Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 32,220, Francis Dolahide, Continental N.C.
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(3-1776)          NUMBER S.32,220
SERVICE
Continental N.C.  Born in N.C.
CONTENTS
Dolahide, Francis or
Dollahide or
Dollahite
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Inscribed on the Roll of Illinois at the rate of 80 dollars 00 cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 15th day of [illegible] 1833 and sent to A.F. Grant, Equality, Illinois.

Arrears to the 4th of [Sept?] 1833. 200 semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Mar 34           40.

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                                                   $240
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d. Aug. 30. 1837
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Fras Dollahide
Hes
27h20
22.483.
Adm 2 years $80
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Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.

State of Illinois,
Hamilton county
On this 17th day of September, 1833,
personally appeared in open court, before the circuit court of said county of Hamilton, now sitting, Francis Dollahide, a resident of the said county of Hamilton, aged 83 years who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make this following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June the 7th, 1832: That he entered the service of the United States under the following named offices and served as herein stated.  He was born in Caswell County, North Carolina, in the year 1750, and has a record of his age, kept by his father in the family bible. He was living in Rockingham county, North Carolina, in the year 1776, when he was drafted into the service for a term of three months duty, was first as a private, under the command of Captain William Morrow, under a colonel whose name this applicant has forgotten, but whose regiment was called the 5th or 6th. He does not remember precisely which. This applicant served this term out, in [?] and ranging through the country and met with no engagement with the enemy.  There was no other regiment nor was there any regulars in service with
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them. He was discharged at Guilford court house in North Carolina at the end of this tour. He got a written discharge from his captain, which he has since lost. In a week after his discharge this applicant, still residing in Rockingham county, was drafted for another term of three months, and was placed as a private under the command of Captain Small, under Colonel Lytle: We were led by Col. Lytle to the south against a party of [?], who we overtook at the Raft swamps in North Carolina, and routed, killed and dis[?] the whole of them - those who were not killed or taken prisoners, fleeing and secreting in the swamps. The remainder of this tour was served out in ranging and [?] about, no engagement of any consequence taking place. There was no other troops, militia or regulars engaged in service with them during the whole of this tour. After serving out this tour this applicant received a written discharge from his captain at Guilford court house, in North Carolina. This applicant returned home, and remained there but two weeks, when a call was made for volunteers to go out against the Indians. This declarant accordingly turned out at Rockingham county under his former captain, Captain Small, and entered this service for another tour of three months. Captain Small was under no regimental command, but was in company with several other captains, and their command raised in this neighborhood, and neighboring counties of Caswell and Guilford. Capt.
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Small led his company westwardly against the Indians inhabiting the [?] towns, on Dan river, from the [?] towns across the Blue ridge to New river, from thence to Clinch river in the state of Virginia. During this march no engagement of consequence took place, though we had frequent small affairs with the Cherokee Indians, and thus of that country, who were hostile. From Clinch river this applicant was again marched back to Guilford court house, where he received from his captain, at the end of his tour of three months, a written discharge, which he has since lost. There were no regular troops, nor militia, except the companies described, in service with them during this last mentioned tour. He remembers Captains Martin, McAdoo and McDougal, of the companies referred to. This applicant remained at home until in the beginning of the year 1780 he volunteered at Rockingham for a term of eighteen months' service, under Captain Taylor, who led his company to Guilford court house, where Captain Taylor was placed under the command of Major Dugan. Major Dugan led the troops on to Ninety six, as it was then called in South Carolina, where this applicant was transferred to the command of Captain Samuel Sexton, still remaining under command of Major Dugan, under the chief command of General Greene.  Here they remained a short time, finding that the British
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could not be routed. General Greene fell back upon the Catawba river to await the approach of the enemy, the British, however, took the road to Charleston, upon which General Green took up the pursuit, and at Eutaw Springs, near that town, a general engagement took place, in which the British were completely routed. This applicant during all this time continued in the company of Captain Sexton, under Major Dugan.  After the taking of Charleston, and at the expiration of eighteen months, the term for which he volunteered under Captain Taylor and which he served, this applicant received a written discharge at Charleston from his Captain.  This discharge he has since lost.  This applicant does not remember any other militia regiment than that to which he belonged under Major, (or perhaps Colonel) Dugan, but remembers the regiments of regulars under Colonels Washington and Lee, in service with them, although there were several. This applicant has no documentary evidence of his service, nor does he know of any witness whose testimony he can procure to his service, except Samuel Sexton, who was his captain as above stated, and who, this applicant believes, will prove so much of the above stated facts, as took place while this applicant was under said Sexton's command
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From Rockingham county in North Carolina this applicant, after the Revolutionary war moved to Kentucky, from there he moved to Indiana, from there to where he now lives, and has continued to live.  This applicant is known to Isaac Haile, a clergyman of his neighborhood, and James Hall, representative in the legislature, also a resident of his neighborhood - both of whom this applicant believes will prove his character for veracity, and their belief of his services as a soldier of the revolution. He hereby relinquishes every claim relative to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any states.

Francis Dolahide
[x his mark]

Sworn to & subscribed this
day & year aforesaid.

Jesse C. Lockwood Clk

Mr. Isaac Haile, a clergyman residing in the county of Hamilton aforesaid, and James Hall, residing in the same, do hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Francis Dollahide, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 83 years of age; that he is reported and believed in this neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that
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we concur in that opinion.

Isaac Hale [signature]
James Hall [signature]

Sworn and subscribed this
day & year aforesaid.
Jesse C. Lockwood Clk

And also on the this day and year aforesaid   came into open court Samuel Sexton, a resident of the said county, aged 71 years who being first duly sworn according to law, deposes and says that he was a captain in the revolutionary war, as stated by Francis Dollahide in his declaration above made: That he, this deposent  was an eye witness to the facts stated by said Dollahide, as transpiring while said Dollahide was under this deposent's command:  that said Dollahide served faithfully and has made a true statement of his service and further this deposent said not.

Samuel Sexton
[x] his mark

subscribed and sworn to 
the day & year aforesaid
Jesse C. Lockwood

And the said court do hereby declare this opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogations prescribed by the War Department, that the
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above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states and the court further certifies that it appeared to them that Isaac Haile, who has signed the preceding certificate before the last, is a clergyman resident in the said county of Hamilton; that James Hall, who has also signed the same is a resident in the same county; that Samuel Sexton who has subscribed and sworn to the preceding deposition, is also a resident of the same; and that they are all three credible persons, and that their respective statements are entitled to full credit.
I, Jesse C. Lockwood, clerk of the circuit court of the county of Hamilton aforesaid, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court, in the matter of the application of Francis Dollahide for a pension.  In testimony whereof I have [?] set my hand and seal of office, this 18th day of September, 1833. 

Jesse C. Lockwood Clk
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Continental N. C.
Dolahide, Francis
or
Dollahide
or
Dollahite

Number S 32220
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Continental N C.
Dolahide, Francis
or
Dollahide
or
Dollahite

Number S 32220
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32220
Revy INVALID
File No. 32,220
Francis Dolahide
Pri Rev War
Act: June 7th 32
Index:-- Vol. 2, Page 112
(Arrangement of 1870)

1915-May/26 Hist. to Mrs. E.S. Walker
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1828 papers
to be filed
with Ac
OW Inc
File # 32.220
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State of Illinois
Hamilton County set ⎬ I, Jesse C. Lockwood,
Clerk of the County Commissioners Court in and for the County aforesaid, do hereby certify that James Allen, before whom the foregoing affidavit was sworn, was, at the time a Justice of the peace, and duly
empowered to administer oaths & that the foregoing is his signature
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court, at McLeansboro, this 30th day of November 1829-
Jesse C. Lockwood
Clk.
State of Illinois ⎬
Jefferson County Set I Joel Pace, clerk of
the County Commissioner's Court in and for
the said County and State, do hereby certify
that James Johnson, before whom the first
foregoing affidavit (of Frances Dollen[?] )
was sworn, was, at this time, a Justice
of the peace and duly empowered to
administer oaths & that the foregoing is his signature
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court, as Mount Vernon this 30th day of December, 1829.
Joel Pace Clk.
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Francis Dollahide
Additional Statement
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Rev 18 April 1830
State of Illinois
Hamilton County [?]

I, Francis Dollahite, in pursuance of a letter from the Hon. Samuel D. Ingham, to Henry Eddy, dated Washington City Feb. 15, 1830, requiring me to state whether I served in the Infantry or Cavalry, I do hereby state, that I first enlisted in the 18 month service in the Infantry, but afterwards and before or about the time of the expiration of that service, enlisted in the Cavalry service, and continued to serve in the Cavalry for during the war, in the Regiment commanded by Col. Washington, and I think in Capt. Symmes company.

Francis Dollarhite
x his mark

Before me the undersigned Justice of the peace in aforesaid county, this day personally appeared Samuel Sexton, who being duly sworn  makes oath & says that he was a Captain in the Militia infantry in the revolutionary war in South Carolina, and that the above named Francis Dollarhite was a private in the company commanded by him and well known to this [?] as a good & faithful soldier for the time of this [?] command in said company of Militia & until he was commissioned in the regular army. Sworn to before me this 16th day of March 1830

James Allen 

Samuel Sexon
his mark
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State of Illinois
Hamilton County, set

I Jesse C. Lockwood, clerk of the circuit Court in aforsaid county, do hereby certify that James Allen before whom the foregoing affidavit of Saml Sexton was taken, was at the time an acting Justice of the peace for said county, and authorized by law to administer oaths -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name + affixed the seal of the said court this 16th day of March 1830

Jesse C. Lockwood Clk
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Rec 12 Feb 1830                                   1821
The Declaration of Francis Dollahide to obtain relief under the act for the relief of certain surviving officers and soldiers of the Army of the Revolution, passed May 15, 1828 -

For the purpose of obtaining the benefit of an act for the relief of certain surviving officers and soldiers of the Army of the Revolution, approved on the 15th day of May 1828. I, Francis Dollahide, or [illegible] of the county of Hamilton in the state of Illinois, do hereby declare that I enlisted in the continental Line of the Army of the revolution for and during the war, and continued in its service until its termination; at which time I was a private in Captain [blank] Company, in the Regiment commanded by Col. Washington, of the line of the state of North Carolina.  And I also declare that I afterwards received a certificate for the reward of Eighty Dollars to which I was entitled, under a resolve of Congress, passed the 15th of May 1778.
And I further declare that I was not, on the 15th day of March 1828, on the Pension list of the United States. And that my discharge, and certificate for half pay during life or for the $80. afore specified, (and which it was I am not positively certain) were burnt by the destruction of my house by fire in Kentucky about twenty years ago. But as coroboration of my
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statement, I herewith transmit the affidavit of James Gains a fellow soldier with me at the battle of Eutaw. I was also in the battle of Yorktown. I do not recollect the name of my Captain, my memory having failed me in a great degree, being now in my 81st year -
Francis Dollahide
his mark

Before me James Johnson, a Justice of the peace in the county of Jefferson in the state of Illinois, personally appeared this day, the above named Francis Dollahide, and made oath that the matters and things contained in the foregoing declaration signed by him, are just and true to the best of his kowledge and recollection -  
Given under my hand & seal this 29th day of Sept. 1829.
James Johnson
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State of Illinois
Gallatin County

Before me Leonard White, clerk of the circuit court in & for said county ^ this day appeared Lewis Lane, a citizen of the county of Hamilton in the state aforesaid, who being duly sworn, makes oath & says that he has known Francis Dollahide, a citizen of said county for about five years, and that he is generally reputed and believed to have served in the revolutionary war, as he has stated in his declaration.  And further saith not.  Lewis Lane [signature]

I certify the foregoing to have been subscribed & sworn before me, at my office, this 13th day of Nov. 1829 - Witness my hand & the seal of the said court at Equality -

Leo White clk
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State of Illinois
Hamilton Court

Personally appeared before me the under signed.

Justice of the peace in and for said County James Garrison and made oath that Francis Dolehite was a felow Soldier with him in the Revolutionary war particularly in the year ninty six over at the Eutaw Springs battles to the best of my knowledg in the regular service

James Garrison
x his mark
given under my hand and seal this 22d Day of Sept 1829

James Allen
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1821

Revolutionary Claims
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT
16 April 1830
Francis Dollahide of --in the county of Hamilton in the State onf Ilinois has applied to the Secretary of the Treasury for the benefits of the act, entitled "An act for the relief of certain surviving officers and soldiers of the Revolution," approved the 15th of May, 1828. He states that he enlisted in the Continental line of the army of the Revolution, for and during the war, and continued until its termination, at which period he was a Private in captain Symmes's company, in Col Washingtons regiment of Cavalry Va line; and that he received a certificate for the reward of eighty dollars, provided by the resolve of the 15th of May, 1778; and further, that he was not on the 15th day of May, 1828, on the pension list of the United States, and that he has received as a pensioner since the 3d of March, 1826,
The applicant states that he enlisted in Carolina.

The Third Auditor is requested to report how far the several statements are corroborated by the records in his office.
By Order of the Secretary
F.A. Dickins
#32220
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Third Auditor's Office;
17 April 1830
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War Dept Bounty Land Office
April 20th 1830
The name of Francis Dollahide cannot be found on the Records of the Virginia or either of the Carolina lines, on file 
in this office, among those, entitled to Bounty Lands from
the U. States, or, to whom Land Warrants have issued
Wm Gordon

General Land Office
21 April 1830
The name of Francis Dollahide does
not appear on the List of Warrants
issued by the Register of the Land office
at Richmond Va so far as
they have been received
---
Jno M Moore Clerk
for the family
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Revolutionary Claims
FREE

[black round stamp]
Shawneetown [?]
JAN 28
ILL.

Hon. Samuel Ingham
Secretary of the Treasury,
Washington City
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Re.12 Feb 1830
1347
Shawneetown, Illinois
Jan 25, 1830
Sir
Agreeably to your suggestions in your letter
of the 20th Oct. last, I have perfected the evidence in the claim of Mr. Francis Dollarhide,
Reg the addition of the affidavit of Mr. Lewis
Lane, late Sheriff of Hamilton County, to
the identity of the claimant, and by the
County Seals of the different counties in
which the several affidavits were made.
As this circumstance may appear 
irregular, I will explain, that it was owing to
the papers having been drawn up on
the circuit, whither I was attended by
the old gentleman under a mistaken
idea that every thing was required to
be transacted in open court. I dis-
cover from the forms furnished that it
was unnecessary.
 I hope his case will be found suf-
ficiently made out, notwithstanding the
irregular arrangement and dirty
appearance of the affidavit papers, as the 
old man is really (illegible)
Very respectfully, I am the
Hon S. D. Ingham,Sec Treasury
Henry Eddy