Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 7810, for Uriah Odam, Virginia
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(8-1776) Service Va. [Virginia] | Odam, Uriah Odham | Number R7810 | Contents
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Uriah Odham 
21268 

Rejected 20 Aprl. 33 
See letter to DW Sanders 
Clerk of onslow Co [County] 
Onslow C H N.C.
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State of North Carolina 
Onslow County 

on this 7th day of November A.D. 1832 personally appeared in open Court before the worshipful Justice of the Court of Pleas & Quarter
Sessions for the County of onslow No Ca. now sitting
Uriah Odham a resident of onslaw county
No.Ca. aged 74 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 paped
June 7th 1832-

This applicant enlisted in Nanse-
mond County Virginia in 1776 under the com-
mand of Willis Reddick Captain, [illegible] to
Norfolk. We went up the Bay in a
shallow to the head of Elk River & thence
marched to to Philadelphia, where this affi-
ant together with his company was in
ulated
we marched thence to a White
Plains [New York] and joined General Washington, Here
we had a battle with the Hessians at a
place called Reddington [Battle of Trenton]. We marched back 
to Philadelphia & were in the
fight
at Brandywine Creek. We fought from
day light to dark & left the field of battle ground
with the enemy. we came off perfect order.
Many were claim on each side.
This applicant was in the battle of the Schuyl-
kill [Schuykill River] under the command of Genl Washington.
My time being out I enlisted under Pu-
laski [pulaski] as a dragoon he commanded the
Light horse. We marched to the South to
join General Lincoln which we did at a
place called black Swamp in South Carolina
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We then marched to Savannah & with
the assistance of Admiral D'Estaing of the
French Fleet attempted to take the city
by storm, but were defeated with consid-
erable slaughter. Pulaski in his attempt
to gain the rear of the enemys batteries was
mortally wounded by a musket ball  this appli-
cant saw him fall from his horse & in the
same charge received a
sabre cut upon the head which covered
him with [illegible] & the dragoon by whose
hand my blow was given received almost
in the same moment a death blow from
my own Lieutenant [illegible]
After our discomfiture we returned
to the North & joined Col Wm Washington
& came to the South again under his com-
mand & were attached to Genl Morgan
command. We were at the battle of the
Cowpens in South Carolina & gave the
enemy a severe drubbing taking 700
Prisoners.  We were after this at the
battle of Guilford Court House in this State.
At the battle of Eutaw Springs in South Car
this applicant was wound in the hip, his horse being
shot from under him. Col Washington
was wounded & taken. After this battle this
applicant was discharged not being fit
from his wound from the service. This discharge
he produces. He has no written evidence of his
statement except the discharges which he
produce. He hereby relinquishes every claim
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whatever to a pension or annuity except the
present & declares that his name is not on
the pension roll of any State.
Sworn & subscribed this
day year before written}  Uriah Odham
D W Sanders Clk

we Luke Huggins, Wilham Montfort &
David W Sanders
residing in the County of Onslow hereby
certify that we are well acquainted with
Uriah Oldham who has subscribed & sworn
to the above declaration & that we believe him
to be 74 years of age, that he is reputed be-
lieved  in the neighborhood where he resides
to have been a soldier of the Revolution
& that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn to subscribed the
day above written} Luke Huggens J
Wm Montfort

Interrogatories
1- Where & in what year were you born?
Ans. Nansemond County in Virginia in
the year 1758 -
2- Have you any record of your age &
where is it?
Ans.  [illegible] in this County somewhere not
Known
3- When were you living when enlisted into
service where have lived since the War
where do you live now
Ans. In Virginia, Nansemond County
since the war & have lived in Gates
County in this State & live now & have
lived for 31 years in Onslow County
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4- How were you called into service, were you
drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a
substitute & for whom?
Ans.  I enlisted in the Regular Army, served two
years
& half in the foot & one years
Eleven months in the horse.
5- State the names of some of the Regular
officers who were with the troops, where
you served, such regiments as you
recollect & the general character of your
service.
Ans.  I recollect Genl Washington Alex
Hamilton, Pulaski, Col Washington
Peyton [illegible] & John Lawton
6- Did you ever receive a discharge from the
Service & if so by whom was it given & what
has become of it
Ans. Yes- I received two discharges which
are herewith sent. one from John
Lawton dated Decr 2 1781 for one
year & Eleven months in the first
Virginia Regiment of horse
the second is from
Capt Willis Red-
dick for two years & six months
service in the first Virginia Regiment
Nov 28. 1778- both of which
dischared are herewith appended-
7- State the name of some of the
persons in your neighborhood to whom
you are at present known & who
can speak of you character for veracity
& belief in you services as a
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soldier-
Ans. Lieut Edward Ward, Starkie Jones, [illegible] Williams, Squire Sleen
Sworn & subscribed
the day before written} Uriah Odham

