Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 17194, William Whicker, N.C.
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Service: N.C.
Whicker, William
Number: S. 17194
Carded
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19.664
Ohio

William Whicker
of Fayette in the State of Ohio
who was a private in the Co commanded
by Captain Gillam of the Reg commanded
by Col Moore in the No Carolina
line for 9 months

Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio
at the rate of 30 Dollars __ Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 9th day of August 1833 and sent to Jessee Millikan
Wahsington Fayette Co O

Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 $60.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept. 15.00
$75.00
{Revolutionary Claim,}
{Act June 7, 1832}
Recorded by  F. S. Evans Clerk, 
Book E Vol. 8. Page 28
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M Whicker
25518
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The State Ohio}
County of Fayette}
On this 4th day of October in the year 1832 personally appeared in open court before the court of common pleas holdin in and for said County before the [illegible] thereof now sitting William Whicker resident of said County of Fayette and State of Ohio and Township of Jefferson aged 69 years last May 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 and served as herein stated, he says that in September in the year 1778 as well as he remembers, but as to the year he is not absolutely certain, he was drafted into a Brigade or detachment commanded by Colonel William Moore, in the Company commanded by Captain William Gillam Lieutenant Henry Pertillar, and Ensign Isam Harrison, at Harrisburgh Granville County North Carolina for a tour of three months; immediately he was drafted he was marched the Waxaws near the Catawba River, where the army lay a considerable time, while they lay there he and several others of his company turned out under Colonel Morgan and marched about 18 or so miles in the night against a detachment of British and Tories under the Command of Colonel Rugerly, then at a place called Rugerly's Mill, that they marched in taking the whole detachment without any firing by con
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verting a pine log into the appearance of a cannon. that he then helped to guard the prisoners from there to Salisbury North Carolina, at which place he was soon after discharged his term of service having expired He further states that soon after he returned home he thinks within 2 or the 3 months after his said discharge a requisition was made that every fifteen men should furnish one, and that he and fourteen others drew lots and it fell on him to go again on a tour of 12 months that he drew the lots in Granville County N.C. where he was [illegible] and there resided, He further says that owing to his health having been impaired in his first tour he was advised to procure a substitute, and that he got one Elias Pettiford a colored, to take his place for one hundred and fifty dollars which he paid him that he went as a book in Capt. [illegible] Harrde's Company He further states that his brother James Whicker who had been drafted into Captain Hester's Company at the Battle of Guilford Courthouse left the Army with a good many others and came home, that soon after Captain Hester came to Granville County to collect those that had left the army, and that then this applicant agreed to take the place of his brother and was accepted by Capt. Hester and found Hester's Company at Ramsay's Mill on Deep river, where he remained under the command of Lieutenant James Ellison, Ensign not recollected, as a guard to guard the Mill and provisions and flour lodged there three months, the balance of his Brother's term then expired- at the expiration of which time he was discharged and returned home to [illegible]
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County- He further says that after his return home he does not now recollect how long, but not long before the close of the Revolutionary War he was hired as a substitute by General Thomas of Granville County N.C. to take the place of a millwright whose name he does not recollect, in the service of Genl Parsons building a mill for him- He says that he entered a Regiment of Cavalry under General Butler, Colonel Maben, in the Company commanded by Capt. James Blackwell and Lieutenant Patillar, at Wake County N.C. they then marched to Wilmington where the army making excursions after Tories until the news of peace arrived, soon after which he was discharged having made a tour of three months- He says that he has no documentary evidence of his service, and that he knows of no person by whom he can prove his service He says that he was born at Richmond Virginia but when very young moved to Granville County N.C. where he [illegible] after the war he then moved to Stoke County N.C. and about 1802 he moved to Greene County Ohio where he lived [illegible] about 2 years ago when he moved to Fayette County Ohio where he now resides as above stated, that he has no record of his age but is informed and believes that he was born in Sep 2 1763- He further says he never received any written discharge from service, 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 agency of any state-
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He says he was born in Hannover County Virginia but he doesnt recollect positively but believes in the year 1763 in May
The manner of his being called into service he has stated above, and the names of the officers and troops he has above stated
He was living where he has stated in Granville Co N.C. when called into service and soon after then were he moved to this state Green Co. where he lived till about 2 years ago when he moved to Fayette where he now resides
He says he is known to John M. Caleb, Richard Fansher John Biddle and others of his neighborhood who can testify as to his character for veracity and their belief of his services as a soldier of the Revolution- That there is no clergyman in his neighborhood
William + (his mark) Whicker
Sworn to and subscribed the day
and year aforesaid
Teste. Jesse Millikan Clerk

