Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 31794, for James King, Virginia
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(8—1776)
Service
Va.
King, James
Number
S.31794
Contents
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South Carolina 31.4
James King
Edgefield in the State of So. Ca. who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Ware of the Regt. commanded by Col. Green in the Va. line for 20 months
Georgia
Inscribed on the Roll of So. Ca. at the rate of 66 Dollars 67 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831
Arrears to the 4th of March 1838 $400.02
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept. 33.33
$433.35
{Revolutionary Claim, 
Act June 7, 1832}
Recorded by D. D. Addison, Clerk 
Book C Vol 6 Page 72
Order to pay 9th April 1839.
Letter to Peter Laman 7th Oct. 1841
Gen to Pen Agt. 20 Nov. 1841
To Georgia from 4th March 1841. 4 Dec 1841. Notification to Peter Laman Esq. [illegible] Georgia
Let to P. Laman May 12 1842
Same person of third audition 4th March 1843
Paid at Geo. Treasury under Act of the 6th April 1838 from 4th March to 9 Oct. 1841 Agt. Notified, 17 March
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Hon. F. W. Pickens
H. R.
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Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7, 1832
The State of South Carolina
Edgefield District
On this day of June 1838, personally appeared in open court before the Court of Equity, now sitting James King, a resident of the District aforesaid, aged seventy seven or seventy eight years. Who after 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. The applicant states that he was born in Caroline County in the State of Virginia in the year 1760 or 61. That he has no record of his age, that he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers; and served as herein stated. That he enlisted in the later part of the year 1780 under Captain Robert Ware of said County. That he was marched from said County to Fredericksburg in Virginia, and marched to a company commanded by Captain Seldon of the continental army and that he enlisted for eighteen months. That said company was marched from there to Chesterfield in South Carolina. That the regiment to which he was attached then joined Genl. Green’s army. That he continued with said command until his term of service expired. That he was at the siege of Cambridge in South Carolina. That Capt. Seldon was there wounded. That after the retreat of the army from Cambridge, that the company was commanded by Capt. Connor, that he was engaged in the battle of the Eutaw Spring. That Capt. Connor was there [illegible], that he was also at the battle of Biggin’s Church. That after his term of service expired he marched to Salisberry in North Carolina and was there discharged. That he received a written discharge but has lost the same
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The applicant further swears that he made application under the act of the 18th March 1818 for a pension from the General Government, and did receive the same for one year, but that it was discontinued after that, from his having some property in possession. (He refers the Department to the testimony there added) The applicant further states that he had his pocket book stole from him in the year 1825 in which he had his certificate for a pension under the act of the 18 March 1818 and has never been able to recover it. The applicant further states that he is now destitute of property. That he moved to this state immediately after the close of the war, and that he has no recollection of any person that he can prove his service by. 
The applicant hereby relinquishes any claim whatsoever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll, or agency of any state except on the pension roll of the General Government of the 18th March 1818. 
The applicant further states that there is no preacher of the Gospel in the neighborhood where he lives, that he could provide testimony of.
Sworn to in open court before me 7 June 1838
James King
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We Thomas Nixon and Henry Huffman residing in the district and state aforesaid do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with James King who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration. That we believe him to be seventy seven years of age, that he is reputed and believed to be in his neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion
H. Huffman
T. H. Nixon
Sworn to before this 7th June 1838
Thos. J. Hibbler
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 declares that it appears to them that Thomas H. Nixon and Henry Huffman are credible persons and their statements are entitled to credit.
Wm. Harper
South Carolina
Edgefield District
I James Terry Clerk of the Court of Equity for the District aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings in the matter of the application of James King for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 7th day of June 1838
J. Terry
C. E. C.
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The State of South Carolina
I Geo. Pope Clerk of the Court of Edgefield District do hereby certify that Thos. J. Hibbler who has signed the foregoing certificate is a magistrate as stated and the signature purporting to be his is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my seal of office this twelfth day of June A. D. 
Geo. Pope
Clerk of Edgefield District
I A. P. Butler one of the associate judges of S. Ca. do hereby certify that Geo. Pope is a clerk of the Court of [illegible] on which I preside, and that the signature to the above certificate is genuine
A. P. Butler
June 18th, 1838 Associate Judge
34564 
James King
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S. C. 534
James King’s Report.
