Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B.L.Wt. 2276-150, for James Mc Crory, North Carolina
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(3-1776)

SERVICE	NUMBER

N.C.	McCrory, James	B.L.Wt.2276-150

CONTENTS
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1913, Jan. 15, History to Mrs. Minnie E. Hogan, F.W.

James McCrory

N. 2276.
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State of North Carolina

Secretary of State Office

I, William Hill, Secretary of State in and for the State aforesaid, do certify that it appears from the muster rolls of the Continental line of this State in the revolutionary war, that James McCrory, a Sergt. in Capt. Cooks’ Company of the 9th Regt., enlisted on the 15th day of April 1776, for the term of three years, that on the 2nd day of May 1777, he was promoted to the rank of Ensign and omitted in Jany. 1778, that from evidence laid before a Board of Commissions for passing on all claims coming before them for Military Warrants in 1820: they allowed and passed the claim of said James McCrory as Ensign during the war, being satisfied that he was part of the time after he was he was stated to be omitted on the rolls in the recruiting service, and part of the Time a prisoner, and that he was in the service of the United States to the close of the war.

Given under my hand at Raleigh, this 8th day of June 1829

(Signed) Wm. Hill

True Copy

From the Papers in the Pension Office

J.L. Edwards

Com. Pensions
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State of Alabama Washington County

This day came James McCrory of state and county aforesaid before me, one of the Justices of the peace for said county and maketh oath that he enlisted in Capt. Thomas McCrory’s company of the 9th Regt. of the North Carolina line in the year seventeen hundred and seventy six and that said line rende-vous at Hallafax and marched to the North and joined headquarters the 6th day of June at middle brook in the state of New Jersey and was under the command of General Washington at the battle of Brandywine and Germantown and then went into winter quarters at the Valley forge and was commissioned Ensign by the State of North Carolina in Captain Wade’s company – the nine Regiments which composed the line being reduced to three, the supernumary officers were sent home, of which he was one, he then joined the nine months men and marched to the south and was at the battle of Stono the 30th of June in the year seventeen hundred and seventy nine and was at General Gates’s defeat the fifteenth of August in the year seventeen hun-dred and eighty and was taken prisoner the 24th of February in the year seventeen hundred and eighty one by Col. Parleton’s dragoons and was kept a prisoner at Wilmington five months and then paroled and in November seventeen hundred and eighty two, he took prisoner Col. Bryant, a British Officer and gave him up to a regular officer of the American army and that he came to the state of Tennessee in the year seventeen hundred and eighty four and never went back to North Carolina nor never drew his warrant or pay for his services
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from the state of North Carolina nor never sold, bargained, or bartered his claim to any person or persons whatever.

State of Alabama}

Washington County}

Personally came before me, Jesse Grimes, a justice of the peace and clerk of the county court of & for the county aforesaid James McCrory & being duly sworn sayeth that the within & above Certificate is true and correct to the best of his remembrance

Sworn to & subscribed the 10th day of April 1820

Attest	James McCrory

Jesse Grimes, J.P. and Clerk of the County Court of N.C.}

State of North Carolina

Secretary of State’s Office

I, William Hill, Secretary of State in and for the State aforesaid do certify that the foregoing is correctly copied from the original in this office.

Given under my hand this 14th day of June 1836

(signed) W. Hill

Office of the Secretary of the Senate of the U.S.

December 3rd, 1830,

I certify that the foregoing are true copies of the Documents filed with the Petition of James McCrory in the Office.

Asbury Dickins,

Secretary of the State
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State of Tennessee}

Hickman County}

This day personally appeared before me Abram Land, one of the acting Justices of the peace for the county and State aforesaid, Hugh McCrory, who being duly sworn, deposeth sand saith, the he is the Brother of James McCrory, the present applicant for a land warrant, and knows that he is the person who rendered the service for which he claims a warrant, James McCrory enlisted as a Sergeant in Captain Thomas McCrory’s company of the ninth regiment of the North Carolina line, in the year seventeen hundred and seventy six and some short time after he was commissioned Ensign, that he continued in the service untill the nine Regiments were consolidated into three, the supernumerary officers were sent on home, and James McCrory was one of that number, he was then employed in enlisting men until he entered the nine months service, and on the 30th June, in the year seventeen hundred and seventy nine, he is well assured that [illegible] McCrory was in the service at Gates’ defeat in August in the year seventeen hundred and eighty, and we were both taken prisoners in the year seventeen hundred and eighty one, and James McCrory was kept on board a prison ship for some length of time before he was paroled, he again entered the service and continued in it until after the capture of Lord Cornwallis.

