Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 21474, John Grayson, S.C.
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S.C. Grayson, John W21474
or William John B.L.Wt.1179-200
Joyner, Susan, former widow
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Reported 1823
South Carolina 
Susan Joyner 
widow of John Grayson 
who served in the Revolutionary Was as a Lieut. of Artilly 
Inscribed on the Roll at a rate of 400 dollars
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 26 day of August 1848 and sent to P. Cantwell 
Charleston S.C.

Recorded [ineligible] Pensioners under act February 2 1848 Page 316 Vol. 2
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Lieut. Jn. Grayson
S.C.
No. 1079
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DEPARTMENT OF WAR

Regulations for the heirs of Officers and Soldiers of the Revolutionary Army, who were slain by the enemy, or who have died since the war, and have not received land from the United States.

By an Act of Congress, of the 16th September, 1776, it is provided that the Officers and Soldiers who engaged for, and continued to serve during the war, or until discharged by Congress, and the heirs of such Officers and Soldiers as shall be slain by the enemy, shall receive land in proportion to their rank.

N.B. Those who engaged for three years, or for any other period than during the war, or who died of sickness, fatigue, or casualty, are not entitled to land from the United States. 
The following declaration (and enclosed blank form of heirship) must be filled up and signed by the proper authorities;

State of South Carolina
County of Beaufort District

I William Grayson heir at law of John Grayson do, upon oath, testify and declare, to the best of my knowledge and belief that John Grayson did enter in 1778, for the term of during the war, and served in the regiment No. ___ under the command of Colonel Owen Roberts of the So. Carolina line; and that he continued in the service aforesaid until the end of the war.

I further declare,  that I have never received a warrant for the bounty land promised to John Grayson on part of the United States; nor do I believe he ever received it, or transferred his claim to it in any manner whatsoever: therefor,
Know all men by these presents, that I, William Grayson aforesaid, do hereby constitute and appoint James Hamilton James to be my true and lawful attorney, for me and in my name to demand and receive from the Secretary of War of the United States, a warrant for the quantity of Land due to me as aforesaid; and my said attorney is hereby fully authorized and empowered to constitute and appoint one or more substitutes or attorneys under him, for the special purpose above expressed.

Attest, William Grayson

Personally appeared the above named William Grayson subscriber to the foregoing declaration, and in my presence acknowledge the power of attorney thereto subjoined to be his free act and deed, for the purpose therein mentioned.
Attest, 
March 16, 1826  Wm Joyner
Wm Joyner Notary Public
Justice of the Peace

In testimony that the abovewritten  William Joyner, was a magistrate authorized to administer oaths, and take acknowledgement, &c, in the State of So. Carolina at the above date, and that his name subscribed appears to me to be his usual signature, I have hereunto affixed the county seal, and subscribed my name and quality, law or has his this 17th March 1826
17 day of March ___ 1826.
Isaac A.E. Chovin
C. Clerk, SC.

I certify that Isaac A E Chovin is Clerk of the Court for Beaufort District So C & such
The above is his signature.
J Hamilton
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State of S. Carolina
Beaufort District
Ordinary Office, March 20 1826

I certify, that satisfactory evidence was adduced to me, to prove that William J Grayson is the son and heir at law in fee to Capt. John Grayson late a soldier in the Regiment of Artillery South Carolina Line.

Given under my hand and Seal of Office, This Twentieth day of March 1826

[Signatures not legible]

The above certificate will answer for the following states : viz.

}Judge of Probate
Maine,
Massachusetts,
New-Hampshire,
Rhode-Island,
Connecticut,
Vermont,

}Surrogate
New-York,
New-Jersey,

}Ordinary
South-Carolina,
Georgia,
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Warrant 12..1179- [illegible]
William J. Grayson ye-heirs of Lieut. John Grayson of the South Carolina Line for 200 Acres of land May 9th, 1826 - and delivered to J. Hamilton
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Mrs. Joyner
concerning the widow of
John Grayson
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State of South Carolina
District of Beaufort

