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Subject: Trainum.William.Revwar.1832.Washington.MILITARY-Pension


Pension Application Of William Trainum, Nat’l Archives Series M804, Roll __, 
Application #S3825 Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of 
Congress passed the 7th of June 1832

Sumner County, State of Tennessee}
	On this 14th day of August, 1832, personally appeared in open court 
before the justices of the County Court of Sumner now sitting, William Trainum, 
a resident of said county and state, aged about 88 years, who being first duly 
sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration…:

	Sometime early in the Revolutionary War, applicant was drafted for a 
four months tour (the date he does not now recollect) which he served as a 
private under Captain James Buster; he was drafted in Guilford County, North 
Carolina. During this tour of service he went on an expedition against the 
Cherokee Indians to Middle Town, but the Indians had evacuated before the 
forces reached there, which was about 3000 commanded by General Rutherford. 
The regiment to which applicant belonged was commanded by Colonel James Martin, 
Lieutenant Colonel Paisley, and major Thomas Owen. At the expiration of the 
above tour, applicant was discharged by Captain Buster at Esquire Locke’s on 
Silver Creek, Rowan County, North Carolina, which discharge applicant has, 
within a few years past, lost or mislaid, so that he cannot now find it.

	Sometime after which (date not recollected), applicant volunteered under 
Captain Buster in Guilford County to march against the Tories commanded by General 
Fanning, down about the Cypress Swamps, but before Captain Buster’s company 
reached there, he received orders from Colonel Paisley to return, that he had 
routed and drove the Tories from there. Captain Buster marched his company back 
and discharged in about four weeks.

	Sometime after receiving this discharge, applicant was drafted out of 
Captain Samuel Sharpe’s company for 18 months, but being unable to perform duty, 
he hired _____ Chandler as a substitute and paid him 100 dollars. In the month 
of June after the Battle at Guilford Courthouse,  applicant volunteered under 
Captain Samuel Sharp who was raising a company to suppress the Tories. 
The company was between 30 and 60 strong and was engaged from the above date 
until the close of the war after the surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown, in 
the counties of Caswell and Randolph, during which time Captain Sharp’s company 
apprehended a considerable number of Tories and sent them prisoners to Hills-
borough.

	The above is all of the services, or nearly so performed by applicant. 
He does not know at present, any person living whose testimony he can procure by 
whom he can prove his services. The above named officers were all residents of 
Guilford County. Applicant resided in said county from his nativity for 40 years, 
then moved to Washington County, Kentucky where he resided for about 20 years, 
from thence he moved to Sumner County, Tennessee, where he has resided ever since. 
Applicant has no documentary evidence by which he can establish his claim…etc. 
William Trainum, his mark. 

Sumner County, State of Tennessee}
Personally appeared in open court, being the County Court of Sumner, a Court 
of Record, this __ day of February, 1833, William Trainum, the above named 
applicant, who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith that by reason of old 
age and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the 
precise length of his service, or the ?precise ?years or the ?months which he 
served, but according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than 
the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades: for four months I 
served as a drummer. For four weeks I served as a private under Captain Buster 
against the Tories. His last service, served five months as a private and for 
which service applicant claims a  pension. The reason why applicant did not 
produce a clergyman’s certificate is that he is an old, infirm, and ?obscure 
man, but little known outside of his immediate neighborhood; that there was 
not any clergyman living in his neighborhood whom he could get to attend court. 
Sworn to in open court, February 11th, 1833. William Trainum, his mark.

Sumner County, State of Tennessee}
	This day came William Trainum before me, Abram Bradley, an acting 
justice of the peace in and for said county, and made oath that the first 
tour of duty that he performed against the Indians was in the year 1775, a 
second in 1780, a third in 1781. Sworn to and subscribed before me the 16th 
day February, 1833. Test, Abram Bradley. William Trainum, his mark.

Submitted by: Nancy Poquette
npoq@hotmail.com



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