Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 27864, William Hollems, S.C.
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(3 - 1776)

SERVICE
S. C


Hollems, William
or
Hollins, Hannah

NUMBER
W. 27864

CONTENTS
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South Carolina 31.000
William Hollins
of Spartanburgh in the State of S. C.
who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain [Benjamin] Tutt of the Regt commanded
by Col [James] Williams in the So Ca.
line for 2 years
Inscribed on the Roll of So. Carolina
at the rate of 80 Dollars _ Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 27 th day of Feb 1837 and sent James
Rogers  [illegible] of Reps.
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1836                $440.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Mar'37          40.00 = $480.00
Revolutionary Claim Act June 7, 1832
 Recorded DD Addison Clerk,
Book E     Vol. 6.     Page 71 - 
Rept. Mar. 6th '37

Let to S. Bobo, June 29. 1837. Pen
Cert corrected and recd to S. Bobo
July 19, 1837.
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4908.
South Carolina 
Hannah Hollems
widow of William SC
who served in the Revolutionary
war, as a Private
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
80 Dollars _ Cents per annum, to commence on the 10" November, 1848. 
Certificate  of Pension issued the
28 day of June 1849 and sent to 
Hon D. Wallace
Unionville S.C
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February  2,1848, Page 313 Vol.2
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South Carolina
Union District

On this 25th day of May 1849. personally appeared before me Mathias Myers an acting Magistrate in and for the said district Hanah [Hannah] Hollmes [Hollins] [sic-], a resident of said District and State aged 85 years, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration; in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed on 2nd February 1848 granting pensions to widows of soldiers who served during the Revolutionary war. Also the benefit of the joint resolution of the 1st July 1848. That she is the widow of William Hollems [Hollins] late pensioner deceased of the District and State aforesaid at the rate of $80
per anum. That she was married to the said William Hollems in the month of January one Thousand seven hundred and eighty eight
(1788), and that her husband the aforesaid William Hollems died on the Tenth day of November One Thousand eight hundred and forty Eight (1848) and that she has remained a widow ever since. She further declares that she has no family Register showing the date of her marriage or the births of her children.
 Sworn to and subscribed the day and
year last above written before me
s/ Matthias Myers, Mg't.  
Hannah Hollems X Her mark


And I the said magistrate do hereby certify that Hannah Hollems who has sworn to and subscribed the above declaration is the identical person she represents herself to be and is unable from old age and bodily infirmity to make a declaration
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before the Court. I further certify that she is a person whose statements are entitled to full faith and credit
s/ Matthews Myers, magt

South Carolina Union District 
Before me personally appeared Jane Watters a resident of said District aged 76 years and made oath in due form of law that she was intimately and personally acquainted with Hannah Hollems formerly Hannah Couch before her Marriage with with William Hollens Revolutionary pensioner late of Union District Dec'd. and was her attendant when she was married to the said Wm Hollams by Thomas Farrar Esq in what is now Spartanburg District SC. The winter of one thousand seven hundred and eighty eight to the best of deponents
Recollection the deponent was Married in the month of January one thousand seven hundred and ninety (1790). and is well satisfied that William Hollems and his wife
Hannah now his widow were married
some two years before her own marriage took place and have known her and her family ever since and is fully satisfied about the date of her own marriage as the births of her children were all recorded.

Sworn to and subscribed this 26 day of May 1849 Before me
s/ Matthius Myers magt

Jane Waters C her mark*
s/ Jane Waters

Test Margaret Waters
and I the said magistrate do hereby certify  that Jane Waters is who has sworn to
* written by the Magistrate before he knew the witness could write her name - D. Wallace
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and subscribed the above afadavit Before
me, a woman to whose statements is due
full faith and credit & further certify she is
the age she represents herself to be
Matthias Myers magt

Hosea Ray aged 73 years on oath says he
has known Wm Hollems Revolutionary pensioner of the United States whose widow
Hannah is now an applicant for a pension
for the last fifty five years and his wife and family the greater part of that time and is well satisfied that Wilson Holloms their oldest son now living is between fifty five an sixty years of age
Sworn to and subscribed this 26 day of May
1849 before me
Hosea Ray
Matthias Myers magt

And I the said Magistrate certify that the
above deponent Hosea Ray is a respectable Citizen of this District and his statements
Entitled to the highest confidence
Mathias Myers magt

I William J Keenan Clerk of the Court of Union District in the State of South Carolina do Certify that Mathias Myers is a Magistrate as above and that the forgoing signatures purporting to be his are genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand & affixed the seal of
the Court this 28th day of May in
the year 1849.
Wm J Keenan Clerk of the
Court of Union Dist
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District Court of Equity
Union District

The Court doth hereby Certify that the Declaration of Hanna Hollems of Union District
South Carolina widow of William Hollems
Pensioner of the United States at the rate of Eighty Dollar per Annum late decd, has this day been laid before the Court examined
& approved. Whereupon the Court Orders the same to be certified to the War Department
Benj. F Dunkin, atty
One of the Chancellors & Judges
of the Court of Errors of the said State
15 June 1849

I D Goudelock Commissioner of the Court of Chancery for the Distrct of Union in the State of South Carolina do certify that B.F. Dunkin
is Chanceller & Judge as above Stated.
That the above signature purporting
to be his, is genuine.