On this 21st day of April, 1843 Personally appeared before me, Mrs. Susan Joyner, widow, formerly widow of John Grayson dec, a resident of Beaufort in the District of Beaufort and state aforesaid. Aged 71 years, who being first duly sworn according to law, Doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of provision made by the acts of Congress. [Illegible] July 8th, 1838, and the 28th of August 1842, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War, that she is the widow of John Grayson, who was an Ensign and Lieutenant in Colonel Roberts's Regiment of Artillery South Carolina line, and [illegible] therein underarms as Dept. believes two years during the war of the revolution. Deponent says she cannot name the places at which he served, but she has reason to believe that he served wherever the Regiment served from the beginning of the year 1777 to the surrender of Charleston in May 1780, when he was made a prisoner of war, and so detained until he was regularly exchanged. Dept. refers for these services to the record of the Bounty land and Commutation pay paid him on account of said services, and to the proof hereto annexed. She also declares that she was married to husband John Grayson on the 9th day of October 1787 and that her husband the aforesaid John Grayson died on the [blank] day of September 1797. That she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first of January seventeen hundred and ninety four, vis. at the time above stated. She further declares that after the death of the husband aforesaid, she was married to William Joyner on the [blank] day of September 1798 - that he died on the 24th day of December 1834 and that she is still a widow.

Sworn to and subscribed in the day and year above written before
Jno. M. Baker
Magistrate

Susan Joyner
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I certify that the following record is in the Public Register of St. Helen Parish viz
"Grayson William John, son of John and Sarah, Married by the Rev Mr Lewes, 9th October 1787 to Greene Susannah"

Beaufort
April 3rd 1843

Thos. O. Barnwell 
Warden 
St. Helenas Church Beaufort 

Jos. R Walker
Rector
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March 23, 1939

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Mrs. A. B.  Grayson
658 Glendolyn Avenue
Spartanburg, South Carolina

BA-J/ady
John Grayson (crossed out: or John)
(crossed out: William Grayson), W. 21474.

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter relative to soldiers of the Revolutionary War and War of 1812.

Revolutionary War and War of 1812 data furnished by this office are obtained from claims made to the United States for pension based upon military service of soldiers in those wars.

A careful search of the records fails to show a claim for pension on file on account of the service of Bernard Buckner in the Revolutionary War or William Graven as described by you in the War of 1812, all spellings of the names searched.

The record of the only John Grayson that is found on the Revolutionary War records of this office is furnished you herein as found in the papers on file claim, W.21474, based upon his military service in that war.

John Grayson (crossed out: or John William Grayson) was the son of John and Sarah Grayson. The date and place of his birth are not shown.

John Grayson (crossed out: John William Grayson) entered the service, place not stated, in 1777, served as Ensign and Lieutenant in Colonel Owen Roberts' Fourth Regiment of South Carolina Artillery; May, 1780 he was taken prisoner at the siege of Charleston, later exchanged and served to the close of the war.

He died in September 1797, day, and place not stated, nor is his age given.

John Grayson (crossed out: or John William Grayson) married
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October 9, 1787, Susan or Susannah Green or Greene. Their marriage was recorded on the records of St. Helena's Church in Beaufort, South Carolina.

Susan Grayson, the widow of John Grayson (crossed out: John William Grayson), married in September 1798, day, and place not known, William Joyner, who died December 24, 1834, place, and his age not given.

March 17, 1826, William J. Grayson, son of John Grayson (crossed out: John William Grayson), in Beaufort District, South Carolina, applied or bounty land, on account of his father's services in the Revolutionary War, He applied in behalf of himself and the other heirs-at-law, their names not given. He was allowed two hundred acres of bounty land on warrant No.1179, which was issued May 9, 1826.

Susan Joyner applied for pension April 31, 1843, on account of the Revolutionary War services of her former husband, John Grayson (crossed out: John William Grayson), at which time she was aged seventy-one years, and a resident of Beaufort, Beaufort District, South Carolina. Her claim was allowed. She died March 4, 1854, place not given.

William J. Grayson, son of John Grayson (crossed out: John William Grayson) and Susan, was a member of Congress from Colleton District, South Carolina, for many years prior to 1843, his age not given. There are no further family data.

For information in regard to the location of the land you should address The Commissioner of the General Land Office, Washington, D.C., and furnish that official the number of the warrant, acreage, and the data of issuance.

Very truly yours

A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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8954

Susan Joyner wid. of John Grayson 

S.C.

