Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 6873, Dudley Gatewood, N.C.
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SERVICE N.C. 
Gatewood, Dudley
NUMBER   S 6873


carded
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North Carolina          4255
Dudley Gatewood

Casewell in the State of No. C
who was a pr. in the company commanded by Captain ----- of the Reg commanded by Col. Thirston in the N.Car
line for 11 mo. from 1776
Inscribed on the Roll of North Carolina
at the rate of 36 Dollars 66 Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th of March 1831
Certificate of Pension issued 17th day of Jan 1833
Shepperd House of Reps

Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832              5499-
Semi-ani allowance ending 4 Mar 32   18.33
                                                             $73.32

Revolutionary Claim
Act June 7, 1832
Recorded by Nathan Rice Clerk
Book D   Vol. 8  Page 3(illegible)


Died July 9- 1836  A.B.
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State of North Carolina
County of Caswell
Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions October Term 1832
On this 9th day of October 1832 personally appeared in open court before James Ramey, John P. Harrison & Henry Allen the court now sitting. Dudley Gatewood a resident of the county of Caswell aforesaid aged 84 years eight months and ten days, 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 entered the service of the United States first as a drafted militia man in the month of February and in the year 1776 as much as he can recollect in Capt William Hublans Company of Caswell County North Carolina. the regiment to which this Company belonged was Commanded by Col James Thurston and Col Taylor and one Rochester whose Christian name he thinks was Nathaniel was major in this regiment, he marched in the first place from Caswell County to Hillsborough North Carolina and from there on directly to Fayetteville in the same state, The force under the Command of Cols Thurston and Taylor met at Fayetteville with other forces of the state from the Counties of Rutherford Rowan and so forth The whole of the troops herein mentioned continued for some time he thinks about two months though his recollection is imperfect in and near Fayetteville he ordered to appose (sic) the Tories who were strong in that Quarter Just before the regiment to which this applicant belonged reached Fayetteville. The Tories had sustained a defeat at a place called Moores Bridge near Fayetteville by the American forces commanded by Col Casnell and they were thus prevented from reaching thee Town of Wilmington NC to which they were directing
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directing their march in order to unite with the British army. This applicant was not in this Engagement it occurring a few days before he arrived in the vicinity, It took place as he recalls in the Coldest part of February or the first of March in the year 1776, Having continued about two months in to service the company to which he belonged as well as many others were discharged and ordered to return home which they accordingly did, He has no written evidence of the discharge no record to use as he recollects was any given him at the time this discharge took place some time in the month of April 1777 as he remembers - From the time of this discharge this applicant remained at home in Caswell County aforesaid until the month of December in the year 1780 when he was again drafted for a three month tour and marched on the 24th of December in the year aforesaid in Capt Spilby Colemans Company belonging to the regiment Commanded by Col Thomas Farmer of Hillsborough N.C. - directly to Salisbury N Carolina and after commencing at this [illegible] place  for several weeks the regiment having joined Gen Greens army proceeded on to Baths Ford on the Calaba river in the County of Lyncon N.C. at this point the Americans forces under given met with the English army under the command of Lord Cornwallis the Americans retreated immediately back and were closely pursued  by Cornwallis as far as a point on Dan river in Halifax County Virginia known at that time by the name of Boyd's Ferry Gen Green with his army crossed the river at this place and proceeded as far as Halifax Court House in Virginia Cornwallis discontinued his pursuit at the ferry above mentioned and having procured supplies from some mills in the neighborhood directed his march back again towards Hillsborough N.C. Genl Green having never forced his army at Halifax returned in pursuit of Cornwallis The two armys [sic] however did not come in
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come in immediate contact [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] the occurrence of the celebrated battle of Guilford which was fought on the 15th day of March 1781 - The company to which this applicant belonged were discharged a short time before the battle of Guilford the viz the first day of March 1781. This applicant has no written evidence in his possession of the discharge home alluded to having lost it years since, Though his fellow soldiers whose certificates are herewith sent.  To wit Johnathan Starkee and Elisha Evans and still alive to bear testimony to the services which he has rendered. This tour was of three months duration commencing on the (illegible) of December 1780 and ending on March 1781 He returned home to Caswell after his discharge and remained there until late in the summer movig the precise month of day of the month he cannot recollect, when he was again drafted for another three months tour. On this occasion he was drafted in the Company Commanded by Capt Robert Burton of Caswell.  Col Wm Moore of Caswell Commanded the regiment. This company Capt Burton was ordered to march to Wilmington and they proceeded to do so accordingly and had marched as far as Neuse river in the County of Wake NC when their orders were countermanded and they were required to return as far as Hillsborough N.C. to gard (sic) the legislature of North Carolina which was at the time in session on what day or month he reached the town of Hillsborough after being ordered to that place he cannot remember, He continued there however until the release of the Legislature and estimating from the day on which he first left home on this tour to the day of which he was discharged at Hillsborough h thinks it must have exceeded three months such is his extreme old age however and the consequent fragility of his memory, that he cannot make any positive
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statements as to dates. He received written discharge at the close of this tour but has lost it and there is no individual now living within his knowledge who served with him, Though Capt James Burton Brother of Capt Robert Burton who commanded the company to which this applicant belonged has some recollection of the services mentioned and his certificate is therefore herewith sent.
This applicant in the last tour of service acted as Lieutenant to the Company of Capt Burton though he was never commissioned as such.
This applicant was born in Essex County in the State of Virginia as he  aforesaid by reference to register now in his possession in the month of December 1747.  In the year 1768 he left the County of his nativity and resided untill (sic) the year 1771 as well as he remembers in the County of Pittsylvania Virginia at this latter period he left the State of Virginia and came to the County of Caswell N. Carolina where he has ever since continued to reside.