Sworn and subscribed before me this 28th day of May 1820.

Hugh McCrory

Abraham Land J.P.
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State of Tennessee

I, Abraham Land, one of the acting Justices of the Peace for the county of Hickman and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that I have been acquainted with the Deponent Hugh McCrory for some time, and from my knowledge of his character, I believe that full faith and credit ought to be given to his statement.

Given under my hand this 28th May 1820

Abraham Land

State of Tennessee} Set

Hickman County}

I, Samuel Sebastian, clerk of the Court of pleas and quarter sessions for said county do hereby certify that Abraham Land Esq. whose official signature appears to the foregoing affidavit of Hugh McCrory is and was at that time an acting Justice of the peace for Hickman County duly commissioned and qualified, as such all due faith and credit is and ought to be given to his official acts.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my name and Affixed the Seal of said court at office in Vernon on the 30th day of May A.D. 1820 and forty fourth year of American Independence.

S. Sebastian
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State of North Carolina

Secretary of State’s Office

I, William Hill, Secretary of State in and for the State aforesaid, do certify that the foregoing is correctly copied from the originals in this office.

Given under my hand this 14th day of June 1836.

(Signed) W. Hill
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[illegible]

Rev. War Section.

January 15, 1913.

Mrs. Minnie E. Hogan,

College Park, Ga.

Madam:

In response to your letter dated the 9th and received the 11th instant, you are advised that the records of this Bureau show that James McCrory served as follows:

1776: Sergeant and Ensign under Captains Thomas McCrory, Wade and Ramsey, and Colonel Williams, North Carolina Line; was in the battles of Brandywine, Germantown, Stono and Camden; was taken prisoner February 24, 1781, detained for five months, when released on parole, and discharged in the Spring, 1782.

In 1829, he was eighty years of age and a resident of Pick-ens County, Alabama. It is not stated that he had a wife or children.

He was allowed pension under the Act of May 15, 1828.

Very respectfully,

H. Davenport.

Commissioner.
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Power of Substitution from John P. Duval to Francis A. Dickins, in case of Moses Van Campen, Moses Elmer, & James McCrory, filed with claim of Van Campen for Bounty Land, 5 June 1858.
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25th CONGRESS, 2d Session

S. 45.

[Pri.]

IN SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

December 19, 1837.

Mr. White, from the Committee on Revolutionary Claims, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading.

A BILL

For the relief of James McCrory.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of

2 the United States of America in Congress assembled, That

3 the proper accounting officers of the Treasury be, and they are

4 hereby, required to adjust and settle the account of James

5 McCrory, late an ensign in the North Carolina continental

6 line of the army of the revolution, and, out of any money in

7 the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to pay his claim for

8 five years’ full pay of an ensign in the army of the revolution,

9 in commutation of half pay for life.
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24th CONGRESS, 2d Session.

S. 52.

IN SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

December 26, 1836.

Mr. Hubbard, from the Committee on Revolutionary Claims, reported the fol-lowing bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading.

A BILL

For the relief of James McCrory.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives

2 of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That

3 the proper accounting officers of the Treasury be, and they

4 are hereby, required to adjust and settle the account of James

5 McCrory, late an ensign in the North Carolina continental

6 line of the army of the Revolution, and out of any money in

7 Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to pay his claim for five

8 years’ full pay of an ensign in the army of the Revolution, in

9 commutation of half pay for life.
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25th CONGRESS, 3d Session.

S. 219.

[Pri.]

IN SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES.

January 21, 1839.

