Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 7,523, for Mark Murray, North Carolina
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SERVICE
N.C.

Murray, Mark
Murry,
Marry,
Murrill,
Murrell.

NUMBER
R.7.523
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Know all men by these present that I Mark Murry a Revolutionary Soldier of the United States aged ninety four years a resident of the county of Wilson and State of Tennessee Do hereby Constitute and appoint Adam Fergusson of Carthage Smith County and State of Tennessee My time and lawfull attorney for me and in my name to present my claim to a Pension from the United States until the same is established if the same can be done to take charge of all papers at the office of the commissioner of Pensions at Washington City and to collect all proof to demand any and all papers in the hands of any person or persons heretofore acting in my name as agents or allowed and to receive my Pension certificate when allowed and further to do and perform any act or acts thing or things necessary about establishing the same in as full and ample a manner as if I were present and acting for myself hereby ratifying and confirming my any and all this acts of my said attorney by virtue hereof hereby revoking all lower powers of attorney heretofore made witness my hand and seal this 21st April 1849
rest [signed] John W Murrey   Mark x his mark Murry

State of Tennessee
Wilson County
On this 21st day of April 1849 personally appeared Mark Murry above named before me John R Wilson one of the acting Justices of the Peace in and for said county and acknowledges the foregoing power of attorney to be his act anddeed
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed Seal this day and date above written
JR Wilson [JR mark in a circle]
Justice of the [word cut off]
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Declaration in order to obtain the Provision of the Act of Congress of 7th June 1832.
On this 21st April 1849 personally appeared before me John K Wilson one of the acting Justices of the Peace in and for the county aforesaid Mark Murry a resident of the county of Wilson and State of Tennessee aged ninety four years who being first duly sworn according to law makes the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provisions of the Act of Congress passed 7th June 1832 entitled an An Act for the relief of certain officers and soldiers of the Revolution.  That he entered the Service of the United States on the last Saturday being the 29th day of April Seventeen hundred and eighty in the following manner to wit
He volunteered as a private soldier under Captain Nathan Mayo in Martin County North Carolina he lived in Halifax but was invited to go to a Muster over the line by his neighours Thomas Weathersby William O Cain and Jonathan Drake they agreed all four to mess together and volunteer to join Genl Gates who was then stationed in South Carolina
Their Colonels name was Benjamin Sowel [illegible, word faded] and William Brickle was their Lieutenant Colonels name their ensigns name was James Cooper and their Lieutenants name was Benjamin Whitely they were mustered into Service at a Place call haystown on Roanoak but afterwards attered [?] to Williamstown Colonel Long was sometime furnishing arms which he finally did he Colonel Lived close to Enfule (Halifax court house) to which plan they had marched having Scotland [2 illegible words] and reached Colonel Songs on the 9th May following under orders where was given eight days previous  They were then Company one from Halifax one from Martin and one from Berlie Counties  They were then marched to Chatham Court house where they met General Turner with the troops of North Carolina  They Stayed there but a few days before they were
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Marched in the direction of South Carolina to meet with General Gates who was Stationed near Camden crossed deep river at Ramseys Mills next to Coles bridge on Drowning creek then to Pee Dec to the long bluff  They would have Joined Gates but the battle took place, and they could not reach in time and orders was then to march back this was the battle called Gates defeat and orders was then given to join General Sumter Before they could join Sumter orders were received to Join General Green and Sumter having been used up in a battle they were in neither of these engagements they were then Stationed at the Shallow ford of the Yadhim and waited with expectation the British army finding they would not cross there they marched to Salisbury where they were Stationed some time at the last place General Sumter went home and the troops were then placed under General Butler when the three months of the first service was out they were on Pee Dec and they volunteered again for three [word six is crossed out]