Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 25729, for James Morgan, North Carolina
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(3-1776)

SERVICE 
N.C 

Morgan, James 
Naomi 

NUMBER
B.L.Wt.94517-160-55}

Borwin N.C.

CONTENTS
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307.996 Act Ma 31st
June 18/60
Naomi Morgan
wid of
James Morgan
prt

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94.517:issd. Aug. 4th 1860

Revolutionary Pension
Ad53-6424

Let: July 4/60. N.H.W.
All. 160 an, July 31/60
N.H.W.

J. M. Childs
Ripley Miss

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Ed Butts

3574

Vol M2. Page 132,
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Let to Hon D W Dickinson feb 7 1844
Letter to Hon A. Cullam & Cir to Pen Agt 11 June 1844

To Nashville, from 4 March 1843.-9. July 1844, Notification to G. W. Vaughn
Pelham Tenn

Hon Jacob Thompson
Dec 23, 48

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["East" crossed out] Tennessee 32010
James Morgan
of Marion Co. in the State of Tennessee who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Polk of the regt. commanded by Col. Polk in the Virginia (NC) line for 9 months 

Inscribed on the Roll of E. Tennessee at the rate of 30 Dollars [left blank] Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 10th. day of March 1837 and sent to Hon. Felix Grundy Senator, at Mr. Owner's

Arrears to the 4th of March 1837 180.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending in 4.Sept [ditto mark] 15.00
$195.00

{Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by D. Brown Clerk,
Book E. 2. Vol. 7 Page 69
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307996 Bounty Land Act '55 all 160 acres, July 31/60

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h 424
Mississippi
Naomi Morgan, widow of James Morgan NC who served in the Revolutionary war. as a Private

Inscribed on the Roll at the Rate of 30. dollars [left blank] cents per annum, to commence on the 3rd February, 1853.

Certificate of Pension issued 26th day of July 1858, and sent to A. C. Bucker P. M.
Ripley Miss

Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 3, 1853, Page 176 Vol. #. [illegible]
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Declaration

In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832.
State of Tennessee
Marion County
ss.

On the 15th day of February 1836 personally appeared in open Court before the justices of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions now sitting James Morgan a resident in Marion County and State of Tennessee aged about seventy eight 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 7th 1832

That he entered the services of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated

He entered the services as a substitute for David Shelvy for the term of six months in the Company commanded by Captain William Polk and regiment commanded by Colonel Thomas Polk in Mecklenburg County North Carolina was marched from there [illegible] to Rambows Mill on the waters of deep river where the americans had an engagement with the British and Tories they having taken possession of the Mill, in said engagement applicant received a slight wound on the right wrist culling the leaders about one half From thence he was marched to Wilmington but before reaching that place in attempting to Cross the bridge over Cape Fear river was shot at by a party of British and Tories they attempting to prevent the United States troops from crossing we forced our way across the river on said Bridge and the British and Tories flying before us. and from thence marched to Wilmington as aforesaid, then the regiment or army was divided a part returning through scouring the Country along. and a part left to protect the town of which he was one, he remained There four five or six months under Colonel Rhodes, From there he was marched [illegible] scouting through the country what was then called the Scotch Settlement to Cross Creek. and to Orange Courthouse taking on the way several Tories. From thence we marched circutory by scouting along to Tindly's Mill on Cane Creek where we were joined by some of the men who had left Wilmington for Mecklenburg  as aforesaid they under the command of Colonel Crump Major Ledbetter and Captain Vestall where another engagement was had between the Whigs and Tories in which applicant received a wound on the right hand between the fore finger and thumb nearly taking the Thumb off and another wound on the back part of his Head with a
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broad sword which has injured him every much ever since, The Tories were driven from this place and we took possession of the mills and remained there but a few days from thence he was taken to the Garrison between Haw and Deep rivers on the Hickory mountain and remained there under his wounds six or eight months, and when able for service joined himself to a company of Light Dragoons (his former service having expired) under the last above named officers Colonel Crump, Major Ledbetter, and Captain Vestal for and during the war and served near his term out before 
receiving the wounds last aforesaid and joining the company of dragoons. From thence he was marched scouting the Country crossing Rocky river and Deep river turning our course scouting going up Deep river crossing the same to Hillsboro N. Carolina thence down Haw River to head of Black Swamp and the Caharas passing through a town then called Cross Creek) where he had another engagement with the Tories when he received a wound from a musket Ball in the thighs and had a Brown mare killed in the action by a musket ball when he joined the Company of dragoons, to sixty dollars, from thence he carried on a litter and the balance of the army marched back to Cross Creek where he remained under his wounds about two months (having been a dragoonsman three four or five months) and was joined by Colonel Rhodes regiment, from thence he was marched to what was then called Pine Ten in South Carolina where the British and Tories had possession they evacuated the place on our approach to it and no engagement took place, and we took possession of the town he remained there a few days and from thence was marched to Ninety Six in South Carolina (scouting the country along) when the British and Tories had fled to from Pine Ten and where they had possession of Ninety Six at this place we joined the armys of Generals Greene and Morgan and remained around the town the British  still in possession about two months when they evacuated the place and we took possession of the town from thence he returned Scouting the country to Sallsbury N.C and while on the way was in hearing of the Guns at the Battle of the Cowpens and the Battle of Guilford Courthouse, and in passing along the hollows of the Gadkin attacked a company of Tories commanded by Captain Spears defeated them and in the engagement killed their Captain, he remained at Sallsbury two or three months scouting through the country to Chatham and from thence to Hillsboro and from thence to Raleigh having understood while at Hillsboro that General Cornwallis the British general had marched his main army towards the north and pursued
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who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in Marion County and that William Champion Esquire who has also signed the same is a resident in County of Marion and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit
Burgess Matthews
Justice of the Peace
Joel Wheeler
Justice of the Peace
J Mc Bride
Justice of the Peace
Anderson Cheek
Justice of the Peace

