Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 20,733, James Black, Privateer. S.C.
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Service 
Privateer
S.C. 

Black, James
Nancy

Number 
W.20,733
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2210
South Carolina
Nancy Black 
widow of James Black 
who served SC in the Revolutionary War as a Private

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 80 Dollars  ____ Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848. 

Certificate of Pension issued the 10th day of Oct 48 and sent to S.A. Betty 
Chester C.H.
S.C. 

Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848 page 7 Vol. 2
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19830

South Carolina 
James Black 

of Chester Dist in the State of South Carolina who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Warley of the regiment commanded by Colonel Thompson in the South Carolina line, for the term of Sixteen months from the winter 1778 to 1780.

Inscribed on the Roll of South Carolina at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 6th day of November 1827. 

Certificate of Pension issued the 19 of Nov 1827 and sent to John McCreary, Esq. Beckhamville, South Carolina

Arrears to 4th of Marth 1828 $31.09
Semi-anl. all'ce ending

$31.09

Revolutionary Claim
Acts march, 18, 1818 and 
May 1, 1820


Note in left margin: 
[illegible] Hon. James Rogers 
Dec 23 1831
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South Carolina
Chester District

In the Court of Common Pleas
Spring Term 1827
Present His Honor 
Judge Waties

James Black appeared in open court and made a declaration on oath of his services in the Revolutionary War as also a description of his property, in order to obtain a pension from the United States and his honor the Judge certified the same and the [replica] was filed. 

State of South Carolina
Chester District

Personally came John Brown and Samuel Adams and being duly sworn before me according to Law sayeth that they knew James Black in the service of the State of South Carolina in the Revolutionary War ws eighteen months in the third Regiment commanded by Colonel Thompson and in the company commanded by Felix Warley and Liet. Desheer and is now a citizen of Chester. 

His mark 
John Brown 
X

His mark 
Samuel Adams

Sworn to and subscribed before me this 24th day of August 1818.
James Harbeson, JP

South Carolina
James Black of the District of Chester in the State aforesaid being solemnly sworn declares that he enlisted as a common soldier for  sixteen months in the third South Carolina Regiment of the army of the Revolution.  Col Thompson, Capt Felix Warley, that notwithstanding his term of enlistment had expired he continued to do duty with the that Regt for about twenty two months when he was taken a prisoner by the Enemy in the surrender of Charleston and remained there a prisoner of War for the above fourteen months and made his escape
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The Declarer further saith that he was informed and believes that this Regiment was placed by Government in the [illegible] until establishment of peace [illegible] and subsisted by the United States.  The Declarer further saith he has rec'd [resided?] in the United States since the commencement of the Revolution and still resides therein and that from his resduced circumstances he recd the [apurtance] of his County for support. 

James Black 
His mark
x

Sworn & Subscribed 4th Nov 1818
David Johnson

State of South Carolina
Chester District

I do hereby certify for James Black Senr of the State & District aforesaid that in the year one thousand eight hundred & twenty three, I allowed him (as his Physician) whole afflicted with an [extensive] mortification on his back and from the great dislocation of the muscles and oher parts therefrom he was in a great measure deprived of the full exercise of his arms. 

From under my hand at Chester Court House this 24th day of March 1827
Jno Douglass 

Personally appeared Dr. John Douglass before me and says on oath that the above certificate for James Black is true. 

Sworn before me this 27 March 1827 Jno Douglass
J Rosborough c @ files

Original claim
State of South Carolina Chester District
On this 27 day of March 1824 Personally appeared in open court, being a Court of Record, James Black aged 40 years or upwards who being duly sworn according to Law, doth on his oath make the following Declaration
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in order to obtain the provision made by the acts of Congress of the 18th of March 1818 & 1st of May 1820. 

That he the said Black enlisted for the term of sixteen or eighteen months, in the winter season, he thinks either the end of 1778 or the beginning of 1779 in the Continental Service in the Revolutionary War, but being now very old, & having no written Document by him, he cannot presently recollect the time.  That he was enlisted by Capt. Uriah Goodwin in the city of Charleston, but when he joined the army, he was transferred, how or by some means he does not know how & did his duty in the company commanded by Captain Felix Warley, in the Third Regiment commanded by Col. Thompson in the line of the State of South Carolina he supposed on the continental establishment.  That notwithstanding his term of enlistment had expired he continued to do duty in the same Regiment until he was taken a prisoner by the enemy on the surrender of Charleston in May 1780 and remained there a prisoner of War for about 14 months, until he made his escape & went to Newbern in North Carolina, where he joined in the Sea Service under Captain Kelly of the Luckey Brig. and continued in that service until captured by a British 74, in attempting to bring supplies round to General Greene's army.  That about the time peace was made as he understood, himself, with many others was set on shore off Charleston, but never joined the army afterward, as his term had [actually] expired before he was taken prisoner. 
That he was in the Battles at Stono & Savannah, as well as several other skirmishes of smaller note and his And his [illegible] had past during the ship off Charleston that his being taken prisoner and making his escape prevented him from getting a discharge and that he has no other evidence now in his possession of
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per se, of services, except the affidavits of John Brown & Samuel Adams hitherto forwarded with my application in 1818 herewith enclosed. 

