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Absalom's Application for Pension as a
Revolutionary War Soldier
Caudel, Absalom W 10,589
or
Caudle
State of North Carolina, Anson County, October
1832
On this 11th day of October, 1832 personally
appears in open court before the worshipful Justice of the Peace,
now sitting Absalom Caudle, a resident of the county and state
aforesaid was for 3 years a Soldier of the Revolution who does
make the following declarations in order to obtain the benefit.
I entered the service of the United States under
the following circumstances. I enlisted in the xx of xx, state of
North Carolina at Cross Creek, now Fayetteville on xx, 1775 for
twelve months under Capt. Robert Roane in the 10th Regiment
commanded by Col. Thomas Clark. Was marched to xx, same state.
From there to Charlston, South Carolina where I was stationed for
some time. Then I was marched to xx in the state of Georgia then
to xx.
Question: Where were you living when called into
service? Where have you lived since the Revolutionary War and
where do you now live?
Answer: I was living in the County of Bladen,
state of North Carolina at the time I entered into service. There
I continued to live for a few years after the revolutionary war.
From which I moved to the county of Anson where I have continued
to live and where I now live.
Question: How ere you called into service? Were
you drafted or did you volunteer or were you a substitute and if
so, a substitute for whom?
Answer: I enlisted on the first occasion. I
becaqme a subsitute for John Ellwell in the second instance. And
in the third and last case I was a volunteer.
Question: List the names of some of the regular
officers. Who were with the troops, officers you served; both
continent and militia regiments and the general circumstances of
your services.
Answer: Col. Thomas Clark of the militia. I do not
know whether he belonged to the xx or not.
After the march to Sansbury to xx, we marched back
to Wilmington, North Carolina where I was discharged by Col.
Clark in December, 1776.
I became a substitute for one John Ellwell in the
militia in the county of Bladen, served under Paul? Caswell? for
3 months in the xx xx xx xx. Was marched to South Carolina under
Paul? Caswell to Souter? River. Then onto xx, Georgia where we
took our guard for some time upon the Souter? River until the new
of the surrender of Charleston by the American arms in May, 1780
reached us. Then we took the xx of march to xx county of North
Carolina where I was
discharged by Paul? Caswell? in July, 1780. Having
served the term of three months for which I substituted.
I entered the Light House company under xx Wilkes
under whom I continued until the end of the war. I served at
intervals in all to the best of my recollections three months and
was discharged at the announcement of peace.
Question: Did you receive a discharge from the
service? If so by whom was it given and what has become of it?
Answer: For my time in the regular service my
discharge from Col. Clark. For my time as a substitute for John
Ellwell I received my discharge from Paul? Caswell. For my time
in the Light Horse cavalry I cannot proffer from whom I received
my discharge. All my discharges are gone.
Question: State the names of person to whom you
are known and can testify as to your character or sincerity and
good behavior, and their beliefs of your services as a soldier of
the Revolution.
Answer: The Rev. John Culpepper and James Benton
are well acquainted with me.
Question: Where and in what year were you born?
Answer: I was born in the county of Halifax, state
of Virginia in the year 1757.
Having served at least 18 month in all during the
three terms of service - twelve months in the regular army and
six months in the militia and cavalry. I have lost all my
discharges. I declare that I have no documentation left of my
services. And I know of no person living by whom I can offer as
proof of my services, except William xx? whose deposition I have
taken and which is
held to enclosure.
Note: "xx's" denote indecipherable words
in the orignial transcript. Some ambiguities seem to exist.
However, it must be remembered that these statements were made
over 50 years after the war ended. Absalom was 75 years old at
the time.
The court awarded him a pension of $62.50 per year.
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