Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 42043, for Daniel Tolar, South Carolina
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(3-1776)
SERVICE NUMBER
SC Tolar, Daniel S42043
CONTENTS
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North Carolina 
170125R
Daniel Tolar
Carven Co in the state of NC
who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Pinckney of the South Carola line for the term of four years
Inscribed on the Roll of North Carolina at the rate of 8 Dollars per month to commence on the 9 of June 1818
Certaificate of Pension issued the 29 of Spt at2
and sent to Thomas Watson agt
New bern North Carolina
rrears to 4th of Sept 1820 $214.93
emi-anl all ce ending 4 March 48
26 mo 26/30 1821 $262.93
{Revolutionary claim Act 18th March 1818}
and 1st May 1820}
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Enclosed is a blank Declaration return all the papers
War Depmt
Pension Office
June 3d 1820
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If proof be furnished to this depmt that the applicant served under "continental establishment" for nine successive months this case will be admitted the certificate of capt Keus will to this effect will be sufficient The service in No Carolina regiment avails nothing as the applicant enlisted for six months only 
Enclos
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South Cowland
Richland Dist
S.S.
On this First day of March
1820, before me, the subscriber, one of the Judges
of the Court of Equity in and for
the State aforesaid, personally
appeared Daniel Tolar aged sixty one years, resident in the district and State aforesaid, who being by me first duly sworn, according to Law, doth on his
oath, make the following the
Declaration, in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Cong entitled ""an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War, 
that he the said Daniel Tolar enlisted for the term of the does not recollect exactly the time, but it was in the anno Domini seventeen hundred and seventy five in the State of North Carolina in the company
of Captain Charles Crawford of the Regiment commanded by Col. Patten second regiment in the line of the State of North Carolina on the continental establishment; and he continued to serve in the ┃
said corps, or in the service of the United States until the for a [?]urlemonth,
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when in Charleston South Carolina
was discharged and he enlisted
again in the South Carolina Continental
the first Regiment commanded by Col.
Charles C. Peaches in the company of
Captain George Turner, he served in that
company for some time and then was
transferred to Capt Simon Theirs Company.
He was taken prisoner at Charleston and
put on shore by the British on the Bank
of Lawrence River in Canada. That
he was in the battle of Savanah, Stono
Charleston and Fort Moultrie, and that he
is in reduced circumstances, and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support  and that he has no other evidence now in his power to prove his said services than the certificates enclosed
Sworn to and declared before me Daniel
the day and year aforesaid
S
Henny W. DeLansure
Presiding Judge in Equity
Henry W. DeSaufsure

as aforesaid, do certify that it appears to my
satisfaction, that the said Daniel Solar did
serve in the Revolutionary War, as stated in
preceding declaration, against the common
enemy, for the term of nine months above
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time on the antenulat establishment and I now transmit the proceeding and as tenory taken and had before me to the secretary for the war department pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of congress I am also satisfied that he needs the assistance of his country for support I certify that the date of this encloation is the first oday of March anno domini 1820
Henry W De Lawsure
Presiding judge
Equity 
Charleston So Carolina July 10 1820 The above named Daniel Toler was recruited with of the North Carolina Troops in the year 1776 and served in the first regiment of So Carolina to the 12 May 1780 when the whol Cavin of Charleston was made prisoners which of war on about Four years Simon Theus
Capt of the 1st Regt of S Carolina
Contintntl troop
Charles Cotsworth Pinckney
late Col of Continental Regt of So Carolina & late Major General in the [illegible] of the United States
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Schedule
No property
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District of North Carolina
Craven County} Court of pleas & quarter sessions September 1820
On this 12th day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred twenty personally appeared in open court said court being a court of record proceeding according to the course of the common law with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount keeping a record of its proceedings & having proven to & impresion Daniel Tolder aged about sixty three resident in the county of Craven within said district who being duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows in the company commanded by cap Crawford second regmt No Carolina Line and in Capt Simon Theurs Company first regimt So Carolina Continental Line that he was in Charleston when the garrison were made prisoners in May 1780 was at the battle of Savannah Stono and Fort Moultrie that he received no discharge but was landed by the enemy on the bank of the St Lawrence in Canada that he has no evidence of his services now in his power except the affidavits of Osborn Clark & Huge Pugh Gerald and the certificate of Simon Thieg & Charles Coresworth Pickney annexed to his former declaration and I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818 & that I have not since that time by gift sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an an act of Congress entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land & Naval ser4vice of the United States in the Revolutionary War" passed on the 18th of March 1818 & that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or security contracts or debts due to me nor have I any income other than is contained in the schedule hereto annexed by me subscribed The declarant begs leave to refer to his petition & declaration dated the 9th June 1818 and the first of March 1820 Petitioner has no earthly property or any income of any kind.
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Declarant by occupation a Farmer but his advanced age and great infirmities prevent his labouring and leave him dependent on charity for support His family consists of the following persons a wife aged Fifty five years & no other person 
Sworn to subscribed & declared in open court 
Daniel Tolar
his X mark
Attest
J G Granly clerk
of craven county court