I John Gornto certify that I am well acquainted with Uriah Oldham the present applicant
that I believe the present statement [illegible]
by him to be true from the knowledge I
have of his character-
John Gornto
Sworn the day
above written
D W Sanders Clk

And the said Court do hereby declare the
opinion after the investigation of the matter
the interrogators prescibed by the war
Department that the above applicant was
a Revolutionary Soldier & served as he
states & I further certifies that John Gorntois a reputable minister of the Baptist
Church in said County & I further
State that Luke Huggins William Mont-
fort
are respectable residents
of onslow County
and are entitled to credit-
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I david W Sanders Clerk of the Court
of please &  Quarter Sessions for the County of
Onslow do hereby certify that the
foregoing contain the orignial proceeding
of the said Court in the matter
of the application of Uriah Olham
for a pension.  In testimony
whereof I have hereunto set & affixed my
seal of office this 7th
Nov 1832 A.D
D W. Sanders Clk

I William Montfort acting chairman
pro tem hereby certify that the
statement made this 7th Nov
A.D. 1832. in open Court &
entitled to credit-
Will Montfort
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7810 Rejected
Uriah Odam
or Odham
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[illegible]
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This is to certify that Uriah Odham has [text is blacked out]
countries [illegible] services to [text is blacked out] and [text is blacked out]
[text is blacked out] of Virginia November the 8th 1778
Willis Reddick
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Discharge [illegible]
been forged
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[Uriah Odam]
[N.C.]
[rejected]

7810
Uriah Odam presented his first declaration in 1832, in whici he alleged to have served 2 1/2 yrs in Caps Reddick Co 1st N Regt & one year & 11 mos in the Cav under Col Washington to sustain which, two forged [underlined]discharges were presented
The claim was rejected. The claimant then resided in Onslow Co.___In 1834 the claimt
went into New Hanover Co. and made a new dec:
setting up an entire new pension. __ see within
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No.21208
Uirah Odham
N.C.

Rejected
see letter to D W Saunders
Clk: Onslow Co. No. Ca.
20 April 1833
[illegible] 18 Feby 1835 John Bunting.
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Free

J. L. Edwards Esqr
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
District of Columbia

NC Feb 17
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Uriah Odam
NC

Rejected
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Dear Sir
Agreeable to your letter with the return of -
Uriah Odams First declaration, I herewith send
the first back with the present One it was a
remissness in me in not stating in the first
declaration his incapability of attending
our courts, but I hope his present Declaration
will be sufficent for him to get a
a certifficate, as he has proven a past of
his services, and he is in need of it, and
should he obtain a certifficate wood be
glad it wood be forwarded to me at Long Creek
post office.
Jno Bunting
P.S. the reason his declaration has not been
sooner foward is been owing to sickness
of myself and family & he living in the
upper part of my County
J. Bunting
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Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832-

