Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 8726, Stephen Hollingsworth, N.C.
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NC
Hollingsworth, Stephen
S. 8726

Born in N.C.
carded
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Pen. Agent May 20 1836
to Hon. J. J Mc Kay June 4 1836
Jno S + RH Gallaher
Sep 20 1836
North Carolina 30.596
Stephen Hollingsworth
Cumberland in the State of N Carolina
He was a Private in the Company commanded
by Captain Handing of the Regt commanded
by Col Brown in the N Carolina 
line for 12 months
Subscribed on the Roll of North Carolina
at the rate of 40 Dollars-----Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1 {illegible}
Certificate of Pension issued the 21day of April
1836 and {illegible} Hon. J.J. McKay House of {illegible}
Arrears to the 4th of March 1836 $200.00
Pension, allowance ending 4 Sept " 20.00
$220.00
{Revolutionary Claim Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by D D Addison Clerk,
Vol.6/2 Page59
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 State of North Carolina 
Cumberland County Seal
Court of Pleas + {illegible} {illegible}
September Term 1832
On this 8th day of September AD 1832 personally appeared in open Court to Court aforesaid now sitting Stephen Hollingsworth a resident of said County states 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 services of the United States under the following officers and sworn as he states hereafter. He entered the service in the Winter of 1777+8 under Capt Peter Robinson attached to Col Thomas Robinsons Regiment of Militia he entered the service in Cumberland County. the Regiment rendezvous-ed at Rockfield a five miles below Cross Creek now Fayetteville and  was marched from the down to Wilmington. turn statement of hundred man that Town until his town of three months expired. After that he joined a company of volunteer Light Horse under the command of Captain Peter Robinson which company was raised for the balance of the War + was mostly employed in backing up the towns in their county + the country South of this also in the edge of South Carolina was in several skirmishes with the Torries during this period and was in one battle at Monroe's Bridge on Rockfield when he was taken prisoner. When he was paroled in this Battle there was this  company engaged under the command of the Col. Tho Robinson Major James Richardson was also in command under Col. R. His battle was fought in the spring of
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that year. this battle took place near the close of the war. He 
never was called into service after that he served during this summer
in the light horse five years some part of the time he was employed
in collecting & during been for the use of Genl Greene Army.

The following answers were made to the interrogators presented
by the War Department
1. I was born in the month of March 1754 in the County of Cumberland
2. I have not
3. I lived in the County of Cumberland & still continue to reside there
4. I volunteered
5. In addition to the officers already named I knew Col Tho Brown
Col Tho. Owen, Major Raiford Capt Irvine Col Caswell. I have
already stated my services as well as I can recollect them.
6. I never did serve a discharge from the service being a volunteer
I did not dem one necessary & therefore the requested one of my
Captain
7. I would refer to Col Jno Black Jonathan Evans Josiah Evans
Richard Plummer & I would refer to others if necessary.

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 the agency of any State                            his
Sworn to and subscribed                        Stephen X Hollingsworth Sen
the day and year aforesaid                                   mark

DM McDiarmid Clk
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[torn, illegible]Sampson Boon & Richard Plummer
Citizens of the County of Cumberland State aforesaid hereby certify that we are
well acquainted with Stephen Hollingsworth who has subscribed
and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to
be seventy eight years of age, that he is reputed and believed in
the neighborhood in which 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
D McDiarmid  clk
Richard Plummer x his mark
Sampson Boon I mean this report to have been in this County 
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the
investigation of the matter & after putting the interogatories
prescribed by the war Department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier & served as he states and
the Court further certifies that
who have signed the preceding certificate are residents of the County
of Cumberland and are credible persons and that their statement is intitled to credit
Duncan MacRae J.P. [seal]
John Mc Carter J.P. [seal]
R Hackaline J.P. [seal]
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I Daniel McDiarmid Clerk of the Court aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of
 the said Court in the matter of the application
of Stephen Hollingsworth Sen. for a pension-
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
hand & seal of office at Fayetteville this 8the day of September  AD 1832 
D McDiarmid clk [seal] 
I Duncan MacRae a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of of Cumberland State of North Carolina hereby certify that Richard
Plummer & Sampson Boon whose names are attached to the within proceedings as
Witnesses are credible persons and that this statement is entitled to full faith and credit Given under my hand and seal this
16th day of May 1833
Duncan MacRae J.P. [seal]
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File No. 8726
Stephen Hollingsworth 
B** Rev War

Act: June 7th 1832
Index: Vol -- Page 178
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Stephen Hollingsworth
N.C. 

