Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 919, David Blalock, N. C.
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
N.C.

Blalock, David

NUMBER
R. 919

CONTENTS
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of an Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832
State of North Carolina }
County of Rutherford }
on this 28th day of October in the year 1834 personally appeared in open Court before the Judges of the Court of pleas and Quarter Sessions for County aforesaid
David Blalock a resident of Rutherford County aforesaid aged Seventy eight years who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832
     That he entered the service in Granville County No Carolina in a Company of Militia Infantry commanded by Capn Cuthbert Hudson and Lieutnt Richd Champion
that was raised to act against the Indians. They marched to a place called the Quaker Meadows in (as the deponent
thinks) what is now Stokes County where they were Joined by several detactments [detachments] from other counties and
were commanded by Coln Ramsay and Genl. Parsons
these troops were as the deponent understood intended for an expedition over the mountains against the Indians but after advancing some distance the object was relinquished
as he understood for want of pack horses and other regu[illegible] - and the men were marched back and discharged
the declarant was out six weeks on this trip - did not fall in with or have any battle with the Indians - he is an unlettered man and cannot give the day or year of this service but recollects that it was shortly after the
defeat of the Tories and Highlanders at Moore's Creek Bridge
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His next term of service commenced shortly before the Battle of Guilford. he served in a militia troop of Cavalry commanded
by Capn John Henderson and Lieutnt Sherod Harris and was placed under the command of a Coln Malmedy a French man and was
1engaged in scouring the country in pursuit of the Tories who were numerous-- on the day of the Battle of Guilford we heard
the firing and immediately marched to join Gen.l Green but did not arrive untill the action was over-- a day or two after the battle Capn Henderson and his troop to which
I belonged was ordered by Genl. Green to Cross Creek to remove some public stores - we succeeded in removing a part of them but on account of the rapid advance of a
part of Cornwallises army were compelled to destroy and abandon them in this tour I served two months and was then discharged
     My next service was also in a troop of Horse Militia  under Capn James Blackwell and Lieutnt Henry Petello also of Granville County I think in the September of the same year we again marched to Cross Creek and were there joined by Troops from other counties we were sent from there to the North East Bridge nine miles from Wilmington to watch the Garrison -  and traversed the County between Cross
Creek and Wilmington to keep down the Tories - in one of these excursions we fell in with a party of them (Tories) near a place called the Raft Swamp commanded by an [illegible] whom we attacked and defeated killed several and look fifteen or twenty prisoners. soon after we heard of the capture of Cornwallis. I was discharged - in this tour of duty I served sixty four days the declarant further states that in the second tour of service which he above states to have made under Capn Henderson he
found his own horse and that he and all the other soldiers who so found their own horses was by the terms of their agreement to be considered as having served three months on
doing two months duty and that in consequence of said agreement he
was admitted as having served three months
     He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity
except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any state and he further saith that he has no documentary evidence of his services and that he does not know any person now living by whom he could prove it.
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Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
T. F. Berchitt Clk
David his x mark Blalock

Questions by the Court
1st where and in what year were you born
Answer I was born in Hanover County Virginia-do not know the year but that I am by the account I have always received seventy eight years old

2nd have you any record of your age and if so where is it
Answer I have no record of my age

3rd where were you living when called into service where have you lived since the Revolution and where do you now live
Answer I lived in Granville County No. Carolina when called into the service and continued to live there untill [until] about seven years ago
when I removed to this (Rutherford) County where I now live

4th How were you called into service - were you drafted - did you volunteer or were you a substitute and if a substitute for whom
Answer In the first tour of duty I was drafted, in the two last I volunteered

5th State the names of some of the regular officers who were with the Troops where
you served - such Continental Regiment or Militia as you can recollect and the general circumstances of your service
Answer my recollection does not enable me to add much to the statement made in my declaration - in the third term of service I was under the command of a Coln. James Taylor the Regiment I do not recollect, I also remember a General Butler and General
Rutherford being in command at same time - I have nothing to add to the general circumstances of my services more than as before stated, except to state the time
with more precision - say the first tour six weeks - the second one three months and the third one two months and four days in the
whole six months and eighteen days

