Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 7438, for David Mc Nabb, North Carolina
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N.6.
McNabb, David     Elizabeth     W. 7438

Mar. in Va.      (noted above "contents column")
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(text contained in left column)

Jonesboro 1800     8 Tenn
Elizabeth McNabb 
Widow of David McNabb
NC
who died on the 13th (of) May 1826
of McMinn Co. in the State of Tennessee
who was a Captain in the (blank) commanded
by Captain (blank) of the regt. commanded 
by Col. McDowell in the N.C. mil.
line for 6 month(s)

Inscribed on the Roll of Jonesboro
(at) the rate of 120 Dollars (blank) Cents, Per Annum,
(to) commence on the 4th day of March, 1831

_ Certificate of Pension issued the 21st day of Feb. 
1838 and sent to Hon. 
W.B Carter N.R.

Arrears to the 4th of October 1837 $780.00
Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Mar '38 80.00
                                                             $860.00

Recorded by (illegible)      {Revolutionary Claim, Act July 4, 1836, Section the 3}


(end of left column)


(text contained in right column)

_ _ to Hon. W. ?
Carter HR. May 19,
1838

_ _ to _ 29 _ 1839

Died 20, June 1848

_ _ to Hon. J. A. Crogier
3 Oct. 1848
(the two lines above were stricken on the original document)

Ex by D_ Young

Hon. S.A Smith April 26 1852
(the above line was stricken on the original document)


End of document
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V2862

Declaration of Elizabeth McNabb for pension under act of July 1836
Widow

admitted on Captain pens.(?)
$120.00
(first line above stricken on original document)
admitted Captain 
6 month $120.00

Hon. W.B. Carter N.R.

Hon. John Blair
(stricken in original document)

present Nov. 3

end of document
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State of Tennessee
McMinn County
On this 19(th) day of Sept. 1837 the
undersigned a Justice of the Peace for
the county aforesaid called at the residence 
of Elizabeth McNabb widow & _
of Captain David McNabb _ She
being too aged and infirm to attend the 
Court who after first being served 
by me made & subscribed the following 
declaration in order to obtain the
provisions of the act of Congress passed
4th July 1836 providing for said _
That her said husband (to
whom she was married at the time)
in the years 1780 & 1781 performed
the following services in the 
Revolutionary War. David was a Captain
of Militia then west of the Mountains
of North Carolina (new territory)
raised a company & marched to the
south _ of their _ _ _ McDarvel(?) in North Carolina
& the other Gen. Ellason(?)



















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will _ of his going _ 
tour in the _ _ 1780
& was absent _ wheat harvest and
she, tho (sic) a weak female, _ & took
in the harvest before her husbands 
return _ _ _ year-end under Col. Robeson _ _
Jarrod McDorvel each tour _
_ every three months tho (sic) longer
absent, knows of her husband being  
at the capture of _ _ at
the twenty-two-mile house in South
Carolina. Capt. McNabb remained
in what was then Washington 
County North Carolina now Carter 
County Tennessee there raised 
his Company of Volunteers
& commanded them both tours
across the mountain into the south
_ _ . Capt. McNabb died
on the 13th day of May 1826.
She has no documentary evidence
_. She has been removed from 
everything of worldly effects _
papers & is _ in the brink of (end of page)
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the grave, without property or effects
or any ability to obtain them.
Sworn to & subscribed this day & year found
before written

(see original document for "Elizabeth McNabb 
her mark X)

James Billingsley
Justice of the Peace



State of Tennessee 19th Sept. 1837
McMinn County
I James Billingsley, one of
the acting Justices of the Peace for said
County do certify that on the day of the
_ of the foregoing declaration by
_ her to the _ after _
said declaration. I further certify that
_ age & infirmity she is unable to 
attend court in order to perfect the declar-
ation there. Sworn under my hand & seal
on date above.

