Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 6,989, Abraham Hedgepeth, N.C.
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
N.C.

Hedgepeth, Abraham

NUMBER
S. 6,989

carded
CONTENTS
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Page folded
Left side handwritten vertical:

Death no on A.B.

Right side:
North Carolina 29.820 -
Abraham Hedgepeth
of Nash in the State of N.C.
who was a pri in the.....commanded
by Captain ... of the Rgt commanded
by Col Lyttle in the N.C.
line for 14 months

Inscribed on the Roll of N. Carolina
at the rate of 46 Dollars 66 Cent
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831

Certificate of Pension issued the 14 day of March 35
M. C. and Hon. M. T. Hawkins

Arrears to the 4th of Sep 24       16331
Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Mar. 35     23.33
$186.64

{RevolutionaryClaim,}
{Act June 7,18}

Recorded by Nath, Rice Clerk,
Book E  Vol. 6 1/2 Page 58.
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Declaration of Abraham Hedgepeth in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 4th of June 1832.
State of North Carolina} Court of Pleas & Quarter
County of Nash}    Sessions, May Term May 1833.

On this 13th day of May AD 1833 personally appeared in open court now sitting for the County aforesaid Abraham Hedgepeth a resident of said county aged sixty seven or 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 was born in the State of Virginia in the County of Richmond in what year he cannot actually say having no record of his age & being able to state his age only by reference to the period at which he entered the service - that he believes he is sixty seven or eight years old - that in his infancy he was brought by his parents to this county where he has lived except for a short period, ever since - that whilst living in this county at the age of sixteen he was called into service in the following manner - The men liable to do military duty were laid off into divisions, and when it came to the turn of a division to furnish its quota of men they were divided into classes of seven as well, as he recollects, out of which one man was to go into service - That he agreed to go without a draft in his class, upon the other six agreeing to pay him a certain amount which being done he entered the service upon a time of 18 months under Captain Edward Gandy in this county & there marched to Winston in N.C. where several companies met & were marched thence under Major Hagg to Salisbury.
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thence to Eutaw Springs where the troops stopped a few days for next infushment & thence to Charleston in South Carolina where we were placed under continental officers, the company of this declarant under captain her late of Col. Lyths Regiment
They continued in Charleston about two months going through the usual duties of soldiers, though in gaged in no combats with the enemy when we marched to James Island under the same officers, at that place we continued several months 
reconnoitering the surrounding county & skirmishing with detachments of tours, & many of whom were caught & executed & many shot down by action. From James  Island this declarant & others were detached under Lt Robert Bell to guard a magagine on a little creek about six miles from Charleston, called Wappoo Cut & remained there until the news of peace when he reserved or discharge or furlough from Lt Bell after having continued in the service Fourteen months - This discharge or furlough has long since been lost or destroyed, not being considered of any value. Besides the officers above name he recollects Captain Glenn Hall Captain Charles Coleman, Capt Gerard Capt Dixon, Lt. William Dixon & Major Hull adjutant of one regiment. no general officer was in immediate command one him whilst he was in the service. at his request a friend his heretofore made inquiries as the secretary's office in Raleigh, & has found this declarants name upon the war Rolls, preserved there & he [illegible] the same rolls may be found in the War department.

He does not know of any person now living who was in service with him, & who can testify to his
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actual service, but he refers for his reputation to the Revd Philemon Bennett & to George Boddie Srv Esq. the latter of whom is the son of one of the class which hired the declarant, & recounts the circumstances under which he joined the service as herein before detailed.

In regard to the period at which this declarant entered the service, he believes it was in August as before stated, but he does not pretend & speak accurately, being now a good deal advanced to years & withal illiterate

He hereby relingishes  every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present & declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of my state_ Sworn to and subscribed this day & year afresaid.

Interrogatories propunded by the Court

1st When and in what year were you born?
Ans. As I have always understood & believe, in Nancy County Virginia & from what he has always understood & believes of his age, suposes he was born in the year 1765 or 1766.

2 Have you any Record of your age and if so where is it?
Ans. I have none.

3 Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the
Revolutionary War and where do you now live?
Ans. In Nash County N.C. with the excepttion of about 12 months residence in Bertie
County N.C. about the year 1786 or 1787-

4  How were you called into service, were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And of a substitute for whom
Ans. As stated before the militia of N.Ca were classed in this County & taken by turns, when it come to the turn of my class I went into the Army without Draw or Draft, the others of the Class
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paying me for relieving them from the Draw or Draft
5. State the names of some of the Regular officers who were with the Troops when you served; such continental & Militia Regt as you can recollect and the general
circumstances of your services.-
Ans. I do not now recollect any other than those officers already mentioned nor do I know of any other circumstance of consequence, relation to my services.

