- Revolutionary War pension applications were made by Adam Runyon and Mary Runyon May (in regard to her first hisband, William Brabston) in 1832 and 1842, respectively, which support migration of the Runyon family from Maryland to Virginia
. Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, National Archives, Washington DC: Adam Runyon R9082, (microfilm: roll M805_709; imgs. 550-8).
Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7th of June 1832 - State of Ohio & County of Scioto
On this fifth day of August 1836 personally appeared in open Court the said Adam Runyon of the County of Scioto aforesaid and State of Ohio and being a resident in said County and State aged eighty one years the 4th day of May 1836 he being first duly sworn according to law saith upon his oath and doth thereon make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States (... during the war of the Revolution) in the month of September 1777 at Bottetourt County State of Virginia that he enlisted under one Lieutenant James Johnson he thinks that was the squad of the said Johnson he was in this ... three or four days ... in a Company commanded by Captain Berry Leftridge this ... as the Lieutentant was ... and the Ensign's name was Smith this Company as soon as organized was marched to Hillsborough in South Carolina where the company joined the army under the command of General Greene the Regiment to which the company was attached was under the command of Colonel Daniel Morgan he thinks the company marched to Hillsborough the last of September or the first of October a few days after the company joined the army at Hillsborough the army marched to a place called Ransoms Mills in North Carolina the distance as near as he can judge at this time as eighty miles from Hillsborough. The army staid (sic - stayed) at Ransoms Mills but a short time it was then as near as he can remember marched to Cherokee Hills in South Carolina the army went into winter quarters at a place about fifteen miles from Hillsborough South Carolina the first of November in the following spring which he thinks was in 1778 the battle was fought at Guilford Courthouse this declarant was in the battle General Greene commanded Captain Berry Leftridge has been advanced to the rank of Colonel and commanded the 4th Regiment on the day of the battle to which Regiment this declarant then belonged after the battle at Guilford Courthouse the army was marched to Cross Creek in North Carolina from Cross Creek the army was marched to Newbern in North Carolina from there the army was marched to Wilmington in South Carolina from there the army was marched to Camden this declarant thinks this was in the fall of the year 1778 ... went into winter quarters at a place called the Golden Grove. During the summer and fall of the year 1779 the army was marching through North & South Carolina frequently having small skirmishes with the Tories & British. This declarant was with the army at the taking of Cornwallis after which he received an honorable discharge signed by General Washington which is ... by accident ... was burnt in the place he lived this declarant was at the battle of Guilford Court House in the battle at Camden in the battle at Kings' mountain and at the taking of Cornwallis at York Town This declarant served under General Greene as the principle Cannonader ... General Washington was at the taking of Cornwallis Colonel Morgan commanded at the battle of Kings' Mountain this declarant was also at the battle of the Cowpens where the American army took upwards of three hundred prisoners and where a young man by the name of Washington commanded the militia and in the battle cut off a British officer's ... which declarant saw after the battle was over. This declarant was born in the State of Maryland and while very young was brought by his parents to Virginia into Rockbridge County where he lived until he enlisted into the Army - after he left the army he lived in Bottetourt County Virginia for about fifteen years he moved then to Taswell (sic - Tazewell) County Virginia where he resided about five years and then moved to Cabell County Va where he has resided until the 15th or 16th of April last since which time he has resided in the County of Scioto State of Ohio where he now resides. This declarant states that previous to the passage of the law of Congress of the 7th of June 1832 and as he thinks about nine years ago he applied for a pension ... the deposition at that time of Polly Demsey who stated in said deposition that she saw declarant enlist into the army and march off into the service ... application was made at Logan County Va which was a County taken from Cabill county This declarant has no other evidence of his service than what was formerly presented to the war departement and what he has herewith sent. His officers he believes are all dead and if any of the Soldiers with which he served are living he does not know of the place of their residence This declarant did not know that he had every right to apply for a pension under the law of the 7th of June 1832 until very recently and had supposed that he was precluded from a pension by the former refusal to grant him one The said Adam Runyon hereby relinquishes every claim whatsoever to a pension or an annuity except the present and he declares that his name is not on the pension Roll of any agency in any State
Sworn to & subscribed the day any year aforesaid in open Court. /s/Adam hisXmark Runyon Attest J. N. Turner Clerk
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier & served as he stated. I John N. Turner Clerk of the Court of ... do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original. ... of said County in the matter of the application of Adam Runyon for a pension In testimony whereof I have set my hand & seal of office this thirteenth day of August 1836 /s/John N Turner Clerk
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