Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 11089, John Wall, Va.
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(3-1776)
SERVICE  NUMBER
Va. Wall, John R.11089

CONTENTS
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John Wall's declaration to obtain a pension
for Revolutionary services under the act of
Congress passed June 7th
1832.
17714
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State of North Carolina New Hanover County
Superior Court of Law Fall Term 1832

On this the 31st day of October A.D. 1832 personally appeared before the Honourable Robert Strange one of the Judges of the Superior Courts of Law & Equity in and for the State aforesaid now sitting and presiding in the Superior Court of Law held for the County of New Hanover aforesaid John Wall aged seventy four years the 20th of June 1832 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 passed June 7th 1832. That he enlisted in the army of the United States in the year 1780 with
whom this applicant cannot now recollect, neither does he know what No. the regiment was of that he served in, but he served in the Virginia line under the following named officers, Gen Geo. Washington, 
Col. James Burr, Major Tillington, Captain Thomas Hopkins, that he was afterwards under the command of Gen. Green in North Carolina, that he left the service he thinks about the 1st of December 1781 that he enlisted for three years and served something over eighteen months but is content to claim for that time, that when he entered the service he resided in Dinwiddie County in the State of Virginia, that he was in the battle fought at Guilford Court House in March 1781 and at the siege of Yorktown, where Cornwallis surrendered, that he rendezvoused at Dinwiddie Court House and marched from thence to
Charlotte County where he joined in with the Virginia troop destined to cooperate with Green's army in North Carolina, that from thence the marched on for Gen Green's army and joined it the day before
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the battle at Guilford Court House, that from Guilford Court House he marched on in pursuit of the enemy as far as Ramsey's mills on Deep River, that from thence he marched to near Taylors ferry on Roanoke where he encamped awhile and from thence to the vicinity of York Town and besieged that place till it was surrendered. and after the surrender of York Town he guarded some prisoners to Winchester.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity except the present and he declared that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency in any State.
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid

John Wall his mark
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states
I Thomas H. Wright Clerk of the Superior Court of Law for the County of New Hanover, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of John Wall for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this the 1st day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & thirty two and in the 57th year of American Independence
Thos & Wright Clk
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State of North Carolina Superior Court of Law Spring New Hanover County Term 1833.
On this the 23rd day of April A.D. 1833 before the Honorable James Martin one of the Judges of the Superior Courts of Law for the State of North Carolina, now presiding in the Superior Court of Law for the County of New Hanover, personally appeared Joseph H. Lamb and William Mott two of the Justices of the Peace for said County who being duly sworn do on their oath depose and say that John Wall who made the preceding declaration of his Revolutionary services at Fall Term 1832 of the Court aforesaid was a resident of New Hanover County in the State of North Carolina at the time of making said declaration and for twenty years at least previous thereto; that said John Wall died on or about the 24th day of December 1832 leaving a widow viz Zelpha Wall; and we Joseph H. Lamb a resident of New Hanover County and William Mott residing in the same hereby certify that we were well acquainted with John Wall who has subscribed and sworn to the preceding declaration; that we believe him to have been seventy four years of age the 20th June 1832, that he was reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resided to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion
Sworn to & Subscribed the day & year above written.
Jo. H. Lamb
Wm. Mott
And the said Court hereby certifies that it appears to him that Joseph H. Lamb and William Mott who have signed the preceding affidavit & certificate are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit and that it further appears to the said Court that there is no clergyman residing in the immediate neighbourhood of where the said applicant resided
James Martin J.P. [more letters]

I, Thomas H. Wright Clerk of the Superior Court of Law for the County of New Hanover hereby certify that the foregoing contains the amended proceedings of the said Court in relation to the application of John [damaged]
for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of office and subscribed my name this 24th day of April 1833.
Thos. H. Wright clk
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11089
John Wall
Rejected
List of application for Pensions" pub, in
1852 gives fol. reason for rejection,
"Did not serve six months"
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John Walls, deceased
North Carolina
Rejected
L. Heallay 1835 P. Murphy.
de du Hon J. J. McKay 25 Sept 1837

See Letter Books
McD 9/22/41
11089
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17714
John Walls decd
N
Reject
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Near Taylor's Bridge
April 20. 1835
Sir:
At the repeated solicitation of the Widow of the late John Wall decd I am induced again to present the papers relating to his application, accompanied by an additonal affidavit, by two respectable gentleman of his neighbours; though to allow a pension in this case would be a departure from the regulations prescribed by the Department, yet it is an extreme hard case, as Wall is dead and the advantage of reference to his fellow soldiers is lost. & besides his name might be overlooked on the rolls as was the case of Peter Ryan of this County who served in Maryland. Under the circumstances of this case (if from his declaration it is believed he might have served as therein stated), I hope a pension will be allowed to his widow up to the time of Mr Wall's death.
Very Respectfully Yr ob st
Hon. James L Edwards
Patrick Murphy
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State of North Carolina
New Hanover County ss
We the undersigned residents of the County and State aforesaid, hereby certify that we were well acquainted with John Wall, now deceased, who made a declaration of his Revolutionary services at Fall Term 1832 of New Hanover Superior Court in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of June 7, 1832. Then aged about seventy four years and a resident of said County of New Hanover that he was reputed and believed in his neighbourhood to have served as a private soldier in the Continental service of the
United States in the Revolutionary war; that he was esteemed as a man of truth and veracity by his neighbours; that previous to the passage of the aforesaid Act of Congress, we frequently heard him relate the circumstances of his service - have heard him state, that he enlisted in Virginia, that he was in the battle at Guilford Court House and at the siege of York Town, that he saw Cornwallis deliver up his sword to Gen Washington and that, after the surrender of York Town he guarded prisoners to Winchester.

Sworn & Subscribed this
1st day of April 1835 before me
D. McDuffie
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John Moore
D. McDuffie
Cha. P. Henry J. P.
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I, Charles Henry the Justice of the Peace in & for the County of New Hanover N.C. do hereby certify that John Moore Esquire & Dugald Mac Duffee Squire who have Sworn to & subscribed the preceding certificate, are residents in the County of New Hanover, highly respectable persons, well known to me and entitled to full faith and credit Given under my hand
this 1st day of April A.D. 1835
Chas Henry J.P.
I, Thomas F Davis Clerk of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions for New Hanover County hereby certify that Charles Henry before whom the foregoing certificate was sworn & subscribed is a Magistrate as above and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine-
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this 2nd day
of April A.D. 1835
Thos F. Davis Clk