Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 4599, John Hardin, N.C.
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SERVICE - N. C. - Hardin, John or Harden -R.4599
Nancy
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State of Tennessee
Blount Count
On this 12th day of January 1853,
Personally appeared before me Samuel
Ghormly an acting Justice of the Peace for the County of Blount & State aforesaid Nancy Hardin a resident of the County of Blount & State aforesaid aged about Ninety Six years
who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her Oath make the following Declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed July 4th 1836.
that she is the Widow of John Hardin who was a Soldier of the Revolutionary War in the State of North Carolina as will more fully appear by the annexed Certificate of the Comptroller of Public Accounts in and for said State of North Carolina, but the particulars of her said
Husbands service she is unable to State but knows that he served a considerable time. She further declares that she was married to the said John Hardin as well as she can now recollect in the month of September in the year Seventeen hundred & Seventy four, & that her said Husband was in service when their third Child was a sucking Babe, which said Child was Born in the year 1779, she further declares that as well as she can now recollect her and her said Husband were married by the publication of the Bans, they were married in
Guilford North Carolina. she further declares that the Bible containing the family Record a Mr. Moses Curtis who then lived with them sometime about the year 1800 -- wished to get it, to which she objected but upon the said Curtis promising to copy of the Record & send it to them, they let him have it, she is unable to state where said Curtis now lives.

She further declares that her Husband John Hardin Died in Burke County North Carolina on the first day of April 1821, and that she has remained a widow ever since that period, as will more fully appear by reference to
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the proof hereto annexed, sworn to & subscribed on the day year first above written before me
Saml Ghormley 
Justice of the Peace for Bounty County

Nancy (her mark) Hardin

I do further certify that I am well acquainted with the aforesaid Nancy Hardin who has Sworn to & subscribed the foregoing Declaration, & have been well acquainted her for some Twenty years & know that she has been a widow during all that time, and can safely say that she is worthy of full confidence as that her statements are entitled to full faith & credit
I further certify that she is in such feeble health as to be unable to appear before a Court of Record,
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my
hand and seal, this 12th day of January 1853,
Sam Ghormley
Justice of the Peace for
Blount County,

And I do furthermore certify that I am in no way related to Mrs Nancy Hardin who has made the foregoing Declaration, nor an interested directly or indirectly in the Pension
which she is making application for
Given under my hand this 5th day of April 1853
Saml Ghormly
Justice of the Peace
for Blount County
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North Carolina
McDowell County

This day personally appeared before me Albert Higgins Esquire one of the acting Justice
of the Peace in for said County of McDowell
Moses Curtis & after having been duly sworn in according to law deposeth & sayeth that he knew John Harden & wife Nancy Hardin late of [illegible] County; that he lived in the family as a boarder in the year 1798, that they then lived together of husband & wife, that they had several children some of whom were grown; that the paper [illegible] it was this day taken from a Bible now in his possession which he purchased from [illegible] Woody a son-in-law of said Hardin, about the year 1798 or 99 that the said Bible has been in his possession ever since he purchased it from Woody, that the record hereto appended was made in the said Bible before this affiant bought it, that it has not been altered, & that he believes it is a correct record of the birth of the children of John Hardin & wife Nancy
Sworn to & subscribed before me this the
26th day of March AD 1853 moses Curtis
Test A. Higgins J. P.
State of North Carolina
County of McDowell  Sworn to, subscribed & acknowledged before me, & I hereby certify that
Moses Curtis is a man of good moral character & worthy to be believed. Given under my hand & seal the day & date above written
A Higgins J. P
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State of North Carolina
Mc Dowell County
I Samuel J [illegible] Clerk of the Court of Pleas & Justice Sessions for said County of McDowell do hereby certify that A Higgins whose name is signed to the foregoing affidavit is & was at the time of signing it duly qualified Justice of the Peace of said County, acting under a
commission & that his signature thereto
is genuine. Given under my hand & the seal of my office at Marion this 26th day of March 1853
Jasper Neal Clk