Mr. Smith, of Connecticut, from the Committee on Revolutionary Claims, submit-ted a report, (No. 121,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading.

A BILL

For the relief of James McCrory.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives

2 of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That

3 the proper accounting officers of the Treasury be, and they are

4 hereby, required to adjust and settle the account of James

5 McCrory, late an ensign in the North Carolina continental

6 line of the army of the revolution, and, out of any money in

7 the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to pay his claim for

8 five years’ full pay of an ensign in the army of the revolution,

9 in commutation of half pay for life.
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25th CONGRESS, 3d Session.

[SENATE.]

[121]

IN SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES.

January 21, 1839.

Submitted, and ordered to be printed.

Mr. Smith, of Connecticut, made the following
REPORT.

[To accompany Senate bill No. 219.]

The claim of James McCrory was before the Senate at the 1st session of the 24th Congress, and the 2d session of the 25th Congress; was each time favorably reported by the committee in the House of Re-presentatives, and not finally acted upon for want of time. The committee consider this a very clear case, and adopt the report made to the Senate the 2d session of the 24th Congress.

IN SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES.

December 26, 1836.

Mr. Hubbard made the following report:

The Committee on Revolutionary Claims, to whom was referred the peti-tion of James McCrory, report:

That is appears, from a certificate of the Secretary of State of North Carolina, that James McCrory was a sergeant in the 9th regiment of the North Carolina continental line, enlisted 15th April, 1776, promoted to the rank of ensign 2d May, 1777; and that it further appears, from the same certificate and other evidence, that he served until the end of the war. It also appears, from a certificate of the Third Auditor of the Treas-ury, that he did not receive commutation. The committee being satisfied of the facts, report a bill for his relief.

Blair & Rives, printers.
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25th CONGRESS, 2d Session.

S. 45.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

January 20, 1838.

Read, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow.

Mr. Muhlenberg, from the Committee on Revolutionary Claims, to which had been referred the bill from the Senate, No. 45, for the relief of James McCrory, reported the same with an amendment.

AN ACT

For the relief of James McCrory.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives

2 of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That

3 the proper accounting officers of the Treasury be, and they

4 are hereby, required to adjust and settle the account of James

5 McCrory, late an ensign in the North Carolina continental

6 line of the army of the Revolution, and, out of any money in

7 the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to pay his claim for

8 five years’ full pay of an ensign in the army of the Revolu-

9 tion, in commutation of half pay for life.

Passed the Senate December 28, 1837.

Attest: ASBURY DICKINS, Secretary.

Amend by inserting after the words “for life,” in the ninth line:

1 Together with such interest thereon as would now be

2 due, if a certificate for such commutation had been issued

3 and subscribed under the principles of the funding act, and

4 no payments made thereon.
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558

James McCrory

Bounty Lands

Claim filed in [illegible] Bounty land Office

[illegible]

further evidence

[illegible]

& find 4 Dec. 1839.

Indexed.

[illegible]

[illegible]
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Pickens County, Alabama, November the 10th 1839

Dear Sir,

The enclosed power of atorney is as nearly Correct as to duty, and facts, as Ensign James McCrory can recollect at this late period, his memory has almost entirely failed, and he has no documents to refer to, the North Carolina line at the beginning of the war Consisted of nine regiments, containing 3,500 men and before the close of the war, it was consolidated into three, consisting in all to between six and seven hundred men, and there was a change of officers after every battle, a number being killed-

Mr. John P. Duval informed us that the bounty land of Ensign James McCrory could be obtained during the recess of Congress, if so please to get the warrant and sell it, and after deducting your fourth, Send us the remainds of the proceeds, as I am greatly in need of [illegible] money at present, and it would inform me during the ensuing session of Congress how your prospiety are in relation to the other Claims of Ensign James McCrory, please to answer this letter.

Yours Respectfully,

Francis A. Dickens

John McCrory

[illegible] if you send me any money, direct it to the care of R. Weaver, postmaster at Vienna

AD

JM
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Rev. 26. Nov. 1839

2610
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-ments and in the State of Alabama at the above date, and that his name there subscribed appears to me to be his usual signature, I have hereunto affixed the County Seal and subscribed my name and quality at Carrolton this 12th day of November 1839.

