Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 31,541., Joseph Ballew, N.C.
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(3-1776)
	SERVICE									NUMBER
N.C.					Ballew, Joseph.			S. 31.541

CONTENTS
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Arkansas.	13989
[crossed out]


Joseph  Ballew of shelby Co in the State of Tennessee who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Kennedy of the regiment commanded by Col Cleveland in the N. Carolina line for 15 months private
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Inscribed on the Roll of West Tennessee at the rate of 50 Dollars [crossed out] Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 20 day of July 1833 and sent to Roger Barton Raleigh
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Arrears to the 4th of March	        100 – 
Semi-anl. allowance  ending 4 sept  25.00
 									$125.00
									{Revolutionary Claim, 
Act, June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by Saml Boyd Clerk, 
Book 6 Vol. 7 Page 72

 
Letter to 3.d Auditor 6 Sept 1838.
Paid at the [illegible] under the Act of the 6. April 1838 from the 4 March 1834 to the 4 Sept 1837. Agt notified 15th Sept 1838.
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Letter to Hon Hon W. L. Fulton
$3d  Audi. 24 March 1842
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Paid as above from 4th Septr [Sept.] 1838 to March 4th 1841. Agent notified April 21st 1842
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[illegible] to Pension agt May 22d 1845
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To Arkansas from 4th Sep 1844. 21 June 1845.notification to Pension agent 
Little Rock Arkansas
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Letter to Hon.” Solon Borland Dec. 21: 1849–
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State of Tennessee} October Sessions of the court of
Shelby county	     } pleas & quarter Sessions 1832
	On this 16th day of October 1832 personally appeared in open court before the Justices of said court now selling Joseph  Ballew a resident of said county of shelby and state aforesaid of the age of seventy five years on the 17th of March next 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 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 services under capt Thomas Kennedy in Burk county State of North Carolina as a volunteer and served three months and that col Cleveland was the colonel that commanded them and they were marched to Ramsower [Ramsour] Mills against the Tories & British and defeated them at that place, we were then marched to Broad River after the British & Tories and from then were we march home I then entered the service for three months in capt. John Mcfarlin [McFarland] company, George Walker first Lieutenant,Peter Russ second Lieutenant and served at Davidson’s Fort in the head of Catawba River three months, and during the time acted as issuing commissary, and from said Fort I was marched home. I then volunteered for three months under capt camp and marched from Burke county to Gilbert Town from thence I was march to Ned Hampton’s plantation on Pacolet River, there we had a Battle with part of col Tarltons corpse [corps] commanded by capt Dunlap, at which time & place col Chas [Charles] McDowell was the commander of the Americans, and from thence we were marched in a retreat from Fergusons Army to the head of the Catawba River, and from thence to Bundys powder mills on where we were stationed and recruited, and there joined colonels campbell, cleveland, sevier & Shelby and were marched to Kings mountain where we defeated the British &C
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  after the Battle at Kings mountain I was marched to Morganton Burk [Burke] court house. I then Volunteered myself under capt Harry Highland in a campaign against the Cherokees and was attached to col Joseph McDowells Regiment and were march to Little chota [Chhota] and Big chalan Little Tennessee River at both of said places we had Battle, with the Indians and defeated them and from there I was marched to Davidson’s Fort [crossed out] we commenced this campaign in the month of march in the year 1782 and I remained at said Fort untill [until] August of the same year and was then march again into the cherokees country and destroyed their corn and burnt the Towns in the nation and I was then march home in the month september or october and discharged. 
I was discharged by col Joseph McDowell which discharged kept for a number of years untill [until] it was worn out by age. I was born in the state of Virginia in Buckingham county and my Father moved to Burke county N.C. near Morganton, there I continued to live for several years after the war was over I moved from Burk [Burke] county to the state of Kentucky Knox county and lived in said state of Kentucky  untill [until] about seven years since I moved to the state of Alabama and lived there two years and then moved to Tennessee shebly county where I now live.
I hereby relinquish every claim whatever to pension or any annuity except the present and declare that my name is not on the Pension Roll of the Agency of any state and that the only proof my services that I can now make is by the [crossed out] testimony of capt William Walker where affidavit is herewith filed and sent with this declaration 
sworn to in open court 
oct 16 1832           				Joseph  Ballew
	Ro Lawrence clk s.c.c.
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No 15528
 Joseph  Ballew
Shebly County 
Tennessee
from–private 
15 months.
$50.

Rogar Barton Esqr
[crossed out]
Raleigh Tennessee
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BRIEF in the case of  Joseph  Ballew
County of Shelby in the State of Tennessee
(Act 7th June, 1832).
Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court
If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?
How old is he? 75 years.
 State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
Period.	 		Duration of Service.					Rank. 
Years,		 Months, 	Days.			As a		
Vol  In 17 [blank in MS] 	[crossed out]      3		[crossed out]   		Private
“	”			[crossed out]      3		[crossed out]	acting as  Issuing 
										Commissary 
“	”			[crossed out]      3		[crossed out] 		private
“	”				     about 6  		[crossed out]       [crossed out]   

Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served.
Gen.
Capt. Kennedy  Col. Cleveland
Capt mcFrlin.  
Col. mcDorrell [McDowell]
 Capt Crump
Capt Highland 
In what was he engaged? at Ramsor [Ramsour] mills. On Pacolet River at Kings mountain, some Indian fights 
Where did he reside when he entered the service? Burk [Burke] County North Carolina [crossed out]
Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary [traditionally] evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Living witness
Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Correct
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
MClagan   Examining Clerk.