6th did you ever receive a discharge from the service - if so by whom was it given or what has become of it -
Answer I received a discharge from Capn. Blackwell only which was [ ?long] since lost or mislaid

7th State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighbourhood [neighborhood] and who can testify as to your character for veracity and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution
Answer - Granville County where I lived when in the service and for many years after being above two hundred miles from my present
residence I cannot consequently name any person on my veracity who knew any thing of my services - but name the Reverd. John Blackwell Danl. Edwards Ephm. Littlejohn & John Moore as acquainted with
my general character
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We John Blackwell a clergyman and John Ellison residing in the county of Rutherford and in the neighbourhood [neighborhood] of David Blalock who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration do certify that we are well acquainted with said Blalack for about
seven years past and that he has always supported the charater [character] of
a man of veracity and honesty we know nothing of his military services for the reasons stated by himself - but from our knowledge
of him would give credit to any statement by him made on oath and we believe he is of the age he represents himself to be
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
T. F. Birchitt Clk
John Blackwell
John Moore
John Ellison

32,221

I Theo F. Berchitt Clerk of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions in for the County of Rutherford certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said
Court in the matter of the application of David Blalock for a pension - that John Blackwell is a clergyman of said County & that John Moore & John Ellison who have subscribed & sworn
with him to the above certificate are creditable
& respectable citizens - and further that it is the opinion of the Court that the applicant was a soldier of the war of the revolution & served as he states. -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed
the seal of the said Court & subscribed my
name the 8th day of November 1834
T. F. Birchett Clk
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State of Georgia }
County of [ ? Cass]  }
Be it be known that on this 25th day of March
AD 1856 before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the peace _____ in and for the county & state aforesaid
Personally apeard [appeared], William C Blalock- " a Resident of said County above, and made oath according to law that he is the son of David Blalock ______ who was a soldier in the war of the Revolution, and who has heretofore ______ made application for the benefit of the Pension Laws, of the United States, that he is
______ directly interested as a claimant in said Pension, and makes this affidavit to be filed with such evidence or arguments as my agent may use in prosecuting said claim, I hereby countermanding and Revoking all Powers of attorney or authority heretofore
Given, and I hereby constitute and appoint
James G Reavis of [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] as Lawful attorney to prosecute the claim of David Blalock for any amount of
Revolutionary Pension or Increase of Pension
that may be due, and I hereby authorize my said attorney to examine all papers, or documents in Relation to said claim, on file in the Department at Washington City or elsewhere, and to appoint another attorney or attorneys to assist him in prosecuting
said claim or claims of whatever kind may arise
for the said services of the said David Blalock
and to Receive the certificate, or warrant, of all
any any (sic) kind due as aforesaid for such service which I ______ wish made payable to
the heirs of said Blalock & to do all other things that is necessary in the premises, hereby
Ratifying and confirming all my said -
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-attorney may lawfully do in the said premises
aforesaid - In Testimony whereof I
have hereunto sworn & subscribed my
name in presents of x William C Blalock
S. J. Higgs }
Sworn to and ---
acknowledged
before me the day and year
above first written - _
S. J. Higgs J.P.

State of Georgia }
[illegible] county }
It is hereby certified that
"satisfactory Evidence" appears, before me,
Clerk of [? Cass] county Court State aforesaid,
that William C Blalock the party who has,
sworn to and acknowledged the foregoing declaration and power of attorney is the son of the Reputed Soldier aforesaid. I further certify
that Southern J Higgs Esqr. before whom the
[illegible] affidavit and power of attorney
was made and acknowledged, was at the
time of so doing an acting Justice of the
peace in and for said county & State, that
his signature above is genuine.
Given under my hand and seal
this the 26th day of March 1853
x H W Cobb clk
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A Term
David Blalock

Wm. T. Avery
M.C

George C. Whiting Eq.
Com of Pensions
Pension office
Washington

Cole
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David Blalock
N. Carolina
Rejected
18 Dec 1834
J. F. Birchitt
J. G. Reavis 21 June 1854.

