Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 1711, John Cameron, N.C.
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Printed index card

NC
Cameron, John
Jane

W. 1711
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Printed card

H.157
North Carolina
John Cameron of Cumberland in the State of North Carolina who was a pri: cav & inf in the company commanded by Captain McCranie in the North Carolina line for 7 months

Inscribed on the roll of North Car. at the rate of 25 dollars 83 cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March 1831

Certificate of Pension issues the 12th day of July '33 and sent J. Winslow Fayetteville N.C.

Arrears to the 4th of March '33 - 51.66
Semi-an allowance ending 4 Sept" - 12 9 1/2
$64.57 1/2

Revolutionary claim
Act June 7 1832

Recorded by Wm Miller Cleark
Book E Vol 6 Page 36
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North Carolina
Cumberland County
Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions
September Term 1832

On this the 4th day of September personally appeared before the Court aforesaid John Cameron a resident of the County aforesaid aged sixty eight years of age 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 Neil McCranie Captain (November the 1st 1781) commanding a troop of horse, Thomas Armstrong Colonel of the same, which said troop was raised in Cumberland County and state aforesaid. That he was discahrged February 1st 1782 having served with Captain McCranie about three months. That he was pricipally engaged in guarding prisoners at Cross Creek and keeping the Tories under in that, that was the amount of his duty under the command of Capt McCranie.

The same year he entered the state regiment in  the month of July under the command of Capt John Mebane of Chatham County in the same regiment he was acquainted with Capt Thoroughgood, Jones Tabb all under the command of Major Lewis and Major Crofton. That this time he served four months and was discharged in the month of November 1782 at Hillsborough in Orange County. he joined and served both tours as a volunteer. That he joined and was stationed at one Dowds in Cumberland County now Moore County and after remaining there some weeks he marched down to the Raft Swamp known as the "Freeland". That there they took several prisoners, one of which they hung, that afterwards at one Dowds they hanged three more, all Tories
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From Dowd's they marched to Cane Creek in the edge this affiant believes of Orange County at Lindley's Mills. That after remaining there about a week, the received orders to march to Hillsborough which they accordingly did and were there discharged.
In the past service his discharges were signed by Capt Neil McCranie and Col. Armstrong, the second by John Mebane, Capt. only. Both the discharges he has lost and although he has made diligent search for the same they cannot be found by him. That he then resided in Cumberland where he was born and has resided there ever since.
That he was born in Cumberland County September 24 1764
The record of his age was in the family bible the first leaf of which containing his age he now has.
When called into service he was living in Cumberland and has resided there ever since.
That he joined the service as a volunteer.
The names of officers with whom he served were Col. Armstrong, Majors Lewis and Crofton, Cpts McCranie, Mebane, Thoroughgood, Jones, Tabb, Lieutenants Hodges, Birdsong, [illegible]
His discharges were given as above stated
The pension to whom he is known in the neighborhood as a man of respectability and veracity and who can testify that he has always been considered a Revolutionary War soldier are Daniel McCormick Justice of the Peace and Archibald Campbell and Richard Huckabee esq JP and Malcolm Clark [illegible] Needham Walker who served with this affiant in Capt McCranie's troop the three first months of his service has hereunto been appended his affidavit in proof of his service.
And the said Cameron hereby releases all claim for a pension or annuity except
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the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any [illegible]
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
John Cameron
JM McDaiarmid, clk

Personally appeared before the Court aforesaid Needham Walker and after being duly sworn according to law doth on his oath say that he and John Cameron joined Capt McCranie's company of horse in 1781 and served together in the manner as stated by said Cameron 
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Wm L Walker
JM McDaiarmid, clk

Personally appeared before the Court aforesaid Daniel McCormick and Richard Huckabee and after being duly sworn according to law doth on their oaths say they are well acquainted with the applicant John Cameron and they believe him to be a man of truth and veracity and that he has always been thought to be a soldier of the revolution and that his statement is entitled to full faith and credit
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
D.M. McCormick
R Huckabee
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefits of the provisions of the Act of Congress passed 2nd February 1848 and of the joint resolution of 1st July 1848

State of North Carolina
Cumberland County
Be it known that on the 30th day of Nov 1848 personally appeared before the subscriber an acting Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid Mrs. Jane Cameron a resident of said county aged 77 years
That having been duly sworn according to law on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provisions of the act of Congress above stated.
That she is the widow of John Cameron a pensioner of the United States as a soldier of the Revolutionary War at the rate of twenty-five 92/100 dollars per annum.
That her husband the said John Cameron died on the 7th day of June 1842.
That she married the said John Cameron in the year 1795.
That she has herewith furnished proof of her marriage with her husband the said John Cameron and that proof of his service is already on file in the Department.
Sworn to and subscribed
Jane Cameron her mark
Ono the day and year above written before me
DMcCormick JP
State of North Carolina
witness Mi[illeghible] A Cameron

State of North Carolina
Cumberland County
I hereby certify that Mrs Jane Cameron who has personally appeared before me and made oath to the foregoing declaration is personally known to me as the identical person she represents herself to be, and I further certify that from bodily infirmity she is unable to appear at the Court of said County. I also certify that full faith and credit is due to her statements.
Given under my hand and seal
this 30th day of Nov 1848
DMcCormick JP
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John Cameron was born 24th day of September in the year of our Lord 1764

Jean Dobins was born 2oth day of March in the year of our Lord 1774

and they married the 24th day of December in the year of our Lord 1795

North Carolina Cumberland County
I so hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy taken from an old volume of the "Westminster Confessions of Faith Larger and Shorter Catechisms & etc" printed in the year MDCCLXX1
Produced in open court and verified by the testimony of respectable witness to the satisfaction of said court as the family record of Jean Cameron above named

In testimony where of I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my seal of office this 26th day of October AD 1849
PMcLaurin
Clerk