Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 3,333, Simeon Eldridge, N.C.
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N.C.
Eldridge, Simeon
640
NUMBER
S. 3,333
carded
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26,855
East Tennessee

Simeon Eldridge
of Roan Co.  in the State of East Tennessee
who was a P in the Company commanded by Captain [blank] of the Regt Commanded by Col Servier in the No Carolina line for 
[illegible] $21.00 1/2

Inscribed on the Roll of East Tenn at the rate of 21 Dollars 00 Cents for annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831

Certificate of Pension issued the
17th day of Jun and sent to [illegible] J. R. Standifer, HR

Arrears to the 4th of Mch 34-          65.00
Semi-an. allowance ending 4 sept - 10.83
                                                        $75.83
Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832

Recorded by [illegible] Clerk
Book [E or C] 3 Vol. 7 Page 62
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Rev War
3333
INVALID.

File No. 3333

Simeon Eldridge
Pvt, N. C. line
Act: June 7 1832
Index: -- Vol. A, Page 112
(Arrangement of 1870.}
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Kingston Tenn
June 7 1834

Col James Standefer
Washington
City
D.C.
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Kingston,

June 7th 1834
Col Standefer,
I take the liberty of enclosing to you a declaration for a pension for James Browder, your attention is requested to this claim
Yours &c

G. N. Churchill
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State of Tennessee 
Roane County
 On this fifth day of June 1834, personally appeared before me Wm B. Lenoir acting Justice of the Court of pleas and Quarter Sessions for said County, Simeon Eldridge a resident of said County aged 76, 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 was born, as he understood from his father, in Virginia near the Pennsylvania line, (the County he disremembers) from where
his father moved when applicant was a child to Guilford County N.C. applicant remained in Guilford till about 17 years of age, then moved into what is now Washington County, Ten, where he lived when he rendered the service for which he claims a pension. After the close of the Revolution, a year or two, he returned
to said Guilford County and lived two or three years, the returned and lived in said Washington about two years, then moved into what is now Jefferson County, Ten, and resided about ten years, then moved into said County of Roane, where he has ever since lived. He has no record of his age.
In the year, applicant thinks, 1779, the settlers on the headwaters of Nolichucky River were few and great fears were had that the tories and indians who were at different times, understood to be embodied up in the mountains, (sometimes separately and
sometimes together,) would break into the settlements and do great mischief. Applicant was first drafted, by Col John Levier he thinks, to go against tories, for a term of three months, and having come into the settlements that they were about to make inroad. He served in the company of Capt Nathaniel Evans
and ranged through the country on the head waters of Chucky and Watauga rivers. They [illegible] came in conflict with the tories
though they were seen by spies. He served out the term of 3 months. very shortly after applicant served the term just mentioned when he thinks he had been at home but a month he was drafted for three months, again, to march against the tories and indians who were said to be collected on the head waters of Cholachucky river, in the mountains. He went under the same captain as before, in the same company and after serving, he thinks, two months of the three for which he was drafted, ranging through what is now 
Washington County, he and the adjoining part of No Carolina, he
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hired a man by the name of Thos Ham to serve out his term, and came on home-- having said company up in the mountains, guarding the frontier. He served 2 months after being at home on said last mentioned tour he was again drafted under similar circumstances for three months. He went into service in the same company, under said Capt. Evans. After serving about one month and a half of this term the Capt found that no danger was to be apprehended, the tories and indians having scattered, and they all returned home 12 months. If neither case did he receive any written discharge - being merely dismissed
initally, when the term of service, or the necessity for service expired

During the years 1779 & 1780 applicant was in various scouting parties against Indians and Tories under said Capt several times, and under Lieut Jno Reid one. The capts were ordered out he believes by Col. Sevier. They were out some
times a week & sometimes more at a time. How long he served in these parties he cannot say. He has no doubt more but he is certain not less than one month - 7 1/2 months in each can applicant was a private of Infantry in the Militia applicant is known to the following persons at presents his neighbors who can testify to his character for veracity and their belief in his service as a revolutionary soldier, viz: James Browder, Jesse Medlock and
James Lacky & Nelson Lutteral -

He states that he resides in a remote part of the County, and is unable to attend in Court without great inconvenience, or account of bodily infirmity.
He has no documentary evidence and knows of no person who can testify as to 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.

Sworn to and subscribed before me the date first written
Wm B. Lenoir J. P. for Roane county Ten.
Simeon (his x mark) Eldridge
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We John Winton a clergyman and James Browder both resident in said County of Roane hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Simeon Eldridge who has subscribed & sworn
to the foregoing declaration, that we believe him to be a man of veracity and his statement entitled to full credit.
The said Winton has no personal knowledge as to his age except the confidence he places in his statement not of his services.
The said Browder believes him to be as old as he states and has heard of the same recited in the foregoing declaration for 15 years past.
John Winton
James Browder

Sworn to and subscribed before me the date above
Wm Benoir J.P.
for Roane Co. Ten

State of Tennessee Roane County
I William B. Lenoir an acting justice of the peace in said county do hereby declare it to be my opinion after investigating the matter and putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the contents of the applicants Simeon Eldridge's affidavit are true; and that he was a revolutionary soldier and served in
stated in said affidavit. I also certify that he lives about sixteen miles from the court house and that from what I have heard him say with respect to riding it would be quite inconvenient for him to attend court
I further certify that John Winton who has
signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman
and that James Browder who has signed the same is a respectable citizen, and that both their statements are entitled to full credit.
Wm B. Lenoir J. P.
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State of Tennessee I Henry Beagle Clerk of the
Roane County Court of Roane County do
that William B Brenin Esq before whom the
going declaration & affidavits were taken &
sworn to is now & there was an acting Justice of peace for said County and due faith & credit
would be give to his acts as such, and his
signature thereto is in his own proper handwriting

Given under my hand & private seal not having a seal of office at [illegible] the 7th day of June 1834
Henry Beagle Clk of his dept 
[illegible]

I certify the Henry [illegible] is Clerk of Roan Court and that Henry I [illegible] is his deputy and that his signature is genuine and that there is no seal of office. for said Court.

James [illegible]

16 June 1834
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES Form VAM-51-
12 - 5 - 41

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
Division of Veterans' Administration Archives

Name - Eldridge, William
Grade - Private
Line - Sheldon's Dragoons (Connecticut)

Warrant number - 5753
Acreage - 100
Issued Sept. 1, 1790
to Theodosius Fowler
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The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of ""Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800"" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800.
Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.