Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 7430, for William Morrison, North Carolina
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
N.C.

Morrison, William

NUMBER
R. 7430

CONTENTS
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of
Congress, passed June 7th 1832.
The State of Alabama Dallas County, ss,
on this eighteenth day of December A.D. 1834
personally appeared before me George R Evans Judge of the County court of Dallas county aforesaid William Morrison, a resident of the county & state above mentioned, aged sixty nine 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 7 - 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the officers hereinafter named,
& served as herein stated.
In answer to the several interrogatories
prescribed by the War Department & now
push by the court the said Wm Morrison answers to the first
I, William Morrison, was born on the 25th of March A.D. 1765, in Mecklenburgh County, North Carolina, which county was subsequently divided, & the place of my birth is now in the county of Cabarrus No. Ca. [North Carolina]
To the 2d interrogatory he answers:
I have a record of my age in an old bible of mine, which was made by myself, shortly after I was married, from an entry in a bible of my Father, & I was informed, by him, that the entry in his bible was correct.
What has become of the Bible in which that original entry was, I do not know.
To the 3d he answers:
When I entered into service I was living in Mecklenburgh County North Carolina. From that time I continued to reside in that county, till by its division, I was thrown into Cabarrus
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County, where I resided until the year
1816, when I removed to the State of Alabama,
residing the first year near Fort Jackson
since where I have resided in Dallas
county Alabama.
To the 4th he answers:
I went into service as a volunteer, in my fifteenth year, I never was drafted & never went as a substitute.
To the 5th he answers:
In the principal tour of duty, as to its length, [illegible] which I served, & which
was in my sixteenth year, I entered
the service of the United States & marched
under Captain Lampkins, of Rutherford
County North Carolina. News had
reached our part of the country that
General Green wished reinforcements
to attack the British in the lower part of
South Carolina, &, I, on this news, volunteered & started to join him; but before we could reach him, the battle of Eutaw had been
fought, so we joined the army commanded by Genl. Green at the High Hills of Santee. While there with those I accompanied, were some immediately under the command of a Colonel Malmady, if I am right in spelling
his name, he was a foreigner & I think,
a Frenchman. I remained attached to the army at the High Hills, until, with others, I was sent, as a guard to take some prisoners into North Carolina. They were taken by us into Roan [Rowan] or Iredell County, but which I am not now certain.
Besides Genl Green, I recollect at the
High Hills, a Major Armstrong, who I think
was of the Virginia line. The Maryland,
Virginia & No Carolina lines were at the High Hills at that time, according to
my recollection about the time we arrived with the prisoners, [illegible]
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to above, at their destination, the term
of service for which we had volunteered,
which was three months, had expired,
& I, with those with me, returned to our
homes. In the tour above detailed,
I served as a soldier for this period of
three months. I was under the command
of Genl Green at the time of the surrender
of Cornwallace [Cornwallis], at Little York, just the news of that [illegible] as we passed
up with the prisoners, above spoken of.
I recollect of of (sic) no other incidents during
this tour, a reference to which would be
material
In the year previous, that is, in my fifteenth year, at the time that Cornwallace [Cornwallis] was at Charlotte, Mecklenburg, No Carolina, I volunteered, went on duty & joined a Major White at Fifers old place on the road from Charlotte to Salisbury. We moved about collecting strength, with a view of preventing the Brittish [British] from foraging & plundering, & when we obtained more numbers, moved [illegible] to Charlotte, continuing to patrol the country. During this
tour I was some part of the time under the
command of Capt James Reese, sometimes
under that of Col Fifer & sometimes of
Maj. Davidson. We were [illegible] part of
this time with any regular troops or
officers. I weren't on duty, this tour,
at the time Cornwallice [Cornwallis] came to Charlotte & remained out until he left
Charlotte; when this was ascertained we
broke up went home.
After this I was under the command of a Capt. Wiley, of Mecklenburgh county, as a minute man, and object was to endeavor to keep the tories in subjection.
Whenever there was a call, I went out on this duty. And this embraces all my services during the Revolution, from the time I first
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went out in my fifteen the year, until the
three months tour first mentioned when
I joined the army of Genl Green at the
High Hills, as stated. The period has been
such that I cannot with confidence give
dates more particularly, thanI have,
by referring to my age when I went
out, & the incidents of the tour, with the
location of the armies. These compared
with the histories of the time will,
no doubt enable the particular dates
to be fixed, so as to determine if I have
erred materially. I well recollect
serving three months as a volunteer
in my sixteenth year & when Genl Green
was in South Carolina & leaving during the
time joined his army at the High
Hills of Santee - As to my other periods
of service, they were as irregular
that I cannot undertake, with satisfaction to myself, to fix the dates or length
of particular pieces of service.
To the 6th he answers:
I left the army at the High Hills
under the command of Lieutenant Ross
of Mecklenburgh, our captain remaining behind. When we arrived with the
prisoners, & our terms had expired,
Lieutenant Ross gave me a paper, which
I believe, from my now recollection,
was a certificate of the time I had
served. This paper I afterwards, and
after the passage of a law by Congress,
in relation to the compensation of
the soldiers of the Revolution, sold and
transfered [transferred] to an agent of a Mr Steele who had been a member of Congress
from North Carolina at the passage of said law.
It was transferred before I had learned of the passage of the law & was sold for about one half its value. I have never since and possession
of that paper
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of that paper & do not know what has become of it. I have no documentary evidence
of [crossed out] to testify of my service; never having received any but the paper above refered [referred] to. I know of no person alive & whose testimony I can procure, to testify
of my services. But Mr. George Reese,
who resided not long since near Pendleton
in South Carolina, & of whose death I have not heard & presume he is yet alive, served with me in the three months tour, I have spoken of,
when we joined Genl Green; Mr. Reese & I were in a mess together.
To the 7th he answers
I am known to the Hon William R. King, Hon John Murphy, Revd [Reverend] Thomas Alexander, Dr. George Phillips, Revd [Reverend] Robert Porter, Joseph Pickens & Ezekiel Pickens, who can speak of my veracity & some of [illegible] as to a belief of my services as a
soldier of the Revolution.
And I William Morrison do hereby relinquish
every claim whatever to a pension or
annuity except the present, and declare
that my name is not on the Pension Roll of the agency of any State
William Morrison