I James G Granly clerk of the court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions of Craven county State of No Carolina do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule therto annexed are truly copied from the records of the said court and I do further certify that is the opinion of the said court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is nothing.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court on this 13th day of September AD 1820 JG Granly clerk
of Craven County court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions
fotis
122V123
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Daniel Tolar
Craven Co NC
original declaration 
9 June 1818
Various Services
North Carolina and 
South Carolina lines
from 1776 to 1780
Admitted on the certificate of capt Theus countersigned by col Charles C Pinckney
No property
Thomas Watson agt
New bern NC
28 Sept 1820
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United States of America
State of North Carolina} ss
To the Honorable the secretary of War of the United States
The petition of Daniel Tolar of the county of Craven in the state of North Carolina sheweth that he entered the continental lines of the state of North Carolina during the Revolutionary war with the first troops raised in said state for that service as a private the particular time he does not recollect in the company commanded by captain Crawford in the second regiment he served in that Regiment more than twelve months and his time of service expiring while his company was in South Carolina, deponent enlisted in the South Carolina continental line First Regiment in the company commanded by Captain Turner He served in that line and company until he was taken prisoner at Charleston and was put by the enemy on board a ship and detained a prisoner and compelled to do duty on board until the peace when he was put on shore on the River St Lawrence deponent never received a discharge deponent represents that he is now fiety one years old is subject to a
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great degree of infirmity the consequence of hardships and wounds received in the war He is in indigent circumstances and prays the benefit of the act of the last session of Congress providing for his care deponent is now and always has always been a citizen of the state of North Carolina 
sworn to in open court June 9th 1818
JG Grntis cc Daniel Tolar
his X mark
Osborne Clark of the county of Pitts and Hugh Pugh Jerrald also of Pitt County in the state of North Carolina make oath that they were private soldiers of the war of the revolution in the North Carolina Continental Line they knew Daniel Tolar the peitioner also a private aforesaid line and that said Tolar served more than twelve months in said line they were prisoners at Charleston with said Toler and believe the facts maked in his petition are true as therein stated
Osborn Clark
Hugh Pugh Jerralds
his x mark
sworn to in open court 9th June 1818
JG Granty
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State of North Carolina
Craven County
Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions June Term As 1818
The forgoing affidavits of Daniel Toler Osborn Clark and Hugh Pugh Jerrald being taken and subscribed in open court It is ordered that it be certified to the secretary of war of the United States that it appears to the satisfaction of this court that the petitioner Daniel Tolar and served in the revolutionary war against the Common Enemy as stated in his petition and that said Daniel Tolar is now in reduced circumstances & needs the assistance of his country for his support
Witness James G Stanly clerk of the court aforesaid under the seal of said court at Newbern this 30th day of June AD 1818
Js Stanly cc
I certify that the above named Daniel Tolar was a private soldier in the First Regiment in the continental line of South Carolina commanded by Colonel Charles Cotesworth Pickney and that he was made prisoner on the surrender of the Garrison of Charleston So Carolina the 12th May 1780 Simon Theos ther
a captain said Regiment
I hereby certify that Major Simeon Theus whose signature as above was a captain in the 1st continental Regt of North Carolina at the capture of Charleston & that the faith should be given to his certificate as such
Thomas Pinckney
late major 1st regt of So Carolina in Continental Establishment
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South Carolina
Richland Dist } Personally appeared before me DJ McCord who made oath that he has known Daniel Tolar for about six months He has seen him about the town of Cowntia and ones or twice in the county and that he has always appeared to be in a condition of great poverty Beggingly to I verily believe he stands in need of the assistance of his country DJ McCord
sworn to before me this 1 March 1820
Sworn to before me this first march 1820 
Thomas T Wilkinson 
JP Exofficie

Danl Tolar's 
name is not on the rolls of N Carolina
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42043
Revy INVALID
File No 42043
Daniel Tolar
Priv Rev War
Act 18th March 18
Index Vol 3 Page 512
[Arrangement of 1870]