Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 10474, for Charles Teulon, South Carolina
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Service      Teulon, Charles  Number 
S. lo.          or Tuelon,          R.10474
                  Christiana

Contents
This woman's first husband, George Henderson, was also a soldier in the S. C. militia in the Revolutionary War.
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[lined card]

Christiana Teulon
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(Copy)

The declaration or Christiana Teulon of Abbeville District
widow of Charles Teulon Schoolmaster
I was born 20th June 1756 in the City of Limerick in the Kingdom of Ireland
the daughter of George Patterson and Catherine (illegible) wife - from Limerick my parents removed to Kilkenny in the west of Ireland and afterwards to Glasgow from there to the neighborhood of Edinburgh to avoid a press
My father enlisted in the Regiment which was afterwards ordered to America. He served at the Seige of Quebic [sic] after his discharge got his (illegible) took his abode not far from Charlotte North Carolina & sent for his family. My mother came out to him with one of my sister (illegible). We landed in Charleston in June 1768 where my father met us and carried us to his house in (illegible) after wards called the few acquisition. I was married first to George Henderson in March 1772 a lieutenant in Captain Sumter's Militia Company - He died after in (illegible) in 1775. He had resigned his commission sometime before on account of ill health. On the first of January 1779 Charles Teulon and I were married at Briar Creek in in the State of Georgia by the Reverend (illegible) Lewis a presbyter-ian minister. Charles Teulon was a  (illegible) friend of America during the was he was almost always out with the militia & always a volunteer  never stood but one draft that I know of that was in an expedition against Quarter House under Captain McGaw. He was at the battle of Fort Moultrie (illegible) in Captain Sniper Company and recieved (sic) three wounds & had a rib-broken on Goat Island. At the siege of Augusta he was in a party of scouts & recieved in a skirmish a Sabre wound in the head. He was in a great many expeditions which from the great lapse of time I cannot now recollect. During the siege of Augusta I staid (sic) this side of the River at the house of one Lamar where a Mm. Mcfoy was living. One day while at the house of one Flanagan
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a foraging party of British Tories came. They charged me with being a rebel & having a husband out & knowing where they were. I denied knowing where they were (as I did not know in fact & a man called Conner rushed at me with his bayonet  & gave me a severe wound in the left brest (sic) and I believe he would have killed me if one Blainey had not rushed him back as he made his lunge which shortened the blow. I still bear the scar of this wound from which I suffered a long time & felt the pain many years after it was healed particularly when nursing I feel it even yet sometimes. My husb-and died the 17th October 1812. In the latter part of his life when he was hypocondriac (sic) a set of swindlers got away his land which was all he had & I was left in poverty. My two sons died young - My daughter are married or dead & all of them at a distance but one & she very poor. I am solitary & destitute & have made this  declar-ation at the earnest request of the writer who went to school when he was a boy to my husband, but if I could get my  ( illegible) I would ask for nothing but the laws of my country and what they would give me. 25th November 1836. (Signed) Christiana Teulon. This written declaration was this day( illegible) before me by the declarant Christiana Teulon & I believe in the correctness of the statements therein contained. 
Abbeville District
(illegible) to this 25th November 1836 before me Joshua Hill J.P. (signed) Christiana Teulon
I knew Charley Teulon & went to school (illegible) in the year 1799 but never saw him since the year 1806 or 1807. I believe firmly all that his widow has stated & have not the least doubt that he did serve. My impression is that he had the scar on his head that his widow speaks of & that I have heard in his lifetime of his services but all his contemporaries from whom I should have expected inform-ation about him are dead except his widow. (Signed / L L Pettigru
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The Committee on Pensions to widows was referred the Petition of Christiana Teulon have considered the same and do recommend to the Senate do concur in this same and that she be allowed to draw thirty dollars per annum (Signed / Thomas Evans
