Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 38646, John W Crunk, N.C.
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
N.C.
Crunk, John W.
NUMBER
CONTENTS
S. 38646
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17
alabama
John W Crunk
of Madison, Co in the State of Alabama
who was a son in the Regiment commanded by
Colonel A. Martin of the N. Carolina
line, for the term of years
Inscribed on the Roll of Alabama
At the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on
the 11th of January 1819-
Certificate of Pension issued the 21st of July 1821 and sent to Henry Minor, Esq
Huntsville, Alabama
Arrears to 4th of March 1821
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sept, 1821
2 yrs 1 mo 
206.45
48.00
21 mo. " $254.45
by
{Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818.}
21 May 1820
[illegible]
Madison County
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Duplicate Certificate issued 26 Sept 1829 and at
Le Roy Pope Esq Huntsville Alabama
Duplicate certificate issued 20 July 1827, and sent to
Pension Huntsville per. Quadruplicate Certificate
issued 11th Dec 1837 and sent to Hon John Bell
H.B. Order to pay and letter to Pensioner.
27 Feby 1838
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11th Jany 1819
Decr of Wilm Crunk
Madd Co. Ala, Territory
In March 1776 in 2d Regt Col.
Martin in May was made sure
in Sept Ensign In June 1777 received
a Commission of 1st South in Col. Will
Faris Dragoons in which he served
till March 1783, when he resigned
Le Roy Pope
sent to the Sec of State
of N. Carolina for evidence
of service
a pension of $8 per mo: 24 May 1819
will be allowed, if the Judge will 
certify that the claimant needs it.  
3234
John W Crunk
Madison County
Alabama
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The Declaration of John W. Crunk of
Madison County in the Alabama Territory, made of
this eleventh day of January 1819 before me
Le Roy Pope one of the Judges and Chief Justice
of the County Court of said County
Said John W Crunk declares & says
That in the month of March 1776 in Guilford
County North Carolina he was enlisted by Lieutenant
Robin Ralston into the company com
manded by Captain David of the second
Regiment of the North Carolina line on 
Continental Establishment, commanded by Colonel Alexander Martin. That in or about the month
of May following he was transferred to the company commanded by Captain Armstrong in the same
regiment and was appointed a Sergeant
That he continued to serve as such in said
company untill in or about the month
of September following when he was com
issioned an Ensign in the company com
manded by Captain Knox in the same
regiment. He received this commission at Charleston, South Carolina, and soon afterwards marched
under the command of Major White
for Savannah in George. On his arrival in
the neighbourhood of [crossed out] Savannah
he was taken ill of a fever & remained hereby
sick & unfit for duty untill the month
of April following-- Before this time Cap
tain Knox with his company had march
ed to the Northward- Shortly before
this affiant set out from the Neighbour
hood
of Savannah, he wrote
to Captain Knox to inform him that
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he would soon be fit for duty again & to request
that Captain Knox would in form him when
he should join him-- About the month of
June 1777 at Mark's corner this affiant received
a letter from Captain Knox informing him
that he had believed this affiant to be dead
That the officers in his company were there all
filled & that if this affiant wished to continue
in the service, it would be well for him to
in some other part of the army-
This letter as well as this affiant recollects
was dated from Chesnut Hill, Pennsylvania, 
when this affiant believes Capt Knox's company there was-- In or about the month of June 1779
& soon after receiving the aforesaid Letter for
Captain Knox, this affiant joined the com
pany of Dragoons commanded by Captain
Duff, of Colonel William Fair's Regiment
and at Camden in South Carolina received
the commission of first Lieutenant in
said Company, and marched with said
company from Camden and joined the
Regiment at or near the Fish Sam
Ford of Broad River.
