Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 8819, James Flemming, N.C.
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(8--1776)  NUMBER
N.C. Flemming, James W.8819
Jane
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No 88    18.880  ado
South Carolina
James Flemming
18.880
of Spartanburgh in the State of S. Carolina who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Donaho of the Regiment commanded by Colonel Shepperd in the N. Carolina line, for the term of 12 months from 1781
Inscribed on teh Roll of South Carolina at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 8 of April 1822
Certificate of Pension issued the 3 of Feb'y 1823 and sent to Hon. J. Gist, Esq'r. House of Reps
Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1822   39.20
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 March 1823  48 =
$87.20

{Revolutionary claim,}
{Acts March 18, 1818,}
{and May 1, 1880.}

4mo
8
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32
7.20
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39.20
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5463.
South Carolina
Jane Flemming widow of James Fleming who was a pensioner under the Act of Marcy 18.1888 and who died on the    of Spartanburgh in the State of S. Carolina who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Donoho of the Reg't. commanded by Col. Shepherd in the N. Carolina line for 12 months -
Inscribed on the Roll of  South Carolina at the rate of 40 Dollars  Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 30th day of May 1840 and sent to H. G. Dean, Esq. Spartanburg C.H.S.Ca.
Arrears to the 4th of March 1840 $320.00
Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Sept. 40 $20.00= $340.00
[Act July 7,}
{1838.}
Recorded by Wm. C. Zantzinger Clerk
Book A Vol. 2 Page 193.
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South Carolina}
Spartanburgh District} SS.  Personally appeared before me Hiram James and being duly sworn deposeth and saith that as well as he recollects in the year 1820 he was requested by Jane Fleming then the wife of James Fleming to transcribe from the back of an old family Bible which at that time was very much Mastitated and torn - the ages of her children - which he did on the opposite sheet of paper that the same is a correct and true transcript of their ages as foud by this deponant in the said mastitated Bible that it is in his hand writing and he has no doubt of its genuinesss & correctness that James Fleming who was a Revolutionary Soldier & Pensioner and Jane Fleming the present applicant for a Pension was the father & mother of children named on the opposite sheet of paper that they lived together as man & wife & in that character raised their famiy - 
Hiram James
[Signature]
Sworn to before me 30th April 1840
R. C. Poole J.P.
[Signature]

Peter
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South Carolina}
Spartanburgh District} Personally appeared before me Julius White & Jefferson Hays and being sworn says that they are well acquainted with Hiram James that he is a man of good character, & unblemised reputation and worthy of credit on oath
[Signatures]
Julias C. White
Jefferson Hays
Sworn to before me 30th Apl. 1840.
R. C. Poole J.P. Ex. off

South Carolina}
Spartanburgh District} SS. I J. Tapp Clerk of the court of common pleas in and for the District aforesaid certify that R. C. Poole is a magistrate as above and that the foregoing signatures purporting to be his are genuine - In testimony whereof I have herewith affixed my seal of office and subscribed my name this thirtieth day of April A. D. 1840.
J. Tapp, Clerk
[Signature]
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1) Peter Fleming son of James Fleming & Jane his wife was borned February Eleventh A. D. 1789

2) Alexander Fleming their son was borned May the first A. D. 1791

3) Nancy Fleming their Daughter was borned October fifth 1793

4) James Fleming there son was Borned September first 1802

Leonard Fleming was borned January the 22. 1809
Leonard Fleming diede or died July the 23 1816
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State of South Carolina}
Spartenburgh District} SS.
On this twenty first day of October 1839 Personally appeared in open court being a court of record for said District Jane Flemming a resident of the District and State aforesaid aged Seventy one years. Who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 4th 1836 that she is the widow of James Flemming dec'd who was a Revolutionary Souldier and Pensioner which will more fully appear by reference to his Pension papers on file in the Pension office. She further declares that she was married to the said James Flemming on the twenty fifth day of December one thousand seven hundred and Eighty Eight and that her husband the aforesaid Jas. Flemming died on the twelth day of June one thousand Eight hundred and Thirty and that she has remained a widow ever since that period as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed - She further states that she has no documentary evidence of her said marriage, that she once had a record of the age of her children but it is lost or destroyed so that she cannot obtain it - 
Jane Flemming X her mark
[Signature]
Sworn to and Subscribed on the day and year above written before N. B. The word aged interlined before signed fifty two struck out & seventy one inserted before signed.
Jno. Bomar O. S. D. 
[Signature]
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State of South Carolina}
Spartanburgh District} SS. I Joshua Tapp Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the District & in the State aforesaid do hereby certify that H. G. Dean is a magistrate as above and that the two foregoing signatures purporting to be his is genuine that John Bomar is judge of the Court of Ordinary for said  District that Clay Crocker Ralph Smith and William P. Underwood who have Sworn to & Subscribed the within affidavits are persons of respectability and entitled to credit - In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of office and subscribed my name this twenty first day of Occtober in the year A. D. 1839.
J. Tapp
Clerk of the Court for
Spartanburgh District
[Signature]