Chairman
21 Dec. 1836
The committee on pensions to whom was referred the petition of Christiana Teulon paying for a pension (illegible) the same consideration they leave & recommend that the payer thereof be granted & that she be placed on the pension Roll of this state & that she be allowed to draw from the Treasury the sum of thirty dollars per annum (signed / P. Caldwell Chairman in the House of Representatives 21 Dec. 1836
Resolved that the House do ( illegible) ordered to the Senate for consideration By order of the House Thomas Glover C.H.R. In the Senate 21 Dec. 1836. Resolved that Senate do Concur. ordered that it be retd. to the House of Representatives. By order Jacob Warley C. S. Office of Clerk of House of Representatives 
Columbia So Ca. 22 May 1836.
I do hereby certify the foregoing to be true copies of the papers in the matter of the application of Christiana Teulon for a pension on file in this office. For Clerk of House Reps. Mr. Y. Arthur
State House Keeper
(Illegible Seal of office  (circled in left-hand corner)
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State of South Carolina S (curly scribble) District of Abbeville on this tenth day of May in the year of our lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty-six personally appears before the undersigned Judge of the Court of Ordinary in open Court & which is a Court of Record, Mrs. Mary Besly a resident of said district of State aged nearly sixtry-eight years who being first duly knows according to law doth on her oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed July 4th 1836, that she is the daughter and only known living child of Christiana Teulon deceased who was the widow of Charles Teulon deceased who at this 
( illegible) has been informed & believes entered the service of the United States in the war of the Revolution & served or herein stated. That her said father said Charles Tuelon (sic) entered the militia of this state in said war and served under Captain McCaw of this District and afterward under Captain Snipes. That he served under Col. Robert Anderson & General Andrew Picken who commanded the militia and whilst in the service at Briar Creek in the State of Georgia in the year 1779 her said father & mother were married. That earlier in the war her said father had been in the battle at Fort Moultrie and had recieved (sic) wounds in the service - he was also at Goat Island near Charleston in this State and was int he battle of Augusta in 1781 in which he recieved a wound. That during the siege of Augusta Georgia declarant's said mother remained at the house of one Flanagan on the South Carolina side of the River where she recieved a bayonet wound because she would not the tell the tories where her husband was. That her mother's first husband was George Henderson who was a Lieutenant in Captain Sumter's Company in the Show Camps as they were called & died in the year 1775, their marriage having taken place in the year 1772: That her said father said Charles Tuelon (sic) lived in this District of State &
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died in the same on the 12th October1812 having for years previous this death been a schoolmaster by occupation: That in the year 1836 the Honorable James L Pettigent (sic) of Charleston happening in the neighborhood where he was brought up in this district, found this depenent's (sic) mother, & drew up her application with his recommendation to the Legislature of this state by which she was in that year placed on the pension roll of South Carolina and con-tinued to receive (sic) her pension as the widow of said Charles Tuelon (sic) till first before her death which took place in this district on the 12th day of January Eighteen hundred and forty-five. That her sister the last other living child took off with her to Georgia the family record by which the marriage of her said parents could be established & that said sister whom last heard from about sixteen years ago was not expected to live and this (illegible) not knowing where the family are is unable to produce said family Record. That her said mother never applied to the United States for a pension. All of which will more fully appear by reference of the proof to be submitted sworn to and subscribe the day & year first above written before me 
William Hill 
Judge of the Court of Ordinary for Abbeville Dist. 
So Ca (scribble)
Mary Beasly (her mark)
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No

