Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 4309, James Harrison, Va.
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SERVICE: Va.
Harrison, James
NUMBER: S. 4309
Born in Md. Carded
CONTENTS
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Letter to 3d Audr 18 Sept 1839
Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 6 April 1838 drawn 4th Sept 1836 to 4 Sept 1838. Agt notified 1. Oct 1839
Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 6th April 1838 from 4th Sept. 1838 to 4 March 1839. Agt Notified 24 April 1840
Paid as above from 4th March to 12th Decr 1839. the day of his death. Agt notified 21. Sep 1840

26530
West Tennessee
James Harrison
of Overton Co in the State of Tennessee
who was a private in the com commanded by Captain Epperson of the regt commanded by - in the Virginia line for 6 months

Inscribed on the Roll of West Tennessee at the rate of 20 Dollars - Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 6 day of March 1834 and Jabez Dabney Jamestown

Arrears to the 4th of March 60.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept 10.00
$70.00
{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7 1832.}
Recorded by Danl Boyd Clerk
Book E Vol. 7 Page 83
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State of Tennessee
Overton County} On this the 5th day December 1833 personally appeared before me Claiborne D. Parris an acting Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid, James Harrison a resident citizen of the County of Overton aforesaid aged ninety one years agreeable to his best information having no Record of his age and after being duly sworn for that purpose on his Oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7th June 1832. he states that he entered the Service of the Revolutionary war in Mecklingburg County Virginia under Capt. Richard Epperson he entered the Service as a drafted private militia to serve a three months Tour he was thrown in number and called out agreeable To number he the service under said Capt some time in the warm season of the year 1780 he cannot Recollect the precise time he marched to various places in Virginia, and went on to the Nottoway River and crossed the same, and went on to the Meherria River. and finally marchd to Dinwiddie
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and finally marched back and having finished his said Tour he was verbally discharged, some time in the fall after the precise time not remembered, and some time thereafter he was again called out according To number Captain Robert Smith To serve a three month Tour and march'd some time in the winter and went on To the Edge of North Carolina and the lower part of Virginia and Petersburg and finally march'd back having served out his said Tour, he was verbally discharged, he has no written or Documentary Evidence of his services and knows of no person by whom he can prove his service, he was born in the state of Maryland in Colbert County near Anopolis and went to Mecklinburg County Virginia at the age of Twenty years of age and continued to live in said County untill Twenty Eight years ago and then moov'd to Overton County as is now though it was then Jackson County where he has lived for the Last Twenty Eight years, he stats there is no Clergyman any place within his present Neghborhood he living in a remote part of the County in the wolf hills near the Kentucky Line he can prove his
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Character as a man of Veracity and as bein reputed as a man of Veracity that had been a soldier of the Revolutionary by his neighbors and acquaintances general by some of whom he will name
James Harrison and Joel Parish Esquire and William Chilton Esquire he states he is wholly unable To attend Court from bodily infirmity he hereby relinquishes every Claim whatsoever To a pension or annuity Except the present and Declares his name is not on the pension Roll of the agency of any State
Sworn to and subscribed} James x his mark
before me the day and} Harrison
year aforesaid}
Claibourne D. Parris J.P}

We Benjamin Harrison and John Richardson residing in the in the County of Overton State of Tennessee hereby certify that we are well acquainted with James Harrison who has subscrib'd and sworn to the foregoing Declaration that we believe him to be ninety one years of his age that he is reputed in his present neighborhood as having been a soldier of the Revolution and that opinion is General and we concur in the same opinion
Sworn to & subscribed} Benjamin Harrison
before me the day and}
year aforesaid} John Richardson
Claibourne D. Parris JP
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I Claibourne D, Parris Justice of the peace in and for the County of Overton State of Tennessee do hereby declare my Opinion after the investigation of the matter and after puting the interrogatories prescribed by the War department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and serv'd as he states and I further Certify that Benjamin Harrison & John Richardson who has subscrib'd and sworn to the foregoing Certifficate are resident Citizens in the County of Overton aforesaid and are credible men and that their statement is entitled to credit and I certify that applicant from bodily infirmity and Extreme old age is unable to attend court Claibourne, D. Parris (J.P)

State of Tennessee} I William Gore clerk of the
Overton County} court of pleas and quarter sessions of the County of Overton aforesaid hereby Certify that Claborn D Parris whose name appears to the foregoing Certificate was at the time of doing the same and now is an Acting Justice of the peace in and for the County of Overton aforesaid and that his Signature thereto is in his Own proper hand writing Given under my hand and seal at Office in Monroe this fourth day of February 1834
Wm,, Gore clerk

29,796
James Harrison
Tennessee
pr 6 mos
20
Jabez Dabney
Jamestown
Tenn.
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February 28, 1940.
BA-J/ILL
James Harrison
S. 4309

Nora Clark
217 Fairmont Boulevard
Knoxville, Tennessee.

