Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 10,616, Meshach Chandler, S.C.
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(3-1776)
SERVICE
SC

CHANDLER, MESHACH 
SALLY

NUMBER
W.10616

CONTENTS
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THE NEW 
TESTAMENT
Of OUR LORD and SAVIOUR
JESUS CHRIST.
Translated out of the
ORIGINAL GREEK;
And with the former
TRANSLATIONS
Diligently Compared and Revised,
By His MAJESTY'S Special Command.
Appointed to be Read in Churches.
DINBURGH 
and
CHARLES KERR, His Majesty's Printers.
MDCCXCII.
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[page cannot be transcribed 
text is very light, and page is torn... will list iegible words]
 
Samuel
1785 
of April  
Chandler
26 Day 
February
Poley Chand'r
15th 18 03
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South Carolina 30.687
Meshach Chandler
of Union Dis. in the State of S. Carolina who was a Private in the company commanded
by Captain [Charles] King of the Regt. commanded by Col. Liles [Lt Col John Lisle Sr.] in the S. Carolina line for 22 months
Inscribed on the Roll of S. Carolina
at the rate of 73 Dollars 33 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 11 day of June 1836 and sent to Hon. James Rogers, H. R.
Arrears to the 4th of March '36
226.66 1/3
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4. Sep '36 36.66 2/3 = $263.33 1/3
Revolutionary Claim Act June 7 1832
Recorded by D. Brown Clerk
Book E Vol. 6 Page 66

let to Wm K. Clowney
October, 4. '44
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7248

SOUTH CAROLINA
SALLY CHANDLER,
WIDOW OF MESHACH CHANDLER,
SC
WHO WAS A PRIVATE
IN THE SOUTH CAROLINA LINE

INSCRIBED ON THE ROLL AT THE RATE OF 73 DOLLARS 33 CENTS PER ANNUM, TO COMMENCE ON THE 4TH DAY OF MARCH, 1843.

