Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 3374, Ezekiel Folkner, N.C.
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
N. C.   
Folkner Ezekiel. 
or Fortner,      

NUMBER
S 3374

Now in N. C.  Carded

CONTENTS
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26810
West Tennessee
* Ezekiel Fortner
of Camden in the State of Tennessee 
who was a Private in the Company commanded 
by Captain Bogan of the 96th VA Rgt commanded
by Col Wade, in the N Carolina
line for 11 months

* Ezekiel Folkner or Fortner, Records ok
Feby 27 '04
Jackson Agency "

Inscribed on the Roll of West Tennessee
at the rate of 36 Dollars 67 Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 6th day of June
1834 and sent Hon Mr.
C Dunlap House of Rep's

Arrears to the 4th of March 1834 
Semi anl. allowance ending 4 Sept $110.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept[?]  18.33
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$128.34
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{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by D.D. Addison Clerk
Book E2 Vol 7 Page 90
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New certificate issued and
sent to Pensioner, Pleasantville,
Tennessee 
24 April 1867.

Snt to Ezekiel Fortner also to
Pension Agent at Jackson Tenn
each under date
of the 18th May 1867
Let to Hon. Washington Barrow
to Pension
June 19, 1848
to Pension Agent at Jackson
Tenn. June 19. '48.
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31.105
Ezekiel Forkner
Tennessee.

from 1780 private
11 months $36.66
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Declaration

In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832 
State of Tennessee Hardin County } ss
On this 17th day of May 1834 personally appeared in open Court before the Circuit Court of Hardin County now siting Ezekiel Forkner a resident of Indian Creek in Hardin County & State of Tennessee aged 74 years on the 10th day of October next 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 following named officers & served as herein stated
This declarant states that he entered the service ofthe United States as a volunteer in Anson County State of North Carolina under Capt Patrick Bogan as a volunteer his Lieutenants name was John Jarman --- Fields was his ensign William Vandover was his- Orderly Sargeant his Ensigns given name he dose not recollect but his name was Fields as above -- his Colonels name was Thomas Wade he dose not recollect at this time his Mayjors name he enter'd the service as near as he can recollect in September 1781 it was any how not long after Gates' defeat -- and marched from Anson County to Bairdsford on little river in Richmond County North Carolina where the tories came on us in the night but we repulsed them & in the morning we found one man dead on the ground found one horse & a bag of Clothing -- from thence marched to drowning Creek by way of Mountain Creek throug a settlement called -- McCloud Settlement a Tory neighbourhood -- from there we marched to the gum swamp in the edge of Richmond County or Robertson he doesnot know which but it was near the line that devided these two Counties from thence to the head of rock Fish Creek we here in our march done nothing but took some prisioners that  were tories who were skulking about and lying out from them to Calls mill where we lay some two or three weeks From thence we -- marched home declarant served on this
tour three months declarant stayed at home but four or five days till he turned out under --Capt Jas Fair same lieut. & ensign as before on his last tour
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he declarent & the company to which he belonged was marched from Anson County under Col Wade to the Potatoe bed ferry on little Pedee in South Carolina after some tories that had collected Just below there &  met with General Francis Marian but a few  days after he had defeated them From thence we marched to what was called the raft Swamp and General Marian marched on to the Southward we lay there a few days and heard of same tories on Rockfish Creek & marched there in pursuit of them but never got them there into an engagement they frequently would ly in ambuscade & fire on us from the swamps, we marched on by the way of the head of little river back homeward  where we arrived at headquarters or at the place where we were in the habit of rendezvousing  at the house of Capt John Dejarnet he entered the service this tour about the 24th or 25th of Decem ber 1781 as near as he can recollect and returned home after a tour of two months which would be about the 24 or 25th of February he declarent  was seldom at home never stayed all night at home while he was in the neighbourhood it being dangerous for him to do so on account of the Tories we lay here at Dejarnets some 8 or 10 days when news came to the Camp that the  Tories had taken Col. Crafford & killed Capt John McGuire we then immediately took up the line of march (declarent still under the same officers) after them which was about the first week in March he thinks but can not be positive and persued on after them to wards Cape fair on to the head waters of drowning Creek about- 50 mile from home where they attacked us on a branch of Drowning Creek the way this attack was made the Tories were lying in a swamp in  ambuscade & attacked us when we were on a march and defeated us killing a few of our men and  wounding some others we then marched back to Anson County there gathered up some more men & Marched on to attack them at  Bettis Bridge where they had assembled & was joined by a Company of British dragoons we marched on to shoe heel where declarent  was kicked by a horse & he had to go back  & ly out about home till he got well
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from the time this declarant started out the third tour then he held himself ready at all times to fight for his country or go out when called for he dose not wish to count in this declaration any time but that spent in the actual service of the United States he served in actual service three months till he was kicked & was only prevented going on with the rest by that accident After declarant got well which was about three weeks he Joined Capt Tho's Wades Company but was under no field officer he was marched by his Capt Vaupring & reconnoitering the frontiers nothing happening of Importance but that we took some[marked out text] tories prisoner and whiped same to make them tell where the rest was but never found them in a body he served on this engagement the Term of three months his declarants Brother Wm Forkner -- was his lieut his Brother is long since dead When we returned home peace was made & declared never was out more upon all the above tours this declarant was a mounted Gunman he recollects General Francis Marian Col Ramsey the Regiments that he served with were volunteer mounted Gunmen he has no documentary evidence as his he never received a discharge from the service but was[text smeared] dismissed [text crossed out] verbally -- nor dose we know of any person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service he here by relinquishes every Claim whatever [lined thru]to an annuity[/lined thru] 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 to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
[signed]Eziekiel Folkner

