Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 5768, Daniel Ball, N.C.
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Service    Number
N.C    Ball, Daniel    W.5768
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CONTENTS
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State of North Carolina
Buncomb County
I do hereby nominate & appoint Nehemiah Blackstock of said county my lawful agent, to have act the business of my Pension which is now or may hereafter be [illegible] witness my hand and seal the 18th of October 1832
test. Gehare R. Ball
signed Dan Ball
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State of North Carolina Court of Pleas and
Buncombe County
quarter Sessions Octr 1832
On this 17th day of October 1832 personally appeared
in open Court, Daniel Bell before the Justices of
the Court of Pleas and quarter Sessions for the
County of Buncombe now setting a resident of
the County of Buncombe aforesaid, aged sixty
nine 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 service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein
stated: That he entered the service of the United States
some time in the month of December 1779
being drafted in the Militia in the County of Franklin N.
Carolina, under Captain Richard Ransome under the
command of Alexander Lillington Brigadier General -
that he marched from thence to Charleston South
Carolina where he remained until the 10th of March
1780 when he was discharged being in bad health- which discharge was signed by Genl Allard Tillington and is herewith transmitted. That he entered the service
again, as a volunteer in the County of Franklin
N. Carolina, some time in the month of June or July
1780 under Captain Harrison Mason in the Regiment
commanded by Col William Brickell - that he marched
into South Carolina where they joined the army under
General Gates and was in the Battle at Camden -
After that defeat the army was dispersed and this affiant
 went to Hillsborough in North Carolina where
he obtained a furlough for a short time, and went home, -that he joined the Army again in a short time and was discharged on the 21st
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of October 1780 by Col William Brickell, which
discharge is herewith enclosed. That he entered the
service again as a volunteer some time in the month of May 1781 in the County of Caswell N. Carolina
in the company commanded by Captain Shadrack
Hargis, that he marched to the town of Hillsborough
where he remained until the17th August 1781 when he was discharged, - which discharge was signed by Captain Shadrack Hargis and is herewith transmitted. That he served two months afterwards under Captain Frederick Debo by whom he was discharged at Hillsboro on the 20th of April1782. 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 & subscribed
test John Miller Clk
the day & year afforsaid
By N.W. Wood.
Dan Ball

1.Where and in what year were you born
2. Have you any record of your age & if so where is it
3 Where were you living when called into service, where have lived since the Revolutionary war & where do you now live now
4 How were you called into service; were you drafted
did you volunteer, or were you a substitute, if a substitute for whom ┃
5 State the name of some of the Regular officers
who were with the troops where you served; such continental militia Regiments as you can recollect & the general circumstances of your service
6 Did you ever receive a discharge from the service by whom was it given & what has become of it
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7th State the names of persons to whom you are known in
your neighborhood & who can testify as to your character or  veracity & their belief of your services as a soldier 
of the Revolution.
Mr. Garrett Dewiess  a clergyman residing in the County of Buncombe & State of No Carolina & Jesse N Roberts
Residing in the same state & County aforesaid hereby Certify that we are well acquainted with Daniel Ball who has subscribed
& sworn to the above declarations that we believe him to
sixty nine years of age, that he is reputed & believed in
the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of
the revolution & that we concur in that opinion.

Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid
test. John Miller Clk
By N. W, Wooden D.C.
Garrett Dewiess
Jesse N. Roberts

and the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the
investigation of the matter & after putting the interogations presented by the war department, that the above applicant was a Revolution any soldier & served as he states; & the court further certify that it appears to them that Garrett Dewiess & Jesse N. Roberts are creditable men & that their statements is entitled to credit and that the said Dewiess is a [illegible] man & a resident of the County of Buncombe

I, John Miller
Clerk of the court of pleas & quarter sessions
for the County of Buncombe, do hereby certify that the
enclosing contains the original proceedings of the said Court
in the matter of this application of David Ball for a pension. 

In testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand & seal of office this 18th day of October 1832
{signed} Jno Miller Clk