Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 2749, for Enoch Masters, North Carolina
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Service
N.C. [North Carolina]

Masters, Enoch

Number
S2749

Carded
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12.401
North Carolina

Enoch Masters
of Cravin in the State of N. Car:
who was a pri [private] in the ____ commaded
by Captain ____ of the Regt [regiment] commanded
by Col. Johnson in the _____
[illegible] for 6 months ---

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Inscribed on the Roll of North Carolina
at the rate of 20 Dollars ___ cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March 1831
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Certificate of Pension issued the 27 day of Apl 33  [1833] and sent J.G. Stanley (Clk) Newbern CH Clk
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Arrears to the 4th of March 1833  [$]40
Semi-anl allowance ending 4 Sept.   [$]10
[total] $50

{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832}

Recorded by Nathaniel Rice Clerk
Book E Vol. 6 Page 48--

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See letter to Pen Agt. May [illegible]
[illegible] to same May 21, 1836--
Letter to Pen Agent 17 April 1838
Order to pay 30 6 April 1838
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Enoch Masters
N. Carolina

Admit as [illegible]
[illegible] $20
105.51

J G Stanley
Ck: Craven Co
No Ca
Newbern CH
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BRIEF in the case of Enoch Masters
County of Craven in the State of N.C.
(Act 7th June, 1832)

1.  Was the declaration made before a Court of a Judge?  Open Court

2.  If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?

3.  How old is he?  74

4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
Period.  In 1779 volunteer
Duration of Service.  6 months...
Rank.  As a private
Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served. 
Cap Rosh
Col. Johnson

5.  In what battles was he engaged?  several skirmishes

6.  Where did he reside when he entered the service?

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

8.  Are the papers defective as to form or authentication?  and if so, in what respect?

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

George Payton
Examining Clerk.
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10.551
Enoch Masters
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State of North Carolina}
County of Craven}

On this 14th day of August in the year
of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and and thirty two, personally appeared in open Court before the Justices of the Court of Pleas and quarter sessions now sitting Enoch Masters resident of the County of Craven State of North Carolina aged seventy four 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 seventh in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and thirty two.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers
and served as herein [illegible] viz he volunterred into the militia service in February in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and Seventy nine and served
in Captain Charles Roach's company and Colonel Johnson regiment for the term of six months the most of which
time was passed in Georgia and South Carolina
under the commanded General Lincoln.
At end of the term he obtained a discharge from Col Johnson, which has been destroyed under the following circumstances, Viz
when in the big [illegible] of letter of marqueof
sixteen guns in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and eighty
being chased by an English squadron as the
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[illegible] supposed he destroyed his certificate 
of discharge under the impression of taken that
it would make [illegible] [illegible] 
During the time of his service he was in no
regular engagement but fought in several skirmishes.

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State.

Sworn to and and subscribe the day & year aforesaid
J. G. Stanly


We Rufus Miller a clergyman, residing in the town of Newbern County of Craven State of
North Carolina, and Benjamin Mason & William Holland residing in Craven County hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Enoch Masters who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be seventy four years of age, that he is reputed and believed to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion

Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid by [illegible]
two [illegible]
J G Stanly

Rufus Wiley
Benjamin Mason
W Holland

The Justices of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions do hearby certify and declare their opinion after investigations of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War department
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that the above named Enoch Masters the
applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states and the Court aforesaid hereby certify that it appears to them that Rufus Wiley  and Benjamin Mason who have
signed the preceding certificates are Clergyman
resident in the County of Cravin, and that
William Holland who has signed the same
is also a resident of Craven County and is a
credible person and that their staterment is entitled to credit.

I, James G Stanley, Clerk of the Court of
Pleas and Quarter Sessions of Craven County
State of North Carolina do hereby certify
that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Enoch Masters for a pension.

In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 10th day of September A.D. 1832.
J G Stanly CC
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In reply to your request of ____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Enoch Masters 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. S. F. 2749.

Dates of Enlistment or Appointment.  Feb 1779
Length of Service. 6 mos.
Rank. Pvt [private]
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
Captain Charles Roach
Colonel Johnson
State. N.C.

Battles engaged in, _______
Residence of soldier at enlistment, not stated
Date of application for pension, Aug 14, 1832. His cl was al [possibly meaning "his claim was allowed"]
Residence at date of application, Craven Co., N.C.
Age at date of application, 74 yrs.
Remarks: There is no data relative to family 
Died Dec 7, 1849

Respectfully,
Commissioner

(Date of death taken from agency book)
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Hotel Richmond
Atlantic City, N. J. 2/20/17
Bureau of Pensions [Note says "Rev Ser or H 1812"]
Washington, D.C.

Gentlemen: Kindly send me any record of military services performed by one Enoch Masters of North Carolina, Craven Co. I think, either in Revolutionary War or 1812 or both. That he received a pension I am quite sure but have not further facts. I wish the record for the purpose of joining a patriotic society.
Very truly yours
Georgia Morris
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1917. Mch 6. History to Georgia Morris  F.W.

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Rev War
2749
INVALID.

File No. 2749
Enoch Masters
Privat Rev War

Act June 7 1832
Index:--Vol. A, Page 235
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[Stamp at the top reads FREE]

James L. Edward Esq
Comm of Pensions
Washington

[written in left margin]
Enoch Masters
May 18
NC 

[stamp reads] Fayetteville May 15

12,401
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Pension Office
Fayetteville 14 May 36

J L Edwards Esq.

Sir,
I enclose the papers on the [illegible] of Enoch Masters for your inspection.

Respectfully
Jno Huske
[illegible]
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[stamp says FREE]

James L. Edwards Esq
Commission of Pension
Washington.

[sideway in the margin]
Enoch Masters
N.C. [illegible]

order to pay requested

12401

May 7

[stamp reads] Fayetteville May [illegible]
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Pension Office
Fayetteville May 3d 1836

James L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions

Sir.
The attorney of Enoch Masters a pensioner under the Act of 1832 [illegilbe] to the 4 March 1833__ at $20 p ann. He's applying for the [illegible] due.  Please say if he should be paid.

My [illegible] respectably
[illegible signature]
Jno Huske