Sent from 1819
Recd. 7 June 1824
1st Schedule 
Daniel Bird
Edgefield C. H.
S. C.
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State of South Carolina
Edgefield District
On the 3rd day of March one thousand eight hundred and twenty four personally appeared in open court being the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for said District and a Court of Record for said District James King, aged sixty three years, residing in said District, who first being duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare, that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows, in Col. Green’s and Col. How’s Regiment and under the command of Lieutenant Seldon after which he was given up to the command of Major Sneed all of whom were under the command of Genl. Green; and was in the Battle of Guilford and Eutaw Springs and at the siege of Ninety Six. And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States, and a pensioner under the act of the 18th March 1818. And that I have not since that time, by gift sale or any other manner, disposed of any of my property with intent thereby so to diminish it, as to bring myself within the provision of an Act of Congress, entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary War, passed on the 18th day of March 1818. And that I have not now has any person in trust for me, any property securities or debt due to me, nor have any interest other than what is contained in the Schedule hereunto annexed wi. One sorel mare worth forty dollars, one cow and calf worth nine dollars, two broken pots worth two dollars half a dozen plates and one dish worth one dollar and fifty cents, one water pail and tub worth one dollar, and two sows and pigs worth twelve dollars. The depreciation of declarants property is as follows
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his land was sold for debt contracted before the year 1818. Which debt he made every effort in his power to pay without disposing of his little farm poor as it was served as a shelter for himself and family and comprised all his worldly wealth except as named above, but after many fruitless attempts he was compelled to part with his land at three hundred dollars which went to the discharge of the before named debt, that he is now very old and infirm and to add to his misfortune he is very badly [illegible], he has a wife and one daughter and son on his own, named Amelia, about sixteen years old and Joshua about [illegible] years months of age, he also has three step children Jackson about nine or ten years old Jesse about six or seven and Reuben about 4 or 5 years old. His vocation is that of a farmer but from old age and extreme sickness in his family and his own infirmity is no longer able to support his himself and helpless family without the bounty of his Country.
Sworn to and declared in open court the 8 day of March 1824 before Richard Gantt Residing Judge
James King
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I Danl. Bird Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas and General Sessions for said District do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule therein contained are truly copied from the records of said Court, and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount of the property in the schedule is sixty five dollars and fifty cents.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court, this 26 May 1824
Danl. Bird
C. C. K.
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9330
South Carolina
James King, of Edgefield Dist. In the State of South Car. Who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Green, of Virginia Line, for twenty months.
Inscribed on the Roll of South Carolina at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 6 of July, 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 24 of March 1819 and sent to John Simkins, judge, Edgefield Courthouse, S. Carolina
Arrears to 4th of March, 1819… 63.74
Semi-anl. all’ce ending 4. Sept 1819: 48
7 mos 30/31
$111.14
{Revolutionary Claim
Act 18th March, 1818.}
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31744
Revy INVALID
File No. S1794
James King
Pri. Rev. War
Act: June 7th 32
Index:--Vol. 2, Page 223
[Arrangement of 1870]
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Suspended
See letter of 21st June 1824 to Daniel Bird Esq.
Informed Dec 17, 1824, for he must comply with the Act of March 1, 1823, before a decision could be had, first mark from [illegible]
Hon G. W. McDuffie H. R.
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GIDEON PRINTER
TREASURY DEPARTMENT, 
SECOND COMPTROLLER’S OFFICE,
March 9th, 1843
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April 1838, entitled “An Act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States,” and the 3rd section of the Act of August 23, 1842, extending the time within which pensioners may receive their pensions from the pension agents, The admin of James King, decd. a Pensioner on the Roll of the Georgia Agency, at the rate of sixty six Dollars and 67 Cents per annum, under the law of 7th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of March to the 9th Oct. 1841.
Respectfully yours, 
Albion K. Parris
Comptroller.
To the COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS, Present.
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Charleston 5 April 1839
Sir
[illegible] and herewith for authority to pay, Voucher of James King.
I am very respectfully
Your Obt. Ser.
A. Spears
Pen. Agent
J. L. Edwards Esq.
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D. C.
