Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 39072, for Robert Singleton, North Carolina
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(3-1776)
Service: N.L

Singleton, Robert

Number: S 39072
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79074
Tennesee, (west)
Robert Singleton

of Montgomery Co in the state of Tennesee who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Polk of the North Carolina line, for the term of [ineligible]. 
Inscribed on the Roll of Tennesee west at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 2 of May 1818. 
Certificate of Pension issued the 20 of March 1819 and your to P.N.Alarr Eqr C.C Clarksville, Tennesee. 
Arrears to 4th of March 1819, 10 mar 3/31 80.77 Semi.anl all'ce ending 11 Sept 1819. 

48
$128.77

{Revolutionary claim, 
Act 18th March, 1818}

[Sidenote] Jan 31-1821 AR
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State of Tennessee
May 2nd 1818
Montgomery County  
This day came before me Parry W.
Humphrey one of the Judges of the Circuit Courts & for the state of Tennessee aforesaid Robert Singleton a citizen resident in the said
County of Montgomery who being first sworn
to declare the truth & nothing but the truth
Declares & says that he was in the service
of the United States upon continental
establishment in the time of the revolutionary war that in the spring of the year to the
best of his recollection of 1776 he enlisted
as a common soldier in the company of
Captain John Wilson in the 4th Regiment
commanded by Col. Polk of the North Carolina line that he was enlisted for one year service in his line & was discharged at the town of Halifax in the State of North Carolina  he returned home to the County of Guilford & remained about a month when he took a com mission ["from" crossed out] of ensign under Captain Andrew Verney who had authority from the Governor of North Carolina Caswell
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to choose his own officers & was furnished
with blank Commissions under the
seal of the state. That his commission
was filed up and delivered to him & Jesse [illeg.] Campbell & Harden of the same company received their commands [sic] and commissions at the same time which were [illeg.] & filled With the names of those officers  in his presence he marched from Guilford with
the company which was at that time
compleat [sic], to Kingston whose [?] Neuse 
River from which place he was order
to return to Guilford to recruit, he
he did so procured sufficient number of
men to compleat [sic] the company & regained
Abraham Shepherd who commanded
the 10th Regiment of the North Carolina
line who then was at Kingston with his
Regiment  he continued in service for
about two years  Some time in
the year 1779. when marching to the Northward he was taken sick at [illeg.] in Virginia at which place Many of the soldiers of the regiment were in  [illeg.[ for the Small pox & was detained a considerable time in consequence of his bad [illeg.]
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of health  Capt Shepherd gave him leave of absence until his health was resloved [resolved]  he returned again to Guilford & remained there some months his health not restored but [illeg.] than he had been he served on to June his regiment, [illeg.]  Met [that?] Leautenant [sic] Cor. Davidson of the same 10th Regiment who told him that the Regiment had seen violence that it was unnecessary for him to go on & that he might return home   he did so & afterwards  removed to the State of Georgia where he was in service of the in the Indian Wars & in an action with the Indians on apalachy [?] River he lost the sight of his right Eye by the powder from the gun of the man who stood next him in the ranks.  that afterward he removed to the State of Tennessee & got all his papers among the rest his commission  Destroyed while on the road by reason of their becoming wet  he being much exhausted [?] during the journey--
He further Says that he is now in his 78th year of his age is very poor has no means of Subsistence and by his manual labour.  has no family but two Daughters one of whom has
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& whose husband was either Killed [illeg.] at the City of New Orleans in the defense of that city during the last war-- his Daughters & Grand [?] Children are all destitute of support by by [?] their answer [?] & his [illeg.]  his Daughter whose husband Died at Orleans never having received any thing from government for her support.
Robert Singleton

Sworn & Subscribed
before me on the 2nd
of May 1818
P W Humphreys 

I Parry W Humphreys one of the Judges of the Circuit Court in & for the State of Tennessee for as much as it appears to my satisfaction that the said Robert Singleton did serve in the army of the United States as he has stated & declared in the foregoing narrative do hereby certify the foregoing affidavit of the said Robert Singleton, which contains al the testimony which was sufficient to me in support of his claim to a pension under the late act of Congress & further that I have no reason to Doubt his credibility in any particular  his answers to my interrogatories were given with great promptness & appearance of truth. -- May the 4th 1818
To the Honble        P. W. Humphreys
Secretary of War
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Robert Singeton
S. 39072
BA-J/AWF