James Billingsley
Justice of the Peace
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State of Tennessee
McMinn County
I John B Lacken Clerk of
the County Court for the County
and state aforesaid hereby certify that James
Billingsly Esq. whose name appears to the within
Certificate is now and was at the time of signing
the same a Justice of the peace for the County
aforesaid duly sworn and commissioned and
whose name appears in his own proper hand [illegible]
Given under my hand and seal of office
at office in Athens Sept. 19th 1837
John B. Lacken [illegible]
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State of Tennessee
Washington County Be it remembred that
on this 8th day of December 1837 before
the undersigned a Justice of the peace in and
for the County aforesaid appeared Andrew
Tyler who is aged Seveny six years and
made oath in due form of law that he
is the Brother of Elizabeth McNabb formerly
Elizabeth Taylor that said Elizabeth is two
years older than himself being seventy
nine years of age, that she was married
to David McNabb late Captain in
what was then Augusta County now
Rockbridge Virginia by publication as
was then the custom by Parson Graham,
the church pastor at that time at the
Stone meeting House in the aforesaid County.
that said McNabb immediately on marrying
his wife took her to the then western part of
North Carolina, near Carter County Tennessee
where his father had before removed with
his family. & where this deponent shortly
after removed & settled in the same vicinity
& served under Captain McNabb a tour of
duty in 1779 against the Indians to the
Halliby Towns & burned their property & cut
down their corn in the spring of the ensuing year 1780 said campaign was commenced in
winter of 1779 & continued three months
& was again revived in the spring. that he
lived for more than forty five years in the
county with David McNabb, indeed to the
time of his death & from his best recollection
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the said David McNabb & Elizabeth were
married as aforesaid in the year 1778 that this
deponant [deponent] being in the vicinity knew of Capt. McNabb performing sundry other tours of duty, but the first named three months, to the
Hilabies[?] in which witness served under him was the only one in which he was out [illegible] Capt. McNabb but [?] Nabb commanded [illegible words]
the mountains to the south and at other tours as he understood.
Sworn & subscribed this date above
Wm. K Blair JP
Andrew Taylor

I William K Blair do certify that Andrew
Taylor the deponant [deponent] in the above affadavit [affidavit] is personally known to me & is a man of the most unblemished character, and 
entitled to full faith & confidence.
Wm. K. Blair J.P.
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May 22, 1940.

Mrs. John Barksdale
Hogshead Apartment
Chattanooga, Tennessee.

BA-J/ILL
David McNabb
W. 7438

Dear Madam:

The data which follow were obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, W. 7438, based upon service of David McNabb in the Revolutionary War.

David McNabb resided in Washington County, (later Carter County), Tennessee), North Carolina, at the time he entered service in the Revolutionary War. The names of his parents were not given, nor the place of his birth.

David McNabb raised a company of militia in the vicinity of Washington County, North Carolina: ftom [from] June 1780, he commanded that company of two tours of three months each, one under Colonel
Robinson, the other under Colonel John Sevier, during which he was engaged against the Indians and assisted in the destruction of
many of their towns; he served another tour of three months in 1781 under Colonel John Sevier during which he marched into South Carolina, and assisted in capturing a number of the British.

Captain David McNabb returned to his home and continued to reside in that vicinity until his death on May 3, 1826.

He married in the year 1778, Elizabeth Taylor; they were married by Parson Graham in the "Stone meeting House" in Augusta County, Virginia; the names of Elizabeth's parents were not stated. Her younger brother, Andrew Taylor, lived there and moved shortly afterwards to North Carolina, where he settled near his sister.

Elizabeth McNabb, this officer's widow, was allowed pension on account of his service in the Revolutionary War on her application
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executed September 19, 1837, at which time she resided in McMinn County, Tennessee; she was aged then seventy-nine years. She died June 20, 1848. She had moved to that vicinity soon after her marriage.

In 1838, Elizabeth McNabb referred to her son who resided near Jonesborough, Tennessee, but did not state his name. No reference was made to any other children.

In 1837, when Elizabeth McNabb made application for her pension, her brother, Andrew
McNabb, [crossed out] Taylor was a resident of Washington County, Tennessee, aged seventy-six years. At that time, Dr. Isaac McNabb, also of said Washington County, stated that he had been acquainted with Captain David McNabb and his wife, Elizabeth, at the time of the Revolutionary War, but he did not state any relationship to the family.

In 1854, one James McNabb of Tennessee, made inquiry in regard to the pension of Elizabeth McNabb, the above noted widow; there are no further data on file regarding said James McNabb.

In order to obtain the name of the person to whom the last payment of pension was made, you should address the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, this city, and furnish the following data:

Elizabeth McNabb, widow of David McNabb,
Certificate #1800
Issued February 21, 1838
Rate $120 per annum
Commenced March 4, 1831
Act of July 4, 1836
Tennessee (Jonesboro) Agency.

Very truly yours,

A.D. HILLER,
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator.

Added the letters dated 1854 to this case - ILL.

2.
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1919 Mch. 25 Hist. to J.L. McConnell
1940. May 22 - Hist to Mrs. Jol[cut off]
Barksdale - ILL.

Revy
WIDOW, &c.