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Lincolnton, Lincoln County
29th Sept. 1841
Dear Sir:
I have been applied to by the daughter of James King a Revolutionary Soldier of Edgefield Dist. So. Carolina who came over to reside with his daughter who became a widow last year, to draw his pension. The old man became afflicted from after he came to live with his daughter. So much so he was unable to go to Edgefield to attend to the requirements necessary to drawing at the time. She states he has not drawn for a year will require additional proof of his identity if so; please give me all the necessary instructions as I have promised to do whatever may be necessary.
Will the [illegible] to draw in Edgefield or So. Carolina to his friend who then acted for him his instructions were to apply in Georgia as he will continue to reside
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in Georgia as long as he lives as he is unable to help himself, and his daughter is desirous he should live with her.
That said new such instructions as may be necessary of his agency can be changed to Georgia let it be so, yet it is unimportant. We can as easily communicate with Charleston as Savannah, and more easily yet the agents name at the place he desires. I must know with all necessary instructions. I have before me his certificate dated 2nd July 1838 and No. 31410 I have known the pensioner myself forty years, was raised within a few miles and know the truth of the present application.
Respectfully your servt.
Peter Laman
Hon. J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
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Lincolnton Ga 9 May1842
Dear Sir
[illegible] last fall I wrote to you to obtain a transfer of the payment of the pension of James King from So. Carolina to the Georgia Agency. I then stated the reasons of the transfer, but before it reached me he died, he left a number of children scattered over the country, in parts unknown. He had for over a year resided with a widow, his daughter, who [illegible] him as a child, he being confined to his bed more than six months, tho returning by proper [illegible] and requested his friend to aid his daughter to collect his pension, which he did.
She should alone enjoy pen. Taken of him. All the commission on this section is property [illegible] the enjoy it: my object is to know if she can draw, in letters of administration, she is seventy four. And to obtain the claims of all the children she never could, perhaps in her life. And the [illegible] I trouble she was at could cover the amount due him. For
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her service, [illegible] in on State is before all other claims.
Can she draw in a capacity of admit. If so send me the necessary instructions and oblige
Yr. Obt. Servant,
Peter Laman
Hon. J. L. Edwards
Comr. of Pensions
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South Carolina
Edgefield District
Before me Jesse Blocker one of the Justices of [illegible] for said District personally appeared James King who being duly sworn on the Holy Evanga[?] of Almighty God. Saith that he enlisted as stated in his affidavit under Lieu. Seldon of the 2nd Virginia Regt. and that Lieu. Seldon marched the company to Richmond in Virginia where the first and second Virg. Regiments met and that from the two Regt. one Regt. was formed which was known as the first Virg. Regiment commanded by Col. Green that the Regt. was marched by Col. Green from Richmond to the Cheraw Hills near which place they joined Genl. Green’s Army shortly after which Col. Green quit the army and that the Regt. was then commanded by Maj. Sneed and that it was Maj. Sneed mentioned in his former affidavit instead of Maj. Green
Sworn to before me this 15th day of Feb. 1819
James King
Jesse Blocker J. L.
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State of Georgia
County of Lincoln
On this 29th day of October eighteen hundred and forty one before me William Harrell, a justice of the peace for the said County of Lincoln personally appeared James King, who on his oath declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Captain Sheldon and Capt. Conner, in the regiment commanded by Colonel.
In the service of the United States, that his name was placed on the Pension Roll of the State of South Carolina from whence he has removed lately; that he now resides in the State of Georgia, County of Lincoln, where he intends to remain, and wishes his pension to be payable in [illegible]. The following are his reasons for removing from the State of South Carolina Edgefield District where he before resided towit. Deponent has become extremely afflicted and debilitated, so much so as to render him incapable of waiting on himself, and is dependent on others for their friendship, and a daughter of his, became a widow during the year eighteen hundred and thirty nine and proffered to live together for mutual assistance, which was accepted and deponent resides with his daughter in the County of Lincoln aforesaid.
Sworn to and subscribed before me on the date above by making his mark
James King
William Harrell J. P.
And Joshua Bussey appeared personally before me who being duly sworn deposeth and saith that he is personally acquainted with James King the pensioner above identified. That he lived near to him at this time, and has known him in Edgefield District South Carolina for fifty years past. And knows him to be the person identified in the above affidavit and that he is reputed a Revolutionary Soldier and has been receiving a pension from the United States as such.
Sworn to before me this 29th day of October 1841
Joshua Bussey
William Harrell J. P.
