Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 21828, Ezekiel Howard, N.C.
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N.C.
Howard, Ezekiel
S 21828
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South Carolina 16,996

Ezekiel Howard
Co of Pickens in the State of So Car
who was a private 
Regt commanded
by Col. Lenear in the No. Car.
line for 6 months -- off

Inscribed on the Roll of South Carolina
at the rate of 20 Dollars per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March 1831

Certificate of Pension issued the 23rd day of Oct 3 1833
and sent Joseph
Grisham  Falls P.O. So. Car.

Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1832              50.00
Semi-anl allowance ending 31 Mar: 34   10.00
                                                                $60.00

Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832

Recorded by Nath: Rice  Clerk
Book E  Vol 6 Page 69
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Claimant is a private

6 mo.  $20.00

Bad case  See Nathan Boon
Act June 1835 filled out
the papers of Benjamin Grist.  See
also the discharge accompanying
these papers.
Return answer to Col.
Joseph Grisham
Falls Post Office
Pickens District
S.C.
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Declaration

In order to obtain the benifit of the act of Congress
of the 7th of June 1833

State of South Carolina  S. S.
Pickens District

On this      day of October
1833. Personally appered before the Honorable John
S Richardson one of the associate Judges of the said
State in open Court at Pickens Court-house Ezekiel
Howard, resident in the District of Pickens. Aged Seventy
three 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 in the month of
April 1780 He was drafted and entered the service of the
United States as a private under Captain Mosely in Surry
County in the State of North Carolina they went to the Shallow
ford of the Yadkin River where they joined the other soldiers
of the Regiment commanded by Colonel Lenear they then went on
to Salisbury from there to Fifers Mill on the Road to
Camden in S. Carolina from there he was sent back with the
same officers after Tories to Salisbury and went after the
Tories to deep River, marched back to Salisbury again to
go to Camden in this time he was discharged and volunteered
again went under the same officers to the Shallow ford on
the Yadkin where they had a skirmish with the Tories then
returned to Salisbury and started to Camden again and
got to Camden just after Gates retreated, however, he did
not get into Town nor did he know exactly how  nigh
but met Gates men retreating, and was marched back after
Tories again to Allamance where they had an engagement
with the Tories and took some prisoners and kiled some
several of his party were kiled and wounded, he returned
to Salisbury was there near a month in this time he was 
in the services at least Three months.-- On the 19th Dec.
1780 he was Drafted and in five days he started to join
the army, joined General Green at Boyd's Ferry on Dan 
River went under Captain Poulding and Colonel Campbell
and marched to Guilford to Guilford C.H. and continued
with General Green till 24th March 1781 was one month
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out under Captain Dicks Colonel Southerland against the
Tories to Salisbury after Bryant who commanded the
Tories who had emboddied he was out on this expedition
one month in Spring of the year 1781  He got his
discharges regular but had his papers much abused
and being no scholar they are all lost, except one which
was given by Captain Paulding.
1.  He as born in Halifax County Virginia 22 March
     1760
2.  He has a leaf of his Fathers Old Bible on which his
     age was Recorded-- which is herewith sent
3.  He lived within Six miles of Salem N.C. in Surry
     County when he was called into Service.
4.  He was drafted twice and a Volunteer twice
5.  He saw Gates

6.  He received for discharges, but lost them all
     but one as above stated nor does he now recollect
     who signed those which are lost
7.  He is well acquainted with Colonel Grisham
     Major Keith the Clerk of the Court William D. Sloan
     Esqr. the Sheriff of the District Nathan Boon.
     J. Q. Thomas Lamar J.P. Samuel Reid late
     Sherriff and others who can testify to his credibility
     and in fact he does not know any man
     but what will Certify to his credibility

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a
pension or annuity except the present and he declares
that his name is not on the Pension Role of any agency
in any State.  He is very poor infirm nearly blind
and does not know a single man living who can
testify to his services.

Ezekiel     Howard
     his  X  mark

Sworn to in open Court

William L. Keith  C. C.
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[Discharge Paper of Ezekiel Howard]

March 24th 1781

I sertify that Aseciha
Howard has served
as a good soldier in the
Late services at Gilfort
Cort House and
Dis Charged by me
Hens Pauling
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[Discharge Paper of Ezekiel Howard]

March 24th 1781

I sertify that Aseciha
Howard has served
as a good soldier in the
Late services at Gilfort
Cort House and
Dis Charged by me
Hens Pauling
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We Thomas Morgan a clergyman residing in the District of
Pickens and Joseph Grisham residing in the same place
hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Ezekiel
Howard who has subscribed and to the above declaration
that we believe him to be Seventy three years of age that he
is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides
to have been a Soldier in the revolution and that we concur
in that opinion-- Sworn to in open Court and
Subscribed the day and year aforesaid.

Thomas Morgan
Joseph Grisham

William L. Keith C. C.

And the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the 
investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories
prescribed by the war department that the above named
applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as
he states and the court further certifies that it
appears to them that             who has signed
the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in the
District of Pickens and that Colonel Joseph Grisham who has
also signed the same is a resident in the same State
and District and is a credible person and that their
Statement is entitled to credit


J.S. Richardson presiding Judge

I William L Keith clerk of the court of Pickens District 
do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original
procedings of the said court in the matter of the 
application of Ezekiel Howard for a pension

     In testimony where I have hereunto
     Set my hand and seal of office this
     9th day of October 1833

          William L. Keith
          Clerk of the Court
          for Pickens District
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21,828

INVALID

21,828

Ezekiel Howard

Pri Rev War

June 7 1832

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