Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 1881, James Turner, N.C.
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Service Number
N.C. Turner, James S.1881
Carded
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7117.
Tennesse (West )
James Turner
of Williamson Co in the State of Tennessee
who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Samuel of the regt.: commanded by Col Moore in the No.Ca. ma
for 10 1/2 months from '76
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Inscribed on the Roll of Tennessee
at the rate of 35 Dollars 00 Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 2 day of March 1833 and sent to [?dor]: Wm. Hall H of Reps.,
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Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 $70.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept 1833 
17.50
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$87.50
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{Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by W. L. Williams Clerk,
Book E Vol. 7 Page 98

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See letter 19 July
1833, to Hon. W. Hall
Enquiry made in this case by me
Harris War Sept. 19 July 1833
duplicate certificate signed15th Nov 1833 and sent
R L Andrews Franklin
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State of Tennessee} S S.
Williamson County}

this 20th day of August 1832 before the Hon. Thomas Stuart Judge of the fourth Judicial Circuit for the State of Tennessee, aforesaid now sitting James Turner
a resident of the County of Williamson and State of Tennessee aforesaid aged 76 years who being first duly sworn according to law
doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of an act passed June 7th 1832. 
That he entered the service of the United States about the April 1776 as a volunteer under the following officers - Captain George
Samuel (rest of company officers not recollected) commanded by Col. William Moore and attached to the Brigade commanded by General Butler and marched over the following country from Caswell Court House he marched to Hillsboro North Carolina to crop creek and to a small town named Camden N.C. and was there discharged
about two months after he entered the service
say in June following was in no engagements
or battles nor received any discharge.
Entered the service a second time as a substitute for a person whose name he has forgotten about. July 1776 under Captain Falker Commanded by Col William Moore attached to General Butlers Brigade
he marched towards Halton River to attack the
Indians but heard that they were defeated and
returned home and was discharged in September same year received a discharge but destroyed it believing it to be of no value.
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Entered the service a third time on the 29
day of May 1780 as a drafted militia man under the following officers Captain Robert Parkes Lieutenant George Oldham and Ensign John
Oldham commanded by Col. Stephen Moore
Major Belfield attached to General Butlers Brigade.
Marched from Caswell Courthouse N.C. to
Hillsborough-to Charaw Hills to Rugelis
Mills and marched again for Camden South Carolina and met the British army Commanded by Lord Cornwallis at which time he was
defeated together with General Gates army &
returned home and immediately returned to
the army again and was marched to Salisbury in North Carolina and there discharged
some time in December 1780. Was only in the
battle of Gates defeat received no discharge
he recollects that he served with and under the
following officers at Gates defeat. General Gates Col. Richardson of Virginia Regulars Col. Dickson and Major Tharps.
Entered the service a fourth time some
time in the year 1781 as a volunteer under Col
William Moore and served about one month
during which time he was at the battle of Guilford - the other particulars relative to this campaign he does not recollect. he received no discharge.
Entered the service a fifth time as a volunteer in the fall of the year 1781 under Captain
John Douglass - Commanded by Col. William
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Oneal to Harrap and keep down the Tories
and was absent about two months during
which time he was in no engagements except
that with Col Fannen of the Tories which as well as
he now recollects was during this campaign. He received no discharge for any of
the above services except one two months tour which he disposed of as aforesaid
He further states that he knows of
no person who can prove his services except
Thomas Miles who served with him the term
commencing on the 29th day of May 1780
but in a different Regiment and was an
Ensign under whose command he fell after
the defeat of Gates owing to there being many
small companies and under whom he served
a short time and was discharged at Salisbury as aforesaid
He was born on the 9th day of October
1756 Culpepper County Virginia when he
entered the service of the United States at the
several times above specified he resided in the
County of Casswell in North Carolina. [crossed out]
After the revolution he lived in the
aforesaid County of Caswell until the year
one thousand eight hundred and eight at
which time it moved to Tennessee and
has resided in Williamson County aforesaid
He hereby relinquishes every claim
whatever to a pension or annuity except the
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present and declares that his name is not on the pension Roll of the Agency of any State whatever
Sworn to and subscribed       James Turner
the day and year aforesaid⎬ 
Preston Hay, Clerk of
Williamson Circuit Court, in the State of Tennessee
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I Thomas Miles do hereby certify that I am
a resident of Wilson County Tennessee and am
well acquainted with James Turner who has
subscribed and sworn to the above declaration
that I served with him in the campaign of the
revolutionary war beginning on the 29th day
of May 1780 and ending in December following but under different officers and
in a different Regiment as detailed in his
above declaration, that he was at the defeat
of General Gates and that after the war
had him collected after the battle that he was
placed in the company in which I was an
Ensign and there remained until discharged
at Salisbury in North Carolina. and that
he is reputed to have served several other
campaigns and that I concur in that opinion and also that I believe him to be 76 years of age
Sworn to and subscribed the    Thom Miles
the day and year aforesaid   ⎬
P. Hayclk [illegible]
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October 21, 1939.