6. Did you receive a Discharge from the service and if so by whom was it given &
what has become of it.
Ans. I received a Discharge or Furlough (when I do not recollect) signed by Lieut Robert Bell who was the officer of the Guard over the Magagine. When we were at the time of our discharge

7. State the name of Persons to whom you are known in your present  neighbourhood and who can testify as to your character for veracity and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution
Ans. The Revd Phil Bennett & George Boddie Senr. Esq.

He further declares that he has no documentary evidence of his service in the Revolutionary War nor does he now know of any living
Witness who can testify thereto.

That hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that is name is not on the Pension Roll of the Agency of any State
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year
aforesaid.
Abraham his X mark Hedgepeth
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April 25, 1940

BA-J/MCS
Abraham Hedgepeth
S. 6989

Miss Nonie Hedgepeth
4625 Ross Avenue
Dallas, Texas

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your request for information relative to Revolutionary War soldiers, Abraham and William Hedgepeth.

The Revolutionary War records of this office fail to afford any information relative to a William Hedgepeth.

The data which follow were taken from papers on file in the pension claim, S.6989, based on the military service of Abraham Hedgepeth.

Abraham Hedgepeth was born May 1, 1761, in Nansemond County, Virginia. The names of his parents are not shown. When an infant, he moved to Nash County, North Carolina.

While a resident of Nash County, Abraham Hedgepeth enlisted in July, 1782, and served fourteen months as private with the North Carolina troops under Captains Edward Gandy, Bacon and Peter McCates, and Colonel Lytle. 

After the Revolution, Abraham Hedgepeth lived in Nash County, North Carolina, with the exception of about twelve months when he lived in Bertie County, North Carolina, about 1786 or 1787.

He was allowed pension on his application executed May 15, 1833, at which time he was living in Nash County, North Carolina, and he was living there in 1835.

The papers in this claim contain no data relative to the family of Abraham Hedgepeth.
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In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension of Abraham Hedgepeth, the name and address of the person to whom it was paid and possibly the date of death of this soldier, it is suggested that you address The Comptroller General, Records Division, General Accounting Office, Washington, D.C., giving the following data:

Abraham Hedgepeth, Certificate #29820, issued March 4, 1833, rate $46.66 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1832, North Carolina Agency.

Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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6989
Rev War
INVALID.
File No. 6989
Abraham Hedgepeth
Pri Rev War
Act: June 7th 32
Index: -- Vol. 1st, Page 169
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1937 May 3. hist to
Frances Hedgespeth NCS

1940. Apr. 21. Hist to
Miss Marie Hedgepeth NCS
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Nashville N. Ca     Fall
Feb 23rd 1835


Hon Micajah T. Hawkins
M C
Washinton City D.C
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Admit as private
14 mo $46.66
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Nashville N.C. 22nd Feby 1835
Hon M.T. Hawkins

Dear Sir
Inclosed herewith I send you the Declaration of Abm. Hedgespeth which you will please lay before the Secy of War & use you influence in obtaintaining a
Pension

The papers have been then returned & lost in my opinion for little or no
reason at all-- ie an apparent discrepancy in the two Declarations  when if properly examined into it is very apparent that the mistake (if indeed a mistake it is) is such as one as any might have committed. In the first declaration he swears to the time to the best of his recollection & in the second having the benefit of the certificate of the Scty of State to assul & refresh his recollection is enabled to state more expertly this time-

Yr. Attention will much oblige both M. Hedgepeth &
Yr Obt hbl serv

A. Blount
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2nd
Declaration of
Abm Hedgepeth
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State of North Carolina
Secretary of State's Office
I William Hill Secretary of State in and for the State
aforesaid, do certify that it appears from the muster rolls of the Continental line of this State in the revolutionary war, that Abram Hedgepeth a private in Capt Bacots Company of the 10th Regiment in listed in 1782 for 18 months, and that nothing more is said of him on said rolls
Given under my hand this 8th
day of May 1834
W. Hill
---
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{time stamp]
RALEIGH
MAY
9
N.C

W. W.Boddie Esq.

Nashville
Nash County
No Ca
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Raleigh 8th May 1834
Dear Sir
I herewith send you such a certificate as I am unabled to make from the muster rolls; nothing is said on the rolls of his discharge, neither do they show the day or month on which he entered the service. Abram Hedgpeth. The fees & Postage amount to 30 Cents.

Very respectfully
your friend &
Obt Servt
W Will
W. W. Boddie Esqr
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Washam, Texas
April 6, 1937

Veteran's Administration
Pension Dept.
Washington, D.C.

Gentlemen:

Will you please send me the records of any Hedgepeths on the Pension List of both Revolutionary and Colonial service from North Carolina.

