Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 2758, Burgess Clark, N.C.
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE 
N.C.
Clark, Burgess or 
Burgis
Rhodey
NUMBER W. 2758
B.L.Mt. 34972-160-55
CONTENTS
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W 6576
Tennessee
Burgess Clark
of White in the State of Tennessee 
who was a Private int he Compy. commanded 
by Captain Hearn of the Regt. commanded
by Col. Mauphin in the North Carolina
line for 6 months.
Inscribed on the Roll of Tennessee
at the rate of 20 Dollars per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 28th day of Feby, 1833, and saith Hon. T.C. Isaacs
Ho. of Rep
Arrears to the 4th of Sep. 1832  $30
Semi-anl, allowance ending 4th. '33  10
$40
{Revolutionary Claim Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by Geo. C. Stely Clerk,
Book D. Vol. 9 Page 145
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931
Tennessee, Nashville
Rhodey Clark
widow of Burgess Clark
who served in the Revolutionary
war, as a private
N.C. Line
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 
20 Dollars 00
Cents per annum, to commence on
the 22 October 1850
Certificate of Pension issued the
19th day of April 1852
and sent to 
Hon. J.H. Savage
House of Reps
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act 
July 29, 1848, Page 180 Vol. A
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State of Tennessee White County ⎬ S.S.
On this 12th day of October 1832 personally appeared in Open Court before the Worshipful the Justices of the Court of pleas and Quarter Sessions for said County for said County of White Burgess Clark a resident of White County and State of Tennessee aged about sixty nine or seventy years, who first being duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain  the benefit of the provision of the act of Congress passed June 7, 1832.
 That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein Stated. 
He lived in the State of North Carolina Chatham County from the best estimate he can form, it was in the year 1777, that his older brother William Clark, was drafted in the company Commanded by Captain James Hearne, the name of the Lieutenant was Roger Griffith. The name of the Ensign he has forgotten. This Declarant was then only fourteen years of age, turned into his fifteenth year, and not subject to military duty. But in as much as his brother was drafted, and compelled to go, this Declarant had a wish to go with him, and accordingly became a substitute for Morgan Minter, who had been drafted in the said Company commanded by the above named officers. This tour was for three months- --- Captain Hearn, marched his men to Charleston S.C. where he joined Genl Lincoln. He remained at Charleston until the expiration of his three months, when he received a discharge, but whether it was given by his Captain, by Genl Lincoln, or by whom he does not remember, but he thinks it was signed by his Captain, the discharge itself having been destroyed by fire, when his house was burnt near thirty years ago, when he lived in York District South Carolina. The Regiment to which he belonged was commanded by Col Mayburn from Orange County North Carolina. He also recollects Major Oneil, who held the rank of Major in said Regiment
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His second tour was also from Chatham County, and likewise  for three months. and he thinks it may have been three months, or perhaps more, after returning from the first Campaign, that he volunteered in the Company commanded by  Capt Joseph Johnson who commanded a company of drafted men. But the Captain being the half brother of this Declarant he volunteered as above stated. He belonged to a Regiment commanded by Col Collier and he thinks the Major's name was Sharp - Captain Johnson's Company joined Genl Gates army and marched to Campden- He was in the Battle which is called "Gates defeat," after Gates defeat, this declarant with the balance of Capt. Johnson's company, was stationed at Salisbury North Carolina, and there remained until his time expired - He was discharged at Salisbury by Col Harper who had the chief command of the troops there stationed. His discharge upon this occasion shared the same fate with his other discharge, i.e. it was lost when his house was burnt- in South Carolina. 
He hereby relinquishes every whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency in any state. He has no documentary evidence by which he can prove the foregoing facts nor does he know of any living witness by whom the same can be proved. Sworn to and subscribed the date above 
Answer to the Questions prescribed by the Department- 
1st He was born, some time in the year 1763 as he believes. In the County of Goochland Virginia 2 He has no Record of his age - the family Bible which contained it was taken by the tories, when they plundered his fathers house during the Revolutionary war in Chatham County North Carolina
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3 - Test when called into service he lived in Chatham County North Carolina-- From thence he removed to Richmond Co N.C. he then returned to Chatham, from there he removed to York District South Carolina - from there, he returned to North Carolina and settled in Lincoln County. From there he removed to the County of White and State of Tennessee where he now lives.  4th he substituted one Campaign and volunteered the other 
#5 He knew Genl Lea, Lincoln, and Greene - "The General circumstances of his service" he has already stated, as fully as he can 
6th He received discharges, as above set forth, and by whom the last one was given, and what has become of them both-- has already been stated- 
7th He states the names of the following persons to whom he is known in his present neighborhood and who can testify as to his character for veracity and their belief of his services as a soldier of the revolution Viz. William Knowles Esq - Saml A. Moore Esq. Thomas Robertson, Col David L. Mitchell and the Revd Ozias Denton and Revd Abel Hutson and Henry Burton. 
He begs have to add to his declaration, that he served another tour against the tories of three months, in Chatham County this had escaped his recollection -- He turned out as a volunteer this time under Captain Alexander Clarke. His Lieutenants name not remembered, his regiment was commanded by Col Lutrell. He was in aven --- gagement with the tories on Cane Creek at Lindleys mill in Chatham County. here Col Luttrell was shot from his horse and killed-- he got no discharge this time-- the troops were disbanded at the end of three months- 
sworn to and subscribed the day and year above written- Burgis Clark X his mark
... Jacob  Adam clk
by  A Oldham D.C.