Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 2,008, for William Montgomery, North Carolina
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
N.C.

Montgomery, William

NUMBER
S.2008
carded
CONTENTS
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Let to Hon H William 30 Jan 1852
Date of death not on AB

1372
West Tennesee
Wm Montgomery
of Carrol Co in the State of W. Ten.  who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Bullock of the Regt commanded by Col Yancy in the N.C. line for 11 1/2 mo

Inscribed on the Roll of W Tenn at the rate of 38 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 6 day of April 1833 and sent to Edward Gavin Huntington Ten

Arrears to the 4th of March 76.66
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept 18.16

$94.82

{Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.}

Recorded by Daniel Boyd Clerk,
Book E Vol. 7 Page 88

Date of death not on AB
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11, 587.
William Montgomery
of Carroll County, Tennessee

from  17-private
11 1/2 months
$38.33/100

Edward Gwin, Clk Carroll County, Tennessee
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BRIEF in the case of William Montgomery of Carroll County, in the State of Tennessee
(Act 7th June, 1832.)
1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? A Court
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity? Yes.
3. How old is he? 73 years.
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
Period.

Duration of Service.
Rank.
Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.

Drafted in 17 not stated, 3 months, as a private Gen.
Cap. Bullock and Col Fulsom

Vol. 1778, 6 months, Pr., Cap. Young, Col Yancy

Drafted 1781. 3 months, do., Capt Richards

Says he was discharged a few days before his time expired

5. In what battles was he engaged? none

6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Orange County, N.C.

7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Living witnesses and traditionary

8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? No.

I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.

W. R. Turner, Examining Clerk
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Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832

State of Tennessee
Carroll County
Sept Sessions 1832 of the Court of
Pleas & Quarter Sessions

     On this day the 11th Sept 1832 personally appeared in open court before the justices thereof  presiding William Montgomery
a resident citizen of said County, aged seventy three 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 act of Congress passed June 7th 1832 that he was first drafted in the County of Orange N. Carolina in the first draft ever made in that part of the county this was for three months, was stationed at Cross Creek N. Car now the town of Fayetteville.  He was under Capt Bullock and Col  Fulson's Regiment in this tour he was in no engagement, but scouted among the Tories, then in the year 1778, he cannot recollect in what month, he volunteered for a tour of six months under Capt. Joseph Young, Col. Yancey's Regiment, all commanded by General Ash, these troops were raised in Orange & the adjoining counties North Carolina they were then marched to the neighborhood of Charlestown South Carolina & then joined General Ashe on the Savannah River, and crossed over with him in the State of Georgia where Ashe was defeated at Briar Creek, the next day they recrossed the River, & fell under General Rutherford, as there General Ashe, as he understood was arrested, and was discharged at Turkey Hill on the Savannah River.  Then in the year 1781 or 82, I was drafted for a tour of three months, and was attached to Capt. Richards a regular officer as he understood in this service he was employed in guarding 
prisoners &c about Hillsboro North Carolina and shortly after Cornwallis' defeat he was 
discharged a few days before his time expired.  That he has no documentary testimony by which I can establish my service, nor do I know of any living witness to establish the same
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except for the tour of six months as above set out, my brother Jonathan Montgomery was out the same time with me & can testify as to my services for that time.  I hereby relinquish any claim whatever I may have for a pension or annuity except the present & hereby declare that my name is not on the pension roll of any State. 
Question where & in what year were you born 
Answer, According to the records of his parents he was born in 1761 State of Pennsylvania 
Question, Have you any record of your age and if so where is it. 
Answer, I have none but what he died of his parents, which he now has.
Question, Where did you live when called into service & where did you lived since the war & 
where do you now live. 
Answer, in Orange North Carolina & then stayed until 1818 or 1819, then moved to South 
Carolina & then moved about six years since. 
Question How were you called into Service were you drafted, did you volunteer or were you a substitute & for whom. 
Answer, first tour he was drafted, then a volunteer & again drafted. 
Question State the names of the regular officers who were with the troops where you served, such Continental and militia and other regiments & the general circumstances of your service. 
Answer He recollects a regular officer by the name of Col. Lytle & Major Nelson
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he was not much with the regulars. 
Question Did you receive a discharge and if so who signed it & what has become of it. 
Answer he cannot recollect but thinks for his first tour he had one but who gave or what has 
become of it he has forgot.  Also states that he is well acquainted & has for a long time since been acquainted with Esquire David Moore & John Armstrong who can testify as to my character & their belief in my revolutionary services. 
Sworn to and subscribed in open Court this 11th day of September A.D. 1832 
Edwin Gwin, Clerk 
                        William Montgomery 

