Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 7,000, Hillary Hendricks, N.C.
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(8 - 1776) 

Service Number
N.C. Hendricks, Hillary S. 7000
Carded 
CONTENTS
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Paid at the Treasure under the
Act of the 6th of April 1888 from
 4 Sep 1841to 4 Sep 184 2  Agt
notified 11 April 1844
Mississippi
Hillary Hendricks
Semmes {?} in the State of Alabama who as a private of Calvary in the Company commanded by Captain Sherrant in the Reg                  commanded by Major Garfikin[?] of the North Carolina line for 15 months
Inscribed on the Roll of Alabama at the rate of 12 [?]dollars and 50 cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March 1831  
Certificate of Pension issued the 29th day of  October 1833 and sent to D.G. Ligon   
Courtland Ala 
Arrears to the 4th of Sep 1833 =  $156.25
Semi-annual allowance ending   
    4 Mar 34                                         31.25

                                                       $187.50
Revolutionary Claim
 Act  June 7, 1832
Recorded by W. R. Palmer clerk
Book   Ed  vol. 8 page 46
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The State of  Alabama
Lawrence County S.S     Circuit Court for Lawrence County September Term 1832

     On this 2nd day of October 1832 personally appear in open Court before the Hon. John White Judge of the  4th Judicial circuit of said State now sitting for the County of Lawrence, Hilary Hendricks a resident of said County aged seventy eight years who being first duly sworn in open court doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benifit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832= To wit: That he does not recollect what year he first entered the service, but he was a resident of  Chatham County State of  North Carolina when he first entered the service in the company of Cavalry Commanded by Capt.  Joseph Stewart of said County and State, the company met at Chatham Court house as a place of rendezvous, and were what was in those days  termed minute men,  or those  who were to be at all times prepared for a call in actual service, they frequently made excursions to different parts of the State for the purpose of keeping the Tories from organizing themselves or doing any mischief, there being many who were disafected to the cause of United States, the most violent of these were the Scotch settlers below Neuse river who with the others were always on the alert to burn the houses, kill the inhabitants who were Whigs, and deposit them on their property ; in many instances they were know to have disfigured and mutilated the bodies of their victims in a manner which would well become the most ferocious & barbarous savage; he was in this service under the command of Capt. Stewart on the first tour for three months. 
      After he was discharged from service under Capt. Stewart,( whose discharge he has lost) he again volunteered under the command of Capt. Joseph Rosser and Majr. Roger Griffith, who were engaged in the same service that Capt. Stewart had been
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previously engaged, while under their command, they had frequent skirmishes with the Tories, who were never at rest but were always on the watch and seeking chow[?] of the Whigs they might devour in all  which 
 they drove them from their strong hold and dispersed them. he was under their command three months, and has now in court the discharge given him by them and signed by both Capt Rogers and Major Griffith and  dated the 11th of April  1782 
previous to his service under Major Griffiths  he served a tour of duty against the Tories under Capt. Gage who afterwards became a Major, he was under his command three months   he  had several skirmishes with the 
Tories and a few of the Tories were slain and some few of the Whig Americans were wounded .  He has [ ?] his discharge from this tour of service signed by Major W. Gage and dated  25th March 1781;; he was principally under the command of Col. Luthrell;

Immediately after this he volunteered in the same service under the command of Capt Gholion? which in the general feature very much resembled the two preceding tours This was likewise for three months and he received a discharged but has lost or mislaid it.
Shortly after this he volunteer under Capt. William RIchardson in like services and frequently 
routethe Tories in skirmishes they had with them;;  Under Capt Richardson he likewise  served and received a discharge which he has lost or mislaid.

The last term of three months which he served during the war he volunteered under Capt. Matthew Ramsey, where he was likewise engaged against the Tories.  This service [ ] a short time before the surrender of Lord Cornwallis at York Town he received a discharge from Capt RIchardson, but has lost or mislaid that likewise.
He served in all fifteen months, and
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in the year 1784 he removed from Chatham County North Carolina to Elbert Count in the State of Georgia.  The times being somewhat troublesome when  he removed, sand there having been many Tories in the part of the country from which he originated, he determined to place his
patriotism and services beyond question with the strangers among whom he was about to reside, and for 
this purpose he obtained from the Justice of Peace for 
Chatham County a certificate 
 that he was a True Whig and only intended to advance himself in an honest manner in life; this certificate is dated on the 11th day of November 1783 and is here produced to the Court.

