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A33 NAME: THOMAS BULLARD FPA#: S-6770 BORN: 13 DEC 1759 in the State of Virginia ENL: 1st Duplin Co NC & 2nd Bladen Co NC. SA: 07 MAY 1833 in Bladen Co NC, age 73 yrs. DIED: Not given. WA: N/A DIED: N/A RESIDED: Duplin Co NC, now Sampson Co NC; moved during the Revolution to Bladen Co NC. States I have lived in Bladen, Sampson & Cumberland Counties N. C. and I now live in Bladen Co NC. FAMILY: Not given. SPECIAL: SERVICE: SEE AS FOLLOWS: State of North Carolina Court of Pleas & Quarter Bladen County SeSsions May Term 1833 On this the 7th day of May A. D. 1833 personally appeared in open court before William H. Beatty Robert Lyon and James McDuffie, the worshipful Justices now holding the Court aforesaid Thomas Bullard a resident of Bladen County in the State of North Carolina aged seventy three years the 13th of December 1832 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 & served as herein stated. 1. In a company of Duplin militia under the command of Captain Hardy Holmes, John Holmes Lieutenant, Joseph Carty Sargeant, in a regiment commanded by Col. Alston, Abraham Moultin Major, his other officers he forgets, except one Sanderlin who was a Sargeant also in his company, he thinks the year 1778 and in latter part of the fall or first of the winter of that year and served six weeks as a private; that he resided in Duplin, now Sampson County N. A. when he entered this service; that he was a substitute for one Jeremiah Simmons; that he was in no battle; that he joined his company at Elizabeth Town, Bladen County but was enrolled at Duplin Old Court House and obtained leave from his captain to meet his company at Elizabeth Town, that from thence he marched into South Carolina along the road leading to Purysburg to that place, where he joined Gen. Lincoln’s army, that a day or two before he arrived at Purysbur he exchanged places with a private named Joshua Tatom, who was in service in a company of nine month’s men that the company to which he first belonged were five month ’s men; that he has no documentary evidence and knows of no person by whom he can prove these six weeks’ service. 2ndly. He exchanged places as aforesaid with Joshua Taton and served seven months and a half in a company of nine month’s men under Capt. Daniel Williams when he first entered this service and Captain Williams being promoted to the grade of Major, a Capt Sharpe took the place of Capt. Williams, Lieutenant Pearl, in a regiment commanded by Col. Thackston, Major Armstrong, Thomas Gregory and Stephen Bowen were Sargeants in his company, he forgets the other officers; that he was a private soldier; that he thinks this company were State troops; that he marched from Purgsburg S. C. up Savanna River to a place called Black Swamp where he encamped awhile, thene un Savannah River still and croSsed over at Augusta, thence down the Savannah River to a place called White’s ferry on Savannah River, thence acroSs Savannah at Whites ferry towards Stono ferry in pursuit of the British to within three or four miles of Stono ferry, where he encamped awhile, thence to near Beaufort and encamped and remained awhile till the nine months for which the company were engaged expired, thence on for CroSs Creek now Fayetteville and on his march for CroSs Creek he was discharged over Big Pedee opposite Long Bluff ferry by Col. Thackston on the 15th of August he thinks in the year 1779; that he was in no battle himself but the company and regiment to which he belonged fought at the battle at Stono ferry; that at that time he was sent in a detachment of about three hundred men to capture some British on board a boat up Stono River that the detachment fired upon the boat, killed some of the men on board & took the rest prisoners; that he served with continental regiments or troop[s under Gen. Lincoln and Sumpter (from the time he joined them at Purysburg till the nine months were out at near Beaufort; the regular officers he knew were Gils. Lincoln and Sumpter, Curtis Ivey, Adjutant Parker, Major Dougharty, Captain Lewis, Col. Dickson and others whose names he cant now call to mind, that he has no documentary evidence and thinks he can prove this service by Thomas Gregory of Sampson County, & this services was in the year 1779. 3. In a company of Duplin militia under the command of Captain Nathan Hall, Henry Davis Sargeant he forgets his other company officers, in a regiment commanded by Col. James Kenan, John Treadwell Major, he thinks in January 1781 and served two months and a half, that he was a colunteer; that just before he entered this service he had removed from Duplin to Bladen County, that during this service the skirmish at the Big Bridge in New Hanover County about ten miles above Wilmington occurred, between the Americans commanded by Col. Brown whose arm was broke in the engagement by Col. Brown whose are was broke in the engagement and the enemy; that his company embodied in Duplin County and marched to the Big Bridge in New Hanover County where he joined a regiment under Col. James Kenan, that he remained there on the West side of the North East River at the Big Bridge till he was ordered to be discharged by Col. Brown and received a discharge in writing by whom it was signed he cant recollect, that he has no documentary evidence or discharge now, having bee lost of destroyed by fire as his house was once burned and that he knows of no person by whom he can prove his service in this tour. 4. That he served in several short expeditions against the tories amounting to one month under Captain Ellis of Bladen County, that he has no documentary evidence & knows of no person by whom he can prove this service. Answers of Thomas Bullard the aforesaid applicant to the questions prescribed by the War Department profounded by the Court aforesaid. To the 1st. I was born in the State of Virginia the 13th of December 1759. “ “ 2nd I have a record of my age at home in a slip of paper set down by memory having lost the Bible in which it was recorded when my house was burned. “ “ 3rd When first called into service I was living in Duplin now Sampson County N. C. when I entered my last tour of service I resided in Bladen County N. C. Since the Revolutionary war I have lived in Bladen, Sampson & Cumberland Counties N. C. and I now live in Bladen County N. C. “ “ 4th In my first service I was a substitute for Jeremiah Simmons. In my next I exchanged places voluntarily with Joshua Tatom by consent of our officer and in my other services I was a volunteer. “ “ 5. I beg leave to refer to my declaration for an answer to this interrogatory To the 6th I recd two discharges in writing one given me & signed by Col. Thackston and the other granted me by Col. Brown, as his arm was broke I don ’t know who signed it which are lost or destroyed. To the 7th George Thagot, William Smith, Robert Melvin Esquire, Major John T. Gilmore, Amos JeSsap Esquire, Isaac JeSsup & others I could name. He hereby relinquishes every 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. Sworn to & subscribed the day & year above written. Thos. Bullard
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