I Jonathan Montgomery a resident citizen of this County that I served with the above 
applicant William Montgomery the tour of six months at Ashe's defeat under Capt. Young and Col. Lytle.  I have heard his declaration read and know as to the statements of that tour to be correct. 
Sworn to & subscribed in open Court this 11th day of September 1832 
Edwin Gwin, Clerk 
                     Jonathan Montgomery

     We David Moore & John Armstrong both resident citizens of this county & makes oath, that we are well acquainted with William Montgomery the above applicant who has sworn to & subscribed this declaration & we believe him to be of age he represents & that he is reputed in the neighbourhood where he lives to be a revolutionary soldier & we concur in that opinion.
                        JB Armstrong
                        David Moore
Sworn to & subscribed in open court this 11th day of Septr. 1832.
            Edward Gwin clerk
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And at the said court of pleas & quarter sessions do hereby certify and declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after the putting of the interrogatories specified by the war department that the above named William Montgomery was a soldier of the revolution & served as he states.  The court further that the sd. Johnathan Montgomery who has above certified and David Moore & John Armstrong are all credible persons & their statements intitled to full credit.
                           Saml Ingram Chm 
                           of Carroll County Court
                           Henry Wright Justice Peace
                           Wilson Lightfoot JP

State of Tennessee
Carroll County
     I Edward Gwin Clerk of the court of pleas and Quarter sessions in and for said County & state aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceeding of the said Court in the matter of the application of William Montgomery for a Pension.
(seal)
     In Testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and affix the seal of said Court at office in Huntingdon this 11th day of September AD 1832.
                  Edward Gwin Clerk

11587
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March 15, 1932



BA-J/EEL
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William Montgomery-S.2008

Mr. Clifton F. Davis
City Bank Building
Shreveport, Louisiana

Dear Sir:
     Reference is made to your letter relative to your letter relative to William Montgomery, a soldier of the Revolutionary War and John Montgomery, a soldier of the War of 1812.

     The histories of William Montgomery,        S. 2008, and John Montgomery, W.C.21297, are furnished herewith.

      The data furnished herein are obtained from the papers on file in the Revolutionary War claim for pension, S. 2008, based upon the military service of William Montgomery in that war.

     William Montgomery was born in 1761, in Pennsylvania.

     While residing in Orange County, North Carolina, he enlisted, date not given, and served three months as a private in Captain Bullock's Company, Colonel Fulsom's North Carolina Regiment: he enlisted sometime in 1776, exact date not given, served as a private in Captain Joseph Young's Company, Colonel Yancy's or Colonel Lytle's North Carolina Regiment and was in the battle of Brier Creek, length of service, six months: he enlisted in 1781, served three months as a private in Captain Richards' North Carolina (smudged) and was discharged shortly after the defeat of Cornwallis.

     After the Revolution, he continued to reside in Orange County, North Carolina, until 1818 or 1819, then moved to South Carolina.

     He was allowed pension on his application executed September 11, 1832, while residing in Carroll County, Tennessee. It is not stated when he removed to Carroll County, Tennessee.

     It is not stated that soldier was ever married.

Couldn't identify Col's Fulsom and Yancy or Capts Jos Young or Richards
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     Soldier's brother, Jonathan Montgomery, resided in Carroll County, Tennessee, in 1832.

