Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 21974, for Edmund Simpson, North Carolina
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(3-1776)
SERVICE
N.C.

Simpson, Edmund

NUMBER
S. 21974

CONTENTS
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Fee [illegible] to N. Lanneau
Dec 12. 1835
South Carolina
No 16239
Edmund Simpson
[illegible]nion in the State of South
who was a pri: in the company command
by Captain Allen of the Regt command
Col. Cleveland on the North Car[olina]
for 13 months

Inscribed on the Roll of South Car[olina]
the rate of 43 Dollars 33 Cents per annum
commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 19th day of July '3.
and sent Inv. Roger
Union C. H.

Arrears to the 4th of March '33 -       86.66
Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept " 21.66
                                                        $108.32
{Revolutionary Claim,}
{Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by Wm. Miller Clerk,
Book E. Vol. 6. Page 80
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hereunto set my hand &
Seal of office at Union
Court House this 15th day
of October 1832
State of South Carolina


J Rogers CLK

Declaration of
Edmund Simpson
15266

State of South Carolina}
Union District}
I John Rogers Clerk of the Court of Sessions & Common Pleas do
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the State of South Carolina }
Union District }  To wit
---
     On this 4th day of October 1832 personally appeared in open court before the
presiding Judge of the court of common pleas & Sessions now sitting for the district aforesaid
Edmund Simpson a resident of the same
district aged Sixty seven years who being
first duly sworn on his oath doth make
the following declaration in order to obtain
the benefit of the act of Congress passed Jun
1832, that he entered the service of
the United States under the following named
officers & served as herein stated. In the Summer of 1779 or 1780, I volunteered for three months under Capt. Richard Allen [illegible] Col Herndon & Col Benjn Cleveland in Wilkes County North Carolina
& went on a scouting party against
the Tories on the Catawba River. Served about
two months & was dismissed. I then volunteered under the same officers & marched through - N Carolina by the Cowpens to go to the Kings Mountain where I was in the battle known by that name in which Forgasson [Ferguson] was defeated. I then accompanied the prisoners Salem N. Carolina & was discharged after a tour of three months - I then volunteered under the same captain & Col Herndon & marched through Salem & joined Genl Green's Army in Guilford County N Carolina, where
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the battle at Guilford was fought but I was
not in the battle having been reserved to guard the baggage &c. I served three months & was regularly discharged. I then volunteered under Capt. Gordon Col Lock & Malbrey
marched by Camden to the Eutaw [to the Eutaw lined out] & joined Genl [Gran?] army at the high hills of [illegible] & marched from that place to the Eutaw Springs when
we had a battle with the enemy. after which
I was but to guard the prisoners to
Salsbury [Salisbury] N Carolina & after three months & a few days I was regularly discharged. I then volunteered under Capt Thomas Gordon & Col Benjn Herndon on a tour against the Cherokee Indians. searched the Pleasant Gardens near the head of the
Catawba River where the army was stationed.
For a while we then marched for some
distance towards So Ca & was discharged after a service of two months.
I have not [illegible] any of my discharges supposing them to be of no value after the war. I have no documentary evidence of my services, but Refer to the affidavits of James & John Alexander herewith filed who know of my services. I also Refer to the Revd. Thomas Greer & Tilman [Tillman] Bobo or any other of my neighbors to prove my character for
truth & my moral deportment. I was born in Wilkes County N Carolina on the 6th of Sept 1765 and have [illegible] record of my age which I produce to the case
after the Revolutionary war I removed with my father
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to the State of Georgia where I lived about two years & removed to Union District So Cal where I now reside
I do hereby relinquish all claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declare that my name is not on the pension Roll of the agency of any State.
Edmund his x mark Simpson
Sworn to in open court
Jno M O'Neall Thomas Greer
Me Thomas Greer a clergyman residing in
[?Union] District & Tilman [Tillman] Bobo - a resident of the same do hereby certify
that we are well acquainted with Edmond Simpson who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be Sixty seven years of age, that he Reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he
sides to have been a Soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion
Sworn to & Subscribed the day & year aforesaid
Jn. M. O'Neall
Pres Judge
Thos. J. Greer
Tillman Bobo
And the said court do hereby declare its opinion after the investigation of the matter and after [illegible] the interrogatories prescribed by the war department
that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier & served as he States. And the court further certifies that it appears to it that Thomas Greer who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in Union district and that Tilman Bobo who has also signed the same is a resident in the same district & is a credible person and that [illegible] Statement is entitled to credit
Jn M O'Neall
Presiding Judge.
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State of South Carolina }
Union District }
I John Rogers Clerk of
the Court of Session & Common Pleas for Union District
do certify that the foregoing contains the Original proceeding of the said Court in the matter of the application of Edward [Edmund] Simpson for a pension
In Testimony whereof I have
hereunto set my hand &
Line of Office at Union
Court House this 15th day
of October 1832
J [John] Rogers CLK