Act 7 July 38

1 m 87 - d. 97 
2 98- 34 

And
2 yrs Lt. Arti.y (Artillery)
400 $

Hon. W. J. Grayson - Charleston South Carolina
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State of South Carolina}
Blanfort District}

This is to Certify that I have examined the Bible containing the Registry of the Marriages, births & deaths of the Family of John Grayson deceased in the possession of Mrs. Susan Bryner of the Town of Beaufort, and found there in that John Grayson and Susan Green were married the 9th day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty-seven and that the said John Grayson died on the _ day of  _ in the year 1797 also that the said Susan afterwards towit on the _ day of September in the year 1798 intermarried with William Joyner and that the said William Joyner departed this life on the 24th day of December in the year 1834, leaving the said Susan Joyner surviving him

Jno. M. Baker
Magistrate
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3566
South Carolina

Susan Joyner for.ly (formerly)
widow of John Grayson
who was a Lieut. of Artillery
in the S. Carolina Line

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 
400 Dollars 00
Cents per annum, to commence on
the 4th day of March, 1843.

Certificate of Pension issued the
9th day of December 1843
and sent to
P. Cantwell
Charleston
S. Carolina

[Act of March 3, 1843.]

Recorded in Book A
Vol. 1 Page 208
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Rev. Mo C Barnwell
Rev. Jos. R. Walker

Minister &
Rector St. Helenas
Church Beaufort
[illegible] Grayson

Hon W. G. Grayson
Charleston
To La
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Beaufort April 3rd 1853

My dear Sir
I regret my not having received your communication of the 16th ultimo until the 29th, hence the reason that your request has not been complied with at an earlier date. There was no record of your father's death. I will request Capt. Budd to deliver this to you, hoping that it will answer your purposes. 

I am very [unintelligible],
Thos. O. Barnwell
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Charleston So. Car.
10 Aug 1848

Sir

I respectfully herewith lay before you the proof in support of the claim of Mrs. Susan Joyner for the continuance of her pension.

I am sir, 
respectfully
Yr. m. obt. servt. (Your most obedient servant)
P. Cantwell

To James L. Edward
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington, D.C.
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Charleston So Ca.
17 August 1843

Sir, 
I respectfully lay before you the annexed documents in support of the claim of Mrs. Susan Joyner for the years pension allowed by the act of Congress of 3rd March 1843
I Remain Sir,
very respectfully 
your obt. (obedient) servant 
P. Cantwell

James L. Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
War Department 
Washington City
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Charleston Aug 11 1843

Sir

Mrs. Joyner has made the necessary application for the pension allowance of the new act of 4th March 1843.
As it was inconvenient to obtain the Certificate of the Clerk of the District Court we have sent the paper without it, the Clerk having so solely certified this fact. I know the parties and that the magistrate Baker is the same person.

With great respect, 
I am your obedient servant, 
W. Grayson

J. L. Edwards Esq.
Commissioner of Pensions
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[Unintelligible]
Lt. Grayson
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Comptroller General's Office
Columbia 20th April 1843

Indent Book
C. No. 274

Issued the 25th March 1784, to Lieut. John Grayson for Four hundred and twenty six pounds, seventeen shillings and seven pence sterling for his pay and subsistence to January 1782, and for his additional state pay to 20th October 1782, per certificate from the Auditor General.

£ 426. 17. 7 Sterling

I do hereby certify that the above memorandum is a true copy of the one recorded in the diaries of Ident Book C No. 274. Deposited in this office.

W. Laval
Comp. Genl. S. Ca.
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Rev. War Section.

June 20, 1922

Mrs. M. T. Seabaugh
Belton, Texas

Madam:

In response to your letter of the 9th ultimo, you are advised that in the Revolutionary War pension claim W. 21474 of Susan Joyner, former widow of John Grayson, neither the date of birth of said John Grayson nor his age is on record.

Very respectfully,

Commissioner.
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3-525
Department of the Interior
Bureau of Pensions
Washington, D.C, Aug 17, 1922

In reply to your request of _______, received _____ for a statement of the military history of John Grayson or William John Grayson, a soldier of the Revolutionary War, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau. W. 21474.

Dates of Enlistment or Appointment - 1777 to May 1780 - when he was taken prisoner oat Siege of Charleston and held until exchanged - date not stated. 

Rank - Ensign & Lieut.

Colonel - Owen Roberts

State - S.C.
 