Jane Flemming
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State of South Carolina}
Spartanburgh District} SS.
Personally appears before me Cloey Crocker and makes oath that she is the sister of Jane Flemming, the widow of James Flemming dec'd who was a Revolutionary Souldier - that the said James Flemming & his wife Jane was married in this District on the twenty fifth day of December one thousand seven hundred and eighty eight by major William Smith, who at that time was a judge of the County Court - that she recollects the facts, more distinctly because it occurred on Christmas day - that her said sister Jane & the said James Flemming lived together as man and wife & in that charracter raised a family of children; that the said James Flemming died in June Eighteen hundred and Thirty - This deponant is also informed & he believes that the said Wm. Smith is also dead - 
Cloey Crocker X her mark
[Signature]
Sworn to before me 21st October 1839
H. G. Dean J. Q. 
[Signature]
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South Carolina }
Spartanburh District} SS.
Personally appears before me Ralph Smith & Wm. Underwood and being duly sworn upon their oaths say they are well acquainted with Jane Flemming the widow of James Flemming dec'd. that the said James was a Revolutionary Souldier & Pensioner that the said James & Jane Flemming lived together as man and wife, and in that character raised a family - that they are well acquainted with Peter Flemming who is the eldest child of the said James & Jane Flemming & that he is about foty five or fifty years of age, that the said James & Jane Flemming were always reputed and believed to be man and wife - Sworn to before me this 21st day of October 1839 - 
[Signatures]
Ralph Smith
Wm. Underwood
H. G. Dean, J. Q.

Jane Flemming 4779
S. C. July 4 1836
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Spartanburgh 18.713

James Flemming
Oath & Schedule


Hon. Joseph Gist.
House of Reps. 
Jan'y 23. 1823
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The State of South Carolina

At a Court of General Sessions & Common Pleas began to be holden at Spartanbrgh Court House for Spartanburgh District on the second monday after the fourth Monday in March being the 8th Day of April 1822 
Present his Honor Judge Colcock
Tuesday 9th April 1822 Court not according to adjournment
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Court adjourned until tomorrow 9 O'Clock 
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Wednesday 10th of April 1822 Court not according to adjournment
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The State of South Carolina} On the 10th day of Spartanburgh District} April 1822 personally appeared James Flemming of the District & State aforesaid between sixty eight & sixty nine years of age in open Court being a Court of Record (to wit) the Court of General Sessions & Common Pleas for the Distrcit aforesaid who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provisions made by the Acts of Congress, of the 18th of March 1818, and the 1st of May 1820 that he the said James Flemming enlisted for the term of one year in the month of April 1781 in the State of South Carolina in the Continental Establishment, in the  Company Commanded by Capt. Dunoho in the Second Regiment commanded by Colonel Dickson or Dixon in the line of the state of North Carolina and that he continued to serve in the same regiment until the 5th day of July 1782 when he was reguarly discharged, having served between two & three months longer than the Term for which he first enlisted. And in pursuance of the Act of the 1st of May 1820 he doth solemnly swear that he was a resident citizen of the United States, on the 18th of March 1818 and that
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he hath not since that time, by gift, sale or in any manner, disposed of his property or any part therof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring himself within the provisions of an act of Congress entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land & naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War passed on the 18th day of March 1818 and that he hath not nor hath any other person in trust for him any property or security, contracts or debts, due to him, nor hath he any income other than what is mentioned in the Schedule hereunto annexed and by him subscribed.

