Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 11288, Peter Headrick, N.C.
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SERVICE
N. C.
Headrick, Peter
Prudence
Name also appears as Hederick, Headerick and Hoedrick

{At top, righthand of page next to the name}
NUMBER
W. 11288
B.L.Wt. 75050-160-55
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[illegible]
April [?] 18[??]
Revolutionary War.
Original brief enclosed.
No. 75050
George Ames,
Present.
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{There is a word and some numbers across the top of this page that are obscured by some kind of black residue} 
Restoration {In all likelihood}

{Some of the words are written in script and filled in the blanks. Others are preprinted on the form. All personal information is written in script}

North Carolina {Double Underlined}

Prudence Headrick
widow of Peter Headrick
who served in the Revolutionary
N. C.
war, as a private
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate
of 50 dollars 00
cents per annum, to commence on
the {3rd February, 1858 is scratched out}
 4th March 1861.
{Handwritten in script nest to the date}
Ending Sept 7th
1863. Payable to Peter Headrick
Certificate of Pension issued
5th day of March 1868
and sent to Peter Headrick
Care Allen Newsom
Jackson Hi[ll]
Davidson C[ounty]
NC
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{On the lefthand half of the paper}
23650
North Carolina
Peter Headrick
of Davidson Co in the State of N C
who was a Private in the Comp. commanded
by Captain Hickock of the reg commanded
by Col Gibbs in the N C
line for 7 mo 21 days
Inscribed on the Roll of N Carolina
at the rate of 25 Dollars 66 Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1835.
Certificate of Pension issued the 8 day of July
1835 and sent to
Allen Newsom, Jackson Hill N.C.
Arrears to the 4th of March 1844   $230.94
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sep. 1844   12.83
----
$243.77
Revolutionary Claim, {This line and the next are in a large parenthesis) 
Col June 7, 1832.
Recorded by F L Swann Clerk,
Book E Vol. 6 1/2 Page 59

{On the righthand half of the paper}

ref 8 July 1844

Set to P Agent & A Newsom
July 18 1844. same {?} Aug 2d 1844
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Declaration in order to obtain the benefits of
the act of Congress passed June 7 1833
State of North Carolina
Davidson County
former part of Rowan
Court of Pleas and 
Quarter Session November
1832
On the 14 day of November AD 1832 Personally
appeared in open [Court] being the Court of Pleas and
Quarter Session for the County of Davidson
now sitting Peter Hedrick a resident of said
County aged about 71 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 and served as herein stated. He states that in
the year 1778 to the best of affiants recollecting in
the summer of that year by order of General Rutherford
Capt Hedrick raised a Company of Militia in the County
of Rowan under a contract to serve two years, if that
service should be required, that affiant joined this
company and did actual service for 12 months at least
in field or camp That during this period they marched
against the Tories to Cane and Buck Creek
in Orange [illegible] & the Roft several remaining
at each place some time that after a desperate
engagement with the Tories in August or September
1779
under a when that the Tories were competely routed
the company was discharged for the time being
that as such as affiant can recollect that is the
last engagement the Regiment was commanded
by Col Gates and Major Loflan that during the
respite from his contract with the permission
of his commanding officers. he substituted for one
Philip Garner upon a three month tour in
Rowan
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in Rowan County in a Company of Militia commanded
by Capt Enoch. that whilst in this service he marched
with this company to South Carolina and was engaged
for the county in the affair at Monks corner
in May 1780 as best as affiant can recollect
part of which time he served in the Light Horse
under Capt. N Kepart commanded by Col McDowl [Charles McDowell?]
That his leave began and returned home on
his discharge. he went south and joined his old
company under the command of Capt. Hedrick on
the march to the south, and on receiving orders from
General Rutherford. that then the company should
march back to the County of Rowan and raise and
then engagement of two years as the Tories had again
super[?] in might and great strength he accordingly
with his company remained embodied, and
was marchd against Bryan the Tory Colonel
who was gathering forces in the path of the Yadkin[?]
including them. The company with others of the Militia
al under the command of General Rutherford
pursued them to the mouth of Rocky River to [illegible]
or Gholstone but before they could get up the
Tories were dispersed by Gen Davidson. The affiant
to the best of his recollection that was in the
summer of 1780. The British being at the
time on the approach. the Tories were embody
in every direction in order to [illegible] then his Compy
by order of Gen Rutherford was marched back
to the County of Rowan the center as it were
of the Tory strong hold and were kept embodied
and the greater part of the time on the
march on Rowan to Jersey crossing to Chatham
Counties in order to keep the Tories from
collecting what [illegible] time amount from
[damaged]
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in service. They lay in camp until February 1781 when
the British marched through the County the Company
[illegible] a few weeks - and Capt Hedrick had
to [illegible] from the Court prisoners to [illegible]
with some others from his company were [illegible]
to give [illegible] Robert Brown taken at the [illegible]
River on to the State of Virginia - from whemce
he did not [illegible] return but joined his father
who was Capt Hedrick who had fled to Virginia.
- having served the last period about 10 months
- having served in at least two years & one
month - say 32 months served under Capt Hedrick
3 months under Capt Enoch in & the last
ten months under Capt Hedrick, in which service
he was engaged in no civil pursuit whatever
affiant further states that as such as he can sustain
he was born in the year 1761. that when he
was called into service he lived in the County 
of Rowan where he continues to reside ever since
except a short period he remained in Virginia
that in his first service he enlisted as volunteer
his second tour as a substitute and lastly
a volunteer - every time as a Private that he
was discharged each time in writing which
discharges he has lost that he has not [illegible]
age nor do [illegible] of his services
that in his neighborhood to William Kennedy and
John Sappenfield who can testify to his character
for veracity and their belief in his service as a
soldier and to James Goss and Peter Frank
who can testify to his service under Capt
Hedrick - that has [words crossed out] no proof of his service
under Capt Enoch - he does not recollect
particulars
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the name of any regular officer with whom he served
he hereby relinquishes every claim to a pension
or annuity except the present and that his name
is not on the pension role of the Agency of any
State. he states that in Virginia in 1781 he drove
a wagon hauling forage at Staunton to Monks case
after that hauling public [illegible] to 
Philadelphia 
two months
Peter Headrick

Sworn and subscribed
day and year aforesaid
Sam Gaither Clerk
By D Mock DC

Jacob Goss and Peter Smith make oath that
they are each acquainted with Peter Hedrick
above affiant that they know of their own
knowledge. That he served as he states under
Capt Hedrick this period of 12 mo & 10
month - they know too that he went and
serve under Capt Enoch so stated and
recollect that on his return he joined their
company on their march to the South in May
1780 and served in Virginia they have nothing
[illegible]
his 
Peter x Smith
mark
his
Jacob - Goss
mark

Sworn to and subscribed
day and year aforesaid
Sam Gaither CCC
By D. Mock DC

We William Kennedy and John Sappenfield
make oath that we are each acquainted with
Peter Hedrick who has subscribed and sworn
to the above declaration that in we believe him 
to be about 71 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 this opiniion.
W Kennuday
Jeferson Sappenfield

Sworn to & subscribed
day & year aforesd
Saml Gaither CCC
By D. Mock DC
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Peter Headrick
N Carolina

Admd & approved
2 years [illegible]

See additional affidavit
filed in the paper of
Peter Smith
11264

6 - 25.54
7 - 2333
---
2.22
A Rencher

[crossed out: Hon A. H Shepperd]
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BRIEF in the case of Peter Headrick
Co. of Davidson in the State of N.C.
(Act 7th June, 1832.)

1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? in Court
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity? [blank]
How old is he? 70
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.

[table]
[column]
Period.
In 17--
----
no date   substitute
entered a Co. Mounted Militia
after this volunteered about
then in Virginia

[column]
Duration of Service.
Years, Months, Days.
----
3 [months]
2 [years]
about 1[month] 1 [day]
1 [month]

[column]
Rank.
As a
----
Private
"
"
"
[column]
Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.
Gen.
----
Cap Enoch
Cap Hendrik Col Gibbs
Genl Rutherford

5. In what battles was he engaged? a Battle at
6. Where did he reside when he entered service? Rowan Co N.C.
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls?
traditionary one living witness
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? No periods mentioned and the length of service very imperfectly given

I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
George Taylor
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[illegible]
Ja
De
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State of North Carolina
Davidson County
On this 26th day of October A.D. one thousand
eight Hundred and fifty five personally appeared
before me, a Justice of the Peace who is authorised
to administer oaths for general purposes within
and for the County and State aforesaid
Prudence Hederick aged 74 years the 24th day
of next July a resident of Davidson County
in the State of North Carolina who being duly sworn
according to law, declares that she is the widow
of Peter Hederick deceased, who was a private
in the company commanded by Capt. Peter Hederick
& Capt. Lopp, the regiment & other officers
not recollected, but in the Revolutionary war
with Great Britain. She believes that he said
[words crossed out] Hedrick her husband
hired to serve for three months & after
serving that period he then enlisted as she
believes. But she solicits and refers to his
declarations heretofore made, and filed in the Pension Office of U.S.
for proof, and further support of her claim
and more particular an amendatory one
made before James Wiseman Esqr of this
County about 17 or 18 years ago with the Testimony
annexed to said Declaration of David
Lookabill & James Smith & perhaps others, which will explain
his services much more than any evidence that she
now can obtain. And she further states that
he was on the Pension roll at the day of
his death at the rate of Fifty Dollars per
Annum. She further states that she was married
to the said Peter Hederick on the Seventh day of
March A.D. One thousand eighteen Hundred
and six by one William Ward Esq and that
her name before her marriage was Prudence Grist
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that her said Husband Peter Hederick died in
the County and State aforesaid on the
17th day of December A.D. one thousand eight
Hundred and forty-four (1844) and that she
is now a widow. She makes this declaration for
the purpose of obtaining the bounty land to
which she may be entitled under the act approved
March the 3d 1855.
her
Prudence x Hederick
mark

I John Williams a resident of the County of Davidson
State of North Carolina upon my oath declare
that I was present at the marriage of the above
named affiant Prudence Hederick & Peter Hederick,
when married and she, who previous to marriage
was Prudence Grist and the two were married
by William Ward then Esqr and that she is now
the widow of the said Peter Hederick & that the
said Peter Hederick was a Pensioner of the
United States at his death and that he believes
that she is the person that the foregoing declaration
represents her to be and that he has no
interest in the matter John Williams
Sworn to and Subscribed

I Sarah Gallemore a resident of the County of
Davidson State of North Carolina declare that
she believes the foregoing declaration of Prudence
Hederick and the affidavit of John Williams to
to be true and further declares on her oath
that she was the [illegible] of the said Prudence
Grist at the time she married the said Peter
Hederick and that William Ward Esq married
them and she believes the time stated in the
foregoing declaration to be correct and that the said
Prudence Hederick is the person that she represents
herself to be and that she has no interest in the matter.
Sworn to and subscribed
her
Sarah x Gallemore
mark
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The foregoing declaration and affidavits were
sworn to and subscribed before me, before written
and I certify that I know the affiants to be
credible persons; that the claimant is the person
she represents herself to be that I am personally 
acquainted with her & was with the said
Peter Hederick and knew them to have lived
together as man & wife for many years, and knew
that he was a pensioner and further was present
when he died and believe it was at the
day and date stated by the applicant in her
foregoing declaration and that she is now a
widow and that the claimant is the person
she represents herself to be, and that I have no
interest in this claim. Allen Newsom J.P.

State of North Carolina
Davidson County
I hereby certify
that Allen Newson Esq. before whom the within
declaration, affidavit and certificates, were made
and executed, and who has hereunto subscribed
his name, was at the time of so doing a Justice
of the peace in and for the County aforesaid, duly
Commissioned and sworn, and that his signature
thereto is genuine.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto signed
my name and affixed the seal of our said
Court at Office the 31st day of March
1856
C. F. Lowe Clk
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State of North Carolina
Davidson County
On this 4th day of February A.D. One thousand
eight Hundred and fifty eight personally appeared 
before me, a Justice of the Peace (who is
authorised to administer oaths for general purposes
within and for the County and State aforesaid Prudence
Hederick aged 76 years the 24th day of next July, a resident
of Davidson County in the State of N Carolina who being sworn
duly according to law, declares that she is the widow of
Peter Hederick, deceased, who was a private in the Revolutionary 
War and as she was informed by her said Husband in
the Company commanded by Capt. Lopp and Capt. Peter Hederick 
(his father) regiment not recollected She further
States that she was married to the said Peter Hedrick deceased
on the 7th day of March 1806 by William Ward then Esqr
Justice of the peace and that her name before her said marriage
was Prudence Grist that her said husband died in this
County on the 17th day of December 1844 and that she is now
a widow and has no record of her marriage or his death
but knows that the above dates to be correct from other reliable
sources. She makes this declaration for the purpose of
obtaining a pension to which she may be entitled under the
Act of February 3rd 1853 or any other Act made
for the benefit of widows of Revolutionary soldiers.
And she further makes the additional declaration
in explanation of a fraud on her and the Government
as she is informed and lead to believe by John Roach who
resides in this County; but several miles from her. She
disclaims unequivocally of ever procuring him to commit 
any fraud in such a case in any way, and declares her
inocents and gives the following reasons. 1st. she was an
aged woman and unlearned, and he Roach informed her that
she was entitled to a pension as the Widow of Peter Hederick
and she knew of widows drawing pensions, and all she
thought was necessary was for her to have been his lawful
Widow and for him to be deceased, and this she was certain
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was true and that she did not know that any
certain dates of marriage had any thing to do
in the case. so that she was his lawful widow, and
he undertook her case. And she is informed that
a Declaration is in the Pension Office purporting to be made
by her before Wm S. Kennedy a Justice of the peace and she now declares
that she has no knowledge of being before such a man
to make any statement on oath and that she is credibly
informed there was such a man living North of her about
26 miles, and absconded and left the County under a charge
of being accessary of the murder of his father-in-law;
and also, the going before Judge Ellis in court was
in part an error. She states she was before him
at his own residence in Salisbury about 20 mi. off and
then and there she gave her marriage and her name
as she has herein set forth, and never said any
other, and deemed it right, and that that all that was
wanting besides her widowhood, and denies ever telling
any person on oath otherwise that she was married
in 1791 because it would have been notariously fauls
to me, and many of my neighbours now living who know
my age better and Roach must have managed so as
to changed or forged dates & as his conduct has recently proved
And she further states that to her knowledge she never
was before John Cox on her case, a Justice of the peace and
never heard of any testimony having been taken or purporting
to be before such a man (until recently I am informed
such is in the Pension Office, and such a man as John
Goodsbury who purports to be a witness is not known to me
and I am informed is not in the County. She states that she
always give her name in the whole matter as Prudence
and not as Barbara and always thought that she
made her mark as signing to Prudence and not
Barbara. She had no other belief but her case had
merit enough within itself and did not know it needed
fraud to obtain it or she could not have been induced to
have had any thing to do with any person who would have
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participated in such a transaction and knows herself
to be wholy inocent in and through the whole transaction.
She further states that the said Roach received
her certificate and prepared her papers to draw
her pension, and that she never received, and said
but $100. of her pension and that she never saw her
certificate as she knows of, but sent to him for it
which he refused to give up which she knows not
now where it is. He prepared all papers in his
own way and in all she got was the above amount.
And in the whole transaction throughout from
beginning to end she gave her right name and
no other and the right date of her marriage and
all other things as far as she knew and if any
intended fraud was committed it was done by
the said John Roach and that without her aided
intention of suggestion. Sworn to and subscribed before
me W.P. Redwine J.P
her
Prudence x Hederick
mark

We William Cameron and John Morris residents of
Davidson County in the State of North Carolina upon
our oaths declare that the foregoing declaration was signed
and acknowledged by Prudence Hederick the above applicant
in our presence and that we have been personally acquainted
with the said applicant for 30 years or upwards and that
she lived with Peter Hederick as his lawful wife & raised
a family of children, and we never heard their marriage
brought in question, and that she is now his widow
and that we believe from the appearance and statements of
the applicant that she is the identical person she represents
herself to be, and that we never head of her assuming
any other name but that of Prudence Hederick neither do we
believe she ever did, and that we are and have been
acquainted with the general reputation of John Roach of
this County and it is that of being a man guilty of Fogery for
which he has suffered corporal punishment.

his
William x Cameron
mark

his
John x Morris
mark
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The foregoing declaration and affidavits were sworn
and subscribed before me on the day and year above as
before written, and I certify that I know the affiants
to be credible persons and the claimant is the person
she represents herself to be, and that I have no interest
in this claim.
W. P. Redwine J. P. (seal)

I David Cross a resident of Davidson County N.C.
certify that I was employed to carry Prudence Hedrick
the foregoing Applicant by John Roach before Judge John
W. Ellis of Salisbury N.C. to whose residence we went & the said
Roach had his papers all reddy and at his residence (and not
in court) we all were present and the Judge passed
from the [illegible] where we all were into his room or
office and said Roach followed with the foregoing applicant
and he the said affiant states that he did not hear
the applicant give her name to the case as Barbara and that
portion of it was in June 1852 and that after her pension
was allowed the said Roach had her in my presence before Jacob
Goss then a Magistrate of this County to fill up her Power of Attorney
and Roach had in the papers then Barbara or Prudence or Barbara
Prudence and the foregoing Applicant Prudence Hederick objected to
its being right as her proper name and the said Roach replyed
that they had put it there and it would have to go so,
and I have known the said Applicant between 30 & 40 years
as the lawful wife and widow of Peter Hederick a pensioner and
her name has always been assumed by her as Prudence and
also by her friends except in the case of the said Roach and
the reputation of the said Roach is that of forgery and
other similar fraudulent acts and particular for 7 years or more
and that I have no interest in this claim.
David Cross
Sworn to and subscribed before me on the 6th Sep. 1858.
Test
W. P. Redwine J. P.

I C. F Lowe Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter
Sessions for Davidson County North Carolina certify that W. P.
Redwine is and was at the time of signing the [crossed out: foregoing]
Declaration, and before whom it was taken and the foregoing
affidavits a magistrate and that the foregoing signatures
thereto purporting to be his is genuine.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Office
The 10th day of February 1858
C. F. Lowe Clk
By Jn. Haines D.C.
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February 25, 1937

BL-J/EEL
Peter Hendrick W. 11288

Mrs. James K. Woolfenden
Neosho
Missouri

Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the
Revolutionary War record of Peter Hedrick, born December 17, 1733,
died January 24, 1798, in Davidson County, North Carolina.

