Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 11,502, Jesse Wiggins, S.C.
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(8-1776)
SERVICE S.C.
Wiggins, Jesse
NUMBER R. 11.502

CONTENTS
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The State of South Carolina 
Marion District ⎬

Be it known that on Ninth day of August A.D. 1831 before the Subscriber Clerk of the Court of
Common Pleas & General Sessions & Magistrate ex officio for said District, personally
appeared Willis Wiggins and declares that he does by these presents constitute and appoint Geo H. Jones Esqr of Washington City D.C. his true and lawful attorney to adjust the Claim of his decd father Jesse Wiggins who was a soldier in the revolution for a pension in behalf of himself. and his two brothers. Micajah Wiggins and Jesse Wiggins, under the act of Congress passed the 7th day of June A.D. Eighteen hundred and thirty two

In Witness whereof the said Willis Wiggins hath Subscribed his hand and seal  the day & year last above mentioned
W.W. Wiggins [signature]

Acknowledged & Subscribed before me the date above mentioned
Edward B Wheler
C. C. P. & C. G.S. & Magistrate Ex officio
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No 38.248
Jesse Wiggins dcd
S. C.
Act 7 June 1832

G.H. Jones
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State of South Carolina 
Marion District⎬ 

Be it known, that on this Ninth day of August 1857 personally appeared before me John McMillan, a magistrate, within and for the aforesaid District and State, Willis Wiggins 60 years of age, a residentof said District, who being sworn in due form of Law, declares, that his Father Jesse Wiggins, was a soldier in the war of the Revolution, of the South Carolina line. That about two years after the commencement of hostilities he resided in the aforesaid District, at a place near the great Peedee River, that upon a requisition made for Troops by the State, his said Father was drafted, and ordered to report at Charleston, and left home, in Company with Wm Turbeville, a Mr. Dewell, William Shaw, and a Mr Davis and joined the American Army. That he continued in actual service from the time of his entering until the end of the war (except on occasional leave of absence for a month at a time) and was discharged at the Bowling Green after peace in 1783, which discharge was in the hand writing of Gen. Marion, and was frequently seen by me before, and since the death of my Father, and is lost or mislaid - my Father died
on the 15th day of December 1836 leaving this affiant and his Brother Micajah Wiggins and Jesse Wiggins his only surviving children at the time of his death.

That my Father was in several engagements with the British and Tories, was at the battle of Stone Ferry - at water - was at the Battle of the Eutaw Springs was at Charleston was in many skirmishes with the Tories up and down the Peedee River, was in a fight at a place in this District called the Blue Savannah was stationed sometime at Monks corner, Black Mingo, and Snows Island. He served under Captain Goodwin, Benjamin Munnerlyn, Simonds and Gasque at different times, and principally attached to General Marion's Brigade. His Father left no widow, and he therefore on behalf of himself and brothers Micajah Wiggins and Jesse Wiggins only surviving children of Jesse Wiggins, makes the foregoing Declaration for the purpose of
obtaining the benefit of the act of Congress passed the 7th day of June in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred and thirty-two
Willis Wiggins [signature]

Sworn to and subscribed Before me the day and year first above written
Jno McMillan
Magist
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South Carolina 
Marion District

I, Edward B. Wheeler Clerk of the Court of Common pleas & General Sessions for said District do hereby certify that John McMillan Esqr before whom the preceding affidavit was made, was at the date thereof; a magistrate within and for said District, and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his, is genuine

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this 9th day of August A.D. 1851

Edward B. Wheeler
Clerk of the Court of C.P.
& L. S
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No 38.248
Jesse Wiggins Dcd
S. C
Act 7th June 1832

Geo. W. Jones, Novr 18-51

11502
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Acts July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873. [crossed out]
11542
P.O. _____
Jesse Wiggins
Service: _____
REJECTED [stamp]

Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: ______

Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contr
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18
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Washington City
Sept 5. 1831
Sir
Please find enclosed the application of Willis Wiggins on behalf of himself & Brothers for a pension under the act 7th June 1832, for the services of his Father Jesse Wiggins in the war of the Revolution
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Very Respectfully

Geo H Jones


James E Heath Esq.
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State of South Carolina
Marion District
Bert known that on the twenty third day of August A.D. 1851 appeared before me John McMillan 
a Magistrate, within and for the afore said District and State, William Allman Eighty two years of age, a resident of said District, who being sworn in due form of law says, that although not being able to bare arms in the war of the Revolution, being not more than fourteen or fifteen years of age, when peace was made yet, he remembers very well, many persons who were engaged in the service of United States in that war, and the skirmishes and battles which took place in the same, & that he remembers a man by the name Jesse Wiggins, who was a soldier in the American Army, he was a tall, square Shouldered, fair complected man, a coarse, loud voice, that he lived about thirteen miles of said Wiggins, who lived near the great Peedee River, that Wiggins left his home in
Company with a man by the name of- Dewell, and two or three others for Charleston some time, as much as a year and a half or two years after the war had commenced, saw them pass his Father's house, stopped & got Water, they said they were going on to Charleston to Join the American forces.

This deponent remembers very distinctly, the battle of the blue Savannah in this District, he heard the firing of the guns, and remembers seeing on the day before some men who were engaged there. Joseph Davis, Benjamin Munnerlyn, John Munnerlyn, James Munnerlyn, Loftus R.
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Munnerlyn, And the said Jesse Wiggins, and also saw them after the battle. The Deponent
knows that Gen. Marion's Camp was at the Boling Green in this District, was frequently there, and saw many whom he knew, Jesse Wiggins, the Davis's and Munnerlyns and others, this was about the time peace was made. this deponent has resided in this District since his birth
William X Altman his mark [signature]

Sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year above written
Jno McMillan
Magist
And I do further certify that the aforesaid William Altman appears to be of the age above stated, and that he is a man of great respectability and strict integrity & truthfulness
Jno McMillan
Magist

The State of South Carolina 
Marion District ⎬ 
I, Edward B Wheeler Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas & General Sessions for said District, do hereby certify that John McMillan Esqr. before whom the preceding affidavit was made, was at the date thereof a magistrate, within & for said District, and that the foregoing signature purporting
the be his is genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of Office this 27th day Aug. 1851
Edward B. Wheeler
Clerk of the Court of C. P. & G. S