Suspended 
Letter 12 Sept. 1832
Thomas L. Hybart
Admit      12 mo $40
NC Militia - Capt Hardin
Col Brown


See Sampson Davis ( marked out) paper
??  NC
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Claim for Pension 

Thomasville. Georgia
April 24th 1856

Gentleman, 
Inclosed nine certificates 
 as to service of Stephen Hollingsworth
Revolutionary soldier, also letter of Comp
troller general State N.C. in relations
to the same. I was of opinion that the
Certificate as it is would not answer
and wrote him to that effect and that I
desired him to send me an exemplification
from the Records giving the dates of service
the time when &c. but the same does
not appear on Records, as you will see
by reference to his letter. Please examine
the certificate & if it will answer as evidence
proceed with the case of Hollingsworth
and advise me 
H W Took
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Comptrollers Department
Raleigh April 14th 1856
H. H. Tooke Esq
Sir
I have received yours of the 8th and saying the certificate sent you of the record evidence of the service of Stephen Hollingsworth in the
Revolution does not answer your purpose. The certificate was of the form
which is always observed in making such
certificates for such claims before the Department of Pensions, and which is readily understood by the Commissioner, and upon
which many claim have been allowed,
the most of the records on the Books of account kept with the army, the matter cannot therefore be given in any better form, But if the Certificate does not set forth as much as you wish, I can only say it contains all the record shows, If you will inform me of what [illegible] you are wanting I will furnish it if possible,
Very Respectfully
Geo. W. Brooks
Comptroller
N Carolina
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Stephen Hollingsworth
Claim for 
Bounty Land (marked through)
Pension
Rev. War
Certificate of
service from
North Carolina
1832
Cole
Jno. T. & R. H. Gallaher
Washington
DC
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State of North Carolina
Comptrollers Office
I, Geo W Brooks Comproller of the public Records 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 person for Military service in
the Revolutionary war as follows -

Stephen Hollingsworth
Book No 23 Page 19.  27.4.O. Hillsboro Tealing Office
24 -49   7.6.8
34.10.8
In testimony whereof have
hereunto subscribed my
name and affixed the
Seal of my office at
Raleigh March 25. 1856

Geo W. Brooks
Comptroller

H.H. Trooke
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Fayetteville Decem 7th 1835

Sir
Pr***y to a protracted indisposition I have been
perverted from replying to your communication of the 4th
of October last informing me of the reception of Mr Stephen
Hollingsworth claim for a Pension the reasons set forth
in your letter with the accompanying quotation from his
Original and amended declaration. I take for granted
are truly stated. The ground assumed by the Department
in reporting his claim I understand from your communion
 is two fold first a discrepancy between his Original
and amended declarations in what does that discrepancy
Count?  you say that in his first or Original declaration
that he states he performed "five years service", that in his
amended declaration of May 13th 1835 he performed not
less than "three years service" & that in his last amended
declaration a new claim set up for six months[underlined] service
under Captain Handing in Col Brown, Regt in 1777: that he
also claims one tour Capt Robeson 1777 or 8. "Another in the spring
of the year 1778 of three months as a substitute for his father"
in the same year served another tour of three months, "on his
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return home he again entered the service & served there months
ending in January 1779 and that on his return home "he
joined and served in a Light Horse Company of Minute Men
under Captain Peter Robeson to the end of the war". you
will readily perceive that the language quoted by you from
his Original and first amended declaration is general in
it's nature that no specific service is set forth but
you call my attention to his last amended declaration
I can see nothing in the quotations from that which
is incompatible with his former declarations it is here
in his latter declaration certain specific services and
alleged to have been performed and what are they?