State of North Carolina 
New Hanover County

on this 28th day of May 1834 personally appeared before me
John Bunting a Justice of the peace in and for said
County Uriah Odam a Resident late of Duplin County
But now a resident of New Hanover County in the
State of North Carolina aged about seventy six 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 entered the service of the United States in
the year 1776 as a vollenteer Private Foot Soldier
under the command of Captain E. Knott Lieutenant
Wm Graves and Insign J Wallice Coln Willis
Reddick [Riddick] Commander and served three months
in Norfolk County, State of Virginia, in 1777
he again volunteered under the same officers and served
three months a private in the Foot Soldiers, in thence he
moved to North Caroline Hartford [Hertford] County and in
1778 he was drafted to for five months after crossing
the line of this State to go to the assistance of Georgia
under the command of Captain James Harris
Lieutenant Jersey Benton and Insign James Arline
on the 10th of Decr 1778. they crossed the line dividing
North and South Carolina and joined head quarters
at the Ninety six and was taken under the comand of Genl Ashe and John Pew [Pugh]-Williams Coln who commanded the Regiment he belonged to
they broke up camp and marched into Georgia
and In camped on Bryars [Brier] Creek and on the 3 or 4
of March 1779 they had a battle with Genl Prevost
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the British Commander and the army under
his command; when he was wounded in the right
arm with a Ball and head with a broad Sword
and was taken prisoner and sent to St Augusteen
where he remained prisoner for 13 months, and
then run away by the centurys desersion, who [illegible]
an Indian to pilot them two, through the Florida
where they left him, he then made his way
through Georgia into South Carolina where
he met Captain James and volunteered and
served five months, when he was taken sick
and returned home to Hartford North Carolina
while he was with Captain James Gen Morrison and
Coln Horry [Peter Horry] and ten men joined them and he
was with them when they surprised Coln Tines [possibly Col Tye?]
the tory Commander on Linches [Lynches] Creek in the
night;
after the recovery of his health he
went to Edinton [Edenton] North Carolina in 1782 and
Joined as a private of Marines on board of
an American armed vessel call'd the Saucy
Jack Mounting 20 guns, John Cooper commander
In 1783 they crossed the Bar of Ocricock [Ocracoke inlet] and
took two Brittish prises [prizes] sent them into
buford [beaufort] harbour June 1783 they met
with an English Ship of war
named the Sir Peter Parker gave battle
to her and in 45 minutes, the Saucy Jack
had to surrender ,when he was sent as
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a prisoner of war to Charleston South Carolina
and was kept until peace was declared between
the King of Great Britton and America and that
he knows of no living witness to identify the above facts stated
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 or
agency of any State. Sworn to and subscribed
the day and year first above written
Sworn to before
Mr Jno Bunting
Uriah Adams

We William Armstrong a Clergyman Residing in
the County of New Hanover and Wm H Vann Esq
Residing in the same, hereby certify that we
are well acquainted with Uriah Odam who
has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration
and we belive him to be about 76 years of age that
he is reputed and believed in the Neighborhood
where he resides to have been a soldier of the
Revolution and that we concur in said opinion
Sworn and subscribed to
before
Jno Bunting JP
Wm Armstrong
Wm Vann
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And I John Bunting Justice of the Peace hereby
declare that it is my opinion after the investigation of
the matter, after putting the interrogatories prescribed
by the war Department, that the above named applicant
was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he
States and that I do hereby certify that William
Armstrong who signed the preceding certificate
is a Clergyman resident in the County of New
Hanover and that William H Vann Esq. who has
also signed the same is a resident of said
County, and are creditable persons and that their
Statement is entitled to credit.enting
Jno Bunting J.P.


State of North Carolina
NEW HANOVER COUNTE
I HEREBY CERTIFY. That the
that the signature of John Bunting
which appears to the declarationis

the proper handwriting of the said John
and that the said John
was, at the time
of affixing his signature, an acting Justice of the Peace for the County of New Hanover,
duly commissioned and sworn; and that due faith and credit should be given to his signature
therein, as well as thereto.
Witness, THOMAS F. DAVIS, Clerk of the County Court of Pleas and
Quarter Sessions for the County of New Hanover, under Seal of Office,
this 17
day of June
A. D. 1834
Roth Davis
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Declaration in order to obtain the Benefit of the act of Congress
passed June 7th 1832
State of North Carolina
New Hanover
County ⎬
on this Second day of January 1835 personally appeared before
me John Bunting a Justice of the peace in and for said
County Uriah Odam a resident of the County and state
above written aged about 77 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 pass'd June 7 1832. that he entered into the
United States army as a volunteer foot soldier in 1776
and served three months under the command of Capt
E Knoll Lieut Wm Graves, and Insign J Wallace, Col
Willis Redick [Riddick] Commander, and served the said three
months at a place call'd  Crainy [Craney] Island on the waters that
led from the St James River to Norfolk in Norfolk
County, State of Virginia, where then he resided and was
Born and raised
in 1777 he again vollinteered [volunteered]
and served three months under the first named
officers in the said County of Norfolk and state of Virgina at a place call'd the [illegible] Win Mill [windmill]
point on the same Water course as above but
nearer the town of Norfolk

