Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 39120, Henry Weaver, S.C.
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(3-1776)
SERVICE
S.C.
Weaver, Henry
or Wever
NUMBER 
S39120
CONTENTS
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19320
South Carolina
Henry Weaver
of Edgefield Dist. in the State of S. Carolina
who was a Private in the Company commanded
by Captain McClintock of the Regiment commanded
by Colonel Henderson
in the S. Carolina
line, for the term of four years
from May 1777 to 1781
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Inscribed on the Roll of South Carolina 
at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to
commence on the 2d day of June 1818
and
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Certificate of Pension issued the 24 of March
1819 and sent to Waddy
Thompson Esqr Edgefield C.H. S.C.

---
continued the Roll on 19 day of
September 1828 and notification sent to
Hon. Geo McDuffee at Edgefield C.H
South Carolina Pension commencing on the
of 7th August 1828
Amount due on 4th of}
March 1819}
$54.45--
[stamp-illegible]

{Revolutionary Claim,
{Acts March 18, 1818
{May 1, 1820.
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South Carolina )
Edgefield District )ss
On the 17th day of June
1828 personally appeared
in open court, being the
court of Equity for the District aforesaid
Henry Weaver a resident citizen in the
said district aged seventy seven years, 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 15th
of March 1818 and the 1st May 1820, that
he the said Henry Weaver enlisted for the
term of 15 months on the [blank space] day of March
1776 in the State of South Carolina in the
company commanded by Capt. William
Brown in the regiment commanded
by Colonel Thomas Sumpter in the line of
the State of South Carolina, at the expiration
of his first enlistment, he then enlisted
in the same company commanded by
Capt. W. McClintock, and Col. W. Henderson
during the war. That he continued to
serve in said company till 1780, when
he was discharged in consequence of the
small pox in the State aforesaid, that
he hereby relinquished every claim whatsoever 
to all and every pension except
the one for which he now makes application. 
That his name has been placed
on the pension list, that the number of
his certificate is 9326, and that he never
exhibited a schedule of his property till
the 15th day of June when he ^made a^ declaration
similar to the present, which was
sent on to the war department, and to
his surprize[surprise] and regret returned with
the letter of J. L. Edwards Esqr. stating that
he the said Henry should amend his said
declaration by inserting whatever property
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he may have disposed of since the 18th
March 1818. That he did not make an
application or exhibit a schedule of his
property earlier, because he had not thereunto, 
known of the provisions of the
act of 1st May 1820, in pursuance of
which act I do solemnly affirm and
swear that I was a citizen resident of the
United States on the 18th March 1818, and
that I have not since that time by
gift, or sale disposed of my property or of
any part thereof with intent thereby
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. Although he admits and
declares that he did dispose of one mare
and a rifle gun to the value of sixty
dollars only to a certain William Butler
who now owes him for them forty dollars,
a ballance[balance] of twenty dollars ^having been paid
in labor for the support of this applicant, 
and which will be duly appropriated 
to his support as soon as paid.
That the said mare, and rifle though
sold at a high price were included in
his schedule of the 15th June 1826, and
if added to the other property owned by him
would not amount to two hundred dollars
or any thing like it, and that I have not
nor has any person in trust for me any
other property or securities, contracts or
debts due to me, nor have I any income 
other than what is contained in
the schedule herewith annexed and by
subscribed, viz-
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[left hand column]
One Colt $25
9 head of Cattle  30
9 head of hogs  9
3 iron pots-   1
1 Doz plates-- 0.87½
3 weeding hoes
& one shovel plow   1.00
3 axes & a [illegible]  3.00
1 Iron Wedge & auger .37 ½
½ doz. chains   - 1.00
1 old trunk-  1.00
2 jugs 3 mugs &}
2 pitchers}   .75
                         73.00

[right hand column]

4 small bowls - 0.75
Drawing knife & saw 0.75
1 small cross cut saw - 1.00
1 shot gun   7.00
9 [illegible]  .50
1 pr plow gears   .50 
1 table & chest - 1.00
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11.50
73.00
Debts due by Wm. Butler  -40.00
114.50
Henry ^his X mark^ Wever[Weaver]
[end of columns]

That he is a farmer by trade very
old and infirm, that he has a wife
who is also very old helpless, and infirm
and has been greatly afflicted with pains
for several years, and that he has one grand
child living with him viz Elijah Butler
about 19 years old, but will leave him
as he believes this year. That he has no
where or no person or persons, to whom he
can look for support, but is dependent
upon the County of his country for his
support.
[illegible stamp]
Henry ^his X mark^ Wever[Weaver]

