Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 4,819, for Joseph Shaw, Pennsylvania
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Penn.
Shaw, Joseph
S. 4,819
carded
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12.29
North Carolina
Joseph Shaw
of Wake in the State of N. Car;
who was a pvt in the Company commanded
by Captain Jameson of the [blank] commanded
by [blank] in the [illegible]
time for 1 year.
Inscribed on the Roll of N. Carolina
at the rate of 40 dollars [blank] Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the
26 day of Apr.,'33
and  [illegible] D. L.
Barringer, Raleigh
Arrears to the 4th of March, 1833    80-
[illegible] allowance ending 4 Sept.  20-
                                                             $100-
Revolutionary Claim
Act June 7, 1832
Recorded by Nathaniel Rice, Clerk
Book E, Vol 6, Page 55
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State of North Carolina
Wake County
August [illegible] 1832
Joseph Shaw formally appeared in open court of the County and State aforesaid aged Seventy five 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 Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832 That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers & served as herein stated - that when he entered the Service he lived in Bucks County Pennsylvania he first went out as a soldier under one Captain Jameson of the militia That they marched to the White Marsh Hills where he saw General Washington at the time the British was in Philadelphia that they had a skirmish with the British between that place and Philadelphia that he thinks he was out two or three months that they were attached to the command of Col [blank] afterwards General that he was repeatedly afterwards called into service and was out at Trenton across the Delaware was also stationed at [illegible] about 10 miles from where he lived was in no general 
engagements tho in several skirmishes that he was out in all between two & three years that he removed to this county where he has since lived about 49 or so years 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 any state
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Sworn to and subscribed  
Signed:  Joseph (his X mark) Shaw

We the undersigned hereby certify that we have been acquainted with Joseph Shaw, who has made the within declaration, for the last 10 years as a citizen of this county and we supposed he is about 75 years of age and as far as we have known or had come to believe he has uniformly supported the character of an honest and moral man as well as a man of truth and that we should not hesitate to believe any statement he might make (illegible) and that he has been generally (illegible) as a revolutionary soldier.  
Signed:  Wm. R. Hinton, Wm. Chrenshaw

The court hereby certify that after due examination they are satisfied that the above named Joseph Shaw was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states, the court further certifies that William R. Hinton and Wm. Chrenshaw who have certified above are both men of high character in this county, that the said Hinton (illegible) of this county and is now a Baptist minister and Chrenshaw has been a magistrate in the county
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State of North Carolina
Wake County
Benjamin S King
Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas

I (illegible) of Wake County hereby certify that the foregoing contains a copy of the original proceedings of the said court in the application of Joseph Shaw for a pension in testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 23 day of August 1832.
Signed:  B.S. King
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17.678
Joseph Shaw

{middle information illegible}


20 March
D. L. Barringer
Raleigh
N. C.
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BRIEF in the case of Joseph Shaw of (illegible) county in the state of N. Carolina
(Act 7th June, 1832)

1.  Was the declaration made before a court or 
  judge:  Open court

2. If before a judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity:

3.  How old is he:  75 years

4.  State his service, as directed in the form annexed.

Period:  Time not specified
Names of general and field officers under whom he served:  Capt. Jameson -Penn.
Alleges that he was in and out in all between 2 & 3 years

5.  In what battles was he engaged: (illegible) stated

6.  Where did he reside when he entered the service:  Bucks County Penn.

7.  Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence or by the rolls:  Traditionary evidence alone

8.  Are the papers defective as to form or authentication, and if so, in what respect?

I certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned. 
Signed:  Wm. Gordon, Examining Clerk
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State of North Carolina
April 8th 1833
Wake County

Joseph Shaw this day appeared before D.L. Barringer,and David Brassfield acting Justices of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid and made the following statement in addition to the Declaration heretofore made by him that in reply to the 1,2,4,5,6,7, interrogations presented the War Department, he says in answer to the first he was born in Bucks County Pennsylvania in the year 1758 -
2. Have you any record of your age - if so, where is it - Answer: I have none and know my age only from family tradition having lived near my father until within twenty years.
4 How were you called into service - were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you conscripted if so for whose division. I was called into service only by conscript and cannot now state by reason of a failure of memory the number of town or [illegible]
5.State some of the regular officers who were with the troops when you served - such regiments of militia as you can [illegible] and how long you did serve -- Answer
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That he cannot probably state the precise length of his but service but that he served more than one and less than two years and not two or three .as appears in the copy of his former declaration now read to him.
6th Did you receive a discharge and if so by whom was it given and where is it?
Answer: I have no recollection of having rec'd a discharge.
7th. State any persons in your neighborhood to whom you are known and who can speak of your character for [illegible] a belief of your being a revolutionary soldier --
Answer. I am known to the Rev. William R. Hinton and Wm Crenshaw whose depositions are attached to my former declaration and I am known to Mr. Jacob Hunter and to both your worships having lived for a long time in your neighborhood.
Sworn to and subscribed in presence of us this 8th day of April, 1833.
D.L. Barringer                         his
David Brasfield           Joseph X Shaw
                                                mark
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Truth, and that he has been reported to have been a soldier of the Revolution. Sworn to and subscribed in presence of us this 8th day of April, 1833.
D.L. Barringer (JP)           Jacob Hunter
David Brasfield (JP)


WE, D.L. Barringer and David Brasfield, Justices of the Peace for the state and county aforesaid do hereby certify that we have for many years been acquainted with Joseph Shaw an applicant for a pension, and that we believe him to be a man of moral habits and veracity, and that he served in the Revolutionary War as he stated.  And that Jacob Hunter is a respectable citizen entitled to the [illegible] credit.
Given under our hands and seals the day and year first above written.
D.L. Barringer (JP)
David Brasfield (JP)
And we further certify that the said Joseph Shaw is not able by reason of age and infirmity to attend Court.  Given under our hands and seals the day and date above written.
David Brasfield (JP)
D.L. Barringer (JP)
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State of NoCarolina       }
Wake County                 }

I Benjamin S King [Illegible portion] Soldiers for the County of [illegible portion] do hereby certify that [illegible] L Barringer and David Brasfield Esqs [illegible portion] appears [illegible] were both [illegible] of said County and I am [illegible] 
acquainted with her hand and [illegible portion extends to end of writing] 

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State of NoCarolina   }
Wake County             }
 
I Benjamin S. King, clerk of the Court of [illegible] for the County of [illegible] Do hereby Certify that [illegible]

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Rev War?
INVALID.
File No. 4819
Joseph Shaw
Pvt Rev War
Act: June 7 1832
Index:-Vol. M, Page 337
[Arrangemetn of 1870.]