Rebahah Hardin was Born July the 12,1775
Bety Hardin was born March the 15, 1777
William Hardin was born August the 26, 1779
Nancy Hardin was born March 6, 1783
Jean Hardin was born January 26, 1786
Sarah was born August the 1st, 1788
Margret Hardin was born June the7th 1791
John Hardin was born January 23, 1794
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State of Tennessee
Blount County,
On this 6th day of January 1854 personally appeared before me
Samuel Thornley an acting Justice of the Peace for Bount County, John Hardin a citizen of said County with whom I am personally acquainted, aged about Sixty years, who after being duly sworn according to law, makes oath that he is the son of John Hardin [illegible] late of Burke County North Carolina & of Nancy Hardin his Widow now residing in Blount County Tenn,
who filed a Declaration dated in January 1853, asking a Pension under the act of Congress passed July 4th 1836, that he has on many occasions heard his Father John Hardin speak
of his service as a soldier of the Revolution, that he does not recollect with any degree of certainty the length of service alleged to have been performed by his Father nor any of the officers under whom he served except Genl Greene of whom his Father often spoke, he states that his Father in speaking of the particular service performed by him, said that he was a portion of the time in charge of a
baggage waggon, that at the time of the Battle of Guilford he was at home having got a furlough or permit a day or two before the Battle, that he was then living in Guilford in the neighborhood of the Battle ground, that his Father stated that he heard the reports of the Guns on the day of battle, he stated that a Battle of the Cowpens he was in charge of a Baggage waggon that he does not recollect to have heard him say that he was in any regular pitched Battle, but that he was in a good many skirmishes when out with a Scouting party, he states that his Father spoke of being a Tailor by trade & that he was employed a good portion
of his time in that way, that he has often heard him in company with other Old Soldiers speaking of the occurrences
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during their tours of service, that his Father was blind many years before his death & that he recollects that a Mr. Carson then a member of Congress from the District of which Burke County N.C. was a part, came to his Father & wanted him to apply to the Government for some assistance, to which his Father refused saying that he fought for Liberty & not for money, that when his Father would get along with his comrades in arms he has heard them amusing some who were then living & their descendants for having been Tories,

That his Father lived in Burke County N. Carolina up to the time of his death in 1821, & and then for a considerable time previous, that after the death of his Father his Mother Nancy Hardin moved to Blount County Tennessee to wit about the year 1833, & that she still resides in said County of Blount, that she has remained a Widow ever since the death of the said John, that she is now my feeble in body & mind being ninety seven years old, John [illegible] S. Harden
Sworn to & subscribed before
me on the day & date above written
Saml Thornley
Justice of the Peace for Blount County,
I do further certify that John Hardin who makes the foregoing Affidavit is a man of unquestionable veracity & that I am no way related to the Applicant or Witness, nor am I in any way interested in the Pension applied for,
this 6th day of January 1854
Saml Gormley
Justice of the Peace for
Blount County.
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No 7957
Nancy Hardin
widow of John
Tenn
John E. Toole July 23/53
Hon S. A. Smith Dec 20 1853
Same Apr 1, 1854
4599
Act July 4,1836
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State of Georgia Before
Gilmer County
The
[illegible] A Ellington an acting Justice of the peace in and for said County, personally appeared Thomas Green who after being duly sworn according to Law, deposeth and saith, that he was well acquainted with John Hardin in Burk County North Carolina, about forty years prior to his death and up to the time
of his death, which deponent thinks was
in the year Eighteen hundred and nineteen.
I have frequently heard John Hardin speak of his services in the revolutionary War of his officers and of the Battles he had been in but deponent cannot recollect any particular officer or particular battle, I have as heard William Green speak of John Hardin Services in said war and have heard him speak together upon the subject, during my whole acquaintance with John Hardin it was [illegible]
and understanding of the people that John Hardin was a soldier of the revolutionary War, and deponent never heard anything to the contrary after the death of John Hardin his
wife Mary Hardin remained in Bark County North Carolina about Eleven years and then moved to the State of Tennessee Sworn to & subscribed before
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State of Georgia  
Gilmer County
I Coke A. Ellington acting Justice of the peace in and for said County do hereby certify,
That I am the subscribing witness to the within
affidavit and that I am not related to Nancy
Hardin the person named in said affidavit,
and that I am in no way interested in the pension she is applying for

Given under my hand and official signature this 31st day of January 1854
Coke A Ellington JP

