Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 7431, for Robert Morrow, North Carolina
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(3 - 1776 )
SERVICE
N. C.
Morrow, Robert
Elizabeth
NUMBER
R.7431
CONTENTS
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Declaration of Robert Morrow
State of Tenn
Warren County ⎬ On this 16th day of July 1848 personally
appeared before Edward Hoge one of the Justices of the
Court of Warren County State aforesaid Elizabeth
Morrow of said County and State aged eighty years
and after having been duly sworn according to law
doth on her oath make the following declaration in
order to obtain the benefit of the provision of the act of
Congress passed the fourth of July 1836 entitled an
supplementary to an act for the relief of certain surviving
officers and soldiers of the revolution, that she is the widow
of Robert Morrow who was a Soldier in the North Carolina
line of the Army of the revolution in the Regiment commanded
by Alexander Martin that after the termination of that
service he was a volunteer in the army commanded by
Gen Green and was employed by him to carry dispatches
for some time previous to the battle of Guilford Court House
and was in that battle as a volunteer
She further declares that she was married to said Morrow
on the 4th day of Nov 1779 and when her husband said Robert
Morrow was last in service at the battle of Guilford her
first child was about one year old: and that her husband
the aforesaid Robert Morrow died on the 18th day of March
1824 and that she has never married since
Elizabeth her x mark Morrow {seal}

Sworn to and subscribed to or
the day and date above written before
State of Tenn
Warren County }
Edward Hoge J.P. {seal}
I Edward Hoge justice of the Court of Warren County State of Tenn
hereby certify that Elizabeth Morrow whose name is subscribed to the
above declaration a fully credible and respected witness but is not able from age and infirmity to appear before
the Court
Give under my hand and seal this 16 day of July 1840
Edward Hoge J. P. {seal}
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No 5149.
State of Tennessee
Warren County

I William Armstrong Clerk of
the Warren County Court do certify
that Edward Hoge whose name
is subscribed to the foregoing certificate of acknowledgement
of Elizabeth Morrow of the above Declaration
George H. Parker as Justice of the Peace is now and
was at the time of taking said acknowledgement and
of subscribing his name thereto one the acting Justices
of the peace and a Justice of the County Court the same
being a Court of Record in and for said
County legally commissioned and sworn, and that full
faith and credit should be given to all his official
acts, and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and affixed the seal of
said Court at Office this 20th July AD 1849
and of the American
Independence the 65th year
William Armstrong Clerk
of Warren County Court
By James Armstrong D C
[written sideways]
No. 5149
Elizabeth Morrow of Robert
Tennessee
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County Court Certificate
of
Identity of heirs of
Elizabeth Morrow dec'd
&c.
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State of Tennessee
Warren County }
It is hereby certified, that at a regular term
of the County Court of said Warren County, begin and held
at McMinnville in said County, satisfactory evidence was exhibited
in open Court to prove, and did prove to the satisfaction of the Court
that Elizabeth Morrow was a resident of said Warren County Tennessee
was the widow of Robert Morrow (up to the day of her death) who was
reputed to have been a revolutionary soldier from the State of
North Carolina, that she died in said County on the 23rd day
of October 1848, and left the following named, and only surviving
children to wit: Robert Morrow. Hugh Morrow, Alexander
M. Morrow, Jane Stiles, and Mary Martin, and that Hugh
Morrow is the Administrator of the said Elizabeth Morrow,
dec'd, duly qualified as
such according to law,
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto
set my hand and affixed,
my seal of office this 2nd day of
November 1852

R.C. McGreger
Clerks
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5.149
Elizabeth Morrow
Tennessee
July 4. 1836
Sec 5.149 Decr 1. 1852
Revolutionary Pension Claim
of
Elizabeth Morrow dec'd
Widow of
Robert
Morrow decd
Tennessee
Act 4th July 1836 3rd sec

Sec 5.149. Act 36.

