Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 16877, William Hickman, N.C.
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SERVICE
N.C
Hickman, William
Number
S. 16877
Carded
Contents
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Left side:
Missouri 29. 6, 
William Hickman 
of Monroe Co. in the State of Missouri who was a Private in the company  comman[ded] by Captain Barringer of the Regt. commande[d] by Col. Rutherford in the N. Carolina Vol. line for 7 months
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Inscribed on the Roll of Missouri at the rate of 23 Dollars 33 Cents per annum to commence of the 4th day of March, 1831.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 26th day of Jan. 1835 and sent to Hon. John Bull H.R.
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Arrears to the 4th of Sept. '34.     81.66 2/3
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 March '35.    11.66 2/3
$93.33 2/3

{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832}
Recorded by D. Brown Clerk
Book E.2. Vol. 9. Page 61

Right Side:

Letter to 3d and 27. Jany 1842.
Dead. [underlined]
Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 6th April 1838, from 4th Sep 1835 to 1. Aug 1839 Agent notified.
23d Feby 1842.
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State of Missouri, County of Monroe &c

On the nineteenth day of August 1834, personally appeared before the Honorable David Todd, Judge of the first Judicial Court (including the County of Monroe aforesaid) William Hickman, a resident of Washington Township, in the County of Monroe State of Missouri aforesaid, aged Seventy Seven years, seven months and twenty five days, who being full duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th 1832: 

That he entered the military service of the United States in the year 1776, in the month of February, with Captain George Henry Barringer, and served in the Regiment of Col. Rutherford, and in the following named Officers: Co. Rutherford, Major Frank Locke, & Captain Geo H. Barrington. He volunteered into this service, for three months, and after the [can't read] at Salisbury, in Rowan Co. N.C., he was marched to Cross Creek (a town on the Cape Fear) now believe to be Fayetteville - about 150 miles from the place of rendezvous aforesaid at Cross Creek they encountered a band of tories, and made a large number of them prisoners. The company he was in was engaged in no other action worthy of record during this tour.

In August of the same year (1776) I volunteered two or three months tiyr against the Cherokee Indians under the officer aforesaid (except that Col Rutherford had been promoted to the rank of (over)
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Brigadier General). During this tour we had an engagement with the Cherokees on the Davidson River, and killed several of them.

In the month of September 1778, I was drafted for a five month tour, under Captain James Craig, but before I was last in this service, I was taken so sick as to be unable to serve from military duty. Disliking to go to the Hospital, I engaged my brother, Joseph Hickman (now believed to be dead) to go in my place. He completed the tour of five months for me, for I saw the discharge signed by General Retherford.

In the year 1780, I again entered the service under Captain William Temple Cole & my old Captain (then Col) George Henry Barringer, and served a tour of twelve months against the tories who greatly infested that part of North Carolina. At one time during this tour of service we took a large number of them - a sufficient number (as I well recollect) to fill the jail of Salisbury. The principal service rendered, however, was (as was the design) to prevent by our occasional presence, here and there, all over the County, the tories from collecting and organizing themselves which we accomplished same in the following instance: In August 1780, the company of Captain Cole (to which I belonged) was ordered to [can't read] both sides of the Yadkin (over)
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above Pen dee, while General Retherford and the rest of the army went in quest of Tories in Pee dee. We were ordered to join the main army on a given day at the mouth of Rocky River, on the [can't read]there the day after Retherford battled with the British tories at that place. He remembered no other incident connected with this Campaign worthy of recording.

In the month of August 1782, I was again drafted for one month service, under Captain Kelenworth, to go to the river Eddiston, in South Carolina, to keep down the Tories in that quarter. We performed the term, nothing worthy of recording. He knows no living witness to his services aforesaid.

To the meeting directed to be propounded the War Department, the applicant answered:

1. He was born in the County of Cecil in the State of Maryland, on the 25th day of December 1756.
2. He has a record of his age, at his house in this County, which he copied from the family record of his father.
3. He was living in the County of Rowan North Carolina when he was called into service aforesaid. Since the Revolutionary War, he has lived in the County of Wilkes, Georgia; in the Pendleteon District in South Carolina, & in the County of Marion (over)
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Kentucky. He now resides in Monroe County Missouri.
4. The first second & fourth tours of duty I was a volunteer. The third and fifth tours I was drafted
5. He states the names of General Retherford & Col. Barringer & Major Locke as the only officers of distinction who were with the troops where he served - and recollects tha name of no other Regiment besides the one to which he belonged.
6. He received discharged signed by General Retherford fo his first tour of service, which he has lost or mislaid in moving. He does not think he received any discharge for his three last tours.
7. He states the name of the Reverend Washington Lee and John Davis, to whom he is known in his present neighborhood, and who can testify as to his character for veracity and their belief of his services as a soldier in the Revolution.