State of Georgia Gilmer County,
I Ransome B. Perry Clerk of the Superior
Court in and for said County, do hereby certify that Coke A. Ellington before whom the foregoing affidavit and Certificate was made is & was at the time of so doing an acting Justice of the peace in and for said County duly
commissioned and qualified that the name hereto annexed is his signature that this Court is a Court of Record,
Given under my hand and official Seal at office in [illegible] this the 31 day of January 1854
R. B. Perry Clk
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State of North Carolina
Comptroller's Office

I, William J. Clarke, Comptroller of Public Accounts in and for the State aforesaid, do hereby certify that it appears of record in my office, among the payments made by said State to sundry persons for Military services in the
Revolutionary War, as follows, to wit
John Hardin
Vol. C. act 7516 [pound] 36 S 7 D3 specie
7521 [pound] 9 S5 specie

Book No. 5 page 1 [pound]130 S16 specie
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed
my name and affixed my seal of Office this 17th day of December 1852.
Wm J. Clarke Compt
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State of North Carolina
County of McDowell

This day personally appeared before me E. S. Hull one of the acting Justice of the peace in and for said County of McDowell, Isaac A Hicks who, after having been duly sworn according to law, deposeth & sayeth that he knew John Hardin & wife recency late of Burke County North Carolina, that they lived together
husband & wife till the death of John Hardin, the widow Navey Hardin after the death of husband she removed from North Carolina to
Tennessee. Further he has often heard John Hardin tell of his services in the Revolutionary war; that he was and understood & believed to have been a soldier in the American Army during the war of the Revolution; that he never heard it doubted by any [illegible]
Sworn to & subscribed before me this April the 18th day AD 1853.
TA Hicks
Test E.G. Hull J.P.  (seal)
North Carolina
McDowell County 
I hereby certify that the same A Hickz  whose name is signed to the above
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Affidavit is a man of good moral Character, & worthy to be believed Given under my hand seal the day & date above written
E. S. Hull J. P.

North Carolina
McDowell County  
I [illegible] Justice Clerk of Court of Pleas quarter sessions of said County Certify that E. Hull whose name is signed to the foregoing certificate
[illegible] commission & fully authorised Justice of the peace for McDowell County and by his [illegible] are entitled to full credence as such and that the signature to the certificate [illegible] witness to the affidavit are genuine Given
under my hand & the seal of my office, at office in Marion this 18th day of April AD 1853
[illegible] Neal Clk
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State of North Carolina 
Mc Dowell County

This day appeared before me Benja Brackett Esquire one of the acting Justices of the
peace in for said County of McDonald Jesse Burgin and have been duly sworn according to
[illegible], deposeth & sayeth that knew John Hardin and wife Nancy Hardin late of the County of Burke in North Carolina, that they lived together as man & wife till the death of John Hardin that after his death the widow Nancy Hardin moved to the State of Tennessee. He further states that it was the general belief among the neighbors that John Hardin was a soldier in the American army during the Revolutionary war. February the 1st day 1853
[illegible]

Sworn to & subscribed before me the day & date above written
Jesse Burgin
Benjamin Brackett J P

State of North Carolina
McDowell County  
I Benja Brackett Esq. one of the acting Judges of the peace in & for said County de hereby
certify that Jesse Bergin whose name is 
appended to the foregoing affidavit is a man of good moral character, & worthy to be believed
Benjamin Brackett J P
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State of North Carolina
County of McDowell

I Samuel J Neal Clerk of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions for said County hereby certify that Benjamin Brackett Esquire before whom the
foregoing affidavit was made, and who has thereto subscribed his name, was at the time
of so doing an authorized Justice of Peace
in for said County, and that his signature thereto is genuine.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of my office this the 11 day of February AD 1853
S. J. Neal clk
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State of North Carolina
McDowell County  
This day personally apeared before me Thomas G. Greenlee Esquire one of the acting Justices of the peace in and for the said County by Moses Curtis, & after having been duly sworn according to said deposeth & sayeth that he knew John Hardin & wife Nancy Hardin late of Burke County North Carolina; that he knew them prior to the year 1800; that he lived in the family as a boarder during the year 1798; that they then lived together as husband & wife & and several children some of whom were grown; that they continued to live together as husband & wife till the death of John Hardin about the year 1820, that after the death of her said Husband the said Nancy Hardin left North Carolina & move to the State of Tennessee. Affiant does not know that they were legally married, but believes they were
as it was so understood by the neighbors, & he never heard anything to the contrary. Affiant does not recollect distinctly whether John Hardin was reputed a soldier in the American Army during the revolutionary war
Sworn to & subscribed before me this the 11th day of February 1853
[illegible] Greenlee J. P.
Moses Curtis