He continued in service
acting as Lieutenant in said company &
Regiment untill the month of March
1778
when he resigned his commissi
on  and left the Regiment near said
Fish Dave Ford and set out to return
to his connexions in Guilford County
on his way thither he met with
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Captain Joseph Barrett of the South Carolina
Militia then about to march with his company
on an expedition against the Churches to the
head of Pacolet river, and at the request of said
Captain Barrett joined his company went
with him on said service & continued for
three months when the company was
discharged - In or about the year 1779 this
affiant went as a private in the Militia
of Virginia on an expedition against the
Torries on New River and continued in said
service untill regularly discharged
or about the year 1799 when this
affiant resided in Lee County Virginia this
house was burnt, together with his furniture
& papers and as he belive his aforesaid
commission as Lieutenant and in
we then consumed. I believes that the
aforesaid company of Capt Duff & Col Faris
regiment on the continental establish
ment, and will recollects that said second Regi
ment commanded by Col Martin was-
This affiant is now a resident Citizen
of the United States residing in said County
of Madison- he
owns a horse & four cow
& some few articles of Household furniture
but other Land negroes, nor any other 
property to the value of Five Dollars except
as above mentioned
and he has no
other evidence now
in his power to
prove his having him in
Service as above stated-
[crossed out The foregoing Declaration by
Subscribed & sworn to before me 
at Huntsville on said 11th day 
of January 1819]
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said John W. Crunk further saith. That by reason
of his reduced circumstances in life he is in said
of assistance from his country for support
The foregoing Declaration was on
said 11th day of January 1819 at
Huntsville, Sworn to & subscribed
by said John W. Crunk before me
Leroy Pope J.P.
John W Crunk
Alabama Territory
of the United States 
Madison County to wit
I Le Roy Pope one of the Judges &
Chief Justice of the County Court of said County
certify that from the evidence aforesaid it appears
to my satisfaction that said John W. Crunk served
in the Revolutionary war against the
common enemy as above stated and in the
regiment of the North Carolina in Estate
Month of March 1776 till April 1777, during
a part of which time he was an Ensign of
said Regiment
and I now transmit the
proceedings and Testimony had before me in
said case to the Secretary of the Depart
ment of War - Given under my hand
at Huntsville with the said 11th day of January
1819
Leroy Pope J.P.
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Alabama Territory of the United States
Clerks office of the County Court of
Madison County Set
I Henry Minor
Clerk of said Court certify
That Le Roy Pope Esquire, who
has Subscribed the fore 
going statement of proceedings had before him, is &
was at the time of subscribing the same chief
Justice and one of the Judges of said Court.
In Testimony whereof I have
affix the seal of said court and
Subscribe my name at said
office in
Huntsville, the 11th day
of January 1819
Hy Minor Clk
State of N. Carolina
Secretarys Office Jan 1819
William Hill Secretary of State in & for the State afore
said do hereby certify that the name of John W. Crunk
does not appear on the musterroll of the line of this
State in the Revolutionary war, but a warrant
was issued for his services as a non commissioned
officer in the said War, in the month of
Decr 1779, when the Secretary of State was author
ized to issue such warrants on the certificates
aforesaid officers who had served in the war
aforesaid.
