Francis Hawley Pension
Submitted By: Gary Hawley
State of
Tennessee Sullivan
County
September Term 1832
On this 25th
day of September 1832 personally appeared in open court before the Honorable
Edward Scott, Judge of the Circuit Court of Law & Equity for said county now
sitting Francis Hawley a resident of Sullivan County & State of Tennessee,
aged seventy ____years who being duly sworn according to law doth and on his
oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of
Congress passed Jan 7th 1832.
That in the
year 1779 he was a resident of Stafford County Virginia & substituted for
three
Months Tour
in the place of Abraham Breedwell And inrolled under Capt Pilcher as well as
recollected. Joined Colonel Garrard’s Regiment________ in said County
Lieutenant Colonel Phillips & Maj Armistead was then marched to the northern
neck of Virginia, from there to Falmouth from there to Hunters Forge, from there
to Fredricksburgh then back near the Racoon ford on the Rappahannock River where
Lord Cornwallace’s army was crossing which had crossed previous to the arival
of the American troops at that place, where this declairant was verbally
discharged by what particular officer he does not now recollect. After having
served three months as above stated, he states
that he was under General Weaton or Wheaton during said tour he states
that he was discharged as above with posative
instructions to be ready at a minutes warning. Shortly after he returned home
from said three months tour, he was drafted in the County of Stafford in the
state of Virginia to serve a three months Tour he was placed under the same
officers as before Stated and marched to the mouth of
Potomack creek to prevent the British from landing, their Fleet being in
view. When he served out his term of inrollment, was verbally discharged and
returned home after having served full three months as aforesaid. He states that
in the fall of 1780 as well as now recollected he substituted in the said County
of Stafford for the term of three months in the place of Henry Bassot, inrolled
under Capt Wells. Was put to opening & clearing out a road for General
Washington’s army & the French army to pass with their artilery when
marching to the south against Lord Cornwallaces. & continued in the
aforesaid service for the full term
of three months. When he was verbally discharged by his said Capt Wells. He
states that shortly after he returned from said last tour he again was drafted
in the said County of Stafford Virginia & inrolled under Capt Barnes for a
three mons tour, was attached to (Colonel)
General Weadons Brigaid. Colonel Garrard’s regiment, Lieutenant Colonel
Phillips & Maj Armistead, was marched to Fredricksburgh to gard said place
against the British & Torries where he remained for the full Term of three
months, was verbally discharged by His said Capt Barnes and returned home to
Stafford County Va. He states that in the latter part of the fall or winter of
1781 as well as recollectedhe was again drafted in the said county of Stafford
inrolled under Capt Brim or Prim was marched near Fredricksburgh under Capt Brim
or Prim & Lieutenant Brooks,where he was put to gard the prisoners taken at
York at Lord Cornwallaces surrender, to Winchester in Va which duty he performed
dismissed or verbally discharged by the said Capt Brim or Prim with orders to be
in readyness to again march at one minutes warning. He was never again
called into service he states that he believes he served in all in the war of
the Revolution, fifteen months & he and others served as substitute for
twelve months in addition to his said fifteen months service as above stated. He
has no documentary evidence of his service, that he knows of no person whose
testamony he can procure who can testify to his service.
He hereby
relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or anuity except the present
& declairs that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any
state. Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid.
M.
Anderson Clerk
Francis Hawley
Certificate
of pension was issued on 25 February 1833 for $50.00 per annum with arrears to 4
Mar 1831