And in persuasion of the act of Congress of the first of May 1820 I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of Marh 1818; and that I have not since that time, by Gift, Sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it as to being myself within the provisions of an act of Congress entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land &  Naval Service of the United States in the Revolutionary War, passed on the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have, nor has any person in Trust for me any property, or securities, contracts or debts due me, nor have I any income other than what is contained in the Schedule hereunto annexed  & by me subscribed. 

Schedule
Viz one Filley 3 years old this spring 
say at                                                      $30.00
One cow & 2 calves worth about $15      15.00
2 ewes & lambs say worth $4                    4.00               
2 old beds & some overings say $12 each
                                                                 24.00
                                                                 73.00
one sow & pigs & 2 small shoats $7         7.00
2 pots one mettle oven & skillet $6.75      6.75
2 Delph dishes some old plates & 
knives & forks                                            3.00
one old wooden clock that cost $10 at first but is untimely out of repair so that he can put no price upon it.
About 20 bushels of corn, that will scarcely support his family
and stock [call?] [harvest]  75 per                 
                                                               15.00
Plantation tools one ax $1.5, 2 old
ploughs 1 each                                         2.50
one old mattock, three old hoes say
worth                                                         1.50
Total                                                     $111.75

That the above property doesn't include any of the buildings under a mortage, with 56 acres of farm land a great field much worked out; worth he thinks about $2.00 or $2.50 per acre and that he is in more debt than all his property will pay also that he has been lately afflicted with a mortification in his back that has almost [found] him past labour that he
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has no assistance but his wife, who is about 60 years of age, and one son nearly twenty that he expects will soon leave him, and a daughter about 27 that is under no obligation to stay with him.  And that unless he gets some assistance from his country he must expect badly to suffer. 

His Mark 
James Black 

J Roxborough  ccps

I Thomas Waties one of the Judges of the Superior Courts of Law of the said State, do hereby certify that the forgoing Schedule has been Sworn to in open Court and that I am of the opinion that the value of the property contained in the said Schedule does not exceed two hundred and fifty one dollars seventy five cents. 

Chester Court March 27th 1827
Tho. Waties

I John Roxborough Clerk of the Court for the District of Chester do hereby dertify that the foregoing oath and the Schedule thereunto annexed are hereby copied from the Record of the said Court and I do further certify that it the opinion of the said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule is two hundred and fifty one Dollars seventy five cents. 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hands and affixed the Seal of the said Court on this 22nd day of June A.D. 1827. 
J. Roxborough 
c.c.c.p.s.
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W 340
Nancy Black 
Wid of 
James Black
Sol r

Not entitled under 1836
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State of South Carolina
Chester District

On this 9th day of February 1837 personally appeared before me, William Hemphill a Justice of the Quorum in and for the aforesaid District, Nancy Black a resident of the District & State aforesaid aged about seventy 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 July l4th 1836.  That she is the widow of James Black who was a private soldier in the army of the Revolution enlisted at Charleston South Carolina under Cpt. Felix Warley and was in the service throughout the war.  
     She further declares that she was married to James Black on the 3rd day of Sept. in the year seventeen Hundred & Eighty three or four  That her husband James Black died on the 4th day of Oct 1834, and that she has remained a widow ever since that period. 

Nancy Black
Her mark

Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before me; 
William Hemphill J.Q.

South Carolina
Chester District

In testimony that William Hemphill Esquire who has signed the foregoing certifficate is and was a lawfull acting Justice of the Quorum in and for this District.  I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the District at Chester Court House the eleventh day of February one thousand eight hundred and thirty Seven. 
[seal]
J Roxborough Clerk of the Court of General Sessions and Common Pleas for Chester District
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South Carolina
Chester District 

Personally appeared before me J.G. Mills, one of the acting magistrates in and for said district, Jane Hartin a resident of the district & State aforesaid, aged seventy years, and made oath in due form of law, that she was present at the marriage of James Black and Nancy Smith; the former a pensioner late deceased of Chester District S. Carolina & the latter Nancy wife and widow of said deceased is now living, and an applicant for a pension.   She further makes oath, that the said marriage took in the neighborhood of Rocky Creek, Chester District South Carolina about the close of the Revolution in the year Seventeen hundred & eighty-three or eighty four.   Sworn to and subscribed on this 14 Decr 1846. 