CERTIFICATE OF PENSION ISSUED THE 26 DAY OF AUGUST, 1845 AND SENT TO W. K. CLOWNEY, UNIONVILLE, SO. CAROLINA

[ACT OF MARCH 3, 1843]
7 JUNE, 1844

RECORDED IN BOOK A 
VOL. 2 PAGE 164
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[ The State of South Carolina Union District ] On this 25 day of May 1836  personally appeared in open Court  before the Court of Ordinary  now sitting Meshach  Chandler  resident in the District of Union in the  State of South Carolina  aged eighty six 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. 1st. That he was born upon James river near the Great Falls in the State of Virginia on the  17th day of January  in the year 1750. 
2nd. I have no record of my age at this time, my sister  Susan  having taken  with her the family Bible in which my age was recorded to the  State of Kentucky long since arrived at the age of maturity. 
3. When I first entered the service I lived in  Ninety Six  District near the mouth of Inoree  River , now Newberry District in the  State of South Carolina  & during the  revolutionary war I moved into  that part of Ninety Six  District which is now called Union District where I have ever since continued to reside. 4th . I was drafter in the winter of 1775  & served three months, what was then called the  " Snow Camps "  commanded by  Capt. Charles King, Col. John Liles [Lieutenant Colonel John Lisle, Sr] .& Genl. Harrison [Col. Richard Richardson]. In this campaign  we marched in pursuit of the tories  in the upper parts of the State of South Carolina on the head waters of Saluda River, but had no battle. On the first of May 1776  I entered the service as a volunteer in an expedition against the Indians & continued  in the service until the last of November  following making 7 months. In this expedition I was commanded by Capt. James Liles [Lisle], Col. John Liles [Lieutenant Colonel John Lisle, Sr.] & Genl. Andrew Williamson . In this campaign the forces rendezvoused at  Seneca old town  thence  penetrated the mountains & were engaged in a battle with  the Indians at the Horse shoe or as it was called by some the [Battle of] Black Hole, thence we marched to the various  Indian settlements on  Calico river  & Hiwassee river destroying their towns & provisions.
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8th. Sometime in the summer of 1777 , I think in the month of June,  I enlisted for the term of nine months & served out this term under the command of Capt. Jared [Jeorard] Smith in guarding the frontiers of the State  & was stationed  at Kellett's on  Rayborn's Creek branch of  Reedy river where a block house was erected. In 1778  or 1779  I volunteered  & served one month under the command of Capt. Joseph McJunkin in guarding Prince's Fort on the borders of the Indian settlements in the State of  South Carolina. After the surrender of Charleston , I volunteered again under Capt. Henry Liles [Lisle] & served a tour of  duty and at his command of three months. In this  service I was at the taking of Fort Granby on the Congaree river - thence we marched to Ninety Six  the  strong hold of the enemy  & besieged that fort but without effect. Until the close of the war I frequently volunteered on special occasions , but for no distinct period of time. During the war I was two months  a prisoner which time is not embraced in the terms of service set forth above. 
6. I think I did receive a written discharge from the services when  I was enlisted from Capt. Jared Smith, but knows not what has become of it. 7. I refer to  Capt. Joseph McJunkin , Maj. Thomas  Young & Mordecai Chandler who knew me in the service & the Rev'd  John Jennings who  can testify  as to my character for veracity  & their knowledge  & belief of my services as a soldier of the revolution. I do further declare that my name has been on the pension roll of the State of South Carolina  for the four last years  ending on the first day of March eighteen hundred  & thirty six & that I have received from  the  State for the said four years sixty dollars per annum, but that by the act of Legislature of the State of South Carolina passed in the year  eighteen hundred & thirty four  entitled an act for the regulation of the Pensioners in this State , the names of all the  revolutionary pensioners  of this  State are directed to be stricken  from the pension roll from  & after the first day of March which  will be in the year  of our Lord one thousand eight hundred  & thirty six." I do hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present. Sworn to  & subscribed  the day & year aforesaid . Meshach Chandler ( his mark M ) J. J. Pratt ( signed ) Judge of the Court of Ordy of Union District
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I, John Jennings a clergy man  residing in the District of Union  in the State of South Carolina  hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Meshach Chandler who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration , that I believe him to be eighty  six years of age, that he is reputed  & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the  revolution  & that  I concur in that opinion. Sworn to & subscribed the day  & year aforesaid. Jno Jennings ( signed ) J.J. Pratt ( signed ) Judge of the Court of Ordinary for Union District .  We Joseph Mc Junkin,  Thomas Young, & Mordecai Chandler of Union District in the State of South Carolina  do hereby certify that wee were personally  acquainted with Meshach Chandler  the applicant for a pension  in the time of the revolutionary war & knew him in the service of this Country . I Joseph Mc Junkin  do hereby certify that I knew Meshach Chandler  in the service in 1775 in what was called the "Snow Camps"  & also  in the expedition  against the Indians in  1776, both of us  having entered  the service in Ninety Six District & served under different officers in said two campaigns - I Thomas Young  do hereby certify that I  occasionally saw Meshach Chandler  in the service of his  Country  but cannot specify  any particular tour of duty , not having  at any time serviced with him. I was at the battle of King's Mountain  & distinctly  recollect that e said Meshach Chandler was taken as a prisoner & immediately set at liberty  - I Mordecai Chandler  do hereby  certify that my brother Meshach  Chandler  did enlist  & served under  Capt. Jard Smith , that I was present when he was discharged , having served one month ,  at the close of the service as a substitute in the place of my brother Daniel Chandler . We all believe the said Meshach  to be eighty six years of age & that his declaration is entitled to credit. Sworn to  & subscribed the day & year aforesaid . Joseph Mc Junkin  ( signed ) Thos. Young ( signed ) Mordecai Chandler ( signed ) J.J. Pratt ( signed ) Judge of the Court of Ordinary for Union District
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the Court of Ordinary do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter & after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department
the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier & served as he states. And the Court further
certifies that it appears to them that John Jennings who has signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman
resident in the District of Union & that Joseph McJunkin, Thomas Young & Mordecia Chandler who have also signed a certificate are all resident in the District of Union & are credible persons & that their statements are
entitled to credit
s/ J. J. Pratt Judge of the Court of Ordy for Union District

I John Rogers clerk of the Court of
the Court of General Sessions & Common Pleas to hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the
latter of application by Meshach Chandler for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this 25th day of May 1836. s/ J. Rogers clk

33.41 Meshack Chandler So Ca
Admit as Private 22 mo $73.33 Capt King & Col Liles for militia & state troops
Hon Jas Rogers Ho Reps
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State of South Carolina Union District
On this twenty ninth day of March in the year eighteen hundred & forty four personally appeared before me John J Pratt, Judge of the Court of Ordinary for Union District in the State aforesaid Sally Chandler a resident of Union District in the State of South Carolina aged eighty one 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 4, 186; That she is the widow of Meshach Chandler who was a private soldier in the war of the revolution & served as set forth in his declaration on file in the War Office, having been a pensioner of the United States under the Act of Congress passed June 7, 1832. She further declares that she has no record of her marriage, but distinctly recollects that she was married to the said Meshach Chandler in the seventeenth year of her age, & that she was born on the nineteenth day of June seventeen hundred & sixty two, & also distinctly recollects that she was married to the said Meshach Chandler before he went into the service to fight, & that all his fighting was done after their marriage - She further states that she has no record of the ages of her three first children namely Elizabeth Polly & Rupart that died before named; that the names of the rest of the children have been recorded in a family bible, commencing with Samuel, that has ever been in the family & is herewith enclosed. According to the foregoing facts she believes that she was married
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on the (blank) day of (blank) in the year seventeen hundred & seventy nine & the confirmation of which statement she refers to Maj Joseph McJunkin who has known her from her childhood; That her husband the aforesaid Meshach Chandler died on the twenty third day of February 1844 & that she has remained a widow ever since that period as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed.
Sally Chandler X her mark

Sworn to & subscribed on the day & year above written before me
J. J. Pratt Judge of the Court of Ordinary.