He hereby relinquishes all claims whatever to ap pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not upon the pension roll of the agency of any state.

Dudley Gatewood

Sworn to & Subscribed in Open Court
Paul A. Haralson, Clk

I Johnathan Starkee do hereby certify that I served in the war of the revolution with Dudley Gatewood to whose Declaration thus is annexed.   We were both under the command of Capt Spilby Coleman.  We left (illegible) on the 24th day of December as near as I can recollect in the year 1780 and marched immediately to Salisbury N.C. and from there to Baty's Ford as stated
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as stated in his Declaration, and served during the tour of three months as he  Declares and were discharged, as stated by him in March
Jonathan Starkey

Sworn to & Subscribed in open Court
[illegible] Paul A. Haralson, Clk

I Elisha Evans do hereby certify I was likewise in the war of the revolution together with Dudley Gatewood and Johnathan Starkey and that the accompanying declaration and certificate are to the best of my recollection substantially correct.
His
X
mark
Elisha Evans
Sworn to & Subscribed in Open Court
[illegible] Paul A. Haralson, Clk

And the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the abovenamed applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states, and the court further certifies that it appears to them that Johnathan Starkee and Elisha Evans whose certificates are on record and creditable persons and that their certificates are entitled to credit.

I Paul A. Haralson Clerk of the County Court of Caswell County N.C. o hereby certify that the foregoing contains contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Dudley Gatewood for a pension.
In Testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand & seal of office.
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Office this the 9th day of October 1832

Paul A. Haralson, Clk
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I have carefully examined the foregoing sheets and read them and every part thereof are unintelligible) the ______ to be in the handwriting of John Carr Green an acquaintance of mine  and from the _______ from the first to the second sheet as well or from my knowledge of  his high character the ______________ I do not hesitate to state 4 or 5 Corp seal of service that 4-5 all services and that nothing is here ______ what was not before upon the court a (unintelligible) to have been certified by the Clerk.  I further certify that the signature to the certified 
ordeal, as to the proper handwriting of Paul A. Naialson Clerk of said court.

A. N. Shepperd
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VETERANS ADMINISTRATION
Washington    April 22, 1940
Honorable T. G. Burch
House of Representatives
Washington, D. C. 