Very truly yours

A. D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator.

Jonathan served with Wm and has a pen claim

Date of death not on AB
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1982 - Nov 15 - Hist to Clifton F. Davis EEL
1936 - Nov 11 - Ad. Clifton F. Davis.  he had (illegible)  
Hist of Wm Montgomery
D. 2008 - Mar 15/32 EH

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Rev War
2008
INVALID
File No. 2008
Wm. Montgomery
Pct. N.C. line

Act:  June 7, 1832
Index:- Vol. A, Page 261

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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CLIFTON F. DAVIS
ATTORNEY AT LAW
CITY BANK BLDG.
SHREVEPORT, LA.


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RECEIVED FEB 15 1932
MAIL SUB DIV
VET ADM
READER 10

February 11, 1932
Veterans Administration,
Washington, D.C.

Gentlemen:
     Will you please let me know what if anything your records show as to the service of the following-

     William Montgomery, born 1762 in Chester Co., Penn., died 1838 in Sumner Co., Tennessee;  wife Jane McMillan.  Is said to have been in Revolutionary Service.

     John Montgomery, born February 13, 1795, in Penn., died November 1869 in Hickman Co., Tennessee;  married Jane (D.S.) Farrar Dec. 8, 1825.  She was born December 5, 1807, died August 10, 1891.  John Montgomery is said to have been in some Indian war.

     Thanking you for your usual courteous attention I am,
                    Very truly yours,
                    Clifton F. Davis

CFDeh

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RECEIVED 
FEB 16 1932
RECEIPT SECTION
PENSION FILES SUB-DIVISION
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(letterhead)
CLIFTON F. DAVIS
ATTORNEY AT LAW
CITY BANK BLDG.
SHREVEPORT, LA.


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RECEIVED OCT 29 1936
MAIL SUB DIV
VET ADM
READER

Veterans Administration,
Washington, D.C.

Gentlemen:
     Will you please furnish me with pension information, if you have any, on

     WILLILAM MONTGOMERY, born 1762 Chester County, Pa., served in Regiment of William Montgomery from that county, or vicinity, in the Revolution, married 1788 Jane McMillin, moved to Sumner County, Tennessee and died there in 1838.

     Thanking you in advance for your reply, I am,
                      Yours very truly,
                      Clifton F. Davis

CFDeh
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                       November 11, 1936
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                       BA-J/EEL

Mr. Clifton F. Davis
1018 Giddins - Lane Building
Shreveport, Louisiana

Dear Sir:
     Reference is made to your letter in which you request information in regard to William Montgomery, born 1762, in Chester County, Pennsylvania, served in the Revolutionary War from Pennsylvania, married 1788, Jane McMillin, moved to Sumner County, Tennessee and died there in 1838.
     There is no claim for pension or bounty land on file based upon the service in the Revolutionary War of a William Montgomery identical with the one described by you.  The record of William Montgomery, S.2008, was furnished you March 15, 1932, in the effort to aid you in your research.
                    
                               Very truly yours
                               A.D. HILLER
                               Executive Assistant
                               to the Administrator.
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XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service?  Yes

XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? 

XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? 

XIV. If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service? 
If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses? 
Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct? 

XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? yes

XVI. Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? yes

XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? 

EXPLANATORY NOTES.
QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words.
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, A Justice of the Peace, &c. A.B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades; For ___ yes ___ months, and ___ days, I served as a ___ For ___ months and ___ days, I served as a ___; and for such service I claim a pension.
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It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours; the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must in every case be clearly shewn under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed, that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
QUERE XIV. Proof of Service
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he just prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
QUERE XVI. Mode of authenticating papers.
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Huntingdon Te
Sept. 21 1832

Revolutionary pension claim

Free

Oct 2
11087
Tennessee
The Hon Lewis Cass
(Secretary of War)
Washington
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Washington City
Dec 16 1887

Sir
    This morning I omitted to enclose you Mr. (illegible) letter which you will please find herewith sent.  It explains Mr. Montgomerys application.  Please return me Mr. (illegible) letter.

                       Your obt. Sevt
                       CH Williams

Chm. Pens
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*

Division of Veterans Administration

NAME Montgomery, William
GRADE Private
LINE Pennsylvania

WARRANT NUMBER 100129
ACREAGE 100
ISSUED March 8, 1792 to Robert Connelly, Admr.