There is no claim for pension or bounty land on file based
upon the military service in the Revolutionary War of a Peter
Hedrick or similar spelling, as described by you. The record
has been found of a Peter Headrick, who was the son of Peter.
His record follows as found in pension claim, W.11288, based
upon his military service in the Revolutionary War.

Peter Headrick, the son of Peter, was born in 1761. The
exact date of his birth, the place and the name of his mother
are not given.

In the summer of 1778, while residing in Rowan County, North 
Carolina, Peter Headrick, Senior, was order to raise a company
of militia in that county, which company was to serve whenever
necessary during a period of two years. Peter Hendrick, Junior,
enlisted in his father's company and served at this time for at
least one year; the service was against the Tories and they had
one severe engagement in August or September, 1779, place where
this engagement took place not stated afterward, while the company
of Peter Headrick, Senior, was out of service for the time
being, Peter Headrick, Junior, enlisted, served as a private in
Captain Enoch's North Carolina Company, marched to South Carolina
and was in the battle of Monk's Corner; a part of this service
was rendered under Captain N. Kepart and Colonel Mebane in the
North Carolina troops. dates of this service are not given: he
returned to North Carolina, again joined his father's company and
served against the Tories in Rowan and adjoining counties, dates
of service not given; in February, 1781, the company was disbanded
for a few weeks and Peter Headrick, Junior, with a part of the company
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was detailed to guard some British prisoners taken at the battle of
the Cowpens and marched with said prisoners to the state of
Virginia, where he joined his father, Captain Headrick, who had been
forced to flee from North Carolina and had taken refuge in
Virginia, while he was residing in Virginia, Peter Head
was engaged at Staunton, in 1781, hauling forage for one month and
for two months was engaged in hauling to Philadelphia. Peter
Headrick, Junior, stated that his entire service amounted to two
years and one month.

Peter Headrick, Junior, was allowed pension on his application 
executed November 14, 1833, while residing in Davidson County,
North Carolina. He was then referred to as Peter Headrick, Senior.
The date of death of his father is not stated.

Peter Hendrick died December 7, 1844, in Davidson County, North 
Carolina.

The soldier married March 4, 1797, in Rowan (that part which
was later Davidson) County, North Carolina, Barbara Myers.
There are no further data in regard to her. He married March 7,
[marginal note]1806
1855, Prudence Grist, who was born July 24, 1782. Her sons are
referred to but no name of a former husband is shown and the names
of her sons are not given.

Soldier's widow, Prudence, was allowed pension on her application
executed February 4, 1858, while residing in Davidson
County, North Carolina.

She died September 8, 1862, at the home of her son, Peter
Headrick, Junior, in Davidson County, North Carolina. Peter
was aged forty-seven years in 1868 and then resided in said
Davidson County.

It was stated that Peter and Prudence Headrick reared a family
of children but no names are given other than Peter, Junior,
noted above. It was stated that when the soldier died, he left
two children and a grandchild, and a daughter is referred to, also.

In 1832, George Headrick lived in Davidson County, North 
Carolina, and stated that he was a son of Captain Peter Headrick
and was born March 21 or 22, 1752. Soldier's nephew, Colonel
Philip "Hederick" was referred to; the names of his parents are
not given.
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The following names ar shown, their relationship to the
family not given:

Jesse Headrick
Jacob Hedrick
Alexander Hedrick
Leonard Hedrick
Noah Hedrick
Michael Headrick
Samuel Headrick
Benjamin Headrick

Henry O. Headrick
George Hedrick
George V. Hedrick
Philip N. Hedrick
Philip Hedrick.
Solomon Hedrick
Lewis Hedrick

Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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[illegible]
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23650
North Carolina
Peter Hedrick
of Davidson Co in the State of N. Carolina
who was a Private in the company commanded
by Captain Hickock of the Regt
commanded by Col Gibbs in the N.C.
line for [blank]
Inscribed on the Roll of N. Carolina
at the rate of 50 Dollars -- Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1835.
Certificate of Pension issued the 12th day of November
1844 and sent to J. M.
Harriss, Healing Springs, N. C.
Arrears to the 4th of Sept1844   $475
Semi-anl allowance ending 4 Mar '45   25
---
$500.00

Revolutionary Claim
Act June 7, 1832.

Recorded by Tho Lumpkin, Clerk
Book E. Vol. 6 [damaged]

Letter to A. Newsom
Reported
Let to J. M.
Nov. 2
Let to John D.
OC

Headrick, Peter
NC W 11288
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North Carolina 23.65[damaged]
Peter Headrick
of Davidson co. in the State of North Carolina
was a Private in the Compy commanded
by Captain Hickock of the Regt commanded
by Col. Gibbs in the N. C. m[iliti]a.
line for 2 years
[pencil inscription, very light] not entitled some doubt

Inscribed on the Roll of North Carolina
[at] the rate of 80 Dollars -- Cents per annum
[to] commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 14th day of March
1834 and sent to 
Hon. A. Rencher, H. of Reps

Arrears to the 4th of March. 34   $240:00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept. '34  40:00
---
$280:00

Revolutionary
Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by D. Brown Ckerk
Book E. Vol. 62 Page 58
[illegible pencil note appears to be initials or date]

Let Agt July 2 '35 pay. his
"  Hon A Rencher Mar 29 1836
do. to same June 16. 1836
"  E Shober Nov. 15 "
"  A. Newsom  "  "  "
Hon A. Rencher 15 Feby 37 Copy
do. to A. Newsom, April 6, 1837.
do. " J. Klingonsmith Jan. 25 '38
do " A Newsome June 14 '38
do . do do Aug 29  38
Hon Chs Fisher 3 June '40
Let to R Randolph Aug 22 '43
" to Hon. E. Deberry 15. May 1844
"   "   21   "   "
"   A Newsom June 3, 1844


Headrick Peter
NC W 11288
Page 25

N.C.
Rev WIDOW. &C
File No. 11288
Prudence Headrick
Wid of
Peter Headrick
Prvt Rev.
Act: Feby 3d
Index:- Vol. A, Page [illegible]
Arrangement of 1870.

1935 - Sept 21 - Hist
to Mrs R. A. Reeves
letter in case of
Francis Headrick
R - 4842 - also copy
of miss. letter in
case of Francis
Headrick   EEL
1936 - Apr 30 - Hist to
Mrs Lorene S. York EL
1937. Feb 25 / Hist to Mrs
J K Woolfenden- EL
1937 - May 4 - Inf Mrs J K
Woolfenden - no rec
of Peter Sr or of Jacob
Headrick - EL
Page 26

Barbara Headrick
N. C.
Act 17 June 1844
Page 27

[illegible]
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6372
North Carolina [illegible]
Prudence Headrick,
widow of Peter,
who served in the Revolutionary
war as a private
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate 
of 50 dollars no
cents per annum, to commence
on the 3d February, 1853.
 Certificate of Pension issued
10th day of April 1858
and sent to G. C. Ames
Present
March 1861
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners und[er act of]
February 3, 1853, Page 214, Vol [illegible]
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[illegible]
Page 30

[illegible]
Page 31

Geo. C. Whiting Esq
Comm of Pensions

Barbara Prudence Headrick
Attn N. C. [illegible]
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[no visible text]
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[illegible]
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[illegible]
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No 9687
Mar 2/50
Decl Barbara Headrick
Wid of Peter
also
Resp claim of
Margaret More
widow of Wm
March 3d 1843
&
June 17, 1844

Cotton Grove NC  Free
Feb 24

J L Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
D C
Page 36

[illegible]
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661
North Carolina
Barbara Headrick
widow of Peter
who was a Private
in the Revolution
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate
of Fifty Dollars --
[crossed out: Cents] per annum, to commence
on the [crossed out: 4th day of March, 1843.]
7th December 1844 & ending 4 March 1848

Certificate of Pension issued
the 10th day of March 1851
and sent to John Roach
Cotton Grove
No. Ca.
[crossed out: Acts of March 3, 1843 &] June 17, 1844

Recorded in Book A
Vol. 2 Page 155
Page 38

[envelope]
Hon J L Edwards Esqr
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
D C
Page 39

[illegible]
Page 40

State of North Carolina
Davidson County
On this 11th day of November 1850,
Personally appeared before the Under signed one of the
acting Magistrates in and for the County and State
aforesaid, Barbara Prudence Headrick a resident
of the County of Davidson State of North Carolina aged
over (80) years, who being first duly sworn, according to law,
doth on her oath, make the following Declaration, in order to
obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress
passed July 29th A. D. 1848, entitled "an act
Granting half pay and Pensions to certain Widows.
That she is the widow of Peter Headrick who was a Private
in the Revolutionary war, and was allowed a Pension
by the United States at the rate of Eighty dollars per
Annum. She further declares, that she was Married 
to the said Peter Headrick on the 4th day of
March Seventeen hundred and ninety one (1791)
That her husband the aforesaid Peter Headrick died
on the 7th day of December 1844, in the County of Davidson
State of North Carolina. That she was not
married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the
marriage took place previous to the first of January (1794)
that is; at the time above stated, She further swears that
she is now a widow. And that she has never before 
made any application for a Pension; any other than
of a ballance that was due to her on account of her
husband; the aforesaid Peter Hendricks death.
her
Barbara Prudence x Headrick (seal)
mark
Sworn to and subscribed, on the day and year
above written, before
W. S. Kenneday J Peace


State of North Carolina
Davidson County
And I the aforesaid Magistrate 
do hereby certify, That Barbara Prudence Headrick
(widow as above) who has this day appeared before
Page 41

before me Sworn to and subscribed the foregoing
Declaration, is unable to appear in and before the
Court of Davidson County, an account of old
age & bodily infirmity,
I do also certify, that she is a Person with
whom I am well acquainted, and she is a person
of truth, and to her oath is due full faith & credit
And I do further Certify she is still a widow
Given under my hand the day & year aforesaid
W S Kenneday J Peace

State of North Carolina
Davidson County
I Cicero F Lowe Clerk of the
Court of pleas and Quarter Sessions in and for
the aforesaid County, do hereby certify that
W S Kenneday before whom the foregoing Declaration
was proven, is a acting Magistrate in and for
the aforesaid County & State, duly qualifyed
& commissioned according to law to administer
oaths, and that the signatures above purporting to
his is Genuine, & I do believe the same to be
in his own hand writing.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto 
set the seal of our Court at
Office, at Lexington this 16th day of
November A.D. 1850, subscribed my name.
C.F. Lowe Clk
Page 42

Brown & De Rosset
168 Pearl
Collert 2/
proof of Pens.
Page 43

City and County of New-York, SS.

Edward Newlin of the City of New 
York, and Principal Clerk in the
Printing Office of the New-York Journal of Commerce, being
duly sworn saith, that the Notice of which the annexed is a printed copy, has been published in the said New-York Journal of
Commerce (a News Paper appointed and published in the said City
of New-York)

Thirty-eight-times
commencing on the Seventeenth day of
September, in the year One Thousand Eight
Hundred and sixty
Edward Newlin

Sworn to before me this 6th day of October 1860
Frederic Bull
Commissioner of Deeds.

[newspaper clipping]
CAUTION. - The following land warrants, mailed by Allen
Newsom, at Jackson Hill Post Office, N. Carolina, and
directed to Brown, De Rosset & Co., New York, on 19th Aug.
last, have not been received:
No. 74,069 - 160 acres issued to Elisabeth Hill.
No. 75,050 - 160 acres issued to Prudence Headerick.
All persons are cautioned against negotiating or purchasing
the above warrants, as they are supposed to have been stolen.
BROWN, DE ROSSET & CO., 168 Pearl st.
September 17, 1859
se17
Page 44

State of North Carolina
County of Davidson
On this 26th day of October A.D. One thousand eight
Hundred and fifty-seven personally appeared before me, a Justice
of the Peace who is authorised to administer oaths for general purposes
within and for the County and State aforesaid Prudence
Hederick aged 75 years the 24th day of July last a resident
of Davidson County in the State of North Carolina who being
duly sworn according to law, makes this declaration as
additional and explanatory to one which she made
& sent on for Bounty Land to wit: She declares that
she is the widow of Peter Hederick who was placed on
the pension list at $80 per Annum & then dropped and
afterwards placed on the pension list at the rate of $50
per annum who was a pensioner at his death as one of the
soldiers of the Revolutionary war. And that after
her husbands death she was informed by a man by the
name of John Roach that she was entitled to a pension
and told him if she was that she would like to have
it and the said Roach undertook for her & drew
a pension as she was informed in the name of
Barbara Prudence Hederick or Barbara Hederick
and said it was for her let her have some of
the money but the greater portion he kept. The said
[words crossed out] pension was then suspended. She
declares her name was then as now Prudence Hederick 
and that she gave him no instructions or
solicitations to put it any otherwise and if he put it then
Barbara or intentened it that either or both was done
without her consent or procurement and that she has been informed
that the said Roach was indicted in the U. States
Court at Raleigh for forging or something of that nature
afterwards and it was not her fault that her name
was not put Prudence Hederick then as she expected
Page 45

and at his pleasure to revoke, hereby confirming all
and whatsoever my said attorney shall in my name
legally do or cause to be done, in the premises.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my
hand and seal, this November 2d day A.D. 1857
her
Prudence x Hederick (seal)
mark

Acknowledged and subscribed before me a Justice of
the Peace in and for the County of Davidson and State of
North Carolina this 2d day of November 1857
Allen Newsom (seal)

State of North Carolina
County of Davidson
I hereby certify that Allen Newsom Esq. before whom
the within declaration, affidavit and Power of Attorney
were made and executed, and who has thereunto subscribed
his name, was at the time of so doing a Justice of the Peace
in and for the County aforesaid, duly commissioned and
sworn and that his signature thereto is genuine.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto signed
my name and affixed the seal of the Court
of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for the County
aforesaid this 13th day of November 1857.
C F Lowe Clk
Page 46

for she then as know can give no reason of the
change or addition unless it was to defraud the
government and her too. She has been informed
that she is entitled to Bounty Land and does
not know whether her claim as a pension can be
reclaimed or not but have mad the foregoing 
in explination of the fraud perpetrated by
the said Roach on her & the War Department
She further states that she is the lawful widow of
Peter Hederick deceased who was a private in the
Company (as she has heard him say) commanded
by Captain Lopp in the war of the Revolution
&c. She further states that she was married by one
William Ward Esq then a Justice of the Peace of
Rowan County to the said Peter Hederick in Rowan
County (that part is now Davidson) on the 7th day of March
AD 1806 and that her name before her said
marriage was Prudence Grist and that her said
husband died in said County on the 17th day of December
AD 1844 and that she is now a widow, and that she
has proved her intermarriage with the said deceased
which is [crossed out: to] her former declaration by Sarah Gallimore &
John Williams two disinterested witnesses and that she
makes this additional & explanatory declaration for the
purpose of obtaining the bounty land to which
she may be entitled under the act approved
March 3rd 1865. She further states that she has no
documentary evidence or record of her said Marriage
her
Prudence x Hederick
mark

We James Cameron and David Cross residents of Davidson
County in the State of North Carolina upon our oaths declare
that the foregoing declaration was signed and acknowledged 
by Prudence Hederick the above applicant in our
presence and that we believe, from the appearance and
statements of the applicant and our personal acquaintance
Page 47

with her for forty years intimately that she is the
identical person she represents herself to be and
that from our first acquaintance she and her
Husband Peter Hederick deceased a pensioner as she
has stated were reputed to be man and wife and
lived together and raised a family and the legality
of their said marriage we never heard brought in
question; and that we have no interest in this claim
James Cameron
David Cross

The foregoing additional and explanitary declaration and
affidavit were sworn to and subscribed before me
on the day and year above written; and I certify that
I know the affiants to be credible persons; that the
claimant is the person she represents herself to be
that I have known her 27 or 30 years to be by the
name of Prudence Hederick and as to her having
been the lawful wife of Peter Hederick deceased a
pensioner I never heard it brought in question
and that I have no interest in this claim
Allen Newsom J P (seal)

Know all men by these presents, That I, Prudence Hederick
of the County of Davidson & State of North Carolina have constituted
and appointed George C. Ames Esq of Washington City D.C. my
true and lawful Attorney, for me and in my name [illegible]
to prosecute and receive from the United States the
Bounty Land certificate, or warrant due me under existing
laws granting Bounty lands for service rendered by my Husband
Peter Hederick deceased in the United States in the War of the
Revolution, and also to obtain a pension for me in case
I am entitled to one and generally to do all lawful acts
and things whatsoever touching the premises, and an attorney
or attorneys under him, for the purpose aforesaid to make
Page 48

and at his pleasure to revoke, hereby confirming all
and whatsoever my said attorney shall in my name
legally do or cause to be done, in the premises.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my
hand and seal, this November 2d day A.D. 1857.
her
Prudence x Hederick (seal)
mark

Acknowledged and subscribed before me a Justice of
the Peace in and for the County of Davidson and State of
North Carolina this 2d day of November 1857
Allen Newsom (seal)

State of North Carolina
County of Davidson
I hereby certify that Allen Newsom Esqr before whom
the within declaration, affidavit and Power of Attorney
were made and executed, and who has thereunto subscribed
his name, was at the time of so doing a Justice of the Peace
and for the County aforesaid, duly commissioned and
sworn and that his signature thereto is genuine.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto signed
my name and affixed the seal of the Court
of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for the County
aforesaid this 13th day of November 1857.
C. F. Lowe Clk
Page 49

Peter Hedrick
Pension
Declaration
from
Davidson County
M

Hon A Rencher
E Shober AG
Page 50

and the said court do hereby declare their opinion
after the investigation of the matter and
after putting the interrogations prescribed
by the War Department that the above named
applicant was a Revolutionary solder and served
as he states and further certify that Jacob Goss
& [illegible] and Wm Kenneday, John
Tappenfield who signed above certificate are
residents of Davidson County and are credible
persons & that their statement is entitled
to credit.
Tho Hampton Chon
Wm Piggott JP
Z Hunt JP

I Samuel Gaither Clerk of the Court
of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for the County
of Davidson do hereby certify that the
foregoing contains the original
proceedings of said Court in the
matter of the application of Peter
Hedrick for a pension - In testimony
whereof I have hereunto set
my hand and seal of Office
this 14 day of Nov 1832
Saml Gaither CCC
By
D. Mock CCC
Page 51

file with Headricks
papers

Nov 27 44
M[illegible]
Peter Headrick
N.C.

