Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 39108, for Erastus Tippett, North Carolina
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(3-1776)
Service 
NC 
Tippett, Erastus 
Number 
S 39108
Content
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13.788
West Tennessee
Erastus Tippett of Lawrence Co in the State of Tennessee who was a prive in the regiment commanded by Colonel Hogan of the North Carolina for the term of months.

Inscribed on the roll of West Tennessee at the rate of eight dollars per month, to commence on the [illegible] of January 1819. 

Certificate of Pension issued 5th of Aug. 1819 and sent to Alfred M. Harris Esq Pulaski [illegible].

Arrears to 4th of March 1819             16.25
Semi-anl. all'ce ending Sept. 1819.     48.10

[Circle illegible]                              Douse 64.25     

{Revolutionary Claim} 
{Act 18th of March, 1818}

R Gant. 


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[Illegible] sent [Illegible]. 24th. 1821, by M. H. Buchanan Esq Lawrence Co. Tennessee
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Erastus Tippett 
78 - Mo: Hoggan
82. 84 Little - 
N. Carolina Regt. 
On Roll. 

Judge's certificate of the applicant's indigent circumstances & that he stands in need of the assistance of his country for support wanted.
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State of Tennessee
Fourth Judicial Circuit

This day personally appeared before me Alfred Harris one of the justices herein & for the State of Tennessee, the undersigned Erastus Tippett, who being sworn says, that he did some time in the year 1778, in the County of Halifax in the State of North Carolina as a private soldier for the term of nine months on the Continental detachment during the Revolutionary War, in a company then commanded by Joseph Montford, in the 3rd Regiment of No. Carolina troops, commanded by Col. James Hogan - That he did serve out his said term faithfully, against the common enemy Great Britain, & was discharged honorably by said Capt. Joseph Montford; which said discharge he hath lost by time or accident - that sometime in the year 1782, he again enlisted as a private, as aforesaid under a Capt. Becotes, in said County of Halifax - for the term of eighteen months, in the same regiment above mentioned then commanded by Col. Archibald Lytle, & did faithfully serve until the end of the war; when he was honorably discharged at Charleston in South Carolina by Lieut. Thomas Pastor, which said discharge he hath also lost; That he was in the battles of Guilford, & the Eutaw Springs, & in several small skirmishes - that he [illegible] of no person by whom he can prove his prior service, except the [illegible] herewith transmitted; that he is now in the fifty ninth year of his age; & hath nothing
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to live upon; & is unable to get a living by his own manual labor, having had his right arm desperately broke by accident - that he is a citizen of the United States of America & a resident in the County of Lawrence & state of Tennessee.

That he hath never received a pension from his Government - He hereby relinquishes all pensions by the laws of the United States heretofore granted him, except the one hereby payed for, & prays to be placed on the pension list or ably to the provisions of a late act of Congress in such cases made & provided on 4th Jany. 1819.
Erastus Tippett

Subscribed & sworn to before me the day & date aforesaid
Alfred Harris Judge

Chloe Azbell also came before me, said Alfred Harris, judge of and being sworn says, that she is the sister of the above named Erastus Tippett; and recollects well of his having served in the regular army in manner as stated by said Erastus in his aforesaid affidavit. She did not see him in the service, but knew of his ring & returning; & always understood that he was honorably discharged.
Chloe Azbell
4th Jany. 1819

Subscribed & sworn to before me this 4th Jany. 1819
Alfred Harris Judge
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State of Tennessee
Fifth Judicial Circuit

To the Honorable the Secretary of the Department of War, for the United States of America.

I Alfred M Harris, one of the above said judges in & for the State of Tennessee, do hereby certify that the foregoing affidavits of Erastus Tippett & Chloe Asbill were taken by me this day; and I am satisfied that the said Erastus Tippett did serve in the year of the Revolution between the United States & Great Britain, against the common enemy (Great Britain) in & fin manner & for the respective terms mentioned in his said affidavit. I therefore transmit the same.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand & seal this 4th day of January 1819.
Alfred M Harris
Judge of the 5th Judicial Circuit of the State of Tennessee
State of Tennessee

To the Honorable the Secretary of the Department of War for the United States, I Alfred M Harris, Judge of the 5th Judicial Circuit of the State of Tennessee do hereby certify that the foregoing is named Erastus Tippett (who is the petitioner for a pension under an act of Congress of the 18th March 1818) is and was at the time of signing the foregoing affidavit, in indigent circumstances; & stands in need of assistance from his country for a support. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand & seal this 5th July 1819.
Alfred M Harris
Judge of 5th Judicial Circuit of the State of Tennessee
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State of Tennessee
Giles County

I Henry Hagen Clerk of the Court of Giles County, do hereby certify that Alfred M. Harris whose name is subscribed to the foregoing certificate is Judge of the Sixth Judicial Circuit of the State of Tennessee. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my private seal (there being no seal of office) at office in Pulaski this 12th day of February 1819.

