Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 6063, for Fredrick Kremminger, North Carolina
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(3-1776)
SERVICE		                                       NUMBER
NC  	      Kremminger, Fredrick		R.6063
	      or    
              Kriminger
				Catharine
CONTENTS
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		Brief in case Cath: Krimminger decd.
		Wid: of Frederick. NC.
Frk. Krimminger. (19th Oct. 1852. Open Court).  declares he is Son of Frederick Sr & Catharine both dead. [illegible} Fred was a Capt. In rev war. Served in	Militia & Contl. Line.  Served 3 months campayn In NC under Genl Rutherford in 1781. was before that as siege of Charleston
& was taken prisoner & discharged on
Parole & again joined Americ. Army & fought at battle of Camden & Guilford C.H. under Genl. Green – heard his father often say he was at Yorktown when Lord Cornwallis surrendered & was detached to accompany him to the ship which was to carry him off.
Fred:  left a widow (Cath: who died 17th July
1843.   Fred:  & Cath:  married in NC in 1782
Children left dept & Christopher. Certif. Cont.
Jacob Deal. (6th Decr 1852.) 91 yr age: says he was well acquainted with Fred: Sr. -  Fred: was Capt.: In Regt. That marched to Wilmington against British in 1781 commanded by Genl. Rutherford. Dept viewed in Frederick Co. as a private when near Wilmington were dismissed by Genl. Rutherford – out 3 months, is a pensioner.
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pensioner.
Jacob Shuping – says he was well acquainted with	Fred: Sen. – he was out in a 3 months tour
to Wilmington NC & was Capt in Co in sd	expedition.  Heard Fred: say he was in the	Army in the South during Rev: war & was taken prisoner in Charleston – allowed leave on parol, event home & joined army under Genl. Green & continued in Army for some time.  Dept heard It from him & also from a man named Kutner who was with him but now dead.
Recollects well when Fred: married in 1782 – 
Married a woman of the name of Cath: Leyerlie
Recollects the day from the fact that he got a whipping  from his father for crying to go with him and dept mother to wedding.  Often heard it said by those who were in Rev. war & by other old	Men of that day, that Fred was a brave & gallant soldier.
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State of North Carolina
Cabarrus County: Court of Pleas and Qr. Sessions October Term 1852 
     On this 19th day of October 1852 before the said Court of Pleas & quarter Sessions the 
same being a Court of record, personally appeared in open court Frederick Kriminger aged 68 years a resident of said County who being duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the Act of Congress passed the 4th of July 1836 & 7th of July 1838 and their supplements that he is a son of Frederick Kriminger Senior and his wife Catherine Kriminger both now deceased.  That he the said Frederick Kriminger Senior was a Captain in the war of the revolution and served at various periods during said war, he served both in the militia and Continental line.  He volunteered and was chosen Captain of a company which he commanded during a three months campaign to Wilmington North Carolina and which was commanded by General Rutherford in the year 1781.  That he was before the that time at the siege of Charleston & was taken prisoner that he was discharged on parole & again joined the American Army and fought at the battle of Camden and of Guilford Courthouse under General Green & this deponent further says that he has often heard his father say that he was at Yorktown when Lord Cornwallis surrendered and that he was detached as one of the guard to accompany him to ship that carried him off.  This he believes he can prove by the records in the war department in Washington City and in the Comptroller's office in Raleigh North Carolina and further that this declaration is sustained in great measure by the evidence which accompany it.
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That said Frederic Kriminger Senior left a widow whose name was Catherine and that said widow died on the 17th day of July in the year 1743 which has been fully proven to the satisfaction of said Court that Frederick Kriminger and Catherine were married in 
the County of Rowan and State of North Carolina.  That they were married in the year 1782.  That her name before her marriage was Catherine Lyerly and that when said widow died she left two children Christopher Krimminger aged 66 years and myself, this applicant, and that he makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining for himself and his brother named above the pension due their said mother when she died.
     Sworn to and subscribed in open Court on the 19th day of October 1852.     
                         Fredrick Kremminger
L.B. Krimminger 
of Cabarrus County Court
     And further it is the opinion of the Court that Fredrick Kimminger Set. was a revolutionary Soldier and that Fredrick Kimminger Jr. the applicant is a man of truth and respectability and is entitled to credit.  And we further believe that the facts set forth in the foregoing declaration are true and that he served as stated. 
                              L.B. Krimminger Chf. of
                              Cabarrus County Court

