Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 10995, Christopher Waggoner, N.C.
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SERVICE
NC

Christopher Waggoner

NUMBER
R.10995
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State of Tennessee
Davidson County

This day personal personally appeared before me John J. Hinton an acting Justice of the Peace for said County afore said Michael Waggoner and made oath as follows that he has a record of his fathers families age and that he is seventy five years and his brother the Chistopher Waggoner is Eighty nine and that they lived during the Revolutionary war in Lincoln County State of North Carolina and he further States that Christopher Waggoner was a private in the service of the United States during the said Revolutionary war and that he served Eighteen months in said war a portion of the time he served under Captain Henry Whiteman and he I have no doubt was in the battle at the Cow Pens I do not pretend to give the dates as they have slipped my memory.  
Michael (his X mark) Waggoner

   Given under my hand and seal this the 9th day of September 1844 
Sworn to and subscribed before me this the 7the day of September
in 1844

John J. Hinton [Seal]
Justice of the Peace D.C.
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State of Tennessee
Davidson County
   his is to certify that I am well acquainted with and have known for several years with Michael Waggoner and from his general character I have no hesitation in saying that he is a man of truth

   Given man my Land and seal this the 9th day of Sept 1844
John J. Hinton J.P.

State of Tennessee 
Davidson County

   I Robert B. Castleman Clerk of the County Court of said County do hereby certify that John J
Hinton whose name is signed is the affidavit & statement in & at the time of signing the same an acting Justice of the Peace in & for said County duly elected commissioned & qualified & that his said affidavit & statement is in due form of Law & the signature thereto purporting to be his is genuine

Given under my hand & the seal of said Court of
office this 1st day of February A.D. 1843
Ro. B. Castleman
Clerk of said Court
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State of Tennessee
Humphreys County

   On this Twenty Seventh day of October 1834 Christopher Waggoner a citizen resident of said County aged seventy nine years, personally appeared before the County Court of Humphreys now in Session for said County and being duly Sworn according to law doth upon his Oath make the following declaration for the purpose of Obtaining the benefit of an act of congress passed June 7 1832, that he was born in Bucks County Pennsylvania five miles below Bethlehem On the 20th June 1755 that he has a memorandum in writing from his Fathers family and that his Father moved to Rowan County North Carolina nine miles South of ninety six, in South Co Sailsbury then lived with his Father until the commencement of the revolutionary war, there he Volunteered for a three months tour and George H Byrne, Rendezvous at Salisbury from there marched to ninety six, in South Carolina and joined a Regiment he thinks commanded by Col Locke & under the command of Gen. Rutherford that whilst
at ninety six volunteers were called for to
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go after the Tories he was one of five hundred which he thinks volunteered and marched to allow them he thinks he recollect that the Tory commander was called Col Fletcher after two or three days march, they came up with the Tories & took a great many prisoners among them the Said Fletcher upon their return to ninety six, their time having inferred they were dismissed - but received no discharge that he can recollect of but has a distinct recollection of serving his full three months tour that afterward he again volunteered under the Same Captain and also under General Rutherford for another tour of three months to go against the South Tories in the Capt Fear a distance of about 120 miles but when they marched to or near the Settlement they were all Scattered & gone and we met no enemy after time inferred we were again dismissed and had four days given us to go home Some little time after this Volunteers were called for to go against the Cherokee nation, he states he Volunteered again for three months under the same Captain Byrnger and marched to the Cherokee nation under General Rutherford, & destroyed their Towns & crops & killed
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a few of the Indians and took some prisoners he thinks this took place in the month of July - but does not recollect the year- but was again marched back and dismissed at the end of the three months - after that tour was over as he thinks his Parents & himself moved to Lincoln County N.C.  Volunteers were again called for to go against the Cherokee and he again volunteered for three months in a Company commanded by Capt Henry Whitener & Lieutenant John Shell the Regiment commanded by Col Joseph McDowell they pursued the Indians, destroyed their Village & killed a good many & took a few prisoners, he thinks he ended his tour the last of March and was again dismissed, after this he entered the service as a Volunteer under Captain Sickman three months under the command
of Col. McDowell march to Kings mountain and was in the battle at that place he
recollects Col Cleveland & Col Isaacs being Commanders at that battle from Wilks County N.C. he heard of Col Campbell being there but does not recollect him but recollects his regiment Commanded by Col. McDowell reach the other troops just as the battle commenced-- he
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was dismissed from that tour soon after battle Fergerson commanded the enemy he afterwards Volunteered under Captain Whitener and marched, Col McDowell & joined Gen. Morgan and marched to the battle of the Cowpens & was in that Battle where the Americans won Surryfield & took Six or Seven hundred prisoners, he recollects Col. Washington, was there, and had the command of the horsemen who he frequently Saw - After that Battle he got married in the Year 1782 - then he was drafted and had to serve a three months tour against the Cherokees and was attached to the company again commanded by Capt Whitener and Col McDowell they had some skirmishes with the Indians killed a few & destroyed their towns & and returned home and dismissed after this he again volunteered under the Same Capt Whitener and served a three
months tour after the Torries which was at the close of the war & he states the
months 2 - destroying town he served and was again dismissed or discharged he has no documents; he hereby relinquishes witness whereby the above facts or Service can be proven relquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an
annuity, except the present, and he declares that
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his name is not on the pension Roll of any Agency in any State 
   Christopher (his X mark) Waggoner

   Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid 
   Dawsey P Hudson Clerk

We Lemuel Herrin clergyman, residing in the County of Humphrys and State of Tennessee and 
Isaac Little Esq. residing in the same hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Christopher Waggoner who has made & Subscribed and Sworn to the above declaration; that we believe
him to be 79 years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides,
to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that Opinion   

   Sworn & Subscribed the day & year aforesaid
Lemuell Herrin [Seal]

Test P. Hudson Clerk
Isaac Little [Seal]

1. Where and in what year were you born
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Ans.  Bucks County Pennsylvania - 20 June 1755
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2.  have you any record of your age & if so, where is 
it
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Ans.  I have in my possession a copy from my Father's family record of his children's age
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3.  Where were you living when called into service where have you lived Revolutionary war & when do you now live

Ans. In Rowan County N. Carolina nine miles South of Sailsbury from there I moved to Lincoln County N.C. from Lincoln to Burke N. C. from there to South Carolina Pendelton County from there to Davidson County Tennessee there I lived 26 years from there to Humphrys County where I now live

4.  How were you called into service, were you drafted, did you volunteer or were you a
Substitute, and if a substitute for whom

Ans.  I volunteered every tour until the last after I married I was drafted

5.  State the names of some of the Regular officers who were with the troops, where you served; such continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect and the general circumstances of your service.

Ans. I do not recollect of any Regular officers nor Regiments - except Col Morgan at the
Cowpens, McDowell, Col Isaacs & Col Cleveland Regiments - General Rutherford &
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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 do not know [illegible] of any particular Discharge in any tour I know I was always dismissed or mustered of service by my officers that is all I can [illegible]

7.  State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood and who can testify as to your character for Veracity and then belief of your services as a Soldier of the Revolution

Ans.  William McCauslin Eq. David Childers John Massey of Humphry County Andrew Jackson President has known me and Davidson for near thirty years

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 that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier And served as he states And the court further certifies, that it appears to them that Samuel Herrin & Isaac Little who has signed the preceding certification is a clergyman resident in the said County of Humphreys

And that the said Christopher Waggoner
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who also has signed the preceding certificate is a resident in the said Humphreys County and is entitled to pension, and their statement is entitled to credit.
James Feas [Seal]

Urbane Harriss Justice of the Peace for said County [Seal]

Elisha Herrin
Justice of the Peace for said County
[Seal]

31.77
10995
Christopher Waggoner

Dawsey P. Hudson who signed the certificate was & is the Clerk of the County Court of Humphreys County the certificate & signature is in his proper hand writing, with [illegible] well acquainted & [illegible] takin is in the usual form there never having been a deal of office in this county court.  
March 1, 1835

I Dawsey P Hudson Clerk of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions of the County of Humphrey's and State of Tennessee do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Christopher Waggoner for a pension.  In testimony whereof and have set my hand a seal of office affixed the private, there being no other Seal procured. 

This 28th day of October 1834.
D.P. Hudson Clerk

[Seal]
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REJECTED

10,995
P.O.  Christopher Wagoner
Service:  Waggoner

Enlisted       , 18.
Discharged:          ,18.

Application filed:  Aug 29, 1906

Alleges:
Re-enlisted:

Attnorney:
P.O.
Recognized.  Contract.
Cert. of Dis.  Searched for    , 18.
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No 35602
Christopher Wagoner
Ten
Let to Hon. E.H. Foster 
December 20, 43
Letter to Same Feb 24, 1845

Act 7, June 1832
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N0. 32,770

West Tennessee
Suspended
See letter to
D.P. Hudson Esq.
Clerk Humphreys County
Reynoldsburg
3 March 1835
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J.T. Waggoner
Feb'y 16 /61
No. 35602
(over)
Christopher Wagoner

Ten

Let. Elisha Wagoner July 30/55

Sent to Hon. E. H. Foster December 30 '43
Sent to Hon. E. H. Foster Feb'y 24 '45
Sent to Hon. E. H. Ewing Apl 10 '40

Copy comptr? certificate, enclosed
Apl 21, 1845 to Hon. E. H. Ewing

Act 7 June 1832
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Suspended
Hon. E. Johnson
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Sir.

   The certificate descent is written on the back of the papers - will you send me the certificate here before Wednesday night or direct to me at Clarksville Tenn.

