ----- From: <Jpoplains@aol.com> To: <VACULPEP-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, June 01, 2003 6:13 PM Subject: [VACULPEP] Darius O'Neil's Rev War Pension Ap. > Pat's Note: Below is Darius' initial Pension application. Also included in my > microfiche copy are Questions and Answers, attestation of witnesses, the > rejection of the application, the subsequent reapplication, the documentation of > payment, and a widows application from Mary, subsequently awarded. I'll be > transcribing these as I get to them. > > When words (usually Proper nouns) were unintelligible by me I have put ??? or > xxx. I have kept words in original spelling even both versions of > Culpep(p)er. I have transcribed this as faithfully as I have been able, but knowing > I am fallible I am open to a second check and any variant renditions. I > expect I will be sending out an improved version after I track down some of these > pesky names and places. I have indicated page number of the original in > brackets in the text to help those interested. > > Good reading and stay in touch, > > Pat > > > State of Tennessee > County of Cocke > > May Session 1834 > > On the 28th day of May 1834 personal by appearance in Open Court before the > Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions of Cocke County and State aforesaid, Darius > O'Neil a resident Citizen of the County of Cocke and State of Tennessee, aged > Seventy 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 the Declarant Darius O'Neil was born on the 18th day of May 1764 in > Culpepper County, State of Virginia. He lived in Culpeper County, Virginia, for > thirty seven years with the exception of such time as he was engaged in the > Revolutionary War, as here-in after detailed. From Culpepper County, he moved to > Shenandoah County, Virginia, where he lived one year. Thence he moved to > Rockingham County, Virginia, where he lived three years. Thence he moved to Rock > Bridge County, Virginia where he lived for eight years. Thence he moved to > Washington County, Virginia where he lived one year when he moved to Cocke > County, State of Tennessee, where he has lived for the last twenty years and where > he now lives. > > In the month of April 1781 - day not recollected, this Declarant became a > Substitute for John Hawkins in Captain James Hawkins {p.2} Company of Militia, > and repaired to Orange County Court House, in Orange County, (adjoining > Culpepper,) the place of Rendezvous. Captain George Waugh commanded another company > that Rendezvoused at the same place. James Jamison was the Lieutenant of our > Company. Lt. Riddle was the other Lieutenant. ??? Lieutenant ??? and before > the xxx of the tour. Thomas was the orderly Sergeant, Perry was another > Sergeant - Other Officers not recollected. Major Barbour was the Major and took > Command of us at Orange Court House, and under him we were marched from Orange > Court House. The first night we encamped at Pine Stake Church in Orange County. > We crossed Pomonkey River - at the ground xxx Bridge. Marching on towards > Richmond the intermediate places of encampment are not recollected except a > little town called ??Pew Cartle??. In one week we reached Richmond on James > River. There was a considerable body of men at Richmond, whom we joined. > Colonel Matthews took command of us at Richmond. Major Naylor was the Adjutant. > From Richmond we were marched under Col Matthews down the north side of James > River to Williamsburgh. The first day we were marched to the four mile creek > in Henrico County, where we remained four days, when we were marched on to > Williamsburgh. The intermediate places of encampment are not recollected. We > marched to Williamsburgh in a week and remained there one night, when we were > march back by {p. 3} Hanover Court House - we crossed the Pomonkey River, two > miles from the Court House, after passing through it. Then to xxx house; then to > Bowling green -then through Fredricksburgh to Wilderness Bridge on the xxx > creek a branch of the Rapidan in Orange County, thence to Racoon Ford on the > Rapidan where we joined General Wayne. From the Racoon Ford we were marched to > the Poison fields in Orange County where we encamped. At the Poison fields we > remained for several days when we were marched to a creek in an adjoining > County where we remained for sometime and where the Declarants company was > discharged have served out this tour of three months. After this Declarant was > discharged in July of 1781, day not recollecting by his Captain James Hawkins > having served out his tour of three months. Our Company did not receive written > discharge at this time. Our relief came to take our places and we were told by > Captain Hawkins that he would give us written discharges on our personal > application to him after his return home. This Declarant never applied to him and > thus never got a written discharge for this tour. > > In the above mentioned tour Declarant was a substitute and when he returned > home he found that he had been drafted and his company had started on their > march. This Declarant joined his company under Capt Grigsby at Ruffin's ferry on > the River {p. 4} Rappahannock. At the place there was a considerable body of > men. There were several companies of whom Declarant recollects Captain Wm > Bird. The whole were commanded by Colonel John Slaughter. At Ruffins ferry we > were stationed untill October when the Declarant was discharged early in the > month day not recollected in the year 1781. Declarant received a written > discharge from his Captain Grigsby for his time of three months, which discharge he > lost in Culpepper County, Virginia what happened to these he does not know. > > > In the month of March, 1782 day not recollected, the Declarant enlisted > under Captain Frederic Timmerman, in