Mrs. Callie Turner Sessums
406 East Methvin Street
Longview, Texas.

BA-J/ILL [illegible]
James Turner
S. 1881

Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of James Turner, who served from North Carolina, and was a pensioner of Williamson County, Tennessee, in 1832.
The data which follow were obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, S. 1881, based upon service of James Turner in the Revolutionary War.
James Turner was born October 9, 1756 in Culpeper County, Virginia. The names of his parents were not given.
While a resident of Caswell County, North Carolina, he enlisted and served as private in the North Carolina troops at different times, shown as follow: from about April 1776, two months in Captain George Samuel's company, Colonel William Moore's regiment, from July 1776, until September of that year in Captain
Walker's company, Colonel William Moore's regiment; from May 29, 1780 until December 1780, in Captain Robert Parks' Company, Colonel Stephen Moore's regiment, during which he was in the battle of Gates' Defeat; in 1781, one month under Colonel William Moore (name of his captain not given), during which he was in the battle of Guilford; in the fall of 1781, two months in Captain John Douglass'
company, Colonel William O'Neal's regiment, during which he was engaged against the Tories.
James Turner continued to reside in Caswell County, North Carolina, until 1808, when he moved to Tennessee.
He was allowed pension on his application executed August 24,
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1833, at which time he resided in Williamson County, Tennessee. James Turner made no reference to wife or children.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, name and address of person paid and, possibly, the date of death of
this pensioner, you should address The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, this city, and furnish the following data:
James Turner
Certificate #7117
Issued March 2, 1833
Rate $35 per nnum
Commenced March 3, 1831
Act of June 7, 1832
Tennessee Agency.

Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER,
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator.

2.
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9479 Declaration of
James Turner
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from 1776 print
10 1/2 months, $35.-
adml or private
10 1/2 mo. from 1776
Capt Samuel }
Col Moore    } NC [illegible]
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We Tho. L. Douglass
a Clergyman residing in
the County of Williamson and State of Tennessee and Owen T Watkins Sherwood Green & Thomas Bradley Layman
residing in the same County and State aforesaid hereby certify that we are well acquainted with James Turner who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration. that we believe him to be seventy six years of age. that he is reputed and 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 }
P. Hayclk & }
[below signatures are on the right hand side of the declaration]
Tho. L. Douglass
Owen T. Watkins
S. Green
Tho Bradley

And the said Court does hereby declare his
opinion after the investigation of the matter
and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war department. that the above applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states and the Court further certifies that it appears to him that Thomas L. Douglass who signed the preceeding certificate is a Clergyman resident in the County of Williamson and State of Tennessee and that
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Owen T Watkins Sherwood Green & Thomas Bradley
also signed the same are residents in Williamson County and State of Tennessee are credible persons
that their statement is entitled to credit
and further that the said Thomas Miles whole
certificate is above given is a resident in the
County of Wilson Tennessee is a credible
person and that his statement is entitled to
full credit
Thos Stuart Judge &

J. Preston Hay Clerk of the Circuit
Court for the fourth judicial circuit for
Tennessee in Williamson County do hereby
certify that the foregoing contains the
original proceedings of the said Court in
the matter of the application of James
Turner for a pension

