Frederick Mayberry was born 27 Nov 1756 in Liberty, Bedford Co, VA.  He married Priscilla Yocum. 

Both Frederick and Priscilla are buried in Big Hill Cemetery in Hamilton County.  
Mayberry Township was named after him.

Frederick's pension number: R6557 (VA); Residence Hamilton County, IL, when pension claim rejected (Act June 7, 1832) "not six months service."

State of Illinois         )              

Hamilton  County     )   On this 27 day of Nov 1834 personally appeared in

open court

before William Allen a member of the Justices of the county commissioners

court of the county and state afforesaid Frederick Mayberry age seventy eight

years who being first duly sworn according to the law doth on his oath make

the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of

Congress pased June 7th 1832 that he entered the service of the United       

   ________ the following named officer and service as herein stated.

That in the year 1781- he then living in the state of Virginia Bedford County

he volunteered under Capt Thomas Dooly and that was employed in rangering and

scouting after the Tories after rendyvouing at Capt  Dooleys.  The marching

mountainmen(?) in pursuit of the Torries to Stanton River State of Virginia

where we took two torries and sent them to jail. From there we marched to

Goos (?) Creak  about twenty five or thirty miles State of Virginia from

there we marched to the Otter River State of Virginia from there we returned

home having served nineteen days.  After staying at home eight or ten days he

again was called out under capt --owney.  We marched and took near the same

route as above mentioned in pursuit of   the Torries the torries having fled

after destroying considerable property belonging to the Torries. We returned

home having served this tour (?) fifteen days and that in the year 1782 first

of April he was drafted for three months under Capt Isaac Ota(?) that he

rendeyvoued at Bedford court house State of Virginia Bedford County. From

there  we marched to Richmond state of Virginia. From there we marched to

Port Smith State of Virginia where we fell under the command of Colo

Skillard. After laying at Port Smith about three weeks we marched from port

Smith due -----------about three thousand in number we marched after cutting

a road through a cane brake (?) seven miles.  we then marched to James River

about thirty or forty miles below Richmond where we stopped about one or two

weeks having served three months and was legally discharged by Capt Ota. butt

that they were detained two weeks after the three months ------ was out

before he obtained his discharge he then returned home a distance of three

hundred miles which took the applicant seventeen days which added to the two

weeks above mentioned would make one month  and that in the year 1782 he was

called out again under Capt Cummins first of August and rendevoued at Bedford

Courthouse State of Virginia from there they marched to Richmond State of

Virginia from there they marched about one hundred miles below Richmond onto

or near James River where we stopped about one week. We were compeled to

retreat .  Something____thirty or forty miles south of James River where were

stopped three or dour days. We then returned purty much the same route and

crost James River where we lay something over three weeks. He then was

discharged by Capt Cummins having served two months and one week.  We then

returned home a distance of something moore than two hundred and fifty miles

which took the applicant two weeks to perform

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he hearby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annity except the

present one. Delcares that his name in not on the pension roll of any state

whatever.

Sworn to and subscribed this day and year affore said.                    

                                                                             

            his   Frederick X Mayberry     mark

                                                                             

                             

We Daniel Powell of White County and Daniel _______ residing in the County of

Hamilton State of Illinois hereby certify that we are well acquainted with