Presented by
Smith & Jones
Attorneys
Nov 22d 1852
Nashville
Tenne

[bunch of numbers on page, 22, 44, 11, 5512, etc.]
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State of Tennessee: Warren County
On this 18th day of October 1852
personally appeared before the undersigned an acting Justice
of the Peace in & for said County and State Hugh Morrow, aged 66 years
with whom I am well acquainted, and who I certify, is a man of
veracity & good repute, and made oath in due form of law that he
is one of the children of Elizabeth Morrow deceased, who was the
Widow of
Robert Morrow 
 Warren County, a Revolutionary Soldier
from the State of North Carolina, that she made application for
a Pension during her life time, under act of July 4, 1836,
and that she died in Warren County Tennessee on the
23d day of October
in the year 1848, and left the following &
only surviving children to wit; Hugh Morrow (Declarant, Robert Morrow, Mary Martin, Alexander M Morrow and and Jane Stiles, that
his mothers claim was for some reason rejected or suspended, that he has in his possession no record or documentary proof
in support of the claim other than that annexed, which is the original family record of the births of the children of
the said Robert & Elizabeth Morrow, as kept by declarants father during his life time, and which is genuine, Declarant
therefore prays that the amount of Pension due be allowed, and made payable to him as Administrator of his mother
as it is his intention to qualify as such at the next County Court. Sworn to subscribed before me this 18th
day of October 1852
denter
P. Hoodenpyl
Warren County
Hugh Morrow [signature]
Know all men by these Presents, That I, Hugh Morrow
Warren County, State of Tennessee, one of the children
of Elizabeth Morrow dec'd do hereby nominate constitute and appoint Smith & Jones of Nashville Tennessee, my true and
lawful attorneys for me and in my name to present and prosecute the claim of the children
of Elizabeth Morrow dec'd
to an amount of Pension which was due the said Elizabeth
Morrow during her lifetime, hereby revoking all former Power
of Attorney, at any time made, and satisfying, & confirming all
the lawful act of my said Attorney in the premises, Witness
my hand and seal this 18th day of October
18520
Hugh Morrow [seal]
Acknowledged before me, this 18th day of October 1852
P. Hoodenpyl
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State of Tennessee
Warren County ⎬
I Richmond McGreger, Clerk of the County Court of said County do hereby certify that Philip Hoodenpyl - Esq where signature appears to the foregoing declaration + acknowledgment is and was at the time of signing the same and acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County & State duly elected, commissioned and
certified that the signature thereto purporting to be his are genuine. 
[page is cut off on left side by verses]
 - testimony whereo I have hereto 
- my hand and affixed my seal
- office this 18th day of October 1852
- R McGregor Clerk
[typed quarter paper]
Apocrypha.
Before Christ 170
34 So every man praised toward the heaven the glorious Lord, saying, Blessed be he that hath kept his own place undefiled.
35 He hanged also Nicanors head upon the tower, an evident and manifest sign unto all of the help of the Lord.
36 And they ordained all with a common decree, in no case to let that day pass without solemnity, but to celebrate the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which in the Syrian tongue is called Adar, the day before Mardocheus day.
37 Thus -
time forth - 
And here - 
38 And - 
story, it is - 
meanly, it -
39 For
alone, and -
and delight - 
ed delighted - 
And here - 

The End of the Apocryp-
Birth
Robert Morrow
was Born
Elizabeth [crossed out "Morrow"]
Shaw
was born January 25th
[cut off words]
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Biths
George Morrow was 
Born August ye 30th
A.D. 1780
Margaret Morrow was
Born August 16th
A.D. 1782
Elizabeth Morrow was 
Born November 18th
A.D. 1784
Hugh Morrow was
Born November 7th
A.D. 1786
Elizabeth Morrow was
Born November 23rd
AD. 1788

[next half of page]
Births
Mary Morrow was
Born October 18th
A.D. 1790
John Morrow was Born
February 25th A.D. 1793
Robert Morrow was
Born February 12th
A.D. 1795
Jean Morrow was Born
November 4th A.D. 1797
Alexander Martin Morrow 
was Born March 18th
A.D. 1801
Alexander M Morrow
was Born [crossed out "November"]
March 14 1801
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The End of the APOCRYPHA
Births
Robert Morrow
was Born
Elizabeth [crossed out "Morrow"] Shaw
was born January 24th
A.D. 1760
[illegible]
George Morrow was
Married January [illegible]
AD. 1806
Mary Morrow was Married July
17th A.D. 1806
Margaret Morrow was married
August ye 14th 
6th AD. 1809
Elizabeth Morrow
Married November [illegible]
Jane Morrow
married December 14th
1820
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Act of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873
REJECTED
7431
P.O.
Elizabeth Morrow
Service: ______________
Enlisted: ______________, 18
Discharged: ___________, 18
Application flied: ___________, 18

Alleges: ____________
___________________
Re-enlisted: ______________
_________________