H. Hagen Clk
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Erastus Tippett
Certificate
No. 13.788
Ten
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State of Tennessee
Lawrence County November 14th 1820

I Maximilian H. Buchanan Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions holder for said County do hereby Certify that the within is a true Transcript of the records in my Office related to the within case. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my private seal there being no seal of Office this done at Office the date above-

M. H. Buchanan Clk
Private Seal
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State of Tennessee

Lawrence County Court October Term 1820

Erastus Tippett a pensioner under the act of the United States came into Court and made application that a schedule of his property might be entered of record which was granted him which is recorded in words and figures following Court-

District of West Tennessee on the 5th day of October 1820 personally appeared in open Court being a Court of Record for the County of Lawrence and State of Tennessee at a Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for said County Erastus Tippett aged sixty years on the 1st day of last August resident in Lawrence County who being first sworn according to law doth on his oath declare that he served in the revolutionary war as follows (to wit) in Colonel James Hogan's Regiment the third Regiment in Captain Joseph Munford's Company in the North Carolina line which he claimed originally on the 5th day of August 1819 and has received a pension certificate No. 13788 and has solemnly sworn 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 so as to bring myself within the provisions of the act of Congress entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval
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service of the United States in the Revolutionary War passed on the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not nor had any person entrust for me any property for me any property securities or contracts or debts due to me nor have I any income other than that is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed.
Erastus Tippett

Sworn to and subscribed on the 5th day of October 1820.
M. H. Buchanan Clk

A schedule of my property Beds and necessary clothing excepted (to wit) one cow and calf four sows sixteen shoats about eight months old add my occupation a Farmer seven in Family myself my wife Judith three sons Ross James and John two daughters Jane and Nancy my youngest son is seventeen years old.

I M. H. Buchanan Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the defendants thereto annexed are truly copied from the record of said Court and I do further certify that it is the opinion of said Court that total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is thirty eight dollars in testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court it being a private seal there being no seal of office this 5th day of October 1820.
M. H. Buchanan Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions of said County.
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Erastus Tippett
W Tennessee
13788
Lawrenceburgh
23rd July
To the Secretary of War
Washington City
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District of West Tennessee
State of Tennessee
Lawrence County Court of Pleas and quarter sessions July Term 1821
On this third day of July 1821 personally appeared in open Court being a court of record for said County of Lawrence and State of Tennessee Erastus Tippett aged sixty years on the thirst day of August 1820 resident in Lawrence County and State of Tennessee who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his Oath declare that he served in the revolutionary war as follows, to wit, that he enlisted in the service in Halifax County North Carolina that he was attached to Captain Bleeford's company in the third North Carolina Regiment and served 9 Months as drummer that afterwards he served 18 Months in Captain Isaac Black's Company foregoing to the same regiment Commanded by Colonel Archibald Little that all the property he owns in the world are two cows and calves 3 sows and two pigs 1 superior health two of small value one small pot and kettle one large and one small spinning wheel one that he is indebted for the uses about $50 that his occupation is farming that he is very infirm and is lame in his right arm and is not able to intake a support by his own labors
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or exertions that the remaining part of his family, Judah Tippett his wife aged about fifty one years who is decrepit and unable to labour James Tippett his son about 16 years old John Tippett his son aged about 14 years and Nancy Tippett his daughter aged about 10 years that he has heretofore received a pension and that the number of his pension certificate was 13788 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 [illegible] of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provision of the 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 had any pension in trust for me any property or security or debts due to me nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed.
Erastus Tippett

Sworn and subscribed in open court before Henson Day Claiman Manuel Crisp Andrew Brown John Hillhouse and Robert Chaffin Esqr Justices of said Court
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M H Buchanan Clk

And the Court assessed the value of the property of said Erastus Tippett as set forth in the above application for a pension to forty four Dollars and fifty Cents.

I M. H. Buchanan Clerk of the Court of said Court do hereby certify that the foregoing Oath and schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the records of the Court and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said [illegible] that the total amount in value of the property in the aforesaid schedule is forty four Dollars and fifty cents in testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my private seal there being no seal of office on this 21st Day of July 1821.

M. H. Buchanan Seal
Private Seal
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39.108
Revy
INVALID
File No. 39108
Erastus Tippett
Pri Rev War
Act: 18 March 18
Index:-Vol. 2, Page 511