Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 20,209, William Ham, S.C.
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S.C.    Ham, Williams   R 20209
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Rejected
Old War
No. 20209
Wiliams Ham  Pri.
Capt. Wynn
S.C. Line
Revy War
Evidence insufficient Act 1828
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Wm. Ham  Pvt.
S. Carolina

Georgia
Ex'd Ad Inv. Ad Wid-
Ref and Old Books

No Record
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Nw 20/80
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Wm Ham. 748.
Rec 19 Feb 1829
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Knoxville Crawford, Co Ga
7th Feby 1829
Sir
Your letter of the 20th Dec last has been received in and new to which will state that during the Revolutionay war I served in the quota from the State of South Carolina in Capt. Wynns company. Col Thompsons regiment and under Genl Sumpter was at the Battles of Stone and the Equtam springs and then slight skirmishes.
Was taken a prisoner of the British in the state of Georgia at Ft. MacIntosh.  The lapse of time has been such that I am not able at this period to furnish any other evidence of my service but will add that I am in a state of pining and want.
Respectfully (oc?)
William Ham

I William Ham was born the 9th May A.D. 1747 and if I live untill the 9th May next will be eighty two years of age.
William Ham
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748
Revolutionary Claims
Treasury Department
Aug 23, 1828
William Ham of (blank) in the County of Bradford, in the state of Georgia, has applied to the Secretary of the Treasury for the benefits of the act, entitled "An Act for the relief of certain surviving officers and soldiers of the Revolution," approved the 10th of May 1828.  He states that he enlisted in the Continental line of the army of the Revolution, for and during the war, and continued until its termination, at which period he was a private in captain R Wynn's company, in Col Thompson's regiment of South Carolina line; and that he received a certificate for the reward of eighty dollars, provided by the resolve of the 15th of May 1778; and further that he was not on the 15th day of May, 1828, on the pension list of the United States, and that he has received as a pensioner since the 3rd of March, 1826, nothing.
The Third Auditor is requested to report how far the several statements are corroborated by the records in his office.
By order of the Secretary, A Dickins

Treasury Department,
Third Auditor's office.
23 April 1829
It further appears that William Ham is not now on the pension list of any agency, and has not been so since the 3rd March, 1826.
The name of William Ham cannot be found among those of the South Caolina line, to whom certificates for the gratuity of eighty dollars were issued.
Peter Hagner Auditor(?)

William Ham cannot be traced without knowing the line to which he belonged.
[(signature?) or Correct?]
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War Depart: Bounty land office
29 April 1829
The records of this office do not show that William Ham of the South Carolina line ever received as is entitled to bounty land of the United States, We have no returns of the privates of South Carolina.
Robert Taylor
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741
Wm Ham
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Georgia Crawford County
? all men that I William Ham of the county of Crawford in the State of Georgia do hereby ? are that I enlisted in the Continental line of the army of the Revolution for and during the ? and continued in its service untill its termination at which period I was a private soldier in captain Richard Wynn's company in Colonel Thompsons regiment of the Continental line.  And I also ? are that I afterwards received a certificate for the ? of Eighty dollars to which I was entitled by a resolve of ? ? on the fifteenth day of May seventeen hundred and twenty eight.
And do further declare that I was not on the Fifteenth day of March Eighteen hundred and twenty eight on the person list of the United States and I also further declare that I had a discharge which was ? up in my ? which was consumed soon after the termination of the war aforesaid.  The foregoing statement and declaration sworn to and subscribed before me this 16th day of Juy 1828
William Ham
Jeremiah C Harvey J.S.C 6.6
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Georgia Crawford County
Before me Jeremiah C Harvey a Justice of the Inferior Court in and for said county and state personally appeared this day Micugah Matthews Joel Ethridge James Matthews Philip Matthews and John Matthews who did generally make oath that William Ham by whom the foregoing declaration and made and subscribed is generally reputed and believed to have been a private soldier in the army of the Revolution in manner as thereis stated witness my hand on this 17th day of July eighteen hundred and ninety eight
John Matthews
Jeremiah C Harvey J.S.C.
Micugah Matthews
Philip Matthews
Joel Etheredge
James Matthews
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Georgia Crawford County
Clerk office of Superior County of said county
Alexander K McCants Clerk of the Superior Courty of Crawford County in the state of Georgia do certify that Jeremiah C Harvy before whom the foregoing affidavits were sworn was at the time and is now a Justice of the Inferior Court and duly impowered to administer oath in testimony whereof I have here unto set my hand and affixed my private seal there being no deal of office this 17th day of July 1828.
Alexander K McCants
C.S.C.C.C