State of North Carolina
County of Cabarrus
     I R.W. Foard clerk of the court of Pleas and quarter sessions for said county and state - do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Fredrick Kimminger Jr. for a pension and that L.B. Kremminger is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County and Chairman of said Court and that all of his acts as such are intitled to full faith and credit.
(seal)Concord on this the 19th day of October in the year A.D. 1850.
                     R.M. Foard Clk
       Given under my hand and Seal of Office at Concord on this the 19th day of October in the year A.D. 1850
      R W Foard Clk

(seal)
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State of North Carolina Rowan County 
     On this the six day of December 1852 personally appeared before me Henry Miller an 
acting Justice of the peace in and for said County & State Jacob Shuping who being duly 
sworn according to law says that he was well acquainted with Frederick Kriminger Senior that lived within 4 miles of him.  That he knew well of his being out in a three months Campaign to Wilmington North Carolina and that he was chosen Captain of a company in said expedition.  I have heard him say that he was in the American Army in the South during the revolutionary war.  That he was taken prisoner in Charleston and that he was allowed to leave on his parole, that he came home and immediately joined the Army under General Greene and continued in the Army -- for some time.  This I have heard from him and a man by the name of Keitner who was with him but is now dead.  He further states that he is 88 years of age and that he recollects well when said Kriminger was married which was in the year 1782 that he married a woman by the name of 
Catherine Lyerly who was a cousin of his sd. J. Shuping's.  He further states that he recollects 
the time of his marriage from the fact that he received a whipping on that day from his father for crying to go with him & my mother to the wedding.  He further
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states that he often heard it said by those who were in the revolutionary war & by other old man of that day that Frederick Kriminger Senior was a brave and gallant soldier.  That he is conduct was such as to gain the approbation of his officers and the respect of his fellow soldiers.
                    Jacob Shuping

Henry Miller J.P.

This is to certify that I am acquainted with the Character of Jacob Shuping whose name appears affixed to the foregoing affidavit and that as to truth it cannot be impeached that his recollection can be relied upon as to all of his statements.
                 Henry Miller J.P.
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State of North Carolina
County of Rowan
     I James E. Kerr Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for the County aforesaid certify that Henry Miller Esquire, who certifies the foregoing affidavit of Jacob Shuping is and was at the date of said certificate an acting Justice of the Peace within and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified, and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine.
(seal)
      In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my official seal this the 11th day of December 1832.
                         James E. Kerr Clerk
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                                  Charlotte Feb. 11th 1853

Hon. A. Dockery
D. Sir
     Enclosed I send you the application Frederick Krimminger just received from Cabarrus, which you will please do me the kindness to file in the Pension Office and much oblige your friend and
                 Obt. Servt
                 W.F. Davidson

Hon. A. Dockery
Ho. Rep.
Washington City
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                     Washington City
                     October 6th, 1853
Sir,
     Please inform me what progress has been made in the case of Frederick Krimminger of North Carolina for a Revolutionary Pension, filed February 11 1853.
                   Very respectfully,
                   Your obdt. Servt.
                            John Y. Bryant
                            per William H. Dietz

To
Hon. L.P. Waldo
Comr. of Pensions
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State of North Carolina 
Rowan County 
     On this the 4th day of December 1852 personally appeared before me Henry Miller an 
acting Justice of the peace in and for said County & State, Jacob Deal who being duly sworn according to law -- saith that he is 91 years of age -- that he was well acquainted with Frederick Kriminger Senior the father of the applicant's for a pension in the foregoing declaration -- that he the said Frederick Kriminger Senior was Captain of a company in a Regiment that marched to Wilmington against the British in the year 1781, which Regiment was commanded by General 
Rutherford -- and further states that he served in the company as a private (which was 
commanded by the said Frederick Kriminger) and that after the said Regiment marched to near Wilmington North Carolina the British forces abandoned the town, and they were dismissed by General Rutherford and returned to their respective homes, and that they were out in said expedition for three months during all of which time Frederick Kriminger remained in command of his company -- and that he received the approbation of his superior officers and of his company for his gallant and brave conduct,
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he further states that he is a pensioner for his services in said expedition, that he draws $30 per year as will appear by the records in Washington.  He further states that F. Kriminger volunteered and that he knows none of the men ever received any pay for their services -- that they furnished their own guns and ammunition with the exception of one load which was sent to them from New Bern.
                     Jacob X Deal Sen.
                      (X his mark)

Henry Miller L.P.

This is to certify that I am well acquainted with Jacob Deal Sen. whose mark appears affixed to the above affidavit.  That he is a man of character as to truth and veracity that his recollection for a man of his age is remarkable good.  So much so that explicit reliance may be placed on his statements.
                        Henry Miller J.P.