Schedule
118 acres of land not exceeding    $118.00.0
in value
2 Horses not exceeding in value        60.00.0
$30 each
1 Colt not exceeding in value             10.00.0
2 Cows & Calves not exceeding value 20.00.0
19 head of Hogs not exceeding value 15.00.0
2 Yearlings not exceeding in value         8.00.0
= $231.00.0
James Flemming X his mark
[Signature]

This deponent further saith that he is a farmer by occupation and intensly unable to labour for or support the land on which he resides is very poor eighty or ninty acres of which is entirely worn out and in Old fields - that he has none in family besides himself & wife Jane Flemming about 55 or 56 years of age who is very sickly & infirm and unable to labour for a support also one son James Flemming of about 19 years of age able to work but has been for some time past sickly. This Declarant further saith that he is very much addicted to the Pills and pain through his life so that he can neither walk nor ride with any degree of ease to himself which renders him incapable of labor.
James Flemming X his mark
[Signature]
Sworn to & subscribed the 10th day of April 1822 in open Court
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From the information I have received in this case I am of opinion that the property mentioned in the petitioner's schedule is fairly valued 
C. J. Coleck
[Signature]
11th April 1822
Spartanburgh
Court house

The State of South Carolina
I Elisha Bomar Clerk of the Court of General Sessions  Common Pleas for the District of Spartanburgh do hereby certify that the foregoing Oath and the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the Record of the said Court and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule does not exceed two hundred and thirty one dollars as appears from the above certificate. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand & seal of the said Court on othe 17th Day of April 1822
E. Bomar
Clerk of the Court of 
Sessions & Common Pleas 
for the District of 
Spartanburgh So. Ca.
[Signature]
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ow
for a statement of the military history of  James Flemming* a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his and his widow's applications for pension on file in this Bureau. Wid. F. 8819

[Headings]

DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. | LENGTH OF SERVICE. | RANK. | OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. | STATE.

June 14, 1781 | 1 yr. | Pri. | Capt. Thos. Donoho | Col. Dickson or Dixon | 2 Rgt. NC

* Name also appears as Fleming

Battles, engaged in, 
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Enl. in N. C.
Date of application for pension, Apr, 10 1822 His claim was al. 
Residence at date of application, Spartanburgh Dist. S. C. 
Age at date of application, 68 yrs. Died June 12, 1830.
Remarks: He married in Spartanburgh Dist. S. C. Dec. 25, 1788. Jane -. She was allowed pension on an ap. ex. Oct. 21, 1839 while 71 or 74 years old and a res. of Spartanburgh Dist., S. C.
Children: Peter, Alexander, Nancy, James, Leonard.

Very respectfully,
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Mch 20 '08, Hist. to Mrs. L D. Fleming
Apr. 21 1908 To Q.M. Gen'l U.S.A. Tombstone data  AOS

Revalution
North Carolina
WIDOW, &C.
____________
File No. 8819
Jane Flemming 
Wid"
James Flemming
Privt Rev. War
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Act: July 7"1838
Index:-Vol. A., Page 242

[Arrangment of 1870.]
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S.C. Act 4 July 1836-4779
___________________________
Jane Flemming widow of 
James - Let to H. G. Dean
19 Nov. 1839 - 

Rejected. -
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James Fleming
Priv. married af
her husband left 
the service
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Jane Fleming
Wd. of James
S. C.
Act July 7 1838
Married 1788
died 1830
Allow $40 per
ann.
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State of North Carolina, Secretary's Office 29th Jan'y 1823.
I William Hill Secretary of State in & for the State aforesaid, do certify that it appears from teh musterrolls of the continental line of this State in the revolutionary war, that James Flemming a private in Capt. Donoho's Company of the 10th Reg't was mustered the 14th June 1781 twelve months, and that he served out his time and left the servcie on the 14th of June 1782. Given under my hand the date above.
Wm. Hill
[Signature]
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J. L. Edwards, Esqr.
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City

May 9 1840 7000
S. C. 
7 July 1838

[stamp - SPARTANSBURG. C.H. S.C. MAY 1]


Jane Fleming
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Spartanburgh Ct. Hourt
30th April 1840 -

My Dear Sir

Your kind favour of the 19th of Nov. last was long time Rec'd. but absence from home and my engagement on the circuit has prevented me from troubling you with the claims of the old women of my District but the Spring Circuit is now over & I am at leasure and there is no such thing as quitting of an unfortunate old woman

Yours &c. 
H. G. Dean
[Signature]