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or any annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension roll of any agency in any state.

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid,
Edward M. Holder, Clerk
William Hickman (signed)
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Mr. Washington Lee, a Clergyman, residing in the County of Monroe & John Davis, residing near the line of Monroe in the County of Marion in the neighborhood of Wm Hickman the foregoing applicant, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with William Hickman, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be between 77 and 78 years of age; that he is refuted and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.

Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
Edward M. Holden Clerk 

Washington Lee
John Davis

And the said Court is hereby heard their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting in interrogations prescribed by the War Department, the the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states. Another Court further certifies that it appears to them the Washington Lee, who has signed the preceding certificate in a Clergyman, resident in the County of Monroe, and that John Davis who has also signed the same is a resident in Marion County (near the line of Monroe County) and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to [can't read].

David Todd
Judge
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31.929
Wm. Hickman
[illegible]
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I, Edward M. Holden, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Monroe County, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of William Hickman for a pension.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto to set by had and seal of Office this 19th Day of August 1834.

Edward M. Holden Clerk
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Mr. A. W. Hickman
2437 Lyons Street
Lincoln, Nebraska.
Dear Sir:
March 7, 1939.
BA-J/ILL
William Hickman
S. 16877
Joshua Hadley
B. L. Wt. #1026 - 500 acres
The Revolutionary War record of William Hickman, pension
claim, S. 16877, and that of Joshua Hadley, of North Carolina, are furnished you herein.

   WILLIAM HICKMAN-S. 16877.
[hand written] next time  {illegible} data for here from [illegible] cl ck.
   William Hickman was born December 25, 1756 in Cecil County, Maryland; the names of his parents are not shown.

While a resident of Rowan County, North Carolina, he enlisted and served as a private in the North Carolina troops, at different times, shown as follows from February 1776, three months in Captain George Henry Barringer's company, Colonel Rutherford's regiment, and was in an engagement at Grass Creek, North Carolina; from August of that same year, three months under the same officers, engaged against the Cherokee Indians and was in an engagement in the Kiwassee Rivers from Sept 1779, a short time in Captain James Craig's company after which he secured his brother, Joseph Hickman to serve out the five months for which he had enlisted sometime in 1780, twelve months in Captain William Temple's company Colonel George Henry Barringer's regiment during which he assisted in capturing a large number of Tories and in 1783, one month in Captain Kelenworth's company.

After the Revolutionary War, William Hickman resided in Wilkes County, Georgia, in Pendleton District, South Carolina, in Warren
County, Kentucky, and afterwards in Monroe County, Missouri.

He was allowed pension on his application executed August 9, 1834, at which time he resided in Washington Township, Monroe County, Missouri. He died August 1, 1839. The data herein were obtained from papers in his claim for pension.
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    The name of the wife of William Hickman, and the date and place of their marriage are not shown. He was survived by a widow, her name not shown in this claim. No reference was made to children.

In order to obtain the date last payment of pension, and the name of the person to whom it was made, you should address the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, this city, and cite the following data:
William Hickman
Certificate #29672
Issued January 26, 1835
Rate $23.33 per annum
Commenced March 4, 1831
Act of June 7, 1832
Missouri Agency.

JOSHUA HADLEY -- B. L. Wt. #1096

The records of this office show that Warrant #1096 for 300 acres of bounty land was issued February 21, 1791, on account of service in the Revolutionary War of Joshua Hadley, Captain of the North Carolina Line. Said warrant was issued to Abisha Thomas, assignee.

There are no statements on file made by the applicant for this bounty land, because of the destruction of papers in such early applications for bounty land when the War Office was burned in 1800; hence, no further data in regard to this officer.

It is suggested that information in regard to the location of this land ight be obtained from the Commissioner, General Land  Office, this city. You would furnish that official the number of  the warrant, acreage and date of issuance, as given herein.

Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER,
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator.


