Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 2,987, Randolph Depriest, S.C.
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S. C. Depriest, Randolph Amy
NUMBER R.2.987
Marie in V[illegible]
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Hugh Depriest

Forbs & James
Spring Creeks [?]
Madison Co
[illegible]
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East Prinyville  [illegible]
 D 00 3rd  /53 __

Holbert & Jan

Before I Request of Jan as 
my Friend, agent,  & attos.. To Examine for & in to the case whose in Randle Depriest say my Father was a soldier in the Revolution = nay was, Father & Mother are both did  __
Father has been did some time Mother __ las August, the particulars I no not __
[illegible], but when you may think neddary[sic] write to me, I will remain all the derrdes [sic] I can , yours as __
Hugh Depriest
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State of Tennessee
County of Hickman  SS:
On This 24th day of December personally appeared before me Eli Dyer one of the Justices of The peace in and for the county and State aforesaid  Amy Depriest a resident of Hickman County in the state of Tennessee aged ninety one years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make The following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provisions made by the act of congress passed July The 4th 1836 and The several acts passed subsequently ThereTo allowing pensions To The widows of Deceased Revolutionary Soldiers
That she is the widow of Randolph Depriest who was a private in Capt Youngs Company of South Carolina  Declarant states That her husband entered the service in        District in the State if South Carolina.  That he volunteered under Capt Wiliam Young who was a [illegible] - tisan officer in the service of The united States that he served to the best of her knowledge  & belief under a part of his time under Col Sumpter [sic] and a part of the Time he served under Col Nesbett  She has heard him Note and believes That part of his time he was with Maj or Capt Lewis:    declarant Notes that her husband on one Tour was 8 months That was as well as she recollects a believes it was in the year 1779.  That shortly after his return he went out as an indian Spie [sic] and to watch & guard The movements of The Torries     That from That time until The close of The war nearly all The Time he belonged to Capt Youns Company and
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that Young was verry[sic] frequently out whole Tours with his own company   Spieing and fighting  The Tories without being attached to The main army  Declarant remembers That her husband has told her frequently That he was engaged in a great many skirmishes with The Tories once she recollects of his being as he said in an engagement with The Tories and Indians she believes between Two Rivers but Declarant would state That owning To old age and The consequent loss of memory she can not give the different engagement  under which her husband served in detail but she is shure [sic] That he served under different Engagements as a Volunteer not Sep  Thats Two Years and six months nearly all his time gone from home from Early in the Year =, 79 until The close of The war; That she knows That her deceased husband actively was Engaged in behalf of The united States as she stated but to give the particulars at her advanced age she can not she states  That owning To old age and decrepitude  she is unable to go to court to make her Declaration 
The reason she has not applied sooner is that she has been feeble for many years and unable to attend to it being [illegible] of what to do an how to apply.  She declares That she was married to The said Randolph Depriest in Bedford County in The State of Virginia in July [illegible] she believes that her husband [illegible] Randolph Depriest [illegible] 1890  and that [illegible]
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She has remained a widow Ever since That period as will more fully appear by difference to The proof hereto annexed
Decalarant states That she has no documentary Evidence by which she can Establish  The services of her said, husband.  She further states That she has been informed That the record of Their marriage has been burned

Sworn To and Subscribed before me on the day and year above written
Amy Depriest her X mark
and I do further certy That I am personally acquainted with The said Amy Depriest That I believe her To be the widow of said Randolph Depriest and that she is of the age above stated  I also certify that from old age and decrepitude she is unable to appear before a court of [illegible] and that I believe her statements to be true
Eli Dyer

State of Tennessee
County of Hickman SS
On this 25th day of December 1851 personally appeared before me Eli Dyer         a Justice of the peace within and for the county and state aforesaid Isaac S [illegible] Clergyman and Benjamin S[illegible] and       Isaac Cottwhitt whom I am personally acquainted and who are respectable and credible witnesses and who made oath in due form of law that they have been long acquainted with Randolph Depriest and with Amy his present widow  The above claimant and they have always known and resported as man as wife & that she is now a widow and that they believe he died as above stated 
Stated that he was always reported in the  [illegible] husband when he lived to have been a
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Revolutionary Soldier and That They concur in That opinion   They further swear That They believe The little  book marked  A  which is now present and before Them to be The family Record kept by Randolph Depriest and That it gives The correct account of The ages of The children of Randolph & Amy Depriest Sworn to and subscribed before me the day above written

Isaac Cholto [illegible]
Isaac Cotham

Test
Eli Dyer  Justice of 
the peace for Hickman County

State of Tennessee
County of Hickman} 00:
I James D Easley Clerk of The County Court of said County of Hickman, do hereby certify That Eli Dyer.  whose genuine -- signatures appears to the foregoing certificates is & was at The time of signing of the same as acting Justice of the peace within and for the county & states aforesaid duly commissioned and qualified as such and that full forth and credit __ should be given to all   his official acts as such given under my hand and seal as office at office in Centerville this 29 day of December  A.D. 1851
J. D. Easley  clk
By SS [illegible]
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[illegible]
6th day 1785
Catherine Depriest was
born Aprile 26th 1787

Randolph Depriest son of Randolph  the father was born March 14th 1789

Margaret Depriest was born March 12th 1791

was born September  [illegible] 1793

Amy Depriest Daughter of Randolph father  was born June the 29th 1795

[illegible] Depriest son of Randolph Depriest the father was born June the 24th 1797
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[illegible]
of Randolph  Depriest 
[illegible] the 29th
[illegible]  1793
[illegible] James [illegible] 
Everson Harbour

[illegible] 1778
Mary Depriest & Elizabeth Twins [illegible]
December the 12th  [illegible] 
Anne Depriest Daughter of Randolph was born on the 29th 1782
Sarah Depreist was born November 30th 1783
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[illegible] Depriest 
[illegible]
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Sullins College
Bristol Va.
Oct. 25, 1930

Bureau of Pensions
Washington D. C.

