Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 3132, Daniel Carroll, Va.
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SERVICE NUMBER
Va. Carroll, Daniel S.2132.
Carded
CONTENTS
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Rev War 3132
INVALID.

File No. 3132
Daniel Carroll
Pvt. Va. line

Act: June 7,,/32
Index:-Vol. A, Page 57
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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See letter to Hon. G. W. Jones H.R.
25 March 1846-
See papers of Daniel Carroll, Act
1818, West Tennessee Roll. See
also papers of Hannah Carroll
rejected, Act 1838.

26707
West Tennessee
Daniel Carroll
of Wayne Co in the State of Tennessee
who was a private in the com commanded
by Captain Sharp of the regt. commanded
by Col Richards in the Virginia
line for 6 Months

Inscribed on the Roll of West Tennessee
at the rate of 20 Dollars - Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 5 day of May
1834 and Hon J B
Forester HR

Arrears to the 4th of March 60.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept. 10.00
$70.00
{Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by Danl Boyd Clerk,
Book E vol. 7 Page 81
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30,467
Daniel Carroll
Declaration for Pension

Return to A. J. Marchbanks
Minnesville
Tennessee

Hon. J. B. Forester
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State of Tennessee
County of Warren} S.S.
On this the 11th day of April AD. 1834, personally appeared in open Court before the Worshipfull Court of Please and quarter sessions for the County of Warren now sitting William McGriger, Philip Hoodenpyle and Frank Smartt - Esqs &c. Justices presiding and holding said Court, Daniel Carroll, a resident in the County of Warren State of Tennessee aforesaid Aged Sixty nine years the 10th day of January last who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his Oath make the 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 Officers and served as herein stated,
He was drafted into the service as he now thinks about or at least in the last days of May 1781, for Six Months service in Albemarle County and was then attached to a Company Commanded by Captain Robert Sharp of which - Bartholomew Harden was the Lieutenant his Company was attached to a Regiment Commanded by Col Holt, Richardson and Major John Richardson, from Charlotville they were marched to a little Place called Milton at which there was a public Magazine he thinks it was in Albemarle County, for the purpose of guarding the Magazine here they remained employed as a guard untill a short time before Washingtons attack upon Cornwallis at York, when his regiment was ordered to leave Milton and March to York which they accordingly did in going to which they crossed the South fork of Lewis River at Muffins ford, from there for the purpose of joining the Main Army they marched to Williamsburg in Va, at or near to which place they joined the American Army under the Command of the Generals Washington and Laffayette, from there they marched to Little York or York town on the York River, there he remained untill the surrender of the British under the Command of Lord Cornwallis, After this his Regiment was sent with a portion of the regulars to escort a portion of the prisoners taken at York Town to Pennsylvania, he and his regiment went as far as Philadelphia, at which place they were ordered back to Virginia in going from York Town to Philadelphia went through PEtersburg from Philadelphia they marched back to Charlottesville in Albemarle County in the state of Virginia at which place he was by his Captain Robert Sharp verbally discharged as he now thinks in the first part of December 1781, from there he returned to his residence in Albemarle County Va. he served at least Six Months in this Tower and he thinks a few days more. Claims Compensation for Six Months.
He was born in Albemarle County in the State of Virginia on the 19th day of January 1765.
He has a record of his age, it is in the Bible that was his fathers in his lifetime it is in the possession of his brother in Law in the State of Virginia -
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He was living in Albemarle County in the State of Virginia when called into the service some years after the revolution he moved to Goochland County in the State of Virginia and lived there about Six Years from there he moved to this Warren County State of Tennessee and has there resided ever since,
He was drafted into the service
He saw various Regular Officers at York Town does not (if he ever knew) now remember any of their names except that of Washington and Lafayette he saw there both of them he can not from memory name any of the Continental or Malitia Regiments except his own that was in the Army at the time of his service. He was in the Army at Yorktown, heard the report of the Cannon and saw the french Ships in the River. the part of the Army where he was stationed being malitia were out at any time during the siege called into active service (viz shooting)
He never received a written discharge from the service he was verbally discharged as above stated,
He is acquainted with and is known to James Taylor Edmond Taylor, James M Brown, Major Henry Trott Jr, John Woods, James Barkly, George W Thruston & Arthur Warren and drum others all of whoom live in his present neighbourhood and who can and will as he believes testify as to his character for veracity, and of their belief of his services as a soldier of the revolution.
He has no documentary evidence and knows of no person that he can procure who can testify to his services
There is no Clergyman living immediately in the vicinity of applicant or in his neighborhood, the nearest being in Rutherford County some miles distant
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension Roll of the agency of any State, Daniel Carroll
x his mark
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid in Open Court
William Edmondson Clerk of said court
We George W. Thurston & Arthur Warren residing in the County of Warren and State of Tennessee aforesaid and in the immediate neighbourhood of the above named applicant, Hereby Certify that We are well acquainted with Daniel Carroll, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be Sixty nine years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that We concur in that opinion and that there is no clergyman living in this neighbourhood
Arthur Warren
George W Thurston
Sworn to and subscribed in open Court
the day and year aforesaid,
William Edmondson Clerk of said court
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the inter-
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rogatires 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 George W Thurston and Arthur Warren who have signed the preceding Certifficate are residents in the County of Warren aforesaid and in the immediate neighbourhood of said Applicant and are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit, And the said Court further Certifies that it appears to them that there is no Clergyman residing in the neighborhood of the said applicant.
Wm. W George
Frank Smartt
Philip Hoodenpyle
I William Edmondson Clerk of the Court of Pleas and quarter sessions for the County of Warren in the State of Tennessee do hereby Certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Daniel Carroll for a Pension
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my private seal there being no seal of office of said Court yet provided this the 11th day of April A.D. 1834
William Edmondson Clerk
of the County Court of Warren County

