Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 9351, Samuel Henderson, N.C. S.C.
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
N.C.
S.C.

Henderson, Samuel

NUMBER
S.9351

CONTENTS
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[a star above the S.C. and N.C.]
5052
South Carolina
________________________________________
Samuel Henderson
of York District in the State of S. Carolina 
who was a Private in the Company commanded
by Capt Allison of the Regt commanded 
by Col Wim (Winn) in the South Carolina 
Militia for 13 mo.
S.C. and N.C.
Records completed Dec [illegible]
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Inscribed on the Roll of South Carolina 
at the rate of 43 Dollars 33 Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 2nd day of Feb: 
1833 and  sent to and Hon W T. Nuckolls
House of Repr
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Arrears to the 4th of Sep: 1832                           $62. 49
Semi-annual .allowance ending 4 Mar: 1833     20. 83
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                                                                                        $83. 32
{Revolutionary Claim,}  
{Act June 7, 1832.}

Recorded by E D Bullock Clerk,
Book D. Vol 8, Page 87
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Samuel Henderson
South Carolina 

Admit
Private 13 mo
$63.33
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BRIEF in the case of Samuel Henderson
York District   in the State of South Carolina 
 (Act 7th June, 1832.)

1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? in open Court
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity ?
3. How old is he? 77 
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
Period.        Duration                        Rank.          Names of General and Field Officers
                     of Service .                                          under whom he served.
_______________________________________________________
                    Years,Months, Days.    As a              Gen.
 In 1779                       4                      private         Cap Allison  Col Winn
     1780                        3                             "              Cap Spring  Cap Gates
           "                          3                             "              Cap McLure
    17 81                        3                            "                                      Colo Dickson     
    
5. In what battles was he engaged?  had a battle near Charleston had another
    battle was wounded ____ Skirmish took prisoner __ a battle
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service?  

7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls?  Traditionary documentary

8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect ?

X Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.

George Payton [signature]
Examining Clerk.
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Samuel Henderson
Application for
Pension



Jany 16. 1858
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The State of South Carolina
York District

I On this the 17th day
of October in the year of
our Lord One thousand eight hundred and thirty two personally
appeared before the Hon Wm. D. Martin a Judge of the Court of
[illegible] and holding the same as
York Court House for the district  aforesaid
Samuel Henderson of the State & district aforesaid
who being duly sworn according to law on oath
maketh the following declaration in order to obtain
the benefit of the act of Congress passed 7 June 1832
That he was born in Bedford County Virginia and
as he believes in the year 1755 or 1756 as appear
from a record of his age in his father Bible which he
how has

That he entered the service of the United States
as a militia, whether a volunteer or not he cannot now
certainly say under the command of Col John Winn
Capt Robt Allisons company he was a private, this
service was in the State of South Carolina. That 
the command he was with were ordered to the Sisters
Ferry on the Savannah that from there they marched
towards Charleston at Cousahatchie bridge they had an
engagement with the enemy. and retreated on to
Charleston entered the line of that place. The
City was soon afterward besieged by the enemy
but he only served out his term of service  then
and returned home after a service of four months
this will in the year 1779.

That his next service was in the year 1780 under 
the command of Capt Richard Springs his company
joined Gen Gates army and was in the army
when defeated near Camden & was there wounded
he went to the house of a friend where he lay & remained
until his wound healed this tour of duty was
three months

His next service was in the State of South Carolina
near Rocky Mount under the command of
Capt John Mc Lure as a militia volunteer
they fell in with the enemy had a buck skirmish
with them & took twelve prisoners & routed them
he was out as he thinks this tour about three
months
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In the year 1781 he was again in service as a
Volunteer militia man under the command
of Col Dickson of the North Carolina Militia
Capt Moores Company.   He was marched
through North Carolina as the protection of
the County & in guard of the enemy. He
[illegible] this tour in an engagement with the
enemy

He was out this tour for
three months & received a discharge
signed by Col Dickson which he
now has.

During this service he lived in South Carolina
York District, and in part in Lincoln County
North Carolina.  In the [illegible] 1778 he thinks he
left Virginia & came to  South Carolina. He has no
discharges except the one from Col Dickson
the [illegible] any are lost. He served
with Gen Gates a continental officer _ At
Sisters Ferry or Black Camp Gen Moultrie as he thinks
was his commander. He can procure no
documentary evidence of his services except one
discharge which he here produce. He can procure the
evidence  of no person here or else where that he knows to prove his service

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever except the
present to any pension or annuity whatever
and declares that his name is not for the pension
roll of the agency of any State

Sworn to & Subscribed the day & year aforesaid
in open Court                               his
                                          Samuel X Henderson
                                                       mark

A Mc Whorter
C.C.C. /oh






                    

Whorter
Samuel Henderson
C. of
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We John Rooker - a clergyman of said district
living near the said applicant and Alexander Barnett
also a near resident to the same  do hereby certify that
we are  well acquainted with the aforesaid applicant 
who has subscribed  and sworn to be the above declaration: that
we believe him to be seventy seven years of age; that he is 
reputed and believed to be a soldier of the Revolutionary 
man and that we concur in that opinion 
Sworn to subscribed this 16th October 1832
Andrew Mc Whorter   [illegible]                                  Rooker


I  William D Martin
State aforesaid do hereby declare my opinion after
full Investigation and after [illegible] the Interrogation
prescribed by the War department that the above
named applicant was a revolutionary  soldier and
served as he states I further certify the Rev. John
Rooker and  Alexander Barnett are residents of the 
District and State aforesaid and are credible persons 
and that their Statement is entitled to [illegible]
and it further appears to my satisfaction that 
John Rooker is a clergyman of said District

Given under my hand this 17th October 1832
William D Martin
Presiding Judge


I  Andrew Mc Whorter, Clerk of the Court of Common
Pleas do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the 
original Proceedings of the said Court in the matter
Of the application of Samuel Henderson for a Pension

In Testimony where of I have hereunto set my hand
and Seal of Office this 17th day of October in the 
Year of our Lord One Thousand eight hundred and 
thirty two and in the fifty seventh year of the Inde
pendence of the United States
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information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for
pension on file in this Bureau.