Declaration of Edmund Simpson
13266

State of South Carolina }
Union District }
I John Rogers Clerk of the Court of Sessions & Common Pleas do certify that Fredk Jackson Esq Who has taken the Depontion of John & James Alexander hereto attached is an acting Justice of the peace and entitled to credit
as Such that the signature purporting to be his is Genuine.
Given under my hand &
Seal of Office at [? Union]
Court House this 29th May
1833
J Robers CLK
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15266
Edmund Simpson
Union district,
S.C.

Admit as private
13mo. $43.33

14.16
P 347

19 Apl. 33

J. Rogers Clk
Union CH.
S.C.
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BRIEF in the case of Edmond Simpson
of Union district in the State of South Carolina
(Act 7th June, 1832.)

1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court

2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?

3. How old is he? 67

4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.

Period. |  Duration of Service.  |  Rank.  |  Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.

Volunteer In 1779 or 1780
do                              ----
do                              ----
                                   ----
                                   ----
Months, 2
Months, 3
Months, 3
Months, 3
Months, 2

Months,
13
Days.
Rank.
As a Gen.
Capt. Richard Allen
same & Col. Cleaveland,
same & same this tour
Capt. A Gordon, Col Locke
said officers

5. In what battles was he engaged? King's mountain, Guilford, Eautaw [Eutaw]

6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Wilkes County, N.C.

7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? living witnesses

8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? The affidavits of the witnesses not connected with the sial [seal] as required

X Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
F.E. Bradford
Examining Clerk.
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Revolution
21974
INVALID. [illegible]
File No. 21,974
Edmund Simpson
Pri Rev War
Act: June 7th 32
Index:-Vol. 2, Page 367
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of
Edmond Simpson of Union district, S.C. which require further proof or explanation.

1. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? yes

II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? yes

III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so?

IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? yes

V. *Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amout [amount] of pension he is entitled? yes

VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? yes

VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? yes

VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? yes

IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? yes

X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? yes
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XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? yes

XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it?

XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had?

XIV. +If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service? yes
     If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses? no
     Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct? no

XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service?

XVI. Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? no

XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? all answered

EXPLANATORY NOTES.

*QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection
he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades; For _____year ____months, and ____days, I served as a ________  For ____months and ____days, I served as a ________; and for such service I claim a pension.
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     It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions
merely state they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours; the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must in every case be clearly shewn under what officers the applicant served; the duration
of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either
in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit. 
QUERE XIV. Proof of Service.   
     In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths
must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
QUERE XVI. Mode of authenticating papers.
     In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate
must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass
under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
     [hand with finger pointing symbol] In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, has no public seal of
office, the certificate of a member of congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
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South Carolina }
mUnion District }
Personally came John Alexander of
sd [said] District before me and on his solemn affirmtion [affirmation], saith, that that he was well acquainted with Edmund Simpson in the time of the Revolutionary war, and that he seved [served] Severl [several] towers [tours]
of duty in the war, & to his belief was in several battles
Affirmed and Subscribed before me this 18th day
of September 1832
John his mark Alexander
mFredk Jackson JP
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State of So. Carolina }
[illegible] District }
I Fredk Jackson a Justice of the Peace for Service District do certify that John Alexander who has Sworn to & Subscribed the within affidavit is a very old man, and entitled to Credit as a man
of Truth-
Given under my hand this
23rd day of May 1833
mFredk  Jackson JP [Ls encircled in a circle shape]
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South Carolina }
mU[illegible] District }

Personally came James Alexander of
sd [said] District, before me this day, and
being duly sworn saith, that he was well
inted [? acquainted] with Edmund Simpson in the time of the Revolutionary War, and that sd [said] Edmund Simpson served several towers [tours] of duty in the war, and that to the best of his knowledge, he was in battle at the Eutaws, and at Kings Mountain: Sworn to & subscribed before me this 18thof September 1832.
mFredk Jackson JP.
James his x mark Alexander
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State of South Carolina }
Union District }
I Fred'k Jackson a Justice
of the peace for Said Dist
do certify that I am well acquainted with [illegible] James Alexander a very old Gentleman who has made the written affidavit before me and I do further certify that he is a man of veracity & entitle
to credit as Such
Given under my hand this
23rd day of May 1833
Fred'k Jacks JP Ls