File No. 7438
Elizabeth McNabb
Wid.
David McNabb ┃
Capt. N. C. Mila.,

Act: July 4/36, Sec, 3d.
Index: - Vol. M, Page 20

[ Arrangement of 1870. ]
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Elizabeth McNabb
Tennessee

Suspended

See letter 4th Nov.
1837 Hon. J. Blair.
let 29 Jan. 38 Hon. W.
C. Carter.
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State of Tennessee }
McMinn County } I Samuel H. Jordan presiding Justice of the County Court of McMinn County Tennessee Do Certify that John B. Jackson whose name is Subscribed to the foregoing certificate is
and was at the time of Subscribing the same Clerk of the County Court of McMinn County Tennessee duly Elected Commissioned and Sworn and that full credit is due all his official acts as such
Given under my hand and seal this 19th September 1837
Saml. H. Jordan  seal [encircled]
Presiding Justice of the County
Court of McMinn County
Tennessee
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AJJ proof
Elizabeth McNabb,
Oct. 20th


J. Blair
Jonesboro
Tennessee
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State of Tennessee }
Johnson County }
On the 13th day of August 1838. 
before the Subscriber an acting Justice of the Peace for said county personally appeared William Wilson aged Seventy Seven years &
a resident of Said County and who is well known to me to be a man of veracity & after first being Sworn on the Holy Evangelists of Almighty God deposed & Stated that he well knew Captain David McNabb now Dec'd in the Revolutionary war & that in the Later part of August 1781. witness was enrolled as a private under Captain James Raddy to perform a tower [tour] of duty of three months and that Captain David McNabb performed a tower [tour] of duty as a Captain at the same time, of three months in what was then Washington County North Carolina and Rendezvoused on doe River in said County and marched across the yellow mountain. and into South Carolina, Santee River Under Col. John Sevier & joined Genl. Francis Marion, and after being there some length of time Capt. David McNabb was ordered to Guard a bridge across a Swamp of the Santee, to keep out the British, & Said witness served under the said Capt. David McNabb 1- day, and was discharged by Genl. Francis Marion after performing the three months tower [tour] of duty, and that Said witness resided
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in the same County with Captain McNabb, from the close of the war untill [until] the time of his death, knew his wife, now widdow [widow] Elizabeth McNabb, and she is the Widdow [widow] of the Identicle [identical] officer before named and said Capt. McNabb & Company was discharged at the same time that witness was discharged after performing a three months tower [tour] of duty, as Captain by Genl. Frances [Francis] Marion. Sworn to and Subscribed before me the day o& date first written before me
G. Moore J.P.
William his mark Wilson

I, Greene Moore, an acting Justice of the Peace in & for the County of Johnson, & State of Tennessee, do hereby certify that on the 13th day of August 1838 William Wilson above named was duly qualified to the foregoing deposition, subscribed the same in my presence after being sworn thereto; that I am well acquainted with him & know him to be a man of veracity & entitled to full credit. Given under my hand & seal the date above written
G. Moore    seal [encircled]
Justice Peace Johnson Cty.
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State of Tennessee }
Johnson County }
I. Richard C. White, Clerk of the County
Court of Johnson County aforesaid do hereby certify that Greene Moore esquire whose attestation & signature or certificate is to the affidavit of William Wilson is and was at the time of signing the same an acting Justice of the Peace in & for said County; & that his certificate is in due form of Law. Given under my hand
and seal of office at office Taylorsville the 13th day August A.D. 1838

Richard C White Clk.
By J. Moore Depy. Clk.
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W B Carter


Hon. Joel R. Poinsett
Secretary at War
Washington
D.C.


3
M. 39. Jany. 22. '39
Pension office.

Mr. Evans
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Athens, Tennessee
December 22nd 1838.

To the Hon. Joel R. Poinsett
Secretary of War.

Sir,

By an order of the War Department,
issued, February 21st 1838., and recorded in the Pension Office and Book A. Vol. 2. Page 187, by William T. Allison, Clerk; I, Elizabeth McNabb, widow of David McNabb,
who was a Captain in the Army of the Revolution, and entitled to receive from the Treasury of the United States during the time I may remain unmarried, One hundred and twenty dollars. The payments are to be made semi-annualy [annually] at the Pension Office in Jonesboro', Ten.
I reside in McMinn County, and the object of this letter is to request you to have the place of payment transferred from that place to Knoxville, on account of its proximity to my residence. The pension was procured through the agency of my son, who lives near Jones
borough -which will, I suppose, account for it having been made payable there.
Very respectfully,
Elizabeth McNabb.
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Hon. W. B. Carter
HR
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As agent for Mrs. McNabb I agree to accept
on the papers on file a certificate for 6 mo.
that being the period of time absolutely
served. & A Taylors evidence is full as to
Mrs. McNabb being married in Virginia
before the performed of the second whether
it be 1789 or 80. & to have been two years
older than he who did perform under the
Capn. (part of the time) he served. Taylor resides
in a different County & as it is not intended
to set up additional time, the discrepancy in his
age & service can be reconciled with the fact
of his having full evidence of the time when
he made his declaration & being in a different
county when he made his last affidavit &
only spoke from memory accounts for it.
Taylor is a man of the highest respectability
can be so certified by J.L.[?] Carter & swears
to a part about which error indicates can make no difference to wit 1st Mrs. McNabb being her older sister & her being married in Va. before he removed to Tennessee when he performed the service after removal.
Jonesboro.  Feb. 7th 1838.  John Blair