the 1st; that he performed 6 months service under Capt Handing
in the year 1777. The next service alleged in a tour of 3 months under
Capt Robeson in 1777 or 8.  In the spring of the year 1778 he performed another
of 3 mo as a substitute for his father. & he claims two other tour
of three months each ending in January 1779. Here then is
a claim for 18 months specific service from the 1777 to 1779
were it impossible for him to have performed this service?
It appears to me that he might have performed it and
had some five or six months at his command, but
you state that a new claim for service is set up in his
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last declaration this day to appear to you But to my hand
& mind an explanation of all his services claimed in his original
declaration so far as his memory serve him but can
support it in a new claim does it follow as a consequence
that it is false or unfounded. I should hope that no such
rule has ever be thought of much less adopted by your
Department to my mind circumstances as most of the
old soldiers of our County are it & right and proper for
the Department to which you are attached to make due
allowance for that deas of memory which is the
almost invaluable attendant on old age. old men (and
I speak from observations) will all things commonion
which they may not to day. conversation with others very
frequently reveals to their minds facts & circumstances which
otherwise this might never have remembered I have the
been the particular because I believe the claim which
the old man set up is a fair one. my belief is founded
on the general reputation of the neighbourhood and
a personal knowledge of the old mans good character
under this I believe he has proved in or a part of his serve
by some of his surviving comrades. under these considerations
I hope you will reverse your decision in his case and
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or an act of justice to the old man that you will do
so yourself as I confidently believe that all his declarations
may be resided with each other. that he has complied
with the requirements of the Department. I am aware
that your engagements and qual & proplexing but I hope
I do not ask too much of you in preparing the above
request

Yours Respectfully
H Hybart

p.S. Will you be so good as to inform me what
has been done with the claim of Stephen Jones, James
Wallis and Rich Plummer
which were forwarded
some time since to your office

HH
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State of North Carolina
Bladen County

This day Sampson Davis
personally appeared Before me John Hawley
of the Justices assigned to keep the peace
In  and for said County and maketh Oath that
he was well acquainted with Stephen Hollingsworth
of Cumberland County that he knew said
Stephen Hollingworth during the Revolution
War and was in the service with him six months
at Jumping Run under William Handin Captain
and he under Colonel Robeson a volunteer and that
he served that time faithfully as a soldier. During that time
he the said Sampson Davis further maketh
oath that he was with said Hollingsworth three
months at Caswells Camps under Captain[marked out] Peter
Robeson Captain & Thomas Robeson Colonel
and that he the said Hollingworth served that
time faithfully as a soldier during that time

Sworn to and subscribed before me
this 4 day of August 1834                                  his
John Hair JP                                             Sampson X Davis
                                                                           mark
I John Hair Justice of the peace
as aforesaid her by Certify that Sampson Davis
the witness who has sworn to and subscribed
the above affidavit is a credible witness and
that his testimony is entitled to full faith and credit
John Hair JP
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State of North Carolina
Bladen County
I, P. Kelly Clerk of the county Court 
aforesaid do hereby certify that John Haw whose name appears on the within instrument of writing was and is an acting Justice of the peace in and for said County & his acts and doing as such are entitled to due faith and
credit In Testimony whereof I the said P Kelly clk
as aforesaid have hereunto set my hand and
affixed the seal of office this 4th day of Augt 1834
P Kelly Clk
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James. L. Edwards Esq
Commisions of Pensions
Washington City
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Fayetteville September 6th 1834
James L Edwards Esq.
Sir
Enclosed I send you the papers of Stephen Hollingsworth Sen.  together with his amended
Declaration in which he specifies 18 months service He states it is out of his power to specify his services in the Light House, if the testimony of Fort & Rees Will
not satisfy you of his services that perform thereof he must consent to abandon it. I [illegible] with
your suggestion to the Hon James J Kay, he
has procured testimony of nine months of his service including the 6 months alledged to have been performed under Capt Handing. The good character of the
applicant with the general reputation of his neighbours in favour of his claim will I hope ensure a favorabl decision on it.
Your Respectfully
Tho J Hybart
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Hon. J. J. McKay
HR
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State of North Carolina
Cumberland County
Personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the Peace in & for the County & State aforesaid
Stephen Hollingsworth Sen. who being duly
sworn deposeth and saith, that by reason of old age and the consequent loss of memory he cannot swear positively as to the length of his service; but according to the best of his recollection he served not less
than the periods below, and in the following
grades.  I served as a private soldier for six months under Capt Wm Handing at Wilmington and at [illegible] Run below Wilmington, in this service I was a volunteer, I again volunteered under Capt Peter Robison for three months & served this
town under him at Green field below Wilmington
Capt Handings company was attached to Col Tho Brown Regiment & Capt Robison
was attached to Col. Tho Robison
Regiment. some time after I
again volunteered for three months under Capt Robison & served this tour in pursuit of the Tories & was stationed most of the time a Ames Bridge on Downing creek. After these services I joined the Light Horse or minute men & served many tours but the precise length of which I am unable to state with more accuracy than I have already done, as that does not appear to
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satisfactory to the Department I must abandon
my claim for those services, but for the aforesaid services I claim a Pension
sworn to & Subscribed before me
this 18th March 1836
Jonathan Evans JP [seal]
Stephen Hollingsworth x his mark
State of North Carolina
 I Archibald McLean Clerk of the
Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions of Cumberland County in the State aforesaid do hereby certify that the name and signature of Jonathan Evans Esqr. which appears to the foregoing affadavit of Stephen Hollingsworth Sen. is in the proper handwriting of the said Jonathan Evans and that he
at the time of signing the same was an acting
Justice of the Peace in and for the County of
Cumberland duly commissioned and sworn and that full faith and credit are due to his official acts.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and affixed the County
Seal at Fayetteville in the County
aforesaid this 15th day of March 1836
Archd. McLean Jr. Clk [seal]
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State of North Carolina
Cumberland County