Attorney: ________________
P.O. __________________
______________________
____________ Recognized. ________ Contract.
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State of Tennessee
Warren County ⎬
This 18th day of October 1852, personally appeared
before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for said County and State
John Allison, aged eighty three years, a resident of said County with
whom I am well acquainted, and who I certify is a man of veracity
made oath in due form of law, that he knew Robert Morrow, and
Elizabeth his wife from his earliest recollection, by since affiant
was eight years of age, that they then lived in Guilford County
North Carolina that affiant lived about two miles in said County
from the said Robert Morrow, that he remembers distinctly that the
said Morrow was out in the service during the Revolutionary War
, affiant was not present at the marriage of the said
Robert Morrow and Elizabeth Morrow, whose maiden name was
Shaw, but they lived together as man and wife and were so reputed
and recognised by the community in which they lived as far back by
he can remember, that they removed to Tennessee and finally
settled in Warren County Tennessee, where affiant found them
living together in 1822 when he came out from North Carolina
that Robert Morrow lived in said County to the day of his death,
which occurred many years ago he having been drowned, that the
said Elizabeth survived him, and continued his widow
up to the day of her death, which occurred in said County
a few years ago, that she left several children, two of
who live in this County towit, Hugh Morrow and Jane Stiles (formerly Jane Morrow)
oath that he is disinterested
affiant further makes
Sworn to & subscribed before me ⎬
this 18th day of October 1852
Elisha Reynolds J.P
J.P
---
State of Tennessee Warren County ⎬ I Richmond McGreger Clerk of the County Court of said County do hereby certify
that Elisha Reynolds Esqr. whose genuine signature appears to the above affidavit is & was at the time of sign
ing the same an active [paper obstructing bottom part of word] peace in and for said County, duly elected, commissioned & qualified
In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand and affixed the
Seal of said County this 20th day of October 1852,
R. McGreger Clerk
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Pension Office
27th Nov. 1833
Gentlemen,
The additional evidence in the case of
Elizabeth Moore decd widow of Robert of Tennessee has been received.

I would inform you that Roberts enlist have not been proved. He has not been identified as
the soldier whose payments are certified by the Comptroller of North Carolina. What is the amount of the Administration Bond? Has John Perry, who made Eliz
abeth's coffin), any entry in his book of that date.
I am, respectfully
Your Obt. Servt.
L. P. Waldo
Commisioner
[illegible] Smith & Jones
Nashville,
Tennessee
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Mr. L. P. Waldo
Comr of Pensions
Washington

Nashville Ten.
Jany 23/55

Dear Sir W Recd the within letter
in reply to which we have only to state that when our Mr Jones was in Washington City, there summed to be no objection to this claim except you were afraid Mr Morrow had attempted to practice a fraud upon
the department by misrepresenting the date of the death of his mother, which Mr Cole requested Mr Jones to look into and have fully explained which Mr Jones did & which we supposed was satisfactory as Mr Cole & the examining Clerk both agreed that that being satisfactorily explained the claim would be
allowed and by reference to the claim again you
will discover that the evidence of identity is certainly abundant we think therefore upon a reexamination of the claim you will certainly allow it
Respectfully
Smith & Jones
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State of Tenn
Marshall County ⎬
On this 29th day of July 1840
personally appeared before me W. B. Cook
one of the Justices of the peace of Marshall
County State aforesaid Margarett Crosby under
of said County aged Seventy six an old lady
of sound mind of good repute and entitled
to full credit and belief on her oath and 
after having been duly sworn according to law
on her oath deposes and saith that she was
well acquainted with Elizabeth Morrow of
Warren County Tenn who is applying for a
pension through her agent Geo H Parker and
was present at her marriage
with Robert Morrow in Gilford County North Carolina and well recollects that it took place some time before the battle of Gilford as I was sixteen I well recollect at the time of that battle and I was not grown at the time that I was present at the marriage of said Robert Morrow with Elizabeth his wife.
She further deposes that she cannot recollect
the exact time of the marriage but has no doubt it took place on the 4th Nov 1779 as she well recollects it was in the fall of the year Margaret her x mark Crosby Seal