To J L Edwards Esqr.
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War Department
Pension Office
January 29, 1838

Sir,

The affidavit of Andrew Taylor in
support of the claim of Mrs. Elizabeth McNabb has been examined and filed with her other papers in this office. She swears that he performed a tour of three months service under the claimants husband commencing in the fall of 1779. On referring to his declaration it is found that the first tour of service performed by him was for the fall of 1780.
That tour besides one of three months in the summer of 1780, has been proved by the testimony already adduced. In my letter to Hon. J. Blair of the 4th November last it was required that the claimants age should be shown. Andrew Taylor swears that he is seventy six years of age and that his sister is two years older than himself. In his declaration made in 1832, he swears that he is sixty seven. He should therefore amend his affidavit as to his age and the period at which he performed a tour of service under Capt. McNabb. Not more than six months services can be allowed.

I have the honor to be
Very Respectfully
Yr. Mo. Obt. Svt.
J L. Edwards

Hon. W. B. Carter }
House of Representatives }
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Hon. S. A. Smith
April 24/34
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729

Pension Office
April 24 1854

Sir
herewith return the letters of Jas.
McNabb and have to inform you that
I can discover no reason for allowing
an increase of the pension of Elizabeth
McNabb of Tenn. She was pensioner at
$120 per annum for her husbands service
as Captain, which was a very liberal
allowance upon the evidence on file.

Hon S. A. Smith
H of R
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Washington DC
April 17 1854

Hon L P Waldo
Com of Pensions

Sir -
I herewith transmit a letter
from James McNabb of Tennessee
asking information, which
I must ask the favour [favor] of
the Department to furnish
me as soon as convenient
Very Respectfully
your obt. svt.
S. A. Smith
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October 3d 1848.
Hon. J. H. Crozier.
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Pension Office
October 3, 1848.
Sir.

I herewith return the papers in the
case of Elizabeth McNabb, decd., and have
to inform you that the enclosed printed
instructions should be complied with
in order to the payment of the arrear
of Pension.

Hon. J. H. Crogier [Crozier]
Knoxville
Tenn.
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Feb 19

Mat-
[illegible]

J. L. Edwards Esq:
Com - Pensions
Washington
D.C.

Hon. W. B. Carter
HR
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Rep Hall 18th Feby 1838

J. L. Edwards Esq.

Sir, Inclosed [Enclosed] you will receive explanatory evidence in Mrs. McNabbs case - I 
presume there will be no obstacle to the issuance of a certificate for six months service
and if so please send it to me as early as convenient

very respectfully
Your Obt. Servt.
W. B. Carter

J. L. Edwards Esq.
Com. Pensions
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Rep Hall 27th Jany 1838.

J .L. Edwards Esqr.-
Sir:
I herewith transmit you E. Bucks [illegible]
for a Pension.
I am also instructed to enquire
after the case of the Widow McNabb of Tennessee, who claims an allowance under the Act of '36 for the revolutionary services of her Husband. Please inform me your decision in her case - and also the result of Mr. Bucks application as early as convenient