State of South Carolina Union District
Personally appeared before me John J Pratt Judge of Ordinary for the District & State aforesaid the deponent Maj. Joseph McJunkin of the District & state aforesaid & on oath declares that he  he knew Meshach Chandler deceased from his boyhood to his death & also the deponent Sally Chandler the widow of the said Meshach from his childhood until the present time, & that he believes the said Meshach Chandler & the said Sally were married about the year seventeen hundred & seventy nine; He knows & expressly declares that they lived together as man & wife from about the year 1779 until the day of the deceased of Meshach Chandler; This deponent further states he was in the service of his country with the said Meshach Chandler while he was viewed & considered the husband of
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Sally Chandler - that Meshach Chandler is now dead & that he knows the deponent Sally Chandler to be his widow.
Joseph M Mcjunkin

Sworn to before me and subscribed this 5th day of April 1844 
J. J. Pratt Judge of the court of Ordy.

South Carolina Union District
Personally appeared before me John J. Pratt judge of the Court of Ordinary for Union District Martha Chandler a daughter of Meshac & Sally Chandler, who being duly sworn deposes and says, that she is the daughter of the said Meshac & Sally Chandler, that she has remained in the family of her parents from the time of her birth till the death of her father the said Meshac, and she always understood and believes that there were three chidren born before Samuel whose name is the first on the family registry herewith inclosed, their names were Betsy, Polly, and an infant not named, that they were born and died before there was any registry kept, at least this is the family tradition and she has no doubt of its correctness. She further deposes that the inclosed leaf containing the names and ages of the children of the said Meshac & Sally have been & remained in the family from her earliest recollection and is the original and only registry within her knowledge.
Martha Chandler X her mark

Sworn to before me this 22nd April 1844
J. J. Pratt Judge of the Court of Ordinary
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Sally Chandler SC
act 4 July '36
Rejected

I William J Keenan Clerk of the Court
of Union District in the State of South Carolina do hereby certify that JJ Pratt whose name appears to the foregoing affidavits is Judge of the Court of the Court of Ordinary for the said District that he is magistrate Ex officio and that the foregoing signatures purporting to be his are genuine and that full faith and credit is and ought to be given to his official acts as such
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of office and
subscribed my name at Union
Court House the twenty Eighth day
of May in the year of our Lord One
thousand Eight Hundred and forty four. s/ Wm J Keenan
Clerk of the court of Union District

State of South Carolina Union District 
I, J. Pratt judge of the Court of Ordinary do hereby certify that
I have been long acquainted with Joseph McJunkin whose affidavit was taken before me on the original proceedings here inclosed and that all due faith and credit is due
his declarations on oath,
October 28th 1844
s/ J. J. Pratt judge of
the Court of Ordinary
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page 1 of 7
[this is a page from the bible.. title: The Parable of the talents
CHAP. XXV, XXV1.  the last judgement described...
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[this is a page from the bible.. title: Christ eateth:
S. MATTHEW.  his prayer in the garden.   .....
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page 3 of 7
[this is a page from the bible.. title: Peter denieth Christ
CHAP. XXVII.  Judas hangeth him...
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[this is 2 pages from the bible.. title: Christ [illegible] and crucified: S. MATTHEW. 
CHAP. XXV, XXV1.  his death and burial...
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page 5 of 7
[this is 2 pages from the bible.. title: A miraculus [illegible]
S. Luke .  Matthew called...
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page 6 of 7
[this is 2 pages from the bible.. title: The centurions faith. 
S. Luke .  Christs testimony i of John....
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[this is a page from the bible.. title: The The woman of Samaria.  S. John   The ruler for healed...
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9572
S. Carolina.
Sally Chandler,
widow of Meshach Chandler,
who was a pensioner under the Act of 1832, and who died on the 23d February, 1844, of Union in the State of S. Carolina, who was a private in the compy: commanded by Captain [Charles] King of the Regt. commanded by Col Sites in the S. Carolina line for 22 months

Inscribed on the Roll of Charleston
at the rate of 73 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.