Mrs. r. E. Cochran
116 Prevost Street
Anderson, South Carolina

Dear Madam:
Reference is made t your letters in which you request the Revolutionary War records of George and Robert Singleton of Virginia, North Carolina or Georgia.
The Revolutionary War records of this office have been searched and no claim for pension found based upon the service of George Singleton.
The record of Robert Singleton is furnished herein as found in papers on file in pension claim, S. 39072, based upon his service in the War of the Revolution.  This is the record of the only Robert Singleton found on file in the Revolutionary War records of this office.
The date and place of birth of Robert Singleton wee not given nor were the names of his parents stated.
While a resident of Guilford County, North Carolina, Robert Singleton enlisted in the spring of 1776, and served one year as a private in Captain John Nelson's company in Colonel Polk's 4th North Carolina regiment.  He returned home and in abut one month was commissioned ensign in Captain Andrew Vancy's company in Colonel Abraham Shepard's 10th North Carolina regi-[ment]
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[regi]ment, and continued in the service until sometime in 1779.  He moved to Georgia and was in service there in pursuit of Indians, and in a skirmish lost the sight of his right eye.
The soldier, Robert Singleton, was allowed pension on his application executed May 2, 1818 at which time he was in his seventy-fifth year and living in Montgomery County, Tennessee.
He referred in 1818 to two daughters, one with four children, whose husband was killed at New Orleans in the "late war".  Names of children and grandchildren were not stated, and there was no reference to the soldier's wife.  He died January 31, 1821.
The papers on file in this claim contain no further reference to family.
In order to obtain the name and address of person paid the last payment of this pension, you should apply to The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, D. C., and furnish the following data:
Robert Singleton
Certificate # 7907
Issued March 20, 1819
Rate $8.00 per month
Commenced May 2, 1818
Act of March 18, 1818
Tennessee (West) Agency.

Very truly yours

A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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ESTABLISHED 1899
Cochran Jewelry Co., Inc.
Successors to
Reese & Cochran
Jewelers and Silversmiths
Anderson, S. C. 

Department of the interior,   Sept.23.1937
Bureau of Pensions
Washington. D.C

Dear Sir:
Will you please give me a statement of the military history of Robert Singleton-- His residence was Virginia, N.C. and Ga.
Thank you-
Sincerely
Mrs. R. E. Cochran
116 Prevost Street
Anderson
S. C. 

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SEP 24 1937
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ESTABLISHED 1899

Cochran Jewelry Co., Inc.
Successors to
Reese & Cochran
Jewelers and Silversmiths
Anderson, S. C.

Anderson, S.C.-
Sept 21- 1937

Department of the interior,
Bureau of Pensions
Washington, D. C.

Dear Sir.
Will you please send me a statement of the military history of George Singleton a soldier of the Revolutionary war or any other Singleton that would mention any of these children, namely; Longstreet, Henry, Dudley, Thomas, Edmond and George.
I have a statement of Edward Singleton of Va. a Rev. soldier.
Is this asking to [sic] much?  Please help me if you can.

Sincerely
Mrs. R. E. Cochran
116 Prevost, St.
Anderson S.C.

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39072
INVALID.
Revy
File No. S9079
Robert Singleton
Prv [?] Rev War
Act: 18th March 1819
Index:--Vol. 3, Page 462
[Arrangement of 1870.]

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1937 - Oct 6 - hist. to Mrs. R.E. Cochran and
1941 Feb.-7-Mrs. RE. Cochran adv'd no further data rel. to this sol. than fur. above [illeg.] March. Feb. this date) -- MLB.
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Free

Honourable John C. Calhoun
Secretary at War.
Washington City

Mail

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Recd 10 Feby
1819

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Feb. 10 1819
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Clarksville January 21th 1819

Honbl John C. Calhoun
I Peter N. Mars Clerk of the Circuit Court for the County of Montgomery do certify, that Parry W. Humphreys is and was (at the time of signing the inclosed [sic] certificate) Judge of the Fifth Judicial Circuit of the State of Tennessee and that due faith and credance [sic] should be given to his official transactions; given under my hand, and sealed with the seal of office this 21 day of January 1819 and 43 year of the Independence of the United States.
P. N. Mars Clk
Honourable John Cl, Calhoun