Francis W. Tuck

C Clerk k

R Nov. 26, 1839
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State of Alabama}

County of Pickens}

I, James McCrory, aged 80 years, do upon oath testify and declare that I entered the service of the United States on the day of November in the year 1776, and that I served in the company com-manded by Capt. Ramsey as Ensign, in the Regiment No. 9 commanded by Col. Williams of the North Carolina line and was honorably discharged in the Spring in the year 1783 from the Regiment commanded by Maj. William Polk.

I further declare that I have never received a warrant for the Bounty Land promised to me on the part of the United States; nor have I ever assigned or trans-ferred my claim in any manner whatsoever, therefore.

Know all men by these presents that I, Ensign James McCrory aforesaid, do hereby constitute and appoint John P. Duval of Bardstown, Ky., to be my true and lawful Attorney for me and in my name to demand and receive, from the Secretary of War of the United States, a warrant for the quantity of Land due to me as aforesaid, and my said attorney is hereby fully authorized and empowered to constitute and appoint one or more substitutes or Attorneys under him for the Special purposes above expressed.

Attest A.H. Briscoe J.P.

James McCrory Seal

J.H. Mabry

I, Thomas Bradford Sr., aged 79 years, do upon oath declare that I have been long acquainted with James McCrory, who has sub-scribed the above declaration, and well know that he is the identical person he therein represents himself to be; and further I do be-lieve that he did perform the military service therein stated.

Attest T. Briscoe J.P.

J.H. Mabry

Thomas Bradford Sr. Seal

Before me personally appeared the above named James McCrory, subscribed to the foregoing declaration, and in my presence acknowledged the power of Attorney, thereto subjoined to be his present and deed, and likewise personally appeared before me, Thomas Bradford, who has subscri-bed the above certificate of identity, both to me well known to be men of respectability and truth, and made solemn oath to the truth of the depositions by them respectively subscribed, this Twenty ninth day of October 1839.

Att. Briscoe Justice of the Peace Seal

The State of Alabama Dickens

In testimony that the above written Alexander H. Briscoe was a Magistrate, authorized to administer oaths, and take acknowledge-
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ments [illegible] in the State of Alabama at the above date, and that his name there subscribed appears to me to be his usual signature, I have hereunto affixed the County Seal and subscribed my name and quality at Carrolton this 12th day of November 1839.

Francis W. Tuck

C Clerk k

R. Nov. 26, 1839
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State of Tennessee}

Wilson Cty}

This day personally appeared before us, William Seawell and Edmund Crutcher, acting justices of the peace for said county, Andrew Bay, who being duly qualified, deposeth and saith that he is well acquainted with James McCrory who enlisted in Capt. Thomas McCrory’s Company of the 9th Reg. of the North Carolina line, and served in the same company with him, and when the Regiments were consolidated into three and the supernumerary officers were sent home to recruit, he was one of that number, and I afterwards saw him with the troops who were raised to serve for nine months, my term of service having expired before the expiration of the nine months. I was discharged, and McCrory came on with me as far as the Warsaw settlement in South Carolina, and then returned to the Army. I was in the Battle of Brandywine and Germantown with said McCrory, that he has always understood and believes that the said McCrory was taken prisoner and was kept in the prison ship at Wilmington for some time. I have seen the affidavit of James McCrory, and from my knowledge of his character and the circumstances Stated, I have no doubt of its correctness.

Sworn to and subscribed before us this 3rd day of May 1820.

Andrew Bay

Wm. Seawell, Justice of the Peace}

Edmund Crutcher. Justice Peace, W.C.}
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State of Tennessee}

We the undersigned acting justices of the peace for the County of Wilson and State aforesaid, certify that we are well acquainted with Andrew Bay, and have no hesitation in stating that we believe him to be a man of truth and his statements may be relied on as such, given under our hands this 3rd day of May 1820.