Given under my hand the seal of the said
Court in open Court
This the 15 June 1849
D Gaudelock
C.E. U.D

Seal is on the left bottom of paper
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N 683
Spartanbugh Dist
Exparte  Declaration
Wm Hollem for Pension

The service at Seneca fort
is now well established the
fort was occupied from 1776 to
1780 several claims have
been admitted for this service.
See Ramsays His S.C.
H H 

Allow 2 yr $80 per anm
Hon Jas Rogers
H R
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State of South Carolina, Spartanburg District: to wit
On this 7th day of March 1834, personally appeared in open court to wit the Court of Common Pleas &c now sitting William Hollems, a resident of Spartanburg District & State aforesaid aged seventy four years who being first duly sworn according to law, doth upon 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 on the 4th day of July in the year, as he thinks, 1777
with Lieutenant [Thomas] Farrow and served in the Regiment of the South Carolina line under the following named officers to wit: Capt. Benjamin Tutt, Richard Tutt, 1st Lt. Thomas
Farrow, 2nd Lieut. James Huggins Ensign, he thinks, Major Dickins—Col. [James] Williams & Genl. [Andrew] 
Williamson were the field officers but they were but seldom at the Fort.
He enlisted at Earle's Fort in Spartanburg District So. Carolina and marched thence through the
upper part of the State to Seneca Fort on Seneca River in Pendleton District of the Said State last aforesaid on a campaign against the Cherokee Indians; that he remained stationed at that place until the 4th of July of the same year that Charleston was taken which was three years after he was enlisted, when he was regularly
discharged. Shortly after the Fort was taken by the British Army which was done without any resistance put up by the forces of the United States. He was in no regular battle, but was
occasionally out with scouting parties a few miles from the Fort. He gave his discharge to a friend for safe keeping & he told this deponent that it was burnt with his house, which he
believes is true.
He was born in the State
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of Virginia Halifax County on the 29th of Nov. 1760 or 
1761, and removed to packolet river in Spartanburgh
District So Carolina when he was about 10 or 12 years of
age, that he went to North Carolina Wilks County
& then returned to Spartanbugh District when he has resided
ever since. he has no documentary evidence of his
Services. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever
to a pension or an annuity except the present
and he declares his name is not on the pension
roll of any agency of any State
Sworn & Subscribed the day & year
aforesaid
E. Bomar
Clk.

William Hollins his X Mark
And the said Court do hereby declare its opinion
that the above named applicant was a revolutionary
Soldier & served as he states
J S Richardson
Judge
I Elisha Bomar Clerk of the Court of Common
pleas & C for Spartanburgh District & State aforesaid
do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the
original proceedings of the said Court in the
matter of the Application of William Hollems
for a pension
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set
my hand & Seal of office this 7th day of
March 1834
E. Boman
Clk.
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State of South Carolina, Spartanburg District: Additional Declaration of William Hollems
This Services which he performed he believes was in the State Service, which he thought was sufficiently indicated in the words of his first declaration; he had an indent for land on account of his Services which he sold to Thomas Farrow – a great many years. Since He states
that the reason he did not make application sooner, was that he requested a friend to draw his
declaration for him at the first Court after the act passed – but, that he is in the habit of intemperate drinking occasionally and that he got intoxicated & remained so until it was too late to do the business during that Court, that he afterwards waited to see if he could not possibly
procure additional testimony of his Services by some living witness. The Lieutenant (Farrow) under whom he enlisted had resided in Pendleton District but he has been assured that he is dead & knows actually of no other person who is living that served with him in the war, (only the
short time Mr. Couch was with him). This Declarant made an attempt to obtain act of 1818 & then procured the oath of Lieutenant Farrow which may be found in the War Office now,
which he refers to & hopes he may have the benefit of it, provided it can be found, he is a very poor man and
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and consequently unable to travel or possibly he might find some one or more of his old companions in Arms. There was a lady some where in Alabama a few years since Frances
Kemer Nelson but he does not know what office to direct a letter or whether she is now alive.
She was in Camp with her father who was a relation of this Declarant.
This declarant makes the following Statement in relation to the destruction of his discharge – he gave it to his relation whose house was afterwards burnt & he may possibly have associated the burning of the house with the destruction of the Discharge & in that way his
memory may have deceived him but he is not deceived in the fact that he gave the Discharge to Couch & that he never returned it.
William Hollems, X his mark
Sworn to and subscribed on the eighth of February 1837.
S/ Jas E. Henry, J. Q ExOff.