BA-J/ILL
Dudley Gatwood
S. 6873

My dear Mr. Burch:
The data which follow were obtained from the papers on file in pension claim S. 6873 based upon service of Dudley Gatewood in the Revolutionary War.
Dudley Gatewood was born in December 1747 in Essex County, Virginia the name of his parents were not given. He lived there until sometime in 1768, moved then to Pittsylvania County, Virginia, where he resided until about 1771, then moved to Caswell County, North Carolina, where he resided at the time of the Revolutionary War.
Dudley Gatewood enlisted sometime in February 1776 and served two months as private in Captain William Hubbard's company. Colonels James Thurston's and Taylor's North Carolina regiment. He enlisted in December of 1780 and served three months as private in Captain Spilby Coleman's company, Colonel Thomas Farmer's North Carolina regiment. He enlisted in the summer of 1781 and served three months as lieutenant in Captain Robert Burton's company, Colonel William Moore's North Carolina regiment.

Dudley Gatewood was allowed pension on account of his service in the Revolutionary War on his application executed October 9, 1832.
He resided then in Caswell County, North Carolina. He died July 9, 1836.
Dudley Gatewood was survived by his widow, Rebecca Gatewood, who was living in 1843: the date and place of their marriage were not given, nor her maiden name. No reference was made to children.
Very truly yours,

A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator.
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April 22. 1940
BA-J/WHF:MLB
Honorable T. G. Burch
House of Representative 
Washington, D. C. 

My Dear Mr. Burch:
Reference is made to your letter of April 18, in behalf of Mrs. Berryman Green, of South Boston, Virginia, whose letter you enclosed, and who requests the Revolutionary War records of persons who served in the Revolutionary War from Virginia, their names listed by her as: Field Jarvis; Francis Jarvis, who received bounty land warrant; James Jarvis, ensign, of Spotsylvania County; James Jarvis, express, in 1776; James Jarvis, 9th Virginia Regiment, pensioner of Harrison County, Virginia; Levi Jarvis; Thomas Jarvis, served in the infantry; William Jarvis, in the navy on the "Henry"; Thomas Jarvis, in the navy on the "Safeguard"; Nathaniel Powell, 9th Virginia Regiment; Joseph White, corporal, 9th Virginia Regiment; Ralp Dixon; John Dixon, commanding officer at Williamsburg in 1780; Coleman Jeffress, Amelia or Lumenburg County; Dudley Gatewood Virginia of North Carolina
Revolutionary War data furnished by the Veterans Administration are obtained from claims for pension and bounty land which have been made to the United States based upon service in that war.
There are no such claims on file based upon service in the Revolutionary War of Thomas or William Jarvis of Virginia, of a Nathaniel Powell of Virginia, of a John Dixon who served as a commanding officer in the Virginia troops, nor of a Francis, James of Levi Jarvis, nor a Ralp (Ralph, Rolph, etc.) Dixon, nor of a Coleman Jeffress. The bounty land warrant, which Mrs. green states was received by Francis Jarvis, may have been granted by the State of Virginia. The James Jarvis, pensioner of Harrison County, Virginia, cited above did not receive his pension for service in the Revolutionary War. No record could be identified as that of the Joseph White in whom Mrs. Green is interested. Approximate dates of his birth and death, residence at enlistment and after service and given name
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of wife or widow would aid in identification of his record, should it be on file. All spellings of these names were used in the search of the records.
The record of the only Field Jarvis and of the only Dudley Gatewood found in the Revolutionary War pension are furnished you herewith, and Mrs. Green's letter is enclosed, also.
Very truly yours
A.D. Hiller
Executive Assistant 
to the Administrator
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September 14, 1935.
Miss Varina D. Hanna
272 East Maxwell Street
Lexington, Kentucky.

