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STATE OF
TENNESSEE
GREENE COUNTY
Personally appeared before me Thomas Jones an
acting Justice of the Peace for said County and State: THOMAS
MORGAN resident of said County and State aged Eighty two years
who being duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the
following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of an Act
of Congress dated June the 7th 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the
following named officers and served as herein stated ---- that
he volunteered in Botetourt County Virginia under Captain
Robinson and Colonel John Preston the commander of the Regiment
for one month this was in about the first of the year 1778, we
marched twenty miles down New River to Culvinson's bottom where
was the frontier fort on said River -- the object of said tour
was to drive off and guard against the Indians -- he served out
said month and returned home. A few days afterwards he
volunteered at the same place to serve three months tours as a
ranger to go from one fort to another, under Colonel Preston we
marched from Parris's fort on the bank of the New River to
Cavender's fort four miles down the river thence back to
Parris's fort visiting each alternately during the whole three
months, guarding against the Indians. Next he volunteered at the
same place where he first entered the service, a few days after
the expiration of the last tour, to guard Parris's fort four
months against the Indians -- at the expiration of said four
months he volunteered at the same place where he first first
entered the service to serve one month, he served out said month
at James Allison's fort about one mile from New River. Col.
Preston had the ordering out of men and Superintendent of all
the aforesaid forts and the command of the men stationed
therein.
In the fall of 1779, this applicant moved from said Botetourt
County Virginia to Washington County in the Territory of North
Carolina now Greene County in the State of Tennessee. That in
the summer of 1781 he served first as a spy against the Indians
five days, on the next day after the expiration of said five
days he was called on by Captain Doherty to act as spy again for
one month, that he served said time out. He was then called on
by the same Captain to spy another month which he done also; he
was then called on by the said Captain to spy fifty seven days
more which he accordingly done that after the spying to wit
about the year 1782 he served a tour of one month under Colonel
Robinson from said County of Washington against the Cherokees.
He marched as far as Beech Creek and was there discharged. He
afterwards spyed the Indians two months and a half months under
Major Taford the whole spying was done in the years 1781 and
1782. This applicant during the first months tour of spying as
aforesaid killed an Indian near the painted rock in North
Carolina near the Frenchbroad river.
Afterwards in the last of year
1782 or first of 1783 he volunteered in Washington County under
Captain Jacob Brown of Washington County, Territory of North
Carolina in a Regiment commanded by Colonel Sevier. We marched
on to Tellies (Talley) block house in Little River in Cherokee
Nation and was there discharged having served one month during
this Tour.
A representative
of the Block House that Thomas Morgan described in his
deposition. This was built in 1787 and cantilevered
over a spring by James Swaggerty for protection from
hostile Indians. It is located on Highway 411 near
Parrotsville, Cocke County, Tennessee. It is one of
only two blockhouses remaining in Tennessee. It has
been placed on the National Register.
Afterwards in the last of year 1782 or first of 1783 he
volunteered in Washington County under Captain Jacob Brown of
Washington County, Territory of North Carolina in a Regiment
commanded by Colonel Sevier. We marched on to Tellies (Talley)
block house in Little River in Cherokee Nation and was there
discharged having served one month during this Tour.
This applicant states that he has no documentary evidence to
show that he served as aforesaid in the Revolutionary War, and
that he knows of no testimony he can produce but the testimony
of Henry Reynolds to prove any part of said service and which is
hereto affixed. This applicant is about eighty years old. He has
no record kept of his age; he was born in Bedford County State
of Virginia. That when he as called into the service of the
United States he lived in Botetourt County in the said State,
that he removed from there to
Washington County, Territory of North Carolina now Greene
County, State of Tennessee where he has lived ever since. He
knows of no living man who can testify as to his age or the
reputation of his service in the revolution.
I here relinquish every claim whatsoever to a pension or annuity
except the present and declare that my name is not on the
pension roll of the agency of any State.
THOMAS MORGAN
Sworn to and subscribed before
me date above written.
Thomas Jones
Justice of the Peace
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