Given under my hand the date
above
Wm Hill
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State of Alabama, let
I Le Roy Pope one of the Judges &
Chief
Justice of the County Court of Madison County in
said
State before whom the foregoing declaration of John W. Crunk 
was made, certify that from said Declaration
& evidence to me submitted it is proved to my
satisfaction that said John W. Crunk is in indigent
in circumstances & stands in need of a pension &
assistance from his country for support
Given under my hand at the Huntsville Ala
31st day of October 1820
Le Roy Pope
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State of Alabama
County Set
Circuit Court of Madison
On this 10th day of February 1821 person
ally appeared in open court, 
(said court being a
court of record for said circuit & county) 
John W Crunk aged about sixty six years resident in
said county who being first duly sworn accor
ding to Law on his oath declares that he served
in the Revolutionary war in the North Carolina
line on continental establishment in the second
regiment commanded by Col Alexander Mar
tin from March 1776 till March 1778, as in his
declaration made before Jerry Pope Judge &c on
the 11th day of January 1819 Stated
and I the said John W Crunk
Solomnly Swear that I was a resident citizen
of the United States on the 18th day of March
1818. and that have not since that time
by gift sale or in any manner disposed
of my property or any part thereof with intent
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 service of the United States
in the Revolutionary War, passed on the 18th day
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 what
is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed & by
me subscribed viz
said John W. Crunk on his oath afored
says that he has no property whatever except his
wearing apparel that there are no debts and to him
except about thirty or forty dollars due by open 
account in Small Surry from different person
for the service of a the horse which he kept in
the year 1816 & the collection of which is doubtfull
Sworn to and subscribed on
the 10th day of February 1821
in open court as aforesaid
John W Crunk
L Mead C.C.C
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The
declaration, oath & Schedule of John W Crunk
an applicant for a pension which was accord
ing to the act of Congress in such case made
provided as a prior day of this term made
& subscribed & sworn to to wit on the tenth day
of February 1821, was this day in open court
produced ordered to be made & filed of
record and it is the opinion of the court
that the value of the property in said
Schedule named does not exceed forty dollars
And the said declaration oath & Schedule
together with the opinion of the court
thereupon is ordered to be certified to the
War department
I Samuel Mead Clerk of the circuit
Court of Madison County State of Alabama
do hereby certify that the above and for
going contains a true copy and correct transcript
of the declaration, oath & Schedule
of John W. Crunk an applicant for a pension
together with the opinion and order of said
Court as the same are filed and of record
in my office in Testimony whereof I have
hereto set my hand & affixed the seal of
office the Seventh day of March 1821-
& in the 45th year of American Independence
S Mead
Clement C. Clay Chief Justice of the
State of Alabama & Judge of the Fifth
Judicial circuit of said State, which includes
the County of Madison certify that the
foregoing attestation of Samuel Mead
Clerk of the circuit court of said county is in
due form - Given under my hand at
Thento with the 8th day of March 1821
C.C. Clay
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County of Lincoln
State of Tennessee
On this day the 7th of April
1826 before me the subscriber a Justice of the
peace for the said County of Lincoln
personally appeared John W. Crunk who
on his oath declares that he is the same
person who formerly belonged to the company
commanded by Captain John Armstrong
in the regiment commanded by Colonel
Alexander Martin in the service of the
United States; that his name was placed
on the pension roll of the State of Alabama
from whence he has lately removed, that
now resides in the State of Tennessee
when he intends to remain of wishes his
pension to be there payable in future;
of that his reasons for removing to the
State of Tennessee was for the purpose of
improving his health of being convenient
to his children
John W Crunk
Sworn & subscribed
before me the day
of her aforesaid
Enoch Rust Justice of Peace
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This day personally appeared Iry Crunk
before me Enoch Rust
acting Justice of the peace for the County of
the State of Tennessee & made at
that he is well acquainted with John W.
Crunk & that the well knows him to be
the person described in the above affidavit
that he was formerly a citizen of Alabama
was placed upon the pension list of that
State of that he is now a citizen of the County
Lincoln & State of Tennessee
RA Crunk
Sworn to a subscribed
before me this 7th day
of April 1826
Enoch Rust Justice of the peace
I do hereby certify that the above named
Iry Crunk is a person of Veracity and
truth, a person in whom the utmost
confidence may be placed in any thing to
which he not more
April 7, 1827
State of Tennessee
Lincoln County
I Brin M Garner
Clerk of the County Court of said
County do certify that
Enoch Rust who signed the foregoing
certificate [illegible]
was then one of the ating justices
duly commissioned & qualified
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set 
my name & affixed the seal of said
Court at office in Fayette this
10th July 1826
Brin M. Garner Clerk
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JW Crunk
Payable sem-annually. The first
Payment on this Certificate
be made on the 4th of September
in the year 1827 at Mason
by Thomas Butcher
Pension Agent
Recorded by Wm Allison
Clerk, in Book C Vol 9 page 15
CRUNK, JOHN W. 