He was born in Edgecombe County North Carolina.  At an early age he was taken to Chatham County, there in the year 1784 he removed to Elbert County Georgia, from which place he removed to this County in 1825, where he now resides.  There was a register of his age in a family bible of his, but it has been lost. He can prove by William Jones, a clergyman and David G. Ligon two of his neighbors,  that he maintain a fair character for veracity and that he is respected revolutionary soldier, but knows of no person now living in this country by whom he can prove his service.

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.
by  Hillary Hendricks
Mark

William Jones is a clergyman residing in the County of Lawrence in the state of Alabama, and David G. Ligon is residing in the same hereby certify that we re are  well acquainted with the said Hillary Hendricks who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be seventy-eight years of age that he is respect and believed in the neighborhood in which he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and  that we concur in that opinion.

Sworn to & Subscribed  this day & yeqr aforesaid. 

William Jones 
David  G. Ligon
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And the said court to hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of this matter and permitting the interrogation prescribed by the War Department, that the above-named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as  he states and that the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Wm Jones who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in the neighborhood and that David G. Ligon who has also signed the same is a resident in the neighborhood where he resides is a credible person and that statement is entitled to credit.

John White, Judge of
the 2nd Federal Circuit
of the State of Alabama

John Gallagher, clerk
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June 17, 1936
Hillary Hendricks-S.7000
BA-J/AWF
Mrs. W. P. Hendricks
2013 Kirby Avenue
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you
request information in regard to Hillary Hendricks,
served from North Carolina, and pensioned from Law
rence County, Alabama, George Mayberry, served in
the Virginia militia, and pensioned from Perry County,
Alabama, soldiers of the Revolutionary War.
Because of the great demand for Revolutionary War
data and the limited trained clerical force available
for furnishing such information, it is not possible
to comply in full with each request for Revolutionary War
data.
The record of Hillary Hendricks is furnished
herein as found in pension claim, S.7000, based upon
his service in the War of the Revolution.
Hillary Hendricks was born in Edgecombe County,
North Carolina, date not stated, nor are the names
of his parents given. He was taken at an early age
to Chatham County, North Carolina.
While residing in said Chatham County, he served
three months as private in Captain Joseph Stewart's
company of cavalry; three months in Captain Charles
Gholson's company; three months in Captain William
Richardson's company; three months in Captain William
Cage's company, Colonel John Luttrell's regiment, and
was discharged, March 25, 1781; three months in Captain
Matthew Ramsey's company and was discharged shortly
before the surrender of Cornwallis; three months in Captain
Joseph Rosser's company, under Major Roger Griffith
and was discharged April 11, 1782. His service was wi
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the North Carolina troops, in pursuit of Taries, during
which he was in frequent skirmishes. Definite dates of
first three tours not given.
The soldier, Killary Hendricks, moved from Chatham
County, North Carolina in 1784 to Elbert County, Georgia,
and in 1825, moved to Lawrence County, Alabama.
He was allowed pension on his application executed
, October 2, 1832, then aged seventy-eight years
and living in Lawrence County, Alabama.
In 1840 he was a resident of Yalobusha County,
Mississippi, having moved there to be near his children
and relatives. His son, Jeremiah Hendricks, gave
his address in 1843, Grenada, Mississippi.
John Hendricks was a resident of Yalobusha County,
Mississippi in 1840; it is not stated that he was related
to the soldier.
There is no reference to the soldier's wife, and
no further data on file relative to family.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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(Two page document)

(Left page)
(Handwritten]
7000
INVALID (Handwritten) Rev War
File No. 7000
Hillary Hendricks 
Priv Rev War
Act:  June 7th 1832
Index:--Vol. 1 old, Page 169
[Arrangement of 1870.]

(Right page)
1913 Oct. 29. History to
Miss Mary L. Hendricks. /0
1936 June 17 reach to Mrs
W Hendricks (Illegible)
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Papers of Hillary Hendricks, pensioned act 1932. Alab Roll
28th March 1859, H. C. Spalding
22417
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Papers of Hillery Hendricks, pensioned
Act 1832,
Alabe Roll
28th March 1857
H. C. Spalding
22417 Missi from bla
Mar Copy