We John M Caleb, Richard Fansher and John Biddle and George Ruppart all of Jefferson Township Fayette Co Ohio hereby certify that we are well acquainted with William Whicker who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, and we believe him to be 69 years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and we concur in that opinion
John McKillip
John Biddle
Richard Fansher
George Ruppart
Sworn to and subscribed the
day and year aforesaid
Teste Jesse Millikan Clerk
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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 John McKillip, John Biddle, Richard Fansher, and George Ruppart who have signed the preceding certificate are residents in the said county of Fayette and are credible persons, and that their statement is entitled to credit. 
I Jesse Millikan Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Fayette in the State of Ohio, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original precedings in the matter of the application of William Whicker for a pension. 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this seventh day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two 
Jesse Millikan Clerk
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No. 25518
William Whicker Fayette County
Ohio

Adm 9. Months

Jesse Millikan Clk (Washington)
Fayette County Ohio
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War Department
Pension Office,
183_

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 show 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 complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim. 

A statement, showing the Service of William Whicker Fayette County Ohio

(Line 1)
Period when the service was rendered: Draft. Sept. 1778
Duration of the claimant's service.
Years: -
Months: 3
Days: - 
Rank of the claimant: private
Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served: Genl Butler, Col Moore, Cap Gillam, Col. Morgan
Age at present, and place of abode when he entered service: 69 years Granville County N. Carolina
Proof by which the declaration is supported: Traditionary evidence, papers properly attached. 

(Line 2) 
Period when the service was rendered: Draft - 
Duration of the claimant's service. 
Years: -
Months: 3
Days: - 
Rank of the claimant: private
Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served: 
Age at present, and place of abode when he entered service: "
Proof by which the declaration is supported: "

(Line 3) 
Period when the service was rendered: Draft - 
Duration of the claimant's service. 
Years: - 
Months: 3
Days: - 
Rank of the claimant: private
Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served: Genl Thomas, Genl Butler, Col Maben, Cap Blackwell
Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service: "
Proof by which the declaration is supported: "

I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant, 
J. L. Edwards,
Commissioner of Pensions
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Regulations Under The Act of June 7, 1832.
The following regulations have 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 persons 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 persons 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 in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons 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.  resident (b) of __ in the county of __ and State, Territory or District of __ aged (c) __ 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 he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) __, with __ and served in the __ (e) regiment of the __ 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 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 resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. 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 a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. 
I __ of the Court of __ do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings 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, making 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 to the 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 has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be __ years of age; 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. 
Sworn to and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.] 
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 A.B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the __ and that C.D. who has also signed the same is a resident in the __ and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit. 
I, __ Clerk of the Court of __ do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings 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, this __ day of __ &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction. 
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his-
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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? 
{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 enquiry 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 service 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 decease, 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 be invariably 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 swore, 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 service 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 device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificated or 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 answer to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
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Rev. & 1812 Wars Section.

March 3, 1926.

Matthew N. Whicker,
913 Cottage Avenue, 
Fort Wayne, Indiana. 

Sir:
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 17194, it appears that William Whicker was born in Richmond, Virginia or in Hanover County, Virginia in May or September 1763, and when very young moved to Granville County, North Carolina. 
While a resident of Granville county he enlisted in September 1780, served three months as a private in Captain William Gillam's Company, Colonel William Moore's North Carolina Regiment and was at the battle of Rugley's Mill. 
He enlisted in 1781 soon after the battle of Guilford and served three months, as a substitute for his brother James Whicker, in Captain Hester's North Carolina Company. 
He enlisted, not long before the close of the Revolution, and served three months as a private in Captain James Blackwell's Company, Colonel Mebane's North Carolina Regiment.
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He was allowed pension on his application executed October 4, 1832 while a resident of Jefferson Township, Fayette County, Ohio. His residence subsequent to 1832 is not stated. 
There is no data on file as to his family other than the reference to his brother James. 
Owing to the lack of a clerical force available for the purpose, only two histories furnished each person. 

Respectfully, 

Winfield Scott
Commissioner.
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17.194
Invalid. 

No. 17.194
William Whicker
Priv Rev War

Act: June 7" 32
Index:- Vol.__, Page 485
[Arrangement of 1870.] 

