Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 19,484, for Drewry Tann, North Carolina
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(8-1776)
SERVICE
N.C.
CONTENTS
Tann, Drewry
NUMBER
S. 19484
carded
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Virginia 23.945
Drewry Tann
So. Hampton in the State of Va
who was a pr
in the Compy commanded
by Captain Hadley of the
commanded by 
in the N.C.
line for 15 month

Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia
at the rate of 50 Dollars Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 25 day of Apl. 34
and sent to  Jas Rochelle
[illegible] Va


Arrears to the 4th of Mar 24 150.--
Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept- 25.--
$175.
Revolutionary Claim, 
Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by NattRice, Clerk,
Vol. 61/2 Page 35
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Admit as private
15 mo. $50
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State of North Carolina
Secretary of State's Office
I William Hill Secretary of State in and for the State
aforesaid, do certify that it appears from the muster rolls
of the Continental line of this State in the revolutionary
war, that Drury Tann  a private in Cap. Hadley's
Company of the 10th Regiment enlisted on the 1st
day of August 1782 for 18 months, and that nothing 
more is said of him on said rolls
Given under my hand this 21st
day of April 1834
Wm. Hill
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Drewry Tann
Va
30.469.
Pt. Hadley's Co. 1st Auf. 82
for 18 mo!
Admit as private
15 months $50
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State of Virginia
Southampton County ⎬ SS
On this 7 day of March
1834 personally appeared in open court before
the Justices of the county court of Southampton
now sitting Drewry Tann (a Freeman of
Colour) a resident of said County aged about
Senty 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 the 7th 1832
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That he enlisted under Capt Hadley in the County of Wake in the State of North Carolina and (states the manner he came in the service as follows) that being born free in the County of Lake he was stolen, from
his parents when a small boy by persons
unknown to him, who were carrying him off
to sell him into to slaving, and had gotten
with him, and other stolen property, as for
as the mountains on their way, that his
parents made complaint to a Mr Tanner
Alford who was then a magistrate in
the County of Lake State of N. Carolina
to get me back from those who had stolen
⎬
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me, and he did pursue the Rogues & overtook
them at the mountains and took me from
them & my parents agreed that I should
serve him (Tanner Alford) until I was
twenty one years old, - when he had served
Alford several (years six years) it came
Alford's time to go in the army (or he told
me so) and told me if I would join the
army he would set me free on which
conditions readily listed under Capt.
Hadley for eighteen months as he was told and marched to Charleston & thence to James
Island where he served out his term of
enlistment - that he had a discharge and
was about returning home when a Capt.
Benjamin Coleman (who told me he lived in
Bladen County N. Carolina) took his discharge from him and tried to compel him to remain in the service & be his waitingman - his name is to be found on the Records of the State of North Carolina
as he is informed by Mr Devereux of the City of Raleigh N. Carolina & the term of his enlistment
as well as the fact of his enlisting under
Capt Hadley as stated above - he cannot
State of what period of the war he entered
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the service -- General Green was the commander in chief, Col Lightly & Capt
Lightly adjutant, that he served
in the N. Carolina Regiment - that he
has no other documentary evidence then
that referred to in the archives of the
State of N Carolina at the City of Raleigh
and knows of no person living who can
testify to his services - he hereby relinquishes
any claim whatever to a pension or annuity
except the present & declares that his name
is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state. Drewry Tann (his mark)

 Drewry Tann, states that he was born
in the County of Wake N. Carolina in what
year he does not know, that he has no
Record of his age, that he was living in
Wake County N Carolina when he was enlisted
that he has lived since the Revolution in the
County of North Hampton N. Carolina & the
County of Southampton Virginia & that
he lives in the County of Southampton at ┃
this time - that he enlisted voluntarily in
the army under Capt Hadley-- he served as
before stated on James island near Charlestown
in S. Carolina when there are some English
 prisoners & he was some time stationed as a
guard on them, Gen Green
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commanding officer Col and Capt Lightley &
adjutant [illegible] an all the names he can
at this time remember he does not know
what regiments he served with he did
receive a discharge from the service &
Capt. Coleman took it from him &
what has become of it he cannot say
he is known to Mr. Edwin G. Hart
Mr. W. Owens John Hart Col. Clements
Rochelle James Magget Davis Bryant
and many others

Drewry Tann
his mark
sworn to & subscribed open Court
this 17 day of March 1834

We Davis Bryant a Clergyman residing in the County of Southampton and
William Owen residing in the said County
do hereby certify that we are well acquainted
with Drewry Tann who has subscribed
& sworn to the above declaration & relinquishment & that we believe him to be Seventy five years of age that he is reputed &
believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution & that we concur in that opinion
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Sworn to & subscribed the day and
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year aforesaid
Davis Bryant
Wm Owens
and the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation
of the matter & after setting the interrogatories prescribed by the war department That the above named applicant
was a revolutionary soldier & served as
he states and the court further certifies that it appears to them that
Davis Bryant
who has assigned the
preceding certificate is a clergiman
resident in the County of Southampton and that William Owens who
has also signed the same is a resident
in the County of Southampton and is a
credible person & that their statement
is entitled to credit-
I James Rochelle Clerk of the court of Southampton
do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the
original proceedings of the said court in
the matter of the application of Drewry Tann
for on a pension
in testimony whereof I have herein
to set my hand & seal of my office
this 21st day of March 1834., &
James Rochelle Clk.
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19484
INVALID.
File No. 19.484

Drewry Tann
Pri Rev War
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Act: June 7" 32

Index: - Vol. 2, Page 412
[Arrangement of 1870.]