Hon. J. L. Edwards
Pension Office
Washington City.
D.C.

No 23.650
Page 52

State N. Carolina Davidson
Co. Nov. 19th 1844

To the Hon. J. L. Edwards, Coms. of Pension

Whereas we understand that two Agents are
applying at your office for the Pension
certificate of Peter Hederick dcd of this County a
near relative and friend of us the undersigned
petitioners; therefore we petition to you to send
it on to this County to A. Newsom Jackson Hill
P.O. because he resides among us & has been
engaged at it previous to the other, George Little.
If Mr. G. Little has advanced the interest of
said claim by any proof &c please to state
what he aught in your opinion to have & he
shall if the claim be fully allowed & sent have
a righteous compensation for his services. We have
reason to believe & doth believe that advantages
have been sought & obtained upon the infirmness
of the old man's mind & poverty in order to disan[illegible]
him of the largest part of his pension as to
put it beyond his reach & by its being sent on
as above it will not be the case, and we
hope no important organ, as the War Dept, will
admit such a transgression upon an old soldiers
claim the right and justness of which we have
not the least shadow of a doubt. We are
informed a few nights ago that he was imposed
on by getting him to sign a blank, which we infer
was to be filled up to meet the requisitions of Silvester
Bittis for & in the name of George Little who lives
about [illegible] miles from this place. We your humble petitioners
are in duty bound to pray for the above request
to be complyed with & herewith request our
Congress member Hon E. Deberry to see that it is,
to whom we will give your information in a letter
hereafter as soon as Congress convenes.
(turn over)
Page 53

Names
Jesse Headrick
Jacob H[blot]drick
Alexander Heedrick
John Headrick
Leonard Hedrick
Noah Headrick
Micheal Headrick
Samuel Headrick
Benjamin Headrick
Henry G Headrick
George Hedrick
George W Hedrick
Philip E Hedrick

Names
Philip Headrick
Solomon Hedrick
Lewis Hedrick
Page 54

No
Barbara Headrick
widow of Peter
N.C
Act 17 June 1844

Married 1791
Hus died 7 Dec 1844
Adm 16 mos per $50 per
annum. com'g 7 Dec 1844
& ending 4 March 1848.
Adm Act
2 Feb 1848

John Roach
Cotton Grove
N.C.
Page 55

State of North Carolina
Davidson County
On this 27th day of December 1849.
Personally appeared before the Undersigned, one of the acting Magistrates
in and for the County and State aforesaid Barbara Headrick
resident of the County & State aforesaid aged (84) Eighty four
years, who after being first duly sworn according to law doth
on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain 
the benefit of the provision made by the acts of Congress 
passed on the 3rd of March 1843, & the 17th of
June 1844. Granting Pensions to widows of Soldiers who
served during the Revolutionary war.
That she is the widow of Peter Hedrick a Revolutionary
Pensioner late dec,d of the County of Davidson State of
North Carolina, and was allowed a pension by the United States
under the act of the 7th of June 1832 at the
rate of Eighty dollars per annum, and that the Pension
Certificate of said Pensioner has been lost, and after due serch &
inquiry therefore it cannot be found. She further declares that
she was married to the aforesaid Peter Headrick in Rowan County
that part now Davidson and State of North Carolina on
the 4th day of March (1791) Seventeen hundred and Ninety
one, & that her husband the aforesaid Peter Hedrick died
in the County of Davidson State of North Carolina
on the 7 day of December (1844) and that she has
remained a Widow ever since that period.
her
Barbara x Headrick (seal)
mark

sworn to & subscribed before me the day & year first 
above written
sealed and delivered in presence of
Wm Harriss J P
Jacob Mills

State of North Carolina
Davidson County And I the said Magistrate, do hereby
certify; that I am personally acquainted with Barbara Hedrick
who has this day appeared before me sworn to & subscribed the
foregoing Declaration and she is the Identical person that
she has represented herself to be therein. And I do also
certify that she has not intermarried since the time of her
Page 56

husbands death. (Viz) Peter Hedrick as aforesaid,
I do further certify; that this said deponent is a 
Person of truth, & to whose statements is due full faith
& Credit. Given Under my hand the day &
year aforesaid
Wm Harriss J Peace

State of North Carolina
Davidson County.
I C. F. Lowe Clerk of the Court
of Pleas & Quarter Sessions in & for the County &
State aforesaid, do hereby certify, that Wm Harriss
before whom the foregoing Declaration was
proven, is a acting Magistrate in & for the
County aforesaid, & the signatures purporting 
to be his is genuine.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set
my hand and affixed the seal of our
said Court at Office this 9th day of
January 1850
C. F. Lowe C.C.C.
Page 57

[illegible]
April 3 [illegible]
Prudence Headrick
widow of
Peter Hedrick
Headrick

[written over lettering] Duplicate [illegible]
Cont. L [illegible] Headerick
W 160AG Nov. 23/5
Boynton
Revy. War
Pens. Act
Feby 48 - 5572
June 3 - 20650
Specl. B.
Geo. C Ames Present
[illegible]
Page 58

[nearly illegible, written over at 90 degrees, only dates visible]
Oct 29/60 
Nov 2 61
Jan 19/61
June 23/61
Feb 4/"
Febr 28/61

reference of his 
Land Office
Page 59

Washington March 24th 1838
Geo C Whiting Esq
Sir
Enclosed you will find the
declaration of Prudence Hedrick Widow of
Peter of NC Claiming a pension under the
act of 3d February 1833.
Through the agency of
John Roach, who I believe has been prosecuted
for fraud committed against the Government, 
this old Lady was induced to make
a declaration for a pension under the act
of 17 June 1844 and 2d Feby 1848 as Barbara
or Barbara Prudence Hedrick and to say she
was married to Peter Hedrick in 1791. Her claim
was allowed but it was soon after discovered
that this with many others presented by Roach
were fraudulent and her name was dropped
from the Rolls, that she was guiltless of any
intention knowingly to commit perjury or
to defraud the Government is very clearly shown
not only by her own statement and the testimony
now adduced, but by the record in the Pension
Office.
The facts in this case appear
to be these. Her husband who was a pensioner
Page 60

had been twice married. His first wifes name
was Barbara, and his second Prudence, and
Roach in order to accomplish his purpose
drew up the declaration in the name of
"Barbara" or "Barrbara Prudence Hedrick to which
she ignorantly, and therefore innocently subscribed
her name by [next 3 words underlined] making her mark. With reference
to the date of her marriage she states that she
was not aware that, that had anything to do with
her pension. She had given the correct date and
supposed it was so stated in her declaration
she was told by Roach that she was entitled to
a Pension, and as she knew she had been the
lawful wife [crossed out: widow] of Peter Hedrick, that the time
of marriage was immaterial. She disclaims
all knowledge of having signed but one declaration,
the one taken before Judge Ellis. that the
other, together with much of the testimony filed
in her case were fraudulent and procured
without her knowledge or approbation.
I have myself entire confidence
in the statement of this old lady and beleive
her entirely innocent of any intention to
Commit a fraud on the Government. She
knew that her husband had been a
pensioner, that she had been lawfully married
to him, that she had been paid the
arrears due him at his death as his widow
Page 61

and as she could not read supposed she was
making application in her own name and
not in the name of "Barbara" or "Barbara Prudence"
Her application as Prudence Hedrick for the
arrears due her husband had already been
filed in the office, when her declaration for
her pension was presented, and it is somewhat
strange that the discrepancy in the
two applications had not induced a more
thorough investigation at that time of the facts in the
case before its admission. This fraud could
have easily been prevented.
Mrs Hedrich has lately
received a Bounty Land Warrant No 75050 on
account of Peter Hedricks services. The
evidence shows that her husband was
a pensioner under the act of 7 June 1832,
at the rate of $50 p ann that she was
lawfully married to said Peter Hedrick
in 1806, and that she is now his widow
She is therefore clearly entitled to a pension
at the same rate her husband received,
under the act of 3 Feby 1833, and believing in
her entire innocence of any intention to defraud
the Government by her former application I ask
that it may be allowed her
very Respectfully
Your obt svt
Geo C Ames
Page 62

[duplicate of image 61]
and as she could not read supposed she was
making application in her own name and
not in the name of "Barbara" or "Barbara Prudence"
Her application as Prudence Hedrick for the
arrears due her husband had already been
filed in the office, when her declaration for
her pension was presented, and it is somewhat
strange that the discrepancy in the
two applications had not induced a more
thorough investigation at that time of the facts in the
case before its admission. This fraud could
have easily been prevented.
Mrs Hedrich has lately
received a Bounty Land Warrant No 75050 on
account of Peter Hedricks services. The
evidence shows that her husband was
a pensioner under the act of 7 June 1832,
at the rate of $50 p ann that she was
lawfully married to said Peter Hedrick
in 1806, and that she is now his widow
She is therefore clearly entitled to a pension
at the same rate her husband received,
under the act of 3 Feby 1833, and believing in
her entire innocence of any intention to defraud
the Government by her former application I ask
that it may be allowed her
very Respectfully
Your obt svt
Geo C Ames
Page 63

Payment to be made at Fayetteville by
Andrew J O'Henlon Esq
Agent for paying Pensioners, to the
Agency of
North Carolina
Payable on the 4th September and 4th
March
Recorded in the Pension Office on the
Roll of Pensioners under act February
3d, 1853, Page 214. Vol. 36
G. J. Getty Clerk
Page 64

[underlined] Letter

[stamp]
PENSION OFFICE
OCT 10 1860
Page 65

Jackson Hill P. O. Davidson
Co. N.C. Oct 4th 1860.
Hon Geo. W. Whiting (Commissioner of Pensions)

Sir, I have had the requisions of
two cases of Lost Land Warrants made out
one of which was issued to Elizabeth Hill
(No 75089) and the other was issued to Prudence
Headerick No 75.050 each for 160 Acres as
for to meet the instructions of the Department
in the land office and each case is now
sent to N. York to have a concert in
action of an affidavit. The two above
warrants were sent from this office
in Sept. 1859 and thereafter at an
early date I made affidavit & had Messrs
Brown DeRosset & Co to whom I directed them
to make one on the same paper & send
on to you as the head authority of
the land office & they, as my agent, had
the loss of said warrants advertised,
for six months as I was informed, and
sent the whole on to the General land office at Washington City.
In a short time you will receive from
Messrs. Brown DeRosset & Co. the said papers
which is as I have instructed them. I hope
therefore when you shall have received them
Page 66

that you will send on the new Duplicates
as Land Warrants to me as early as
you can because the loss has been from
Sept 19th 1849 & they have already been
advertised six months. And also please
to report to me your decision and
oblige your most humble servant.
I am your &c
Allen Newsom

Hon Geo. W. Whiting
Comissioner of
Pensions
Page 67

Let of Declaration
Page 68

Warrants believing he has complied with the
Requests of the Law in such cases
Begging your attention
to this matter and a reply at your
earliest convenience
We are
Very Respectfully
Brown DeRosset &c
Page 69

New York 8 Oct 1860
Hon Geo W Whiting
Commmissioner of Pensions
Washington City DC
Dear Sir
In September 
1859, We notified the General Land Office
that two Land Warrants, viz one No 75089
for 160 acres issued to Elizabeth Hill & one No
75050 issued to Prudence Hederick. Sent to
us by Mr Allen Newsom of N Carolina
through the Post Office have not been received
by us & received in reply that Mr Newsoms
affidavit had been filed as a caveat to arrest
the issue of patents until the proper investigation
could be made. We now enclose oath
of Principal Clerk of Journal of Commerce [unclear]
paper that those warrants were advertised in
the paper. also Mr Allen Newsoms oath
that he has not received those warrants since
he [unclear] them to us. Also Mr WIlliam H
Wiggins (the writers) oath that those warrants
have not been received by us. Also Prudence
Hedericks oath that she sold her warrant to
Mr Allen Newsom. Also oath of Polly Hill
daughter of Elizabeth Hill, that her mother 
sold her warrant to Mr Allen Newsom, who
now applies to the department, for duplicate
Page 70

General Land Office,
October 25, 1860.
Hon. Geo. Whiting,
Commr of Pensions:
Sir,
In reply to your letter
of the 19th inst., inquiring as to the condition of B. L. Wts. [Bounty Land Warrants], Act '55, Nos.
75050, issued to Prudence Headrick, and 75089, to Elizabeth Hill, for
160 Acres each, I have to inform you that neither of them has been returned
located, and that a sufficient caveat has been filed in each
case.
Very Respectfully,
Your obedt Servt
Jo S WIlson
Commissioner.
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Letter

[stamp]
PENSION OFFICE
NOV 24 1860
Page 72

Jackson Hill N.C.
Nov 16th 1860
Hon. George W. Whiting (Comr of Pensions)
Sir, I had two Declaratory affidavits
forwarded to N.Y. sometime ago to be consumated 
relative to 2 Lost Land Warrants; and
I requested Messrs. Brown DeRosset & Co to forward
to you the proceedings of which they informed
me that they had done as to the General Land
Office. I wrote to you sometime ago that
such would be the case, and that I hoped and
wished for you to send your report to me at
an as early date as you could; but I have
not yet had an answer on the subject. I hope
therefore you will give the above your attention
as soon as you can, and if, it is the duty of
the General Land Office as the Secretary
of the Interior as other department that
you will have the papers handed over
to the proper place and request them to
answer as above directed and oblige
your humble friend &c.
Allen Newson

Hon. G. W. Whiting
Page 73

Washington Novm. 20 1857
Geo C Whiting Esq
Sir
Enclosed you will find
an amended declaration with an explanatory
statement from Prudence Hedrick
an applicant for Bounty Land under 
the act of 3 March 1855 (No 24050) as the widow
of Peter Hedrick of N.C. late a pensioner
under the act of 17 June 1832.
The claim of this old Lady
for Bounty Land has been suspended in
consequence of her supposed connection
with a fraud perpetrated on the Government
by John Roach.
It appears from the papers
on file that after the death of her husband
she was induced or ignorantly made to
sign a declaration for a Pension under
the act of 17 June 1844 & 2 July 1848 as
Barbara Hedrick, alleging she was
married to the said Hedrich in 1791.
Upon this declaration a pension was
granted at the rate of $50 - commencing
from the date of her husbands death.
Shortly after the allowance of this claim
the facts in the case were communicated
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to the office and her name was dropped from
the Roll.
That she was imposed upon by
this man Roach and ignorantly assumed
the name of her husbands former wife is
very apparent from the [unclear] file in
this case where her pension was granted
her in making application for arrears
of pension due her husband as early as
27 March 1845. Several years prior to the
date of her declaration for a pension she
there signs her name Prudence. This
paper was made before T M Harris Justice
of the Peace who furnished the information
in relation to the fraud. How this paper
become to be overlooked and a pension granted
her as Barbara Hedrick, is somewhat to be
wondered at. With this on file it cannot
be supposed that she would knowingly make
a declaration in another name, the only
conclusion that can be arrived at therefore must 
either that she was induced to believe that
her proper name Prudence and not Barbara
was signed to the declaration or that she
had done it in entire ignorance of the bearing
it was to have upon the claim.
The facts in the case go to show
that Hedrick was twice married, that his
first wife was Barbara Myers, to whom
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he was married in 1797 (not '91 as stated in
the declaration, and after her death he
married Prudence Grist to whom he
was married in 1806, who is now his widow
and claims Bounty Land as such.
The evidence shows clearly
this fact, viz, that Claimant Prudence Hedrick
is now the widow of Peter Hedrick who
drew a pension under the act of 7 June 1832
at the rate of $50 - p ann, that she was
lawfully married to him in 1806 that her
husband died in 1844, that she is now 
a widow which is all that can be
required to entitle her to Bounty Land
under the act of 3 March 1855. I ask that
her claim may be duly considered and allowed
Very Respectfully
Your Obt Srvt
Geo C Ames
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Jackson Hill P. O. Davidson Co
N. C. Feb. 11th 1868
Hon J. H. Barret Comr of Pensions
I enclose the original
Pension Certificate of Prudence
Hedderick a late pensioner; and
the declaration & oath of aledgeance
of her only surviving son
Peter Hedderick who is entitled
to the arrears of the pension;
I hope therefore, you will send
on a draft, or certificate, or
whatever way the Dept may adopt
for the amount now due, and
thereby oblige your Obt Servt,
Allen Newsom
Hon J. H. Barrett Comr
of Pensions Washington
City D.C.
Page 77

No. 6993
Prudence Headrick
wid;
Peter,
N.C.
Admit for #50 per An. to
Com. Feb 3 1853, under
2d sec. act Feb 3d 1853

Cert to
Geo C Ames
Present
Page 78

Jackson Hill P. O. Davidson
Co. N. C. Feb. 8th 1861
Hon. Geo. Whiting,
Dear Sir I wrote to you on 16/2
Last Nov. in regard to two Land Warrants
which was therein & had been designated and
in reply to said letter I received one
from you of the 26th Nov. last stating to me
that the said Land Warrants would be
reissued on the 19th day of the coming
January 1861 at which time the advertisement in
the Constitutional News paper teminated if
the original warrants are not returned.
I have to state to you that I have not
as yet heard of their coming to any persons
hands & know that they have not to mine. I have
been waiting to receive them from your
Department, and not receiving them have been
afraid that they may have been sent and met
a second loss or miss carry or that you have
forgotten the time, or amidst the convulsion
of things have not had time to devote your
honourable attention to the reissue - will you
be so good as to attend to it at your most
early leisure moment & oblige your waiting friend
Prudence Henderick No 75050 for 160 acres
Elizabeth Hill No 75089 " 160 acres
Allen Newsom
(Davidson Co
Jackson Hill P.O.
N.C.

