Revolutionary War Pension Declaration

William Kindle

September Term 1832 — Scott County, Virginia

State of Tennessee
Scott County

September Term 1832

On this 11th day of September 1832 personally appeared in open Court before the Justices of the County Court of Scott County now sitting William Kindle aged seventy four years or thereabouts resident of said county and state aforesaid 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.

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That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated. That he was born in the State of Virginia in the year 1770 as he believes there is a record of his age in the family Bible of his father and mother. That from information he received from his father William Kindle deceased he was born in Frederick County Virginia but the place is not recollected. That he enlisted in the year 1781 or 1782 in the State of Virginia in Captain John Carmack’s company of militia in the service of the United States and marched .... to all the year 1781 for the army under General Washington. He further states he enlisted in Frederick County Virginia and marched to the south side of the Potomac River and crossed at the mouth of Shenandoah River and marched from thence to Williamsburg where he joined General Green’s army and marched from thence into South Carolina where he joined the American forces under General Greene.

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He states while there he served under Captain John Carmack about three months after which his term expired and he was discharged. After this he again enlisted under Captain Richard [illegible] in the militia service of the United States and marched to the mountains and served under the authority of the State of Virginia. He states he marched south again into the State of North Carolina and was attached to the horse service under Colonel William Campbell and General Cleveland. He states he served in this campaign about three months and was discharged.

He further states that afterwards he again entered the service under Captain [illegible] and marched into North Carolina and was in the battle of King’s Mountain  where he remained until after the battle and then returned home. That he has no documentary evidence of any of the services aforesaid and he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his services.

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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 any agency in any state.

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.

William X Kindle
(his mark)

Test: James M. [illegible]

And the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above-named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states.

C. Overbay, Clk

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Supporting Affidavit — Michael Barwick

State of Tennessee
April 13th 1831 this day came Michael Barwick before Joseph Brown one of the acting Justices of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid who being duly sworn deposeth and saith that he was well acquainted with William Kindle at the time before the Revolution — that said Kindle served in the said Revolution during the war and that he lived under John Sevier and that he served under General Campbell’s [or Cleveland’s] Regiment. This deponent has frequently seen the said William Kindle in the service of the United States and further that he was a man taken volunteer going with his rifle and own horse.

Michael X Barwick
(his mark)

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Treasury Department Certification

Treasury Department
Second Comptroller’s Office
July 21, 1839

Under the act of the 6th of April 1838 entitled “An act making the transfer of money remaining unexpended by pension agents and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States,” William Kindle, a pensioner on the roll of the Jackson, Tennessee agency, at the rate of 80 dollars per annum under the act of June 7, 1832, has been paid at this Department from the 4th of March 1838 to the 4th of July 1838.

Richard E. Brown
Comptroller

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Additional Notes from the Pension Jacket

• Pension number: S.2705

• State: Virginia

• Annual allowance: $80

• Pension commenced: 4 March 1831

• Certificate issued: 8 April 1833

 

The pension office abstract summarizes:

• Entered service in 1781

• Served approximately 9 months

• Militia service in Virginia

• Battles included “King’s Mountain”

 

Genealogically Significant Details

This file establishes:

• William Kindle was born about 1770.

• He believed he was born in Frederick County, Virginia.

• He was residing in Scott County, Tennessee, in 1832 and later relocated to Perry County, Tennessee.

• He served in Virginia militia units during the Revolution.

• He associated his service with:

  • Capt. John Carmack

  • Gen. Nathanael Greene

  • Col. William Campbell

  • Gen. Benjamin Cleveland

• He claimed participation connected with the King’s Mountain campaign.

• He served as a mounted volunteer with his own horse and rifle.

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