(Left Page)
Oct 2, 1905 History to Mrs. C. M. Atkinson
1905 Dec. 5- History to J. W. Whicker
Feby 21, 1907 Tombstone data
to Q. M. Genl USA A.O.T.
July 19 1907 History to N. L. Kerwood. V.L.M.

1910 Sept. 3 Hist to Mr. J.W. Whicker. M.B.H.
data from catalogue card

1913 July 19 Hist to Hon. Martin A. Morrison V.L.M.
1917 Mch 28 Hist to Ruthann Whicker 
1917 Aprl 6 Hist to Eva Zimmerman
1928 May 14 - Hist to Hon. A. H. Vestal. Hist letter in [illegible]
S.32595 of Wm Williams. [illegible]
1928 Mch. 3- Hist. to Matthew N. Whicker
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Zimmerman

(Stamp)
Pension Office.
O
U.S.
Apr 21 1917
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Rev sec

National Military Home, Indiana,
April 19, 1917.

Pension Department,
Washington, D.C.
Honorable Sir:

Will you please be so kind as to send me the war record of William Whicker who enlisted in the Revolutionary War from Harrisburg, Granville Co., N.C. and who resided in Fayette Co., Ohio when his claim for a pension was allowed? 
It is quite necessary that I have this information at the earliest possible moment, as it is requested that this knowledge be given by every member of a large corporation of which my brother is an employee. 

Thanking you in advance, I am
Very truly yours, 
Miss Eva Zimmerman
National Military Home, Indiana.
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May 14, 1925

Honorable Albert H. Vestal
House of Representatives

My dear Mr. Vestal: 
In response to your letter of the 11th instant, I have the honor to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S. 17194 it appears that William Whicker was born in Richmond, Virginia or in Hanover County, Virginia in May or September 1763, and when very young moved to Granville County, North Carolina. 
While a resident of said county he enlisted in September 1780, served three months as a private in Captain William Gillam's Company, Colonel William Moore's North Carolina Regiment and was at the battle of Rugley's Mill. 
He enlisted in 1781 soon after the battle of Guilford and served three months, as a substitute for his brother James Whicker, in Captain Hester's North Carolina Company. 
He enlisted, not long before the close of the Rev-

(Handwritten Information)
This hist. [history] was sent in preference to the other 2 in files, as former inquiries had described this man's service and stated he died in Del Co. Ind
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olution, and served three months as a private in Captain James Blackwell's Company. Colonel Mebane's North Carolina Regiment. 
He was allowed pension on his application executed October 4, 1832 while a resident of Jefferson Township, Fayette County, Ohio. His residence subsequent to 1832 is not stated. 
There is no data on file as to his family other than the reference to his brother James. 
Very truly yours, 

Deputy Commissioner.
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Whicker

(Stamp)
Pension Office
U.S.
Mar 15 1917
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FCG Rev


LaFayette, Indiana
March, 13, 1917

Mr. G.M. Saltzgaber, Commissioner,
Department of the Interior, 
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir: 
In an effort to enable you to identify the pension record of William Whicker who served in the War of the Revolution I beg to submit the following: 
William Whicker served in the War of the Revolution from the state of North Carolina. His Captain at one time was Captain Hester and he served under General Caldwell. He was in the battle of Cowpens and was wounded at Rugley's Mills. He was also in the battle of Guilford Court House. He received a pension for his services and was living in Fayette County, Ohio at the time. When he was discharged from the army he was living in Gilford County, North Carolina. He was born about 1760 and died in Delaware County, Indiana in 1850 or 1852. He was the last Revolutionary soldier to die in Indiana. He left no widow. 
I trust this will help you to locate the war history for me and assuring you of my appreciation of anything you can do, I beg to remain, 
Very respectfully, 
Ruthann Whicker

101 South Fourth Street, 
LaFayette, Indiana. 

William Whicker - full name
Might possibly be spelled Whickcar. 

There are two N.C. troops
this record is S. 17194 - Fayette Co Ohio
though the other one lived in Guilford Co afterward
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Sixty-Second Congress
William A. Jones, VA., Chairman.
Finis J. Garrett, Tenn.--William Schley Howard, Ga. 
Matthew R. Denver, Ohio.--William F. Murray, Mass. 
Charles V. Fornes, N.Y.--Marlin E. Olmsted, Pa. 
Harvey Helm, Ky.--Edgar D. Crumpacker, Ind. 
Frank Clark, Fla.--Charles E. Fuller, Ill. 
Martin A. Morrison, Ind.--Elbert H. Hubbard, Iowa.
William A. Dickson, Miss.--Charles R. Davis, Minn. 
Clement Cabell Dickinson, Mo.--Elmer A. Morse, Wis. 
James S. Davenport, Okla.--Horace M. Towner, Iowa.
Oscar Callaway, Tex.--Luis Munoz Rivera, Porto Rico. 
Adam S. Littlepage, W. Va.  
Herbert L. Smith, Clerk. 