Hon G. Whiting
Commissioner
Page 79

last notice of
Caveat
Page 80

General Land Office,
Jan. 28/61.
Hon. G. C. Whiting,
Commr of Pensions:
Sir,
In reply to
your letter of the 22nd inst., relative to B. L. Wtd. Act of 55,
No. 75050, for 160 A., in the name of Prudence Hendrick,
and No. 75089, 160 ac., in the name of Elizabeth Hill,
I have to inform you that neither of them has been returned
located, and that a sufficient caveat is on file in this
office in both cases.
Very Respectfully,
Jo S Wilson
Commr.
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Healing Springs S C
Oct 25
Nov 1 44
DG
Peter Headrick
Hon. J. L. Edwards
Pension office Washington
City D C
Page 82

Healing Springs NC Davidson County
Oct 24 1844
Hon J L Edwards
Sir I hav taken the Liberty to
write to you, Peter Hedrick who is a Pensioner on
your Pension List, his condician by his request
he has made Mr. Little of Raleigh NC a
Power of a turny to draw his pension he has made
Allen Newsom also apower of a turney to draw the 
same and between the two the thing is delade
Mr Little sias that the Money is keep back on the
account of Newson said Newsom sias it is keep
back on the account of Little Mr Little sent
said Hedrick a Letter Newsom happen to be thear
and sease holt of the Letter & Hedrick nor non
of his family can get it again the contens of the
Letter I know not I hav heard of Newsom being
thear 3 times with in a day or two writing and gotten
the old man to post his name to papers I saw one 
of the witnesses that witness one of his papers and he siad
that the old man did not know what the contents
of the writing was the witness Jo Shepherd sias
that Newson wood not let him read the paper I
saw the old man this morning and his family thy
told me they ware afrade that they never shood
get ther Mony and if Newsom got the same they
ware afrade Newsom wood keep the Larges Shear of it
the old man has agreed to giv boath of the Men half
of what they cood get the old man told me he had
Mutch rather that Mr. Little wood draw his pension
but they war owing Newsom & he was thear constant
and thy cood not get shift of him the old man is
Chil[d]ish and he can be got to sine any thing that they
want him to
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Mr Hedrick wants to know if thear
is any Mony in your office or not for him if so
how mutch and the reason that he cant get
it if he is intitle to any thing he wants you
to authorise same Man at Salisbury NC to
pay it to him or pay it to Mr Little the old
man Neads som help as mutch as any man on your
Pension List, I liv in a mile of him and I know
he is needy you will please giv me an anser
to these Lines or Mr Hedrick and tell us all
about the same as sune as you possible can
Direct your Letter to
Healing Springs NC  I am yours truly
Wm Harriss
Page 84

Raleigh N.C.
Compt Office
I William Collins Comptroller of Public Accounts
in and for the State of North Carolina do hereby
Certify that it appears in a Book of Record
shewing the amt paid Peter Hedrick in a
Certificate issued in March 1784 for Eight Pounds
Ten Shillings (£8.10) See Book No. 7 Folio 3, which
certificate purports to have been issued for
Military Services from under my hand
and seal this 24th day February 1845
Wm F Collins Compt
Page 85

Jackson Hill N.C. Allen Newsom P. M. 
Free
Jan. 15th

Jan 27 45
NC

Hon. J. L. Edwards.
(Not official)
Washington City.
D.C.
Page 86

Jackson Hill P.O. Davidson Co.
N.C. Jan. the 15th. 1845.
J. L. Edwards, Esq.
Sir,
I intend this letter to be an address
to you not in your official capacity, but for your private
consideration, and I hope that its merits and matter will entitled
it to your perusal. My zeal to prevent fraud [illegible] Peter
Hedericks SN I plainly see was the cause of me being suspicious
of acting wrong. In your communication to me last you said that the
Department was opposed to large sums of money being extorted
by agents from old soldiers which is clearly right. In order that
you detest wrong I will suggest a few reports from good
sources which may cause you to make some enquiry. This Silvester
Bittis is traveling over the larger part of this State establishing
pensions (who is from N. York & was some years ago a clock pedlar) he
has had a stoping place in this Co. at Mr. Benj. Millers. Maj. John
Miller (brother to Benj,) informed me about 2 month ago that Benj
his brother, told him that said Bittis had been gone from his
house about 3 months & returned and informed him that he had
made during that tour about nine Thousand Dollars, and that
the way was open to him for a fortune. Making nearly the
rate of double the Salary of our president U.S. About the 15th of
Nov. last I called at Benj. Millers (a public house) and this Bittis called
the same night & he read the next morning a part of a letter he said from George 
Little requesting him to see P. Hederick relative to the agency of his pension
(because Hederick had him notified by the Sheriff of Wake City.
to stop) Bittis said Little had done so much to advance P H's claim
I told him that if he & his friends were willing I had no objections
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of his being paid hansomely. I asked him if he drew his claim
if $100 would not satisfy Little he said no. He said that
Hederick aught to give me 1/3, Little 1/3 & he keep a third.
I replyed and said that he was a poor old man & had poor
children & that I would not agree to any such thing and
was opposed to H's doing so & remarked that I intended to take
no more than his honest neighbours thought I ought to have.
Bittis in the course of the conversation said that they 
had a man imployed at Washington City to whom they
gave $100. a claim to argue it before the Department.
I conversed more with him to find out the organisation
of the company than I otherwise would have done I
asked the mans name he told me his sir name (but I shall
withhold his name for the present.) He stated that the said
man had occupied an important station in the War Department.
These things with many coroberating circumstances lead me
as well as others to believe that there was something wrong
going on through a well trained and [illegible] conspiracy, but
I never thought you knew it. My opinion is that you have
been so confiding that among several they sought advantages
by pretending some of them no doubt to be disinterested persons. Since you
informed me that Mr. Little had never appeared as an
agent in P. Hedericks claim I am more confirmed than
ever. They have in my opinion, certain men who do appear
and have certain men like Bittis to do the riding furnished
with all sorts of blanks & machines & they have such agents like
Jno. Roach of infamous character to perform their dirty work
when necessary. Did not a man about Mr Littles appearance
establish a claim for the heirs of some officer soldier for about
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$3000. or upwards in your books. If I was to tell you that I had
it from high authority in the town of Fayetteville that
these heirs never got more than $500. or $600. would you believe
it. You know that the most honest, and confiding are the
most often deceived. even companions in matrimony
have deceived each other through life. Col. Edward
Yarborough's son from Raleigh was the agent Little sent
& got the old man P. H. to sign a bond or obligation for half of
his pension. I think duty to my country and to myself
required me to give the foregoing suggestions, but
at the same time it is with pain and mortifcation that
I do so. John Miller Esq of Stanly County requested
me some time ago to address you on Dorothy Sells claim
& request you to direct your answer to me though I was not
concerned only to do a favor and it was nearer to Miller from
here than the Gold Hill & you would not send your answer to
me on account of the Prejudice that the aforesaid company had
caused to be improperly produced. Mr. Miller sent me your answer as soon as he
received it, in order for me to write to the Secretary & Comptroller
of this State for the evidence which you required in the case
If you Mr. Edwards have formed a prejudicial opinion of
me as to any sinister motive, I will refer you to the Hon. E. Deberry
who has stoped all night with me, and is acquainted with my
character. We both are in fellowship in one church, but he is
in politicks as you know a Whig & it falls to my lot to be
a Democrat or Republican in which we honestly differ.
I have written these lines for your personal and private inspection
that you may scrutinize the whole matter, and I only ask you
to do so and for you to [illegible] rational constant
on them & no more than they merit and as an honest officer
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and a high minded gentleman I trust that you
will do it. Heretofore I have in my communication
to you been treated with respect. [illegible]
that has been placed on my course has caused considerable
mortification to me. I hope that if you have or do consider
me harsh or presumptious that as these persons were
the cause of my being necessitated to thus write that you will
excuse me as you would wish me to act towards you
placed in similar circumstances. I will give you
any information you may further desire if you should
write to me and request it.
I am yours very Respectfully
&c Allen Newsom
Hon J. L. Edwards

Jackson Hill N.C. Allen Newsom P.M.
Jan. 15th
Jan 27 45

Hon. J. L. Edwards
(Not official)
Washington City
D.C.
Page 90

Mar 14
CM
Peter Hedrick
Jno Beck
Jacob Miller
[illegible]

J L Edwards Esq
Pension Office

Hon A. Rencher
HR
Page 91

Washington
March 12th. 1836
Dear Sir,
I am sorry to find that my old minute men have been
struck from the roll of pensioners after so much difficulty
in getting them placed on. There are now only three of them
living, to wit, Peter Hedrick, John Beck & Jacob Miller and
I am told that independent of their services as minute men,
these men were in various other tours of duty as their papers
will show. I would be glad if you would have the papers
examined with reference to that point. It is useless to
discuss over again the services of this species of troops.
I think them as much deserving a pension as any troops
not on continental establishment and must if you
should determine against them present them to Congress
for relief. That is too tedious a course to adopt
if it can be avoided. Will you have the claims looked
into to see whether there are not other services proven
for which and on account of which they may not
be fairly entitled to the bounty of the Government
With respect
I am yours truly
A Rencher

J. L. Edwards Esqr.
Page 92

Lexington N C
April 1
ApCA
Conc
Peter Hedrick
N C [illegible]
23650

War Department
Pension Office
Washington City
Page 93

Lexington March 28th 1837
N C & Davidson Co.
Sir,
I am decidedly repugnant to repetedly
troubling any gentleman on any one subject
and am constrained to offer you an apology
for doing of it on this occasion which is
relative to old Mr Peter Hederick's claim which
has been suspended about which I wrote to you
and from whom I received a polite answer.
The apology that I have to offer is that the old man
urges upon me to make a feeble solicitation to you
once more in his behalf and stating at the same time
the due service which he rendered (appearance
of other papers & imaginations to the contrary notwithstanding.)
He says that his services were official and obligatory
and that if he had known as much as he does
now that he could have made it more clearly
to have appeared, but he is now so enfeebled
that he cannot travel to perform his obligations
as he did at the onset. He has now requested
me to propose to you for him that you
should notice his claim once more and then give
him one half of what he drew formerly or
what you may think should be granted for
he says that he is wholy dependant for it or
he must be a tax to the county or a charitable
community because he is unable to perform manual
labour: this I believe to be a fact but that is 
no reason that he should draw money to which
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[illegible] urges upon his claim
with earnestness and boldness of countenance.
He says that he was encumbered with debts when
he first drew his pension and then paid them off
and created some debts for a little homestead
and a house with the expectation of paying with his
pension when his claim all at a sudden was
eclipsed. Thus he says it met him in the darkest
hour and it being justly due him as the act
of Congress was legally made to confer pensions.
He begs much for you to again notice his case
and view it minutely and give him half, if
you think that there is no more deserving.
His request is that you will be good enough
to attend to it as early as possible and send
on the result of the case for he says that he cannot
rest with any degree of contentment until he
knows your final decision on this proposition.
I am respectfully yours &c.
Allen Newsom

J L Edwards Esqr
Pension Office
Washington City
Page 95

Cotton Grove
Davidson County NC
November 17th 1850
Sir,
Your favor of the 11th Ulto was received on the 20th and
directs me to make a Declaration in support of Barbara
Headricks pension claim under act of the 29th of July 1848.
I have complyed as well as I can conjecture.
As to the explanation of her name, I have applyed to
the best proof that I can find in my section of Country
that is the affidavit of John Goldberry who appears to know
all about the matter, in which he is undoubtedly correct.
I do not know that I can furnish the Department
with any thing in her favor on that part then I have
obtained by the affidavit of Mr Goldberry.
As soon as an opportunity will admit, I flatter myself
the Commissioner of Pensions will decide on this case
& let me hear of the decision.
Respectfully I have the
honor to be Your
Obt Srvt
John Roach

Col J. L. Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City D.C.
Page 96

Cotton Grove Davidson Co. NC
January 20th 1851
Sir,
Being at a loss to know to whom I shall address
when writing to the Commissioner of Pensions, if I should
err in this letter it will not be designedly. Having received
one letter signed F. S. Evans acting Commissioner of Pensions
and one as a reply in my newspaper to some application
on the bounty land claims, & the name signed thereto, were
J. H. Heath, Commissioner of Pensions, I think this is the
gentleman alluded to above.
My desire is that a research would be made in the
Pension office for the papers on the pension claim of Barbara
Hedrick widow of Peter Hedrick decd & let me know
your decision. Also, as reports have been made
on the cases of Eve Boggs & Jemima White, I wish to
learn the decision on them.
I have a case on file in the Pension Office for
Lydia Ward widow of Wm Ward, one for Barbara Easter
& one for Sarah Richardson, which I have not reced
a word from since the 5th August 1847, except a
Letter of J L Edwards of the 20th October 1847, 
complaining of the Comptrollers Certirficate. this I complyed
with (as you will find) March 1850. & not a word
from the department since that time in either of those
cases. when you have spare time, examin them.
The Department ordered that Wm Leperiet should
make an affidavit & send it on in regard of the loss of his
former Pension Certificate. this order he complyed with &
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not a word of answer to it. therefore we do not know
if it has been received, & if received; whether satisfactory
or not. desiring an answer would be forwarded
to me as soon as the decision there on
be made.
I have the honor to be
Your Obt Svt
John Roach

J. A. Heath Esqr
Commissioner of
Pensions Washington
City D.C.
Page 98

Cotton Grove
Davidson County NC
January 9th 1851.
Sir,
In reply to your letter of the 3rd Inst
stating the papers of Barbara Hedrick do not appear
to be on file, requesting me to say by whom
they were sent & from what State & under what
act,
I do not know any honester answer than
to coppy the following letter

Department of the Interior
October the 9th 1850
Sir,
In reply to your letter of the 30th Ulto in relation
to the cases of Barbara Hedrick, Mary Gorden, Eve
Boggs and Jemima White, I have to inform
you, that I have refered the same to the 
Commissioner of Pensions, with instructions to
furnish the information requested.
am very respectfully
Your Obt Svt
Alex H H Stewart
Secretary.

From the tenor of the above letter it appears that
the papers of Barbara Headrick have been handed
over to the Commissioner of Pensions. The papers that
I mailed last, was complying with Col J L Edwards
Page 99

at that time Commissioner of Pensions - who by
this Letter stated to me, The claim of Barbara
Hedrick widow of Peter Hedrick cannot be allowed
under the Act of the 17th of June 1844.
As by a decision of the late Secretary of the Interior
no one who was not a widow at the passage of the
act of the 7th July 1838 are entitled to the benefit of
that Act, or; the subsequent acts of 3rd March 1843
and the 14th June 1844.
If Mrs Hedrick will make a Declaration
under the act of the 29th July 1848 her claim
may be allowed under this act. Pension to
commence on the 4th March 1848.
This is the act Under which her Declaration
was made; & accompanyed with the
affidavit of John Goldberry who, I think
by his statement on his oath is sufficient
to establish her proper name to be Barbara
Hedrick.
Being under the impression this will
satisfy your order as is set forth above I
nothing further say. Respectfully -
Your Obt Srvt
John Roach

F S Evans Esqr
Acting Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
D.C.
Page 100

I find from your of[unclear] herein refered to that
[illegible] the date of [illegible]
[illegible] Jno Boggs reports [unclear]
made on them, I consider it as a favour to me,
if the Officers of the Department would let me
know what is the decision on the above cases.
Respectfully,
J. Roach
Page 101

P. O. Salem, Forsyth Co. No. Car
Feby 1st 1834
Dr Sir
The enclosed letter from yr
office, I return, as it is certainly
not intended for my office.
There is no person by the name of
W. H. Harriss about here. There is
no P.O. called Salem Hill in
N. C. to my knowledge.
There is a Salem Church P.O. in
Randolph Co. N.C. Perhaps the
enclosed letter is meant for that office.
Respectfully
Yr. Obt. Servt.
O. A. Kee h lu P.M
Page 102

[check mark] B. W. Powell
Morrisons - East Florida
Oct 20 1854
Enclosing Dead of a Land
Float signed Eli Davis
and enquiring, of the validity 
of the title.
[check mark]
Respectfully referred to
The Comm of Pensions
Dept Int
Oct 30/54
Geo C Whiting
Chf Clk
Act & refer to Com
of Pensions

Pritchett
3 Oct 1854
Page 103

Morrisons Mills E F
Oct 20th 1854
Dr Sir
Enclosed you will find a 
deed signed by one Eli Davis who hails
from Halifax County Virginia and
who disposes of a number of land floats
to the Citizens of this neighborhood during
the month of March. Since the above
transactions, inquiry has been made at the
land office located at Newnansville in
this State and the applicants have been
informed that their titles were [underlined] valueless.
You will please give me some information
in reference to the matter as there are a
number of poor men interested who may
perhaps loose their all.
Very Respectfully
B. W. Powell
Post Master

Hon Robt McClelland
Washington
Page 104

240.580
Page 105

Jackson Hill P.O.
Davidson Co. N.C. March 31 1856
Hon. Commissioner of Pensions,
I herewith enclose to you the
Declarations and papers for Mrs Prudence
Hederick whos husband Peter Hederick was
on the Pension roll before his death.
You will please to send on her land
warrant or certificate at her request to
me as soon as the case may be reached
I am very respectfully
Yours &C Allen Newsom
Page 106

Jackson Hill N.C.
July 23
A. Newsom P. M
Free
Aug 25 / [illegible]
Pet Headrick
N C [illegible]
[ ]y Caldlaw
Hon. J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Pension office
Washington City
D.C.
Page 107

Jackson Hill P. O.
Davidson Co. N.C. July 22d 1844.
Hon. J. L. Edwards,
Dear Sir
Sometime ago I sent
on to you the affidavit of Peter Hederick
of this County in order to obtain his
certificate for the period which you promised
which I believe was 7 mos & 21 days, but as
yet, have not received any answer & after
waiting the proper time I deemed it not
improper to address these liens of enquiry to
you. I hope that you will, (if you have not)
send on his certificate as was requested
in my letter accompaning his said affidavit
as soon as possible.

N.B. Please send me your requisitions in
accordance with the late Pension laws &
resolutions or your formalities for the
extention of the widow's & others pensions &c
Yours very respectfully
Allen Newsom
Jackson Hill P. O.
N.C.