Sworn to and subscribed on the day
in date above written before
W. B. Cook seal
[illegible]
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State of Tennessee Marshall County
I Martin W Oakley Clerk of the Marshall County Court hereby certify that W.B. Cook whos name is subscribed to the Williams deposition is now and was at the time of subscribing his name
as such an acting Justice of the peace in
and for said County duly Commissioned
and qualified as such that full faith
and credit is due and should be given
to all his official acts and that his signature subscribed to the within instrument
is genuine; In testimony whereof I have
hereunto set my hand and
affixed my seal of office
this 30th day of July 1840
Martin W. Oakley Clerk
of Marshall County Court
by his deputy John Elliott
State of Tennessee 
Marshall County }
[illegible] Williams
Chairman and presiding magistrate of the
County Court of said Marshall County do
certify, that Martin W. Oakley whose name
appears to the foregoing certificate and
was at the time of signing the same the Clerk
of our said Court duly elected and qualified
and that John Elliott is his regular Sworn deputy, and the signature and seal genuine.
Given under my hand and seal this 31st
day of July A.D. 1840
Williams {seal}
Chairman Marshall
County Court
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Elizabeth Morrow
Widow of
Robt Morrow
On Tennessee
Suspended Robt
Clerk
Read Aug 15th 1832
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Washington Augt 15th 1834
Hon L. P. Waldo
Comr of Pension
Sir
I respectfully ask that the case
of Elizabeth Gordon Widow of Robert
Morrow may be reexamined if additional
evidence has been filed to prove service
since the last report was made.
Yours Respectfully
Smith and Jones
By R.W. Young
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State of N. Carolina
Secretary of State's Office
30th September 1840
Sir,
I have carefully searched the musterrolls and
Warrant book in this Office for the name of Robert Morrow whose widow has applied for a pension for the services of her husband in the revolutionary war, but do not find
any such name on those documents

Very respectfully
Your Obt Servt
W. Hill

[in light handwriting] Tenn Jun 36
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Tennessee
Suspended
See let 20 Sep 1840
to J. W. Parker & to
W. Hill let G. H.
Parker 5 Oct 40. same
Nov 28 1840
See let 18 March 1841
to G. H. Parker
Jones & Smith, Aug 16/54
Smith & Jones [illegible] 1854
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Elizabeth Morrow
widow of Robert
at 38 36
Jane J Craig
widow of Saml
Act 38 Suspend
C C room for [illegible] & Smith
Sep 30th 1856
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State of Tennessee 
Warren County⎬ 
On this the 10th day of Nov 1854 before me the undersigned an acting Justice of the Peace
for said County & State personally appeared Samuel L Colville with whom I am personally acquainted and whom I certify to be
a person of veracity, and made oath in due form of Law that the personally knew Elizabeth Morrow widow of John Morrow
dec'd named in a Declaration made by Hugh Morrow an applicant for Pension on account of the services of said John Morrow, and that she the said Elizabeth died on the Twenty fourth day of October Eighteen Hundred and forty
Eight at the residence of her son in Law John Stiles in Warren County Tennessee. Affiant visited her in her last illness is a merchant
and was at the time of her death and by reference to his Books he finds that he sold the shrouding for the Deceased on the 24th day of October 1848. Affiant has no interest whatever in the result of said application for Pension
Sam L Colville {seal}
Sworn to and subscribed before me on this the day above written and I certify that the contents of the above affidavit were read and fully understood by said Samuel L Colville, before
being qualified to the same -
P Hoodenpyl J.P.
for Warren County
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State of Tennessee
Warren County⎬ 
On this the 16th Nov 1854 before me the
undersigned, an acting Justice of the Peace
for said County of Warren personally appeared, John H Perry with whom I am personally acquainted and whom I certify to be a person of veracity and made oath in due form of Law that Elizabeth Morrow, (named in the foregoing
Deposition of S L Colville) died in Warren County Tennessee on the Twenty Fourth day of October Eighteen Hundred and forty Eight, in Warren County Tennessee - Affiant made her coffin and, went over to the residence of John
Stiles and set up with the corpse of the deceased the night she the said Elizabeth Morrow died. Affiant has no interest whatever in the result of this application of Hugh Morrow for Pension
John Perry
Sworn to and subscribed before me on the
day and date above contained and I certify
that the contents of the above affidavit
were fully understood by said John H
Perry before he was qualified to the same

P Hoodenpyl J.P
for Warren County
State of Tennessee
Warren County
I Richmond McGregor Clerk
of the County Court of said 
County do hereby certify that P Hoodenpyl Esqr. before shom the foregoing affidavit were made is now and was at the time
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of signing the same an acting Justice in and
for said County duly commissioned & qualified
to such that the signatures thereto purporting as to [crossed out "genuine"] his genuine and that full credit should be given to all of his official acts
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand + seal
[illegible] Court this 13th of November 
1854
Richmond M Gregor clk
By J Funn Morford lk
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Free
Wm M Irvin P.M.
J L Edwards
Washington
City
[sideways]
Sidney 
Mo.
Nov 22
Nov 28 [crossed out, illegible]
look where
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Siloam Spring Co. Mo
Mr. J L Edwards Nov 22" 1840