E. Johnson

March 11, 35
Washington
J.L. Edwards, Esq
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Senate Chamber
Feb'y 15 1845

   We undersigned submit to the consideration of the Pension Agent the accompanying application & will receive his decision her, or at Clarksville after the rise of Congress.
    Respectfully
    Ephraim H. Foster

J.L. Edwards
Pension Agent
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Waverley July the 6th 55

Sir

   I wish to now of you if the representation of Christopher Waggoner Dec'd has ever allowed any purchase or not examination you will find the old mans name evealed, the amount coming is worth contending for which is of some 6 or 7000.00 there has ben man that has bin trying to get at it which lives in your City he was made a power of attorney to act and that is the last we have herd that has bin some time since

   If it has him drawen I wis to now and who it was and when it was that drawed it and if it has not I wish to now also and we will procede to get it if in our power.  

   You will direct your letter to Waverley Tennessee please answer this soon
and if they can be any thing  done you shall be rewarded for it
Elisha Waggoner
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Raleigh N.C
Augt 20th 1845

   Your letter enclosing five Dollars in Tennessee money as my Compensation for search and certificate in the case of Christopher Waggoner, has been duly received and I have enclosed you on the first page the only evidence to be found of his service, the money sent is not Current here, and it may be, I shall have to enclose it back to you for funds that are, books of South Carolina and Virginia funds are the only funds Current here excepting a few Northern Banks -- the payment is small and it may be objected to, in obtained a Pension for 6 months service, but should not be if sustained by other proof, as the Officers very often drew for their whole Companies as the Book, show, without
giving the names of each individual in the Company 

very respectfully
Wm. F. Collins

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Raleigh N.C
Compt Office

   I William F Collins Comptroller of Public Accounts inn and for the State of North Carolina as hereby certify that the name of Christopher Waggoner appears of record in this office as having had a Specia Certificate issued in his favor for Military service for Five Pounds Nineteen Shillings (5.19) given under my hand and seal this 20 day of August A.D. 1845

Wm. F Collins
Comptroller
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Senate Chamber
Jan'y 23, 1844

Wm Crump
Dear Sir

    The enquiry I made of you at your room last week may be answered by reference to be original papers in the application of Christopher Waggoner relative to which the Commission wrote on the 20th East month.

On the back of the Envelope left by me, if it has been preserved, I had written the name of Mr Garrett, the gentleman who handed me the papers in pencil marks. What is his given name? 
your friend
Ephraim H. Foster
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Christopher Waggoner
Yen - Sus - 1882

Respectfully referred to the
Hon. Secretary of the Interior.
War Department
February 12/60

Respectfully referred to
Comm. Pensions.
Int. Dept.
Feb 13/61

Rec'd 13th Feb'y 1861

Mr. Lester

[Stamp]
PENSION OFFICE
FEB 14
1861
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Big Battam
Humphreys Co Ten 
Feby 4 1867
Court of the 
War Department
Washington City D C

Sir:

   Will you be so kind as to write to me and state whether the name of Christopher Waggoner Stands on the Books as a revolutionary soldier or not and what has been the cause of him not drawing his pension and what amount stands to his credit if any your prompt and immediate attention will be properly appreciated

by yours most truly
J. S. Waggoner
Big Battam
Humphreys County
Tenn
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State of Tennessee
Davidson County

Personally appeared before me  Benjamin Sharpe, an acting Justice of the peace for said County, Jonathan R Garrett, who made oath that he has been acquainted with Christopher Waggoner, a citizen of Humphries County State aforesaid for the last thirty years and I believe him to be a man of truth & firmness. from conversations had with him at various times during my acquaintance with him on the subject of the Revolutionary War, I firmly believe that he was a soldier at that time fighting for the defense of the Liberties we now enjoy. I have often heard Isaac Earthman who died in this county & who wa a Pensioner from North Carolina say that he could prove the services of said Christopher Waggoner in the Revolutionary War. but that they lived in different counties in the State and both being very old they could not get together on account of their infirmities.
I also can state the opinion of the old Neighbors of said  C Waggoner who knew him when he resided in this county corroborates with mine as to his Revolutionary Services 
Jonathan R Garrett
Sworn to & subscribed before me  Feb 1 1845 Benjamin Sharpe J.P.
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State of Tennessee 
Davidson County

This is to Certify that I am personally acquainted with Jonathan R Garrett and believe him to be a man of strict veracity. & I believe also that is his general Character. 
This 1st February 1845
Benjamin Sharpe Seal
State of Tennessee Davidson County

I Robert B Cartleman Clerk of the County Court of said County do hereby certify that Benjamin sharpe shoes name is signed to the written affidavit & statements & was at the time of signing the same and acting Justice of the Peace in & forbid county duly elected commissioned & qualified & that said affidavit or statement in dire form of [illegible} & the signature thereto purporting to be his is genuine. Given under my hand & the seal of said Court at of free in nashville this 1st day of February DD 1845
Ro.B Casttermene
Clerk of said Court
[note on left bottom is a seal covered by a piece of paper]