Hon J. L. Edwards
Page 108

Comptrollers Office
July 26th 1844
I William F Collins Comptroller of Public Accounts
do hereby certify that it appears of Record in
my office that Peter Hedrick had Two certificates
issued in his favor One for One Hundred Pounds
for service in Militia and sundries furnished Milita
and the other for One Hundred pounds, Nineteen
shillings & three pence (£100.19. 3 ) for Sundries
furnished Militia, given under my hand
and seal of office
Duplicate of and issued.
Wm F. Collins Compt
Page 109

July 30 '44
Addlf ff
Peter Hedrick Decd
N. C. roll

Hon James L. Edwards
Comm Pensions

H. H. Sylvester
Page 110

July 29 44
Sir
I will thank you to file the enclosed artifact
of the Compt of N.C. and the papers of Peter Headrick
a pensioner under the Act of June 7 1834 of that State.
I am very respectfully
H H Sylvester

Col Edwards
Page 111

Jackson Hill P.O.
Davidson Co N C Oct 21st 1844
Hon J L Edwards,
I have this day learned
from a letter from a man by the name of George
Little living near Raleigh whom I
never saw that he was acting as my agent
to get my pension certificate. He says that he
had it stoped after Newsom received
it. He further states he received a letter
from me stating that Allen Newsom
acted without my authority. I say that
if he Little received my letter to that
purport that it was a base forgery
which I deny. I hereby say to you
that A. Newsom is and has been my rightful
Agent as you know by his many letters & my
amended Declaration before Jas. Wiseman Esq.
I hereby direct you to send on my certificate
to Allen Newsom who lives within 5 or 6 miles
from me. If you have sent it to G. Little
near Raleigh I want you to recall it and send
it to this my directions. I believe their has
been some trick of forgery tryed to be played
off on me
Yours &c
his
Peter x Hederick
mark

I certify that I saw Peter
Hederick signe this letter
with his own hand
Joel Shepherd

Mr. J. L. Edwards,
Sir,
This old man as I understand has
been imposed upon by a base man of this County
by the name of John Roach who has been [illegible] by forging a letter to
put a man by the name of Bettis (who is a
travelling clock yankie) and one G. Little near
Raleigh who is to get 2/3 of the pension as one of
the club said that he would take that Amt.
I hope that you will if you have not send it to me
and if you have sent it to Geo. Little [blot]ase obey what
he says above, viz to countermand it [blot]nd it to me
as sooon as convenant   Yours &C
Allen Newsom

Hon. J. L. Edwards
Page 112

Jackson Hill N.C.
Sept 25th
Free

Oct 4th 1844
Resp Peter Hendrick
D. C.
[crossed out] Allen Newsom

Hon. J. L. Edwards
Washington City, D.C.
Pension Office
Page 113

Jackson Hill P.O. Davidson
Co. N.C. Sept. 24th 1844
Hon. E. L. Edwards,
Sir,
Inclosed you have
the certificate of Peter Hederick in which
you informed me in your letter bearing date
of the 18th July that their was an error discovered.
The circumstances that interdicted my obeying
your requisitions in returning his certificate
require an elaborate explanation from me to you.
The same day that I mailed a letter of enquiry
after Hederick's certificate & for a form for Tabatha
Lomak I received P Hederick's certificate
to wit (on 26th July last and on the same day
I went up to see old Mr Hederick & had him
to fill a Power Attorney to a Gentleman in
Fayetteville to draw his Pension and put it on
the way to Fayettville by a passing wagoner and
about two weeks after I filled up his P. Attorney
I received your letter countermanding the
certificate. I looked in said certificate for the error
& thought likely that you thought you had put it ($75.)
instead of ($25 per annum (because it can be read
for either) but I took it for $25. [smudge: while I?] waited to
hear from the Attorney at Fayetteville 3 or 4 weeks
after countermanding the 2d time he sent it to
me which I received to day (24th Inst). [smudge]ld the
certificate untill I could have the P. Atty withdrawn
as the money for Justifycation, but did intend to
refund if it was required to the last cent if the money was
over drawn P. Hederick's Attorney of Fayettevill wrote me
as an excuse for not returning his papers that
he had been confined to his house closely 60 days,
I suppose by reason of illness of himself or family
he did not state. I have made these statements of
facts in order that you may see that I have not
willingly disobeyed through any improper motives.
Page 114

The old man is very patient as well as needy wishes
me to say to you to rectify said error & send his
certificate back as soon as possible he says further
that he served one streach 12 months in the
army of the revolution, [blot] other
tours. He has lost his eye sight sometime ago and
has been an object of charity, but since his claim
in part has been received he has been much more
cheerful. A speculator on pensions near Raleigh 8 or 10 mos.
ago sent up a young man to old P. Hederick
& got him by fair promises & large tales to sign some
papers & they have been interposing & say that the old
man is to give largely of his pension to them &c
if they get it &c. The old man says to me that I
must write to you to send it to  me & not to any other person for him for
then he says he can get it the next day &c.
Please to forward it at the most early opportunity and
oblige the old way worn soldier
Yours very respectfully
&c. Allen Newsom
Agt. for P. Hederick

Hon. J. L. Edwards
Page 115

Jackson Hill N.C.
Oct 23
Oct 28
Free
DC
P Headrick
Hon. J. L. Edwards
Pension Office
Washington City
D.c.
Page 116

Jackson Hill P.O. Davidson
Co. N.C. Oct 23d 1844
Hon J. L. Edwards,
Sir,
It is with no little mortification
that compells me to again address you on
the subject of old Mr. Peter Hederick's claim. It appears
that great efforts are making to swindle him out
of nearly all of it, blind & needy as he is. You know
by his amended Declaration before Jas. Wiseman Esq
of this County which is in your office and the numerous
letters from me to you that I have long been acting as his agent;
and that by his applying to me to do so, & not me to him.
I kept up a correspondence with Mr. A. Rencher
while it was before the House of Representatives. Mr. George
Little the great Pension Apostle, not at Damascus, but near
as at Raleigh who has missionarys out and some of
them have preached false doctrine by holding to the
old man that his money was at Raleigh about 100 ms off
to an enormous amt. & that it could be brought to
him, but wanted 2/3 of it at the same time. He was
old & blind nearly, as I have previously written, & no person
to instruct him, though he refused to sign any papers.
But one John Roach living several miles off who
had been some years ago whiped at our whiping
post for forging & who in the presence of 4 or 5 persons
nearly all illiterate persons, persuaded him to sign as he pretended
to send a litter in the shape of an order for this
great amt of money at Raleigh. By a letter received
by P Hederick a day or two ago from George Little it was a letter
the contents of which said Roach or some other person had
forged. You wrote me that I should return
Hederick's certificate because it contained an error
Little writes in his letter to P. Hederick that he either has an undue
influence with this department or wants to be understood
so. He further says that I cannot do
anything now for Hederick & many other things.
Page 117

I have been put in possession of his letter by
Peter Hederick & I intend to keep it for just
purposes. Old Mr. P. Hederick has revoked
all his forged letters lest they be as have been understood and agreed by a notice in writing
to be executed on said Little by the Sheriff of Wake
Co. N.C., and has reconfirmed my appointment
in due form of law. The honest neighbours to
on whom he has in past hung as an object of
charity are raised against their falshoods and their 
impositions, therefore he is now shielded from Little
& other's impositions: I now in his name request
and claim his certificate to be forwarded on
to me at this place if it is not already done
and if he Little has got possession of it and retains
it one day (if we have proof of it) I shall bring
one if not two suits against said Little and
immediately after the sitting of the next Congress I shall
send on a respectable petition for a special Committee of finance
to be appointed to enquire into all such mens acts
more especially his from the War Department, for
the man who is unfaithful in a few things he may be found
so in a great [d]eal. (no imputation is aimed at the
Dept. because I have no such allusions, but they have
been imposed on by [underlined] Temple & others and it may be
found that this man Little is playing some similar
game. I last mailed & sent a few lines wrote in
his own hands & signed by him and certified by
a competent witness (Joel Shepherd). Now after
you have been put in possession of all these
facts & his request to you from his own hand I
cannot but say that you as an Honest and
faithful officer of this great & mighty Republic will
without delay send on to my address his certificate
for what is in your opinion justly due. He still
says that he served 12 mos. faithfully at one streach
for which he ought to be entitled.
Yours respectfully
&c. Allen Newsom
Power Attorney with full Authority

Hon. J. L. Edwards
Page 118

Payment to be made
at Fayetteville, N Carolina
by John Huske Esq'r
Agent for paying Pensioners
in the Agency of 
North Carolina

Issue new certificate
for 15 mopsi[unclear]
---
50 to commence
from 4 March '35

Recorded in the Pension
Office, in Book E, Vol. 152
Page 39 by
F. L. Swann. Clerk

T. M. Harriss
Healing Springs
N.C.
Page 119

WAR DEPARTMENT.
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.
I certify that in conformity with the law of the United
States, of the 7th June, 1832,
Peter Hederick of N. Carolina
who was a Private
in the Revolutionary War.
is entitled to receive Twenty five dollars and
Sixty Six cents per annum, during his natural life, 
commencing on the 4th of March, 1835, and payable 
semi-annually,
on the 4th of March and 4th of September, in every year. Issued
in lieu of one for $80 p. annum on the 14 March 1834, which has
been lost or mislaid Given at the War Office of the United 
States, this eighth day of
July one thousand eight
hundred and forty-four

Examined and
Countersigned.
Page 120

Escd
C.H.R.

[written across certificate]
Amount due on this certificate, from 3d February 1853 to 3d March 1858 inclusive,
per Pension Office calculation, $25 16 2/3

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
WIDOW'S PENSION.
I certify that, in comformity with the 2nd section of the act
of February 8, 1853,
Prudence Headrick,
widow of Peter Headrick,
who was a private, in the revolutionary war,
is inscribed on the Pension List, at the rate of Fifty
dollars and [blank] cents per annum, commencing on the
3d of February, 1853, and continuing for life, unless she should
again marry; in which case the Pension is not payable after the
time of such marriage.
Given at the Department of the Interior,
this tenth day of April,
one thousand eight hundred and fifty-
eight.
J. Manfred
Secretary of the Interior

Examined and countersigned.
Geo C Whiting
Commissioner of Pensions.

March 4th 1861
Page 121

notice of caveat
75050 - No
Peter Hedrick
Page 122

GENERAL LAND OFFICE.
Sept 27th, 1839.
Sir:
I have to
state that there is on file in this Office a CAVEAT against the issue of a
Patent on Bounty Land Warrant No. 75050 for 160
acres, act March 3, 1855, in the name of Peter Hedderick
deceased
Very respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
Jos S Wilson
Acting Commissioner.
To
Geo C Whiting Esq
Commissioner of Pensions.
Page 123

Peter Headrick
N.C.
admd 7 mos 21 -
Page 124

State of North Carolina
Comptrollers Office
November 15 1843
I William F Collins Comptroller of Public Accounts
in and for the State of North Carolina do
certify that it appears of Record in my
office that Peter Hedrick had issued to
him, a certificate "for servise rendered"
during the War of the Revolution, for
£ 20.9.6) Twenty pounds Nine Shillings and
Six pence, in Book R No 2 (an account
of certificates issued and delivered into
the Treasurers Office. Given under my
hand
Wm F. Collins Compt
25[?]

50.
1.28
57.15.
---
25:56

2   2. 44
7 mo.  23. 33
25:77
Page 125

Healing Springs NC    Free
Novem 20

Nov 26 44
D Comp

Mr
J. L. Edwards
Pension Office
Washington City
Page 126

Healing Springs NC Novem 20, 1844
Dear Sir
I received yours on 18 dated the 12 instant
stating that the representation I giv respecting
thy desire of Mr Newsom agents justifide
the reason for with hold certicate witch
is hear with enclosed to mea with the
hope that measures wood be taken to secure
the old man Pension, your Letter reads as thou
you had inclouse the certificate to Mea Thear
was no certificte in your letter if you put it
in it has been taken out if so I hope you will
inform mea of the fact and what way to Manedg
for the old man if you send mea Mr Hedrick certificate
to draw his Pension I assure you I will hand it
to him and sea that he has the benefit of it
Mr Little of Raleigh has sent
his agent ther and the old man has directed him
to fires his claim & draw his pension Mr. Newsom
has bin thear sinse and got the old man to sine
some papers to prevent Mr Little from geting
half of it so he can draw him self so I hav bin
inform Peter Hedrick Jr. Son of the Old Mans
is vary anchus for the Old Man pension to be got
halt of but dont want it to go in Allen Newsom
Hans as he want half of it. The other reasons you sea that the old
Man are chileish by the papers he sines he can be
got to sine most any paper that is presented to him
Yours very truly
Wm Harriss

J. L. Edwards
Page 127

My Name is William H Harriss you write my name
J M Harris
Wm Harriss

Healing Springs NC     Free
Novem 20

Nov 26 44
CComf

Mr
J. L. Edwards
Pension office
Washington City
Page 128

Hon. J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington Cty.
D.C.
presented by Hon. E. Deberry
Page 129

N. Carolina Davidson Coty
Novr 26th 1844
Hon J. L. Edwards
Sir please to be so good
as to let my pension claim be resumed, and
send it on to Mr Allen Newsom or to myself
at Jackson Hill P.O. where I now reside if you
have issued it to any other person please have
it forthwith recalled and sent here or handed
over to the Hon E. Deberry who will forward it. here
In this doing you will confer a lasting favor
on your humble old friend   Yours &c
his
Peter x Headrick Senr
mark
Witness Daniel Spence

I certify that I wrote the above order at the
request of Peter Headrick Senr and that he afterwards 
signed and approved of the same.
given under my hand &c   Daniel Spence
Page 130

Headrick
Page 131

House of Reps Dec. 9. 1844
Sir
Inclosed I send you a letter
from Peter Headrick a suspended Pensioner
of the U.S. whose Pension I was
informed by you last session would be
restored or allowed on returning his cartificate.
Mr. Headrick is a very 
infirm and illiterate man and some
agents have been trying to impose on
him which has indused him to write
or to send you the enclosed letter
Please inform me what is
or shall be done in his case
Respectfully
E. Deberry

J. L Edwards Esq
Page 132

Healing Springs NC     Free
Decem 7

Dec 13 '44
N.C.

Hon J L Edwards
Commishoner
of Pension
Washington City
DC
Page 133

Healing Springs NC
December 6. 1844
Dear Sir
I am sorry I put you to the troble to wright
to mea again I received old Mr Hedricks Certificate
the next day after I started my letter to you I thaut
it was miss plast by it not being inclouse in your
Letter
But I am sorry to say that I hav
not had the chance to do any thing for the old
Man yet The Distingguish Allen Newsom come
up the day before I got the certificate and persuaided
the old man to go home with him and he has kep him theare
Ever sinse by giving him Licur & good words
his wife and sun is trying to get him home
Evry day it seams that Mr Newsom intens
to hav the control of the old man & his Munny in
Spite of Ever body
Mr Newsom rote a Long
Durty Letter to you so I had ben inform about
the 16 of Novem I shod like to sea a copy of it
but I dont want to put you to any troble
I remain yours respectly
Wm Harriss

J. L. Edwards
Page 134

Jackson Hill NC      Free
Oct 29th

Nov 4 '44
DC
P Headrick
N.C.

J. L. Edwards
Pension Office
Washingon City
D.C.
Page 135

Jackson Hill N.C.
Davidson Co. 28th Oct. 1844.
Hon J L Edwards
Sir
There having been
such a concerted plan of conspiracy against old
Peter Hederick to defraud him out of two thirds
of his pension that I deem it not improper
to address these lines to you. I have it known
in train to bring the parties to justice for forging
the contents of letters &c. The main man by
what we learn rather keeps himself out of
the scrape, and has such as we believe to act out
the necessaries who is and has been use[d] to such tricks.
I have a reconfirmation of a Power of
Attorney written out in due form of law
and since Mr. George Little of Raleigh has
had a si. fa. served on him by the Sheriff
of Wake notifying him that all P. Attorneys
agency or pretentions of his if he made any,
was revoked and also of the forged letter
or letters &c by Jno Roach to Mr Little. They as I have
understood have said that I was giving his claim away
to the War Dept. meaning I suppose the old man's agreeing to
take less than the claim, and that they were
to get from the Dept. the whole as it passed
twice in the House. This was what I contended
for because the old man always contended that
he served 12 mos at one streach & the ballance
Page 136

of the time at broken tours, but rather than
have nothing (and sometimes starving) he was willing
to take what he could get, but I hope that
you will put him on par with John Beck
Jacob Miller & others if theirs have been allowed, or at least I hope that
you will send his certificate to me [illegible]
as much as you would for any other person
The House of Representatives by passing on
the claim thought he ought to be entitled
to a resumption of the whole which seems
to be convinsing to all, of the Equity of the
claim. P. Hederick signed a letter a few
days ago with his own hand & certified by
witness & I wrote & sent an other to you
informing you to send it to me & that if
you had sent his certificat to Little [crossed out]
wanted and requested you to countermand
it and if he holds to it or pursist in
writing to you in bothering your calculations
or designs please to let me know it for in
either case he will be said to meet the case.
This George Little boast and says in a letter
up here that he had me stoped & that I cannot
do any thing now. I want to know to
know if I cannot assist my old neighbour
to keep him from the claws of such fellows
& I shall soon know whether he has the War
Department at his command or not. I hope
he has not, I am shure he has not.
Page 137

There is a Declaration of this County as I understand 
by one widow Cross through one of this
clan (Silvester Bettis) been sent to the War Dept
Now I am inclined to think from information
from one of her relatives that there is an 
imposition which if known is the duty of every
honest man to make known to the Dept. Please to let me
know what is the length of time that she
has declared to on her own oath, and
if there be any thing wrong I can detect it
because I can proove that she only swore to
5 mos. or at least this relative by marriage said
only a few days ago that 5 mos. service of her
husband was all she swore to in her declaration
It seems that these fellows are not satisfied
with those who are honestly entitled, but that as
they wish to get all they can & will get the
characters of John Roach who have been
whipped &c. to help them carry out their designs
The people are becoming [illegible] at such
conduct since the effort made by these persons
in three or four cases, they say it is too much.
Yours &C.
Allen Newsom
By full Power Attorney for
Peter Hederick

Hon J. L. Edwards
Page 138

This is a true copy of Little's letter
to P. Hederick and if you desire it
I will have a magistrat's certificate put
to it if required. It is now in my
possession.
A. Newsom
Page 139

Here follows a verbatim copy of a letter
signed & directed as it purports by George
Little in answer to one that John Roach got
Peter Hederick to sign by representing it to be an
order to Little for him to send the money to
him the said H., telling at the time that it would
not hinder or obstruct any thing that I was doing or
had by which you may discover whether Mr Little
was an agent or not. If he was a private one,
it implys, that there was something wrong or
he would not kept behind the certain concealed &c. (here follows his
own words)