(N.C) S-38646
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War Department,
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.
CERTIFY that, in conformity with the Law of the United
States, of the 18th of March, 1818, and
[illegible]
John W Crunk
late a Sergeant
in the Army the revolution, is inscribed
on the Pension it, not of the
Agency, at the rate of Eight
dollars per month, to comence
of the day of January any one thousand
eight hundred and [illegible] enter
the transferred
to take that on the 6th 1826
Given at the War Office of the United States,
this 11th day of July
one thousand eight hundred
and twenty seven.
James Barbour
Secretary of War
This Certificate [illegible]
Examine and Counters.
J. L. Edwards
CRUNK JOHN W.
(N.C.) S-38642
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38646
INVALID.
Rey
&
File No. 38,646
John W Crunk
Serg Rev War
Act: 18 March 18
Index:--Vol. S
, Page 88
Act: 18 March 187
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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State of Tennessee
County } SS
On this 2nd day of July 1827 Before me the subscriber,
a Justice of the peace for the said County of Davidson
personally appeared John W. Crunk, who on his
Oath, declares that he is the same person, who
formerly belonged to the company commanded
by Captain John Armstrong in the regiment
commanded by Colonel Alexander Martin
in the service of the United States;
that his name
was placed on the pension roll of the
State of Alabama 
that he received a certificate
of that fact, under the signature and seal of
the Secretary of War; which certificate
was lost or destroyed, and a duplicate issued
some time in the year 1825, he made application
for a transfer from the State of Alabama to
Tennessee. In March 1826 he was transfered
from Alabama to Tennessee to be paid
at Nashville from the 4th of March 1826
About the 25th day of October 1825 he
was assaulted in the house where he lived, by
four men and causally beaton, he believes they
done this with the intention of robbing him.
believing he had drawn his pension money.
as the pension certificate cannot be found
since that attack. It is believed they robbed
me of the certificate & some other things
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that he has not been able to draw his pension
since for the want of his certificate, and
now ask for a triplicate
John W Crunk
Sworn and Subscribed to
before me the day and
year aforesaid-
Stephen Cantrell
Justice of the peace
This may certify that I have been well acquainted with
the deponant J.W. Crunk as above and
have no doubt but what he is the same person
that was placed on the pension Roll for the state of
Alabama as by him stated
Stephen Cantrell
Jus. Peace
State of Tennessee
London County     ⎬
Be it known that on this third day of July
1827
before me Willobough Williams an acting Justice of the peace
in and for the County above named, personally appeared Harvey Cobler
who on
their oaths declare that they are well acquainted with
John W Crunk who has signed the foregoing oath of
Now
Identity and know him to be the same person or
roll of the United States-
Sworn and Subscribed to
before me the day
Harvey Cobler
his+mark
Sworn and Subscribed to
before me the day and
year aforesaid-
as above witten
Willie Williams
Justice of the Peace
This may certify that I have been acquainted for many years with
the [illegible] names Harvey Cobler, and know him to be a man
me and integrity, and in whose testimony the utmost confidence
-
Will Williams J Peace
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State of Tennessee Davidson County} ss
I Nathan Ewing Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for
said County do hereby certify to whom it may concern that Stephen
Cantrill and Willobough Williams Esquires whose names or signed
to the before recited Certificates were at the time their names appears
to have been signed to the same two of the acting Justices of the Peace
in and for said County and of said Court duly commissioned and
qualified as such full faith and credit is and ought to be given
to their Official acts in Courts of Justice and thereout
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto at my hand
and affixed the seal of said Court at Office in
Nashville this 4th day of July AD 1827
Nathan Ewing
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Union Bank of Tennessee
Nashville 12th Feby 1838
J. L. Edwards Esq
Dear Sir
at the request of Mr John
W. Crunk a Revolutionary
Pensioner under the
act of the 18th March 1818. And to whom
there is one years pension due to up to
the 4 Sept 1837. I herewith transmit you
his pension Identity for your examination
and permission of his payment. Mr Crunk
says that owing to sending his pension
certificate on to the Department for renewal
he got it mislaid or lost so that
he could not apply for his Pension sooner
Please to returned his claim to him
to Lebanon Wilson County Tennessee
with your instructions Very Respectfully
Your Obt. Sert.