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State of Georgia
Lincoln County
I William Harrell a Justice of the Peace in and for said County before such James King the applicant for a transfer from the South Carolina to the Georgia agency for paying pensions was duly sworn as well as Johsua Bussey who identifies the said James by his affidavit before me duly sworn do hereby certify that James King is the now represented and who holds a certificate for a pension, and I do further certify that the said Joshua Bussey is a resident of Lincoln County a man of good standing, and entitled as such and believed by all who know him as a man of veracity.
Given under my hand and private seal having no seal of office this 29th day of October 1841
William Harrell J. P.
State of Georgia
Lincoln County
I Henry Murray clerk of the Superior Court of said County and State do hereby certify that William Harrell esquire whose name appears to the foregoing affidavits of James King and  also to the certificate above is now and was at the time of attesting the same a Justice of the Peace in and for said County of Lincoln duly commissioned and qualified as such, that the Signature is genuine handwriting of the said esquire and as such entitled to credit.
Given under my hand and seal in office this thirteenth day of October 1841
Henry Murray Clk.
S. S. C.
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SOUTH WESTERN RAIL ROAD BANK
Charleston, S. C. 27 Nov. 1841
Sir
In answer to your letter of the 23rd first I have to state that James King a pensioner under the act of 7th June 1832 at 66.67 Dollars per annum, was last paid at this Agency to 4th of March 1841
Your letter leaves me at a loss whether I should pay James King the 6 months due on the 4 September last, should he call for the same before I am advised of his actual transfer to Georgia, Please inform me how I am to act in these cases.
I am Respectfully
Your Obt. Servt.
Jno. C. Cochran
Pension Agt.
J. L. Edwards Esq.
Comr. of Pensions
Washington
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Lincolnton Oct. 29 Free
3 Nov 1841
Honble. J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City,
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Lincolnton 29th Oct. 1841
Honble. J. L. Edwards 
Dear Sir
I have this day [illegible] on old James King the pensioner of whom I write to you and [illegible]? The blank instructions and forms I found him as great an object of charity as I have ever seen, unable to help himself in any way lays and appears in a state of torpor. I was in great haste in passing by had but letter to stay, whelse I was [illegible] he was unable to call to his recollection the name of his Col. which remains blank. I should not have closed the affidavit but for the unjust necessity of his having shady belief by himself and daughter with whom he [illegible] very [illegible]. She has to wait on him day and night in person, no slaves or lands of their own, I therefore believed it charitable to his money as speedily as possible, and I [illegible] with all dispatch he will not live to get the direction for change of pay as of his pension, please as early as possible towit, instructions. I suppose the Col.’s name would not be important, for King is within 8 miles of where he has resided with exception of a short over forty years, and so well known and recognized as a revolutionary soldier that it can’t be important. I have myself known him forty years.
Very Respectfully,
Yr. Obt. Servant
Peter Laman
Honble. J. L. Edwards
Pension Agent
Washington City
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James King
The Line and the name of the Colonel who commanded the regiment must be mentioned
Admd.
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State of South Carolina
Edgefield District
By the personable John Simkins Esquire Judge of the Court of Ordinary for the district and state aforesaid.
To all whose these presents shall cour, greeting.
Know ye that James King citizen resident in the district and state aforesaid and a [illegible] of the State of Virginia did this day appear before me and made oath on the Holy Evangelist of Almighty God that he enlisted in the continental service of the United States in the Revolutionary War in the year one thousand and seven hundred and eighty in the State of Virginia under Lieutenant Seldon at Fredericksburg Virginia who was under Major Green who frequently commanded as Colonel, that he joined General Green’s service where about the Cheraw Hills in So. Ca., that he was at the siege of Ninety Six, was at and fought at the battle of Eutaw, was at the [illegible] and was [illegible] at the [illegible] Hill that the service [illegible] twenty mouths and was discharged after [illegible] North Carolina. Which discharge he held for some time which was left [illegible] his mother in Virginia and finally lost, so that he cannot produce it. That he never received any land from the government, and adamantly deposes further that from
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his present reduced circumstances in life he needs the assistance of his country for support.
In testimony that the above named King did this day make [illegible] before us of the truste of the [illegible] affidavit. I have hereunto set my hand this 6th July 1818.