North Carolina
McDowell County 
I hereby certify that Moses Curtis whose
name is signed to the foregoing affidavit is a
man of good moral character & worthy to be
believed. Given under my hand that the day
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State of North Carolina
Mc Dowell County

I Samuel J. Neal Clerk of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions for said County hereby certify that Thomas Greenlee Esquire before whom the foregoing affidavit was made, & who has thereto subscribed his name, was at the time of so doing an [illegible] Justice of the Peace in & for the County & State aforesaid & that his signature thereto is genuine

His testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand affixed the seal of my office this the 11th day of February 1853
[illegible] Neal clk
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State of Tennessee
Blount County,

Personally appeared before me Samuel Thomley Esqr an acting Justice of the Peace
in and for Blount County aforesaid on this 12th day of April 1853, Russel Gregory aged about fifty eight years & J C. Wright aged about Forty Six years Citizens of said County, with whom I am personally acquainted, who after being duly sworn according to law doth make the following statement, to wit, that they are personally acquainted with Mrs Nancy Hardin Widow of John Hardin Decd, that they have known her ever since she moved to Tennessee
some Twenty years & upwards since, that she was then understood to have moved from Burke County North Carolina & was understood to be the Widow of John Hardin deceased that they have known her ever since she moved to Tennessee some Twenty years & upwards since, that he was then understood to have moved Burke County North Carolina & was understood to be the widow of John Hardin Decd. that she has resided in Blount County Tenn ever since & has remained a widow ever since
Russel Gregory
James C. Wright
Sworn to & subscribed before
me the day & date above written, and I do further certify that I am in no way related to Mrs Nancy Hardin nor have I any interest
directly or indirectly in the Pension which she is making application for. I further certify that the Witnesses whose Signatures appear above are entitled to full faith & credit

Saml Ghormely Seal
Justice of the Peace
for Blount County
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State of Tennessee  
Blount County

I Robt A Tedford Clerk of the County Court of the County aforesaid do hereby certify that Saml Ghormley Esqr before whom the annexed declaration bearing date 12th of January 1853 and whose certificate appears thereto bearing date 5th of April 1853 and before whom the foregoing affidavits were made bearing date 12th of April 1853 is and was at the time of the several dates thereof and acting justice of the peace for Blount County duly authorized to administer oaths for final purposes and the signatures purporting to be his are genuine and also that I have no interest in the claim whatever

witness my hand at office with seal of office in Maryville this 22nd
of April 1853
Robt A Tedford Clk
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No. 7957
Application of 
Mrs. Nancy Hardin
Widow of John
Hardin Decd
For Pension
under Act of July 4th
1836
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Nancy Hardin
[illegible]
Rev
[illegible]
Hon S. A. Smith
H of R
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State of Tennessee
Blount County

I Spencer Henry Clerk of the County Court of said County do hereby certify that Saml Ghormley Esqr whose Genine Signature appears to the foregoing Certificate & affidavit is and was at the time thereof or acting Justice of the peace in & for said County duly Commissioned & sworn & that full faith & credit are due all his official acts as such

witness my hand and my Seal of office at office
in Maryville Feby 28 [illegible]
Spencer Henry Clk
By Walker. D Clk
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Washington DC
Dec 15 1853
Hon L L Waldo
Com of Pensions

Dear Sir,
Enclosed I send you a letter from John E Tool Esq of Maryville Tennessee if relation to the claim of Mrs. Hardin widow of John Hardin, for a pension.  
I hope it will receive an early examination, and of the present declaration or evidence is not suffice
will be much obliged to you point out the defects as I am well satisfied the claim ought to be allowed
Very Respectfully
Your obet svt
L. A. Smith
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Maryville Tennessee
June 4th 1853
Commissioner of Pensions,
Sir,
Enclosed you
will find an affidavit in support of Claim of Mrs Nancy Hardin Widow of John Hardin, whose claim was forwarded to the Department by me in April last. The paper has been recd from N Carolina since the other papers were sent,
Respectfully
John J. [illegible]
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Rejected
4599
Nancy Hardin

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