[stamp - illegible]
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State of South Carolina}
Spartanburgh District} SS.  On this thirtieth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and forty personally appeared before me the Judge of the Court of Ordinary for said District in open court Jane Flemming a resident of the District & State aforesaid and Seventy five years who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 7th 1838 entitled "an act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows" That she is the widow of James Flemming who was a revolutionary Souldier as will appear by reference to his declaration and Pension Certifcate on file in the Pension Office - which she begs have to refer to - 
She further declares that she was married to the said James Flemming on othe twenty fifth day of December in the year of our lord one thousand Seven hundred and Eighty Eight - that her husband the aforesaid James Flemming died on the Twelfth day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight Hundred and thirty. That  she was not married to him prior to his leaving the servcie, but the marriage took place previous to the first of January Seventeen hundred and ninety four viz. at the time above stated.
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That she has remained the widow of the said James Flemming ever since his death - that she has no record - proof of her marriage and for proof of her marriage and so forth she begs have to refer to her papers heretofore placed on file in the Pension Office. That she herewith sends a copy Record of the ages of her children which is all the evidence she has on the subject of her marriage other than what she has already sent on to the Pension Office - 
Jane Flemming X her mark
[Signature]
Sworn to & Subscribed before me the day & date above written - 
R. C. Poole
Judge of the 
Court of Ordinary
[Signature]

State of South Carolina} SS. I J. Tapp Clerk of 
Spartanburgh District} the Court of Common Pleas for said District Certify that R. C. Poole is Judge of the Court of Ordinary in and for the District aforesaid and that the foregoing signatures purporting to be his is genuine - In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of office and subscribed my name this the thirtieth day of April A. D. 1840 -
J. Tapp Clerk
[Signature]
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FREE
J. l. Edwards Esq'r. 
Com. of Pensions
Washington City

Oct. 31 1836  4779
S. C. 
4 July 1836

[stamp - SPARTANBURG C.H. S.C. OCT 23]

Flemming
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Spartanburgh Court Hosue
22nd Oct. 1839

My Dear Sir

Enclosed you have the Declaration of Jane Flemming for a Pension, the original Pension Certificate of her husband James Flemming was returned at the time she drew the arrearage of his Pension.
Yours with Esteem
H. G. Dean
[Signature]
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State of North Carolina}
Montgomery County}

This day came Stephen Bayley before me Littleton Harris one of the acting Justices for the above courts and made oath that himself and James Flemming volunteered under Capt. Dickson & Thomas Dunoho Captain in the second regiment of Infantry in the year Seventeen hundred and Eighty one and served Twleve months and then was discharged regular by the above officer Sworn to and subscribed before me July the 31st 1819.
Stephen Bayley X his mark
[Signature]

Littleton Harris J. P. 
[Signature]

I John B. Martin Clerk of the County Court of Pleas and Quarter of Montgomery County State of North Carolina, do hereby Certify that Littleton Harris, before whom the above affadavit was subscribed  is an acting Justice of the Peace in & for the county of Montgomery, duly appointed and qualified, that due faith and credit are due his official acts as such Given under my and seal office Sept. 29th 1819.
J. B. Martin Clk
[Signature]
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3-595.

Record Division.
Department of the Interior,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
April 18, 1908
F. N.
Wid. File No. 8819
Certificate No. ________________
Claimant, ______________________
Soldier, James Flemming or Fleming, (singned by mark)
Service, Prvt.  Capt.Thos. Donoho's Co., Col. Dickson or Dixon's Co., Col. Dickson or Dixon's 2" N. C. reg't Rev. War.
Remarks:
Soldier's residence at date of his application for pension Apr. 10, 1822 was Spartanburgh District. S. C., and he was 68 yrs of age. He died June 12, 1830.

Chief of Division.

27498b4m2-07
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Feb. 3.23
W. 8819
Rev.

Spartanburg S. C. 
Mar. 12 1908

Pension Office
Interior Dep't - Wahsington D. C. 

Will the officer in charge please send copy of record of services or any other data, concerning James or Jimmy Fleming of Spartanburg Dist. - So. Car. of Rev. Army - who drew a pension?
Mrs. L. D. Fleming
251 E. Main St.
Spartanburg
So. Car.
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM-51
12-5-41

Division of Veterans' Administration Archives

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*

NAME Flemming, Jeremiah GRADE Private LINE New Jersey

WARRANT
NUMBER 8304 ACERAGE 100 ISSUED August 14, 1789 to - not shown

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*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, 176, 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.