"Raleigh Oct 10th 1844.
"Dear Sir,
"I have this moment received
your letter of the 18th September and hasten to answer it.
The delay in having your pension settled
was occasioned by Newsom, who interfered some time ago
as he said, by [underlined] your directions I had the pension
stopped in time to prevent his getting any thing, and
am glad to learn that he did not act by your
advice or knowledge. I had began to think very
hard about it: I hope the time will not be long,
before I can hear from it again; it would have been settled
long since if Newsom had not interfered in the buisness [underlined] But
he cannot do anything about it again. I will write
you immediately.
I am very Respectfully."
Geo. Little

Mr Peter Hederick Sr.
Page 140

Jackson Hill P. O. Davidson
Co. N.C. Jan. 1844
Hon. J. L. Edwards,
Sir,
Your letter of the 14th last
Decr was received near two weeks ago, but unavoidable
circumstances interdicted my answering it sooner. I also
previous to the above received one dated Nov. 26th from
the purport of both I perceive that an erroneous
construction have been placed on my cours in
relation to the agency of Peter Hedenck, and therefore
condemned. I only wish that you knew every secret
on this subject I should know then my cause would be approbated.
I wish Mr Edwards you would consider this letter
as much otherwise as in an official light. I know that your
fidellity as an important officer of many years in the nation elevates
you above suspicion, and if there was anything in
my communications that was in the least doubting the
propriety of your cause -- I can only say that I
did not intend it and hereby beg you to excuse the
error if I made one & say that I hearttely regret it. The
more honest a man is the greater confidence he places in his
fellow beings, therefore you have been deceived by
these men as you may discover by a copy of Mr G.
Little's letter which is enclosed. I rejoice that you
request me to give you certain information of what
influenced me to want to get possession of P. H's
pension certificate & what I have taken from the old
man &c and will cheerfully give you all the truth that I
can by writing.
Page 141

2/
In the first place the old man besought me to help him
in having his claim reestablished which I done & the papers in your
office will show what I done there, besides about two years
correspondence with Mr. A. Rencher in the House Reps through
which it passed. Some time previous to your sending
me his certificate last year Mr Little sends an agent to
P. Hederick & this Mr Harris (to whom you have sent his tax
certificate escorted him to the place) and by telling the
old man how easy, and quick Mr Little could get it
&c. and said that Mr Little had sent him to get
the contract, and asked the old man 2/3 for getting
and finally they got the old man to sign an obligation
for 1/2 of it. (This can be proved & the copy of his letter will
do by which to prove the most of it. Mr Little it appears
had several subagents Mr Silvester Bettis who said
he was one of the company & to have part of what
they could get. He Bettis employs others who
were in concert according to general orders to get hold
of his pension. They had bribed one of his P.H. wife's
sons, who, no doubt, was promised the part that would be lotted to the
old man if so the old man said that he never should
have got it. I had let the old man have shugar & coffee
& some other necessaries of life out of my store when
it was not certain that he would get his claim
allowed, and the old man still wished me to act for him
and Little as he says in his letter to Hederick (as you may
see had me stoped) by said Bettis (a travelling yankee)
[illegible] Little getting one Jno. Roach (a convict for forgery)
to write one way to, or on behalf of Little & read it as an
order to send his money to him from Raleigh &c.
Page 142

3
myself & others believed that they did not mean
to act honestly or there would not have [illegible]
such scoundrels as Roach employed to act as
he did. After getting Little's letter & understanding
Roach & Bettis & Harris conduct I then was determ[ined]
to represent them & what they had said and their designs to your office
which I thought ought to be enquired into.
The old man said he wished me to get his certificate
for him afterwards & said he would not sign any
more but at our court Harris & Bittis mete & Bettis
said as I can prove that he had a letter from Little
requesting him to see Hederick and the same night late
Harris went to Hedericks & by getting some others to
tell him some fair tales (the old man not seeing
scarcely any) succeeded in getting him to sign
a blank so says P Hedericks daughter with the exception of a few liens above
& below. When the old man learned that this was the
second or third time he had been deceived he told
three or 4 persons as I had some unoccupied houses
in my premises that if I would let him he would
moove himself & his little family to one of them for his
was very sorry. I saw Col Philip Hederick & others
of his nephews & they sugested to me to write them
a petition to meet the case which I done so & Col. Philip Hed'k said
said that he would submit it to the others who were
not then present and get their signatures, and they
would send it to you I know not as yet whether
they did or not. They advised me to let the old
man came to live on one of my places & for me to let
Page 143

4p
him [stay] with me forthwith so as to elude the
grasp of these men, and his family &c could come
sometime soon. So from his choice & his best
friends I done so. He came here 21st Nov. and
had had a disease of the Lungs during 8 years and was taken
ill on the 2d Decr and died on the 7th same Inst. and
I trust gone to rest in heaven. He was well pleas[ed]
in coming here to live & told his people that he
never intended to go back to live. I had him
nursed as good as he could be. Harris received
his certificate as as I understood the same day that he came here, but
kept it a profound secret until the day that he
was intered. The old man refused to go home & I told
him that I would render up all my services if he
prefered the others, but he said that they never should
have it through or in their hands. Harris & his wife's son
not by (P. H son) on the day he died started as I
have been (credibly informed) with a carriage to
come & take him by violence sick as he was against his will and
carry him off & as they said compel him to sign
their papers. Now the reasons I have to render for
my or his getting possession of his certificate are
obvious. 1st. Was that, if they got the pension, it is
believed that he would not have received much
if any & I had undergone all the trouble, and
he would not have had perhaps any to have
spared to have paid me a reasonable compensation.
And myself & some other good friends & neighbours
who let him have some of the staff of life
Page 144

5
in the hour of necessity he could not have
paid. In regard to reasons of wanting it I have
wrote enough I cared not who got it so it
was to the full benefit, and satisfaction of him
& I know if any one of that company got it
that it would not be so, and the old man said to
many the same. The old man said to me and
many what he intended to give me if I got
it, and when to me, I said that I never intended
to take what he said he would give, and that
if he could not live without sharing any, that
I would not take any. I told him and his
friends I would receive what any good magistrate
or Court or good neighbours would allow.
Since his death I told his widow & two children
that I was willing to put up with half what the
old man always said that he intended to give
me and they were in the presence of an
honest magistrate at the time, and they said
that they were very willing to give it and
the magistrate spoke & said that it was very
honourable in me & that they ought to be well satisfied. 
As for Harris handing the certificate to
P. Hederick he never done it, neither did he
intend it, nor neither did he, to one of his
family. I have not seen it and at the last
accounts he had not given it to his widow
or any of the family. I wish it had come to home
so that I could have sent you a certifical from
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6
some good magistrate what amount that I should
have received of him, but so it happens that
we all cannot [illegible] Justice at all times in this world.
It is not necessary nor is it my purpose to be presumptuous,
but it seems to me as you were disappointed
in Harriss' handing over the certifical, requesting
me to send on what I had done &c. that it would
be doing all a like for you to send on to Harris
to get a magistrate certifical that he had done
as you instructed him. I am opposed to indulging
in personalities when the person is not present
or has not the chance to reply, but I cannot refrain to
give you a hint of Harris in the words of old honest
P. Hederick. He made the following statements
to many, that he did not believe him to be honest
and that he had got a large portion of his pension
that he drew years ago. The old man bought cattle &
got property with his pension. Harris sold the old man
a little rocky mountainous tract of land and for more than the worth
& give a bond to make a right when paid for & got the old
man to sign as security for a trifling son-in-law. The old
man paid all for the land but $12 & inst. and Harris would
not make a right; but brought suit against P. Hedrick
& son-in-law, and had every thing sold from the old man
that the law would take even the last cow. The old man
had a little grand son living with him & he said that the day
Harris drove off his cow or cows, in the evening he returned
home & that little grand son was eating bread & water & said he,
I was so mad & so sorry at that time if I had had a gun and
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7
Harris present he would have shot him. The old
man had no confidence in the man and it was a
a plan conco[unclear] by this company to receive
some undue advantage, if one could not
get it an other would interfear. I do not
believe that you could find one honest
man who is well acquainted with Harris
who would swear that he believed Harris to be
an honest man. The old man wished James
Cameron to draw his money just before he died
and so that it was not squandered from
his family. He drew it for him before it was
suspended and is a near neighbour and supports
the character of an honest man but
rather than Harris or any other part of that company should have any controll
over it he said he never wanted it drawn.
I understand that he has not given it up yet
but has promised to do so, but on the second
Monday of Feby is our Court & she will want
it then and he may hold it to their prejudice,
if he is not immediatly directed to hand it over
to his widow or one of the children. His name
is William Harris and not J. M. Harris as you wrote
in your letter to me -- he may have not given his
proper name. He has obtained the office of a Justice of
the peace it is true by his usual intreuge &c.
I have thus troubled you with a long and uninteresting
rigmarol of conversational and know facts as they
purport in a very broken manner in order to give
you the necessary information requested and further
that my conduct should not be suspicioned, and condemed by
the instrumentality of a company of conspirators.
I hope that you will excuse me for so doing if you
deem one necessary.
Yours with due respect
&c Allen Newsom

Hon. J. L. Edwards
Page 147

State of North Carolina
Davidson County
Be it known that on the 18th day of May 1844
Personally appeared before the Subscriber an acting
Justice of the Peace in and for the County
aforesaid, Peter Hedrick, who being first
duly sworn, doth on his oath make the
following statement, that he is a soldier
of the Revolutionary War; that he was allowed
a pension as such from the Government of the
United States at the rate of $80 per annum
That he received a Certificate of Pension
for the same which is now lost or mislaid &
cannot be found & that he still resides in the
County of Davidson, and has not received
any payment on his Pension Certificate
for nine years.
(signed)
his
Peter x Hedrick
mark

Sworn to and subscribed on the day
and year above written before me
Wm Harriss J.P.
Page 148

State of North Carolina
Davidson County
I hereby certify I am personally acquainted with
Peter Hedrick, as above, that he is a man
of truth and veracity and full faith
and credit may be given his statements.
Given under my hand & seal this
18 day of May AD 1844
Wm Harriss J.P. (seal)
Page 149

State of North Carolina
Davidson County
I Charles Mock Clerk of
the Court of pleas & quarter sessions for the
County aforesaid do certify that William
Harris is a Justice of the Peace in for said
County duly commissioned & qualified and
that the signature purporting to be his is
genuine
In testimony whereof I have
hereunto set my hand and affixed 
the seal of the said Court at
office the 18th day of May
1844
Chs Mock Clk
Page 150

N.C.
Peter Headrick

Hon J. L. Edwards
Commr Pensions

H H Sylvester
Prest
Page 151

Washington May 25 44
Sir,
If there are any cases in your office which
have claims to early attention, that of Peter Headrick of
NC is one. I allowed his claim upon such proof as was
then to be had of that service in 1834 or 5. And in 1835 I
suggested a suspension of his pension from proper motives, which
why done. It now appears that I was right in the first
action and wrong in the last.
On the 29th of July last, I am informed by Mr.
Geo Little, he sent to you a certificate of the Comptroller showing
£100 paid to Headrick. He observes that he has also found
further payment of £10.4.0; sn aa £no. $275.
I hope therefor you will order a new certificate issued to
him forthwith for a full pension, (the same first allowed)
I send you his affidavit showing that his certificate is
lost. He is in very feeble health as may be supposed, &
no time is to be lost, if his obliged to draw his pension
here. But as it was not his, but the act of the Dept that
has prevented his drawing his pension, would it not be right
to allow him to draw it at the Agency & saw the expense
& trouble of appointing an attorney to draw it here.
I am Yours Respectfully
H H Sylvester

Col Edwards
Page 152

May  27 1844
Peter Headrick
NC
addl proof filed in July
1843 and in Nov. The
first by Geo Little & the
last by myself

H H Sylvester
Page 153

North Carolina
Comptrollers Office
May 26th 1844
I William F Collins Comptroller of Public Accounts
in and for the State of North Carolina do certify
that it appears of Record in my office that Peter
Hedrick was allowed the sum of Ten Pounds
Six Shillings & Four pence (£10.6.4) as allowed
by Committee of Claims May 3 1779 for Military
Services; see in Book A. No 175, given under
my hand and seal at office the date above
written.
Wm Collins Compt
Page 154

free
Jackson Hill
May [illegible]
June 30 1844
Peter Hederick
NC

Hon. J. L. Edwards
Washington City
D.C.
Pension Office
Page 155

Jackson Hill N.C.
Davidson County May 16th 1844
Hon J. L. Edwards,
Sir,
At the request of old Mr
Peter Hederick of this County I again address
you on the subject of a revival of his pension.
A few years ago after he had his claim
suspended he made an additional declaration
with additional testimony before Jas Wiseman
Esq. & Charman of our Court, and I for said
P. Hederick transmitted the same to your office
but you rather declined reviving his claim
for the then present time, [which] led us to think
that you would grant it to him if you should
become more convinced that he was a solder
in service at the law required &c.
In 1838 Mr A. Rencher brought his claim
with some others before the House and it
passed; but for the want of time in the
Senate it was left with the unfinished 
business. I am not certain but it passed the
House twice or thrice in the same way as
just discribed, now we would not wish this claim
to cost twice the amt. to the Government; but as
we believe it to be just & none more needy
than him, therefore he wants it. Although you
had as you deemed a good cause to drop him
from the hall once yet when the great assemblage
Page 156

the people and representatives, to wit; the House
have after mature deliberation &c. deemed it proper
with his additional evidence to pass in his
favor we think you as a true republican
can not hesitate to forward his certificate
for the Amt. that the House passed on
in his favor do that and that is all he
requires of you. let it be little or much
and we certainly have a right to ask that
at your hands as a good public officer
and that too, not without confidence of
expecting to receive. By your sending his
claim in that way you would retrench
some expenses for by its going in the
House it has cost as much perhaps as his
claim was, and if it go in again and
has to be before both Houses it certainly
by consumtion of time in both will sum up
to something considerable in accordance
with the claim. The old man is passed
all kinds of labor & nearly blind and is
upon the charity of the world to keep him
from confinement in the Poor House.
He says he knows that his entitled to it and
for me to pet[it]ion to you once more and
tell you that the peoples representatives have
give it to him twice or more [crossed out: & you must also]. 1st by general law
& then specifically on his claim. Please send on
your answer as soon as convenient &c. Yours with respect
Allen Newsom

Hon. J. L. Edwards
Page 157

Free
Lexington N.C.
June 20
Hon. J. L. Edwards
Washington D.C.
Pension Office U.S.
[vertical writing]
NC
Peter Hedrick
MMM
Addm 7 mos. 21 days
$ 25.46
Answered 4 March 1845
deduct what has been 
paid at [illegible] $80 pa [per annum]
which is believed to be from 4
March 1834 to 4 March 1835
[illegible]
[illegible]
Page 158

Jackson Hill N.C.
June 11th 1844
Hon. J. L. Edwards
Sir, Inclosed you have
a declaratory probate of Peter Hederick
of this County made after the reception
of your letter to me of the 3d Inst. inform[ing]
him that you had admitted his claim
of 7 mos & 21 days; and that you require
his original certificate before a new
one can be sent he therefore has embraced
the facts touching this case as you
will discover on oath. He sent it to C. Fisher
member of Congress & he has lost or mi[s]laid
it & has since removed to Mi. & therefore
the old man has not the power of geting
it. I think the probate which he has
made out under the existing circumstances
accords with the general law and usage
of the Country; therefore I hope you will
unhesitatingly forward his new certificate
from the time of his suspension embracing
the 7 mos & 21 days. The old man is
nearly entirely blind & can not do any more
than he has done to redeem his original
certificate & surely if his brobate be filed
in your office, the Government whould
have an indemnity against future liabilities
in regard to said certificate. The old
man solemnly request you not to send
his new certifical to any other person but
to me, because several have been soliciting
him to write to you on the subject some of
whom are entire strangers. He says please to
send it to me who lives in his vicinity & is agent for him.
Yours &c.
Allen Newsom

Hon. J. L. Edwards
Report to Jackson Hill
Page 159

[illegible]
Page 160

(Duplicate Copy)
This indenture made this 8th day of
March 1884 between Eli Davis of the State 
of Virginia Halifax County of the one part
and David Riles of the County of Putnam
and State of Florida of the other part witnesseth:
that Eli Davis for and in consideration of the
sum of forty dollars cash in hand paid by
the said David Riles receipt fully acknowledged
hath given sold granted and conveyed unto
the said David Riles the following tract and
parcel of land in the County of Putnam bounded
as follows - Beginning at a stake on the line of
Township 10, and Range 25 and Section 7 running
thence north twenty chains to a stake thence East
20 chains to a stake then South 20 chains to a stake
the beginning containing 40 acres of land more or
less it being a transfer from a certificate issued
to Barbara Hendrick widow of Peter at the rate
of fifty dollars a year and from which she
devised land in lue of money it being issued
March the 10th 1851 and signed by J. E. Heath
the Commissioner of pensions and Alex A. H.
Stuart Secretary of the Interior J. McRae Clerk
to him the said David Riles him his heirs Executors 
and assigns forever from the said Eli Davis
- over -
Page 161

his heirs and assigns with all the Estates write
and title to the same land and premises,
In testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and seal the day and
year first above written.
Eli Davis (seal)

Signed Sealed and
delivered in the presence of
John W. Peacock
Page 162

State of North Carolina
Davidson County
This day personally appeared Peter Hederick
before me Jacob Goss one of the acting
Justices of the Peace in and for said County and
made oath in due form of law that he is the
identical Peter Hederick of said County who was
put on the pension list of U.S. at the rate of
$80. per annum for which he received a certificate
but date not now recollected and that his said
claim was suspended in 1835. He further states
that in the year of 1840 or 1841, he sent his said
certificate to the Hon. Charles Fisher the then
member elected from his District to Congress
before he left for Washington City in order
through him he might have his claim presented
to the Commisioner of Pensions or else where
for a revival, and that he has not received
it since from said Fisher. He further states
that he has made application through the agency
of friends to said Fisher for said certificate
and the information which he received from
him was that it was at Washington City in his room
locked up or if was not there he did not
know where it was. He further states that the
said Charles Fisher has removed as he
is informed to the State of Mississippi;
in consequence of old age & feebleness he is
unable to procure his certificate. He further
Page 163

says that he will except the seven months
and 21 days services as offered to him through his
agent Allen Newsom from the War Department, and request that 
the Hon. E. L. Edwards will with out will full
delay send on a new certificate to embrace
the time above mentioned in [crossed out: in so doing]
[crossed out: he will relinquish the balance of the ...]
from the time of his suspension of his claim.
In so doing he agrees to relinquish the
ballance of his claim to the Government;
and do hereby make this my declaratory
probate to indemnify the Government against
him the said P. Hederick Sworn to and subscribed
before me. This the 10th day of June 1844
his
Peter x Hederick
mark

Jacob Goss JP

I certify that the above was taken before me and
that the said Peter Hederick formerly wrote his
name, but now he is too blind to see how to
write his name & consequently hath made his mark
Given under my hand & seal, day and date above written
Jacob Goss J.P. (seal)
Page 164

State of North Carolina
Davidson County
I Charles Mock Clerk
of the Court of pleas & quarter sessions for the
County aforesaid do certify that Jacob Goss
is a Justice of the Peace in & for said County
duly commissioned & qualified and that the foregoing
signature purporting to be his is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have
hereunto set my hand and affixed
the Seal of the said Court
at office the 18th day of June
1844
Chs Mock CCC
Page 165

Brief in the case of Prudence Headrick, widow of Peter.
Davidson County and State of North Carolina
act 3d Feb: 1853

Claim, original," [crossed out: or "for increase"])
Proof exhibited, (if original.)
Is it documentary, traditionary, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.