State of South Carolina
Spartanburgh district I Joshua Tapp Clerk of the Court of Sessions & Common Pleas, in & for said district, do hereby certify that James E. Henry is Notary Public and Justice Quorum Ex off as above and that I am acquainted with his hand writing
and believe the foregoing signature -purporting to be his is genuine. In
Testimony whereof I have hereunto
affixed my seal of office and subscribed my name, the 8th of February 1837
s/ J. Tapp
Clk
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South Carolina, Spartanburg district
Personally came William Couch and being duly sworn made Oath that he was acquainted with William Hollems in the Revolutionary war that his uncle by the name of William Hollems enlisted him to Thomas Farrow & he this first named William Hollems was
stationed at Seneca Fort South Carolina that this deponent says that he was frequently at the Fort
during the time & served himself as a substitute in the place of James Hollems part of the time at said Fort and he further says upon Oath that William Hollems served three years as a Soldier & was regularly Discharged that he left his discharge with him & he kept it for several years & that he threw it with other old papers in the fire thinking them of no service. Wm Couch, X his mark
Sworn to and subscribed the 11th day of May 1834.
S/ Joel Dean, JP  

State of South Carolina
Spartanburgh District ⎬ SS. 
I Elisha Bomar Clerk of the Court of Sessions & Common Pleas in & for said district, do hereby certify that Joel Dean is a magistrate as above and that I am acquainted with his hand writing & believe the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine. In testimony whereof
I have hereunto affixed my seal of
office & subscribed my name the
31st day of July 1834
s/ E. Bomar
Clk
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So Carolina Spartanburg District ⎬ I Joel Dean one of the Justices of the Quorum for sd District do Certify that Wm Couch is intitled to full faith & credit uppon his Oath that
I have been acquainted with him for several years & Never heard any thing charged against him that would in the least invalidate his testimony
Given under my hand & seal the 11th June 1834
s/ Joel Dean JQ
Ex parti
Wm Hollems 
affd of W Couch
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Revy
WIDOW, &c.
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File No. 27.864
Hannah Hollems
Wid of
William Hollens
Rev. War.
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Act
Index: Vol.      Page
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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[postal stamp]
UNIONVILLE
JUN
18
S.C.

Free
D Wallace. mc
FREE

Hon J L Edwards
War Department
Washington City
DC

June 25 / 47
W. Cole
June
All [illegible]

Hon D Wallace
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South Carolina Roll. Act June 7" 1832,
William Hollins, Pri $80 per annum,
To what time last paid?

Pd to 4 Mar 1848.
B[illegible]
C
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B 757
19 July 1837
Pension Office

Spartanburgh SC
July 11th
Hon. J. R.
Mail
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Spartanburg  July 8, 1837

Dr Sir
 Enclosed agreeable to direction I send you the Pension Certificate of William Hollems of this District, that you may make the correction. You
will see the error is in the signature of
the Secretary of War "Swan" instead of 
ad interim. Please have the correction
made & return it as soon as convenient
and very much oblige
Yours truly
Simpson Bobo

Hon. J.R. Poinsett
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Hannah Hollems
widow of William
South Car.
Act 2 Feb 1848
Married 1788
Husb. died 10 Nov 1848

Adm two years pri.
$80 per annum,
fr Nov 10, 1848,

Hon D. Wallace,
Unionville
S.C.
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Unionville SC
June 15 1849

Sir
You have inclosed the papers upon which Hannah Hollems founds her claim to a pension.
The records in your office will shew that her claim is well founded - 
Please forward the report of the case to me at such time as your convenience will permit
Very respectfully
your obt servt
D Wallace

J. L. Edwards Esq
Washington D.C.
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Free
===
Spartanburgh &      
June 22nd

Hon J. R. Poinsett
Secretary of War
{Washington D.C.
{No 31,000
mail

13.743
29 June 1837
Pension Office
Wm Hollins S C [illegible]
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Spartanburg June 22nd 1837
Dr. Sir
Genl James Rogers our representation to
Congress last Spring procured a pension
certificate from the War Department
for Mr Wm Hollins of this District
I drew a power of Attorney to draw
the money for the old man which was
rejected at the agency on the ground
that B.F. Butter who signed the certificate
was not Secutary [Secretary] of War, but was
Secutary [Secretary] ad interim which designation is
not plainly made in the signature
Will you be good enough to inform
me what must be done in order
to enable the old man to get the
Pension.
Early attention to this will much
oblige him & your humble Servant
Simpson Bobo
Hon J R Powell