In Testimony whereof I have
here unto set my hand and
affixed my private (there being no other)
seal at office this 24th day
of August in the year one
thousand eight hundred and thirty two
Preston Hay. seal [circled]
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[This is the back of a letterlocked packet which appears to have been closed in the fold and tuck method before being sealed with two starch wafers. Due to similar wafers and folding on page 12, this is likely part of that packet]
[A stamp on the back reads:] 
FRANKLIN [illegible] Oct

[Text oriented vertically on the lefthand side reads:] 
Jas. Turner
Tennessee

[Text on the bottom left reads:] mail

[The main text reads:] 
Free
J L Edward Esq.
Commissioner of pensions
Washington City
D.C.
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Franklin October 30th 1833
An answer to this communication is respectfuly [spelling is document’s own] solicited as early as convenient
of R L Andrews.
agent for Applicant
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     Application for a Duplicate Certificate
                              — : —
State of Tennessee Williamson County S.S.
	On this 26 day of October 1833 before me the subscriber a Justice of the peace for the said county of Williamson personally apprased [spelling is the document’s own] James Turner who on his oath declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the companys commanded by Colonel William Moore and in Company commanded by Captain John Douglass in the Regement [spelling is the document’s own] commanded by Coronel William Oneal in the service of the United States. That he forwarded his declaration to the War Department some time in August 1832. And he understands that his claim was allowed on the 17th day of March 1833. And that a certificate was signed by the Secretary of War. And that to William Ball of Sumner County Tennessee by which certificate he is informed he was allowed a pension of thirty five dollars per annum during his natural life. That said certificate has never been received by him but which he believed had been lost or mislaid. He therefore prays [illegible] [illegible due to ink spill] a duplicate certificate may issue to him [illegible] [illegible due to ink spill] olds makes oath that he has drawn n part of the pension allowed him by said certificate
James, Turner
Sworn to and subscribed before me
The day and year aforementioned
	Gilbert Marshall JR.
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State of Tennessee Williamson County, S.S.
J. Richard L Andrews of the County of Williamson and state of Tennessee aforesaid do hereby certify that I well know James Turner to be the same An[illegible] [word crossed out] person described in the above affidavit and that I drew up his declaration and forwarded it to the War Department about the time mentioned in the above affidavit. This 26 day of October 1833
Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year aforementioned	R L Andrews
Gilbert Marshall W.

State of Tennessee Williamson County S.S.
I, Gilbert Marshall an acting justice of the peace in and for said county of Williamson as hereby certify that James Turner and Richard L Andrews whose affidavits appear above are credible persons, residents in Williamson County aforesaid and that their statement is entitled to full credit. Given under my hand this 26 day of October 1833
Gilbert Marshall J.R
The State of Tennessee
I, Thomas Hardman clerk of the court of pleas and Quarter sessions for the county
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[This is the backside of a document and clearly bears the imprint of a seal which has been pressed into the other side of the paper]

Of Williamson aforesaid do hereby certify that Gilbert Marshall Esquire whose signature appear to the above affidavits is and was at the time of taking the same — an acting Justice of the peace in and for the county of Williamson aforesaid duly commysioned and sworn and that full faith and credit are due his official acts, as such. And that the above signatures purporting to be his are genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court at office this 30th day of October in the year one thousand nine hundred and thirty three.
[illegible] [thickly underlined in two strokes]
By N.H. Baily D Clk
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[The paper is broken up into two sections, perhaps scanned from a book. The left side reads:]
Jany – 29 – 1901
Miss Susie Gentry
	Franklin Tenn
[a line is drawn beneath, followed by:]
1917 June 25 Hist. to Martha
R. Robinson.
1939 - Oct 21 – Hil: to Mrs. Sallie to
Sessume – [illegible] SFG –
[The right side of the page has a form which has been filled out by a different person. It reads:]
Rev Mar. [On the left side of the page, diagonally, and underlined with a squiggle]
1881.
[checkmark] INVALID.
File No. 1881
James Turner.
Pni. N. C. Line.
Act: June 7. 1832.
Index:—Vol. A, Page 380
[Arrangement of 1870.] [these brackets were part of the document]
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[Two stamps are imprinted on the page, a faded one in the upper right corner, reading, 
“To Chf. [blank] Div.
Action [blank]
JAN 23 1901
COMMISSIONER.”
And a darker one in the top middle of the page, reading:
“To Chf. [blank] Div.
Action [blank]
JAN 28 1901
COMMISSIONER”]

[At the top left corner of the page, in different handwriting, someone had written: “[illegible]”.]