State of North Carolina
Rowan County
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State of North Carolina
County of Rowan
     I James E. Kerr Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for the County aforesaid, certify that Henry Miller Esquire, who certified the foregoing affidavit of Jacob Deal Sen. is and was at the date of said certificate, an acting Justice of the Peace within and for said county, duly commissioned and qualified and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine.
     In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my official seal this the 11th day of December, 1852.
                   James E. Kerr Clerk
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No
Catharine Kremminger
dec.d widow of Frederick
N.C.
Letter to 
W.F. Davidson 6th June 1853
T.F. Bryant, Oct. 22/53
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State of North Carolina
County of Cabarrus SS.
     It is hereby certified that satisfactory evidence has been exhibited before me R.W. Foard clerk of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions for said county and state that Fredrick Krimminger Sen. was a Revolutionary Soldier and that he died January 1786 leaving surviving Fredrick Krimminger and Christopher Krimminger the applicants under the different acts of Congress for their further pension and that they are the only surviving children of the aforesaid Fredrick Krimminger Sen. deceased.
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     IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed mu seal of office, this 13th Dec. day of one thousand eight hundred and fifty-two.
                                R.W. Foard Clk
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STATE OF North Carolina
COUNTY OF Cabarrus
     BE IT KNOWN, That on this the 8th day of December A.D., 1852 before the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace, in and for the County and State aforesaid, personally appeared Fredrick Krimminger Jr. a residence of said county, and made oath in due form of law, that he is the son of Fredrick Kriminger Sen. who was entitled to a pension for services in the Revolutionary war & that he has been informed that said Pension ought to be paid to his heirs & that he is directly interested as a claimant in said Pension, and makes this affidavit to be filed with such additional evidence or arguments, as my Agent may use in prosecuting said claim.
                     Frederick Krimminger Jun.
     Sworn to and Subscribed, the day and year aforesaid, before me,
C.N. Price J.P.

     I, C.N. Price, a Justice of the Peace, in and for the said County, do hereby certify, that Frederick Kriminger Jr. who executed the foregoing paper, is a respectable resident of this County, and is I believe, directly interested in said claim as therein set forth.
                     Charles N. Price J.P.

     I R.W. Foard clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for the county and State aforesaid, do hereby certify, that C.N. Price before whom the foregoing papers were executed, was at the date of the same, and is now, a Justice of the Peace in and for said county duly authorized by law to administer oaths, and the name thereunto subscribed is his signature.
                     
(seal)                 IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my seal of office this 13th Decm. day of A.D. 1852.
                   R.W. Foard Clk
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STATE OF North Carolina
COUNTY OF Cabarrus
     KNOW ALL MAN BY THESE PRESENTS, That Fredrick Krimminger of the County of Cabarrus and State of North Carolina do hereby constitute and appoint Wm. F. Davidson my true and lawful Agent and Attorney, to prosecute the claim for me for any amount of Revolutionary Pension or increase of Pension, that may be due; and do hereby authorize him my said Agent to examine all the papers and documents in relation to said claim, on file in the Departments at Washington City or elsewhere, to file additional evidence or arguments, and to receive the Certificate which may be issued for said claim, which Certificate I wish may payable to J.W. Scott to appoint one or more substitutes for him for the purposes herein expressed, and to do all things that might or could do were I personally present.  Hereby ratifying and confirming all that my said Attorney and Agent shall lawfully do in the premises; and revoking any and all other Powers of Attorney that I may have heretofore made in relation to this claim.
Witness my hand and seal this 8th day of December A.D. 1852
Signed and sealed in the presence of C.N. Price
            Frederick Kremminger Jr. (seal)

STATE OF North Carolina
COUNTY OF Cabarrus
     ON THIS  8th day of Dec. A.D. 1852 before me, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid, personally appeared Fredrick Krimminger and acknowledged the foregoing Power of Attorney to be his act and deed, for the purposes therein mentioned.
     IN TETIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, the day and year aforesaid.
         Char N. Price J.P.
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                 House of Reps Feby 16th 1853
Sir
     I send you herewith a claim for pension. Please acknowledge the reception to me now and when the claim has been examined report to Mr. Will F. Davidson of Charlotte NC from whom I received the enclosed papers.
                           Respectfully,
                           Alfred Dockery

J E Heath Esq
Com of Pensions
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6060
REJECTED
P.O.
Catharine Kremminger
Service:
Enlisted:, 18
Discharged:, 18
Application filed: 18
Alleges:
Re-enlisted:
Attorney:
P.O.
Recognized.  Contract
Cert. of Dis. Searched for, 18