Jane Hartin
her mark

Before me, 
J.G. Mills Magistrate

I do certify that Jane Hartin the affiant is a person to whose statement is due full faith and credit. 
J.G. Mills Magistrate

State of South Carolina
Chester District
On this 15th day of December, 1846, personally appeared before me, J.G. Mills one of the acting magistrates in & for said District, William Black a resident of the said District and made oath in due form of Law, That he is a son of James Black late deceased of Chester District, and wife Nancy, applicant for a pension due her as the widow of said dec'd.  This deponent further makes oath that he was born as he has always understood & believes on the 25th day of July seventeen hundred and eight eight, 1788, that he has no record of his age.  He further makes oath that he is the second child of his parents, the aforesaid James & Nancy Black, that in 1814 he was a volunteer in the late war with Great Britton and was the eldest of three brothers in the service all of whom were of age.  He also
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declares that he was stricken off of the Muster Rolls eleven years ago being of the age of Forty five, as he then supposed. 
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year first above written. 
 Wm Black 

Before me, 
J.G. Mills Magt

South Carolina
Chester District

Personally appeared before J.G. Mills, one of the acting magistrates in and for said District, William Ford, a resident of said District aged seventy nine years and made oath in due form of law that he has been ever since the sayd of the Revolubion well acquainted with James Black late pensioner dec'd of Chester District also with his wife Nancy who is now a widow and an applicant for a pension.  This deponant further makes oath that he lived in the neighborhood of the said parties at the time of their marriage which took place in the aforesaid district some three or four years after the close of the Revolution.  That he deponant was himself married the first day of January 1788 at which date the aforesaid parties (to wit) James Black and wife Nancy were to his certain knowledge living together as husband and wife and had been for some time previously. 
     This deponant further makes oath that the aforesaid James Black dec'd was known and reported in his heighborhood to have been a soldier in the army of the Revolution and to have been
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taken prisoner by the British about the fall of Charleston and retained as such for some time by the enemy, a fact of which he deponant has no doubt. 
     Sworn to and subscribed this 15th December 1846. 

William Ford

Before me
J.G. Mills, Magt. 

South Carolina

I, J.G. Mills, a magistrate in and for Chester District and State aforesaid do hereby certify that Jane Hartin, William Black and William Ford who have sworn to and subscribed the foregoing affiavit before me are persons of ordinary intelligence and respectability and their statements in the above case are entitled to full credit.  Given under my hand this 15th day of December 1846. 

J.G. Mills, Magt

I John Rosborough, Clerk of the court of Common Pleas for Chester District, certify that James G. Mills is a Magistrate as above and that the foregoing signatures purporting to be his are genuine.  In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of office, and subscribed my name this sixteenth day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and forty six. 
J Rosborough
Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas
for Chester District
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James Black 
Affidavit
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South Carolina
Chester District

James Black came personally before me the subscribing Justice and made oath in due form that one cow returned in his schedule fowarded to the War Department last spring is now dec'd and that his circumstances is now far worse thn they were at the time that Schedule was rendered as he (on account of his inability to labor) has very much declined, was unable to attend to it properly. 

James Black 
His Mark

Sworn and Subscribed this 17th October 1827 
Before Wm Anderson J.Q.
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10.168

South Carolina

Nancy Black 
widow of James Black 
who was a pensioner under the Act of 1818 
and who died on the 4th Oct. 1834 
of Ch. Dis. [chronic diesase?] in the State of S. Carolina 
who was a Pri. in the troops commanded by Captain Warley of the 
Regt commanded by Col. Thompson in 
he S.C. line for 2 years. 

Inscribed on the Roll of Charleston 
at the rate of 80 Dollars --- 
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836. 

Certificate of Pension issued the 4th day of 
Jany 1847 and sent to A.S. 
Bettis, Chesterville, S.C.

Total amount         $400

Act July 7, 1838
Recorded by D.H. Mood, Clerk 
Book D  Vol. 1.  Page 305
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James Black S.C.  Act 18 March 1818, $96.00 per annum 

to what time was he last paid? 
G.C.A. 

Pension office 
Decem 30 1846

Paid last Sept 1834
Wm Tyson

Nancy Black 
wid of 
James Black 

See let  Hon Jas Rogers
SC
March 8 1839
Left since  1787
Married     1783

Rejected
[illegible] J.A. Woodward
July 21, 1846

Act 4 July 1826
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(left margin)

2 Certfs.

Acts 1838
1843
1844
Refd
Letter to Pension Agent 13th
May 1848

(form on right)
8060
South Carolina
Nancy Black 
widow of James Black 
who was a Private
in the S.C. Line
Husbd died Oct. 4, 1834

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 
Eighty Dollars ----
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843

Certificate of Pension issued the
 4th day of Jan'y 1847 and sent to 
S.A. Bettis, 
Chesterville,
 S.C. 

Act of March 3, 1843 and of June 1844
Recorded in Book A, 
Vol. 2, Page 164
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Rej
Widow, &c

File No 20, 733
Nancy Black, 
Wid. of 
James Black 
Priv. Rev. War

Act:  Feb 2nd 1848
Index:  Vol. A, Page 69

(Arrangement of 1870)
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9165
1321

No. 13164
Nancy Black 
Wdw of James 
SC
Act of July 1838

Married  before 1794
Husband died 1834
4th Oct

[illegible]       2 years pri
                       $180 per ann 

[illegible]        Acts  3 March 1843
and  17 June 1844
                       $80 per ann


S.A. Bettis
Chesterville
S.C.
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House of Representatives
July 10th 1846

Sir: 
[struck out - I enclose a letter]  Application was once made by Hon. James Rogers of South Carolina on behalf of Mrs. Nancy Black, widow of James Black, for a pension.  This application was made March 1837.  You then rejected her claim,  but under the later pension laws she is clearly entitled - and by reference to the papers transmitted by Mr. Rogers, you may find yourself in possession of ample testimony.  If not, be kind enough to send a copy of regulations &c. to be forwarded for her direction. 

Very respectfully, 
JA Woodward 

J.S. Edwards Esq.
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Chesterville, So. Carolina
December the 16th 1846, 

Sir

I inclose to your department evidence in the claim of Eliza Martin of So. Ca  disallowed under the Act of 7th July 1838. 

I also inclose the Declaration of Mrs. Nancy Black applicant for a pension under the Act of 7th July 1838, which claims you will please to examine at as early a day as possible and report the same to me at the above.  Please oblige

I am yours &c
S.A. Bettis




James L. Edwards, Esquire
Comr of Pensions 
Washington City 
D.C.
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(left side of page)
Beckhamville S.C.
November 11th 

Pr Mail 

[ vertical in left margin] Red'd Nov. 19 1827


(Right side of page)
1 1/2 oz $1.50
(An Public Service)

J.L. Edwards Esqr
Cheif Clerk, Pention Officer
War Department, 
Washington
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South Carolina Chester Dist, Nov 7, 1824

Dear Sir,

I at length forward you James Black's papers, which I trust will be quite satisfactory on the subject of the Mortgage. 

If the poor old soldier was bad off when he made his Schedule, he is worse now, his cow being dead, & not able to buy another.  And from his inability to labour, has made little or no support for the present year.  And must incuitably suffer without relief from some quarter.  It is therefore hoped, that if the evidences of his service will in any way intitle him to the accrual of a Pention from his country, it will be bestowed upon him, as no man can be in more need of it. 

Most respectfuly you
obt. servt

Jno McCreary



J.L. Edwards Esqr.
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Free
(postal stamp)

Hon'ble
James Barber
Secretary of War
Washington D.C. 

to be put in with Mr. Black's papers
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1827
South Carolina Chester Dist. Mar. 29th 

Hon'ble & Dear Sir, 

I have always taken a particular pleasure in the interest of the Revolutionary Soldier, through whose valiour and sufferings (under a kind Providence) we now enjoy in so high a degree, the grate Blessings of civic & religious Liberty. 

The same disposition of mind induces me at this time to write to you in favour of James Black, an applicant for a Pension under the Acts of Congress.  He made application in 1818 as will be seen by his papers; but from some informality was returned.   He then made the attempt again (I believe) in November 1820.  And informs me, that he thought the papers had gone on & would be accepted, until lately.  And being a very ignorant man, it appears that he had not still complied with some of the necessary requititions.  He now being extremely needy, attempted it again; & I have assisted him in his business; & hopes that he will now succeed. 

I was not acquainted with Black in the Revolutionary War, but shortly thereafter, & he has always been called a Revolutionary soldier.  But am well acquainted with
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with John Brown & Samuel Adams, who have testified to his being in the service.  They are both men of truth & may be depended on.  Was both in the service themselves, a true friend to their country. 
     Mr. Adams was after being in the regular service, made a Captain in the Militia, & since taking the affidavit, is dead.  Brown is yet living, & his testimony could have been taken anew, if it had been thought necessary. 
     I know Black to be an extremely poor man, & is said to be much in debt.  And I have no doubt of the Schedule he has given to be correct.  He has also [obscured - of?] late, been affilicted with a [obscured - mortification?] in  his back, that has almost rendered him useless.  And from that & old age, is not well able to make support for himself or a good companion.  So that there can be no doubt of his being such as the Law contemplated; if the Evidence of his service should be any how satisfactory. 
And am with the highest
respect, your most obt
servt

J. McCreary

Honb'l
James Barber
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                =Esq
James Harbison=
Affidavit
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State of So. Carolina
Chester District

Personally appeared James Harbison Esqr. of said District, & being duly sworn on his oath sayeth, that he drew the Mortgage from James Black to his son Robert Black; & from the information he then received from the parties & what he has always since understood, he believes the Morgager has given a true statement in his affidavit, of what was the true intent & origin of the Morgage.  And that he does not believe there was any intention of appeal or imposition on the Government with respect to an application for a Pention in giveing said Mortgage but merely to preserve his property safe, & to keep his son safe in the case of the intended Lawsuit; but which from his low embarrassing circumstances never was engaged in & the land lost.  That he is well acquainted with the said James Black.  That he is extremely poor, & he thinks quite unable to Labour sufficiently to make a support, not only by reason of his old age, but on account of a mortification that has been [illegible,by context affilcted?] with in his back, that has nearly taken his Life, & must undoubtly render him unfit for manuel Labour, & he knows of no other means of support within his power. 
James Harbison Esqr

Sworn to & Subscribed before me 
J Rosborough JQ
Clerk  C Dt Courts
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State of South Carolina
Chester District
On this 15th day of December 1846 personally appeared before me J.G. Mills, one of the acting Magistrates in and for said District, Martha McClure, a resident of Said State and District aged seventy five years, and made oath in due form of law that she has for the last sixty years lived a near neighbour to and been intimately acquainted with James Black, late pensioner dec'd of Chester District also with his wife Nancy Black who is now a living and an applicant for a 
pension as the wife and widow of the aforesaid pensioner dec'd.

And this deponant further makes oath that she become acquainted with the aforesaid parties (to wit) James Black and wife Nancy in the winter of the year Seventeen hundred and eighty six on her arrival in America from Ireland the place of her nativity at which time and date she became acquainted with the said James Black and wife Nancy who were living in the neighborhood of her uncle John Storemeritz in Chester District So Ca at whose house she understood that the aforesaid parties had been married some one or two years previous and were living together as husband and wife and did continue to live together as such up to the death of said James Black who died a few years since in Chester District So Ca
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This affiant further makes oath that the time and date give above are ascertained by reference to a Church certificate given to her father on his departure from Ireland for America which certificate she has now before her bearing date the 17th of September 1786.  Some few months after receiving said certificate (to wit) the winter following they reached Chester District So Ca where and when she became acquainted with the aforesaid James Black and wife Nancy as above stated. 

Martha McClure
Her X mark 

J.G. Mills, Magt

South Carolina
Chester District 
Pesonally appeared before me and for said District John Bishop a Revolutionary Pensioner resident of said District and made oath in due form of law that he has been acquainted with James Black a pensioner late dec'd of Chester District also with his wife Nancy who is living and an applicant for a pension due her as the wife and widow of the late James Black dec'd.   That in the year 1785 he married, settled and lived in the neighborhood of the said James Black and wife Nancy who were living in the neighborhood of Rocky Creek Chester District.  And that his first child Elizabeth was born in April of 1787 whose birth was made a matter of record which record is now before him and that the aforesaid parties (to wit) James Black and wife Nancy was married about the time of his settling as above stated and that he feels assured they were living together as husband and wife at the time of the
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birth of his first child (to wit) in April 1787 and did continue to live together as such up to the death of said James Black. 

This deponant further makes oath that the aforesaid James Black dec'd was known and reputed in his neighborhood to have been a soldier in the army of the Revolution, and to have been taken prisoner and retained as such for some time by the British and a fact of which deponant has no doubt. 
Sworn to and subscribed this 15th day of December 1846. 

John Bishop
His x Mark 

Before me 
J.G. Mills, Magt

State of South carolina
Chester District
I, J.G. Mills, a magistrate in and for said District, do hereby certify that Martha McClure and John Bishop who have this day sworn to and subscribed the foregoing affidavits before me are persons of intelligence and respectiability and that their statements in the above case are entitled to full faith and credit . 

I also certify that John Bishop one of the above affiants is a person of more than ordinary intelligence and has been able to read and write until with the last few years, he has been afflicated with the shaking palsy so that he is unable to write but can read writing or other common composition. 

Given under my hand this 15th day of December 1846. 
J.G. Mills, Magt
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Comptroller Genl's Office
Columbia S. C. Dec 5/45

Book R
Indents 635

Issued the 16 June 1786 to for Estate of Mr. James Black, for Four Pounds, fourteen shillings and three pence 1/2 penny sterling, for duty done in the Militia as per acct audited. 
Provided [symbol for British pound] 4:14:3 1/2 
[Inv?] [symbol for British pound] 0:6:6

___________
Book S
Indents 221
Issue the 10th of June 1785 to Mr. James Black for Twenty Six Pounds, six shilling and nine pence Sterling for pay due him as a soldier in the S.C. Continental line as prt act. audited [symbol for British pound] 26:6:9  
[Inv?] [symbol for British pound]1:18:10
_______________
Aud 635
Mr. James Black 
His acct of 32 days Militia duty in Horseback per Lieut [McLuckies] Pay Bill from 10 Aug to 11 Septr 1779 inclusive of for a horse looks in Militia services in 1779 the whole Aug to viz. 

32 days duty  [pounds] 32 - - 
A horse                     "   60 - - 
Currency                    "  92 - - 
[illegible]                    " 13 - 2- 10
____________
I certify the above to be a true copy from the records in this office 
For Comptroller Genl
[illegible signature]
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13,164
Payable on the 4th March and 4th September of every year by the Pres't of the M. L. [Bon] Bank at Charleston, S. Ca

Recorded by Benj L. Beale
Clerk, in book B
Vol. 8  Page 70
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WAR DEPARTMENT
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM 

I Certify, That, in conformity with the Laws of the United States, of the 18th of March 1818, 1 May 1820, & 1 March 1823

James Black, late a Private
in the Army of the Revolution, is inscribed on the Pension List, roll of the South Carolina Agency, at the rate of eight -- dollars per month, to commence on the Sixth day of November, one thousand, eight hundred and twenty seven. 

[seal]

Given at the War office of the United States, this nineteenth day of November - one thousand eight hundred and twenty seven. 

Innis Barbour
Secretary of War 

Examined and countersigned: 
J.L. Edwards
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State of So Carolina

Know all men by these presents that I James Black of Chester District and State aforesaid for and in consideration of the sum of one Hundred Dollars to me in hand paid by Robert Black of the State and Diestrict aforesaid, have granted, bargained, sold, and released, and by these presents do grant, bargain, sell, and release unto the said Robert Black all that plantation or tract of Land whereon the said James Black now lives containing Ninety Eight acres more or less, beginning at a corner in Joseph Simpson's field, and keeps down a branch to George Caldwells, then takes George's line S.E. and comes on the McDonel's line. then through the fields to Joseph Simpson's again, thence to the beginning corner.  Together with all and singular the rights. members, heriditaments and appurtenances to the said Tract belonging or in any wise incident or appurtaining, to have and to hold all and singular the premises before mention unto the said Robert Black, his heirs and assigns forever, and I do hereby bind myself, my heirs Ecrs Admintrs to Warrant and forever defend all those  premises before mentioned unto the said Robert Black his heirs Ecrs and assigns against myself, my heirs, admins and assigns and against all other persons whomsoever lawfully claiming or to claim the same or any part thereof.  And also a certain Black House & a bay Colt and three head of Cows and two Calves, and also fifteen head of Sheep, three Beds and Furniture, and all the rest of my Household Furniture without reserve. 

In witness whereunto I have put my hand and seal this 23rd day of February in the Year of our Lord on thousand Eight hundred and nineteen, and in the Independency of the United States of America the Forty fourth. 

Provided always and upon condition that if the said James Black, his heirs, Executors, or Administrators do or shall well and truly pay or cause to be paid the sum of One Hundred Dollars with lawful interest from the date hereof in the year of our Lord one Thousand Eight Hundred and Twenty Seven, and on July the 16th of said year, that then these presents and every thing therein contained to the contrary in any way notwithstanding shall be void and of no effect otherwise to be in full force and virtue. 

Making my hand & seal the year and day first above written.  
James Black
his mark 
(LS)

Signed & Delivered in presence of us 
Jho Coulter
John Harbison

South Carolina, Chester District 
Personally came John Coulter before me, and being duly Sworn Saith that he saw James Black Sign and deliver the within Mortgage to Robert Black for the purpose
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within mentioned, and that he was John Harbison Sign the Same himself as a subscribing witness. 

John Coulter

Sworn to and Subscribed before me this 22nd day of February 1819. 

James Harbison J.P. 


James Black 
to 
Robert Black 
Deed of Mortgage

Recorded in the Registers office Chester District in Deed Book I No 639 & pages 4999 & 500 the 20th February 1819.

J Rosborough
R.C.D. 

South Carolina Chester District

I John Rosborough Clerk of the Courts of General Session & Common Pleas for Chester District do certify that William Anderson Esquire before whom the depsitions of Robert Black and John Brown were taken was at the time of certifying the same a lawfull acting Justice of the Quorum in and for the District S.C.  all due faith & credit [illegible] to be given to his attestations & that the same as his own proper Signature. Also as Register of mesne Conveyances for said District do certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the mortgage from James Black to Robert Black as it appears of Record in the Register's office in Deed Book I No 639 & pages 499-500

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the Seal of the District of Chester Court House November 5th 1827 & of American Independence the fifty second year. 

J Rosborough Clerk CCH & Register M C.S.
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State of So Carolina
Chester District

Robert Black of said District appeared and made oath that the origin of the Mortgage given by his Faher James Black to him on the 23rd day of February 1819 was that he the said James was justly indebted to him & a number of others, but the sum he cannot now exactly state, some payments he grants having been made to him, but that there is yet due to him about Twenty-Six Dollars with Interest. 

