Thomas Brummet (10th VA Regiment)

 

Revolutionary War Pension Declaration R. 1368

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State of Tennessee, Knox County

On this 17th day of October 1818 before me the subscriber One of the Judges of the Circuit Court for the State of Tennessee personally appeared Thomas Brummet age Sixty four years resident in the County of Anderson in said state of Tennessee who being by one first duly sworn according to law doth his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the pension and by the late act of Congress entitling an Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary war that he the said Thomas Brummet enlisted in the State of Virginia in the year 1777 in the company commanded by Captain Cluff Shelton of the 10th Virginia Regiment in the regular service for three years that he continued to serve the United States said three years for which he entered and six months and was then discharged at Philadelphia by order of Genl George Washington that he has lost his discharge that he was in the battle of Brandywine at Monmouth and at Guilford, that he is in reduced circumstances and needs the assistance of his country for support that he has another ____ is now in his power of his said _____ that he has never been a pensioner and does hereby relinquish all claim to pensions heretofor provided for except by the act of congress and by which he now applies

Thomas X Brummet

Sworn to and Sbuscribed before me the day and dat above

Eln Scott Judge

On the day and date aforesaid also personally appeared Sherrod Bowman of Anderson County Tennessee who being duly sworn upon oath states that he has been acquainted with Thomas Burmmet who signed the above declaration ____ several years back and is well acquainted with him and his circumstances at the time that said Thomas Brummet is in reduced circumstances needs the assistance of country for support

Sherwood Bowman

Sworn to and subscribed before me this 17th day of October 1818

Eln Scott Judge

 

Additional information included in Widows Pension

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Mary Brummet, widow of Thomas Brummet filed August 7, 1843, Anderson County, Tennessee.

Thomas Brummet and Mary Burris married on May 16, 1793 in Knox County, Tennessee

Children listed:

Hannah Brummett born May 14, 1794

Delila Burmmett born January 15, 1796

Belinda Brummett born December 14, 1798

William Brummett born December 8, 1800

Elijah Brummett born January 15, 1802

Sarah Brummett born May 15, 1804

Anna Brummett born May 15, 1806

Rhoda Brummett born September 14, 1808

Sintha or Sinthia Brummett born June 22, 1810

James A. Brummett born July 31, 1812

Thomas Brummett born November 15, 1814