Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 8645, for William Redman, South Carolina
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(3-1776)
SERVICE S.C.
[Black star over name]
Redman, William.  
NUMBER R. 8645

CONTENTS
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8645
William  Redman

REJECTED
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Willm Redman
Let the error, be
corrected in setting forth
the date of entering
the service; the month
as well as the year
should be inserted;
& the date to which
he continued previous
to being under Col [LeRoy] Hammond
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State of North Carolina Buncombe County}
On this 7th day of April 1820 before me the Subscriber One of the Judges of the Superior Court of Law & Courts of Equity for the said State Personally appeared William Redman aged
Sixty nine years past last September a resident in Buncombe County in said State, who being by me first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the late Act of Congress entitled an Act to provide for certain Persons engaged in the Land & naval services of the United States in the Revolutionary War, that the said William Redman Enlisted for Fifteen months in the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety five [sic] in the Continental line in the State of South Carolina in the company commanded by Francis Prince of the
Regiment commanded by Colonel [Isaac] Huger  in the line of the Continental Establishment -- afterwards under Colonel [LeRoy] Hammond in said Establishment that he continued to serve in said Corps or in the service of the United States until discharged from service in the Cherokee Nation at a Fort called Senicar [Seneca], that he
was at Charlestown South Carolina at the time of the first Battle at Sullivan's Island
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& was then sent to guard the frontiers against the Tories & Indians & was in a battle at Seneca then in a
battle at the Grassy Valley where he was wounded in the left shoulder supposed to be a rifle ball
then was in a Battle at Brasstown then in a battle on Tennessee River that he is in reduced Circumstances & Stands in need of the Assistance of his Country for Support that he has no other Evidence now in his power of his said services.
Sworn to & declared the day & year aforesaid s/Willie P. Morgan, JIC

I Willis P Morgan judge as aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said William Redman did serve in the revolutionary war as stated in the preceeding declaration Against the Common Enemy for the term of fifteen months at one time on the continental establishment & I now transmet the proceedings of testimony taken & had before me to the secretary for the war department persuant to the directions of the afore mentioned act of Congress I am also satisfied that he needs the assistance of his country for support s/ Willis P Morgan JIC
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State of North Carolina
Buncombe County
I Robert Henry Clerk of the Superior Court of law in & for the County aforesaid do hereby certify that Willis
P. Morgan who has signed the foregoing certificate is one of the
Judges of the Superior Court of law & Equity for said state & that due faith & credit is due to his attestation as such In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed
the seal of my office this 7th day of April 1820
s/ Robt Henry Clk
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Sir/ Washington 27 January 1821
As it regards the application of William Redman for a pension, I can certify that I was an officer in Colonel Isaac Huger (by some called (Ugee) South Carolina Regiment of Rifle Men
that Captain Francis Prince commanded a company in that Regiment, to which William Redman
belonged, the applicant states that he enlisted in May 1775 and served 6 months was then attached to & placed in Col. Hammond's [LeRoy Hammond] Regiment in the Company
commanded by Cap. Benjamin Tutt, which officer I well knew, that he continued in service in Col. Hammond's Regiment until the month of August 1776, when he was discharged from said service, it appears that he served from May 1775 until August 1776 a period of fifteen months without change only from a disposition from one Regiment to another on the same line, and in
that early period of the war; these facts I know to be true, as relates to the officers, & regiments, and his further service I believe to be true, he was afterwards sent on to the frontiers to go against the Indians & Tories, as he states, which battles I well remember to have happened as he states at the places he mentioned I with part of my company was engaged in this service of the
frontiers -- against the Indians late the year 1778, William Redman is in very low Circumstances as appears by the schedule, a Citizen of Buncombe County North Carolina & I believe unable to maintain
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mantain himself by labour and most certainly believe he is intitled to a pension under the acts of Congress of March 1818 & May 1820
F Walker MrCos [Member Congress]
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Asheville, NC
28 Oct Free
Hon Felix Walker
Washington City
DC


Wilm Redman
A Hegins 8645
N Carolina Reg
1775 in May
for 15 months

There were no enlistements as early as in May 1775 on the continental establishment for a term longer than 6 months
Rejected
Hon Felix Walker HR
(not on roll)

Wm Redman
application for pension
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State of North Carolina Buncombe County
On this 7th day of October 1820 personally appeared in open Court of
record for the County & State aforesaid William Redman aged 73 years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provision made by the act of Congress of the 18th March 1818 & the first May 1820 that he the said William Redman enlisted for the term of fifteen months sometime in the month of May in
the year 1775, in the State of South Carolina in the company commanded by Captain Francis Prince in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Huger. in the line of the State of South Carolina Continental establishment; That he continued to serve in said corps about six months, when he
was placed under Captain Benjamin Tutt in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Hammonds in said establishment in which corps he continued until sometime in the month of August 1776 when he was discharged from said service in the Cherokee Nation at a Fort called Seneca. That he was at Charleston South Carolina at the time of the first Battle of Sullivan's Island and was then sent to guard the frontiers against the Tories and Indians, and was in the Battle at Seneca, then in
a Battle at the Grassy Valley where he was wounded in the left shoulder, supposed to be by a rifle ball, also in a battle at Brass Town, in a battle on Tennessee River and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services. That he is a keeper of a mill by occupation, of good health & ability for one of his age; has no family but his wife about sixty years old, who is unhealthy & weakly; the mill that he keeps belongs to Samuel Bell – And in pursuance of the act 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 March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift, sale or in any manner whatever disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provision of an act of Congress entitled “an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war” passed on the 18th day of March 1818, and that 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 than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed
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Schedule to wit
One cow & calf valued $10
2 Hogs small 2
2 pots & 1 oven 3
1 doz in delp plates 1-50
1 Sett tea cups & saucers 62 1/2
5 milk bowlls 62 1/2
1 coffee pot 62 1/2
2 Tin Buckets 1-00
2 Pewter plates 75
3 tin Pans 87 1/2
1 Sett Knives & forks 75
21.75 

1 Water Pale srled $ 00 50
3 three piggins 75
3 Bottles 68 3/4
5 setting chairs 1.25
318 2/4
21-75
24.93 3/4

William Redman
his X mark

I Robert Henry clerk of the Superior court of Law for the county of Buncombe & state of North Carolina do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the records of said court and I do further certify that it is the opinion of said court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is twenty four dollars and ninety three & three quarter cents In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court the 6th day of Oct 1820 Wm Redman
his X mark
Robt Henry
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Mr Walker shall please attend to this application for a pension