Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B L Reg. 227462-1855, John Wallace, S.C.
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S.C

John Wallace
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Revolutionary War

BL Reg. 227462-1855


THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
BOUNTY LAND FILES
ACT OF 1855-REJECTED. #227-462
VETERAN John WALLACE
1777-1780
GRADE (maybe: D r)
SC SERVICE Revol. War
CAPT. Andrew Love
CAN NO. 1760 BUNDLE NO 117
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227.462

Jno. McGill
Clark's Fork
So, Ca
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State of South Carolina York District Ss.

On this eighteenth of August AD 1855 One thousand and eight hundred & fifty five, Personally appeared before me Thomas McGill magistrate within & for the District & State aforesaid Esther Wallace (widow.) aged 90 years, a resident of York District in the State of South Carolina, who being duly sworn according to law, [declares] that she is the widow of John Wallace, deceased, who was a [soldier] in the company commanded by Captain Andrew Love in the regiment of [blank] commanded by John McCool Colon[illegible] & John Carren [maybe: Curren] officer or sergeant the officers I am not [certain] who was Capt. or Colo. I state as my husband told the names In the Revolution war, and that her said husband was drafted I cannot state the date when I thin [think?] it was in 1778 to 1780. I know he was in the service more than six months
and was honourably discharged he was in the battles of Stages 10 miles South of York S. C. at Battle at Ramsours Mill & King Mountain
no [public] or family record of marriage
She further states that she was married to the said John Wallace on the 13th day of May AD 1787 by one Francis Adams Esq and her name before her marriage was Esther Patten, that her said husband died at his dwelling house York Dist. S. C. on 25th day of June 1844. She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the bounty land to which she may be entitled under the act approved Mach [March] 3rd AD 1855.

[signature] Esther X her Wallace mark
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We John Countryman and Moses J. Faries residents of York District in the State of South Carolina, upon oath declaires that the foregoing declaration was signed & acknowledged by Esther Wallace, in our presents, and that we believe, from the appearance and Statements of the applicant, that she is the identical person she represents herself to be.
We have know John Wallace & Esther Wallace to live together as man & wife for fifteen years & was reputed as man & wife from sd. John Countrym [Countryman] kew [knew] them 50 years before his death in 1844.
She is at this time a verry feeble ould ladey scarcely able to walk across the house [scarcely ... house crossed out] & we think it doutful for her to goe before the Court of said District unless she imroves in healt & strenth verry much if she does be able; wich court will not be in session to October next she appers disabled in one sid [side] & confined to bead [bed] at this time & not able to sit up.
[signature] John Countryman
[signature] Moses T. Faries

The foregoing declaration & affidavit were sworn to & subscribed before me on the day & year afore written; and I certify that I know the affiants to be credible persons; that the claiment believe is the person she represents herself to be, and that I have no interest in said claim.
 Thomas McGill Magt.
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State of South Carolina York District Ss.
On this [blank] day of [blank] AD One thousand eight hundred & fifty five
Personally appeared before me 
Magistrate
makes oath they were acquainted with John Wallace & Esther Wallace widow of the said John Wallace said to be a Revolution soaldier [soldier] for

South Carolina
York District
I John G. Enloe Clerk of the Court of Common pleas & General sessions for York District do hereby certify that Thomas McGill whose name appears to the above certificate is and was at the time of signing an acting magistrate within and for the District and State aforesaid duly authorized to administer oaths for general purposes that the signature purporting to be his is genuine, that his name is duly enrolled in my office and that the same is in due form of law
Given under my hand and seal of office at York Court House this 3rd day of Sept AD 1855
John G. Enloe C. C. C. pleas & G. S.
[seal covered]
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Clarks Fork P.O. York District S. C. Nov. 26th AD 1855.
Mr. J Minot Commissioner Pensions
I send you Christena Hauser declarations one to be filed in the pention [sic] office for what pention [sic] she is intitle [sic] under the several acts of congress will you inform me what She is intitle [sic]; the Clerk of the Secretaries Office Harrisburg Pennsylvania Mr. B. F. Chandler [illegible] Clerk Wrote me the ould [sic] papers some of them has been lost & some defased [defaced] so it is at this late period imposible [sic] to make out a case does the papers in your office show six month service of Henry Hauser if you are satisfied he done that amt. of service I hope you will not put me to the trouble to goe [sic] or send & hunt a living witness that served with him in revolution war & is uncertain if there is one to be found as I can hear of verry fue [sic] in this country alive & those that is alive is so frail & memories failed so it is imposible [sic] to prove the time of service Henry Hauser is the man that dressed the tombstone & prepared it for lettering he & Doct. Smit or Johnson got John Caveny to do the ingraving [sic] Col. Ferguson & other [British] Officers defeat Oct. 7th 1780. It was set up at Kings Mountain battle ground where those men were berried [buried] after the battle. I have saw the tombstone frequently it is 7 miles north of my place I send a declaration for Christena Hauser to get a land warrant you can file in the land office
I also send Esther Wallace declaration for to be filed in the Count land office to get
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[notation in upper-left corner] 227.462

her bounty land if we can make the evidence to get it John Wallace in making out his declaration to draw a pention from the State of South Carolina made out he served six months David Paten prove he served with him three month I will get a coppy of this from the Legislaton & Senat of S. C. as they are to be in session this week In regard to John Wallace not apply for a pention before his death to congress for a pention I suppose when he got a pention from this State he thought it was the won [one] he was intitle to Col. J. D. [J. H.?] Witherspoon carried up to the Legislature & Sennate when he became oal[?] and not able to work for his living, & they have gave his widow thirty dollars a year ever since his death she sent to me to get a land warrat after the act passed March 3rd 1855 when Samuel Burs heirs drew a pention as he thought he was intitled to a pention also as the  [they] served in the same war (I wis [wish] you to send her land warrant as soon as posible, as she has been struck with palsey in one arm & leg & her mind appears to decline so she may not be able make the transfer & she is poor & needs the amt. it would bring yours truly John McGill P M
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Nancy Whitaker,
widow
Robt. L. Whitaker,
N.6.
No. 224,729
Act 55
Inspecter
Boynton May 28/16
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227,462
Act of [illegible]
Dec 17, 1835.

Esther Wallace widow of John Wallace dead 
Priv -

Capt Andrew Love
Col. Jno. McCool.

Ent-Dis 1778 - 1780
Revolutionary War

Jus. McGill
Clark's Fork S. C.

 S. C. [illegible] July 38