Thanking you, I am
Yours truly
(Miss) Frances Hedgepeth

 RECEIVED
APR 9 1937
mail sub-div reader # 22
vets adm
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[date stamp]
RECEIVED
MAR 27 1940
MAIL SUB-DIV
VETS ADM 28

4625 Ross Ave
Dallas Texas
Mar. 23 1940
Veterans Administration
Washington, D.C
(Please add straight nex time)

Sir:
I am writing for the Revolutionary War Pension record of Abraham Hedgpeth for service as private in Bacot's Compary of North Carolina in 1782, months of service eighteen

All family date desired I would also like to have, the pension record of Wm-Hedgepeth (none) [see note under address] of North Carolina who served under No. 2698 in State Record of Accts.

All family date desired

Very truly yours
Miss Nonie Hedgepeth
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The declaration of Abraham Hedgepeth in
order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 1832
State of North Carolina
County of Nash

Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions August Term
On this the 12 day of August in the year A.D. 1834 Personally appeared in open Court before the Justices appointed to hold the same Court now sitting Abraham Hedgepeth a resident of the County of Nash and State of North Carolina aged Seventy three years and three months and (illegible) who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed June 7 1832 that he entered the service of the United States  a private under the following named officers and served as herein stated in the year 1778 in the month of July enlisted in the service of the United States for eighteen months, his company was first commanded by Captain Howard Gandy in Nash County who marched us to Warrenton North Carolina when several companies met, and then we were marched to Salesbury under May Hogg then to the Eutaw Springs S. C.  when we stopped several days for rest and replenishment, then we marched to Charlestown then a place of rendezvous when we were put under Continental
officer my company was then commanded first by Captain Bacot and then by Capt Pellerots of Col Lytles Regiment, from Charleston we marched to James Island where we were stationed and
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occasionally reconating the surrounding country skirmishing with the Tories, many of whom in that caught and hung untill the news of peace reached us when we were furloughed and permitted  to return home  which illegible) after an absence of fourteen months as well as  I recollect in the County of Nash N Carolina where I have resided ever since except one for that I lived  in the County of Bostic 

He further states that he has no documentary evidence  in support of this declaration except a certificate of William Hill Secretary of State of N Carolina which accompanies this declaration, nor does he know of any person now living that can testify to the facts set forth herein. 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

Abraham his X mark Hedgepeth  

We, Gearen Ross a Clergeman and George Boddie JP both residing in the County of Nash and State of North  Carolina hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Abraham Hedgepeth who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be about seventy three years of age, that he is respected and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion
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Sworn to and subscribed in open court the day and year aforesaid
Gideo Boss
George Boddie
The following questions were propounded by the court and the following answers given-

Question 1 Where and in what year were you born?
Answer as told to me by my parents I was born in the County of Hanmond within the State of Virginia on the first day of May 1761

2 Have you any record of your age? If so where is
Answer I have no record of my age, but remember what was told me by my parents as above stated on the 1st of  May 1761 -

3 where were you living when you entered the service here have you lived since the Revolutionary war and when o you now reside?
Answer In Nash County except one year lived in the County of Bester

Quest 4 How were you called into service, were you drafted did you volunteer, or were you a substitute of a substitute for whom
Answer - At the time entered the service the men classified and every seven men had to furnish one to serve eighteen months or to land a draft, they offering me a certain sum to enter or volunteer I did so and served as stated in my declaration as well as my memory serves me

Quest 5 State the names of the regular officers who were with the troops where you served and such continental and militia Regiments as you can recollect and the general circumstance of your service
Answer In addition to those all ready mentioned he recollects Major Hull Lt Col.{crossed out) R. Bell. Clem Hall Capt. Colman
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Capt. Gerard Capt Dixon and Genl Green

Quest 6 Did you ever receive a discharge from the service if so by whom was it given, and what has become of it
Answer I received no regular discharge, but when the news of peace reach us, being at that time detached from the Regiment on duty on a little creek called Nappo I received a furlough signed as well as recollect by Lieut Bell which furlough after peace being made I considered of no value has been lost or mislaid

Question 7.  State the names of certain persons to whom you are known in your neighborhood who can testify to your character for verocity and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution?
Answer. William Robins Green W. Braker Richard Arrington and Ambos Harrison

And the said Court do hereby declare its opinion after the investigation of the matter, and after pollting the interrogators presented by the war department, that the above name applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states and the Court further certifies that it appear to it Gideon Boss
who have signed the proceeding certificate is a Clergiman resident of the County of Nash and that George Boddie also a resident of the County of Nash and are credible persons and that then statement is entitled to credit
M Boddie Clk
of County Court