the Regular Service (whether of the State of > Virginia or of the Continental Congress, declarant does not know not knowing > the differences always believing himself in this case to be in the regular > Continental Soldier). Captain Timmerman enlisted a whole company in Culpepper > County for twelve months, for which time the Declarant enlisted. Our Lieutenants > were Lt. Crow and Lt. White. Our Ensign was Joseph Miller - He is not > certain that his name was Joseph but so believes. He believes that the Orderly > Sergeant was Tunsell. Another Sergeant was Thomas Jamison. The corporals are not > recollected, except Weatherall. Our place of Rendezvous was at our Company > Muster ground, nine miles from the Culpepper Court House. Our Militia Captain > at the time was Capt. Robert Pollard and at the muster ground of the company > we rendezvoused. From our muster ground we were marched to Cunninghams, eight > miles from {p. 5} Fredricksburgh where we encamped the first night. On the > second night we encamped four miles xx the Bowling green in Carolyn county. We > were marched on to Williamsburgh which we reached in ten or twelve days > having passed through King George and King and Queen counties, Hanover and > ??HannaRucca?? Counties and other not recollected- we crossed Pomenkey river and four > mile creek and other not recollected. At Williamsburgh we joined the othe > companies of the 8th Regiment of the State Troops of Virginia (as declarant > believes) which troops were all attached to the Continental Army, and were regular > enlisted Soldiers. Our Regiment was commanded by Colonel Olcutt name so > pronounced - The name of the Colonel may have been spelled Allcutt or Alcot. Major > Pease was the Major of our Battalion and Major Campbell was the Major of the > other Battalion. Captains James Smith, - Hathaway, White, and Miller were > Captains of the other Companies. At Williamsburgh we remained until June. > While at Williamsburgh we were regularly paraded, mustered, and drilled. We were > encamped in a field within sight of Williamsburgh. From Williamsburgh we were > marched under Col. Olcutt by Hanover Court House, by Fredricksburgh, By > Falmouth, and by Dumfries on to Baltimore. We stopped two days at Falmouth. We > arrived at Baltimore in July where we remained for six weeks encamped in a {p. > 6} field adjoining the town. From Baltimore we marched in September to > Philadelphia by Chester. We remained two days at Philadelphia when we were marched > from that city through New Jersey by Trenton, Princeton, and Morristown on to > King's Ferry on the Hudson River in the State of New York. At King's Ferry we > crossed the river and encamped on the other side on the Top of the Hill, > where we remained three weeks. Thrice we were marched to Providence, Phode > Island, where we remained for several days. Thence we were marched to the city of > Boston where we remained two days. From Boston we were marched to Chesterfield > in the State of Massachusettes, forty five miles from the City of Boston. At > Chesterfield we were discharge, having rested there one day. This Declarant > received a written discharge from his Captain which he has lost. He was > discharged on the 22nd of December 1782, having served ten months; and he returned > to his home in Virginia in company with Stephen Shelton, Elijah lynch, > Jonathon Freland, and Jacob Haynes and Henry Rains, fellow soldiers of Declarant. > > The Declarant never received any thing from Government for his tours as a > drafted Militiaman, or as a substitute. When he enlisted he received eight > dollars as Bounty money from Capt. Timmerman and was promised five dollars per > month. When he was discharged, Declarant together with his Company, received his > pay in Silver from Colonol Olcutt. Colonol Olcutt's Regiment {p. 7} was > employed on this expedition in conveying the Artillery belonging to the French Army > that had been used at the Siege of York, to the city of Boston, where we left > it. There was a large quantity of artillery though the Declarant is unable > to say how much. The Declarant never received any thing from Government for > his two first of three months each. For his last tour of ten months he was paid > as herein before related. The Declarant not being certain whether he was > enlisted into the State troop Service of Virginia or into the Service of the > Continental Congress would wish a reference to be had to the Rolls of Col Olcutt > Regiment employed at the time specified and not to the number of the Regiment. > Though he believes that it was the 8th Regiment of the State Troops of > Virginia, in which he served as an enlisted Soldier under Captain Timmerman. There > were regular officers and soldiers in service where Declarant served in his > first tour. He joined General Wayne. In the second tour there were none. In > his third tour Col. Olcutt's Regiment alone were employed in the the conveyance > of the French Artillery. The Declarant hereby relinquishes every claim > whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and he declares that his name > is not on the pension Roll of any agency in any State. The Declarant has no > documentary evidence in regard to his Services {p. 8} nor does he know of any > person living by whom he could prove his services. > > Darius His Mark O'Neil > Sworn to and Subscribed the day and year aforsaid > G M Porter Clerk of Cocke County > > > ==== VACULPEP Mailing List ==== > NOTICE: The posting of virus warnings, test messages, chain letters, political announcements, current events, items for sale, personal messages, flames, etc. (in other words - spam) is NOT ALLOWED and will be grounds for removal. Consideration for exceptions, contact Kathleen Burnett kathleenburnett@earthlink.net > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >