Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 1909, William Hamby, N.C.
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NC, Hamby, William, S.1909
carded
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6889
East. Tennessee
William Hamby.
of Blount in the State of Tennessee who was a Mr [illegible] in the compy commanded by Captain Morrison of the Regm commanded by Col Baitman the NC une for 6 months Dec. 28 1908 F.F.N
Inscribed on the Roll of East Tennessee at the rate of 20. Dollar ---Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March , 1831.
Certificate of Pension ifsued the 8th day of March 1833 - and sent to Louis Harris, Knoxville. Tenn.
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 - 40-
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept. 10
$50
{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by Nathan Rice - Clerk, Book D Vol. 9 Page 102
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1926 - Apr. - 8 Hist. to Mrs. Julian D. Dusenbury MMHF
Rev War. 1909
Invalid
File No. 1909 William Hamby
Pvt N.C. Line

Act: June 7, 1832
Index: -- Vol. A, Page 156
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Wm Hambys Application for A pension
$20 per an
Direct to James Hair Knoxville Tennifsee
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State of Tennefsee ⎬ SS On this 26th day of Dumber
Blount County ⎬ 1832
Personally appeared at his own house before me William Lever one of the acting Justices of the Court of Pleas and quarter Sefsions in and for said County and State.
William Hamby a resident of the said County of Blount and State Tennifsee (who is intirely unable to attend court by reason of his old
age and bodily infirmity) Aged eighty eight years the 4th of last January 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 Congrefs passfed June 7th 1832 that he entered the service of the United States under the
following named officers and served as herein stated.
He was born on the 4 th day of January 1744 in the State of Maryland Baltimore County
He has no heard of his age. He resided in Roanne County North Carolina at which place he was drafted for three months
[illegible] against the Cherokee Indians under Capt James Morrison in Col Baitmans Regiment of Militia we rendezvoused at Cathys part on the head of Catawby River in the said County of Roann same time in July 1776 we marched into the Indian nation at Scotts Creek and marched clear through the nation till we came to the valley towns on the Highwasfee River the
Indians flead before us we had no battle our men took same [illegible] when out on scouting parties we [illegible] [illegible] the valley towns to the Cowee towns and then to the head of the Catawby River at said Cathys part we were there honourably but are [illegible] by discharged same time in October 1776 He served at this time three month
He then removed into Burk County North Carolina while residing at said place he was drafted for a three months tour against the Cherokee Indians we rendezvoused at
Wafards part on the North fork of the Catawby River Same time in the late part of September or the beginning of October 1780 say thee alone was [crossed out]
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out and wanted through [crossed out] under Capt Morrison in Col Baitmans Regiment of Militia we lay there till our time was out
and scouted through the country after the Indians we had no battle he was in one skirmish with the Indians on the waters of Cany revir we were discharged at the said Wafords fort same time in the latter part December 1780 or the beginning of January 1781 we got no written discharges he served at this time three months he served in the whole six months
He has lived since the revolutionary war in the following places towit in Birk County then Removed to becomb County [illegible] continued [illegible] then removed to Blount  County Sate of Tennessee

He never did volunteer nor he never was a substitute He was not acquainted with the regular officers or with any continental or militia Regiments at the general circumstances of his service farther than is above stated
He never did received written discharge from the service nor a commisfion He is known in his
present neighbourhood to Joseph Parnel Jacob 
Tipton Samuel Cable Jesse Hart Micheal Jones
all of whom he believes can testify that he is a man of verasity and that they believe he served as a soldier of the revolution. He has no documentary evidence and he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure
who can testify to his service He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension all of the agency of any State There is no clergyman lives in his neighbourhood nor none that he can procure who can testify to the report of
his service sworn to and subscribed the day and year
first aforesaid before me
William Deven
in
acting Justice of  William Mark Hamby
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The Court of [illegible] and Quarter Session in and for the said Count of Blout and the State of Tennesfee

We William Mackey and Reuben Sever residing in the said Count of Blount and the State of Tennesfee hereby [illegible] that we are well acquainted with William Hamby who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be eighty eight years of age that he is respected and he lived in the neighbourhood which he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion What we never had [illegible] [illegible] of his having been a soldier of the revolution disputed or its truth questioned.  Sworn to and subscribed this day and year [illegible] before me Rueben Deven William Devin a justice of the court [illegible - 3 words] of police and quarter sessions in and for this County of Blout and State of Tenessee.
And I the said William Sever an acting Justise of the Court of Pleas and quarter Sefisins in and or the said Count of Blount and the states of Tennifee are aforesaid do hereby [illlegible] my opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interagataries pursuit by the war department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary solder and was as he states and the Justice farther certifies that it appears to him that the said William Mackey and Reuben Sever who has signed the preceeding certificate are residents in the said Court of Blount and the State of Tennifsee and are reliable persons and that their statement is intitled to [illegible and that the said applicant is entirely unalbe to attend court by reason of old age and bodily infirmity and that the said Court of Pleas and quarter is a [illegible] of [illegible]
William Diven a partner of the court of Justice and quarter session in and for the County of Blout and State of Tenessee
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State of Tennefee
Blount County

I Jacob Foute Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sefsion in and for Said County do hereby certify that William Sever before whom the following declaration was made is an acting Justice of the said Court of Pleas and Quarter Sefsions in and forsaid County and full faith and credit is due and a [illegible] to be given to all his oficial acts and that foregoing signatures which perports to be his are his genuine signatures 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and offixed my seal of officer at the office in Maryville that 5th day of February 1835
Jac. H. Foute Clk
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Greenville, S.C.
Feb. 19, 1926
Commission of Pensions,
Washington, D.C
Stamp [round] Feb 23 1926 office [balance is illegible]
Dear Sir:
A Revolutionary ancestor of mine, William Hamby by name, was a private in the Virginia line. The Searcher for Virginia State Library, says "The name appears on a pension roll of residents of Blount Count, Tennessee, in 1835." Eveidently he lived with relatives there at that time. She further states "It is stated that he was placed
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on the roll March 5 1883, his age given as nintey years. A William Hamby is also shown on the pension roll of Blount County in a census taken in 1840, and in this it is stated that his age was 97, and that he head of the family with which he resided was William Dunn.
I am informed that I can obtain the [illegible] record of his service for the Commission of Pensions you [illegible]. If so, I shall appreciate your assistance very much.

Very truly yours,
Mrs. Julian D. Dusenbury
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MMSVF

Rev. 1812 Wars Section
April 8, 1926
Mrs. Julian D. Dusenbury
Greenville, South Carolina
Madam:
I have to advise you that from the papers in the 
Revolutionary War pension claim S. 1909 it appears that William Hamby was born January 4, 1744 in Baltimore County, Maryland.

While a resident of Rowan County, North Carolina he enlisted in July 1776 and served three months as a private in Captain James Morrison's Company, Colonel Baitman's
North Carolina Regiment against the Cherokee Indians.
He then moved to Burke County, North Carolina and in September or October 1780 enlisted, served three months as a private in Captain Morrison's Company, Colonel Baitman's North Carolina Regiment against the Cherokee Indians and was in a skirmish.
He was allowed pension on his application executed December 26, 1832 while a resident of Blount County, Tennessee. There is no data on file as to his family.

Respectfully,

WINFIELD SCOTT
Commissioner.
Date of death not on AB
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Name Hamer, James Grade Private Line New Jersey
Warrant Number 8393 Acreage 100 Issued February 11, 1800 to Philemon Thomas, assignee