Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 3286, Shadrick Elkins, N.C.
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(8-1776)

SERVICE
N.C.

Elkins, Shadrick
or
Alkins, Shadrack

NUMBER
R. 3286

CONTENTS
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[left hand page]
Hon: Francis Jones 
Winchester, Tenn

[right hand page]
Shadrick Elkins

Deserted 

rejected 
See letter to F. Jones
June 26. 1821
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Shadrack Elkins a musician in Doherty's Company of the 6th Regt mustered 23rd March 1777 for the War, was a private June 1778 and deserted 1st January 1780, as appears by the musterrolls in the Secretary's Office of the State of N. Carolina.
Given under my hand this 19th June 1821
Wm. Hill Secry
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State of Tennessee 
District of East Tennessee.

On the 4th of October 1820, personally appeared in open court, the same being a court of Record, a court of General Jurisdiction, proceeding according to the rules of the Common law, having the power to fine and imprison, Shadrick Elkins aged Sixty, resident in Marion County in the district aforesaid  who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare that he served in the revolutionary War three years, the Term for which he enlisted in Captain George Doherty's company, in the Sixth Regiment in the State of North Carolina, commanded by Colo. Archibald Little, belonging to the Continental line. That he never applyed for a pension nor Received from the United States; And 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 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 annuities Contracts, as debts due me, nor have I any income Other than what is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed, and by me Subscribed.

This declarant further declares that he has no property of any description, he resides on an Indian
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Reserve, in the County of Marion aforesaid; that he is bound to surrender the possession of the house, or Cabin, in which he now lives the first day of December next. he is by occupation a Shoemaker, but from age and infirmity his Eyes have become so impaired as to render him unable to pursue his occupation to any advantage, his family consists of a wife aged about Sixty years and totally unable from age and infirmity to assist this declarant to provide for their mutual support Also, one daughter aged Sixteen, yet single who is able to do as much as a female her situation could do but who is entirely unable from her individual exertions to support her parents and herself, the above named persons are the only members of this declarants family, and the only means he has to rely on for a subsistence.

Sworn and declared in open court the 4th day of October 1820
Shadwick Alkins
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State of Tennessee Set.

I Stephen Hicks Clerk of the Circuit Court of the County of Marion, In the district of East Tennessee, do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and schedule thereto annexed are truly copies from the Record of said Court and, I do further certify, that It is the opinion of the said court that the total amount in Value of the property as shown by the declarant in the aforesaid Schedule is _________dollars and _______cents .

In Testimony Whereof I have hereto set my hand and affix my private seal, having no official sral, at office the 30th day of December 1820.
Stephen Hicks

(hand drawn seal)
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Pension Office
Jary [January] 17, 1831.

Mulloy's Te [Tennessee]
30 Decr [December]
Free [Postage]
War Department
Pension Clame [Claim]
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Acts of July 14,1862 and March 3, 1873
32186
P.O.____
Shadrack Elkins
alias Alkins
Service:____
Enlisted: REJECTED, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: ____
Attorney: ____
P.O. ____
Recognized.  ____ Contract.
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Register Vol 2 page 53
Shadrack [Shadrick] Alkins of Elkins
Bedford County Tennessee

Act 18 March 1818
Rejected
Deserted 
see letter 26 June 1821
to Hon F Jones do 31 Dec 1827
to Hon: T. H Blake do 4 May 1820 
to claimant 

3286
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These May Certify that in the year 1777 I enlisted Shadrick Elkins in the Continental Service in the Sixth Regiment of the State of North Carolina and he then being about Sixteen years of Age to the best of my Remembrance I returned him a Fifer in the company of Captain Docherty [George Dougherty] he went with me to the State of Pennsylvania whare [where] he served a Campaign Under General [George] Washington who ordered me in the year 1778 to the Southern army.

I then left Elkins at Winter Quarters at Valley Forge [Pennsylvania] Under General [George] Washington who I believe served his time of service Which I have not the Smallest reason to doubt and said Elkins in now present who I personally know though he has been absent from me near forty six years and believe him to be a man of truth with respect to his service
Joshua Hadley Capt
Sixth N Carolina Regiment

State of Tennessee
Sumner County
We William Montgomery & John McMurtry acting Justices of the peace in Sumner County [Tennessee] do certify that the above Certificate was Sworn to and Subscribed before us the 19th of March 1824 and that Capt. [Joshua] Hadley the above signer in Quite a Respectable man and Reputable as any
Wm. Montgomery JPSC
John McMurtry JP

State of Tennessee 
Sumner County 
I Alfred H Douglas Clerk of the Court of pleas and Quarter Sessions for said county do certify that William Montgomery and John McMurtry esquires before whom the above Certificate of Joshua Hadly [Hadley] was sworn to are & were on the date thereof acting Justices of the peace for said county of
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Sumner duly commissioned and qualified & that put faith and credit is due their official acts as such
In testimony whereof I here unto set my hand and affix the seal of said Court at Office this 27th day of March A.D. 1824 & 48th year of American Independence
A. H. Douglass  Clk