Sworn to and
declared in open
Court this 17 June
1828. Whitfield Brooks
Comr. in Equity
I Whit. Brooks Commissioner in Equity
for the district and State aforesaid do hereby
certify that it appears to the satisfaction
of this Court that the said Henry Weaver did
serve in the revolutionary war, as stated
in the preceding declaration against the
common enemy for a term of upward
of nine months in the Continental establishment. 
I do also certify that the
foregoing declaration, and schedule thereto 
annexed are truly copied from the record
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of the said Court, and I also certify that
it is the opinion of the Court that the
total amount in value of the property
exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is one
hundred and fourteen dollars and fifty cents.
In testimony whereof I
have hereunto set my hand and
seal of the said Court this
17 June 1828-

I H. W. Desanssure presiding Chancellor
of the Court of Equity for the district and
State aforesaid do certify that Whitfield
Brooks Esqr. whose name is attached
to and who has affixed the seal of the
Court in due authentication of the above
certificate and proceedings in the Commissioner 
of the said Court, and the regularly
qualified officer to certify and authenticate 
the records and proceedings of this
Court and that due faith and credit
is and ought to be given to his certifificate 
and signature as such
Henry W. Desanssure 
Chancellor
15th July 1828

South Carolina )
Edgefield District )
I Whitfield Brooks Commissioner in Equity for the
District and State aforesaid
do certify the foregoing to be a true copy of the
original declaration & schedule of Henry Wever[Weaver]
made in open Court on the 17 June 1828 known of
record in my office

Given under my hand & the seal of
of office the 7. August 1828
Whitfield Brooks
Commr. in Equity
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[the following page is very faded]

the State of South Carolina)
Edgefield District )

By the honorable Waddy
Thompson one of the Judges of the Court
of Equity in the said State.
To all to whom these present shall
come this one Know that Henry
Weaver, citizen & resident of the sd. District and  State
the said [illegible] did this day appear before
me and made Oath on the the holy [illegible]
Almighty God that he enlisted  in the Army
of the United in the revolutionary war in the
year 1777 under Capt. William McClintock of the
infantry in the 6th Regiment  commanded by
Col. William Sumter that he fought  in the Battle
at Reno. - And that he served on his oath for
about four years and was discharged by
James Williams Which discharge is lost by
the burning of his house. He [illegible] deposeth
and saith that for his reduced circumstances
in life he needs the aid Court for
support. 
Henry ^his X mark^ Weaver

In testimony that the above Henry
Weaver did this day  make oath to [illegible] &
the truth of the above affidavit. I have here
unto set my hand and caused the Seal
the Court to be fixed this 2nd day of June
in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight 
hundred and Eighteen and of the Independence
of the United State of America the
forty Second
W. Thompson
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Waddy Thompson one of the Judges
of the Court of Equity in the State aforesd.
do hereby certify from the evidence exhibited
before me it appears to my satisfaction that 
the [illegible 2 words] Henry Weaver  did 
serve in the Revolutionary War, as above
stated and that he is entitled to the benefits 
of the Act of Congress passed the 18th March
1818 in such case.
Given under my hand the day
and date above mentioned
To the Honble Jno. C Calhoun
Secy. of War.
W. Thompson
Henry Weaver

Adm
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I am satisfied from the testimony of Col. Abner Blocker
of Edgefield District that the within named Henry
Weaver is in necessitous circumstances and needs the aid
of his Country for support.
Given under my hand this 26th June 1818
M. Thompon
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February 8, 1935.

Virginia Bunegar
5620 South Sangamon Street
Chicago, Illinois.

BA-J/ILJ.
William Ashley
W. 9700
Henry Weaver
S. 39120

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the
Revolutionary War records of William Ashley and Henry Weaver, both
pensioners of South Carolina, and desire to know why their names
were dropped from the pension rolls in 1820.

The records of those two soldiers are given herein as found
in pension claims based upon their service in the Revolutionary War.

WILLIAM ASHLEY-W. 9708.
William Ashley, while a resident of Maryland, enlisted May
14, 1778, served as corporal in Captains Segond's and Brown's companies,
under Colonels Kowatz and Baron Deboso in Count Pulaski's corps and
was discharged sometime in September 1779 in Beaufort, South Carolina.

He was allowed pension on his application executed August 11,
1818, at which time he resided in Abbeville District, South Carolina.
He was living there in 1790. In 1830, the soldier gave his age as
seventy-three years, but did not state the date and place of his birth
or names of his parents.
William Ashley died March 3, 1839.

The soldier married in January 1781, Agness, usually called
Ann; her maiden name, and the date and place of her birth are not shown. 

Agness Ashley, the soldier's widow, was allowed pension on
her application executed September 4, 1845; she was then a resident of
Abbeville District, South Carolina, aged eighty-three years.
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William Ashley and his wife, Anness, had children; the only
name stated was that of Sophia, their third child, who was born
March 3, 1785. In 1845, said Sophia resided in Abbeville District,
South Carolina, and was then the wife of Daniel Smith to whom she
was married in 1808.

