Sgt. James Wilkins, Sr.

James Wilkins served as a private, a sergeant, and a quartermaster in Colonel Winn's regiment. Serving under Captain Turner. James was wounded at the defeat of Charleston. James was in service mostly in Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina in the Artillery Regiment. He served from early 1780 until the end of the war, three years in South Carolina, in the Regimental Line and in the Militia.

He came with his family to Christian County, Kentucky in 1804.

DAR Ancestor #: A125566
Service: SOUTH CAROLINA
Rank(s): STAFF OFFICER

Find A Grave Memorial ID # 106878621

Pension application of James Wilkins W9024 Elizabeth fn60SC

State of Kentucky Todd County: To wit

On this 5th day of April 1844 personally appeared before the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace for the County and State aforesaid, Elizabeth Wilkins a resident of Todd County Kentucky aged ninety-two years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following Declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the Acts of Congress passed the 4th of July 1836, the 7th of July 1838 and the 23rd of August 1842, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War, that she is the widow of James Wilkins that her husband served in the war of the Revolution for at least three years as she understood at the time, He was in the service of the State of South Carolina Some time in the South Carolina line of the regular Army and after his time was out he served in the Militia. He was in the artillery service and was in officer most of the time, but may not have been higher than a Sergeant, except for a short time when he was a Quarter Master, She is unable to name the officers he served under, at one time he was under Captain Turner in Colonel Winn's Regiment but most of the time he was in Charleston Regiment of Artillery. He was in the service from the in the year 1780 until the end of the War. She also declares that she was married to the said James Wilkins on the 16th day of May 1769. That her husband the aforesaid James Wilkins died on the 6th day of March 1824, that she was married to him prior to his leaving the Service, viz. at the time above stated, and that she is still a widow,

Elizabeth Wilkins

Sworn to and Subscribed on the day and year above written before me and I further certify that from old age and bodily infirmity the affiant is unable to attend Court

S/ J S Solomon, JP

[fn p. 448: Certificate dated November 22, 1844 from these South Carolina Comptroller Generals Office showing payments to a James Wilkins for 62 days service in the militia in 1782; 42 days service under Captain Turner in Colonel Winn's Regiment; 20 days service as Quarter Master; 506 days service as Sergeant in the Charleston Battalion of Artillery from 1780 to 1782.]

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