Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R., John Foy, New Jersey
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New Jersey
Foy, John
Number R
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North Carolina      County Court of pleas and 
Lincoln County      quarter seßions October AD 1843 [sic--double s symbol aka sharp s]

On this 29th day of October personally appeared before the County Court of pleas + quarter Seßions [sic--sharp s] for Lincoln County John Foy a resident of said County + State of North Carolina aged about 68 years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congreß [sic--sharp s] paßed [sic--sharp s] June the 7th 1832.  That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in [crossed out] the year [crossed out] August AD 1777 (he thinks a few day [sic] befor [sic] the Battle of the Brandywine) in the State of New Jersey about 12 miles from Holly at New Mills was born about 12 miles from Philadelphia Pennsylvania in West Chester in 1765 was about 14 years and 11 months old when he enlisted [illegible] enlisted as a regular under Captain Casey or Kasey he is very unfirm but as well as he recollects he was put under Colonel Bulls command knew [illegible] Freeman + was he thinks under him for some time knew also Sargent [sic] Kenedy [sic] Major [Illegible] + Genl Washington was soon put under Captain Coaltisen [sic] + marched to the Battle of the Brandywine was one of the soldiers who guarded the baggage during the battle after said battle the army
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marched to Valley Hill in state of Delaware was in about 2 or 3 miles of the engagement near that place here the winter set in when the army took up winter quarters left in the spring + marched to Germantown remained there several weeks then part of the army went to a place called [illegible]-stone the other part with this aplicant [sic] to Philadelphia Pa where they remained several months but from old age + infirmity aplicant [sic] dose [sic] not know how long being ignorant also, was there (in Philadelphia) put on bord [sic] of a ship called the Irish volunteer which was commanded by Captain Strong and shipped to Charlestown South Caroli [sic] that he was commanded by Major Core he thinks was again put under Capt Coallison in Charlstown [sic] was stationed there until he thinks 1780 in the spring when Charlestown [sic] was taken by the British army that he received a wound in the right arm + shoulder from musket ball on the day he thinks on which Genl Lincoln surrendered the City knew James Kenedy [sic] + ---Robison [sic] both Leftenants [sic] Coln [sic] Bull left Charlestown + returned to Philadelphia
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after the battle or taking of Charlestown that he was dismißed [sharp s--double s] by Kenedy Left by order of Capt Coaltison [sic] has lost said discharge long since) some time after the surrender of Charlestown that the whole of his service as a Soldire [sic] in the revolution amounted to [crossed out] more than [crossed out] three years dose [sic] not know the name of the regiment in which he served Hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any Agency in any State
Sworn to + subscribed                  his 
the day + year aforesaid           John X Foy
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Miles W Abernathy CC

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as the states

[Illegible] Hoyt {JB}
Jn Farney {JB}
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I Miles Abernathy Clerk of the Court of Pleas + quarter seßions [sharp s--double s] for Said County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of John Foy for a pension In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this 30th day of October 1843

Miles W Abernathy
Clerk of Lincoln County Court
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N. Carolina 28742
Revo
Act 7 June 1832
John Foy

Rejected 3819

Letter to Hon H W Conner
7 Dec 1833
Cl and Hoyle July 1 1835
+ Set to F Miller Nov 20 1843
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John Foy's Papers
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Hoylsville Lincoln County No Caro
June 23rd 1835

Sir
These will inform you that perhaps near Two Years since I received a letter from the Honl Mr Connor informing me that the Declaration of John Foy a revolutionary Soldier was found to contradict itsself [sic] by stating his birthday and his then present age, which would have made him but Twelve years of age and as none under Fourteen were enlisted, it must be incorrect and Therefore was set aside.

At the earnest request of Several who have long known him the said John Foy, and who believe him to have been a soldier of the revolution, to ask the favour [sic] of the Department to search the rolls of the Regular Soldiers, inclosed [sic] in his deposition which will perhaps enable you to know where to search first.

I have this day examined his wounds his shoulder Bones much broke and some taken out.  I have known him for upwards of thirty Years.  he has been generally admitted to have been a Soldier as represented, the Letter I received from the War Department , is not now  to be found  but he thinks the Young Lawyer who drew his declaration must have made the mistake, that he thinks they did not ask him about his age + Birthday and that of more than one Battle mentioned in it  it is incorrect as he never was in but one Battle and that was at Charleston S.C. and that when they examined him he did not know that they were about to draw up a declaration, but that after several hours presented it to him, took him in the Count house and
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quallified [sic] him to it (which time I recollect being chairman of the County Court) and further inform you that he is in quite indigent circumstances, old and infirm, and ignorant he says he knows of no person by whom he could prove his services but thinks he can prove by a Wm Hill, son of Coln Hill for who he laboured after he came to this Country a long time, that he wore his soldier uniform for the months after he came to Hills Iron Works.  --Believing as I do that he is what he represents himself to be, I ask the favour [sic] of you to make the search and inform me of the results and if you think it expedient, please return the original Declaration with such Instructions as you think proper and allow me to add if a young attorney only commencing Business + with a view of compassion and now knowing how to form a Declaration + being harried, through inadvertence or otherwise made a mistake , is it not a pity that this old poor man should be deprived of his just right, we know that much advantage and money has been drawn fraudulently from the Department but that certainly is no reason that this old man one of the poorest objects of the Revolution should be deprived of this claims--believing you are at times disposed to act to the best of your ability according to proof and Circumstances and trust this old mans claim will again be revived.

I subscribe myself Yrs Resptf
Andr Hoyl

To Secretary of War
Washington City 
D. C.
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State of North Carolina Lincoln County
This may certify that John Foy made oath before me Andrew Hoyl one of the Justices of the Peace in and for said county and on oath says that he was Born on the 4th of July 1761 in the State of Delaware that he [illegible] in the Jersey State in the town of Holly he believes in July 1778 under Captain Casey as a light Infantry then put under the command of Captain Coltison as an artilery [sic] 7th Regiment Stationed at Philadelphia Nearly one year then sailed to Charleston on a ship Irish Volunteer in summer of 1779 under Colonel Bull that he remained at Charleston until the Surrender of that place when he was wounded in the Right Shoulder and at the close of the war he Received a Discharge by the aforesaid Captain Coltison that he then came to Colonel Hills Iron Works in York District South Carolina 25 miles South of this place and has now resided in Lincoln County NC for thirty three years that he understands there was a Mistake in his original Declaration that the young man who drew it must have made said mistake and not Discovered by him swore to + Subscribed before me this 23d day of June 1835
And Hoyl Jr
his
John X Foy
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his name perhaps may be Either Foy or Foyl as he cannot read or write himself
John Foy 4th NJ Regt Col Martin
enlisted Jan 11 1777 dis? May 5 77 Capt Kinsey