Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 11,501, Abraham Wiggins, N.C.
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SERVICE
N.C.

Wiggins, Abraham
NUMBER
R. 11.501
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Hendersonville 20th Oct 1845

Sir

Enclosed you have the Declaration of Abraham
Wiggins the traditionary proof in his case is made up I presume
to the satisfaction of the Department, which proof accompanies the
Declaration, I hope to be able to forward some proof from the
Comptrollers Office in support of this Claim whither I shall be
able to do so or not I am not prepared to say.
you shall hear from me on that subject soon.
I have the honor to be with
Sincere respect your most
Obedient Servant
Elisha King
J L. Edwards Coms of Pensions
Washington City
D. C.
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37.122
Abraham Wiggins
N.C
Lt to Nathan Leake Nov 22.
1845
11501
act 7 June 1832
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Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 8, 1873
REJECTED
[illegible]
P. O.
Abraham Wiggins
Service:
Enlisted:   ,18  .
Discharged:   ,18  .
Application filed:   ,18   .
Alleges:
Re-enlisted:
Attorney:
P. O.
Recognized.   Contract
Cert. of Dis. Searched for   ,18
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37. 122
Abraham Wiggins
N.C.
Act 7th June '32
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State of North Carolina
Macon County
On this Eighteenth day of September One
Thousand Eight hundred and Forty five personally appeared before the
Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions (Now sitting in Franklin), Col Wm F. McKee and after being duly sworn doth upon his oath declare
that Abraham Wiggins who is a resident Citizen of Macon County
& State of North Carolina and now an applicant for a Pension is
personally known to him and has been for the last Forty years or More, and during all of his acquaintance with him he has often
herd him speak of his services in the war of the Revolution, and that
he has ever since his first acquaintance with him been Regarded and
reputed in the neighbourhood in which he lived as having been a soldier
of the Revolution and that he has allways concurred in that Opinion
and he further swears that the said Abraham Wiggins has ever since
his first acquaintance with him maintained the Caractor of an
honest & Respectable citizen and one whose statements may at all times
be relied on, as full faith & credit is due them.
Sworn to and subscribed in open Court
the day and date above
JK Gray Clk

State of North Carolina
Macon County
On this Eighteenth day of September One
thousand eight hundred and Forty five personally appeared before the
Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions (Now sitting in Franklin) Joseph
Welch Esqr and after being first duly sworn according to Law
doth on his Oath declare that he is personally acquainted with
Abraham Wiggins who is a resident Citizen of Macon County State of
North Carolina and who is now an applicant for a Pension, and
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that he has been intimately acquainted with him for Twenty years or
More during which time he has frequently herd him speak of his services
in the war of the Revolution, and that he has ever since he first knew him
been regarded & reputed in the neighbourhood in which he lived as
having been a soldier of the Revolution, & that he has always fully concurred in that opinion, and he further swears that the said Abraham
Wiggins has allways maintained the Caracter of an honest & respectable Citizen and one whose statements are entitled to full faith and credit-
Sworn to and subscribed in open
Court the day & date above
JK Gray Clk