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the information in regard to James Harrison, who served from Virginia in the Revolutionary War and received a pension in Overton County, Tennessee, in 1834.

The data which follow were obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, S. 4309, based upon service of James Harrison in the Revolutionary War.

James Harrison was born in Maryland, in Calvert County, "near Annapolis"; he went to Mecklenburg County, Virginia, to live at the age of twenty years, and resided there during the Revolutionary War.

He enlisted "in the warm season" of 1780 and served three months as private in Captain Richard Epperson's Virginia company, and "in the fall after", served a tour of three months as private in Captain Richard Smith's Virginia company; the specific dates of said services were not given.

x [clerk note: Next time put his age when he applied for pension.] The soldier moved from Mecklenburg County, Virginia, to Tennessee. In December 1833, he gave his age as ninety-one years.

James Harrison was allowed pension on account of his service in the Revolutionary War, on his application executed December 3, 1833, at which time he resided in Overton County, Tennessee. He had resided in that state for twenty-eight years, a part of the time in Jackson County. He died December 12, 1839, survived by a widow.

The name of the wife of James Harrison and the date and place of their marriage were not given.
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In December 1833, one Benjamin Harrison was a resident of Overton County, Tennessee, and made affidavit in behalf of James Harrison; no relationship between them was stated.

In order to obtain the name of the person to whom the last payment of pension was paid, you should apply to The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, this city, and furnish the following data:

James Harrison
Certificate #26530
Issued March 6, 1834
Rate $20 per annum
Commenced March 4, 1831
Act of June 7, 1832
Tennessee Agency.

Very truly yours,

A. D. HILLER,
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator

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July 13, 1933.
BA-J/ILL
Henry Prince-S.18168
James Harrison-S.4309

Miss Sallie Lee Lightfoot
212 Church Street
Paris, Texas.

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War records of James Harrison and Henry Prince, both pensioners for service in that war.

The records of these two soldiers are furnished herein as found in the papers on file in their pension claim, based upon service in the Revolutionary War.

HENRY PRINCE -S. 18168.

Henry Prince was born in the year 1749, in Virginia, and was reared in Frederick County.

While a resident of Spartanburg, South Carolina, he enlisted in the spring of 1780, and served at various times until sometime in March, 1782, amounting in all to about fifteen months, as a private under Captain John Thomas, Parsons, Samuel Earle, John Collins, William Wood, and Colonel Anderson, in the South Carolina troops; during the period of this service, he was in the Siege of Augusta and Siege of Ninety-Six.

He was allowed pension on his application executed October 9, 1832, at which time he resided in Greenville District, South Carolina; he had lived in said Greenville District ever since that war.

In 1832, the soldier referred to his son, William Prince, who was living in Rutherford, North Carolina. He did not give the name of his wife and there are no further family data on file in this claim.

Henry Prince died August 27, 1835.

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JAMES HARRISON -S. 4309.

James Harrison was born near Annapolis, in Calvert County, Maryland and went, at the age of twenty years, to Mecklenburg County, Virginia, where he resided at the time of the Revolutionary War.

He enlisted "in the warm season" of 1780 and served three months as private in Captain Richard Epperson's company of Virginia troops, and "in the fall after", served a tour of three months as private in Captain Richard Smith's Virginia company; the specific dates of these tours not shown.

The soldier resided in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, until about 1805, then moved to Jackson County, which was later Overton County, Tennessee.

James Harrison was allowed pension on his application executed December 3, 1833, at which time he was ninety-one years of age. He was then a resident of Overton County, Tennessee.

He died December 12, 1839, survived by a widow whose name is not stated.

IN 1833, one Benjamin Harrison was a resident of Overton County, Tennessee, no relationship to the soldier's family stated.

In order to obtain the name of the person to whom the past payment of pension due James Harrison was paid, you should apply to The General Accounting Office, Record Division, this city, citing the following:

James Harrison
Ctf. #36530,
Issued March 6, 184,
Rate of $20 per annum,
Commenced March 4, 1831.
Act of June 7, 1832.
West Tennessee Agency.

Very truly yours,

A. D. HILLER,
Assistant to Administrator.

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MMHF
Rev.&1812 Wars Section

July 11, 1927

Mrs. S. Casper Chandler
709 Wortington Ave.,
Charlotte, N. C.

