Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 2,959, Richard Dillon, N.C. Privateer.
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(9 - 1776)
Service
N.C. Privateer.
Dillon, Richard

NUMBER
R. 2959

CONTENTS
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Acts of July 14, 1882, and March 3, 1873. [STRIKETHROUGH]

2959 [ILLEGIBLE 3 LETTER WORD]

P.O. Richard Dillon

Service: ____

Enlisted: __ , 18
Discharged: __, 18
[REJECTED] stamped across rows

Application filed: __, 18
Illeges: __
Re-enlisted: __

Attorney: __
P.O. __

__ Recognized. __ Contract

__ Cert of Dis. Searched for __, 18
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Richard Dillon
Mississippi

Act 7th June 1832

Rejected

See to the 11th Nov 1833

to 

James Y. McNabley

Holnieviette
Pihe Co
Mississippi
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27.627
Richard Dillon
[ILLEGIBLE NOTE]
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State of Mississippi
Pike County
On the 22nd day of April 1833 personally
appeared in open Court before the Honor
able Robert Love, Judge of the Probate
Court now setting Richard Dillon a resident of Pike County State of Mississippi aged Eighty seven years six months
and some days who being 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. States that he was drafted under Captain John Faulk in Bertie County, North Carolina, Marched from thence to North West River Bridge in the month of March next, to Head quarters, and placed under
Colonel Blunt in Virginia, but has no recollection of the of very of the subaltern officers nor their places of residence.  was also commanded by General Gregory. Claimant himself resided when drafted
near Edenton Sound Bertie County North Carolina. Claimant entered the service [crossed out "between"] in the year 1781. Served in one Battle under General Gregory
at the Norwest River Bridge and served one three months tour under him received his discharge and returned home. Afterwards in the summer of 1781 Enlisted on Board of Private Greyhound
Commanded by Captain Saml Butler and rema
ince on Board until he was taken Prisoner by
Frigate Balona bearing thirty six guns and Com
manded by Capt Kennedy a Scotchman) and has
no particular recollection of the length of time he
was presence of war but as well as he recollects
nine months and then Pasilled upon Hener
can recollect of any man living who can
prove the services here referred to has no docker
mentary evidence at all and hereby relinquishes
every claim whatsoever to a pension or annuity
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except the present and declare that any name is not on the Pension roll of the agency of any state.
Question. Where and in what year were you born? 
A. In the State of Virginia Norfolk County, on the 7th day of October 1745 as appears from the record of my Father from the information of my Mother.
Q. Have you any Record of your age & where is it?
A. In my Bible at Home a copy from my Fathers Record as Informed of my mother.
Q. Where were you living when called into service
A. .In Bartee County North Carolina on Edenton Sound
Q. Where have you lived since and where do you now live
A. I moved from North Carolina in the year 1790 from Bartee County N.C to Barnesville District in South Carolina and remained there until the 20th March 1807 and moved from there to the Mississippi in Amite County where I remained about three years, thence moved to Marion now [illegible] County Miss and have been here ever since
Q. How were you called into service were you drafted?
A. I was drafted as above stated
Q. Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, if so by whom was it written and what has become of it
A. I received an Honorable and written discharge from General Gregory, kept for a number of years but it has been long since lost. 
I can refer to my neighbors Revd Willis Magee and Peter Quire and to many others who can and will testify to my character veracity probity [illegible]
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Sworn to and subscribed to
in open Court the 22nd day
of April 1833
Ja Y McNabb Clerk
Richard Dillon
We
Willis Magee ((a Clergyman), and Peter Quire Esq
Presiding in Pike County and State of Mississippi
do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with
Richard Dillon who has subscribed and
sworn to the above declaration that we
believe him to be between eighty seven and
Eighty Eight years of age and that he is
reputed and believed in the neighborhood
where he resides to have been a soldier of
the revolution and that we concur in
that opinion Willis Magee Clergyman 
Sworn and subscribed to
Peter Quire J.P.
in open court 22nd of
April 1833
Ja Y McNabb Clerk
And the said Court do hereby declare this
opinion after the investigation of the matter
and after pulling 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 Willis Magee who has
Signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman
resident in Pike County and that Peter Quire
who has also signed the same is a resident of said
County and is a creditable person and that their
statements are entitled to credit Robert Love Judge
of Probate Seal
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A Statement, showing the service of Richard Dillon
Pike County
Period when
the service
was under
1781
Duration of the
claimants
Service
Mont
of
Miss.
Col. Blunt
┃ as engage
Rank of
Names and
the
┃ Names and Battle in
Country
┃ Claimant ┃
Place of
to ┃
Evidency
Rank of the Rank of the which the through & do when
company
┃ General
&
applicant which he
officersum-field officer
der whom
he served
he by which
enterth
┃ the declar
March
Service
ation is
age
┃ at the pres
supported ┃
ent period
Private Capt. John
Faulk
Capt. Sam Genl Gregory-
Butler
Northwest
┃ river brideport of

North -
Carolina
&
┃ Virginia
┃ Barter
┃ County
North Car
Olina
know
of Know
evidence
living by
┃ whom I have
┃ prove my
services
The State of Mississippi ⎬ I Jay McNabb Clerk of the
County of Pike ⎬ Court of said County do here
that the afore going contains the original proceedings in the matter
of the application of Richard Dillon for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set
my hand and seal of office this twenty
Second day of April eighteen hundred
and thirty three
Jal M Nabb Clak