BA-J/ILL
Dudley Gatewood
S. 6873

Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of Dudley Gatewood, who was a pensioner of Caswell County, North Carolina.
The record of Dudley Gatewood is furnished as found in the papers on file in his claim for pension, S. 6873, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War.
Dudley Gatewood was born in December 1747, in Essex County, Virginia: the name of his parents are to shown. He resided in Essex County until sometime in 1768, then moved to Pittsylvania County, in the same state, and remained until about 1771, when he moved to Caswell County, North Carolina.
While a resident of Caswell County, North Carolina, he enlisted sometime in February 1776, and served two months as private in Captain William Hubbard's Company, Colonels James Thurston's and Taylor's North Carolina regiment. He enlisted in December 1780, and served three months as private in Captain Spilby Coleman's company, Colonel Thomas Farmer's North Carolina regiment; he enlisted in the summer of 1781, served three months as Lieutenant in Captain Robert Burton's company, Colonel William Morre's North Carolina regiment.
He was allowed pension on his application executed October 9, 1832 at which he resided in Caswell County, North Carolina.
There is no reference to wife or children of Dudley Gatewood.
He died July 9, 1836.
Very truly yours, 
A.D. Hiller
Executive Assistant to the Administrator
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Washington, D.C. (illegible)  1907
Madam,
In reply to your request of 27 ult, received 29 inst for a statement of the military history of Dudley 6.873 Gatewood a soldier of the Revolutionary War, you will find below the desired  information as contained in his application for pension on file in this bureau.
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPITMENT
Feb 1776
Dec 1780
Summer 1781
LENGTH OF SERVICE
2 months
3 months
3 months
RANK
acting Lieut
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN
William Hubbard
Spilby Coleman
Robert Barton
COLONEL
James Thorton and Taylor
Thomas Farmer
William Moore

STATE.
N.C.

Battles engaged in,  none stated
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Caswell, N.C.
Date of application for pension, Oct 9, 1832 his claim was allowed
Residence at date of application Caswell, N.C.
Age at date of application born Dec 1747 in Essex Va
Remarks, died July 9, 1836
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T.G. BURCH
5th Dist. VIRGINIA

COMMITTEE:
POST OFFICE AND POST ROADS

Congress of the United States
House of Representatives
Washington, D.C.
April 18, 1940

Brigadier General Frank T. Hines
Administrator of Veterans' Affairs
Washington, D.C.

Dear General Hines:
I have been requested by Mrs. Berryman Green of South Boston, Virginia, and official of the Daughters of the American Revolution, to submit the attached list of Virginians who served in the Revolutionary Army and request you to have our records examined and sen me a report containing all available information as to their service and whether they received a pension or bounty in connection with their military and naval service. Your attention to the matter will be very much appreciated.
Sincerely yours T.G. Burch
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MISS VARINA D. HANNA
272 EAST MAXWELL STREET
LEXINGTON KENTUCKY

Aug 30, 35
U,S, Department of Interior
Bureau of Pensions
Washington D.C.
My dear Commissioner
Would you please send at your earliest convenienc the pension record with vital statistics of Dudley Gatewood of Caswell Co. N.C. Miss V.D. Hanna of above address
The commencement of Pension March 4, 1831 at the age of 86. We need this record to complete D.A.R. paper of a descendant who wishes to send 
application at once,
Respectfully
Varina D. Hanna
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Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D.C.

Dear sir,
Will you please send me the record of the Revolutionary Pensions, Thomas Taylor, of Twiggs Co. Ga, and Dudley Gatewood of North Carolina and oblige 
yours very truly
Mrs. J. Gigillial
239 _ A  Fulton St
Atlanta Ga.
March 27- 1909
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6873
INVALID
File No. 6873
Dudley Gatewood
Priv. Rev. War
Act. June 7th 1832
Index- Vol. L Page 137

April 21, 1989 Hist sent to Mrs. J.G. Gignilliat   L.H.

1913 Oct. 21. Hist to Mrs S.J. Costner
Letter in S.J. 18562 John Hailey 
1935- Sept 14 Hist to Mrs Varina D. Hanna
1940 - April 22 Hist to Hon TL Burch
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Hon R M Sanders
August 4 1843
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N. C. Gatewood, Dudley S. 6873 carded
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Dudley Gatewood
from 1776 private
11 months
$36.66



I have certified (illegible)

Hon A. N. Shepperd
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BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of  Dudley Gatewood which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides?
II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides?
III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for not doing so.
IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or period’s of the war when he served?
V. *Has he mentioned with precision the length of service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled? 
VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations?
VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832?
VIII. Has the Court given their opinion?
IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate?
X. Is the Clerk’s seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal?
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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 general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service?
XII. If the clergymen’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?
XVI. Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct?
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 ____________ year __________ 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 service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too definite 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 of 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 must 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 proper officer, under his seal of office.        
QUERE XVI. Mode of authenticating papers     In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer, who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.  In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, has no public seal of office, the certificate of a member of congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.