Another intention of the said Morrgage was that whereas it contains 98 acres of Land, forty two of which was claimed by a Mr. Wm. McDaniel which his father thought an unjust claim, & intended to go to Law for it & that he the Mortgagee intended to assist him.  But for want of money and other embarrassing circumstances it was given out, and the Land finally lost.  Fifty Six acres remained which is very poor & mostly worn out.  That the Black House, the 15 head of Sheep mentioned in the mortgage are all dead.  The Bay Colt, which was a Mare & the mother of the three years old Filly mentioned in the Schedule.  Some of the cattle and other articles have been disposed of.  So that very little of the original mortgaged property now remains, and from his father's excessive poverty and distressing circumstances in his old age, he never intends to enforce the said Mortgage at least while he lives, and that the foregoing paper is a true copy of the Same.  Also that he has reason to believe, and does verily believe, that he the said James Black is in more debt than all the property he is possessed of will pay.  And from his inability to labour is making little or no support for the present year. 
Robert Black 
His  mark


Sworn and Subscribed this 17th October 1827 
Before William Anderson J.Q.
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State of Carolina
Chester District

John Brown Esq came personally before me the 
subscribing Justice and made oath in due form that he liveth a near neighbour to the within Named James Black and is well acquainted with his circumstances and that they are extremely indigent  he also believes that the cause of his having mortgaged his property to his son Robert Black was to secure what little he held in case he failed in a suit in land which he was at that time about to institutute against William McDonald for the recovery of a part of his land which he thought had been unjustly taken from him by said McDonald to the [detriment?] of his family.  
This deponent further sayeth that said black's present crop is quite insufficient for the support of his family. 

John Brown

Sworn and subscribed this 17th day of October 1827
Before William Anderson J. Q.
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Declaration 
of Mrs. Nancy Black
Act of 2d Feby, 1848

[aonu] $80.00 pm

S.A. Bettis
Chester C.H. 
SC
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress of the 2d February, 1848, entitled An Act Making further provision for the surviving widows and soldiers of the Revolution
 
State of South Carolina 
Chester District /ss/

On this 3d day of April, 1848, personally appeared before me Arthur Westbrook one of the acting Magistrates in and for the State & District aforesaid, Nancy Black, a resident of the District of Chester & State aforesaid aged 82 years, who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress passed on the 2 February 1848, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War. 

That she is the widow of James Black ded'd, a Revolutionary pensioner of Chester District, who was a Private soldier in the Army of the Revolution, and died on the 11th day of October 1834.  She also declares that she was married to the said James Black in September 1783 or 1784 and that she has not intermarried since the death of her said in Oct 1834.  That she has received Pensions under the acts of Congress of  the 7 July 1838; 3d March 1843; and 17 June 1844 at the rate of Eighty dollars per annum as will more fully appear by refference to the proof on file in the Pension Office, and she is still a widow. 

Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year first above written. 
Nancy Black 
her mark 

Before me, A. Westbrook, Magt.
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State of South Carolina
Chester District 

I Arthur Westbrook a Magistrate in and for the District and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that Nancy Black who has this day sworn to and subscribed the foregoing Declaration before me is, to my certain knowledge, the identical Nancy Black, widow of the late Jas. Black, dec'd who has drawn a pension of $80 per annum, from the United States due her as the widow of the aforesaid Jas. Black ded'd.  I also certify that she is still a widow. 

Given under my hand this 3d day of April, 1848
A. Westbrook (Magt)

I John Rosborough, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for Chester District certify that Arhtur Westbrook is a Magistrate as above, and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine. 

In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my Seal of office and subscribed my name this Eighth day of April in the year 1848. 
J Rosborough
Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas
Chester District 

/seal/
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State of South Carolina
Chester District
On this 10th day of December one thousand eight hundred and forty-six, personally appeared before me, John Rosborough, Clerk of the Court of General Sessions & Common Pleas, and Magistrate ex officio, for the District of Chester, State aforesaid, Nancy Black a resident of the District and State aforesaid, aged eighty years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on her oath, make the following declaraion, in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the Acts of Congress, passed July 7th 1838, "Entitled, an Act, granting half pay & Pensions to certain widows."  Also the benefit of the Act of March 3d 1843 and June 17th 1844. 

That she is the widow of James Black, late pensioner deceased of Chester District, South Carolina, who was a private in the South Carolina Continetnal Line in the Army of the Revolution, as she has always underood & believes, and as such he served the United States against the Common enemy and was allowed a Pension, under the Act of Congress of the 18th March 1818, at the rate of $96 per annum, which pension he drew for several years before his death.  

She further declared, that she was
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that period that she wa snot married to him prior to his leaving the service, but that their marriage took place, previous to the first of January 1794, viz: at the time above stated, in 1783 r 1784. 

She also declares that she has no Famiy record, whoing either the date of her marriage or the birth of her children; that a record was made but has been destroyed. 

Sworn to and Subscribed on the and year first above written. 

Nancy Black
Her Mark 

Before me
J Rosborough
Clerk & Magistrate

And I the said John Rosborough, clerk of said court do hereby certify that the declarant nancy Black appears to be a respectable old lady, and that her statements are entitled to credit. 

