Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 31,843, for Isaac Matthews, South Carolina
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(3-1776)[Fill-in form]

Service S.C.

Matthews or Mathews, Isaac

Number S 31.843

Born in Virginia

Contents [blank]
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[Left side; hand-written note]
Date of deactivation [?] 13

[Right side; fill-in form]
3450
Georgia
Isaac Mathews
of Jackson in the State of Georgia
who was a Private in the company commanded
by Captain Carter of the Regt commanded
by Col Hammond in the So. Carolina
line for 6 months from 177-

Inscribed on the Roll of Georgia
at the rate of 20 Dollars [blank] cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 22d day of Decr 32
and sent to Hon A.S.
Clayton House of Reps

Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832     30 -
Semi-anl, allowance ending 4 Mar 33     10 -
[Totaling to]     $40 -

Revolutionary Claim
Act June 7, 1832

Recorded by Nathan Rice Clerk
Book D   Vol. 8   Page 148
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Declaration
of Isaac Matthews

from 177-
[?] 6 months
$20.
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State of Georgia,
Jackson County.
On this 6th day of Nov 1832, personally appeared in
open court, before
the Inferior court of said county, now sitting, Isaac Mathews a resident of Jackson
county and State aforesaid, aged 71 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 service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated:
He was drafted in Edgefield District So Carolina
towards the close of the war, to serve under Capt
John Caster & Col Leroy Hammond - He served
under these officers two tours of three months
each - During the first tour he was at the 
siege of Augusta & remained until the taking
of the place - During the second
tour he was attached to General Greene's army
at Dorchester above Charleston - He was
in no action during the last tour, the
British confining themselves to Charleston &
the Americans lying at Dorchester - He recd
no discharges from either of the above tours
that he now recollects of - He was in
no other regular service during the war
but was often in scouting parties and was
once stationed at Fudge's mills for a
length of time which he does not recollect
and for which he makes no claim -
He was about sixteen years old when in service
He was born in Va. Mecklinburgh county - on
the 13d February 1762 - Has no record of
his age & learned it from his father - -
He has no Documentary proof by which to 
establish his claim, nor does he know of any person
now living by whom he can prove the same.
He was living in Edgefield Dist.
So. Carolina when called into service - &
remained there until 1801 when he removed
to Georgia to this county where he has remained.
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wa[?] served[?]
Sworn to and subscribed in open court
Joseph Hampton  J.I.C. [?]
David Pitts[?]
[?] J Brown
Isaac Matthews

ever since - He names the following persons
to whom reference can be had for
his character & reputation as a soldier
of the revolution - Viz. William Matthews[?]
Henry Swan, Milton Mathews[?], Joseph Matlock
Carlos Finckl[?] and Henry Angl[?], John
Crayton -
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   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.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
Joseph Hampton J.I.C
Isaac Matthews
M[?] J Brown J. I.J.C[?]

   We John Harrison, a Clergyman residing in Jackson County and Wm Matthews
residing in the same hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Isaac Matthews who has subscribed
and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be 71 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 to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
Joseph Hampton J.I.C[?]
David Witt J.I.C[?]

   AND the said Court do hereby certify and declare their 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 them that John Harrison who
has signed the preceding certificate, is a Clergyman, resident in the County of Jackson and that Wm Mathews
who has also signed the same is a resident in the County of Jackson, and is a credible person, that their
statement is entitled to credit.
Joseph Hampton J.I.C[?]
David Witt [?]
[?] J Brown I.J.C[?]
I Sylvanus Ripley Clerk of the Inferior
Court of said County
do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application
of Isaac Mathews for a pension.
   In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this 6th day of Novr in the year of our
Lord, 1832.
Sylvanus Ripley
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November 30, 1935

Isaac Matthews - S.31843
BA-J/AWF

Mrs. Harold Weaver
Edmondson
Arkansas

Dear Madam:

     Reference is made to your letter in which you
request the records of five Revolutionary War 
pensioners.
     Because of the great demand for Revolutionary War
data and the limited trained clerical force available for 
furnishing such information, it is impossible
to comply with each request in full which requires
such an amount of time and research.
     The record of Isaac Matthews of Jackson County,
Georgia, named on your list, is given herein as found
in pension claim, S. 31843, based upon his service in
the Revolutionary War.
     He was born February 13, 1762 in Mecklenburg
County, Virginia; the names of his parents are not
given.
     While residing in Edgefield District, South Carolina
Isaac Matthews enlisted towards the close
of the war (no dates shown) and served two tours of
three months each in Captain John Carter's company,
Colonel LeRoy Hammond's South Carolina regiment; in
the first tour he was in the siege of Augusta. He
was also out in several scouting parties, no details
of this service given.
     He moved in 1801 to Jackson County, Georgia.
     He was allowed pension on his application
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executed November 6, 1832, then living in Jackson County, 
Georgia.
     It is not stated that the soldier, Isaac Matthews,
was married.
     One William Matthews was a resident of Jackson
County, Georgia in 1832, and reference was made in
1833 to Milton Matthews. It is not shown that they
were related to the soldier, or were related to each
other.
     If you desire information relative to the last
payment of pension, name and address of person paid,
and possibly the date of death of Isaac Matthews, you
should address The Comptroller General, General
Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, D. C.,
and cite the following:
Isaac Mathews (as he was pensioned)
Certificate #3450
Issued December 22, 1832
Rate[?] of[?] 20.00[?] per annum
Commenced March 4, 1831
Act of June 7, 1832
Georgia Agency.

Very truly yours
[No handwritten signature]
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant to the Administrator
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[This is an envelope.]
[Postmarked]
Edmondson
Oct 21
1935
A.M.
Ark.

[Date stamped]
Received
Oct. 23 1935
[Additional markings are not clearly legible.]

[Envelope seems to be addressed to:]
Pension Bureau
Washington D.C.

[Additional handwritten marking:]
25
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Oct. 21, 1935
Edmondson, Ark

Please give me information on the following
names:
Robert Stewart of West Tennessee
John Lane - Wilks County, N.C.
Issac Mathews - age 84 - Virginia
Issac Mathews - age 79 - Jackson Co. Ga
Wm Mathews - age 77 - Jackson Co. Ga

These were pensioners of 1820
Mrs. Harold Weaver
Edmondson, Ark.

Searched by
Mrs Finch
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31843

Revy INVALID
File No. 31843
Isaac Mathews
Pri Rev War

Act: June 7th 32

Index:- Vol. 2,    Page 256

Arrangement of 1870
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1931 - Sept 23 - Hist to Mrs. D. B.
Hollnigsworth - see her letter in
Joseph Woodall S. 32081 any[?]

1934 - July 24 - list[?] to Jessie M. Snyder any[?]

1935 - Nov 30 - list[?] to Mrs Harold Weaver any[?]

1937 - Sept 15 - list[?] to Mrs Hugh Spann any[?]
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1508 Wynnton Drive
Columbus Ga, July 8 '34

The U.S. Pension Bureau
Washington D.C.

Messrs:-
     Will you kindly send me
Revolutionery Recod of Isaac Matthews [indecipherable notation at this point]
who received a land grant in Jackson Co.
and was receiving a pension in 1840?
And Oblige
Your truly
Jessie M. Snyder
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September 14, 1937

BA-J/ILL
Isaac Matthews
S. 31843

Mrs. Hugh Spann
109 Pettus Street
Dothan, Alabama

Dear Madam:
     Reference is made to your letter in which you request the
Revolutionary War record of John, Moses, Issac and Victor Matthews, all of South Carolina.
     There is no claim for pension or bounty land on file based
upon service in the Revolutionary War of a Moses Matthews of South 
Carolina, nor of any Victor Matthews. This office has no further
information regarding John Matthews than was incorporated in the
report to you August 23, 1937, from pension claim, R. 7025.  The
record of Isaac Matthews is furnished herewith, from pension claim,
S. 31843. The surname Mathews was searched also.

Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER,
[No handwritten signature]
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator.
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September 15, 1937

Isaac Matthews
S. 31843
BA-J/AWF

Mrs. Hugh Spann
109 Pettus Street
Dothan, Alabama

Dear Madam:
     The record of Isaac Matthews is furnished herein
as found in papers on file in pension claim, S. 31843,
based upon his service in the Revolutionary War.
     Isaac Matthews was born February 13, 1762 in
Mecklenburg County, Virginia. The names of his
parents were not given.
     While a resident of Edgefield District, South 
Carolina, Isaac Matthews enlisted towards the close
of the war (no date shown) and served two tours of
three months each in Captain John Carter's company,
Colonel LeRoy Hammond's South Carolina regiment; in
the first tour he was in the siege of Augusta. He
was also out in frequent scouting parties, no details
of this service given.
     He moved in 1801 to Jackson County, Georgia.
     He was allowed pension on his application executed
November 6, 1832, at which time he was living
in Jackson County, Georgia.
     It was not stated that he was married.
     One William Matthews was a resident of Jackson
County, Georgia in 1832, and reference was made in
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1832 to Milton Matthews. It was not stated that they
were related to the soldier, Isaac Matthews, or were
related to each other.
     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 apply
to the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office,
Records Division, Washington, D. C., and furnish the
following data:
Isaac Mathews (as he was pensioned)
Certificate #3450
Issued December 22, 1832
Rate $20.00 per annum
Commenced March 4, 1831
Act of June 7, 1832
Georgia Agency.
Very truly yours
[No handwritten signature]
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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July 24, 1934
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Isaac Matthews - S.31843
BA-J/AWF

Jessie M. Snyder
1508 Wynnton Drive
Columbus, Georgia

Dear Madam:

     Reference is made to your letters in which you
request the Revolutionary War record of Isaac Matthews,
of Jackson County, Georgia.
     The data furnished herein were obtained from
the papers on file [undecipherable words]
upon the military service of Isaac Matthews during 
the War of the Revolution.
     Isaac Matthews was born February 13, 1762 in
Mecklenburg County, Virginia; the names of his part
ents are not given.
     While residing in Edgefield District, South 
Carolina, he enlisted towards the close of the war
(no dates stated ) and served two tours of three
months each in Captain John Carter's company, Colonel
LeRoy Hammond's South Carolina regiment; in the
first tour he was in the siege of Augusta. He was,
also, out in several scouting parties, no details
of this service given.
     Isaac Matthews moved in 1801 to Jackson County,
Georgia. He was allowed pension on his application
executed November 6, 1832, then living in said Jackson
County.
     It is not stated that the soldier was married.
One William Matthews was a resident of Jackson County,
Georgia in 1832, and reference was made in 1832 to 
Milton Matthews; no relationship to each other nor to
the family shown.
Very truly yours
[No handwritten signature]
A. D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator
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WASHINGTON
September 25, 1931

BA-J/AWF

Mrs. D. B. Hollingsworth
Edgefield
South Carolina,

Dear Madam:
     You are advised that it appears from the papers
in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S.31843, that
Isaac Matthews (pensioned Mathews) was born February
18, 1762 in Mecklenburg County, Virginia.
     While residing in Edgefield District, South
Carolina, he enlisted towards the close of the war
and served two tours of three months each in
Captain John Carter's company, Colonel LeRoy Hammond's
South Carolina regiment, in the first tour he was in
the siege of Augusta.  He was out often in scouting
parties, no further details of service given.
     In 1801, he moved to Jackson County, Georgia
where he was living when allowed pension on his
application executed, November 6, 1832.
     One William Matthews was a resident of Jackson
County, Georgia, in 1832, there is no relationship
shown. and one Milton Matthews referred to in 1832
     There is no reference to wife and children.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
[No handwritten signature]
Assistant to Administrator
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109 Pettus St.
Dothan Ala
Sept 5 1937

Dear Mr. Hiller -
     Please give me
Revolutionary War service of John (one fur.)
Matthews or Mathews who served with
S.C. troops.  The commissioner of S.C. says
there were several Johns who served 
with the S.C. troops.  So please send me
what information you have on all the
men by that name from S.C.  Ones father
was Victor, one wife was Agnes Calhoun
If you have nothing on John, please
give me Moses, Isaac (one), or Victor.
     Thanking you for your kindness
Yours truly
Mrs Hugh Spann

[Date stamped]
Received Sep 7 1937

[Hand written notes seem to be made over the original letter.]

Furnished John &
only Isaac of SC

No Moses ser for SC
or applied

No Victor