Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 17971, Ephraim Gaudy, N.C. S.C.
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(8-1776)
SERVICE N.C.  S.C.
Gaudy, Ephraim
NUMBER S 17971

carded
CONTENTS
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South Carolina 23594

Ephraim Gaudy of Darlington on the State of So. Car. who was a pri in the _____ commanded by Captain ----- of the Regt commanded by Col. Horry iin the S.C. & N.C. line for 6 months

Inscribed on the Roll of S. Carolina at the rate of 60 dollars -- cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 5 day of March and sent to S.L. Dubose Darlington So. Car.

Arrears to the 4thof March 1834 180.00-
Semi-anl. allowance ending $ Sep 30.00
$210.00

Revolutionary Claim
Act June 7. 1832.

Recorded by Nath. Rice Clerk
Book H Vol. 6 Page 68
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State of South Carolina
Darlington District
On their the sixteenth day of October in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred and thirty-two personally appeared before the court of common pleas & sessions held for the district of Darlington, & state aforesaid Ephraim Gaudy a resident of the district of Darlington & state aforesaid aged eighty years who being duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the Act of Congress passed June the 7th 1832 

That he enlisted in the army of the United States sometime during the revolutionary war, the precise time he cannot recollect and served in a light horse company under Captain Black and marched from the said district of Darlington as since laid out to Walterboro and there joined other forces commanded by Cols, as said deponent believes Mayam and Horry & the whole brigade commanded by Gen'l Frances Marion. That he served in Walterboro & its vicinity twelve months, under said officers That he was in no action during that time, that a fight did take place during his service as above between the Americans & British at Wamboo Bridge but the deponent was at that time off with several others in pursuit of provision. That the British were commanded on that occasion by Col. Tarleton. That at the expiration of the said twelve months this deponent went home & then went with his brother Britias Gaudy to Nash County North Carolina & whilst in Nash County aforesaid, that
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it became necessary, by some regulation which said deponent. is unable to explain that every twentieth man in said county should serve the Term of Eighteen months in the continental service, that his said brother Brittian Gaudy became liable by the said regulation to serve the said Term of Eighteen months, & that he called on this deponent and got him to enter the said service in his stead under a promise that his said brother Brittian would furnish a substitute in a few days & relieve this deponent. That this deponent then marched under his other Brother Maj. Edward Gaudy from Nash county aforesaid to Warren Country in North Carolina & then marched from Warren county aforesaid under Maj. Hog to Hillsboro North Carolina & there went under the Command of Col Armstrong. Then marched from then under Col Armstrong to Ashley Hill on Ashley River in South Carolina of then was put under Genl Greene the other officer were Col. Lightly Maj. Blount Capt Peter Bacot. 1st lieutenant was named Ford & 2 Lieutenant Bell- - Then marched from Ashley Hill, to James Island where he was stationed and served eighteen months from the time he entered the Continental service in Nash County as aforesaid, which ended at the close of The war. That said deponent never received from his said brother any renumeration, or from any other person or source whatever for his continental service as aforesaid. That he has no documents of his
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Services as his certificates & papers have been destroyed by his child's getting them & burning them unknown to him at the time - said deponent known no person who can now testify to his services.

I hereby relinquish any claim whatever to a pension or an annuity except the present and declare that my name is not on the pension. Roll of any agency in any state
Ephraim X Gaudy his mark [signature]

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year above written
B J Earle Presiding Judge of the Court of Common Pleas & Sessions in open court at Darlington CH of the state aforesaid

We. R Campbell a clergyman residing in the district of Darlington & state of South Carolina and Rasha Cannon residing in the same hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Ephraim Gaudy who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be eighty years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year above written
Rasha Cannon
R. Campbell
B J Earle Presiding Judge in open court [signatures]

And the said court do hereby declare their opinion after investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war department that the above-named was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states, and the court further certifies that it appears to them that R. Campbell who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in the district of Darlington and that Rasha Cannon who has also signed the same is a resident in the said district & state and is a credible person & that their statement is entitled to credit.

B J Earle Presiding Judge in open court
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I Juno B Prince Clerk of the court of common pleas & sessions for the district of Darlington and
state of South Carolina do hereby certify that the within contains the original proceedings in the matter of the application of Ephraim Gaudy for a pension

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of officer this the 17th-day of October 1832
Jno B Prince CCP


Eph. Gaudy
application for Pension
17749
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Ephraim Gaudy who heretofore made his declaration & application for a pension under the act of Congress passed June 7 1832 makes the following affidavit as an amendment of his declaration viz:

South Carolina
Darlington District
Personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the Peace in & for the district & state aforesaid Ephraim Gaudy who being duly sworn deposeth & saith that by reason of old age & and the consequent loss of memory he cannot swear positively as to the particular periods of the Revolutionary War at which he rendered his services, therein but according to the best of his recollection e enlisted & served as a light horseman in the year 1789 at Walboo & its vicinity in South Carolina. Twelve months in the companies of Captains Black and Goff under Cols Mayham & Horry commanded by General Francis Marion.  Said deponent further states that in the latter part of the year 1780 - he again entered the service in Nash County North Carolina as a substitute for his brother Brittan Gaudy who was drafted in the Continental service 7 marched as a private under his brother Maj Edward Gaudy as stated in his declaration & other officers - as also stated - to Ashley Hill on Ashley River in South Carolina. I was there stationed under Genl Greene, Col Lightley, Maj. Blount, Capt. Peter Bacot, 1st Lieutenant Ford & 2nd Lieutenant Ball - where we remained a short time & was then marched to James Island & South Carolina & was there stationed until the close of the war. I served actually as a private at that time eighteen months - which service in the whole was for two years & six months as above, said
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deponent further states that at the expiration of the first above term of service he got a discharge which he
recollects was written by Capt Goff & that at the close of the above last mentioned term of service for 18 months he got a written discharge which he recollects written by the above named Lieutenant Bell - But that the said discharges were afterwards destroyed by his child's getting hold of them and burning them as stated in his declaration. - said deponent further states that since his first declaration in this matter he accidentally met with one John Artis who recently removed to this district by whom he can prove his services at Ashley Hill and James Island as above. And that at the time of making his first declaration he did not know that the said 
John Artis was living or in the country. 

Said deponent further states that for the above services he claims a pension - and that he was not engaged in any civil pursuit during this time
Ephraim X Gaudy his mark [signature]
Sworn to before me this 24th day of October 1833
M W Hunter J P

South Carolina
Darlington District
Personally appeared before me Morris W Hunter a justice of the Peace in and for the District & state aforesaid,  John Artis who being duly sworn deposeth & saith that by reason of old age & the consequent loss of memory he cannot swear positively as to the precise date or period he first served with the above named Ephraim Gaudy but swears positively that immediately preceding the close of the revolutionary War he, the deponent served at Ashley Hill & James island in South Carolina with the above named Ephraim Gaudy a tour of eighteen months under Genl Greene . That the said Gaudy there & then served the said tour as a private & that he the said Gaudy & this deponent were regularly discharged together at Ashley Hill at the close of the war & that this deponent did not as he recollects ever see the said Gaudy from that time until a few months ago when this deponent removed to this district from Chesterfield
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District in the state aforesaid & accidentally met with said Gaudy - said deponent further states that he this deponent is now & has been for several years drawing a pension ninety-six dollars a year from this agency or pension roll of this state for his own service at Ashley Hill and james island rendered at the time the said gaudy served there with him as above
John Artis [signature]

Sworn to & subscribed before me this 24th day of October 1833
M W Hunter J P

South Carolina
Darlington District
I Morris W Hunter one of the Justices of the Peace in & for the district & state aforesaid do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with the above named Ephraim Gaudy, who has sworn to & subscribed the above matter of amendment of his declaration for a pension & that he is a credible person & is reputed & believed in his neighbourhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier & that I believe his statement & also that I am acquainted with the above named John Artis who has sworn to the last above affidavit as to the service of the said Gaudy & that he, the said Artis is a credible person & entitled to credit & that I also believe his statement
this 24th day of A.D. 1833
M. W. Hunter J.P.

South Carolina
Darlington District
I John Bruce Clerk of the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas & Sessions in & for the district & state aforesaid do hereby certify that the above named Morris W Hunter is & was at the time of executing the above affidavits an acting Justice of the Peace in & for the district & state aforesaid & that the above signatures are in his own proper hand.

In testimony whereof I have here unto set my hand and seal of office this 25th day of October 1833 -
Jno. B Bruce 
C C Pls
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17749
Ephraim Gaudy
Darlington
South Carolina
Ret
Admit as private
18 Mo $ [illegible]

H. H. Ind 5.6.7
P 346

19 Apl. 33
S L Dubose
Darlington
SC
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BRIEF in the case of Ephraim Gaudy
of Darlington Co   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? 80
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.

Period.                                            Duration                Rank.          Names of General and Field Officers
                                                       of Service .                                          under whom he served.
_______________________________________________________
 In 17.                                    Years,Months, Days.    As a                        Gen.
  Not recollected                                 12                    Light Horse      Capt  Black Col Marion
Draft and                                                                                                                  Col Horry
applicant Substituted                                                                               Maj Nash Gandy, Capt Becot
for his brother                                       18
(court [illegible]tal)

5. In what battles was he engaged?  

6. Where did he reside when he entered the service?  Darlington District, 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 ? correct

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

J E Bradford

Examining Clerk.
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17971
INVALID.
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File No. 17.971
Ephraim Gaudy
Pri.  Rev.  War
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Act: June 7"  32
Index:-Vol. 1 ,  Page 139
[Arrangement of 1870.]