Battles engaged in, See above
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Not stated
Date of application for pension, Apl 21 1843, [unreadable]
Residence at date of application,
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Spartanburg SC
Feb 7 - 39
Veterans Administration 
Washington, D.C.
I was advised to write to the above address - For information concerning Bernard [underlined] Buckner and John [underlined] Gracen of Beaufort - SC. According to 1790 Census and stubs Indents, they were Rev. war patriots under Francis Marion. I have family records back to [underlined]1777. My husbands great grandfather was born on that date. His name was [underlined] William Gracen. He married Sarah Buckner of Beaufort SC. The first - Gracens and the first Buckners came from Ireland -
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One or more of each family coming from VA to Beaufort SC. 
Wm [William] & Sarah Buckner Gracen named one of their sons Bernard Buckner, (my husbands grandfather) This looks like Sarah was the daughter of Bernard B. no T. I have no record of this. 
Questions - was Wm Gracen the son of John Gracen of Beaufort? (Rev. Patriot) I have the record of names of John Gracens wife or children [inserted ] two are under 6.
There was another family spelling the name Grayson. Their family are Wm Jo. (The Poet Wm J.) the last of the name. Died in Newberry SC. Buried in Charleston cemetery. The family living in Beaufort no connection between the two families. The spelling of the name
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in our family-was changed to Grayson
by sons of Wm [William] Gracen & Sarah B.G. 
-Bernard Buckner and Wm J.G.
who settled in Winsburg Co.[County] S.C. 
Also Ques [Question]- was Sarah Buckner the daughter of Bernard Buckner and Sarah Heape Buckner of Beaufort S.C. ?
According to 1790 Census there was a 
Thomas Gracen & family living in Washington Co. Md.
I have records consuming four or five 
separate families of Graysons who were
early settlers. Two or three in Va. and
the other two in this state.
I will be very gratefull [grateful] if you 
will write and thanking you for
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any information. I remain
Sincerely,
Mrs A.B. Grayson
658 Glendalyn Ave,
Spartanburg,
S.C.

RECEIVED FEB 9 1939 [in a circular stamp surrounded by numbers and illegible words]
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1 of 3
Box 50 R.C. 
San Antonio, Texas.
June 22nd, 
Commissioner of Pensions 
Washington, D.C.  [Stamped] U.S. Office of Pension, Jun 26, 1922
Dear Sir;
Please give me all the data you have regarding John Grayson a revolutionary soldier. 1st Lieutenant S.C. Carolina Continental.
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Artillery Nov 30 1779, who was taken prisoner at the fall of Charleston. 
He was pensioned. I am anxious to have all the date you have including , if possible: age, children, etc. He was my ancestor and I wish to complete the record for the Daughters of the Revolution. 
Very sincerely yours,
Emma E. Pine
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3-049
Ex. AW
Div. Rev.[Revolutionary] War Section
Department of the Interior,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS, 
WASHINGTON, D.C., [Crossed-out] Nov. 6, 1920 [Changed to] May 9, 1922.
The attached letter is respectfully returned with the information that the data furnished is not sufficient to enable this Bureau to make intelligent answer to the queries therein contained. 
Please fill out such of the blank spaces below as the information in your possession will permit, and return to this Bureau.
[Crossed-off added note] List names of widows
[Crossed-off label] No. of claim, [written] 92284 & 92285
Name of Soldier, Lieut. John Grayson Beaufort, South Carolina
P.O. [crossed-out] address of claimant., On enlistment [crossed-out]
[Added note] Beaufort- and after service taken prisoner at Charleston. May 12, 1780
[Crossed-out label] Company -
Regiment - 4th South Carolina 
State where enlisted - South Carolina
[Added note] Approximate dates of birth & death- about 1755 [scratched off] or 60
If unable to furnish company and regiment give names of commanding officers.
[Crossed-off added note] Only two reports made for each inquirer
Return attached letter with reply.
S/ F.D Byington
Acting Commissioner.
6--2469
[Added] He was entitled to hall pay as an officer.
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Belton, Texas,
May 9, 1922.
Bureau of Pensions, 
Washington. 
Dear Sir: - [Stamped] U.S. Pension Office F May 13, 1922
Some months ago I wrote to you for some information about certain Rev. [Revolutionary] heroes- which you failed to give as the regulations seemed to be changed since I formerly wrote.
I think the enclosure will be to the "Queen's taste", don't you think so? 
I'm Life Registrar of our Chapter -and those "lovely dames" at Memorial Continental Hall -keep me some busy.
I made out a beautiful
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[test too light too read]
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2. 
record on Lieut. Grayson and I failed to get his exact age - now I desire very much to know his age- I have his father's and mother's ages which was obtained from Beaufort & Charleston church records -also family history. I have also the families' Colonial records.
P.C. Harris (Adj. Gen.) of Ga [Georgia].- is one of my kinnery -and he's just late to me to get this information from you. 
Please let me hear from you at your very earliest.
Very hastily & cordially,
(Mrs.) M.T. Seabaugh,
Registrar
Agnes Wordon Chapter. 
[Stamped] U.S. Pension Office F May 13, 1922
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Widow, &c.
File No. 21474
Susan Joyner
Wid. [Widow] of John Grayson
Lieut. Rev. War [Lieutenant Revolutionary War]
Act: Feb. 2nd 1848
Index: --Vol. EAA, Page 381
[Arrangement of 1870]

