Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 5403, for John Hunter, South Carolina
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[Black star over name]

(3 - 1776)

SERVICE
S. C.

Hunter, John

NUMBER
R. 5403

CONTENTS
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John Hunter, S. C.
Act 1832
---
 See this letter
in clm of Bentley Outlaw,
R.7833.

J 403

Act  7th June 1832
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P.O.

Service:

REJECTED

Enlisted:                  , 18
Discharged:            , 18
Application filed:   , 18

Alleges:  

Act 1832

Re-enlisted:


Attorney: 
P. O. _
_____Recognized.   _____Contract.
Cert.  of  Dis.        Searched for, 18
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Jno Hunter. 85

1 Mo  Blakney  S.C.

1         Jackson

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35, 159
John Hunter
Declaration
for S. C.
Pension
_______________
Hon.
Thos D Sunter
H. Reps
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The State of South Carolina
Chesterfield District
On this twenty first day of February in the year
of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty
personally appeared in open Court before the Court of
Ordinary now sitting, John Hunter a resident of
Chesterfield District, in the State of South Carolina, aged
eighty five 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 of the United States
under the following named officers; and served
as herein stated.
That early in the war of the Revolution, he was 
drafted for one month, as he believes and served 
under Captain John Blakeney, but the year month or 
day of the month when he was drafted he does not 
recollect, nor does he recollect the names of Captain
Blakeney's Subaltern officers; that he started with Captain Blakeney's Company from place called the Old Cross Roads in the aforesaid District of Chesterfield, and marched through Georgetown in the State of South Carolina to See Wee Bay & joined the forces there, and was under the command of Colonel
Murphy, but he does not recollect whether there were any
other field officers at that place; that he remained
there, as he now believes, two weeks, but he cannot
speak positive as to the time; that Captain Blakey
company was then marched to Adderall's point, but he
does not recollect who had command of the forces at
Adderall's point; that he remained them until the
expiration of the month for which he entered the service
then returned home to Chesterfield District
That he afterwards, but the day month or year
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he cannot recollect, volunteered for one month
under Captain Stephen Jackson, (called Killing
Steph Jackson) John Jackson Col - that they
made their head quarters at the house of the said
Colonel John Jackson near the North Carolina line, but whether in Chesterfield District South Carolina, or in Anson County North Carolina, he cannot say positively - and scoured the country round about for Tories; that he served out the month for which he had volunteered and returned house
That afterwards, but the day, month, or year, he
does not recollect, he was drafted for two months and served under the aforesaid Captain Stephen Jackson - that he does not recollect the names of Captain Jackson's Subaltern officers; that they started from Chesterfield District & marched through Camden and joined General Marion at his head quarters in the Swamp between Georgetown & Charleston; that he served out the two
months for which he was drafted and returned
home; that he was near Georgetown the whole time he was with General Marion as aforesaid; that
he never was in any battle or fight during the
Revolutionary war; that during the time he was
with Genl. Marion as aforesaid, the British near
Sullivan's Island fired their artillery at them
This deponent further saith that he was born in
Orange County North Carolina; that his father
moved from Orange County to Chesterfield District before the revolutionary war and brought this deponent with him; that he has no record of his age, but from the best information he can obtain he believes he is of the age above stated; that he is illiterate; that he never received any discharge from the officers under whom he served, and has no documentary evidence of his service.- that besides the service
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above stated, he was out several times for a week or
two at a time, as one of scouting parties, but was not
regularly organized; that he resided in Chesterfield
District at the time he first entered the service & has
resided there ever since, except one year that he resided
in Meclenburgh County North Carolina. That he knows
no person who can testify to his service except his
brother James Hunter.

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a
pension or annuity, except the present; and declares that
his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of
any State
        his
John + Hunter
        mark

Sworn to & subscribed the day}
& year aforesaid, before me       }
Turner Bryan Judge of
the Court of Ordinary C.D.

James Hunter personally came before me & being duly
sworn according to law, doth on his oath say, that he is
brother to John Hunter who has subscribed & sworn to the
above declaration; that his is illitterate & has no record of
his own age, but believes, from the best information he can
obtain that he is eighty years of age, & has alway been informed
& believes that the said John Hunter is five years older than
this deponent. this deponent further saith that he believes
that the said John Hunter served as stated in the above
declaration__ this deponent served with him during the
one month when they made their head quarters at the
of Col John Jackson as in the declaration stated.
            his
James + Hunter
           mark
Sworn to & subscribed before}
me this 21st February 1840    }
Turner Bryan Judge
of the Court of Ordinary C.D.

We, Joseph T. Copeland a Clergyman residing in Kershaw
District, & Henry Funderburk residing in Chesterfield District
hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with John
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Hunter, who has subscribed & sworn to the above
Declaration; that we believe him to be eighty five
years of age; that he is reputed & believed, in
the neighbourhood where he resides, to have been a
soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that
opinion.

Joseph T. Copeland
Henry Funderburk

Sworn to before me⎬
Turner Bryan⎬
Judge of the Court of⎬
Ordinary Chesterfield District ⎬

And the said Turner Bryan Ordinary of Chesterfield
District does hereby declare his opinion, after the
investigation of the matter, and after pulling
the interrogatories prescribed by the war depart
ment, that the above named applicant was a
revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the said Ordinary further certifies that it
appears to him that Jas. T. Copeland who has signed
the preceeding certificate, is a Clergyman, resident
the District of Kershaw, and that Henry F
[illegible]] who has also signed the same is a
resident in the District of Chesterfield, and is 
a credible person, and that their statement is
entitled to credit.

I do further certify that the foregoing con
tains the original proceedings of the aforesaid
Court of Ordinary in the matter of the application
of John Hunter for a Pension

In testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand & seal there being no seal
of Ohio, this twenty eighth day of
January in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred & forty one
Turner Bryan    SEAL
[illegible] Chesterfield Dist