Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 7,507, for James Murdach, North Carolina
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(3-1776)
Service
N. C.

Murdach, James
or 
Murdock.
Margaret 

Number
R. 7507

Contents [Blank]
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State of North Carolina L.S
County of Rudolph on this 3rd day of November 1847. Reasonably appeared before the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions in for the County aforesaid, Robt G. Murdach, Son of James & Margaret Murdach late dead in Orange County N Carolina , & who served as a Private in the Revolutionary War & served in the North Carolina line of Militia, & Margaret Murdach his widow now Dead who through her son Robt G. Murdach is applying for a Pension due their heirs for the Revolutionary service of the James Murdach late dead as aforesaid. That the aforesaid Robt G. Murdach son of the aforesaid James & Margaret Murdach after being for of sworn in Common form of Law, doth on his oath make the following Declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed July the 4th 1836. That James Murdach as aforesaid was first drafted in the County of Orange & in North Carolina to serve a (3) three months tour in the Militia thereof under Capt McNightt & Gen Green & Served in the 1780 & after serving in the Army as aforesaid at least 3 months was discharged from this tour of service. The next tour of service James Murdach as above named Volunteered in the County of Orange State of North Carolina in the year 1789 to serve a (3) three months tour in the North Carolina line of Militia Under Captain Jemison & Gen Green during which term of service the aforesaid James Murdach was at the Battle of Gen Gate defeat in South Carolina as this department has often heard his father the aforesaid James Murdach say & after having served on this his last tour of service over (3) three months was honorably discharged from the Army on this his last tour of service, & That he
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the foresaid Robt G. Murdach do not know that the name of James Murdach is inscribed on any agency on Muster roll in this nor that of any other State within the United States. Sworn to &  Subsumed the day & year first above written precedence of said Court.

R G Murdach

State of North Carolina
County of Rudolph B. F. Hoover Clerk of the Court of Pleas & quarter session in & for the County aforesaid do hereby Certify, that his day the foregoing Declaration of Robt G. Murdach Heir of James & Margaret Murdach was laid before the Court of Rudolph County & was approved by said Court where upon the Court ordered, that the Clerk of said Court report the same to the Department of War. In Testimony whereof I have here unto affixed the seal of our said Court of Office at Ashboro and subscribed my name this day of November AD 1847.

B. F. Hoover 6,6,6
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Suspended 
Revl Pension Claim
Act of July 4 1836
Margaret Murdock
widow of James
N.C - 
To examine claim.
Chas. C. Tucker.
Atty.
Present.
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Know all men by these presents that I Robert G. Murdach of Randolph County and State of North Carolina, and the son of James Murdach, who was a Revolutionary soldier, is deceased do herby constitute and appoint Charles C. Tucker of Washington City, my true and lawful attorney, for me and in my name to examine into and prosecute any claim for a Pension (illegible), against the General Government which may be due to me by virtue of my deceased father, service in the Revolutionary war, and the several acts of Congress relative thereto, and the receive the certificate of Pension, (illegible), when issued by the Department, I confirming whatsoever my said attorney may do, or cause to be legally done, either in person or by substitution, in the prosecution of said claim, except drawing money in my favor, I revoking any authority to any other person or persons in the premises whatsoever. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal. This 6th of February 1856.   (Illegible)

State of North Carolina
Randolph County

On this 6th day of February 1856 personally appeared before me Robert G. Murdach and acknowledged the foregoing Power of Attorney  to be his act and deed, and I certify that I well know the said Robert G. Murdach, and that he is the person now present, and who executed the above Power of Attorney.

Thos N. Ingram
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State of North Carolina Court of Pleas & Quarter
Randolph County Session Feb Term 1856. B.F. Hoover hereby certify that Thos N. Ingram Esquire, before whom the foregoing (scratched out) Power of Attorney was made, and who has thereunto subscribed his name, was at the time of so doing a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid duly commissioned and qualified or sworn and that his signature thereto is genuine. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto signed my name and affixed the seat of said court for the county aforesaid this 7th day of February 1856.

Centerlined before signed
B.F. Hoover 6.6.6

(Sideways Text)
Suspended Revy Pension Claim
Act of July 4. 1831
Margaret Murdach Widow of James
n.c
To examine Claim

Chas. C. Tucker.
Atty
Present
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no 7007 [horizontally printed on left edge of page]

J. L. Edwards Esqr
Commissioner of Pensions 
W City
D.C
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North Carolina Danielson (illegible)
Novm 3rd 1847.

J.S Edwards Esqr
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City D.C

Dear sir
Accompanyed with his letter. I enclose for your inspection, the Declaration of Robert G Murdach. On a heir Claim of James & Margaret Murdach, which I only request by have bane heretofore, inspect the declaration & let me know your decision as soon as the Nature of the case will admit-
Please answer this at Salem (illegible)

P.O Randolph Co. N.C
I have the honor to be your Obt Sut
John Roach

J. L. Edwards Esqr
Commissioner of Pensions
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N 7007
Margaret Murdock

Widow of James
NC

Act 4 July 1836
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State of North Carolina 
Orange County 

Personally appeared before me (illegible) jury - one of the justices of the peace for said County William Bowls and after being duly sworn according to law deposith & layeth as follows respecting the case of the heirs of James Murdach (illegible), who was a revolutionary soldier in the revolution war who sayeth that he was born & always lived in the neighbourhood of said James Murdach dead and his wife Margaret, and that the had the following named Children (illegible) Mary, John, Robert G. James, Andrew, Elizabeth, and Susannah, all of which were the lawful children of the aforesaid James & Margaret Murdach died, both of which are deceased & this affect further sayeth that he the (82) year of his age and remembers of hearing the reports of the Cannon at the time of the battle at Guilford, said witness further sayeth, that said James Murdach was in the service of that time and he has always understood from said (illegible), that he was in that battle and the battle in South Carolina where Gen. Gates was defected the year before, and from his knowledge of the (illegible) and standing in society of said James Murdach (illegible) he believing that he was a man of Truth & one whom all confidence could be placed in said Witness having a brother in the service at the same time does not recollect the name of the captain which they served under, said affient further sayeth that he always understood from the said James Murdach (illegible) that he served Two tours but does not recollect the length of the times but very will remembers of his being as was then called in the was & thinks he was (illegible) Two tours 
this 22nd day of July 1847

Sworn to and subscribed
William Bowl

before me
H. Terry SP
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North Carolina
J Joseph Allison Clerk of the court of Pleas & quarter sessions for Orange County Certify that H Terry is an acting Magistrate in & for said County & that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is (illegible)

In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of office & subscribed my name this 23rd day of July AD 1847
J. Allison, (illegible)
by E.G. Gray, (illegible)
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V N 7007
Margaret Murdoch do
NC
Sil. to John Roach
Decr. 6th '47
7507
Act 4 July 1836
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Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.  [crossed out]

REJECTED 

7507.

P.O. Margaret Murdock
Service: [Blank]

Enlisted: [Blank], 18
Discharged: [Blank], 18

Application filed: [Blank], 18

Alleges: [Blank]
Re-enlisted: [Blank]

Attorney: [Blank]
P.O. [Blank]
[Blank] Recognized.
[Blank] Contra [cut off]
[Blank] Cert. of Dis. 
Searched for [Blank], 18