Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 6,998, Benjamin Hester, N.C.
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SERVICE                                        NUMBER
N.C.    Hester, Benjamin           S. 6,998
                                                         Carded
CONTENTS
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3000
North Carolina

Benjamin Hester
Granville in the State of N. Carolina
Who was a Private in the Compy commanded
By Captain Williams of the Reg commanded
By Col Lyete – in the No. Car:
Time for 2 ½ years from 1776

Inscribed on the Roll of N. Carolina
At the rate of 80 - Dollars -    Cents per annum
To commence on the 4th day of March, 1834

Certificate of Pension issued the 11th day of [illegible Dcer] 32 and [illegible Swthte] C. R
Sneed Esq. (Clk) Ocforde, N.C.

Arrears to 4th of [illegible Sifth] 1832                       120-
Semi-anl. Allowance ending 4 [illegible man] 33     40-
                                                                                        160-
{ Revolutionary Claim,
{ Act June 7, 1832.

Recorded by Nathan Rice Clerk
Book [illegible Ld] Vol. 8    Page 32
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State of North Carolina }
County of Granville        }

On this the 1st Monday of August 1832 personally appeared [smudged xxx] court before the [illegible worshififut] Justices of the court of Pleas & [illegible Lraitin] sessions for the County aforesaid, now sitting Benjamin Hester a resident of the County aforesaid aged seventy two years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doath on oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed January 7th 1832.

That he enlisted the service of the United States under the following named officers & service as herein stated.
He started out as a [illegible volunteer] at the Court Stonde in Granville on about the times of the [illegible about clery]- 
He has tried to [illegible cilutsy] the pension but he is not able to clk and [illegible marehigt] into the County of Halifax, Virginia with the Capt. Ralph Williams and joined a part of the army of a place called Paytonsburg commanded by Col. Lytle, Col. Haxton & Maj. Dixon- after remaining there six or seven weeks, he crossed Dan River and lay some time at a place called Moon’s Creek – sometime afterward, how long this aspart does not now remember, he marched under the same officers into South Carolina and after [illegible treaiding] a great part that joined Genl. Lin-colun at [illegible Purysburg], where he [illegible eantin..ed daincng] the waited. at Parysburg he was under Capt. Wills & afterwards in the light infantry under Capt. Gooormand – after breaking of winter gainties at Parysburg he marched to a place called [illegible Dalton’s bridge] about twenty miles above Chaibiton Ashley river -  there to a place called Stonesview on Stones ferry and remained there about six weeks & then has an engagement with the enemy – In this engagement his Captain was Goooman – He was [illegible lidon] by a French officers where named was Malaody or something like it, and [illegible masjor] Mood- About there or [illegible forth weakt] afterwards, he was discharged.
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At a place called Dorchest or Dorchester at the [smudged xxx yyy] river. He does not know who signed his discharge. his affiant cannot now recollect the date of the [illegible service] detailed in the foregoing declaration, [illegible in] he hopes it may be sustained by referring to the history of that day. the time during which he continued with the army as a volunteer is above stated was thirteen months. This affiant then returned home to the County of Granville after an interval, of what duration he cannot say with any accuracy, he again turned out as a Volunteer in Captain Pulliam at the Court house in Granville County & joined the company of which William was captain at a place called Oneils in Orange & marched immediately to Charleston. The Colonel in command was Col Lytle & the commander of the army, was Genl. [smudged Lincoln] - at the expiration of three months he volunteered for another tour of three months under Captain William - and during the latter period he was taken prisoner with the net of the army at the taking of Charleston. This affiant as a soldier in the militia was discharged upon parol & returned home - not long after his return; the brother of this affiant was drafted in the militia & prevailed on this affiant to take his place as a substitute, which he did without knowing whether he had been exchanged. He joined his regiment at the Narrows of the Yadkin in a company commanded by one Capt Peter Bennett-- but he does not recollect the name of the Colonel or of the Major of the regiment at that time. He marched into South Carolina & joined the army at a place called Cheraw Hills under General Gates. he then marched towards Camden & halted at a place called Ridgeleys or Rugeley mills. immediately before the Battle of Camden was fought, but this affiant was not in the action in consequence of being sent out with a detachment of Five hundred men to [illegible harass] the baggage of the enemy which it was said they were sending on to Charleston. Before they returned from this service the action was fought [smudged He regiment] to which this affiant belonged retreated after  the raids to a place called Rocky mount, when they
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were overtaken & defeated by the enemy, as it was [illegible time was by] Col Tutton. Shortly afterward this [smudged ofxxx] front was discharged at Hillsborough his term of service having expired, but he does not recollect who gave him his discharge. After [illegible contending] at home a short time he was employed as a substitute by one Stovall and marched under Captain Merritt & joined his regiment near Salisbury commanded he thinks by Colonel Farmer. During this time he was out three months and was in a skirmish with the enemy on the Catawba, where the Americans were defeated. At this time he thinks Major Murphey was one of his officers. He thinks he received his discharge from Major Murphey but he is not certain of the fact. He afterwards entered the cavalry as a substitute, under Capt. John Taylor immediately after the battle at Guildford He was with the army that followed the enemy to [illegible Rain day’s Mills] & afterwards to Wilmington. Genl. Greene left the detachment to which this affiant belonged [smudged out xxxxxxx] Mills & marched into South Carolina. He received his discharge from Col Malundy but has not preserved it.
He then enlisted at the Court House of Granville County for twelve months under Capt Tillman Dixon on [illegible babt Donohs.] He joined his regiment afterward under Col Dixon & marched to the High hills of Sautee where he joined Genl. Greene. This affiant was taken at this place with the [illegible small pox] & was confined with it at the time of the action at Eutaw Springs-- After his recovery he joined the army at Baron's bridge & continued there until his discharge. The last twelve months of his service was in the regular army.
Altogether this affiant served in the army as a volunteer, substitute, & regular soldier upwards of Thirty months as will be seen by referring to the affiant periods of service detailed above. He knows of but [smudged xxx someone] alive who can testify to his [illegible xxx] but five months of it. The other of his witness is Zachariah Hester whose deposition[illegible asbuits] attached. He believes that on [illegible Shadrach]
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[illegible certain of this County is smudged settle smudged] service on first of his [illegible front line] Carolina. The names of those whom he knows & part of his service was [illegible Beahaswb iaison] & Shadrach Owen whom [illegible address] are herewith transmitted.
He [illegible barely] making wishes every claim whatever to pension or annuity except the present & declares his name is not on the pension roll of the [illegible agesey] of any state.
Benjamin his mark X Hester 
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year afor’d

We John Mallory a clergyman residing in the County of Granville and Stephen K Sneed & Leslie Gillam residing in the same County [illegible Kenty] [illegible hurtz on tif] that we are well acquainted with Benjamin Hester who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be of the age he represents. that he is respected [illegible honorable] in the neighborhood where he resides & have been a soldier of the revolution & that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn to & subscribed 
John Mallory
Stephen K Sneed
Leslie Gillam

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter & after putting the interrogatories presented by the war Department, that the above named applicant Benja Hester was a soldier of the Revolution & served as he states, [illegible cok’id] the court further certifying that it appears to them that John Mallory who has signed the preceding certificate ia a clergyman residing in said County, & that S.K. Sneed & Leslie Gillam who has also signed the same are credible persons & that their statement is entitled to credit. We further certify that [illegible ashraid Hester] & Shadrach Owen  whose [smudged xxxxx] in from of Benjamin Hester is hereto [illegible annised the citizen] resident in said county & that things are [illegible arediba] pensions.
[illegible Ralph Gillth smudged]
Lewis Taylor
[smudged xxxx]
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6998
INVALID
Revhan
Xxie No. 6998
Benjamin Hester
Bzi Rev. War

Act: June 7th 1832
Index:--Vol. 1 ab, Page 169
Arrangement of 1870.
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[This page appears to be an opened envelope with no legible text other than maybe a city, state]
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[illegible ?Hon?] Stephen K Sneed Clerk of the court of pleas and quarter sessions for the County of Granville and State of North Carolina, do hereby Certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of application of Benjamin Hester for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have [illegible it] set my hand and seal this the 11th day of August AD 1832 
Stephen k Sneed, Clk
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State of North Carolina }
County of Granville        }
On this [smudged ort] day of August 1832 personally appeared before the Justices of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Session the County afres? now setting Zachariah Hester & Shadrach Owen both residents of the County afoer- said who being duly sworn upon the Holy evangelists depose & say as follows - Zachariah Hester saith that he served with Benjamin Hester in the early part of the Revolutionary war for the [illegible Ahau] of five mouths in Auysbury on the Savannah River or over it. He knows that said Benjamin Hester afterwards served three months in A [illegible neams] Charleston before the capture of that Town.

Shadrach Owen saith that he knows that Benjamin Hester served Five months near Paysburg on the Savannah River in the war of the Revolution. that he was himself in the service at that time - that he afterwards served two months with said Benjamin Hester in a troop of Cavalry after the Battle of Guilford & was in a skirmish with said Hester at a place called Ramary’s Mills.
Zachariah x (mark) Hester
Shadrach Owen

Sworn to & subscribed before us in open court the day & year above & we certify that the Deponents above named are entitled to credit

James Wyche [illegible xxx]
Rich’d Sneed
Thos Turner
[illegible comments to the right side of the above three names]
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Benj Hester
N.C.
from 1776 print
2/years.
$80.
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State of North Carolina 
Secretary of State’s Office 
I William Hill Secretary of State in and for the State aforesaid, do certify that it appears from the muster rolls of the Continental line of this State in the revolutionary war that Benjamin Hester a private soldier in Capt Dixon's company of the 10th Regiment enlisted on the 15th of May 1781 for the term of 12 months and was omitted in 1781. That nothing more is said of him on said rolls.

Given under my hand this 1st day of December 1832
W Hill