Served 5 mo: 16 days
Hon Jas Graham
17 Oct 1837 -
1832
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April 5th 1853

Pow: Atty & add'l evi:
in case of David
Blalock dec'd
Georgia

Act 7th June 1832

J. G. Reavis
Cassville
Georgia

[circular stamp] CAS [cut off] LLE
Ga.
April 2

To the Comsr. of Pensions
Washington City
D.C.
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Act of July 14, 1862, and March 9, 1873. [lined out]
919
REJECTED
P.O. David Blalock
Service:

Enlisted:              . 18
Discharged:         , 18

Application filed:           , 18

Alleges:

Re-enlisted:

Attorney:
P. O.
____ Recognized.
____ Cert. of Dis.
____ Contr
Searched for ____, 18
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[seal with ribbon]

David Blalock
Declaration

probale of Joseph
Pittman

Hon. Jas. Graham
HR
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[page is very faded/light]

State of N. Carolina
On this the 3
[illegible]
1837
before me a
in the county & state aforesaid 
appeared [illegible] man aged Seventy 
seven years and [illegible] at
personally [illegible]
in the [illegible] and knows that
he served two tours [illegible] one three months
Each & [illegible[
[illegible]
[illegible
[illegible]
the year 1781 & that he [illegible] Capt
[illegible] one tour & the next tour
under Capt William Moore and [illegible] he was also under the [illegible] General
Butler and also [illegible] that he [illegible]
him to be the same David Blalock
Subscribed & sworn to before me
day & date above
Joseph his mark Pittman
Martin Bram [illegible]
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Cassville Ga the 1 Apl 1833
at Comsr. of Pensions
Sir, a suspended claim
for a Rev. sold's [Revolutionary soldier's] pension is on file, the old man is dead, the heirs
desire it taken up, will you do
me the favor to inform me of the
required adl [additional] proof & in order
that the claim may be allowed
Respectfully yours,
J G Reavis
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State of North Carolina }
Rutherford County }
Court of Pleas & C
July session 1837
on the 13th day of July 1837 personally appeared in open Court before the Judges of the Court of pleas and quarter sessions for said County now sitting David Blalock a resident of Rutherford County aged Eighty two years
who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832
That he entered the service of the United States under the officers hereinafter named and served as herein stated
In his first tour of military service he (Blalock) was drafted in the Militia of Granville County No. Carolina to go on an expedition against the Indians his company was commanded
by Capt. Cuthbert Hudson & Lieut. Rich'd [Richard] Champion Coln. [Colonel] Ramsey
and Genl. Parsons commanded the troops we marched to near the foot of the mountains and where we remained for some time to be furnished with Military stores and provisions
but not receiving these the expedition was abandoned and the men were dismissed after about forty days service.
being an unlettered man 
[handwritten 40 1 m. 10 days] 
and his memory impaired by age the declarant cannot ascertain the year of this service but
thinks it was in 1778 or 1779 - The troops were mustered on Augt. his second tour of service was in a troop of Horse Militia raised in Granville County commanded by Capn. John
Henderson and Lieut't. Sherod [Sherrod] Harris for three months and when joined by others were commanded by a Coln. Malmedy and were employed in scouring the country to keep the Tories who were numerous in check. The day after the Battle of Guilford we joined the Army under Genl. Green, and the Troop of
Captn. Henderson was by him orderd [ordered] to Cross Creek (now Fayetteville) to secure the public stores there but from the near approach of the British and the want of means of
conveyance this was not accomplished. The stores principally pork and corn meal were burned or sunk in the River. I was then discharged after serving three months.
My third tour of service was also in a troop of Horse Commanded by Capn. James Blackwell and Lieut. Henry Postelle, a Coln. Moore and Genl. Butler commanded the detachment we were marched to the lower part of the State near Wilmington to suppress the Tories and had some skermishing with them - the principal one at the
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Raft Swamp, white out on this trip I was put under command of a Capn. N. Waller and received a discharge from him-- I served in this tour two months but on condition of my having furnished my own horse was allowed to have served nine months - I cannot ascertain
the exact time of this service but it was some time before the capture of Cornwallis
The declarant further states that he has no documentary evidence by which to prove his Revolutionary services - and that he knows of no other person by whom he can prove
them other than that of Joseph Pitman whose deposition is hereunto appended and that the said Pitman served with him, and is now as is understood drawing a pension for
his services - He (Blalock) hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of
any State - Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid in open court
David his mark Blalock
T. F. Birchett Clk
John Moore

