Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 9,399, for James Malpass, North Carolina
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(S-1776)
[Star]
N.C.  
Malpass, James
NUMBER S. 9399
carded
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North Carolina
16028
James Malpass
of New Hanover in the State of No. Ca.
who was a pri: in the company commanded by Captain Jones of the Reg. commanded by Col. Brown in the North Carolina line for 9 months.
Inscribed in the Roll of North Car: at the rate of 30 Dollars --- Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 25th day of June '33 and sent.  Jno. W. Stanly
Wilmington, NC (clk)
Arrears to the 4th day of March '33 - 60
Semi-al. allowance ending 4 Sept. '33 - 15
$75
Revolutionary Claim, 
Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by Wm. Miller, Clerk,
Book E. Vol. 6 Page 49
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Admit as a private
9 mo. $30
Send the Clerk
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9399
Rechan
INVALID
[illegible]
File No. 9399
James Malpass
Pri. Rev. War
Act: June 7th 1832
Index: -- Vol. 1, Page 237
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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State of North Carolina'
New Hanover County
On this 16 day of February 1833.  Personally appeared before me John Bunting one of the Justices of the Peace for the above County within the State James Malpass, Senr. a resident of said County and State aged about 72 or 73 years of age. First being 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 Entered into the  United States Army one of the drafted Militia of New Hanover County, he believes about the year 1777 and served three Months at the North East Bridge in said County under the command of Captain {Tract} William Jones.  Other officers not recollected at this period got my discharge but doesn't recollect who it was signed by, and now it is lost.
2.  I was drafted again for one of the Militia of the above County for three months and served my time of servitude out in Wilmington North Carolina under the Command of Captain David James, James Poitevent, Lieutenant and a Mr. Quince was Insign.  got a discharge but have lost it neither do I recollect who it was signed by.
3.  I became a substitute for Richard Mason for three months and served three months.  McCullo was captain and Anthony Gilbert was Sargent.  We all got a furlo in Wilmington North Carolina, and to join our Captain in Fayetteville North Carolina we joined according to furlo, and Genl. Lillington took Command and sent our Captain and his company to General Greens Army at the Cheraw Hills in South Carolina.  We was sent to Greens Army for the purpose of Bountiny Meal from a Mill.  After we arrived General Green had received an express from Genl. Washington and marched, left Captain McCullo and Company there and Coll Wade.  Settled as
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about One Mile below the Cheraw Hills in South Carolina where we remained until express arrived [smudge] North Carolina that the english were in the Cape Fear River North Carolina and ordering us back through Fayetteville.  As we came back we was marched over a bridge called Coals Bridge.  I believe on Drowning Creek.  We was marched to Fayetteville from thence to the Big Bridge in New Hanover County where we were under the command of Colonel Brown and General Lillington over on the other side of the river next to the sound of the river Near the Bridge we had a Battle. (with the British under the Command of one Major Craig)  Our troops were defeated. We being under Colonel Brown who that day was Colonel Commander who was Wounded in the war.  Colonel Young was Commander of the horse Company.  General Lillington did not get over the river to join Army, he being on the opposite side from where the Battle was Fought.  In a day or two after the Battle I was discharged.  It was gave me by Captain McCullo.  I can't say who it was signed by.  My name is not on any pensions list nor have I received any pension and I hereby relinquish all claim to any but the present.  I was born in the County of New Hanover and above named state in the year 1760 near Moore's Creek Bridge and always has lived in the county and now live on the Bee Branch.  I was drafted the two times above mentioned and became substitute in said
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County Benjamin Larkins can certify to some of my servitude and any other ? settles  
Signed Subscribed and sworn to the date above  before me  JW Bunting JP  James his X Mark Malpass 
 I Benjamin Larkins a resident of the county of New Hanover State of North Carolina hereby certify that I am well acquainted with James Malpass who have subscribed the above certifficate and sworn to it that I am knowing to part of the above named servitude that he is reputed and belived in the neighborhood he resides in to have been a revolutionary soldier and I am knowing to it B Larkins 
sworn to before me JW Bunting JP
I William Armstrong a clergyman residing in the county of New Hanover and State of North Carolina hereby certify that I am well acquainted with James Malpass who has signed  the afore declaration and signed it that I believe him to be about seventy three years of age that he is reputed and believed in the Neighbourhood where he resides to have been a Soldier in the revolutionary war and I do concur in said oppinion Wm Armstrong 
Sworn to before me JW Bunting JP
I John Bunting  Justice of the Peace, who took the above depositions - James Malpass not being able to attend our Court after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, do believe that the above applicant James Malpass was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states. And I John Bunting further certify that it appears to me that William Armstrong who subscribed the above certificate is Clergiman in the County of New Hanover and Benjamin Larkins who has also signed the above is a resident of the same County and that they are creditable persons and that their statements are entitled to credit JW Bunting JP
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State of North Carolina
County of New Hanover
I, John W Hanly, Clerk of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions for the County of New Hanover, do hereby certify that the signature of John Bunting which appears to the above depositions is the proper handwriting of the said John Bunting - That the said was at the time of affixing his signature thereto an acting justice of the peace for the County of New Hanover duly commissioned & that as such full faith & credit should be given to his signature therein as well as thereto. - Given at office this 11th day of May 1833 under seal of the same.
John W. Hanly Clk
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM-51
12 - 5 - 41
BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
Division of Veterans' Administration Archives
NAME Malpus, Ezekiel 
GRADE Private
LINE South Carolina
WARRANT NUMBERs
 12424 and 13398
ISSUED November 20, 1794
to not shown-
The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of ""Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800"" which are
registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent
dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800.
Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.