Personally appeared before me the undersigned as Justice of the Peace in afore said County Stephen Hollingsworth [illegible] who being duly sworn deposeth and saith that by [illegible] of [illegible] age & the consequent lapse of memory he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his services but according to the best of his recollections he served as follows [illegible] one tour of six months in Capt [illegible] Hardings company which was attached to Col. Browns Regiment. This was in the year 1777. One tour of three months under Capt Peter Robinson. This was in the Winter of 1777 & 1778. his company during this tour was attached to Col. Thomas Robinsons Regiment. The above tours were performed in the Infantry in the Spring of the year 1778. Served another tour of three months as substitute for his father Jno Hollingsworth in Capt Peter Robinsons Company the later half of the summer & early in the fall of 1778. Served another tour of three months under Capt. Peter Robinson during this summer he was attached to Col. Owens Regt. On his return home he again entered the service & served three months under Capt. Peter Robinson. His service ended about the 1st of January 1779. On his return home he [illegible] as Thomas light house companies to be [illegible] to serve as Minute Men for the balance of the War. Capt Peter Robinson raised [illegible] & this affiant joined it & served in it to the end of the War. He cannot state personally how often he was out
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but he is certain that at no time during the period he was attached to this Light House Company he was at home one month at a time The Company was generally engaged in serving the Country in [illegible] of the tours or is during & [illegible] [illegible] for the army. His tours generally ran from four to six weeks at a time though he was always compelled to be ready at a  moments [illegible] tour times [illegible] on his return home he would have to leave the next day. The nature of this service was such that he could not engage in any Civil employment during that time putting the actual service performed by him in this [illegible] together & he believes that he served at least two years. He cannot [illegible] to state the number of tours on this duration.

Stephen Hollingsworth 
Signed with a circle as his mark

Sworn to [illegible]
before me this 4th
September 18[illegible]
Jonathan Evans J P

