Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 9162, James Carter, Va.
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SERVICE Va.
CONTENTS
[black star] Carter, James
NUMBER S. 9162
Carded
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3355
Virginia
James Carter
Northampton in the State of Virginia
who was a Pt. [private] of Arty [Artillery]; in the Compy [company] commanded
by Captain Davenport of the Regt [regiment] commanded
by Col. Marshall in the Virginia
for 2 years from 1778
Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia
at the rate of 100 -- Dollars-
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831. Dec 32
Certificate of Pension issued the 19th day of 
and sent to Thomas Segar, Hampton, Va
Segar Hampton, Va
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832
Semiannl. allowance ending 4 Mar: 33
150-
50
$200
Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832
Recorded by Nathan Rice Clerk
Book D Vol 7 Page 94
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Named on [illegible] list of the Virginia state line

from 1778
private of artillery
three years
$100.
to be entered - Register
Entr [enter]
Joseph Segan
Hampton
Va
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At a quarterly Court held in & for Northampton County at the Court house thereof on Monday the 10th day of September 1832 State of Virginia, Northampton County To Wit
On this 10th day of Sept. 1832 personally appeared before the County Court of the County aforesd [aforesaid] James Carter a
resident of Hungers Parish in the County of Northampton State of Virginia, aged 73 years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832 - that he the said Carter enlisted in the Army of the State of Virginia on her own state Establishment - the precise year he does not recollect but early in the War of the Revolution, as a private in a company of 18 months men-- to garrison at Fort on Kings Creek in the County of Northampton & State aforesaid
That he enlisted first for 18 months & served out that period at the Fort on Kings Creek aforesd [aforesaid] that said fort was under the command of a Captain William Davenport Lieutenant Caleb Sansom s.
Robinson, who was the ensign of the company- which last fact the said Carter recollects because he the said Robinson had charge of the flag. That after the enlistment of 18 months was completed & himself  discharged, he, the said Carter, in about
months after his discharge from the Fort, crossed the Chesapeake Bay & enlisted for the war as a private in the Virginia State Regiment of Artillery, commanded by Colonel Thomas Marshall That he enlisted at the town of Portsmouth opposite Norfolk - that the other officers of the said Regiment, were Lt Colonel Matthews & Major Mazer at the 2d Virga State Regt was divided into three parts, our
which was stationed at York under the command of Col Marshall, another at Hampton under the command of Major
rest of the third at Portsmouth under the command of Col Matthews - That he the said Carter was attached to at portion of the Regt stationed at Portsmouth I belonged to a company commanded at ^the^ time of said Carters enlistment by Captain William Jennings who was some broke -
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That after said Jennings was broke a Capt Christopher Roane took charge of the company-- That he the said Carter does not recollect any other officer of his company except Nathaniel Rice who was first Lieutenant of the same that about 18 months or 2 years before the seige [siege] of York a part of the Regiment to which he, said Carter, belonged with other troops, was ordered to the South under command of Col. Porterfield to assist the
State of S. Carolina that he, said Carter, marched from Portsmouth by way of Petersburg through N. Carolina to S.
Carolina - that he was engaged in a regular action which took place at Camden at which Genl Gates was commander in chief that in this action Col. Porterfield of the Va Line was killed-- that after the action at Camden his said Car
ter, returned in his company still under Capt Roanes command to Virginia, by way of Petersburg to Richmond, from Riichmond said Carter went to the seige [siege] of York, that in a few months after the seige [siege] of York, he said Carter was discharged by a general order, with many others, whose officers left the army as supernumerary or on half pay as it was called, that he was discharged at Richmond. That he lived at the time of his entering the service in the county of Northampton in the State of Virginia, and finally said Carter declares that for his services which were all in
about five years he received from the State of Virginia Land Bounty Warrant for 200 acres - He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present & he declares that his name is not on the pension
Roll any agency in any State-
Sworn to & subscribed this 10th day of Sept 1832
James his x mark Carter
And the said Court do hereby declare the opinion that above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier served as he states.
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State of Virginia, Northampton County, Sct
I Nathaniel J Winder Clerk of the Court of the County foresaid in the State aforesaid, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy from the records of the said Court.
In testimony whereof, I hereto set my hand as clerk aforesaid sc annex the seal of the
said Court this thirteenth day of September
Anno Domini Eighteen hundred & thirty two [illegible] in the fifty seventh year of our foundation
N J Winder Clerk
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I certify that James Carter is entitled to
the proportion of Land allowed a
private of the State Line, enlisted for the war who has served three years and is discharged by order of the Government
Council Chamber
Apl 30th 1783
⎬
Benj Harrison
Thomas [Illegible]
The foregoing is copied from the
records of the Land Office of Virginia
as witness my hand & seal of office
hereto affixed this 31 July 1832
W Fredericks off. Virginia
[Illegible paper seal attached]
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Prt., Jams L. Edwards
Supt of Pension Offices
War Department
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certificate of Brig. Genl Patterson [General John Paterson] as to the service of Majr Prudent [illegible] and me from certain officers attesting to his services in the revolutionary war; Tho J.N. had charge of a claim of the Major's under the act of 1828, these documents were filed in the office of the Secretary of the [illegible] where he reports they still be. The services of the Majr are referred to in the Journals of the Continental Congress, of the revolution of [illegible] has not mislead him-

21st Novr [November] 1832,
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J. Matson has the honor to announce to Col. Ewards, that having surrendered the charge of the pension claims of James Burke whose
papers are on file and of James Carter, to Joseph Segor Esq. of Hampton from whom they were received, at his request be filed [illegible] of
James Carter, thereunto presented and would thank Col. Edwards to communicate with W Segor in the subject.

I [illegible] has been called upon to file in the Pension office, a
certificate
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duplicate p 9
rtificate of Brig. Genl Patterson [General John Paterson] as to the service of Majr Prudent [illegible] and me from certain officers attesting to his services in the revolutionary war; Tho J.N. had charge of a claim of the Major's under the act of 1828, these documents were filed in the office of the Secretary of the [illegible] where he reports they still be. The services of the Majr are referred to in the Journals of the Continental Congress, of the revolution of [illegible] has not mislead him-

21st Novr [November] 1832,
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Rev War
9162
INVALID
File No. 9162
James Carter
Pri Rev War
Act: June 7th "32
Index: - Vol. 1st, Page 59
[Arrangement of 1870.]