Christian Tenlon
decd Widow of Charles
So. Carolina
James A Black October 25 18[illegible]
A Ray March 2, 1857
10474
July 4 1836
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(Acts of July 14, 1969, and March 9, 1873 form, scratched out) 

1 ( illegible) 474
Christiana Teulon
wid. of Charles 
(Stamp REJECTED across Enlisted and Discharged lines)
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C. Tuelon (sic)
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South Carolina
Richland District -
James Louis Petigru of Chalreston deposed that he has examined a document marked N0 454 Book V in the Comptroller Generals Office in Columbia South Carolina, which document (illegible) to be a statement of Charles Teulon'e claim for services during the War of the Revolution, for the amount of which claim a receipt is annexed in the name of Charles Teulon. And this Deponent says that he knew Charles Teulon as school master in Abbeville District and went to him (to school) three months in the year1799. and was taught by him to write, and seen him write many times, and retains a recollection of his manner of writing by name; and he believes the name Chas. Teulon signed to the said receipt is in the ( illegible) hand writing of the said Charles Teulon. That this deponent drew the Petition of Christiana Teulon widow of the said Charles Teulon, on which a Pension was granted whereby the State of South Carolina, which is in the (illegible),
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(illegible) that she enjoyed during her life. Furthermore this deponent say that he often heard the said Charles Teulon speak of his Revolutionary service (illebile), particularly with this Deponent's father who was engaged in the same (illegible), and knew to be certain extent the circumstances of the said Teulon in the Revolution - 
Sworn to before me this Sixth day December 1855 (scribble) J. L. Petigru
 Thos P Walker
Notary Public
R. D.
and I the said Notary Public do hereby certi-fy that the son of J. L. Pettigru the deponent above (of Charleston S. C.) is a Gentleman to which statements are due full faith and credit given under my hand seal
Thos P Walker Notary Public
State of South Carolina
Richland District ( scribble) James Greiguard ( illegible) of the (illegible) of foreman Phas & General (illegible) & for said District and which is a Court of Record, do hereby certify that Thomas P Walker Esquire before whom the foregoing affidavit was
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taken was the time of so doing a Notary Public in  & for the District aforesaid and that the foregoing signature from posting to be his are genuine. in writing whereof have here into affixed this seal of said Court and (illegible) my name this twenty third day of May Eighteen hundred and fifty six. 

James. S. Grignard
Cleark of Court
(illegible)
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Comptroller General's office
Columbia So Ca: May 21st 1856.

No. 454 (illegible) (scribble)
Issured 16 Aug 1785 to Mr. Charles Teulon for L 29 8.2 stg militia duty as a private before & Since the (illegible) of Charleston & as p part of accot. from the (illegible).
Principal L 29: 8.2. no 43. Interes L 2: 0.8 V 454 No 43 16 Aug '85. Mr. Charles Teulon his accot (account) of duty in the militia as private before and since the  (illegible) of Charlestown (sic) & for a Pr. (illegible) for militia use in 1781 the whole (illegible) to (illegible). L 2 (illegible) 17.6
(illegible) L. 30.2: 6
Thirty pounds two shillings & sixpence sterling no certificate for the boots L. S Curry Esd. WR. J. Mc(illegible) L 29. 8:2 Pap for twenty nine pounds eight shillings and two pence R. L. 
State So Carolina Dr to Charles Tuelon (sic) for Duty of Col. Anderson's return L 205: 17: 6
1 pr. boots L 5 in 1781 5. - (illegible L. 210: 17.6stg L 30: 2: 6
"Recieved (sic) this 16 August 1785 full satisfaction " for the written intent my account in Intent No 454 " Lib. V for L 30.2.6. (Signed / Chas. Teulon."
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I do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy taken from the Records of this Office 
For Comptroller Genl. (illegible) Deputy
No Seal of Office
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Christian (sic) Teulon
Widow of Charles
1856  So. Carolina
3.4 /410
13. 10/30 / 1/3
13 months today 
(faint and illegible )
(illegible) A. Black Esq.
Columbia
So. Carolina
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Columbia So: Ca: 
May 23d 1856
Hon. J Minot
Comm. of Pensions
Dear Sir, 
Please find application herewith of Mm Beasly for arrears of pension due her mother Christiana Tuelon (sic) died under act of Congress 4th July 1836. From the affidavit of Hon. J.L. Pettigru of Charleston late U.S. District Attorney & the Record evidence the identity of ger husband will appear fully established. 
Very respectfully
Your Off. Sent.
James A Black
for Mrs. Peasly (sic)
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Washington
July 12. 1857
 (illegible) Whiting Esq
Comm of Pensions
Please find a letter from (illegible) A. Black Esq. of SC: he has send me a copy of your letter to him of (illegible)  in the case of Christiana Tuelon (sic) appears under act 4 July 1826. May I ask  (illegible) or an (illegible) of the case & a report thereon. 
I remain yours
most respectfully
Alex Ray
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Columbia S. Co. 
9th Feby (sic) 1857. 
Hon. Geo. C. Whiting
Comm. Pension
Dear Sir
You will please let Mr. Alexander Ray of Washington City examine the papers in the claim of Mary Beasly heir at law of Christiana Tuelon (sic) widow of Charles Act 4th July 1835, and make such notes of testimony and take such measure for the protection of the same, as fully as I could do were I personally present and by so doing you will oblige, 
Very respectfully
Comm of Sent
James A Black
Atty for Mary Beasley (sic)