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Left side:
1939 Mar 7- Hist. to A.W. Hickman See
letter in Rev. Joshua Hadley - B.L.Wt# 1096-300 Ihh

Middle:
16877
INVALID.
File No. -- 16.817
William Hickman
Pri Rev War
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Act: June 7" 32
Index: -- Vol. 1  Page  175
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Right side:
1926 - Nov. 16 - History to Lyon G. Tyler 
Letter incl. of Edwin Hickman - [initials]
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Left side:
Fayette MO}
Dec 27th, 1834}

Right side:

Jan. 15
Wm Hickman (free)
Missouri


Hon John Bull
Washington City
Susfd decision Ct
Co. K  DC

Can allow for 7 mth
Hon J. Bull
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office
Jany 29th 1842

Sir:

Under the date of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," The widow of William Hickman a Pensioner on the Roll of the Missouri Agency, at the rate of Twenty three Dollars and 33 Cents per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of Sept. 1835 to the 1st August 1839.

Respectfully, yours
Albion K. Parris
Comptroller.

To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.
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Fayette Dec 24th 1834
Hon. John Bull

Sir 

I send you inclosed(sic) the original Declaration of William Hickman with the certificate and also a letter from Mr. Edwards the Pensioner agent, Edward M Holden the Clerk of Monroe Circuit Court from which letter it appears that the claim of Mr. Hickman can only be allowed as far as seven months services without some further Statement.  Mr. Hickman declining making any further statements and has got me to return the papers to the Pension office with a request to send him a certificate for what sum to be allowed.  You will do him a kindness by calling at the proper office with the inclosed(sic) papers and get the necessary certificate and forward it to me and I will see that Mr. Hickman gets it.   

He is a relation of mine and is very old as you will discover and the whole matter has been by him committed to my care. I hope
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will attend to it promptly for the old man is very needy.

I have the honor to be your obedient servant.
John B Clark
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War Department
Pension Office
September 11th 1834

Sir,

The declaration of William Hickman has been examined, and it is herewith sentiment. No allowance can be made for his claim for twelve months service under on engagement as a militia man. The militia were called out to perform short tours of duty, under one engagement. The different expeditions through the state of North Carolina during his alleged twelve months service, should be specifically set forth, showing the time in actual service. The two tours of three months, and one of on month will be allowed.

I am Respectfully
Your obt Servant
J L Edwards


Edward M. Holden Esqr
Fayette, MO
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March 7, 1929
Mr. A. W. Hickman
2457 Ryons Street
Lincoln, Nebraska

BA-J/Ill
William Hickman
S, 16877
Joshua Hadley - (see letter)
B.L. Wt.#1096-300 acres

Dear Sir:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War records of Joseph Hickman, William Hickman, and Joshua Hadley, all of whom served from North Carolina, the last two as officers.


a search of the Revolutionary War records of this office has been made and no claim for pension or bounty land found based upon service of a Joseph Hickman.  The record has been found of only one William Hickman of North Carolina, and of only one Joshua Hadley.  Their records are furnished you herewith.

Very truly yours,
A. D. Hiller,
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator.
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Rev. & 1812 Wars Section
Lyon G. Tyler
Holdcroft, Virginia
November 16, 1936

Sir:

I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S. 16877 it appears that William Hickman was born December 25, 1756 in Cecil County, Maryland.

While a resident of Rowan County, North Carolina he enlisted and served as a private in the North Carolina Troops as follows:

From February 1776, three months in Captain George Henry Barringer's Company, Colonel Rutherford's Regiment and was in
an engagement at Cross Creek, North Carolina, and from August of the same year, three months in the same officers against
the Cherokee Indians and was in an engagement with them on the Hiwassee River.

From September 1778 for a short time in Captain James Craig's Company, his tour of five months for which he enlisted, being served out by his brother Joseph Hickman.

From in 1780, twelve months in Captain William Temple's
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Company, Colonel George Henry Barringer's (his former Captain) Regiment, and assisted in capturing a large number of Tories, and in 1782 he served one month in Captain Kelenworth's Company.

He was allowed pension on his application executed August 19, 1834 while a resident of Washington Township, Monroe County, Missouri, He died August 1, 1839.

Soldier was survived by his widow whose name is not given.

The above noted is the only soldier by that name of North Carolina, found on the Revolutionary War records of this Bureau.

Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT
Commissioner.