He then moved from Norfolk Virgina with his Father and
Family into North Caroline Hartford County and
in 1778 was drafted for five months to go to the assistance
of Georgia this was about the first of November, the soldier
met at a place call'd Princeton in said County and
was taken under the command of James Harriss Capt
Jessey [illegible] Lieut James Arline Insign; they were
then marched to Kingston where the governor of the state
then resided. from him we were ordered to Ninety
Six to Join Genl Ashe, we were marched through
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Fayteville then [illegible- posssibly Cross]Creek on the 10th of Dec'r we cross'd
the line dividing this State and South Carolina and on the
19th Joined Head Quarters at 96 and was taken under the
command of General Ashe a Militia General and
John Pew [Pugh] Williams a Continental Col'n who comman-
did the company I belonged to Colonal Eaton was
also in Camp he commanded the Hallifax Regiment and
Richard Caswell Comanded the Kingston Regiment
these were the commanded I was personally acquainted 
with. Broke up camp at 96 and marched into
Georgia and encamped on Bryar [Brier] Creek on 3 or 4
of March 1779 had an engagement with the
English under the command of General Prevost
when I was wounded in my right arm with a
Bale and in the Head with a broad sword
taken prisoner and sent to St Augusteen [Augustine] where I
remained 13 months, then made my escape by escaping
away which I effected by the desertion of the centry
who keep guard over me, I then made my way back 
to south Carolina, met with Captain James Vollunter
under him and served five months this was in the
Neighbourhood of Georgetown, while with Captain James
Colonal Horry and General Morrison joined him
with ten men I was also with them when they
Surprised the Torys on Linches [Lynches] Creek with their
Commander Coln Tins {[ye], after serving five months
as above stated I was taken sick got a discharge
and returned back to Hartford County North Carolina
after the recovery of my Health I went to Edinton [Edenton}
Dec 20 1782 and entered as a private of marines aboard of
American armed vessel call by name the Saucy
Jack Mounting 20 guns. John Cooper Commander
1783 crossed the bar of Ocrocack [Ocrecoke] took two
British prises sent them into bufort [Beaufort] Harbour
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in June 1783 the met with a brittish Ship of war call
the Sir Peter Parker gave her Battle but in 45
minutes had to surrender to her when we were all
sent to Charleston as prisoners of war where we
remained until peace was declared between the
United States and great Britton his services
is as follows 
3 months first Norfolk, Virginia 1776
2nd 3 mo [ditto] [ditto] 1777
3rd  4 mo from Hartford N.C. till taken 1778
4th  5 mo in south Carolina under Captain James Coln Horry & Morrison  1
781
5th. 5 mo=25 days in the arm'd vessel [illegible] 1782 & 1783
he thinks he can proe some of his Sercices as
above stated by Zackeriah Jacobs one of the 
Revolutionary Soldiers who receives a pension from
the war department and he do hereby relinquish
every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except
the present and declares his name is not on the pension
Roll or agency of any state; that his present
place of abode is in New Hanover County but
previous here to he has lived in different County
wherever he cold [could] get employment as a Teacher of
a School of everything Reading and Arthematick [arithmatic]
Sworn to and subscribed before me
the day and year above written
Uriah Odam [seal]

worn to before
A
Uriah Edward

Jno Bunting J.P.

I Zackeriah Jacobs planter in the County of New
Hanover and State of North Carolina hereby
certify that I am well acquainted with Uriah
Odam who has subscribed and sworn to the
above Declaration he is I believe about 76 or 77
years old and I kno  him to have been a
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Revolution Soldier as I was acquainted with
him and Served in the Army with him at 96
and at Bryan [Brier] Creek until the Battle then
after the batte [battle] I knew not what had become of
him for many years after the war, I do believe
he served as stated in his declaration sworn
and subscribed to before me this 2nd day of
January 1835
Jno Bunting JP

Zackariah Jacobs [x to indicate where to sign] his mark

And I John BuntingJustice of the peace hereby
certify that it is my opinion after the investigation
of the matters and after putting the Interogatorys prescribed
War department that the above named applicant
was a Revolutinary Soldier and served as he has stated
and i do hereby certify that Zacheriah Jacobs who signed the above certificate is a resident of
New Hanover County and is [word "related" scratched out] a creditable
person and that his statement is entitled to and I do hereby certify that the said Uriah Odam
in my opinion is not able to go our court as he has
to go upon crutches and I don't think he can go [illegible number] miles
[illegible day ___

Jno Bunting JP

State of North Carolina
New Hanover County
I hereby certify that the signature of John Buntin which
appears to this declaration is the proper hand writing
of the said John and that the said John was at the time
of affixing his signature an acting Justice of the
Peace for said County of New Hanover duly Comm-
missioned and sworn and that due faith and credit
should be given to his signature therein as well as thereto

[illegible] Thos F Davis Clerk of the County Court of pleas
and quarter sessions for the County of New Hanover
under seal of office this 22nd day 1835  Thos F Davis Clk