Husband was pensioned under the Act of 7 June, 1832, at
rate of $50. per an; Marriage proven by two witnesses
who were personal witnesses thereto & by the affidavits of two
witnesses that they lived & cohabiter together until the pensioners
death in 1844, & were generally reputed husband & wife.
Soldier
died in 1844 as appears from the affidavits of

(If for increase.)
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?

Several witnesses report of it to this Auditor.
Widowhood and
identity is established by three credible affiants.

Geo. C. Ames Esqr
Present,
Name and residence of Agent

S. C. Boynton
Examining Clerk.
Page 166

Prudence Headrick
Ad March 3. 1868.
Page 167

6372
Restoration
Brief in the Case of Prudence Headrick Raleigh Widow of
Peter
Davidson County and State of North Carolina
2d Sec Act Feb 3, 1853.
CLAIM FOR NEW PENSION CERTIFICATE,
PROOF EXHIBITED,

A suspd pension Roll of N Carolina at $50.00 pr annum
& paid up to March 4 1861. Certificate returned.
Personal identity, loyalty & Widowhood = date of death shown
Sep. 8. 1862
Claim is made for arrears by Peter Headrick her only
heir & whose legality has been established.
Restored March 3. 1868 to a pension at $50.00 pr
Annum commencing March 4. 1861 & terminating
Sep 7. 1862 pbl [payable] to Peter Hedrick

W E Trask
Examining Clerk.

Name and residence of Agent.
Peter Headrick
Care Allen Newsom
Jackson Hill P. O.
Davidson Co
N Car.
Page 168

This letter belongs in
some other claim.
7

Pension Office
July 11 1856
Sir
Before your claim for Bounty
Land under the Act of March 3d 1855,
can be properly examined, you must
state the name of the officer or officers
of the [unclear] M Department underwhom
you served, and by whom you were
paid and discharged.
Very Respectfully
Geo C Whiting
Commissioner

Eli Sheppard Esq
Webberville
Texas
DNC
1853
Page 169

Silver Hill NC
January the 10 1854
Commisher of Pensions
Sir Prudence Hedrick widow
of Peter Hedrick is now drawing a pension I
think contrary to Law and truth Peter Hedrick
it is sead was an old plunder in the revelason but
he drew a pension his first wife wood hav ben intile
to draw so I have bin inform One John Roach
who has don a grate menny dark deads in the
pension office and is now fled his country got
Prudence Hedrick place on the pension lis[t] by geten
hear to go be foure Judge Ellis and swarring that
her name was Barba Hedrick so I hav bin
inform Barba was the name of Peter Hedrick
first wife so I hav bin in form or some body else
the woman that is drawing is Prudence Hedrick
she has bin drawing som two or 3 year you can Examin
the papers and if it is as I hav stated and thear is
any other informasion wanton if you will rete to
mea I will attend to it
yours &c
Wm Harriss
Page 170

State of North Carolina
Davidson County
On the 13th day of November
1850 Personally appeared before me one of the acting
magistrates in & for the County aforesaid
John Goldberry a resident of the aforesaid
County aged 87 eighty seven years who after being
sworn in due form of law doth on his oath
make the following statement. That in the
year of 1782 seventeen hundred & eighty two years
he taught a school in Rowan County now
Davidson, that William Myers sent schollars
to him at that time, and that one of them was
by name as he further related Barbara Prudence
Myers, and that by some persons she was
called Barbara & by others Prudence
her father & Mother said, her name was Barbara
Prudence Myers, and from that time down
to the present this deponent hath been
intimately acquaintly with her, that he
knows positive she married to Peter Hedrick
in Rowan County North Carolina, and
that she is now his widow, and is the
identical person who has made her declaration
bearing date the 11th day of November 1850
to enable him to draw a pension for the revolutionary
service of her said husband Peter Hedrick
deceased as aforesaid. Sworn to & subscribed the day
and year above written before me
John Goldberry
John Cox J peace
Page 171

State of North Carolina
Davidson County
I Cicero F Lowe Clerk of the
Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions in and for the County
and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that John
Cox before whom the foregoing affidavit was made
is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for County
and State aforesaid, duly qualified and commissioned
according to law to administer oaths & that the
signature purporting to be his is genuine, and I
do believe the same to be in his own hand writing
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto
set the seal of our Court at Office
at Lexington this 16th day of November 1850.
C. F. Lowe Clk
Page 172

State of North Carolina
County of Davidson
On this 9th day of February A.D. One thousand
eight Hundred and fifty-eight personally
appeared before me a Justice of the Peace (who
is authorized to administer oaths for general purposes) 
within and for the County and State
aforesaid John Cox a resident of Davidson
County State of North Carolina who, being duly
sworn according to law makes the following
additional and explanatory declaration to
be read as evidence in support of a Declaration 
made by Prudence Hederick widow of
Peter Hederick Decd of this County for to obtain a pension
and bearing date on the 4th Feb. 1858 before
Wm P. Redwine Justice of the peace, before the Hon
Commissioner of Pensions on the pension Office
of U. States who declares that he is a Justice of the peace
in and for said County and has been acting in
said office for more than 7 years and that he is inform
that there is a paper in the Pension Office of the United 
States for Prudence Hederick as Barbara Prudence
Hederick on which their purports are, as taken before
me as Justice of the peace and that one John Goodsbury
or Goldsbury was a witness purports to have proved
that said B.P. Hederick married in 1796
Now I certify that the said Barbara or Prudence
Hederick never was before me on any such an occasion
to my knowledge, or any other, and that there is not now
never has been any person as John Goodbury [crossed out: or John]
[crossed out: Goldsbury] living in the County to my knowledge, and that I have been
informed that John Roach had the management of
said papers, and that I have been informed that he
had forged my name in and to another paper, and that
his reputation has been of fraud in that way. I also certify
that there was no other John Cox in this County an acting magistrate until
about 3 years ago a young men by that name was put in as
Page 173

magistrate of this County and that I have no
interest in this case.
John Cox

Test W.H. Badget J.P.
I certify the foregoing declaration as additional
evidence were sworn to and subscribed before me on the
day and year before mentioned & written and I certify
that I know the affiant to be a credible person
having been a magistrate for several years in
this County, but now is the Steward of the County
and the reputation of John Roach of this County
is bad and one who has been well quallified
to deceive wiser men and women than that of
the before named applicant and that the claimant
I believe is the person she represents herself to
be; and that I have no interest in the claim
W. H. Badget J.P.

State of North Carolina
County of Davidson  
I hereby certify that
W. H. Badget Esqr before
whom the within declaration and above affidavit
were made and who has thereunto subscribed his name
was at the time of so doing a Magistrate in and for
the County aforesaid, duly commissioned and sworn
and that his signature thereto is genuine.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto signed
my name and affixed the seal of said Court
of pleas and Quarter Sessions for the County
aforesaid at Office this 10th day of February 1858
C. F. Lowe Clk
By Jno Haines D.C.
Page 174

Affidavit
[rest of scan is illegible]
Page 175

State of North Carolina
Davidson County
On this 10th day of September A.D. One
sand eight hundred and sixty personally
appeared before me, a Justice of the
Peace within and for the County and State
aforesaid Prudence Headerick aged 77 years
a resident of Davidson County and State of
North Carolina who being duly sworn according 
to law, declares that she is the widow of Peter
Headerick who was on the Pension Roll and
that she applied for and obtained a Bounty
Land Warrant for One Hundred and sixty
Acres of land No 75050 through her Agents from the
Government and that for a satisfactory
and valuable consideration she conveyed
it to Allen Newson of this County and
made an assignment to the same to him
of what is called a clean or Blank assignment for the
application of a name to be inserted when Located, and she is informed
the said Land Warrant is and has been lost
through the mail. She makes this declaration
or affidavit that there may be an other
one obtained in lieu thereof of the said lost
Land Warrant which she has legally disposed
of as above stated, according to a late act of
Congress approved June 23d 1860.
her
Prudence x Headerick
mark

We J. W. R. Cameron and William Dobey residents of Davidson
County in the State of North Carolina upon our oath
declare that the foregoing declaration was signed
and acknowledged by Prudence Headerick in our
presence and that we believe, from the appearance
&c. and statements of the applicant, that she is
the identical person that she represents herself to be
James W. R. Cameron
William Dobey
Page 176

Also on the 13th day of September A.D. one thousand
eight Hundred and sixty personally appeared
before me a Justice of the Peace within and
for the County and State aforesaid Allen Newsom
Esqr a resident of Davidson County in the State
aforesaid who being duly sworn according to
law, declares that he in concert with another 
agent obtained a Land Warrant for Prudence
Headerick (widow of Peter Headerick) for one
Hundred and Sixty Acres No. 75050 from the
General Goverment, and for a vauable consideration 
became the purchaser from said
said P. Hederick, and it was signed in
the usual form adopted by the [illegible]
Land office what is called a clean signment
leaving a Blank for the locator's name to be
inserted (and that he enclosed the said
Land Warrant with another L. Warrant
granted to Elizabeth Hill No 75089); and he
directed said Letter from Jackson Hill P.O. N.C. with both enclosed
as aforesaid to Messrs Brown DeRoset & Co.
New York City. on the 19th of August 1852 to be sold for him, and
he further states upon enquiry made, he found
that they were not received by those gentlemen
to whom he had [underlined] directed, he made then in
affidavit declaration of their loss, sent
it to said men & requested them to act
in concert of which he received a written
correspondence that they had done it and sent to the Land Office & that
they had the lost Land Warrants advertised
in a news paper which was to be six months as he understood
by said correspondence. He makes this declaration
or affidavit for the purpose of obtaining
a duplicate or an other Land warrant
in Lieu of the one so lost according to
an act of Congress approved June 23d 1860
Page 177

and that has not sold or transfered said Land warrant to any person
and he makes this affidavit for the purpose of obtaining a new
L. Warrant according to said Act
Sworn to and subscribed as above mentioned
Allen Newsom

We J. W. R. Cameron and William Dobey residents of
Davidson County in the State of North Carolina upon
our oaths declare that the foregoing declaration
of Allen Newsom was signed and acknowledged by said Allen
Newsom in our presence and that we believe
from the appearance and statements of him
that he is the identical person he represents
himself to be and the facts therein contained
are true.
James W. R. Cameron
William Dobey

The foregoing declarations and affidavits of
Prudence Headerick and Allen Newsom
were sworn to, and subscribed before me on
the day and year above written; and I certify
that I know the affiants to each of their declarations 
to be credible persons; that the
claimant is the person therein represented
to be, and that I have no interest in this
claim.
W. P. Redwine J P

I C F Lowe Clerk of of the Court of Pleas & Quarter
Sessions for Davidson County, certify that Wm
P Redwine is a Magistrate as above, and that the
the foregoing signature purporting to be his
is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto
affixed my seal of office and subscribed my name
the 2nd day of October AD 1860
C. F. Lowe Clk
By L. C. Harris D Clk
Page 178

Affidavit
of Newsom 
and Warrantee

Affd of Warrantee
in regard to assigm
affd of Mr Newsom
in regard to loss
affd of DeRosset & Co in
regard to nonreception

I William H Wiggins of the firm of Brown
DeRosset & Co do solemnly swear that
Land Warrant No 75050 issued to Prudence
Hederick for one hundred sixty acres and
forwarded through the Post Office by Allen
Newsom of Davidson County N Carolina
to Brown DeRossset & Co has never been
received by them
William H Wiggins

State of New York
City & County of New York
Personally came William H Wiggins who
being by me duly sworn did depose & say
that the above statement is true. Oct
8th 1860.
Wm L Taylor
Notary Public
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April 9, 1845
Prudence Headrick
Appl for increase

H H Sylvester
Page 180

State of North Carolina
Davidson County
Be it known that on the 27th day of
March 1845, personally appeared before me
an acting Justice of the Peace in and
for said County, Mrs Prudence Headrick
resident of said County and widow of Peter
Hedrick and late a pensioner of the United 
States, who having her duly sworn according
to law, deposeth & saith that her husband
the said Peter Hedrick died on the
7th Seventh day of December 1847, having been
allowed a pension by the Government of the
United States, which she has reason to think
was inadequate to the services rendered
by her husband the said Peter, and
she therefore makes this application
in order to obtain whatever increase
may be due, if any, to her said
husband Peter Hedrick, up to the time
of his death as aforesaid;
(Signed)
her
Prudence x Hedrick
mark

Sworn to and Subscribed on the day and
year above written before me
Wm Harriss J.P.
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State of North Carolina
Davidson County
I hereby certify I am personally acquainted with
Mrs Prudence Hedrick as above wid of
Peter Hedrick decd Late a pensioner of the
United States and that full faith and credit
may be given to her statements.
given under my hand and seal
this 3 day of April 1845
Wm Harriss
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State of North Carolina
Davidson County
I Charles Mock Clerk of the
Court of Pleas and quarter sessions for the County aforesaid
do hereby certify that satisfactory evidence has
been adduced at my office of said Court to prove that
Peter Hedric late a pensioner of the United States
died on the seventh day of December 1844 leaving
a widow whose name is Prudence Hedrick aforesaid
I further certify that Wm H. Harris whose
name appears to the foregoing paper is an acting
Justice of the peace in and for said County and that
the signature purporting to be his is genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and affixed
the seal of the said Court at office
the third day of April 1845
Chs Mock CCC
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State of North Carolina
Davidson County
Whereas Peter Hederick of the County and State aforesaid
is in possession of a pension certificate from the War
Department of the United States showing that he is entitled
to receive Eighty dollars per annum during his natural life, bearing
date the 14th of March 1834 signed by Lew Cass secretary
of War and it appears that the payment of his claim
has been suspended from the 4th day of March 1835 for
further proof in order to remove doubtfulness
relative to his claim. Now to the end thereof the
said Peter Hederick on this the 29th day November 1837
personally appeared with his testimony before me James
Wiseman one of the acting Justices of the Peace in and
for said County and his affiants being residents in
the County and State aforesaid who being first duly
sworn according to law doth, on their oaths make the
following affidavit as additional and supplemental
Testimony to be attached to his original declaration
in order that his claim may be made more clearly and
thereby reestablished to obtained the benefit of the act
of Congress passed June the 7th 1832 for the relief of
the soldiers of the Revolutionary War. to wit
George Hederick aged 76 years the 21 or 22 of next
March doth certify that in the year of 1780 the above
named Peter Hederick substituted himself as a soldier in
the Revolution in the place of Philip Garner out of the
company of Peter Hederick senr (his father who was then Captain)
and mete at Salisbury thence march under Capt
Enoch and in his company by the orders of General
Rutherford for Charleston S.C. in order to be attached
to the American or Continental army who were guarding
the City of Charleston from the possession of the British
but before his three months tour had quite terminated or
at least within a few days of it the said Peter Hederick had
returned home from Charleston a distance of about three hundred
miles and stated that Charleston was taken by the British and that
the reason why he was not taken prisoner that he was sent
by his officers with a wagon to have a load of provision
amunition &c and consequently was not in liens at the juncture
of the Americans or Continentals being taken by the British
and at this period the said George Hederick further certifies
that his father Peter Hederick senr (then Captain) received
orders from Genl Rutherford to rais and call out
his men who were whigs and to meet him at Salisbury
and the said Peter Hederick the above applicant went under 
the command of his father who was Capt of the light Horse
and mete at Salisbury according to the orders of Genl
Rutherford Thence under the command of Genl Rutherford he
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marched up into Lincoln County where they had a battle
with the Tories which resulted in repulsing and dispersing
a large number or bond of Tories after which time
they returned home and in less than a week he received
fresh orders from General Rutherford to meet at
Salisbury which he obeyed thence as I then understood they marched
down the Yadkin River to the confluence of Rocky River
with the Yadkin and after remaining in and about that section for
sometime returned to his residence; and immediately Peter
Hederick Senr Capt received again orders from General
Rutherford to levy by draft a company of men to aid to propel
the forces of the British and Tories and his father Capt.
Hederick raised a number of men and Peter Hederick the
foregoing applicant hired as a substitute in the place of
John Sears for three months which tour he served out
by and in accordance of General Rutherford's orders
and in the next place the said Peter Hederick substituted
for and in the place of John Frank for two months and
perhaps he remained some longer under orders. And after
an interval of sometime in the year 1781 the said Peter
Hederick volenteered and went to [Salis]bury and marched
as I understood at that time under Capt. Myrick Davis
to Join Col Morgan's army and mete a detachment
of the Americans with four or five hundred prisioners
whom Col. Morgan had taken at the Cowpens and
then marched with and garded said prisioners under
control of regular officers into the State of Virginia
the said George Hederick further states that the said
Peter Hederick did serve to his personal knowledge
under regular disciplined officers in the Revolution
nearly the space of twelve months. Sworn to and
subscribed before me the day and year above written
George Headrik
Test, James Wiseman JP

