Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 4395, Nicholas Horne, N.C.
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N.[?] Horne, Nicolas S4395
Barded
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25570
East Tennessee
Nicholas Horn
of Knox Co. in the State of Tennessee
who was a private in the com commanded
by Captain Shepherd of the regt commanded
by Col Williams in the N.C. 
line for 8 months of Cavalry

Inscribed on the Roll of East Tennessee
at the rate of 34 Dollars 33 Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 4 day of July
1834 and W Bet
Ramsey Knoxville
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 

Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 March 
 83.83
 17.17
$103.00

⎨ Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by Ian Boyd, Clerk,
Vol. 7 Page 46
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State of Tennessee
Knox County ⎬ On this 9th day of January 1834 personally
appeared in open Court at a Court of Pleas and Quarter
sessions now sitting for said County and State Nicholas
Horn a citizen of said County aged 70 years who being
sworn according to law doth on his oath make the
lowing declaration in order to obtain the provisions
of an act of Congress passed June 7th 1832-
That he was born in Goochland County Virginia on
the 25th day of November 1763 that he remained there
about 8 or 10 years when he moved to Surry County
N. Carolina where he was living at the commencement
of during the whole continuance of, and for several
years after the Revolutionary war - that sometime about
the 1st of July 1776 he being then but 13 or 14 years old
but large of his age he enrolled himself together with
three of his Brothers, as a volunteer into a company
of Cavalry commanded by Captain William Shepherd
the applicants brother John Horn as Lieutenant
applicant states that he rendezvoused at one Myers
in said County of Surry, and his company was attached
to a Regiment under the command of Colonel Joseph
Williams-- applicant states that he marched with his
said Regiment into Virginia and crossed New river
came on to the Holston River which he crossed not far
from the Long Island - from there he came on the to
Buckinghams Island in French broad applicant
states that sometime before he reached this last island,
when and where he cannot now recollect, his Regiment
joined the main army under the command of Gen.
Christie - from Buckinghams Island he crossed to the
south side of French broad and marched on to the
Tennessee river which he crossed not far from the mouth
of Telico river the army then march up and down
the river and about through the Cherokee nation
destroying the crops and burning the houses of
the Indians - in this service a part of the army
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were employed for several weeks after which many
of the Indian Chiefs met Gen Christie near the
Tennessee river and held a treaty there after which
the army marched home pretty nearly along the same
rout and applicant was discharged applicant 
thinks he served in this campaign nearly
six months he recollects it was but a short time 
before Christmas when he was discharged applicant
states that sometime in the summer of 1780
he thinks in July he enrolled himself in Surry County
as a volunteer into a company of Cavalry under his
former Captain William Shepherd and under him 
marched and joined the main army under Genl Rutherford
after continuing with the main army three or four weeks
and marching with them towards Campden, when applicant
with his company was detached from the
main army and marched under the command of
Col afterwards Genl Davisson, to disperse a company
of tories who were collected at the mouth of the 
Rocky river after killing some and dispersing the
rest of the tories applicant and the detachment
with him joined the main army-- applicant thinks
in this skirmage Genl Davisson was wounded in
the hip - after disposing of the spoils which had been
taken in this scout, by public sale, applicant with 
his company left the main army and returned
home - he thinks he was six weeks in this service
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applicant states that sometime after this last campaign
he was out against the tories in the County 
of Surry under his same captain shepherd as a
volunteer, for a term of three weeks - applicant
states that he was in the army of the United States
as a volunteer private, eight months, for which
he claims a pension- applicant states that he has
no record of his age but from the best information
he believes he is as old as above stated - applicant 
states that he continued to live in Surry County
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M.P. untill sometime in 1814 as 1815 when he moved
to the place where he now lives in Knox County
he states that there is no clergyman living in his
neighbourhood - he states that the persons in his
neighbourhood who can testify to his veracity and 
his reputation for revolutionary services are
James Badget, Joseph Jackson and others
states that he never got a discharge for his ser
since to his recollection, and if he ever did he has
long since lost it he states that he has no documentary 
evidence whatever of his services nor does
he know of any person whose testimony he can
procure who can testify to his services he hereby
relinquishes every claim to a pension or annuity
except the present and declares that his name
is not on the pension roll of the agency of
any state    N Horne
sworn to and subscribed
in open Court this 9th
January 1834
Wm. Swan, D.C.
State of Tennessee
Knox County         ⎬ We James Badget & Joseph Jackson
residing in said County do hereby certify that we are
well acquainted with Nicholas Horn who has subscribed 
and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe
him to be 70 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 this
9th January 1834
James Badgett Sr.
Joseph Jackson
Wm Swan D.Clk
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And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion
after the investigation of the matter, and after
putting the interrogatories 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
James Badget, Joseph Jackson -
who have signed the preceding certificate
are resident citizens of this County; that they
are credible persons and that their statement
are entitled to full credit
J. Anderson
Lindsay Childress
Louis Luttrell [sic]
Justices of Knox County Court

State of Tennessee
Know County        ⎬ I Charles McClung Clerk of the
Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions of  Knox 
County do hereby certify that the foregoing
contains the original proceedings of said
Court in the matter of the application of
Nicholas Horn for a pension-
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
hand and official seal this 9th day of Jany 1834
Chas McClung
[illegible]
Wm. Swan

The certificate to this applicant may be directed to
W. B. A. Ramsey
Knoxville Tennessee
29.216
Commsr Pen
from 17778 months $34.33
Nicholas Horn
Knox Co.


W.B.A. Ramsey
Knoxville Tenn
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Please have certified and return to Rev. []1812Wars section-Rm. 1143 - 
Photostalic copies of five pages from Revolutionary War claims for pension of Nicolas Horne, Survivor
File No. 4395

Short piece [] back
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5 pages
Nicolas Horne
Rev. War -
S.4395
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Rev War
4395
Invalid
File No. 4395
Nicolas Horne
Pvt. N.C. line
Act: June 7 [] 732
Index:--Vol. A, page 176
Arrangement of 1870
[Sidebar]
1930 [] 12 photos mailed to Landon C. Bell. See David Moore, S.16980 a.d.y.
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December 3, 1930.
Bureau of Pensions,
Rev. &1812 Wars Section. 541
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Rev. War claim for pension of Nicolas Horne, File No. S.4395      Actual     1 of each page
Landon C. Bell
115 E. Rich Street,
Columbus, Ohio.
75c...........5pages
xxx
Kindly leave margins of 1&1/2 in. at top of each page and return papers in each case in folder with corresponding name and number.
The word "omit" written in pencvil on those pages which are not to be copied.
Rev. & 1812 Wars Section/

[Sidebar]
See order in David Moore, S.16980
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The National Archives
Bounty Land Warrant Record Card
Division of Veterans' Administration Archives

Name Horneford, Andrew
Grade Private
Line New Jersey
Warrant Number 8400
Acerage 100
Issued June 25, 1792
To--not shown--

*The information concerning the issurance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776 and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. 
Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.
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The National Archives
Bounty Land Warrant Record Card
Division of Veterans' Administration Archives

Name  Horner, Francis
Grade  Private
Line  New York

Warant Number  7296
Acerage  100
Issued  July 18, 1791 to Richard Platt, assignee