Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 21,723, James Cuningham, S.C.
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SERVICE
S. C.

Cuningham, James
or
Cunningham

NUMBER
S21.723
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23.273
South Carolina

James Cunningham
of -- in the State of S. Carolina
who was a private in the --- command
by Captain.--- of the Regt commanded
by Col. Marshall in the South Carolina
line for (illegible) 12 days

Inscribed on the Roll of South Carolina
at the rate of 21 Dollars 33 cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 18 day of Dec 3 and sent to Hon. I. Blair
Ct. of R.

Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1833  53.32
Semi-anl. allowance ending (illegible) 10.66
$63.98

Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832

Recorded by Nath Rice Clerk
Book E Vol. 6 Page 68
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State of South Carolina
Lancaster District } On this 20th day of November Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred & thirty three personally appeared in open court before the Honr Josiah J Evans Judge presiding in the court of common Pleas now sitting James Cunningham a resident of Kershad District in the state aforesaid aged seventy one years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed 7th June 1832
That he was drafted as a private in the South Malitia on or about the 1st Oct 1780 & served until the 1st of January 1782 whilst in service he was under the command of cap Ben Haile of Colo John Marshall's regiment raised in the neighborhood of Lynches creek Kershaw District by order of General Thomas Sumter In this draft he was confined to the upper districts of South Carolina was in no engagement with the enemy & was verbally discharged
That he was again drafted in the South Carolina malitia as a private on or about the 10th of March 1782 to go on what was called the Fourhole expedition he served in this draft six weeks and was verbally discharged was in no battle whilst in service he was under the command of cap Josiah Evans of Colo Marshalls Regt under the orders of General Henderson in this tour he was confined to the lower part of the state of South Carolina
He was again drafted on or about the 15 of October 1782 and served for the term of two
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months in the neighborhood of Orangeburgh So Ca whilst in the service he was under the command of Cap Josiah Evans of Colo Marshalls Regt & under the orders of Genl Thomas Sumter a part of the time & part of the time under the orders of Genl H Marion I went in no battle verbally discharged
That he makes this declaration in the district of Lancaster the court house of said district being more convenient to him thatn that of his own (Kershaw) Distirct
That he dont know of any of his camp also crates who could prove his service now alive
That he served with an embodied corps called into service by competents authority that he was either in the field or in garrison and for the time during which the services were performed he was not employd in any civil pursuit
That by reason of old age and the consequent loss of memory he cannot swear positively as to the precise day of each draft he entered into & was discharged from service but according to the best of his recollection each draft took place about the time above specified and he served not less than the period mentioned in the foregoing declaration
That he hereby relinquishes every claim whatsoever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension Bill of the agency of any state
To the Questions proposed he answers as follows
Ansr 1st In Ireland October 1762
Ansr 2d I have no record of my age
Ansr 3 In Kershaw District South Carolina where
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I was living when called into service where I have lived since & where I now live
Ansr 4 I was drafted
Ansr 5 Generals Sumter Marion Colo Marshall
Ansr 6 I recd bot a written & verbal discharge
Ansr 7 I name Revd
McWillie & George Perry William 
James Cunningham
Sworn to this 20 November 1833
S Beckham
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We William Perry a clergyman [illegible]
district of Lancaster South Carolina & William McWillie & George Perry at the district of Kershaw & state aforesaid do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with the applicant James Cunningham who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be seventy one years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and we concur in that opinion
William Perry
Wm McWillie
Geo M Perry
sworn to this 20 November 1833
S Beckhan
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And the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interogatories prescribed by the war department that the above applicant was a revolutionary soldier & served as he states and the court further certify that it appears to them that William Perry who what has signed the foregoing certificate is a clergyman residing in the district & state aforesaid and that William  McWillie & George M Perry who have also signed the same are residents of Kershaw District South Carolina and are credible persons and their statements are entitled to credit No 28760 Josiah J Evans J
I Simon Beckham clerk of the court of Common Pleas for the district of Lancaster & state aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of James Cunningham for a pension 
Given under y hand & seal of office this 20 November 1833
S Beckham
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In reply to your request of received
for a statement of the military history of James Cunningham a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR you will find below the desired information as contained in his application for pension on file in this Bureau S21723

DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT
Oct 1 1781 to
Mch 10 1782
Oct 15 1782
LENGTH OF SERVICE
Jan 1 1782
6 WKS
2 MOS

RANK
Private

OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED
CAPTAIN
Benj Haile
Josiah Evans
COLONEL
John Marshall
Marshall 
STATE
SC
Battles engaged in none
Residence of soldier at enlistment Kershaw Dist SC
Date of application for pension Nov 20 1833 His claim was allowed
Residence at date of application Kershaw Dist SC
Age at date of application born in Oct 1762 in Ireland
Remarks there is no family data on file
Respectfully
Commissioner
d-285C
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Revolution
21723
INVALID
File No 21723
James Cunningham
Pri Rev War
Act June 7 32
Index Vol 2 Page 93
[Arrangement of 1870]

1918 Apl 9 Brief outline to Mrs HN Hipskind
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32c stamps Wabash Indiana
JC or Rev April 3, 1918
Rev Sev
w
Com of Pensions
Washington DC
Dear Sir I should like all fhe family data etc which your records contain concerning one James S21.723 Cunningham who was a private from South Carolina militia drew a pension in Lancaster co South Carolina which began March 4 1831 I am anxious to have a list of his children Did he have a daughter Elizabeth & Sarah? I want to prove my descent
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Have you records of one Alexander Berry hill who fought in Revolutionary War from S Carolina I am very anxious to become member of DAR & must have this data if possible I know this first man drew a pension but am not sure about Berryhill but do know that they were both active soldiers 
Thanking you in advance for this informatoin I am
Yours anxiously
Mrs Hazel Hipskind
73 Elm St Wabash Ind
Letter dated Mch 27 1918 signed Mrs HN inquiry for Alexdr Berryhill 8.16.639

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Rev War Section
April 9 1918
Mrs H N Hipskind
73 Elm Street
Wabash Indiana
Madam
In response to you letters dated the twenty seventh ultimo and the first instant you are advised that the only Alexander Berryhill found on the Revolutionary War records of this Bureau served in Captain James N Martin's company Colonel William Polk's 3rd South Carolina regiment. In 1821 he claimed to be sixty years of age and referred to his wife Rebecca aged forty six or forty seven years and children Polly sixteen years, Lensfield about fourteen years Edward about six years and Thomas four years. About 1836 he moved from Tennessee to Morgan County Alabama.
Owing to an error in the list of Pensioners reported by the secretary of the War in 1835 James Cunningham appears on Lancaster District South Carolina whereas the papers on file disclose the following facts. 
Letters in claim of James Cuningham Survivor's File No 31723 was born in Ireland in October 1763 enlisted in the South Carolina troops and was a resident of Kershaw District South Carolina when he was allowed pension December 18, 1833 at $21.33 per annum from march 4, 1831.
James Cuningham Survivor's File No B373 was born in Bedford County Virginia in 1753; enlisted in Craven Co South Carolina and was a resident of Laruens District South Carolina when he was pensioned May 20, 1834 at $30 per annum from March 4, 1831.
There is no family data whatever in these two Cuningham cases. If you desire an abstract of either case, please designate it by the File number.
Very respectfully,
EC Tieman
Acting Commissioner
Three two cent stamps enclosed.
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BUREAU OF PENSIONS
Finance Division
APR 6 1918 191
Chief of Rev War Section
Sir
I have this day received from Mrs Hazel Hipskind stamps $ 06/100
requesting copy as per letter herewith
the three two cent stamps have been returned to Mrs Hipskinds Apr 9 1918
Very respectfully
W N Campbell
JJC
Chief of Division