Samual Henderson  S. F 9351
DATES OF                   LENGTH OF            RANK.         OFFICERS UNDER WHOM             STATE.
ENLISTMENT OR        SERVICE.                                     SERVICE WAS RENDERED.     
APPOINTMENT.                                                                 CAPTAIN.            COLONEL
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                1779              4 mos.                     Prt.              Robb Allison          John Winn                       S.C.
                1780.             3 mos.                                          Richard Springs     
                      "                3 mos.                                          John Mc Lure         
                 1781              4 mos.                                                           Moore    Dickson.                             N.C. 


Battles engaged in, Coosawhatchze Bridge, Camden where he was wounded
skirmish near Rocky Mount, also engagement in 1781 - no name stated

Residence of soldier at enlistment,... *

Date of application for pension,...Oct.  17.. 1832 His cl. was al

Residence at date of application,...York Dist, S.C.

Age at date of application,... Born in Bedford Co. Va in 1755 
                                               
Remarks :* In 1778 he left Va and came to South Carolina 
The above noted is the only soldier of that name N. C. Troops found
on Rev War pension records named Henderson   the full name is essential.. In order to identify any   other pensioner of the Rev. War
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Samuel Henderson
S File 9351
(S. Carolina) S. C.
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Lincoln County october 29th 1781
This is to certify that Saml Henderson
Been drafted in Capt     Company
hereby discharged from his former 

Lieut Jos Dickson, Clk
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[left side]
Rev War 
9351
INVALID

File no. 9351
Samuel Henderson
Priv  Rev WAr

Act June 7th 1832

Index: - Vol. 1, Page 169
[Arrangement of 1870.]

[right side]

Dec - 8 - 1902
Mr. Henry C Horton
Franklin Tenn.
_______________________-
1911 Feby 20  Hist to  Mrs. 
A. L. Burford.  VLM
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3-871.
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RECORD DIVISION.
Department of the Interior,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Briefed by A. War D. 15/2'/11
Claim No.
Certificate No.
Claimant .
Soldier Samuel Henderson
Service  N.C.
Additional Service.   Rev.

No claim, State records, 191..
No claim, combination records, 191....

REMARKS:
No Wid, any service
"      Rej: atall
[struck out or illegible]
No Sur as above except
S.9351.


6--1944.          Chief Division
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D. B. CLIFFE, President
JNO. B. MCEWEN, Vice President

J. L. PARKES. Cashier.
E. E. GREEN, Ass't Cashier.

NO. 1834

National Bank of Franklin,
FRANKLIN. TENNESSEE.
Franklin, Tenn Nov 26, 1902.

9351

Commissioner of Pensions 
Washington, D.C.

Please look on the
Pension  Roll Jan 2  listed by the
U.S. Government in 1833 - '35
(Senate Documents, 1 st session 23rd
Congress Volume 14) for the name
Samuel Henderson from North
Carolina , a Revolutionary soldier
 
In this book these are
[illegible] alphabetical arrangements, first
a list of counties with their pensioners 
 is given, then two more list
are given immediately there after

You will greatly be oblige

Yours truly,
Mrs. Henry Claiborne Horton
over
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I want proof from town office that Samuel Henderson was a 
Revolutionary soldier

stamp
PENSION
A
NOV
28
1902 
U.S.
OFFICE

stamp
[illegible WAR & NAVY
DEC 1 1902
FILES
[A letter in each corner]
U. S.
P. B.
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GLASS, ESTES, KING & BURFORD ATTORNEYS AT LAW

HIRAM GLASS, 
W. L. ESTES, 
JNO. J. KING,
A. L. BURFORD .

The Commissioner of Pensions 
Washington , D.C.

 Sirs: -

Will you please advise me whether
the records of your office show the
name of Samuel Henderson of North
Carolina  as a Revolutionary  Soldier.  He
was my great - grand father.  If not too
much trouble and not in violation of the 
rules of your office, will you give me the Hendersons of that state who do appear.  I have a family record from which I can identify the names.

Your truly.
Mrs. A. L. Burford [signature]
723 Pine Street
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RIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which these answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of                                 Samuel Henderson                                           which require                                               further proof or explanation. 

I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? 
 Yes 

II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? 
Yes

III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? 
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IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? Yes

V.* Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled? 
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VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? Yes

VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? 
Yes 

VIII. Has the Court given their opinion?  
Yes   

IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? 
Yes

X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? 
Yes
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XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? 
Yes 

XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? 
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XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? 

XIV.+ If the applicant has produced a witness or witnesses as to his service has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified that he, she ot they are persons of credibility? 

Has the the official character and signature of the magistrate been certified by the proper officer under his seal of office? 
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XV.  Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? 
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XVI. Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? 
Yes 

XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? 
Yes 

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                                                                     EXPLANATORY NOTES. 

QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:

" Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades; 
For _____year _____ months, and ____days,
I served as a_____ For_________mpnths   and ______days, 
I served as a __________; and for such service I claim a pension.
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It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service.  The use of the phrase about three or four months is too  indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable.  

†QUERE XIV. Proof of Service
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged.  The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.

‡QUERE XVI.  Mode of authenticating papers. 
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper  authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
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