Sworn to & Subscribed the day
& year aforesaid.
Geo R  Evans Judge [illegible]

We Thomas Alexander, a clergyman, residing
in Dallas County aforesaid, & Robert Morrison
& Washington Orr, residing in same county
hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with
William Morrison, who has subscribed &
sworn to the above declaration; that we
believe him to be sixty nine years of age;
that he is reputed & believed in the neighbour [neighbor]
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hood where he resides, to have been a soldier
of the Revolution & that we concur in that opinion
Sworn to & subscribed }
the day & year aforesaid }
Geo R Evans
Judge of the county court of Dallas county
T. Alexander N. D M.
Robert Morrison
Washington Orr

Robert Morrison further certifies that he
is the brother of William Morrison & is sixty
years of age; that said William was reputed
& believed in North Carolina, in the 
neighborhood he there resides, to have
been a soldier of the Revolution; that
he has heard his father & said William speaking of the Revolution, & of the fact
of service by said William during the
Revolution
Robert Morrison

Sworn to & subscribed }
the day & year aforesaid }
Geo R Evans Judge, And I the said George R Evans Judge of the county court of Dallas County, do hereby declare my 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 states, and I further certify
that it appears to me, that Thomas Alexander, who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman resident in Dallas county, and that Robert Morrison and Washington
Orr, who have also signed the same are resident in said county and are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to
credit, and I further certify that the applicant William Morrison cannot from bodily infirmity attend the court - this both from my own observation, and from the examination
of those cognizant of the fact, who state that such has been the condition of the applicant for some time past
I further certify that the court over which I reside as a court of record
Geo R Evans Judge county court
Dallas county
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The State of Alabama } 
Dallas County } 
I James D Craig clerk of the county court of said county Do hereby certify that the foregoing was handed to me by George R Evans the Judge of the county court of the county of Dallas as containing the original proceeding before him in the matter of the application of William
Morrison for a pension. I further certify that the said George R Evans is Judge of the county court of Dallas County, which is a Court of record and that the signatures annexed as by said Evans, are his genuine Signatures.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set
my hand and Seal of office, at office
in the Town of Cahaba this twentieth
day of December in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and thirty
four, and the fifty ninth year of the
American Independence.
James D Craig clk
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Rev.&1812 Wars Section.
MMHF

July 9, 1929.

Honorable Lamar Jeffers,
387 House Office Building,
Washington, D. C.

My dear Mr. Jeffers:
In response to your letter of July 5, 1929, with one, herewith returned, from Mr. Edgar P. Russell of Selma, Alabama, I have the honor to advise you that this bureau is unable to furnish the history of a soldier of the Revolution unless a claim for pension or bounty land has
been made on account of his services.
The records fail to show such a claim on file on
account of the services of James Morrison and James Russell as described by Mr. Russell.
The Revolutionary War records of this bureau are filed alphabetically according to the full names of the soldiers and not according to the counties and states from which they served or from which they were pensioned, hence, in order to identify the record of a particular
soldier of that war of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, whose surname was White, the full name is essential and as much as possible of the following information: approx-
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imate dates of birth and death, place of residence at enlistment and after service and given name of widow.
The following is the record requested of William Morrison.
From the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, R. 7430, it appears that William Morrison was born March 25, 1765 in that part of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina which was later Cabarras [Cabarrus] County and resided there until in 1816 when he moved to Alabama, near Fort Jackson.

He applied for pension December 18, 1834, at which time he was residing in Dallas County, Alabama, and stated that he volunteered in his fifteenth year and served under Captain James Reese and Colonel Phifer in the North Carolina Troops; that after this he was a minute man
under Captain Wiley and went out whenever called upon to suppress the Tories and that he enlisted in the fall of 1781, served three months as private in Captain Lampkins'
Company, Colonel Malmedy's Regiment.
His claim was not allowed as he did not render six months actual military service as required by the pension laws.
He stated that he had married, but did not give date or name of his wife.
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Soldier's brother Robert Morrison was living in
Dallas County, Alabama in 1834, aged sixty years. There are no further data relative to his family.
Very truly yours,

EARL D. CHURCH,
Commissioner.
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Rejected
not serve [illegible]
months see letter
23 Jany 1855 to
W.R. King
7430
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Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 9, 1873. [lined out]

REJECTED
7,430
P.O.
William Morrison
Service:

Enlisted: ____ , 18  .
Discharged: ____, 18  .

Application filed: ____, 18  .

Alleges: ____
Re-enlisted: ____

Attorney: ____
P.O. ____
____ Recognized.
____ Contract.

1929-July 9 - Hist to Hon Lamar Jeffers
for Mr. Edgar P. Russell MM&F
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LAMAR JEFFERS
4TH DISTRICT ALABAMA

ROOM 387
HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING

Congress of the United States
House of Representatives
Washington, D.C.

July 5, 1929.

Mr. John D. Church,
Commissioner of Pensions,
Department of the Interior,
Washington, D. C.

My dear Mr. Commissioner:

I am enclosing a letter from Mr. Edgar P. Russell of Selma, Alabama, requesting certain Revolutionary War records, which you will find self-explanatory.

In addition to the requests contained in
the enclosed letter, Mr. Russell has asked me to also see if anything can be found in the Revolutionary records of the Whites from Mecklenburg County, North Carolina.

I have had this matter up with the Adjutant
General's Office but failed to secure the information desired. I will appreciate it very much if you will have search made to see if you have anything on these records.

Thanking you, I am

Sincerely yours,

Lamar Jeffers


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BUREAU OF PENSIONS
SECTION
JUL 9 1929

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