State of North Carolina
Macon County
Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions
September Session A.D. 1845
I, J. K. Gray Clerk of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions in and
for said County, do hereby certify that Col Wm F McKee and Joseph
Welch Esqr who has sworn to and subscribed the foregoing affidavits is
personally known to the Court, and that they are respectable and inteligent
Citizens, and whose statements is intitled to full faith & credit, and the
Court orders that the Clerk certify the same, all of which is hereby
Certifyed.
In testamony whereof I have hereunto set
my hand and affixed the seal of my office
this 18th day of September A.D. 1845.
jK Gray Clk
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State of North Carolina
Macon County
S.S.
On this Seventeenth day of September One thousand eight
hundred and forty five, Personally appeared before the Court of
Pleas & Quarter Sessions (Now sitting in Franklin) Abraham Wiggins
a Resident of Macon County State of North Carolina and
aged Eighty three years, and after 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 7th June
1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the
following named Officers & served as herein stated. he entered the
service of the United States in Wilkes County North Carolina as a
Volunteer in the month of March in the year One thousand Seven
hundred & Eighty (1780) under one Capton James Henderson for a
three months tour, and was marched to Georgetown South Carolina
and there joined the regular Army under the command of General
Caswell, and there remained until the siege of Charleston in the
month of May following. he was then marched to Cross Creek and
there remained until his said tour of three months expired, he then
immediately Volunteered for an other three month tour, but from
Old age and infirmity does not recollect his Captains name but
was commanded by Colonel Benjamin Herren and was marched
to Kings Mountain but did not reach there until soon after the
Battle was fought at that place. he was then sent to guard the
Prisoners at to brier Creek in Wilkes County, and after arriving there
they learned that the tories were Committing Depradations in the Country
he was then sent with a Company in pursuit of the Tories, and
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after marching from place to place in pursuit of them for some time, they were informed that one Fanning had raised a company of Tories and were committing depredations on Deep River.  He was then marched immediately to Deep River in pursuit of them, and after pursuing them for some time and failing to overtake them he was marched back to Wilks County and the Tories.  Still committing depredations in that section of county and his time being out, he again volunteered under one Captain Robert Cleaveland and was again sent out on a scouting excursion commanded by Gen Cleaveland in pursuit of the Tories and was marched to the Yadkin River. And there remained until the end of that tour, after which he again volunteered under the same officers and was marched to Catawba River, to [illegible] the Tories in that section of the country, and there remained until the end of that tour. He again volunteers under the same officers. He does not recollect whether it was for any certain length of time or not, but knows that he remined in actual service until the surrender of Comaeallis at Little York, he thinks in October 1781.  He never received any regular discharge that he recollects.  He was acquainted with Generals Davison and McDowel.  He hereby relinquishes every claim whatsoever 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.
    He further swears that the reason why he has not applied for a pension earlier is this, that he did apply to one Felix Axley, a lawyer, several years ago to prosecute his claim and he has never heard from it since until he got some of his friends to write on to the war department and the Commissioner informed that he had no paper on file and he did not know that it was necessary to file a declaration.

Sworn to and subscribed in open court.
the day and year above,
[cursive signature, illegible]

[bottom right corner is the mark of Abraham Wiggins]
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Question 1st    Where and in what year were you born?

Ansr  I was born in the state of New Jersey in the year 1762.

Quest  2nd   Have you any record of your age?

Ansr     I have not.

Quest  3rd   Where were you living when called into service, where have you lived since the Revolutionary  War and where do you now live?

Ansr    I was living in Wilks County, North Carolina when I entered the service. Some years after the war I moved to Burke County, N. Carolina and from there to Buncombe County N. Carolina and from there to Macon County where I have lived for about twenty years and where I now live.

Quest 4th    How were you called into service?

Ansr    I was a volunteer.

Quest 5th    Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it?

Ansr    If I ever received a discharge, I do not recollect it.  I am acquainted with Mark Coleman, Andrew Welch, William H. Thomas, John McDowel and Samuel Sherrell who live in my neighborhood and who can testify to  my character and veracity and my reputation as a soldier of the revolution.

{left side] Sworn and Subscribed [illegible signature]

[right side shows the mark of Abraham Wiggins]

We, John McDowell, a clergyman and residing in the county of Macon and state of North Carolina and E. B. Newton, residing in the state and county aforesaid, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Abraham Wiggins who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be eighty three years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood in which he lives to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we
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concur in that opinion.
Sworn to and Subscribed the day and year above in open court
{illegible signature} {right side signatures of Robert McDowell and  Newton]

And the said court do herby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting 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 McDowel who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in the county of Macon, State of North Carolina and that E.B. Newton - who has also signed the is a resident in the state and county aforesaid and is a credible person that their statement is entitled to credit.

[Signature on right side with the word 'seal'' within a curled circle]
M Angel
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I, J.K. Gray, clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions do hereby certify that the foregoing [the is crossed out] contains the regional proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Abraham Wiggins for a pension.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name and seal of office this 17th day of September 1845.

[signature]
J.K. Gray, Clerk
of Macon County