State of Tennessee
Sumner County}
I James Douglass presiding Magistrate of the Court of pleas and quarter
Sessions for said County do certify that Alfred H Douglass is Clerk of said Court & that his attestation as such is in due form of Law Given under my hand at Gallatin this 27th day of March 1824
James Douglass Pell
Sumner County Court
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State of Tennessee
Rutherford County ⎬
This day personally appeared Jacob Caulk a Citizen of this State & County before me Joseph Mason an acting Justis of the peace in & for said County and after being duly Sworn Deposeth & Saith that he was a soldier in the continental Establishment during the Revolutionary war under the Command of Colo. David Hall of the Delewar Line &  in the company of Capt. William Mc Annen and have this Day became acquainted with a Shadrick Elkins who stats to me & before the present acting Justis that he was a regular Enlisted Soldier in the Continental Line of the State of North Carolina and served in said Line in the northern Stats as follows first at the Battel at Germentown, and at the taking two house secondly at the Battel at monmouth where there were hosages which hapened on the 28th of June 1779 he further states that he was a prisoner of war with  a man by the name of Collins a Captin of the Meriland Line I was well acquainted with a man of that name & he was a Cpt. of the Meriland Line & fifth ragement & understood him to have been a prisoner of war this with many other hasages gives me full & satisfactury  reasons to believe that he was the man which he Represents himself to be at present & have no doubetbut he did actuly perform the Several acts which he has setforth to me which he has Done & do believe that the Said
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Shadrick Elkins was in both of those actions where I was Certainly engaged in battel & believe him to have been there at the Battel with me
Sworn and subscribed to
this 25th day of September
1830 before me
Jacob his mark Caulk
Joseph Mason: JP

I certify that I have been well acquainted with Jacob Caulk for fourteen years and do believe him to be a man of truthe [truth] and honesty and would believe his Statements as soon as any Man in the neighborhood given under my hand this 25th day of September 1830
Joseph Mason, JP

State of Tennessee 
Rutherford County ⎬ John R. Laughlin, Clerk of the County court of pleas and quarter Sessions of said County do hereby certify that Joseph Mason Esquire, before whom the above affidavit was sworn to is an acting Justice of the peace for and within said said County duly commissioned and qualified according to law, and that all his official acts are entitled to full faith and credited Such.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set
my hand and affixed the seal of
Said Court, at office this 25th day
of September AD. 1830
John R. Laughlin, Clk
Rutherford County Court

State of Tennessee
Rutherford County ⎬ I John Fletcher, Chairman of the County Court of pleas and quarter Sessions
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of said County do hereby certify that John R. Laughlin whose official signature appears to the foregoing certificate is the acting Clerk of said Court, that his said attestation is in due form of law, and that all his official acts are entitled to full faith and credit in any Court or office in the United States.
Given under my hand and seal at
the County of Rutherford in the State of
Tennessee, this 25th day of September A.D. 1830.
John Fletcher Ck   seal
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In the Circuit Court of the United States for the Disctrict of West Tennessee at Nashville September Term 1830

Shadrick Alkins bring desirous of being placed on the pension list files the following affidavit & Schedule

State of Tennessee 
Davidson County ⎬

On this 27th day of September 1830 personally appeared in open Court Shadrick Alkins[Elkins] a resident of this state and a citizen of Bedford County aged Seventy years being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the acts of the 18th March 1818 and and the first of May 1820 And that he the said Shadrick Alkins [Elkins] enlisted on or about the 25th day of March 1777, for the term of three years in the state of North Carolina and Chatham County and was returned in the company commanded by Captain Doherty in the line of the state of North Carolina and in the sixth Regiment commanded by Col. Lyttel at that time and continued to serve in that company until after the Battle of Germantownwhen I was changed to the company commanded by Captain Boman and continued to serve in Boman's Company until I was made a prisoner of war on the Huckensuck river at a place called the little Ferry near the New Bridge in the state of New Jersey sometime within the month of January 1779.  and was placed on board a prision  ship by the name of Stumbelow and sent to Long Island and there remained a prisoner until after the surrender of Charleston and then was exchanged at Kings Bridge near Fort Washington in the State of New York in company with a Captain Collins of the Maryland line who was also a prisoner of war with me and exchanged with me at the same time & place. From there I came and joined Washington's Army at a place called to pon on the north river and on the Jersey side of said river - in a few days after my arrival there I was called on to pilot General Wayne's Army down to the Enemies Block house on the north river which was taken by us at that time, at which place I got holt of a very
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good horse- I then voluntarily Joined General Lees troop of horse and came into the south with that corps of horse, and was at the hacking match with them  at the defeat of Proyles on Cain Creek in Orange County north Carolina, and in all my time of actual service was four years altho I never was discharged by any officers, nor have I ever petitioned for any pension but the present, for want of proof as I was ignorant of the modes of proceedings and of the provisions made by Congress, and in pursuance of the act the first 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 dispose of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish at as to bring myself within the provisions 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 March 1818. and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities contracts or debts due me nor have I any income other than what is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed, nor has there been any change of my property or real estate since the 18th March 1818.

One Mare $40.00
Two Cows worth 16.00
One calf worth 1.00
7 head of Hoggs worth 7.00
$64.00

Sworn to & Subscribed in open court Sep 24th 1830.
N. A. McNairy Clk

I Nathaniel A McNairy Clerk of the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of West Tennessee, do hereby certify that it appears to the satisfaction of the court, that the said Shadrick Alkins[Elkins] did serve in the revolutionary
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war, as stated in the preceeding declaration, against the common enemy, for the term of nine months under one engagement, on the continental establishment. I also certify, that the foregoing oath, and the Schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the records of the said Court; and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said Court, that the total
amount in value, of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule, is Sixty four dollars
In Testimony whereof. I have hereunto set
my hand, and affixed the seal of the said
Court, on this ninth day of December 1830.
N. A. Mcnairy Clerk of
the Circuit Court of the U. States
for the District of West Tennessee
By- Jno. Carson Dpy clk
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM-51
12 - 5 - 41
Division of Veterans' Administration Archives
BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*

NAME Elkins, William GRADE Private LINE Maryland

WARRANT NUMBER 11186
ACREAGE 100
ISSUED August 9, 1797
to James DeBaufre, assignee


*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.