Dear Sir:
 I know that Patsy DePriest widow of Turpin DePriest Sr. got a pension because her husband served in the Revolutionary War, also that Randolph, Turpin's brother got a pension. 
Can you give me any information about either man, where they enlisted, in whose company they served, was Turpin killed in the war, when Randolph died etc. Any information you can furnish me will
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be gratefully appreciated. 
I also know that John DePriest was a pensioner in 1835, can you give me any  information about his services? Where he enlisted, company, how long he served and when he died?
Is there any cost attached to furnishing this information, if so I'll pay for it, just let me know.
Thanking you for your assistance and asking if you find any DePriest's names to let me have the information about them.
I am, 
Yours truly,
(Mrs.) Stella D. Camden
Sullins College 
Bristol Va.
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[illegible]. hist. to
Mrs. Stella D. Camden
[illegible] R. Depriest
2986  [ilegible]

Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1879
REJECTED
2987
P.O. Amy Depriest
Service:
Enlisted: , 18
Discharged:  ,18
Application filed:    , 18
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No14. 687
Amy Depriest  widow of Randolph 
Tenn.
Mr. Tabbott [illegible] 1834
[illegible]
Act 7 July 1838
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G. M. Talbot
J[illegible] 16/54
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Pension Office
Jny 16 1854

Sir
In 1852, Amy Depriest widow of Randolph of Tenn made an informal application for a pension, and on the 1 [illegible] July 1852, 
her attorney was written to, I encolose a copy of that report.

G. M. Talbot- E
Spring Creek 
Tenn
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W. F. Doherty
July 16, 1852
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155
Pension Office
July 16 1852

Sir 
The informal declaration of Amy Depriest has been received and filed under the Act of July 1838.  The Department will only consider a Declaration made before a Justice of the Peace, then the applicant is too infirm to appear before an open court, and in that case the Declaration made before a Justice must be apprvoed by a court of Record: but even this will not be necessary unless she can show some Service to have been [illegible] by her husband.

W F Doherty Esq
Camden
Benton Co
Tenn
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[illegible] Washington City D C
Enclosed I send you after some
the Declaration of Amy Depriest for a  Pension

Examine it & if the Old Lady is Entitled Pensioner forward the papers to my at Benton County Te.. if not inform me
I am [illegible]
W F Doherty
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Spring Creek Tenn
Jan 4th 1854.

Hon L. P. Waldo:
Sir enclosed you will finda letter from Hough Depriest, the son of Randel Depriest.  It appears that Mr. Depriest's father applied for a ppesnsion some years and his application was rejected. Will you examine the papers in your office, and in form me what is needed?

 Your obedt servt
George W Talbot
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[illegible] Office
Apl 10th 1858.

Sir:
 In answer to the enclosed letter of [illegible] A.  Depriest, Esq. I have the honor to  state that, the claom of Amy Depriest, for a pension as the widow of Randolph, we sus [illegible] for the reason that her Application [illegible] informal & that no proof of service has been filed. 
If Amy Depriest, is dead, her children are not entitled to anything in her right on that of her husband unders existing pension laws.

Hon: Jus: V. Wright.
Ho: Rep:
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14.689



W.F. Doherty
Camden
Bentton Co
Tenn:
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State of Tennessee
County of Perry } 00:

On this 24th day of December 1859 personally appeared before me G W Shelton an acting Justice of the peace within and for The County and State aforesaid. John Wiens aged 73 years who is a respectable man and a credible witness who made oath according to law that he has been acquainted with Amy Depriest the widow of Randolph Depriest ever since the year 1793  or __ four that he became acquainted with Randolph epriesst in Franklin County in The state of Georgia about the Time above stated that he was personally acquaiinted with him until his death __ which happened to the best of his recollections in the year 1830  That from Geogia he re[illegible] to Smith County Tennessee from There he moved to Hickman County Tennessee where he died __
affiant states that from The Time of his acquaintance with said Randolph Depriest he was always known and reputed as a revolutionary soldier __
affiant restates that R Depriest was unpopular with those who wer reputed & known to be Torries in The revolution. at the time he first acquainted with him affiant further states That he has often heard That Old Randolph Depriest in one fight or skirmish  was known to have killed an Indian & that affiant has heard The acquaintance detailed  he frther states that it was always understood that Depriest was the in the battle of the [illegible] affliant further states that Amy Depriest who has made her declaration in order to obtain a pension is hte widow of Randolph Depriest and that he believes That she was married To him as she has stated affiant further __ states That he believes The statements made by her is True and That he believes her to be ninety one years of age.  [illegible]
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before me The day above written adn I certify That I believe That said John Wiwns is of the age of Twenty Three years and That his statements are true  sworn To & subscribed as aforesaid

GW Shelton
for Perry County  John Wiens


State of Tennessee}
Perry County}    I Pleasant Whitwell clerk of Said County do hereby certify That George W Shelton  whose signature appears to The foregoing Affiddavit is and was at the time of signing The same as acting while of the in and for the County of Perry and state afforesaid and that his Signature is genuine
[illegible] wher of I here of Set my hand and affix The Seal of my office at [illegible] the 7th day of January 1852
P Whitwell clk