very respectfully
Yr. Obt. Servt.
W. B. Carter

J.L. Edwards Esqr.
Com. Pensions
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State of Tennessee }
Washington County }
Sept 4th 1837 }
On this day above written, Doctor
Isaac Taylor appeared before the
undersigned a magistrate in and
for the County & State aforesaid and
made oath in due form of Law
that he was well acquainted with
David McNabb now dec'd. but [illegible]
a Captain in the Revolutionary war
That said David M. Nabb raised a
company in (what was then) Washington
County North Carolina, and joined
Captain Robison Regiment together
with Captain John Trembles Company
(in which declarant was) & in the
month of June 1780 they set out
for the South against Freguson
who was then marching toward
the up country & crossed the
iron mountain & Joined Gl.
McDowel at a place called
White oak & there ranged & scouted
the country until the expiration
of the term for which they entered
which was a three months tour.
This declarant knew David
McNabb to have raised & commanded
a company on said tour and
to have continued the three months
& returned home with him as
they resided in the same County
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knew said McNabb ever serve
up to his death & also his wife
Elizabeth now living, to whom
he was then married & who
to the knowledge of Witness at
& took in the harvest while her
husband served the aforesaid campaign.
Witness also heard of Captain
McNabb serving other tours of duty
but this was performed with him
& of which he can speak of his over [illegible]
being with him.
Isaac Taylor
Sworn to & Subscribed
before me this date
first before written
Wm. Blair J [illegible]
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State of Tennessee
Washington County
on this 8th day of September
1837. personally appeared before
me the undersigned a Justice of the
peace for the County aforesaid Solomon
Hendrix and made oath
that he was private soldier under
Captain David McNabb, now dec'd.
in the expedition under Gl. John
Sevier against the Cherokee Indians
the precise time he cannot now
state, but it was imediately [immediately] after
Kings Mountain Battle Witness
States that Capn. McNabb raised
his company in what was then Washington County North Carolina now
Carter County Tennessee said Campaign
did not extend quite to
four months but the call was only a draft
of three months, McNabb lived
& died near to him & he knows
him to have been the husband
of the present applicant widow
Elizabeth McNabb was wife of
Capn. David at the time of
performing the servce [service] aforesaid
Sworn to & subscribed
this 8th September 1837
[illegible] Blair J. [illegible]
Solomon his mark Hendrix
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State of Tennessee }
Washington County } I Saml. Green, Clerk of the
County Court of said County do hereby certify that Com. K. Blair before whom the foregoing probates were made was  at the time an acting Justice of the peace for said County duly commissioned & qualified and that his Signature is Genuine Given under mu hand & Seal of Office at Office this 19th day of Oct 1837
Saml. Green Clk

The Justices of the County
Court are Justices of the [illegible]
J Blair
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Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D.C.

Dear Sir:-
Kindly send me the revolutionary War
record of David McNabb - His wife drew
a pension for his services in the revolutionary
war. He lived in East Tenn. which at that time
was a portion of North Carolina.
would also like to know date of birth & death
date of Marrage [marriage], wifes name if you
have this information.
Yours truly
J. L. McConnell

[circular stamp]
U.S. PENSION OFFICE
K
MAR 19 1919
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Hogshead Apartments, Chattanooga, Tennessee
April 12, 1940.

Veterans Administration
Washington, D. C.

Gentlemen:
Please send me the Revolutionary pension record of Elizabeth McNabb, widow of David McNabb, who served in North Carolina troops, and the record of Nicholas Long, who served in Virginia troops.

Yours very truly,
Mrs. John F. Barksdale [signature]
Mrs. John Barksdale.
Hogshead Apartments.
Chattanooga, Tennessee.

[circular stamp]
number 5, 6, 7, 8 [rest illegible]
[illegible]
APR 15  1940
[rest illegible]
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REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION.
3-525

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.

W.F. 7438

Washington, D. C.,   19__

In reply to your request of               , received
for a statement of the military history of David McNabb a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired
formation as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.

DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR
APPOINTMENT.
AW
Winter 1779 [lined out]
June 1780
1780
1781.

LENGTH OF SERVICE.
3 mos [lined out]
3 mos.
3 mos.
3 mos.

RANK.
Captain in the militia [crossed out]
Capt.
Capt.
Capt.

OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN.
in the militia
       "
       "

COLONEL.

Robinson
John Sevier
John Sevier

STATE.
N.C.

Battles engaged in, destroyed Indian Towns
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Washington Co. N.C.
Date of application for pension, Sept. 19. 1837 His claim was allowed
Residence at date of application, McMinn Co. Tenn.
Age at date of application, He was 79 years old
Remarks: He married in 1778 in Augusta Co. Va. Elizabeth Taylor and died May 13 1826. It is not stated whether there were any children.
Respectfully,

Commissioner.
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May 22, 1940.

Mrs. John Barksdale
Hogshead Apartment
Chattanooga, Tennessee.

BA-J/ILL
David McNabb
W. 7438

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary record of David McNabb of North Carolina, whose widow was Elizabeth, also, the record of Nicholas Long who served from Virginia.

In order to identify the record of the particular Nicholas Long in whom you are interested, it is essential that you furnish as much as possible of the following information: approximate dates of birth and death, county in which he resided at the time of enlistment, also his residence after service.

The record of David McNabb is furnished you herewith, pension claim, W. 7438.

Very truly yours,

A.D. HILLER,
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator.