Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 1700, for Isaiah Midkiff, North Carolina
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NC
Va
Midkiff, Isaiah
S. 1700
Carded
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22277
East Tennessee
Isaiah Midkiff of Grainger in the state of Tennessee who was a private in the compy commanded by Captain Cloud of the Regt commanded by Col Campbell in the Va. line for 8mos and 24 days
Va and NC Line Records corrected
Inscribed on the roll of East Tennessee at the rate of 29 dollars 33 cents per annum commence on the 4th day of March 1831
Certificate of Pension issued the 18th day of Oct 1833 and [illegible} Cocke C. C. Grainger Co Tenn
Arrears to the [illegible] of Sept 33 $73.33
Allowance ending [illegible] 34 14.67
$88.00
Revolutionary Claim
Act June 7, 1832
Recorded by Dan Boyd Clerk
Book E Vol 7 Page 52
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Declaration of Isaiah Midkiff
21054
Grainger County
Tennessee
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State of Tennessee County Court 
Grainger County Session 1832
On the 21st day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two personally appeared in open court before the Court of Please and greater [illegible] for the county of Grainger now sitting Isaiah Midkiff a resident of the County of Grainger State of Tennessee aged seventy two years the 18th day of December 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. He states that he was born in the County of Halifax in the State of Virginia that he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated. He entered the service in the year 1777 under the command of William Christian in Captain James Shiltons company and Marched from Herring County State of Virginia where he volunteered for a three month tour to the Long Island of Holstore River against the Cherokee Indians and was stationed at Long Island Fort to guard the frontiers and remained at said fort until the expiration of his said term of service. He states that the was disbanded at the Long island and was discharged by Captain James Shelton who gave him his discharge. He states that in the year 1779 he removed to the state of North Carolina Surry County and in 1780 in the fall of the year he was drafted for a three month tour of duty and marched under Col Cleaveland against the British and Tories. He states that he belonged to
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Capt Joseph Clouds company we joined the regiment under Cols. Campbell, Sevier, and Shelby on Broad River. we then marched against the British and Tories under Col Ferguson and overtook him at Kings Mountain in South Carolina when he was defeated and killed and his army taken. He states that he was not in the battle because Capt Clouds company was ordered on a tour of reconnicent and on the second day after the battle he joined the army. From Kings Mountain the company to which I belonged took charge of the prisoners and marched them to the Moravian towns in North Carolina where we remained and guarded them until our term of service expired. He states that he was then discharged by Capt. Cloud and returned home. He states that in the fall of 1781 he was drafted for three months to march against Lord Cornwallis that owing to the situation of his family Capt John Phillips I think his name was John, gave me a furlough for twenty days that at the expiration of that time he set out to join his company and marched as far as Cabin Joit rejoined when he met the soldiers returning from the siege of Smith Yourk whom informed him that Cornwallis was taken among the soldiers was the orderly sergeant who directed him to return home for which service he got no discharge that on that tour he was gone sex weeks. He further states that in addition to the above enumerated services he was frequently for short periods in service as a volunteer against the Tories in North Carolina under different officers and one six weeks tour under Lieutenant Daniel Chandler.
He states that he has no documentary evidence and that he knows of no person
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whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service except John May whose affidavit is herewith enclosed. He hereby relinquishes every claim to a pension except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state. He states that his papers are lost or have been mislaid that he cannot produce them
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid Isaiah Midkiff
John Cocke clk
By James R. Cocke
We, John Kidwell, a lelergeman residing in Granier County Tennessee and Charles Mcanally residing no the same County and State, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Isaiah Midkiff who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be seventy two years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid John Kidwell
C. Mcanally
John Cocke clk
and the same court do hereby declare this opinion after the investigation of the matter and after hputting the interrogations prescribed by the war department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states and the court further certifies that it appears to them that John Kidwell who has signed the preceeding certificate is a resident of Grainger County Tennessee and that Charles McAnally who has also signed the same is a resident of said County and are credible person and that their statement is [illegible] to credit and that both of them are [illegible] 
I John Cocke, Clerk of the Court of Please and quarter do certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said court in the matter of the application of Isaiah Midkiff for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 21st day of November 1832. John Cocke clk
By J. R. Cocke
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21064
Isaiah Midkiff
Grainger
from 1777 private
8 months and 24 days 
$29.33
East
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War Department
Pension Office
183
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832 has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will show what is necessary to be done. those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked inn the margin with a brace (thus}) You will when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A state, showing he Service of Isaiah Midkiff, Grainger Co, TN
Period when the service was rederred
Estemed 1777. 
Duration of the claimants service 3 months 
Rank of the claimant Private
Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served Capt Shelton
Names and Rank of the General and Field officers Col. Christian
Battles in which the applicant was engaged none.
Country through which he marched Va
Place of abode when he entered the service and at the present period Habry Co Va
Evidence by which the declaration is supported 
Period when the service was rendered drafted 1779
Duration of the claimants service 3 months
Rank of the claimant Private
Names and Rank of the company officers under whom he served
Capt Cloud
Name and Rank of the General and Field officers Col Campbell
Battles in which the applicant was engaged none 
Country through which he marched VA
Period when the service was rendered 1781
Duration of the claimants service 1 month 12 days
Private
Capt Philips Lt. Chandler
I am respectfully your obedient servant J. L. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions
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1700
Invalid
File No. 1700 
Isaiah Midkiff
Priv Va Line
Act June 7, 1832
Index Vol A page 253
Arrangement of 1870
Va and NC Line Records Corrected Oct 31, 03