We John Moore residing in Rutherford County aforesaid and Willm Wilkins residing in the same neighbourhood [neighborhood] hereby certify that we are well acquainted with
David Blalock who has subscribed and sworn to the above Declaration that we believe him to be of the age he has stated,
as he was untill [until] some years past a resident of a distant part of the State we of course know nothing of his Revolutionary
Military services - but from his general character here of a good and honest citizen we think any declaration made by him on oath entitled to credit
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid in open court
T. F.  Birchitt clk
John Moore
William Wilkins

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories
prescribed by the War Department which is hereunto annexed that the above applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as
he states and the Court farther states and certifies that it appears to them that John Moore and Willm. Wilkins who signed the
above certificate are credible persons
GB Palmer Clk

6 m. 10 [? do.]
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Interrogatories put by the Court to the applicant
1st Where and in what year was you born
Answer - I was born in Hanover County Va about the year 1754

2nd have you any of your age - if so where is it
Answer I had a record but it has been lost or defaced

3rd where were you living when called into service - where have you lived since the Revolution and where do you now live
Answer - I lived when called into service in Granville County No. Carolina and so continued untill [until] about nine years ago
when I removed to this County and there remain

4th How were you called into service, were you drafted did you volunteer - or were you a substitute
Answer in my first term of service I was drafted - on the two last I volunteered

5th State the names of some of the regular officers who were with the troops where you served and such Continental & Militia
Regiments as you can recollect and the general circumstance of your service
Answer I do not know that I could state any thing more satisfactory than is contained in my declaration by reference to which it will be seen that I did not serve with any large bodies
of Troops

7th State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighbourhood [neighborhood] and who can testify as to your character for veracity and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution
Answer - I give the Honble. [Honorable] Jas. Graham John Smith Esqr. Wm. Wilkins Sheriff of the County Revend. [Reverend] Joel Blackwell Revd. [Reverend] S. G. Hamilton John Moore P.M. at White Oak and could give many more respectable names of necessary 
to the 6th interrogatory I answer
That I only received a discharge once from the service that was from Capn. Waller and has been long since lost or destroyed as useless-
The declarant further states on oath that in May last Joseph Pitman whose affidavit is hereunto appended and who lives in Greenville So. Carolina called at his (Blalocks) house on his way to see a son who lives in this State and that the declarant then endeavoured [endeavored] to get his declaration drawn
to be ready to prove it before the Court of Probate for this
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County in May last but failing in getting this done
had Pitmans probate taken
David his x mark Blalock
Sworn to in open court 12 July 1837
T.F. Birchitt clk

State of North Carolina }
Rutherford County }
Court of Pleas & Quarter sessions
July session 1837.
I Theo. F. Birchitt clerk of the Court of pleas & Quarter sessions of Rutlherford County Certify that the within declaration & its [illegible] to the interogatoner [interrogatories] accompanying it were duly sworn to in open Court by David Blalock the declarant: Also that the certificate, also hereon, under the signatures of John Moore & William Wilkins was sworn to in open Court & the opinion of the court subscribed by G B Palmer Esq. Chairman. I further certify that Martin Bearns Esq. before whom the annexed affidavit is
certified to have been made by Joseph Pitman is an acting magistrate as stated, and that the signature purposing to be his is genuine.-
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed
my seal of office and subscribed my hand the 16th day of August A.D. 1837
T. F. Birchitt clk

Declaration

Recorded M.D. page 445.