Certificate of Pension issued the 26th day of August 1845 and W.K. Clowney
Unionville, S. Carolina 
                
[Act July 7, 1838]
[joint resolution of 23d Jany '45]
Recorded by Nell Stewart __ Clerk,
Book D_   Vol. 1 __Page 305.
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No 11938
Sally Chandler
S. Co.
Let to Wm K Clowney
May 9th 1845
Act July 7th 1845
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No 11938
Sally Chandler
Widow of Meshach
S. C
Act 7 July 1838
and Joint Resolution of
23d January last

Admd 22 mo. Pri
$73.33 per ann

Admd acts 3 March 1843
and 17 June 1844.
$73.33  per ann

Wm K. Clowney
Unionville
S. C
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6222
Sally Chandler
S. C.

Rejected

Letter to W. K. Clowney 26. Dec. 1844
"          to Same March 26 '45
                   "  Oct. 4. 44

Act July 4th '36
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Unionville April 11th 1845
Dear sir have this day called upon
Sally Chandler in company with her near neighbor Wm Skelton
procured his certificate of the fact of her being yet alive which is herewith enclosed. Please to inform me on the subject of the act of Congress
passed in favor of widows in the year 1843, continuing the act of 1838. Also inform me wither an appropriation has been made by the last Congress to carry out the act of 1844. Yours &c
Wm K Clowney
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Hon J. L. Edwards
Comr of Pensions
D. C.
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Unionville Oct 29th 1844
Dear Sir
I return you the original papers
of Sally Chandler with the Certificate of the Judge of Ordinary as to the credibility of the leading witness Maj. Joseph McJunkin. No further evidence can be furnished as to the precise time of the marriage & as
you state the proof to be satisfactory to bring the claim within the 3d March 1843 Continued by the 17th June last, we will readily accept of a pension under those acts. We are the more disposed to accept of this arrangement because of the needy condition of the claimant & from a consciousness that in all human 
probability she will not live the limitation of the last act. I have forwarded powers of Attorney by two widows under the act of 17th of June last, which have been returned by the
Agent unpaid, because no appropriation had been made by Congress
Yours&c
Wm K Clowney
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Comptroller Genl's Office
Columbia So. Ca. July 1 4"/45

Book X
Indent 2468} Issued the 21" April 1786 to Mr Mescheck Chandler's to
for Thirty Three pounds Eight Shillings and six pence
three farthing Sterling for duty done in Col. Waters
Regt as pr and  audited_
Principal £33:8:6 3/4
Anul Int   £ 02:6: 9
I certify the above to be a true copy from the Record in this Office
For Comptroller Genl
J Laval
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Revy WIDOW, &c.

File No. 10616
Sally Chandler
Wid. of
Meshach Chandler
Priv. South Carolina line

Act: March 3rd 1843. + 17th June, 1844,
Index:---Vol. A, Page 129

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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11938

Sally Chandler
S.C.
Act 7 July 38

decln March 44
M. before 94 alive on
23 Jany '45
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The State of South Carolina}
Union District}

    I William Skelton of the 
District and State aforesaid do hereby certify that I
have this day personally seen Sally Chandler, the widow 
of the late Meshach Chandler deceased + that she is now
living, Given under my hand + seal this 11th day
of April 1845

Wm Skelton M A (seal)


I William J Keenan Clerk of the Court
of Union district in the State of 
South Carolina do certify that Wil
liam Skelton is a magistrate as above
and that the [illegible] signature pur
porting to be his is genuine
In testimony whereof I have
hereunto affixed my 
seal of office and
subscribed my name
the 11th day of April
Anno Domine 1845

Wm J Keenan
Clerk of the Court
of Union District
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Unionville May 28th 1844

Dear sir
     I send you the declaration
of Lilly Chandler the widow of Meshach Chandler who was a pensioner under the Act of Congress 7th June 1832 --.  The applicant is very aged & infirm & lives, & has lived ever since my earliest recollection, about four miles from Unionville.  Please communicate with me when you have examined her claim
Yours etc
Wm K Clowney

To J.L. Edwards
Comr. of Pensions
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Jul 23 1845
[illegible] [illegible]
M Chandler
_______________

Mr. J.L. Edwards
Comr. of Pensions
Washington
D.C.
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Unionville July 14th 1845

Dear sir

    Enclosed I send you the evidence required
in your last.  I hope you will immediately
return an answer, as the applicant for a pension
is in great need.

Yours etc
Wm K Clowney
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Mar 19 '45
This is not
sufficient to
obtain the
benefits of the
resolution of 
June 23 1845
She must make
her declaration

Mr, J.L. Edwards
Comr of Pensions
Washington D.C.
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Unionville August 12th 1845
Dear sir
I have delayed answering your's dated
December 24th 1844, concerning the case of Sally Chandler, because I considered her claim under the Acts of Congress, March 3 1843 and 17th of June 1844 as agreed upon -- I now state that Sally Chandler is still living & hope that you will immediately forward her Certificate of Pension.
Please to inform me, whether the last Congress made an appropriation to meet the pensions of the class of widows & what is necessary
to enable them to draw the money.
Yours etc.
Wm K Clowney