Jn. Simkins
O. E. D.
James King
I John Simkins judge of the Court of Ordinary aforesaid do hereby certify from the evidence solicited before me it appears to my satisfaction that the said James King did serve in the Revolutionary War for more than nine months in the Continental [illegible] line ^ in the Revolutionary War of the United States of America, that he is in such indeed circumstances in life that he needs the assistance of his country for support, and that he is entitled to the benefit of the act of Congress passed on the 18th March 1818 in [illegible] of Revolutionary officers and soldiers.
Given under my hand and the seal of my Court of Ordinary for the district and state aforesaid this eighth day of July 1818.
Sworn to the 6th of July 1818
Jn. Simkins
O. E. D.
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State of South Carolina 
Edgefield District
On the fifth day of October 1824 personally appeared in open Court being a Court record in and for the District aforesaid James King late a pensioner under the act of Congress of the eighteenth of March 1818 who doth declare on his oath that he owned and was in possession of a tract of land of two hundred acres, but that from old age and extream [extreme] bodily infirmity was unable to Cultivate his land so as to support himself and helpless family and in 1822 he Mortgaged his land for the payment of debts he had contracted for provisions H. and in eighteen hundred and twenty three, the land was sold by a foreclosure of said mortgage for three hundred and two dollars which went to the payment of the debt and costs with the execution of a small balance that he purchased provisions to support himself and family he further declares the reason he did not render a schedule of his property prior to the passage of the act of the first of March 1823 was that he still hoped to be able to support himself and family without becoming burdensome to his country. 
Sworn to before me in open court 5th October 1824
Danl.  Bird
C. C. G. S.
James King
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I Danl. Bird Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas and General Sessions for the District and State aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing report and oath herein contained was ordinarily and that the presiding Judge was satisfied with [illegible] in Open Court, and contains a true [illegible] taken from the Records of said Court
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court 7th November 1824.
Danl. Bird
C. C. G. S.
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James King
Declaration
1 May 1820
James King
Danl. Bird
Edgefield C. H. S.
Recd. 4 Oct. 1825
See letter to Danl. Bird
5 Oct. 1825
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South Carolina 
District of Edgefield 
Schedule
On this eighth day of March 1825 Personally appeared in open Court being the circuit Court of Common Pleas for said State and district and a regular court of record, James King aged sixty four years resident in the aforesaid District who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath declare that he served in the revolutionary war as follows. That he enlisted for eighteen months on the day of September 1779 in the company commanded by Col. Haws on Continental Establishment. That he was in the battle of Guilford Court house at the siege of ninety six and the battle at the Eutaw in South Carolina, and I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the eighteenth day of March 1818, and that I have not since that time by gift sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with any intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval services of the United States in the revolutionary war, passed on
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the eighteenth day of March 1818, and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, have any property, or [illegible] contracts or debts due to me, nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed.
To wit, that he has not at this time any property whatsoever of any description. Amt. of property which he had in possession since 1818, two hundred acres more or less of land, sold to Jeff Sharpton for three hundred and eleven 50/100 Dollars. Sold the 24th January 1823, also two mares, one sold to ---- for fifty five dollars in the year 1823. The other to Elisha Rum by for seventy five dollars in January past. Also a small stock of hogs which was used for his own support, also two cows, one of which was sold as beef accounting to eight dollars. That is a farmer by profession, but owing to a rupture that he is unable to maintain himself, that he has had a woman living with him by which he had one child, but they have separated, he has one other and son with whom he lives and that they are in very indignant circumstances, and that he has no other dependences for a support, but the [illegible] of his Country.
Sworn to this 8th March 1825 before me
J. S. Richardson
Associate Judge
James King
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I Daniel Bird Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the said District and State, do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the records of the said court. And I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said court that the total amount in [illegible] of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is ---------- Dollars
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand affixed the seal of said Court this 8th day of March 1825. 
Danl. Bird
C. C. K.
State of South Carolina
Edgefield District
Personally appeared before me Danl. Bird Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said District Maj. John Kilcrease who being duly sworn upon the Holy Evangelist of Almighty God Deposeth and saith that he has been acquainted with the within named James King for thirty years, and that he believes the within statement as made by him to be correct and that he has been compeld. To sell the within named property for a support.
Sworn to before this 8. March 1825
Danl. Bird
C. C. K.
John Kilcreas