1927 - June 20. Mrs. M.T. Seabaugh advised date of f. [following] not on record. /S [Initialed] MMD
1922, Aug, 17 hist [history] to Emma E. Pine (?)
1939 Mar, 23. Hist. to [inserted above the line] Err. Mrs. A.B. Grayson. A.D.Y.
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SERVICE                      NUMBER
S.C.  Grayson {John    W21474
 or                     William John       B.L.T.179-200
Joyner, Susan
former widow
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John Grayson
No. 1179 Duplicate
Issued in pursuance of a Special Act of Congress approved the 9th July 1833.
The warrant delivered to the Hon. Wm J Grayson [Honorable William J Grayson], son, and one of the heirs at law of Lieut. John Grayson. The original warrant (which was lost) having issued in the name of said Wm J. Grayson, and the other heirs at law. 
S/ Wm Gordon Clk [William Gordon, Clerk]
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Dec. 10th 1833
Sir
A law was passed during the session to authorize the issue of a duplicate warrant for Variety of land to William Grayson for the heirs of John Grayson of the So Ca [South Carolina] line. 
Permit me to him this ad. [addition] to your note and requests your compliance with its requisitions.
Your Obt Svt, [Obedient Servant]
S/ WJ Grayson [William J Grayson]
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James L. Edwards Esquire
Commissioner of Pensions
Pension Office
Washington City
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Charleston SoCa [South Carolina]
27 April 1843
Sir,
I respectfully lay before you, the subjoined proof in support of this claim of Mrs Susanah Joyner [Susan Joyner], formerly widow of Lt. John Grayson of the revolutionary army to a pension.-
This claim is accompanied by a letter of evidence from their son the Honorable Wm Grayson [William Grayson], whom perhaps you will remember as being for many years a member of the S. Carolina delegation in Congress from Coleton Dist. [District] and now Collector of their port.
I remain sir 
most respectfully 
your obedient servant,
P. Cantwell

To 
James L. Edwards Esquire
Commissioner of Pensions
War Department
Washington
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The Records of this office furnish and was of pay from 1 January 1782 prior to which the State paid the Troops - His Commutations Certificates been Entered from the 23rd March 1783 preserved to have been the end of his service.

Treasury Dept [Department]
3rd Art Office [Artillery Officie]
June 8, 1843
S/ Peter Hagner Art [Artillery]

S/ GW Crump Esq.
What was his pay?
33 1/3 pay of Lt. Artilling
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Lieut. [Lieutenant] John Grayson,  S.C. Line  4 Regt. [Regiment] Artillery
length & grade of service?
S/ GMF [Initials]

7 June '43
S/ Wm. Hagner [William Hagner]
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S/ J L Edwards Esq
Com: of Pension [Commissioner of Pension]
Washington
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Charleston, April 27, 1863
J L Edwards Esq.
Com: [Commissioner] Of Pension
Sir [addressed to JL Edwards, Commissioner of Pension]
You will receive hunch from Wm [William] Cantwell, an application for a pension by the widow of John Grayson, an Officer of the Continental line. If I am not mistaken, when I had the pleasure of being in your office, we found the name of the Officer on the rolls in the office. The representing of John Grayson have around the bounty land & he received, I believe in his life time the annotation pay. As I hope the evidence is conclusive on the showing of the petition. May I solicit your early attention to the application. 
Your Obt Svt. [Obedient Servant]
S/ WJ Grayson [William John Grayson]
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THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
BY HIS EXCELLENCY,  
J.H. Hammond
GOVERNOR AND COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, IN AND OVER THE STATE AFORESAID
S/ J H Hammond

To all to Whom these Presents Shall Come.
Know Ye, That John M. Baker Esq.
whose Signature appears to the annexed
Instruments of Writing is a Magistrate
for Beaufort District, duly appointed 
by the Legislation of the State of S.C.
& was such at the time of subscribing the seal.
THEREFORE, All due Faith, Credit and Authority is and ought to be had and given to his Proceedings and Certificates as such. 