Committee on Insular Affairs,
House of Representatives, 
Washington.

July 16, 1913.

Hon. G.M. Saltzgaber, 
Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir: 
I have an inquiry from a constituent of mine as to the military service rendered in the Revolutionary War by one William Whicker. 
It is said that he was born in Hanover county, Virginia, enlisted from Granville county, North Carolina, and received a pension for the service he rendered while living in Fayette county, Ohio. 
If the name of William Whicker appears upon the rolls in your Bureau, I shall be pleased, to be furnished with the fullest details of his service, together with the monthly pension he drew, the date the pension was allowed (and the length of time the pensioner drew a pension.)
Very truly yours, 
Martin A. Morrison
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J.W. Whickcar
Attorney at Law
Attica, Ind. 
Aug 27, 1916.

Pension Department,
Washington, D.C.

Gentlemen: 
Will you please send me by return mail everything you have in regards to william Whicker, who was a soldier in the Revolutionary War, and enlisted in Granville county, North Carolina, and received a pension for his service? He secured his pension while living in Fayette county, Ohio. Please give me all the information you can in regards to this pension, and oblige, 

Your's,
J.W. Whickcar
J.R.
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(Stamp)
Pension Office.
U.S. 
Aug 29 1910

(Second Stamp)
Record Division
Aug 30 1910

(Date Stamp)
Sep 1 1913
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J.W. Whickcar,
Attorney at Law and Notary,
Real Estates and Loan

Attica Ind Nov 18th 1905,
Commissioner of Pensiones, Washington. D.C.
Will you kindley send me the military history of William Whicker, a soldier in the Revolutionary War V.L.M. Inv.File 17194,
In sending this information I would like for you to add in Remarks the Rigment and Company and divishion and the General he served under and all the information his application for pension and his affidavits to secure the pension shows inregards to his war record and greatley oblige, 
J.W. Whicker,

Address J.W. Whicker, Attica Indiana. 

(Stamp)
Old War & Navy
Nov 21 1905
Files.
U.S.P.E.

(Second Stamp)
First Deputy Commissioner
Nov 21 1905
U.S.
Pension Office
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Pine Village
Oct 4th '08?

Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D.C.

A few weeks ago I wrote you concerning the Services of William Whicker who was in the Revolutionary War and was pensioned for his services through a descendant of his I find the name has always been used and spelled interchangeably "Whickcar, Whicker, Whickar, Whickear, Whiccar" any of these are the same man and he was my great great grandfather. I am very desirous of joining the D.A.R. immediately before their convention, so if you will kindly give me the information from Washington I will be glad I have every thing else ready and
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know that I am eligible I have another great great grandfather John Campbell that was in the Revolution but it is a little more trouble for one to get some other information I need while I have everything ready concerning William Whicker just as soon as I hear from Washington I can join
[illegible] 
Elizabeth Atkinson
Pine Village
Ind. 
(Warren W.)

(Stamp)
Pension Office
A
U.S.
Oct 6 1905

17194
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[illegible]
#518 Elliott Street

[illegible] Ind. 
June 29th 1907,
Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington D.C.
Dear Sir:-
Our Grand Army Post at this place are trying to make a complete Record of the military history of all soldiers who are buried in our county. To assist us in this work, I would like the military record of Sewel Gilbert a soldier of the Revolution from Cavendish Vermont. We have the impression there are two enlistments in his case.
Also the record of William Whitcar or Whicker, who, we have have understood, was a Sergeant in the company of Capt. Hester of the North Carolina Line, probably in Mebane's regiment of cavalry.
By compliance with this request you will confur a [illegible] upon the descendants of these early heroes and enable us to keep their memory fresh in the hearts of our people. 
Yours Respectfully- A. L. Kirwood
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O.W. and N.
(Stamp)
Old War & Navy
Sep 22 1905
Files 
U.S.P.E.