James Smith of the County and State aforesaid aged
68 years next Feb'y doth hereby certify that he believes that
he saw Peter Hederick the foregoing applicant marching
under Captain Myrick Davis towards the South and
that he understood that the said Peter Hederick was
considerable length of time a soldier of the
revolution and served accordingly under proper
officers and was a true [illegible] to his country's cause and
that he ever has been reputed and believed to have
been a soldier of the Revolution by those who know
him best. He further states that George Hederick the above
affiant is a reputable person and that there is every degree of
confidence to be placed in whatever he has stated and that I
believe that he would not deviate from the truth for any person
or under any circumstance whatever. Sworn to and subscribed
Jas Smith

James Wiseman JP
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David Lookabille ated 79 pr 80 years of the County and State aforesaid
certifies that he saw Peter Hederick the above
applicant in actual service as a soldier of the
Revolution under regular officers in South Carolina
below Camden about 140 or 150 miles from his native
residence and I further certify from my acquaintance 
with said Hederick of the then times and information 
that he was a faithful soldier of the
Revolution for some considerable space of time
his
David x Lookabille
mark
Sworn to and subscribed before me
Test
James Wiseman JP

I James Wiseman one of the acting Justices of the
Peace of said County of Davidson, do hereby certify
that the foregoing proceedings were had before me
and that I am well acquainted with the foregoing
affiants (to wit) George Hedrick snr, James Smith
and David Lookabill that they are credible
persons and are entitled to due credit to what
they state- Given under my hand and seal this
day and date above written.
James Wiseman JP

State of North Carolina
Davidson County
I Charles Mock Clerk
of Davidson County Court do certify that James
Wiseman is a Justice of the Peace in & for said County
duly commissioned & qualified & that the foregoing
signature purporting to be his is genuine
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand & seal of office the
27th day of February 1838
Chas Mock CCC
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State of North Carolina
County of Davidson
On this 14th day of January A.D. One thousand eight
Hundred and sixty-eight personally appeared before me a magistrate
or Justice of the Peace of the County Court in said State and
County, the same being a Court of record Peter Hederick aged
47 years a resident of the State and County aforesaid
who being duly sworn according to law, declares that
he is the only son and heir at law now known to be
living of the identical Prudence Hederick who was
the widow of the late Peter Hederick snr (and died as his
widow) and who was a pensioner on the roll of the
agency at Fayetteville N.C. and whose pension certificate 
is herewith returned No 6.372, and that she resided in
this County, where he had, for many years at his house
up to the 8th day of Sept. 1862 at which time she died and
that he is her only child & heir living; and he has resided there
since the first day of January A.D. 1861 and at no other place
that during this period her means of employment was that of kniting
& other light work for subsistance by which a livelihood has
been gained & that his has been that of a mechanic & farmer
and that he has not borne arms neither did his mother against the Government
of the United States in any manner encouraged the rebels, or
manifested a sympathy with their cause; and that as he
is correctly informed & believes she was last paid her pension 
on and up to the 4th day of March 1861
This application is made for the purpose of securing a
restoration of her or his name to the pension rolls and
obtaining a new pension certificate or something
equivalent for arrears of pension such as he may be
entitled to under existing laws, reference being made
to the evidence heretofore filed in the Pension Office
to substantiate the said original claim
Also "I Peter Hederick do solemnly swear in the
presence of Almity God, that I will henceforth
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faithfully support, protect and defend the Constitution
of the United States and the union of the States
thereunder; that I will in like manner abide
by and and faithfully support all Laws and
proclamations which have been made during the
existing rebellion with reference to the emancipation
of slaves: so help me God." And further he states the said
Prudence Hederick his mother died on 8th Sept 1862
P. Headrick

Also personally appeared Andrew Smith and David
Smith residents of Davidson County N.C. persons
whom I certify to be respectable and entitled to
credit, and who being by me duly sworn say that
they were present and saw Peter Headerick sign
his name to the foregoing declaration & oath of Allegiance
and they further swear that they have every reason to
believe from the appearance of the applicant and
their acquaintance with him and his mother that he is the
identical person he represents himself to be and she
the identical person he represents her to have been
and that the said Prudence Hedderick was a
loyal person & the widow of the late Peter Hederick snr
and was never again married & died his widow
and that the said Applicant Peter Hederick was and
is a loyal citizen to the government of the
United States; and they further swear that they have
no interest in the prosecution of this claim.
Andrew Smith
David Smith

The foregoing Declaration and affidavit was sworn
Sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and
year above written; and I certify that I know the
affiants to be credible persons, that the claimant
is the person he represents himself to be, and
that I have no interest in this claim
Thomas Davis JP
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State of North Carolina
County of Davidson
I John Hains Clerk of the Court of Pleas and
Quarter Sessions for said County, hereby certify
that Thomas Davis Esqr before whom the foregoing
Declaration, oath of Aledgance, and affidavit
were made and executed, and who has thereunto
subscribed his name, was at the time of so
doing a Magistrate in and for the County aforesaid, 
duly commissioned and sworn; and that his
signature thereto is genuine.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto
Signed my name and affixed the seal
of the Clerk's Office for the County aforesaid. 
This the 11th day of February 1868
Jno Hains C.C.C.
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State of North Carolina
Rowan County
Know all men by these presents
that we Peter Hedrick and Peter Smith in the State
aforesaid are held and firmly bound Maxwell Chambers
Esquire Chairman of the Court of the County aforesaid in
the just and full sum of Five hundred Pounds current
money of this State to be paid to the said Chairman, or
his successors or assigns: To the which payment well
and truly to be made and done, we bind ourselves
our Heirs, Executors and administrators sealed with
our seals and dated this 18th day of February Anno Dom
1797
The Condition of the above Obligation is
such that whereas the above bounded Peter Hedrick hath
made application for a License for a marrige to be celebrated
between him and Barbara Myers of the County aforesaid,
Now in case it shall not appear hereafter that there is any
lawful cause to obstruct the said Marriage then the above
Obligation to be Void otherwise
to remain in full force and
Virtue
Peter Hedrick (seal)
his
Peter p Smith (seal)
mark

Sealed & delivered in
presence of us
John Rodgers


State of North Carolina
Rowan County
I John H Hardie Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter
Sessions for said County, do hereby certify that the
foregoing is a true copy of the Marriage Bond of
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Peter Hedrick to Barbara Myers taken from the
original filed in my office
In attestation whereof I have
hereunto set my hand and
affixed the seal of said Court
at Office the 11th day of June
AD 1849
John H. Hardie Clk
by Jonn H Hardie Jr D.Clk
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April 29. 1936
Vet. Administration
Please furnish me the record
of Peter Headrick - pension
claim - W 11288.
Please give
names of Shepherds
found in claim

Mrs Lorene S Yost
3729 N. Hare N W
Adams 3268
Page 192

MRS. JAMES K. WOOLFENDEN
300 SOUTH WOOD STREET
NEOSHO, MO.

April 12, 1937
Re: BA-J/EEL
See Peter Headrick. W. 11288

Mr. A. D. Hiller
Veterans Administration
Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:
Referring to your letter of
Feb. 25th, 1937, on page three
you list Jacob Hedrick.
His name is shown, you
state. By this I take it
that he has a Revolutionary 
War record. I should like
to obtain this record, he
being my great great grand
father. His wife Elizabeth
Page 193

MRS. JAMES K. WOOLFENDEN
200 SOUTH WOOD STREET
NEOSHO, MO.

Beck Hedrick. He died
about May 1834.
I have every reason
to believe he is a brother
of Peter "Headrick".
Since reference is made
to Peter Headrick Sr. as
captain, it seems there
should be a War Record of
his service. His sons
were Peter, Francis, Jacob,
George and Adam.
Thanking you for any
further information,
I am,
Respectfully
Mrs James K. Woolfenden
Page 194

MRS. JAMES K. WOOLFENDEN
NEOSHO, MISSOURI
Feb 1, 1937.
Veterans Administration,
Washington, D.C.
Dept of Pension Records.
Gentlemen:
I wish to obtain the Service
Record of Peter Hedrick, who
was born Dec 17, 1733. Perhaps
in Germany or Pennsylvania.
He emigrated from Penn. to
North Carolina, Davidson Co.,
Silver Hill Township 1755, 1760.
He died Jan 24, 1798, and was
buried at Bach's Church at
that place.
Thanking you for any
information, I am
(Mrs) Celia Woolfenden
Page 195

May 4, 1937
XXXXXXXX
BA-J/EEL
Peter Headrick-W.11288

Mrs. James K. Woolfenden
340 South Wood Street
Neosho, Missouri
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the
Revolutionary War record of Jacob Headrick whose name is shown
in the papers on file in pension claim, W.11296, based upon the
service of Peter Headrick, whose record was furnished you 
February 25, 1937, and the Revolutionary War record of Peter 
Headrick, Senior, father of said Peter.
There is no claim for pension or bounty land on file based
upon service in the Revolutionary War of a Jacob Headrick or of
Peter Headrick, other than W. 11288.
Information furnished by the Veterans Administration is obtained
from claims for pension and bounty land which have been
made to the United States based upon service in that war.
It is suggested that information in regard to the military
service of the two soldiers in whom you are interested, might be
obtained from the Adjutant General, War Department, this city,
who is custodian of military records.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
Page 196

April 30, 1936
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
BA-J/EEL
Peter Hendrick-W.11288
Mrs. Lorene S. Yost
3729 New Hampshire Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D. C.
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your personal request of April 29, 1936,
for the record of Peter Headrick, pension claim, W. 11288, a soldier
of the Revolutionary War.
The data which follow are obtained from the papers on file
in Revolutionary War pension claim, W. 11288, based upon the 
military service in that war of Peter Headrick.
Peter Hendrick, the son of Peter, was born in 1761. The
exact date of his birth, the place and the name of his mother are
not stated.
In the summer of 1778, while residing in Rowan County, 
North Carolina, Peter Hendrick, Senior, was ordered to raise a company
of militia in that county, which company was to serve whenever
necessary during a period of two years. Peter Headrick, Junior,
enlisted in his father's company and served at this time for at
least one year; the service was against the Tories and they had
one severe engagement in August or September, 1779, place where
said engagement took place not stated; afterward, while the company
of Peter Headrick, Senior, was out of service for the time
being, Peter Headrick, Junior, enlisted, served as a private in
Captain Enoch's North Carolina Company, marched to South Carolina
and was in the battle of Monk's Corner; a part of this service was
rendered under Captain N. Kepart and Colonel Mebane in the North Carolina troops; dates of this service are not given; he returned
to North Carolina, again joined his father's company and served
against the Tories in Rowan and adjoining counties, dates of service
not given; in February, 1781, the company was disbanded for
a few weeks and Peter Headrick, Junior, with a part of the company
was detailed to guard some British prisoners taken at the battle of
the Cowpens and marched with said prisoners to the state of
Virginia, where he joined his father, Captain Headrick, who had
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been forced to flee from North Carolina and had taken refuge in
Virginia; while he was residing in Virginia, Peter Headrick, Junior,
was engaged at Stanton in 1781, hauling forage for one month and
for two months was engaged in hauling to Philadelphia. Peter
Headrick, Junior, stated that his entire service amounted to two
years and one month.
Peter Headrick, Junior, was allowed pension on his application
executed November 14, 1833, while residing in Davidson County, North Carolina. He was then referred to as Peter Headrick, Senior.
The date of death of his father is not stated.
Peter Headrick died December 7, 1844, in Davidson County,
North Carolina.
The soldier married March 4, 1797, in Rowan (that part which
was later Davidson) County, North Carolina, Barbara Myers. There
are no further data in regard to her. He married March 7, 1806,
Prudence Grist, who was born July 24, 1782. Her sons are referred
to but no name of a former husband is shown and the names
of her sons are not given.
Soldier's wife, Prudence, was allowed pension on her application 
executed February 4, 1858, while residing in Davidson County,
North Carolina.
She died September 8, 1862, at the home of her son, Peter
Headrick, Junior, in Davidson County, North Carolina Peter was
aged forty-seven years in 1866 and then resided in said Davidson
County.
It was stated that Peter and Prudence Headrick reared a family
of children but no names are given other than Peter, Junior, noted
above. It was stated that when soldier died, he left two children
and a grandchild; a daughter is referred to, also.
In 1838, George Headrick lived in Davidson County, North Carolina,
and stated that he was a son of Captain Peter Headrick and
born March 21 or 22, 1762. Soldier's nephew, Colonel Philip
"Hederick" was referred to; the names of his parents are not given.
[handwritten note] use this next time -> at Jackson Hill Post Office, Davidson Co. N.C.
In 1844, one Joel Shepherd witnessed the signature of the
soldier, PeterHeadrick. The place of residence of said Joel
Shepherd is not given nor is any relationship to the soldier
stated.
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The following names are shown, their relationship to the
family not given.
[first column]
Joane Headrick
Jacob Hedrick
Alexander Hedrick
Leonard Hedrick
Noah Hedrick
Michael Headrick
Samuel Headrick
Benjamin Headrick
[second column]
Henry O. Headrick
George Hedrick
George W. Hedrick
Philip E. Hedrick
Philip Hedrick
Solomon Hedrick
Lewis Hedrick

Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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September 21, 1935
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
BA-J/KEL
Francis Headrick-R.4842
Peter Hendrick-W.11288

Mrs. R. V. Reeves
Oak Grove
W. Carroll Parish
Louisiana
Dear Madam:

The data which follow are obtained from the papers on file
in Revolutionary War pension claims, R.4842 and W.11288, based
upon the military service in that war of Francis and Peter Headrick.
Francis Headrick
R.4842
The date and place of birth and the names of the parents of
Francis Headrick (the name appears, also, as Heddrick) are not shown.
The soldier married sometime in 1772 (exact date not shown),
in Rowan (that part which was later Davidson) County, North Carolina,
Margaret Kearn or Kerns. It was stated that both soldier and his
wife were of German blood.
He died in 1820, in Davidson County, North Carolina.
On May 3, 1845, while residing in said Davidson County, and
aged ninety-one years, soldier's widow, Margaret, applied for the
pension that might have been due on account of the services of her
husband, Francis Hendrick, in the Revolutionary War, and alleged
that he joined the American Army at Salisbury, North Carolina, and
served as a private in Captain Williams' North Carolina Company
and in Captain Peter Hendrick's (no relationship shown) Company,
Colonel John Lopp's North Carolina Regiment; and that his service
amounted to more than twelve months.
Her claim was not allowed as she failed to furnish proof of
service of six months as required by the pension laws.
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Sons and daughters of Francis and Margaret Headrick are referred
to, no names are given.
Peter Headrick
W. 11288

Peter Headrick, the son of Peter, was born in 1761. The exact date of his birth, the place and the name of his mother are not shown.
In the summer of 1778, while residing in Rowan County, North Carolina, Peter Headrick, Senior, was ordered to raise a company
of militia in that county, which company was to serve, whenever
necessary, during a period of two years. Peter Hendrick, Junior,
enlisted in his father's company and served at this time for at
least one years the service was against the Tories and they had
one severe engagement with them in August or September, 1779, place [hand written in margin He named a Col & a major on this tour but as I could not decifer them omitted] ,where said engagement took place, not stated; afterward, while
the company of Peter Headrick, Senior, was out of service for the time being, Peter Headrick, [hand written in margin: could not identify] Junior, enlisted, served as a private in Captain Enoch's North Carolina Company, marched to South Carolina and was in the battle of Monk's Corner: [hand written in margin: could not identify] part of this service  was rendered under Captain N. Kepart [hand written in margin could not identify] and Colonel Mebane 
the North Carolina Troops dates of this service are not given: not deeper
he returned to North Carolina, again joined his father's company ,
and served against the Tories in Rowan and adjoining counties,
dates of service not given: in February, 1781, the company was
disbanded for a few weeks, and Peter Headrick, Junior, with a part of
the company, was detailed to guard some British prisoners taken in
at the battle of the Cowpens and marched with said prisoners to [hand written in margin: His brother Gus said he marched under Capt. Myrick Davis, he thought but as he was uncertain and sol. never mentioned this capt,. in any statement, I did not use his name.]
the state of Virginia, where he joined his father, Captain Hedrick, Gen
who had been forced to flee from North Carolina, and had taken he march
refuge in Virginia, while he was residing in Virginia, Peter
Headrick, Junior, was engaged at Staunton in 1781, hauling forage
for one month and for two months was engaged in hauling to Philadelphia. Peter Headrick, Junior, stated that his entire service
amounted to two years and one month
He was allowed pension on his application executed November 14, 1833, while residing in Davidson County, North Carolina. He
was then referred to as Peter Headrick, Senior. The date of death 
of his father is not stated. In 1844, he was residing at Jackson
Hill, Davidson County, North Carolina.
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Peter Headrick died December 7, 1844, in Davidson County, North Carolina.

[hand written message in right margin with line pointing to 1797 date] This date looked like 1791 but it was stated that it was not 1791 but 1797. It was poorly written.

The soldier married March 4, 1797, in Rowen (that part which was later Davidson County, North Carolina, Barbara Myers. There are no further data in regard to her. He married March 7, 1806, stated that Prudence Grist, who was born July 24, 1782. Her sons are referred to but no name of a former husband is shown and the names of her sons are not given.

Soldier's widow, Prudence, was allowed pension on her application executed February 4, 1856, while residing in Davidson County. North Carolina.

She died September 8, 1862, at the home of her son, Peter Headrick, Junior, in Davidson County, North Carolina, Peter was aged forty-seven years in 1868, and then resided in Davidson County, North Carolina.

It was stated that Peter and Prudence Hendrick reared a family of children but no names are given other than Peter, Junior, noted above. It was stated that when the soldier died, he left two children and a grandchild; a daughter is also referred to.

In 1838, George Headrick lived in Davidson County, North Carolina , and stated that he was a son of Captain Peter Headrick and was born March 21 or 22, 1762. Soldier's nephew, Colonel Philip "Hederick was referred to; the names of his parents are not given.

The following names are shown, their relationship to the soldier not given.
Jesse Headrick
Jacob Hedrick
Alexander Hedrick
Leonard Hedrick
Noah Headrick
Michael Headrick
Samuel Headrick
Benjamin Headrick
Henry O. Headrick
George Hedrick
George W. Hedrick
Philip E. Hedrick
Philip Hedrick
Solomon Hedrick
Lewis Hedrick

Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant to the Administrator.
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