[crossed through]
And the said Court do hereby declare his opinion
that the above named applicant was a revolutionary
soldier and served as he states
by mistake these these times were
written before assigning the above
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Questions by the Court
1. where & in what year were you born
Ans I was born in Cumberland County North Carolinaon the 10th day of October 1760 acording to the best information I have which was from my Mother
2. have you any record of your age & if so where is it
Ans the record of my age is lost 
3. Where were you living when called in to service where have you lived since the Revolutionary war and where do you now live
Ans. I was called into service in Anson County North Carolina from Anson I move to Rutherford County of North Carolina I have lived Burk[e] and Lincoln in the same State I have lived in Cacklepepper Bay Blount Knot Everton Marion Wayne I knew in Hardin County Tennessee
4. How were you called in to service were you drafted did you volunteer or were you a substitute & if a substitute for whom?
Answer. I was a volunteer on every tour.
5. State the names of some of the regular officers who were with the Troops where you served such Continental & Militia Regiments as you can recollect and the general circumstances of your service
Ans. I did not serve with the regular troops the only officers I recollect of seeing when in service was General Marian & Col Ramsey the Regiments that I recollect ar[e] Col Williams & Col Childs, they were a long with the troops when I was kicked with the horse as to the general circumstances of my service see my declaration
6. did you ever receive a discharge from the service and if so by whom was it given and what has become of it
Ans I never received a discharge but was merely dismised by word of month
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighbourhood and who can testify as to your character for veracity and their belief of your service
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Answer. I refer to William G Huddleston Elisha Blackshear Lewis Lawyers and I could if necessry refer to many others but there being no Clergyman in my neighbourhood at this time I can not procure his certificate

I certify that Orville Harrison whose name is signed to the within certificate is Clerk of the Circuit Court of Harden County State of Tennessee and was at the time of Signing the same and that the signature is in proper hand writing of said Harrison
May 30th 1834
[signed] M.C. Dunlap
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We Lewis Sawyers and F. W. Carothers residing in the County of Hardin do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Ezekial Forkner who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be seventy four years of age on the 10th day of October that he is reputed & believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid 
[signed] Lewis Sawyer
[signed] F.W. Carothers

And the said Court do here by declare his opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the Interrogatories prescribed by the war department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states and the Court -- further certifies that it appears to him that Lewis Sawyers and W Carothers, are residents in the County of Hardin and are credible persons and that their statements are entitled to credit
[signed] Wm. B. Turley
Judge 10th Circuit [illegible]