I, Archibald McLean, Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter sessions in and for the County of Cumberland in the State of North Carolina, do hereby certify that the name and signature of Jonathan Evans Esq which appears to the foregoing Amended Declaration of Stephen Hollingsworth, is in the proper hand writing of the said Jonathan Evans and that he at that date was an Acting Justice of the Peace, in and for said County, and that full faith and [illegible] is due to his official acts.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & afficed the seal of my office and of the said Court, the 5th day of Sept 18[illegible]
A. McLean Clk
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State of North Carolina
Cumberland County
Personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid Stephen Hollingsworth Sen. who being duly sworn deposeth and saith that by reason of old
age and the consequent loss of memory he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his services
as a soldier in the Revolutionary War but according to the best of his belief and recollection he
served as follows /viz/ one tour of six months in Captain William Handings Company attached to Col Robisons Regiment
this was in the spring and Summer
of 1777 also in the latter part of that year & beginning of the next, served
another tour of three months, in Captain Peter
Robisons Company, shortly after his return home /viz/ late in the winter or early in the spring 1778 his father Jas Hollingsworth was
called into service for three months which tour applicant performed as his substitute in Captain Peter Robisons company in the latter part of the summer & early in the fall of the same year (1778) applicant served another tour of three months under Captain Peter Robison during this service he was
attached to Col Owens Regiment immediately on his return home there being a call for men applicant again entered the service and served there months in Captain
Peter Robisons Company this service ended in January 1779. On his return home the General Assembly of this State authorized Light Horse Company to be raised to
serve as Militia for the ballance of the War
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Captain Peter Robison raised a Light Horse Company under said authority and  this affiant
joined it and remained in it until the and of the War. though it is out of his power to specify 
the several tours of service & if 
the  testimony of  my Witnesses will not satisfy the Department of [illegible] I must consent to abandon any claim for them
Sworn to & subscribed before
me this 21th August 1834
Joseph Avey J.P. [seal]
Stephen Hollingsworth Sen.  x his mark
I, Archd McLean Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for the County of Cumberland State of North Carolina
do hereby certify that the name and signature
Joseph Avey Esqr which appears to the
foregoing amended Declaration of Stephen Hollingsworth is the proper hand writing of the said Joseph Avey and that he at that time was an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County and that full faith
and credit is due to his official acts
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
hand and affixed the seal of
Office at Fayetteville
this 6th day of September AD 1834
Archd McLean Jr Clk
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State of North Carolina
Cumberland County
This day Zachariah Reeves a Citizen of said
County aged about seventy seven years personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace in and for said
County, deposeth and saith that he is well acquainted with Stephen Hollingsworth Senr. of said County that he became acquainted with said Hollingsworth
during the Revolutionary War. that this Deponent knows that
said Hollingsworth served in Captain Peter Robisons company of Light Horse as a private soldier. that said Hollingsworth served in said Corps between two and
three years to the knowledge of this Deponent. That said Company
was attached to the Regiment successively
commanded by Col Thomas Brown, Col Thomas Robison
and Col Thomas Owen that during that said time the said Hollingsworth was in active service
Sworn to & subscribed before 
me this 15th day of May 1833
Sampson Boon J.P. [seal] Zach Reeves
The undersigned a Justice of the Peace in & for the County & State aforesaid hereby certifies that Zachaniah Reeves who has sworn to and subscribed the forgoing affidavit is
a credible witness and that his statement is entitled to full faith and credit Given under my hand and
seal this 15th day of May AD. 1833.
Sampson Boon J.P. [seal]
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Original 
Declaration and 
testimony of Reeves 
and Fort
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State of North Carolina
Cumberland County

Personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid Stephen Hollingsworth [illegible] who being duly sworn deposeth and saith that by reason of old age  and the consequent lip [lapse] of memory he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, or the periods of the War when he served, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than three years as a private soldier during which time with the exception of three months I served in the Light house [illegible] my own house and for such service I claim a Pension.

Stephen Hollingsworth [circle as his mark]

Sworn to & duly [illegible] before me this 15th of May 1833.
 [illegible] Deming J P [illegible]

I Daniel McDiarmid Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions in and for the County and State aforesaid hereby certify that Duncan McRae Esq whose name is affixed to a certificate of [illegible] of the witness Richard Plummer and Sampson Boon, is a Justice of the Peace in and for said County and I further certify that Sampson Boon Esq whose name is affixed to the affidavit of certificate of Zachariah Reeves is a Justice of the Peace in aforesaid County and also [illegible] Gardon Deming Esq whose name is affixed to the affidavit & certificate of Sherwood Fort & to the above affidavit of Stephen Hollingsworth [illegible] is a Justice of the Peace in & for said County and that the name of the said McRae Boon & Deming are in the proper hand writing of the said Justices and that their official acts are entitled to full faith & credit
Given my hand & seal of office at Fayetteville this 16th day of May A. D. 1833
D McDiarmid Clk
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State of North Carolina
Cumberland County

This day Sherwood Fort a resident of the County and State aforesaid personally appeared before the undersigned a Justice of the Peace in and for said County and State who being first duly sworn deposeth and saith that he is well acquainted with Stephen Hollingsworth [illegible] of said County that he became acquainted with said Hollingsworth during the Revolutionary War. That this Defendent knows that said Hollingsworth served in Captain Peter Robinson Company of Light House during said War for the span of two years during which time said Light House [illegible] employed in [illegible] the depridations of the Tories.
Sherwood Fort

Sworn to and subscribed before me this 15th day of May 1833
G. Deming J.P.

I the Justice of the Peace aforesaid hereby certify that Sherwood Fort who has sworn & subscribed the foregoing affidavit is a credible [illegible] and that his statement is entitled to full faith & credit 
Given under my hand and seal this 15th day of  A.D. 1833.
G. Deming J.P. seal