John M Bass Prest
& Pension Agnt
By S. Cantrell
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Mr Evans Nill please
issue a certificate
immediately, on
the accompanying papers
Hon. Jno Bell
H R
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Washington City
Decr 8th 1837
Sir
I know John W. Crunk an old man from
whom I got the reclosed certificate with a promise
to have a duplicate made out for him. I also
advanced a small sum of money for him last
sum on the ground that I had left his enlist
in Washington & therefore deprived him of the benefit
of his pension during the first half of the year. He
is reputed in he neighborhood to be the son
who annually obtained he it & I am
confident] there can be no mistake as to his
identity
Respectfully
Jno Bell 
J.L. Edwards
Comr Pensions
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Honbl. John C Calhoun
Washington
City
Mr Edwards
For new certificate
Recd. 23 Sept 1823
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Huntsville 4th September 1823
Enclosed you will receive John W. Crunks
Application, for a renual of his Pension Certificate which
the lost last April
I have the honour be Sir yours
Respectfully
Leroy Pope
Honbl John C. Calhoun
Secretary of War
Washington City
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Application for a New Certificate
State Alabama
ss
Madison County ⎬ On the fourth day of September 1823 before
me the Subscribed a Justice of the peace for the said County of Madison
Personally appeared John W. Crunk, who, on his oath, declares that
he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded
by Captain Armstrongs in the Second Regt commanded by Col Martin
in the service of the United States; that his name was placed on the
Pension Roll of the Alabama Agency, that he received a certificate
of that fact under the signature and seal of the Secretary of War,
on or about 14th April 1823 on my return home from 
Huntsville where
I had received the stipend due me up to the 4th March 1823. I dropt my
pocket book out of my pockett, which contained my pension certificate
and two loaded waggons run over it with there wheels which compleate
destroyed my certificate in such a manner as no person could under
stand what it was
Sworn and subscribed to
before me the day and year aforesaid
John W Crunk
Fred Jones -JP-
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State of Alabama
Madison County ⎬ I Thomas Brandon Clerk of the
county court for said county do certify that Fred
Jones is a Justice of the peace in & for said County
and was at the time of taking the affidavit of
John W Crank as appears within, duly commis
sioned & sworn. In Testimony whereof I hereto
set my hand and affix the seal
of said court at office in said
County this 4th day of Sept 1823 & of
our Independence the 48th year
Tho. Brandon c.c.c.
State of Alabama
Madison County ⎬ I Samuel Chapman Judge of the
county court of Madison do certify that Thomas Brandon
whose signature appears to the above certificate is Clerk
of the County Court aforesaid & was at the date of his
said certificate & that the same is in due form of
law. Given under my hand and seal this 18th
day of September 1823
Saml Chapman {Seal}
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free 
The
Honbl
James Barbour
Secretary of War
Washington City
Pension office
July 21st 1827
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M. Crunk wishes his
certificate
sent to Nashville
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Rec. Augt. 3, 1826
John W. Crunk
for transfer
Sep-21. Alabama
Wm P. Martin
Fayetteville 
Tenn

Fayetteville 
Tenn
15 July} 50
Honbl James Barbour 
Secretary Of War 
Washington City
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Fayetteville
July 12th 1826
The Gentlemen in the offices of
the department of war will be
pleased, as early as possible
to notify William P. Martin, of
Fayetteville, Tennessee of the
fate of this application. The pen
sioner is an obscure individual
& may not receive the
notification in time. Mr Martin
will forward it to him.
He requests me to state that he
has not drawn any part of
his pension in Alabama since
4th September 1825.
Respectfully &
Will E. Kennedy