Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 1,724, Dennis Carroll, N.C.
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Service N.C. Carroll, Dennis R. Number 1724
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1724
P.O. Dennis Carroll
List of rejected claims printed in 1852 shows cause of rejection as follows:
"He did not serve in any regularly organized corps.
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Rejected per not found letter
5 May 1836
[unknown]
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did not serve months in a regularly organized corps.
1724
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the State of Alabama
Shelby County
Circuit Court Fall Term 1834
On this [scratched]th day of October 1834 personally appeared in open court before Plolemy Harris Judge of the Circuit Court of the laid County of Shelby now letting Dennis Carrol [Carroll] a resident of the County and State aforesaid, aged seventy two 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 in 1780 as he believes calculating from his age as well as he can now recollect being there about fifteen years old that he was drafted in the Militia of North Carolina under Captain Joshua Hadley and his
son was their Lieutenant in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Thomas Armstrong, that they marched down Cape Fear river to Wilmington where they encamped for three months waiting for the arrival of General Morgan. That at Wilmington he was discharged having served three months- From Wilmington he returned to Fayetteville on his way home and was there at the pressed
to guard some prisoners by one Colonel Emmet who was then in command there, that he continued in Fayetteville about three
months longer, that after this he marched again under Captain
Mc Craney dawn drawing creek where he again joined the
company commanded by Captain Hadley explored [unknown] and Blawton swamps in pursuit of the tories, [unknown] or
fifteen of whom, with some cattle, they took prisoners. That
he was then marched up Black River to Fayetteville where
they remained two or three weeks and were again marched
through the several swamps above named in pursuit of tories
several of whom they captured. That he was principally in
Sampson Cumberland and in the neighborhood of
Wilmington, their main object was the capture of a tory by the
name of Fanning, who had become
obnoxious - That on Cape Fear
River in a skirmish with the Tories his captain was killed
and was succeeded by his son.
That he was in several skirmish
but in no important battle-- that they finally marched to Fayetteville with several prisoners when news was received of
the capture of Lord Cornwallis, having spent nine months in all when he was discharged
that he never was in the Regular service. That he knew General
Morgan who commanded the Riflemen, and once only saw General
Green on Cape Fear River who was then proceeding towards Charleston
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that he has no documentary evidence by which he can establish his claim - That he had a discharge after the expiration of his first
tour but that it got destroyed in his possession that it was signed
by Captain Hadley, and when finally disbanded he got now nor did any of his companions - applicant further states that he knows no person by whom he can now know his services -
That he can prove by Hopkins Lee of
Bible County Alabama that he was acquainted with applicant in
North Carolina, who knows that it was understood that applicant
and his brothers were in the service, but does not know it of
his own knowledge-
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever
to a pension or annuity except the present and declared that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state
Sworn and subscribed
the day and year aforesaid
Dennis Carroll
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We Sam W.  Mardis residing in the County of Shelby and State of Alabama and Daniel E Watrous residing in the same
hereby certify that in one well acquainted with Dennis Carroll
who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believed him to be about seventy years old that he is reputed and  believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion
Sworn and subsenced the layd upon aforesaid
Sam W. Mardis
Daniel Watrous

and the said court do hereby declare the opinion after the investigation
of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the
War Department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier
and served as he stated, and the court further certifies that it appears to the court that Sam W. Mardis and Daniel E. Watrous who have signed the preceding certificate are resident citizens in the County of Shelley Alabama and entitled to full credit - it further more appears to the court that there is no clergyman in attendance at the present term of this court and for this reason the certificate of the above named individuals have been received by the court in line of that of a clergyman. Given under my hand and seal the day and date above written -
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I William M Johnson Clerk of the Circuit Court of the said County of Shelley do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceeding of the said Court in the matter of the application of
Dennis Carroll for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and seal this 1 day of October 1834

Answers to the seven questions propounded by the Court to the applied agreeably to the directions contained in the printed form and the instructions issued by the Department of Wares

To the 1st. I was born in Wake County North Carolina from the information I can obtain in 1766.
To the 2nd. I have no record of my age
To the 3rd. I was living in Cumberland County North Carolina when called into service. I have lived since in Johnson County and then in Claiborne County North Carolina.
I then moved to Bunkum where I lived seven years thence I moved to [unknown] Claiborne County and to Shelby County Alabama where I have resided 17 years and where I now live.
To the 4th.  I was drafted for three months when I first entered the service.
To the 5th. There was no regular officer with the troops when applicant served-- That Col. Morgan with about 600 rifleman was in his neighborhood for about one month
That Captain Mc Claud and Mc Crany who belonged to the light horse frequently were with them. applicant can give no other account of his service, than he has already
given-- that he served in north Carolina pursuing the tories into the swamps where they retreated with their plunder
and frequently retreating before them.
To the 6th.  I received a written discharge after my first tour but it got destroyed but now when finally dismissed
To the 7th.  the Court will call Sam W. Mardis and Daniel E. Watrous
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Question by the court to James M Nabort and Daniel E Watrous one year
acquainted with the character of Dennis Carroll for truth and veracity of year.  Is he entitled to credit in a court of justice.  
and is he reputed and entered a soldier of the
revolution and has any one within your knowledge entertained a different opinion.

Answer - we are well acquainted with applicants general character and believe him to be entitled to full 
credit. he is generally esteemed and reputed by his neighbours as a soldier of the Revolution and never heard it contradicted


William M Johnson Clerk of the Circuit County of the said
County of Shelby do hereby certify that the foregoing contain
the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the
application of Dennis Carroll for a pension of
he witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and private
seal of office there being no seal of office this [?] day of October
1834. [scratched out]

I Henry Wilson Clerk of the Circuit Court of the said County of Shelby do hearby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Dennis Carroll for a pension.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and [unknown] seal of office there being no seal of office this the [unknown] of October 1835.
Henry H Wilson