Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 9523, Peter Weedeman, S.C.
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(3-1776)

SERVICE | NUMBER
S.C. | ⭐️Weedeman, Peter| S. 9523

carded

CONTENTS
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Peter Weedeman
of
South Carolina 

11 mo 5 days priv
Maj Bullock 
S.C. Militia 37,21
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BRIEF in the case of Peter Weedeman of Newberry 
District in the State of South Carolina
(Act 7th June, 1832.)

1.  Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge?  Court

2.  If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?

3.  How old is he? 76

4.  State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
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Period. |
______ |

In 17 |
Short time |
Duration of Service. |
_________________ |
Years, Months, Days. |

| 3 |
| 5 |
| 2 |
| | 35
_____
| 11 | 05
Rank. |
_____ |
As a |

Private |
Waggon [Wagon] Guard |
Pri |
do |
Names of General and Field Officers 
under whom he served.
______________________________ |
Gen.
Major Bullock, Col Brannon
Col Heatty, Genl Green

5.  In what battles was he engaged?  Ninety Six

6.  Where did he reside when he entered the service?  South Carolina 

7.  Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by 
incidental evidence, or by the rolls?  
Traditionary

8.  Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect?  Defective 
No dates to his service and the names of officers 
not given distinctly

I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above 
mentioned.

[signature illegible] Examining Clerk.
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The State of South Carolina } To wit:
Newberry Dist. } On this the 
fifteenth day of November in 
year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred 
& thirty two personally appeared in open Court 
before Richard Guantt, Esqr. Presiding Judge 
of the Court of General Sessions of the Peace and 
Common Pleas now sitting Peter Weedeman 
a resident of Newberry District in the State 
aforesaid aged seventy six 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 was born the 
day of April 1756. When about three years 
old his father removed to this State from North Carolina and settled near the mouth of Pacolet River [South Carolina]
where this declarant made his home until after the 
Revolutionary war; his father's family Bible containing
 a record of their ages, was consumed when his 
house was burned; he went into service first 
under a draft to go against the Indians under 
Major Zacharius Bullock [Zachariah Bullock] , who did not go, and the troops were commanded by Loutennant [Lieutenant] Mathonia Jeffries [Nathanael Jefferies or Jeffries]  attached to Col. Thomas Brannon [or Brannan] commander of the regiment (who was not out at that time) 
and marched to Earle's fort [Earle's Ford, South Carolina] near the head of Broad River where he remained upwards 
of three months when they were discharged 
and this Declarant returned home, where 
he remained some short time when he 
went to live on Providence Swamp when 
he was again drafted and entered the service 
at Orangeburg [SC] in Capt. Thomas company thinks the Colonel's name was Heatty, but not distinctly recollected, from whence they
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were marched to the ten mile House from 
Charleston, where this Declarant was pressed 
as a waggon [wagon] guard and in that capacity 
went to Stono where he remained until after 
the battle which took place there between 
the British and Americans where the Am
erican's had to retreat and returned to the 
ten mile House; where he was discharged 
in which tour he was upwards of five mo
ths from when he returned home again 
near the mouth of Pacolett when he again 
was drafted and marched under Loutennant [Lieutenant]
Edward Tillman to a place called the 
Cupbord Creek two miles beyond Augusta 
Georgia where he remained two months 
(which last tour was after the fall of Charles
ton and not long before the siege of Ninety 
Six.) when again he was discharged and 
returned home where he remained some 
short time, when he removed to the 
place where he now resides, now Newberry 
District where he volunteered and went 
into service again at Ninety Six during 
the siege and remained there until the 
siege was raised & Green retreated. he 
was at the time the fort was vacated 
out on a foraging party and never 
got with the army [word struck out] after that time. He 
was out on duty on this last tour for about five 
months.  These services were all performed in 
the militia and all his discharges were verbally 
Since the Revolutionary war this applicant 
has continued to reside in the District of Newberry. 
He refers to the Revd. Philip Cromer and David
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Atkins for his character & the reputation that he 
is a Revolutionary soldier, he hereby relinquishes 
every claim whatsoever to a pension or annuity, except 
the present & declares that his name is not on 
the pension roll of the Agency of any state. 
This applicant has no documentary evidence 
of his aforesaid Revolutionary services & knows 
of no person whose testimony he can procure 
to testify to his services, the persons who knew 
of his services have either died or removed into 
unknown parts since the Revolution. 
Sworn to subscribed in open } 
Court } Peter his X mark Weedeman
[illegible] J Harrington Clk
N. Dist.

We Philip Cromer a clergyman residing in 
Newberry District & David Atkins residing in the 
same hereby certify that we are well acquainted with 
Peter Weedeman who has subscribed & sworn to this 
Declaration that we believe him to be upwards of seventy 
six years of age that he is of good character & is 
reputed & believed in the neighbourhood [neighborhood] where he now  
resides to have been a soldier in the Revolution and 
that we concur in that opinion Sworn to & subscribed 
in open Court | Philip Cromer
[illegible] J Harrington Clk | Dd. Atkins 
N. District 

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the inves
tigation of the matter & after putting the interrogatories prescri
bed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was 
a Revolutionary soldier & served as he states & the Court further 
certifies that it appears to them that Philip Cromer who 
has signed the preceding affidavit as a clergyman is a resid
ent in Newberry District & that David Atkins who has 
also signed the same is a resident in Newberry District 
& are credible persons & that their statement is entitled to credit.
Richard Gautt P. Judge
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I [illegible] J Harrington Clerk of the Court of 
General Sessions of the Peace and Common Pleas 
for Newberry District do hereby certify that 
the foregoing contains the original 
proceedings of the said Court in the 
matter of the application of Peter 
Weedeman for a pension. In testi
mony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal 
of my office this 15th day of November AD 1832
[illegible] J Harrington Clk
Newberry District
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[Two panels]
[Left panel]

5970
South Carolina 

Peter Weedeman
of Newbury Dis in the State of S. C. 
who was a private in the Company commanded 
by Captain --- of the Regt. commanded 
by Maj. Bullock in the South Carolina 
[struck out: line for] militia for 11 mo and 5 days.

Inscribed on the Roll of South Carolina 
at the rate of 37 Dollars 21 Cents per annum, 
to commence on the 4th day of March 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 20 day of Febry
1833 and sent Hon. Jno. R. Griffin 
H R.

Arrears to 4th of September 1832 55.81
Semi anl. allowance ending 4 March 1833 18.60
[illegible] 74.41

{ Revolutionary Claim, }
{ Act June 7, 1832. }

Recorded by Henry H. Sylvester Clerk, 
Book D Vol. 8 Page 101

[Right panel]

Letter 15 May 1837 - Pen Agent
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[Written vertically left margin
Revy War]

9523
✓INVALID.

File No. 9523
Peter Weedeman
Priv. Rev. War

Act: June 7th 1832

Index:--Vol. 1, Page 399

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