Wm Edmondson is clerk of the
county court of Warren and
his signature as above is genuine
May 10th 1834 john B Forester
M Congress
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30,467
Daniel Carroll
Tennessee

from 1781 pr 6-
$20.

Hon: J. B. Forrester
H.R
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WAR DEPARTMENT
Pension Office,
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus:). You will, when
you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will by compling with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.

A Statement, shewing the service of Daniel Carroll
(heading) Period when the service was rendered.
May 1781

(heading) Duration of the
claimant's service.
Years. (blank)
Months. 6
Days. (blank)

(heading) Names and rank of the Field officers
under whom he served.
Cap. Sharp
Col. N. Richardson

(heading) Age at present and place of abode when he entered the service.

69
Va
(heading) Proof by which the declaration is supported.
Traditionary

See note [i]
Col: Richardson belonged to the continental establishment, and the applicants name is not found on the rolls. He should therefore prove his service by at least one witness as required in note [j].

I am respectfully, 
Your obedient servant,
JAMES L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.
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Regulations Under The Act of June, 7, 1832.
The following regulations has been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State Troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all person enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, & c.   Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as person who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
1. The Regular Troops.
2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers. 
3. Persons employed in the Naval Service. 
4. Indian Spies.
As rolls of the regular troops int eh Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all person claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides.  And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record. 
Declaration, 
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832. 
State, Territory, or District of County of
} ss. 
On this day of personally appeared (a) before A.B. a resident (b) of the 
in the country of 
and State, Territory or District of aged (c) years, who being first duly sworn, according to the 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, 1732.  That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) , with and serve in the 
(e) regiment of the line
line, under the following named officers:
{Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under name more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he marched. (hand symbol) This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid, A.B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was revolutionary solider, and served as he states. 
I of the Court of do herby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceeding of the said Court in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of &c. 
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, make such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out. 

Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers, or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar tot eh foregoing, with the following additions, viz: (k) We, A.B., a Clergyman, residing in the and C.D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with , who had
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alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
1. Where and in what year were you born?
2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?
3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?
4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?
5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services. 
6. {To a Soldier} Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it?? 
6. {To an Officer} Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant, will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons--one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditionary evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct
proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the inquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform,
and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.

[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words: "Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason
of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:-- For ___ year ___ months, and ___ days, I served as a ___. For ___ months and ___ days, I served as a ___, and for such services I claim a pension." It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months, is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the
papers.

Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.

Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[k] This traditionary evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
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