Madam:
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S. 18168 it appears that Henry Prince was born in 1749 in Virginia and was raised in Frederick County.
While a resident of Spartanburg, South Carolina he enlisted in the spring of 1780 and served at various times until in March 1782, about fifteen months in all, as a private under Captain John Thomas, Parsons, Samuel Earle, John Collins, William Wood, and Colonel Anderson, in the South Carolina Troops and was at the Siege of Augusta and Siege of Ninety Six.
He was allowed pension on his application executed October 9, 1832 while a resident of Greenville District, South Carolina.
At the time of his application he referred to his son
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William Prince living in Rutherford, North Carolina. Name of soldier's wife not stated and there is no further family data. He died August 27, 1835. [clerk note: from AB]
The above noted is the only soldier named Henry Prince found on the Revolutionary War records of this Bureau.
Respectfully,

WINFIELD SCOTT
Commissioner.
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Knoxville, Tenn.
2-7-40

The National Archives,
Division of Reference,
Nelson Vance Russell, Chief,
Washington, D. C.

Dear Mr. Russell :-

I find in pension rolls James Harrison, Overton County, Tennessee. Private in Virginia Line, age 92, March 6, 1834, March 4, 1831, Revoluntary war.

Can you give me any information on this James Harrison.

Thank you.

Nora Clark.
[clerk note: answered by letter of 2/28/40]

B7840
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form K-8
(Rev. 11-21-38)
Division of Reference

REFERRAL SLIP
DATE FEB 19 1940

INQUIRY FROM:
Miss Nora Clark
217 Fairmont Boulevard
Knoxville, Tennessee

DATED: February 7, 1940

SUBJECT:
Information concerning James Harrison.

RESPECTFULLY REFERRED TO:
Veterans' Administration
Washington, D. C.

and the writer so informed.
[signed] P. M. Hamer
CHIEF DIVISION OF REFERENCE
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The National Archives
Washington, D. C.

FEB 19 1940

Miss Nora Clark
217 Fairmont Boulevard
Knoxville, Tennessee

My dear Miss Clark:
This is in reply to your letter of February 7, 1940, requesting information concerning James Harrison.
If James Harrison received a pension as a result of his service in the Revolutionary War, his pension record may contain information about him. The records relating to pensions granted on the basis of service in the Revolution are in the custody of the Veterans' Administration, Washington, D. C., and we are therefore referring your request to that office for consideration and reply.

Very truly yours,

P. M. Hamer, Chief
Division of Reference
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Knoxville, Tenn.
2-7-40

Veterans Administration,
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sirs :-
I find on Tennessee pension rolls James Harrison, Overton County, Tennessee. Private in Virginia line, age 92, March 6, 1834, March 4, 1831, Revoluntary war.
Can you give me any information on this James Harrison.
Thank you,

Nora Clark,
217 Fairmont Blvd.,
Knoxville, Tenn.

[stamp]
RECEIVED FEB 10 1940
MAIL SUB-DIV
Reader No. 35
VETS ADM
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709Worthington Ave
Charlotte, N.C.
April 5, 1927.
Commissioner of Pensions.
Washington D.C.
Dear Sir:
I am writing to see if the following men have records in your file of Revolution records.
1. Alexander Vernon (wife's name -- Margaret Chesnee) resided in Sptg Co. S. Car. on Tyger River
2. Michael Miller (son-in-law of the above A. Vernon, having married Nancy Vernon) He lived in Sptg Co. too [clerk note: not of SC]
3. Samuel Walker (wife - Phoebe Greene) served in Barnett [clerk note: only one of SC]
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Troop, Henry Hampton Regiment.
lived in Greenville District - formerly Ninety-Six Dis
4. Henry Prince (wife Jane McAlhaney). [clerk note: only one in files & her inquiries were all for S.C. people & this section]
Thanking you for your trouble and kindness, I am,
Yours truly,
Mrs S. Cooper Chandler.
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1933 - July 13 - Hist. to Miss Sallie Lee Lightfoot - ILL.
1940 - Feb. 28 - Hist. to Nora Clark - ILL

Rev War 4309
INVALID.
File No. 4309
James Harrison
Pvt. Va. line
Act: June 7"/32
Index:-Vol. A, Page 158
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
April 18th, 1840.

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," James Harrison, - a Pensioner on the Roll of the Nashville, Ten. Agency, at the rate of Twenty - Dollars per annum, under the law of the  June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of Sept. 1838, to the 4th March 1839.
Respectfully, yours,
[signed] Albion K. Parris
Comptroller.

To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
September 20th, 1839.

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," James Harrison, - a Pensioner on the Roll of the Nashville, Ten. Agency, at the rate of Twenty - Dollars per annum, under the law of the  June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of Sept. 1836, to the 4th Sept. 1838. 2 years.
Respectfully, yours,
[signed] Albion K. Parris
Comptroller.

To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
September 8th, 1840.

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," The widow of James Harrison, a Pensioner on the Roll of the Nashville, Ten. Agency, at the rate of Twenty - Dollars per annum, under the law of the  June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of March, to the 12th Decr. 1839, the day of his death.
Respectfully, yours,
[signed] Albion K. Parris
Comptroller.

To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.