State of Tennessee Hardin County } 
I Orville Harrison Clerk of the Circuit Court of Hardin County do here by Certify that the foregoing contains the Original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Ezekiel Falkner for a pension 
In testimony where of I have hereunto set my hand and private [seal] having no public seal of office this 15th day of May 1834
[signed] Orville Harrison Clerk


[illegible seal attached lower left]
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ICORRECT
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RECORDS.
CHANGE TO BE MADE.
State West Tenn
Ser. File No. 3,374,
Class, Invalid
Signs
Name, Ezekiel Falkner
and Ezekiel Fortner
Service, N.C.

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INCORRECT
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Forkner
F M Crosthwaite
Feby 27 1904

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COMPANY, REGIMENT &c., should be invariably specified.
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Rev. War

3374.
INVALID. [initials]

File No. 3374 [initials]
* Ezekiel Folkner
Pvt, N. C. line

Act: June 7th 32
Index:--Vol. A, Page 128

[Arrangement of 1870.]

* Ezekiel Folkner or Fartner.
Records corrected Feby 27 
04
A.
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State of Tennessee Perry County } ss
On this 3rd day of April 1847 before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace for the Said County of Perry personally appeard Ezekiel Fortner who on his oath declares that he is the same person who formerly belong to the company commanded by Capt Patrick Bogen in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Thomas Wade in the Service of the United States that his name was placed on the pension Roll of the State of Tennessee that he Received a certificate of that fact under the Signature and Seal of the Secretary of War which certificate about thefirst of October 1846.  I sent it to President James K. Polk for a new certificate as it was nearly worn out and the Secretary of War name was torn off and was lost Sworn and subscribed to before me the day and year aforesaid[signed] John Hufsteder JP for Perry Cty [signed] Ezekiel Fortner [signature]

State of Tennessee Perry County } ss
on this 3rd day of April 1847 personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace of the County of Perry and State of Tennessee James Bates aged twenty five years doth certify that he is well acquainted with Ezekiel Fortner for the last five years that  he is the same Revolution era pensioner
that has assighned [sic] the above affadavit.
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Sworn to and Subscribed the day and year both within written before me
[signed] John Hufsteder [initials?]     [signed] James Bates
for Perry County

I do certify that I am well acquainted with Ezekiel Fortner and James Bates that they are men of good Standing and Responsibillity
[signed] John Hufsteder
for Perry County

State of Tennessee Perry County } ss
I Pleasant Whitwell clerk of the County Court of Perry County, State of Tennessee do Certify that John Hufsteadler is and was at the time he assigned the above affadavit and Certificate as acting Justice of Said Court, duly elected and quallified according to law as such full faith and credit is and ought to be given to all his official acts and that the Signature purporting to be his are genuine in testimony whereof I here unto Set my hand and affix the Seal of my office at
Harrisburg this 5th day of April 1847.
[signed] P. Whitwell clerk

[illegible seal attached lower left corner]
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Pleasantville Tenn.
April 1747
Ezekiel Fortner
For a new pension
Certificate
F.33. [illegible] April 22/47
Pension Office
Ezekiel Fortner
Tenn 
Pri Inf Cal. [Private Infantry Cavalry]
Issue dup. sent to
Pensioner
Pleasantville
Tennessee
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Pleasantville Tenn
April the 12
Hon. Wm. L. Marcy
Secretary of War
Washington City
D.C.
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Mr. Ezra Holstead
South Harpeth
Davison County
Tennessee

[rubber stamp]
Jackson Ten.
May 15
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Jackson Tennessee
13 May 1848

Mr. Ezra Holstead,
Dear Sir,
In answer to yours of 8th
inst. I have to say that the name you enquire about is,
Ezekiel Forkner [underlined].  I will also add that his name is
not now on the Pay Roll, having been suspended some
time since --
Very resplly
Jos. W. Campbell P Agt
By Jos Fiddall