33. 603
Hon J Standefer JP

State of Tennessee
I, William Rice clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions of Marion County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said Court in the matter of the application of James Morgan for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and private seal of office, (there being no official seal) at office in Jasper this 15th day of February AD. 1836.
William Rice Clark
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I certify that William Rice was of the time of signing the above clerk of Marion County Court which is a court of record and that I believe the signature to be in his own hand writing
May the 29th 1836
James Standefer
M.C.
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June 26, 1934
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Asa Morgan-S.31870
James Morgan-W.27529
BA-J/AWF

Mr. T. C. Johnson
4301 Alabama Avenue
Chattanooga, Tennessee

Dear Sir:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War records of Asa, James and John Morgan.
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was in an engagement with the Tories; from April, 1781 in Colonel George Dooley's regiment, was at the second moths; from July or August, 1781 under Captain John Autrey, was out against the Cherokee Indians, was stationed at Autrey's and Williamson's Forts and served until in November, 1781; from January, 1783 under Captain John Autrey, was stationed at the same forts to guard against the Indians.
Th soldier, Asa Morgan, lived in Georgia for about twenty-eight years after the Revolution, then moved to Tennessee and lived about nine years, when moved to Limestone County, Alabama.
There are no data in this claim, relative to the family of Asa Morgan.

James Morgan- W.25729

James Morgan was born April 1, 1758 in Anson County, North Carolina; the names of his parents are not stated.
While living in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, James Morgan enlisted in the spring of 1777 or 1778 and served as a private in the North Carolina troops under Captains William Polk, Charles Polk, Vestal, Walker, Colonels Thomas Polk, Rhodes, Crump, Ledbetter and Locke. He was in the battles of Ramsours Mill, where wounded in the right wrist by a musket ball, battle of Shallow Ford, Siege of Ninety Six, battle of Lindley's Mill, where wounded on the hand and head by a broad sword, he was taken to the garrison on Hickory Mountain, where he remained six or
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eights months, until he has recovered from his wounds, rejoined the army, was in a skirmish near Cross Creek, where wounded in the thigh and again placed in the garrison on Hickory Mountain; he was in several other skirmishes. He served until "Peace was made", all of his service amounted to about three years and six months.
The solder, James Morgan, moved from Mecklenburg County, to Caswell County, North Carolina, to Washington County, Virginia, to Lee County, Virginia, to Knoxville, Tennessee, to Pulaski County, Kentucky, to White County, Tennessee, to Franklin County, Tennessee, to Marion County, Tennessee.
He was allowed pension on his application executed February 15, 1836, then a resident of Marion County, Tennessee. In 1844 he was living in Coffee County, Tennessee. He died October 12, 1851 in Tippah County Mississippi.
James Morgan married in the year 1806 (no definite date given), near Monticello, Wayne County, Kentucky, Naomi; he maiden name is not stated, nor are the names of her parents shown.
The widow, Naomi Morgan, was allowed pension on her application executed June 21, 1856, then aged about sixty-seven years and living in Tippah County, Mississippi. She died December 31, 1865 in said Tippah County.
 In 1836 the soldier, James Morgan, referred to a large family of girls and to a son-in-law, who had died leaving a marge family; in 1844 the soldier referred to his children as living in middle Tennessee; and in 1848 he states that he had a son and "some daughters" them alive, and that his oldest son was killed in the Florida War. The soldier did not give the names of any children.
His widow, Naomi Morgan, died at the house of her daughter, Nancy, the wife of William Kincaid (Kincade). The daughter, Nancy Kincaid (Kincade) stated in 1874.
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that she was the only legal heir of her mother, Naomi Morgan.
John and Mark Morgan were brothers of the soldier, James Morgan.
Very truly yours

A. D. Hiller
Assistant to Administrator
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MADISONIAN OFFICE

APPLICATION FOR A TRANSFER
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Raleigh 19th Octo 1836
George W. Rice Esqr
Dear Sir
Your letter of the 29th ?Ultima? is received, and I have carefully searched the muster rolls in my office for the name of James Morgan, and find it once only, and herewith send you a certificate made comparable to the said rolls- I have no rolls of Light dragoons in my office. For the search + certificate I am entitled to 20 cents.
Very Respectfully yours of serv
W. Hill