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my Hand, and cased to be affixed
the Seal of the State, in the City of Charleston & State aforesaid
the Twenty Seventh Day of April in the 
year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and Forty Three
and in the Sixty Seventh year of the Independence of the United States of America.

BY THE GOVERNOR,
S/ Rob'Q Pinckney
Secretary of State
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3863
S/ Susan Joyner
$400

S/ P. Cantwell
Charleston, S.C.
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[Underlined]State of South Carolina, Beaufort District

On this 12th day of August 1848, Personally appeared Susan Joyner aged 71 years, a resident of Beaufort, District of Beaufort, and State of South Carolina aforesaid, who being only sworn according to law, Doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the Act of Congress, passed on the 30 March 1843, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the revolutionary war. That she is a widow to [scratched] wit. Formerly the widow of John Grayson, who was a Lieutenant of Artillery in the Revolutionary War, that he died in 1797. That she received a pension at the rate of Four hundred dollars per annum for five years under the acts of July 7, 1838, and 23[r]d of August 1842 on the South Carolina roll, and she further declares that she is still a widow. 

Sworn and subscribed before me, on the day and year above written, I also certify that the declarant is personally known to me. 
[Underlined] S/ Jno. M. Baker [John M. Baker], 
Magst [Magistrate]
 } S/ Susan Joyner
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S/ A Juristted

S/ P. Cantwell, Charleston, S.C.
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Beaufort District
State of South Carolina

On this 1st day of August 1848 personally appeared before me the widow
-Signed  John M Baker, Magistrate for and Beaufort
Mrs Susan Joyner, widow (formerly widow of Lt. John Grayson deceased) a resident of Beaufort South Carolina aged 77 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 act of Congress passed on the 2nd, February 1848, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the revolutionary war, that she is the widow of Lieut. John Grayson who was a Lieutenant of Artillery with South Carolina line during the war of the Revolution, and that she received a pension under the act of the 7th June 1844, at the rate of Four hundred dollars per annum. She further declares that she is still a widow, that sworn in "Beaufort Dist. item granted in place of "City of Charleston"
Sworn and subscribed before me on the day and year above written. 
S/ Jno. M. Baker [John M. Baker], Magistrate
S/ Susan Joyner

I, Wm.[William] Youmans Sr., Clerk of the Court for Beaufort District, certify that John M. Baker is a magistrate as above and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine. In testimony whereof I have here unto affixed my seal of office and the seal of my name this 3rd, day of August 1848.
S/ Wm. Youmans Sr. [William Youmans Sr.]
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7327
South Carolina
Susan Joyner, formerly the widow of John Grayson, who was a pensioner under the Act of [scratched]
and who died in the year 1797. - of Beaufort - in the State of S. [South] Carolina, who was a Lieut. [Lieutenant] arty [Artillery] in the ____________ commanded by Captain ____________of the Regt [Regiment]: commanded by Col: Roberts [Colonel Roberts] in the N. [North] Carolina line for 2 years.
Lieut. [Lieutenant]: of Artillery

Inscribed on the Roll of South Carolina at the rate of 400 - Dollars - 
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.

Certificate of Pension issued the 13th: day of June, 1843 and sent to Hon.[Honorary]: W.L.
Grayson, Charleston. S.C.A. [South Carolina Artillery].

Total Amount, $2,000.00
[Stamped] [Act July 7, 1838.]

Recorded by S/ WM Stewart [William Stewart] - Clerk,
Book A Vol. 2 Page 194

[Written on the next blank page] Redo June 14
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[underlined] Laws of the United States, Washington, 1835.

[underlined]Chap 913. [end underline]  Extract from - "An act for the relief of the heirs of Nicholas Hart, deceased, and the heirs of John Grayson, deceased, &c.

[underlined] Sec 2.  William Grayson [squiggle or question mark] [end underline] And be it further enacted, that the Secretary of War cause to be issued a duplicate of warrant, number one one thousand one hundred and seventy nine, for two hundred acres, issued to William Grayson, son and the other heirs of at law of John Grayson, a Lieutenant in the South Carolina line, dated ninth May one thousand eight hundred and twenty six, under the same conditions and restrictions as are contained in the first section of this act"
approved 9th February 1838-