Wm. Seawell, Justice of the Peace

Edmund Crutcher

State of Tennessee}

Wilson County [illegible]}

I, John Allcorn, Clerk of the Court of pleas and quarter sessions for said County, do hereby certify that William Seawell and Edmund Crutcher Esquires, whose names appear to the above certificate are now, and were, at the time of certifying the same two of the acting justices of the peace in and for said county, and that full faith and credit are, and ought to be, given all their official acts as such, duly commissioned and qualified.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my private seal (this being no seal of office) at office the third day of May 1820.

John Allcorn, Clk. Seal
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State of Tennessee}

Wilson County}

I, William Steell, Presiding Magistrate of the pleas and quarter sessions of the County and State aforesaid do hereby certify that John Allcorn Esquire, who has signed the foregoing certificate is and was at the time of signing the same the acting clerk of said County court and that all his attestations as such, is entitled to full faith and credit.

Given under my hand and seal at Office this 3rd day of May 1820.

Wm. Stell J.P. Seal

State of North Carolina

Secretary of State’s Office

I, William Hill, Secretary of State in and for the State aforesaid, do certify that the foregoing deposition and certificates are correctly copied from the originals in the office.

Given under my hand this 14th day of June 1836.

(Signed) W. Hill
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State of Tennessee}

Davidson County}

This day personally appeared before us, Elihu S. Hall and Alpha Kingsley Esquires, two of the acting justices of the Peace in and for the county aforesaid, Howell Tatum, who being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that he knew James McCrory while in service in time of the Revolutionary war, and that the said James McCrory was a subaltern officer when I knew him, and since, and that he is entitled to a Military Land warrant, if he has not already drawn it – but do not know the number of acres to which he is entitled – this deponent further states that he is acquainted with Andrew Bay, and believes that the oath of James McCrory and the said Andrew Bay is entitled to full credit and further this depo-nent saith not.

Sworn to and subscribed before us this second day of June 1820.

E.S. Hall, Justice of the Peace

Alpha Kinglsey, Justice of the Peace

H. Tatum, Capt. art. of the 1st No. Carolina Regiment

State of Tennessee, Davidson County set

I, Nathan Ewing, clerk of the court of Pleas and quarter sessions for said county do hereby certify to whom it may concern that Elihu S. Hall and Alpha Kingsley Esquires, whose names are signed to the above certificate, was
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at the time their names appear to have been signed to the same two of the acting Justices of the Peace in and for said county and of said court duly commissioned and qualified as such full faith and credit is and ought to be given to their official acts in courts of Justice and thereout.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court at office in Nashville this 2nd day of June 1820 & 44 year of American Independence.

Nathan Ewing

State of Tennessee, Davidson County set

I, James T. Elliston, Presiding magistrate of the court of Pleas and quarter sessions for said county do hereby certify to whom it may concern that Nathan Ewing, whose name is signed to the within certificate, was at the time his name is signed to the same clerk of said court in said state and that his attestation is in due form – Given under my hand and seal this 2nd June 1820.

J.T. Elliston seal, Justice of the Peace

State of North Carolina

Secretary of State’s Office

I, William Hill, Secretary of State in and for the state aforesaid, do certify that the foregoing depo-sition and certificates are correctly copied from the originals in this office. Given under my hand this 14th day of June 1836.

(signed) W. Hill
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College Park, Ga., 1/9/913.

Hon. J. L. Davenport,

Commissioner, Bureau of Pensions,

Washington, D. C.

Dear Sir:-

In the census of “Pensioners for Revolutionary and Military Service, 1840, Under Act for thaking the 6th Census, published in 1841. I find on the South Carolina Roll, for Pic-kens District, on page 143, the name of John Cobb, age 82, residence June 1st 1840 was John Cobb.

Also in the same Census of “Alabama, Southern Dis-trict, Pickens County, page 149, I find James McCrory, age 82, residence June the 1st 1840 was with Robert McCrory.”

If you will please send me the statement these Pensioners made as to family, and service, and all the in-formation relating to service and family, with their certi-ficate number, I will very highly appreciate the courtesy.

Thanking you in advance, I am,

Very respectfully,

Mrs. Minnie E. Hogan.