[The main text reads:]
“Maplehurst”.
	Franklin, Tenn.
	Jan’ry. 25. 1901. 
My Dearest Mr. Evans;
	May I take the liberty of asking your kindly assistance on a subject near to my own, and every patriotic Tennessean’s heart — the Revolutionary soldiers? We, D. A. R. [Daughters of the American Revolution], want to erect at Nashville Tenn., a monument to the Revolutionary soldiers buried in the different
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2.
Counties of our loved “[illegible] state”. In my county (of William[illegible]) I have been appointed to locate the graves of the said soldiers — I have located already twelve but do not know [faded underline] their military records, which is of the greatest importance; therefore I appeal to you [underlined], please.
	History [illegible] tells me these soldiers were drawing pensions [underlined] as late as 1832 [underlined]. I wish please, the records of each
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3. [centered]
of three persons (of N. Carolina, and may be. S. Carolina also) : (1) [illegible] Lindsey, (2) Jacob Grimmer, (3) James  Turner; (4) John (or James [underlined] ) Allen; (5) Peter Leslie; and (6) D. Mc Mahon. ["c"in "Mc"is underlined]
If this is not asking too [underlined] much of you. I should be pleased to hear from you at your soonest convenience. Sincerely and Respectfully, 
	(Miss) Susie Gentry, Ex-Regent, and Historian “Old Glory” Chapter.

To
Hon. H. Clay [[illegible] writer incorrectly wrote the first letter of the receiver’s last name and tried to correct it] –
	Washington, D. C.
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[In pencil] Rev See
		7x
[In pen] Commissioner of Pensions, 
	Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:
	Will you kindly send me the record of James Turner of Will[illegible] Co. Tennessee a Revolutionary soldier North Carolina who was a Pensioner in 1833, aged 28, [illegible] I am [illegible]. Also, if you have record of Jacob and Daniel Turner Tennessee, please send [illegible] those [illegible] cada.
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I shall greatly appreciate this information.
Yours truly,
(Miss) Martha Reed Rob[illegible]son,
	Newnan, Ga,
June 13, 1917.
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[Round stamp, black ink: “RECEIVED OCT 5 1939 MAIL SUB-DIV Reader No. 21 VETS ADM”]
Riv d 1812
[illegible]
Longview Texas
Oct. 1st. 1939
Veterans Bureau, 
	Washington D.C.
Dear Sirs: -
	 Will you kindly send me The pension record of James Turner [name underlined], 1832 hit aged 78, for service in North Carolina line.
He drew pension in Williamson County, Tenn
	Very Truly Yours
	Mrs [illegible]allie Turner Sess[illegible]ms
	406 E. Me[illegible]uin St.
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REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION. 3—525
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
BUREAU OF PENSIONS
J.T.1881
In reply to your request of [blank], received [blank] for a statement of the military history of James Turner a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow’s) application for pension on file in the Bureau.
			
[Chart begins. Each of these entries are lined up next to each other and correspond accordingly] 		  
           	
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.
Apr. 1776
July 1776
May 29, 1780
1781
Fall of 1781

LENGTH OF SERVICE.
[illegible] mos.
Sept. 1776
Dec 1780
1 mo.
[illegible] mos.

RANK.
Pot.

CAPTAIN.
George Samuel
Falker
Robert Parks
[check mark]
John Douglass

COLONEL.
William Moore
William Moore
Stephen Moore
William Moore
William Oneal

STATE.
N.C.

[Chart ends]

Battles engaged in, Camden Guilford
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Caswell Co. N. C. and until 1808.
Date of application for pension, Aug, 24. 1838 His cl was al.
Residence at date of application, William an Co. Tennessee 
Age at date of application, born Oct. 9. 1756 in Calpeper Co. Va.
Remarks: There is no data on file as to his family

[at bottom left of page, typed] J-285G
Respectfully, [blank] Commissioner.