I also certify that she is the respected widow of James Black dec'd of Chester District a Revolutionary pensioner of the the United States, and that she is by reason of old age and body infirmities unable to go to the court House to make her declaration, that she started and traveled part of the way to wit within about severn miles of the Court House and gave out not being able to go further. 

I further certify that the records of my office affords no effedence of the date of the marriage of the persons aforesaid, to wit, James Black and Nancy Smith.   In Testimony whereof I
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have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office at Chester Court House the eleventh day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and forty six and in the seventy first year of Amerian Independence. 

/seal/
J Rosborough
Clerk Court of FS
& C Pleas
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On Roll 9
the years 
from 1779 to '80
from 21st July 1774
[struck through:] to 12 may 1780

Enlisted Feby 21st 1779
taken prisoner at the surrender of Charleston  12 May 1780 ---  14 ms 20 

Prisoner 14 mo

[vertical in bottom left margin]
the Night
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State of Carolina
Chester District

In the Court of Common Please
Spring Term 1821

On this the third day of April 1821 personally appeared in open Court being a a court of Record for the District of Chester, James black aged Sixty four years who being first duly Sworn according Law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the Acts of Congress of the 18th March 1818 and the 1st May 1820 that he the said James Black enlisted for the term of Sixteen months early in the Winter in the year 1779 in the State of Sourth Carolina in the Company commanded by Captain Felix Warley in the Regiment commended by Colonel Thompson in the line of the State of South Carolina on the Continential [sic] establisment    that he continued to serve the said Corps until the taking of Charleston in 1780   that he remained a prisoner at Charleston nearly fourteen months from when he made his escape to Newbern in North Carolina where he joined in the Sea Service under Captain Kelly who commanded the Brig Luckey, a privateer of fourteen guns   that he remained in said service about two years and ten months at the end of which the Brig Luckey and her men in coming round from Newbern to Charleston with provisions for General Green was taken by a British called Yarmouth  that after he was taken by the aforesaid, was carried to Charleston about the time that peace was declared and exchanged.  That he was in the battles of Stono and Savannah besides several other skirmishes of note and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his services except Samuel Adams and John Brown
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And in pursuance of the act of the 1st May 1820 I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March one thousand eight hundred and eighteen and that I have not since that time by gift or sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby to diminish it as being myself within the provisions of an Act of Congress entitled an Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval services of the United States of America in the Revolutionary War passed on the 18th day of March one thousand eight hundred and eighteen and I have not nor has any person  in trust for me any property or securities contracts or debts due to me nor have I any income other that what is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed. 

Schedule
56 acres of land under                           $170 
a Mortgage of $175

2 posts and one oven                                   4

1 skillet & dozen knives, forks                      1

Plough & Hocs                                              3

                                                                   178

Sworn to and declared on the 3rd day of April 1821 before me in open court. 
James Black 
his mark 

Abm Nott

The said James Black fruther states that he is a  farmer  that he is unable to work on account of old age   the number of his Family is himself and his wife Nancy.  She is fifty four years old.   One daughter named Molly twenty one or two years old.  Joseph Fifteen years old and David thirteen years old and all of them are able to support themselves and render him assistance while they choose to reside with him. 
James Black 
his mark
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I John Rosborough, Clerk of the Court of Chester District, to hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the Schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the Records of the said Court and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in aforesaid Schedule does not exceed in value two hunderd Dollars.  In tetimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal fo the said Court on the eighteenth day of May 1821
J Rosborough
c cpls
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South Carolina
Chester District 

John Brown and Samuel Adams appeared, made oath that they are well acquainted with James Black of the District aforesaid and knew him during the Revolutionary War and that he served in Captain Felix Warley's Company of the third South Carolina Regiment commanded by Colonel Thompson in the year 1778 that they understood him to be a regular inlisted soldier and he served as such, that they were in the Militia Service themselves and moved with the same Army with the said James black and that he was present at the Battle of Stono and accompanied the Army at the Black Swamp, Rusburgh [Reesburgh?]and other places in the lower parts of South Carolina and Georgia until the fall of Charleston.  
John Brown 
his mark 
Samuel Adams 
his mark 

Sworn to & signed May 26 1821 
Before me  James Harbison JQ

and John Brown further saith that he the said James Black was with the army at Barrow Bridge when General Lincoln lay there and he was on guard when it was attacked in the night. 

[lower half, vertical]
18054
James black 

On Roll 9
One year
from 1779 - '80
[struck through] 12 May 1780

Enlisted Feby 21st 1779 
Taken prisoner at the sur-
render of Charleston 12 May 
1780 --------14 mo 2d
Prisoner 14 mo
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[postal stamp, obscured]

July 7th 1827

Service admitted 

[Vertical text:]

Free

James Barbour
Secretary of War
Washington City
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Chester District  June 22nd 1827

Sir

Enclosed I send you a copy of the declaration of James black in order to be [obscured - placed upon?] the pension Roll. 

I am sir
Your respectfully 
J Rosborough