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This is not where Thomas Purdom is buried. He is buried in an unknown location in either Shenandoah or Page Counties / VA
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Author: Anonymous compatriot
Thomas Purdom was born Abt. 1751 in Middlesex, England, and died after January 18, 1827, in Virginia. He married Agnes and they had the following known children:
Ann Purdom, b. 1779, d. date unknown.
Lucy Purdom, b. 1780, d. date unknown.
Thomas Purdom, b. 1780, d. date unknown.
Susannah Purdom, b. 1781, d. date unknown.
Elizebeth Purdom, b. 1782, d. date unknown.
Polly Purdom, b. 1788, Va.1809, d. Abt. 1846, Jackson Twsp., Hite Cemetary, Sandusky Ct., Oh.1809.
Sarah Purdom, b. May 24, 1790, d. date unknown.
John P. Purdom, b. 1795, d. date unknown.
Agnes Purdom, b. 1797, d. date unknown.
Nellie Purdom, b. 1801, d. date unknown.
The name Peardon could also be spelled Purdon or Perdon.
In 1835, he is listed as an inf. soldier of the Virginia Line, whose name appears on Army Register not receiving bounty land in 1802.
State of Virginia and County of Shenandoah: On this 8th day of August 1820 Personally appeared in open Court Thomas Purdom aged 69 years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provisions made by the act of Congress of the 18th of March 1818 and the 1st of May 1820 that he the said Thomas Purdom enlisted for the term of eighteen months in the latter part of June in the year ‘80 in the state of Virginia and County of Culpeper in the company commanded by Captain Harrison (the first name I have forgot) in the Regiment commanded by Colonel John Green of Culpeper in the line of the state of Virginia and 2nd Virginia Regiment on the Continental establishment that he continued to serve in said company till we arrived at Petersburg or Richmond I forget which there was put under the command of Captain Williams the first name forgot that he continued to serve in said Regiment until the last day of December ‘81 he did not get any discharge till the 18th of January ‘81 [sic, 1782] in the town of Salisbury in the State of North Carolina when and where I was fully discharged from the said service during which time I was in the battle of Ninety Six [May-June 1781] in the State of South Carolina where I received a wound through the body by a bayonet and that he has no other evidence now in his power that he knows of and in pursuance of the act of the 1st of May 1820, I do solemnly swear that I was a resident Citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift, sale or in any manner whatever disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provision of an act of Congress entitled “an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war” passed on the 18th day of March 1818, and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property, or securities, contracts or debts due to me nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed. Say S/ Thomas Purdom
My occupation is a farmer and can work but very little and that in misery and pain and have a wife 59 years old and very infirm 1 - daughter 23 years old quite deranged and cannot do anything 2 - Ditto Lucy 22 years old she has her home with me but works for herself 3 - Ditto Nelly 19 years old in good health incapable to do a woman’s work given under my hand the day & year aforesaid S/ Thos Purdom
Sworn to and declared in open Court the 8th day of August 1820 Shenandoah to wit On the first day of August 1820 personally appeared Lewis Stonbarry [?] Before me the undersigned an acting Magistrate in & for Said County and made oath that he believes he is 67 years old and being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provisions made by the act of Congress of the 18th of March 1818 and the first of May 1820 4 Thomas Purdom. That he the said Thomas Purdom enlisted for the term of 8
months on the __ day of June 1780 in the State of Virginia in the Company commanded by Captain Harrison (the first name I have forgotten) in the Regiment commanded by Colonel John Green of Culpeper County Virginia in the 2nd Regiment of the Virginia line on Continental Establishment that he continued to serve in said Corps until we arrived at Petersburg Virginia then was commanded by Captain William Bentley (I believe of Spotsylvania or Caroline County as I was informed) where he continued to serve in said Corps until the last of December 1781 when he was discharged from the said Service in the State of North Carolina and was in the Battle of Ninety Six in South Carolina where he was severely wounded through the body a bayonet as I was informed and was taken to the hospital at Sharlott [Charlotte North Carolina?] in said State where I remained till he got his discharge and further the affiant saith not. S/ Lewis Stonbarry, X his mark Veteran was pensioned at the rate of $8 per month commencing August 8, 1820, for service as a private for 18 months in the Virginia Continental line.
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