I Arthur Whitfield Clerk of the Court of Pleas and quarter Session of the County of Nash do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceeding of the said court in the matter of the application of Abraham Hedgepeth for a pension testimony whereof thou hereunto set my hand [illegible ink blot and seal] office this the 12 day of August A.D. 1834

Arthur Whitfield C.C.C.
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Declaration
of
Abm. Hedgepeth
Nash County
No Ca
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State of North Carolina
Nash County
Court of Pleas and quarter Sessions
February term On this the 10th day of February in the year A.D. 1835 personally appeared in open Court, Court now setting Abraham (or Abam) Hedgepeth of the County and State aforesaid And after being duly sworn agreeably to law, state that the ans in his declaration, is in the first that he entered the service of the United States in the year 1781 and in the second that he enlisted in the year 1782 was made entirely on account of his loss of memory, he thought first he entered in the year 1781 but after that was returned from the war department with objections he was requested by a friend to get a certificate from the muster roll filed in the Secretary office at Raleigh, he then found that he was in error as to the date he hopes his loss of memory in a certain degree and not being able to get a certificate from any revolutionary caracter_ who served in his company for they are dead or moved from this section of country where he not will not deter him of the pension, offered to the said of the revolution of which he is one

Abraham his X mark Hedgepeth
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John King a soldier of the revolution and one who is now on the pension roll
of the United state after being duly sworn in open court say that he did not serve the army with Abram Hedgespeth but is not solitified in his mind that said Abram Hedgespeth did serve as set forth in his declaration
John his X mark King

William Turner also a soldier of the revolution and is also on the pension roll
of the United States after being duly sworn says he is well satisfied in his mind that Abram Hedgespeth did serve in the revolution as set forth in his declaration although he did not serve in the army with him
-
W.W. Boddie Clk of         William his X mark Turner
of the county court of Nash County

State of North Carolina  Court of Pleas & quarter Session
Nash County                ⎬  February Term 1835
I Arthur Whitfield Clerk of the said Court do hereby certify that the foregoing additional proof and explanation in connection with the original proceedings hereto annexed of the said Court in the matter of the application of Abram Hedgespeth for a pension contains the whole of the original and additioned
proceedings in said matter. In Testimony of which
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I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of Office at Nashville N. C. this 11th day of Feb 1835

A. Whitfield C.C.C.
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1st
26.478
Abraham Hedgespeth
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We Philemon Bennett a Clergyman and George Boddie Esq. and John Arrington Senr Esqr residing in the County of Nash and State of No Ca
hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Abram Hedgepeth who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be Sixty seven or eight 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 - And George Boddie Senr further states that he well recollects the circumstances of the said Abraham Hedgepeth's entering the army as mention in the foregoing declaration made & sworn to by him.
Sworn to and subscribed the day
and year aforesaid ___Phil Bennett
Attest Benj H. Blount  George Boddie
John Arrington

And thesaid Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter and after pulling the interogatories 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 Philemon Bennett who has Signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman resident in the County of Nash and that George Boddie Senr Esqr and John Arrington Senr Esqr who have also signed the same are residents in sd County and are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit 
W.W. Boddie Clk C.P.Q.
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State of North Carolina ⎬ Court of Pleas & quarter Session
Nash County   May Term 1833.

I Benjamin H. Blount Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for the County aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Abraham Hedgepeth for a pension. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of Office-

Benj H. Blount CCC
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May 3, 1937
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Abraham Hedgepeth
S. 6989
BA-J/McS

Miss Frances Hedgepeth
Waskom
Texas

Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your request for the records of the Colonial Wars and Revolutionary War soldiers with surname Hedgepeth who were from North Carolina.

The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in the pension claim, S.6989, based upon the service of Abraham Hedgepeth, the only soldier of that surname that is found in the Revolutionary War records of this office.

Abraham Hedgepeth was born May 1, 1761, in Nansemond County,
Virginia. The names of his parents were not given.

When an infant he moved to Nash County, North Carolina, and was living there when he enlisted in July, 1782; he served fourteen months as private with the North Carolina troops under Captains Edward Gandy, Bacot and Peter McCates and Colonel Lytle.

After the Revolution he lived in Nash County, North Carolina, with the exception of about twelve months when he lived in Bertie County, North Carolina, about 1786 or 1787.

He was allowed pension on his application executed May 15, 1833, at which time he was living in Nash County and he was living there in 1835.

There are no data on file relative to the family of Abraham Hedgepeth.

This office has no record of military service rendered prior to the Revolutionary War.

Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES    Division of Veterans' Administration Archives
Form VAN-51
12 - 5 - 41   BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*

NAME  Hedge, William    GRADE  Private  LINE  Maryland
WARRANT
NUMBER 11348  ACREAGE  100  ISSUED June 8, 1797
to James DeBaufre, assignee

*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are
registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent
dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800.
Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.