Sir there is no man in the bounds of my acquaintance of the name of George W Parker
Therefore I think it my duty
to send the paper back to you as
it is probably a mistake in you ┃
yours with respect
J L E. 
M Reevs R.M.
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State of Tenn
Warren County }
Know all men by these presents
that I Elizabeth Morrow of the county and state aforesaid hereby constitute and appoint
Geo H Parker of Weakley County Tenn my true
and lawful Attorney and hereby authorize him
to prosecute my claim for pension under the
act of Congress of the 4th July 1836 entitled
act supplementary to the act for the relief of certain surviving officers and soldiers of the revolution before the commissioner of pensions at Washington and received my pension certificate.
Given under my hand and seal this 15th day of July 1840
Elizabeth her x mark Morrow {seal}
State of Tenn
Warren County }
I Edward Hoge Justice of the peace in and for the aforesaid County State of Tenn hereby
certify that personally appeared before me Elizabeth Morrow whose name is subscribed to the foregoing power of Attorney and acknowledged the same to be her act and deed for the purposes therein contained
Given under my hand and seal the day
and date above written
Edward Hoge {seal}
Justice of the peace for
Warren County
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State of Tennessee
Warren County }
I William Armstrong Clerk of the County
Court of said County do certify that Edward Hoge whose name appeared in the foregoing Power of attorney is now and was at the time
of taking the acknowledgement of the sum
an acting Justice of the Peace in and for
said Warren County duly commissioned
as such
In testimony whereof I have
hereunto set my hand and
affixed the seal of Office
this 20th day July AD 1840
and of the American Independence
the 60th Year
William Armstrong Clerk
By James Armstrong esq.
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Nashville Tennesee
Nov 16 1854
L P Waldo Esq
Comm Pensions
Dear Sir
In compliance with the requirements of your
office and also the persecutor request of
Mr S Cole acting Court while our Mr James
was in your City in August last we
have made every inquiry missing to
enable us to determine whether there was
anything wrong as to the date of Mrs
Elizabeth Morrows death whose claim was
placed in our hands for prosecution
for Rev. Pension and we so fair con
find nothing wrong so far as our
inquiry has gone and we then told
Mr Morrow her son that you had
same doubts about the period of her
death and he has furnished in
through Mr Harrison the enclosed affidavits which we think is conclusive
on that point and if it shall be satisfactory to you we request that you will allow the claim and forward us the pension certificate
Respectfully
Smith & Jones
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State of North Carolina
Comptroller's Office
I, William J. Clarke, Comptroller of Public Accounts in
and for the State aforesaid, do hereby certify that it appears of record in my office among the payments made by said State to sundry persons for Military services in the Revolutionary War, as follows, to wit:
Robert Morrow
Indent or army certificate No. 1422 issued by the Auditors of Hillsboro District SS specie
Ditto issued by Salisbury District Auditors No. 1873, 92
specie -
Ditto issued by ditto No. 3622, 1 Do specie -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto
subscribed my name and affixed
my seal of Office this 28th day of
February 1853 -
Wm J Clarke Compt
40
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Guide Dec Dec 27. 1840
The commisioner of Pensions
Sir
Your letters relating to the claims for pension presented by me have been duly received
Since the presentation of the claim of Elizabeth
Morrow the old lady has dec'd. Of I understand the act of Congress her heirs have no claim Please inform me on that point I present the claim of Elizabeth Arnold her husband was a pensioner on the act of 28 or 31- their was in family record but her marriage can be proved. The claim of Mrs Hickey is presented. Their was no family record and it will be impossible to prove the making by positive testimony. Inform me what any other can be received. The same with Mrs Willy.
Mrs McAdams very truly on the records
in the war department for proof of the Services
of her husband. It will be utterly in impossible
to make further proof of the services of the
husband of Mrs Mary Coffee this with due
difference it appears altogether injustifiable and
inconsistent with the Spirit and coherence of
the act of Congress to required proof by the widow which the husband did not justify in his life time and on which he was allowed a pension
Very respectfully
Your obd svt
Geo H Parker
Copy of this enclosed with letter dated any 16/54
to Jones & Smith, by direction of Mr. Cole
R.Y