Pine Village, Ind.
Sept 18th 1905
R

Commissioner of Pensions
I want the record of William Whickar who served in the Revolutionary war and was pensioned for his services He went to the war from Guilford County North Carolina I want everything all the dates concerning his enlistment and discharges as I desire to become a member of the D.A.R. I am a great great grand daughter of William Whickar. 
Address,
Mrs C.M. Atkinson
Pine Village.
Ind.
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War Record of 
2-William Whicker's
(or - Whickcar)
913 Cottage Ave.
Fort Wayne Ind
2-28-28

Comm. of Pensions
Dept Interior (Rev Div)
Washington D.C.
Dear Sir:
(1) Please send me the war record as shown by the pension papers of William Whicker, a Revolutionary soldier who served in Greent's Army and who secured a pension while living in Warren County Ohio, and who died in Delaware county Indiana 
(2) I should also like to have the record of another William Whicker, a Revolutionary soldier who secured his pension
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while living in Delaware County, Ohio.
One of these men may have spelled his name Whickcar (Whickcar)
I should like also to have the war of 1812 records of
Asa Whicker
Luke Whicker
Benny Whicker
Matthew Whicker
but do not hold up the record of the Warren Co. Ohio Wm Whicker of the Revolution on account of these. 
I am desirous of joining the S.A.R. and wish the first record for this
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purpose. 
Yours truly
Matthew N. Whicker
Matthew N Whicker
913 Cottage Ave
Fort Wayne
Indiana.
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S.17194

July 18, 1913.

Hon. Martin A. Morrison,
House of Representatives, 
My dear Mr. Morrison:
In reply to your letter dated the sixteenth and received the seventeenth instant. I have the honor to advise you that from the papers in the claim of William Whicker, Sur. File No. 17,194, Rev. War, it appears that soldier was born in May or September, 1763, at Richmond, Virginia, or in Hanover County, Virginia, and while a resident of Granville County, North Carolina. entered the service about September 1760. in Captain William Gillam's company, Colonel William Moore's regiment, marched to the Waxhaws and while there turned out under Colonel Morgan against a detachment of British and Tories under Colonel Rugeley at Rugeley's Mill, captured the whole detachment and afterwards helped guard the prisoners to Salisbury, North Carolina served three months. 
He next substituted for his brother James, in Captain Hester's company, joining the same at Ramsay's Mill where he guarded provisions, and served three months. 
Not long before the close of the Revolution, he enlisted in Captain James Blackwell's company. in Colonel Mebane's Cavalry. they marched to Wilmington, making excursions after Tories
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File No. 17,194. - 2

until news of peace arrived: served at this time, three months. 
He was allowed pension of $30.00. per annum, on an application executed October 4, 1832, while a resident of Jefferson Township, Fayette County, Ohio: Certificate issued August 9, 1833. 
There is no other data as to family on file. 
For date of last payment of his pension, person to whom paid, and probably date of death, application should be made to the Auditor for the Interior Department. Treasury Department, citing the following data:
William Whicker, Certificate No. 19,664,
issued August 9, 1833, under Act of June
7, 1832, at the Ohio Agency. 
Very truly yours,
E. C. Triman
Acting Commissioner.
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O.W. and N. Division. 
3-525.
Department of the Interior,
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D. C., __, 190_

V.L.M.
[illegible] File 17194
Rev. War
Sirs
In reply to your request of June 29, received July 1st for a statement of the military history of William Whicker a soldier of the Revolutionary War, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau. 

(Line One)
Dates of Enlistment or Appointment.: Sept. 1780
Length of Service.: 3 mos
Rank.: Pvt.
Officers under whom service was rendered.
Captain: William Gillam
Colonel: William Moore
State.: N.C.

(Line Two)
Dates of Enlistment or Appointment.: substitute for his brother James
Length of Service.: 3 mos
Rank:
Officers under whom service was rendered.
Captain: Hester
Colonel: --
State.:

(Line Three)
Dates of Enlistment or Appointment.: near close of war
Length of Service.: 3 mos
Rank: 
Officers under whom service was rendered.
Captain: James Blackwell
Colonel: Mebane
State.: 

Battles engaged in Rugley's Mill
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Granville Co. N.C.
Date of application for pension, Oct. 4, 1832 His claim was allowed
Residence at date of application, Fayette Co. Ohio (Jefferson Twp.)
Age at date of application, Born May or Sept 1763 at Richmond Va or in Hanover Co. Va.
Remarks: 
Brother James
Very respectfully,
Mr. N. L. Kerwood
518 Elliott St.
[illegible] Ind. 
Commissioner. 
*battle Rugley's Mill was Dec 1780