In 1818, soldier's brother, Joshua Ashley, stated in Abbeville
District, South Carolina, that he lived in Maryland at the time his
brother, William, served in the Revolutionary War.

The following family data are shown-

[hand written margin note]Copy all as written Mrs. French

"Daniel Smith was born July 2, 1789 and married Sophia Ashley in
1808. Sophia Ashley was born in the year of our Lord 1785. Elizabeth
Smith was born November 4, 1805. Daniel Smith was born July 2, 1789
and married in the year 1808." The children of Daniel Smith and Sophia,
his wife, are shown as follow:
Agnes  Smith was born  January 30, 1809
Richard  "[Smith was born]  August 17, 1810   
Rebecca "[Smith was born]  August 17, 1810
Joshua  "[Smith was born]  January 7, 1812
John "[Smith was born]  January 7, 1812
Maryan "[Smith was born]  November 13, 1813, died July 1816
Sharlotte "[Smith was born]  February 22, 1816.
Daniel "[Smith was born]  January 6, 1824

In 1877, one Mrs. Sarah Ashley was a resident of Abbeville County,
South Carolina, her post office, Antreville; her relationship to the
family was not stated.
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HENRY WEAVER-S. 39120.
Henry Weaver enlisted in South Carolina, in March 1776, served
as a private in Captain William Brown's company, reenlisted in May 1777,
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served as private in Captain William McClintock's company, Colonel
Thomas Sumter's 6th South Carolina regiment, and in Colonels William
Henderson's and James Williams' South Carolina regiments, was in the
battle of Stono, and was discharged near Cambridge, South Carolina,
having served four years.

Henry Weaver was allowed pension on his application executed
June 2, 1818, at which time he resided in Edgefield District, South 
Carolina. In 1828, the soldier gave his age as seventy-seven years,
but did not state the date and place of his birth or names of his
parents. His wife was living then, her name not shown; one grandchild, 
Elijah Butler, or Butter, aged about twelve years, lived with
them, the names of his parents not designated.

There are no further data relative to the family of Henry Weaver.

The names of both these pensioners were dropped from the rolls
under the Act of May 1, 1820, because when the schedules of their
properties were submitted, it was shown that they possessed too much
to remain on the pension rolls under that law. Both were restored to
the pension rolls subsequently, when it was proven that they had suffered
losses which reduced the value of their holdings. 
[hand written margin note]Mrs. French

Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER,
Executive Assistant to the Administrator.
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9326   R
South Carolina.
Henry Weaver
of Edgefield dt. in the state of South Cara.
who was a private in the regiment commanded by
Colonel Henderson, of the So. Carola.
line, for the term of four years.
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Inscribed on the Roll of South Carolina,
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on
the 2: of June, 1818

Certificate of Pension issued the 24 of March '19,
and sent to Waddy Thompson, a
Judge, Edgefield C. house, So. Car.

Arrears to 4th of March, 1819. 72.76
Semi anl. all'ce ending 4. Sept. 1819} 48.00
$120.76

8 mos. 29/30
& 4/31}

{Revolutionary claim,}
{Act 18th March, 1818.}
72.76
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1935- Feb. 8-Hist to Virginia Bunegar- I.L.L.

[right side]
39120
INVALID
Revy
File No. 39,120
Henry Weaver
Pri. Rev. War
Act: 18th March 18
Index: - Vol. S., Page 351
{Arrangement of 1870.}
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5620 So. Sangamon St.
Chicago, Illinois
January 24, 1935

Hon. A. D. Hiller
Executive Assitant[Assistant] to the Administrator
Veterans Administration
Washington, D.C.

My dear Sir:
I am desirous of obtaining as much
information as I can about the following
two men who served in the American
Revolution. May I ask you to please
send me any items pertaining to their
ancestry, their wives and children, themselves
and their military services, so
far as these items appear of record in
your files?
A. William ^OK Ashley who served in
the American Revolution as a corporal
in Pulaskis Legion, and who applied
for a pension sometime during the year
1818 when he was living in the district
of Abbeville ^OK, South Carolina. He was
dropped from the list of pensioners
under the act of May 1, 1820. his pension
was restored commencing December 27,
1831. He was born about the year 1741.
B. Henry Weaver ^OK who was a private
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in the South Carolina Line, and who
applied for a pension in 1818 when he
was living in the Edgefield District of
South Carolina. He also, was dropped
from the list of pensioners under the Act
of May 1, 1820. His pension was restored
Commencing August 7, 1828. He was born
about the year 1735.
Is it possible for you to tell
me at this late date, without too much
clerical work on your part, the reason
or reasons, why these two men were
dropped from the list of Revolutionary War
pensioners under the act of May 1,
1820 and then later placed back on
the pension list.
Assuring you of my gratitude for
a copy of any records you may possess
about these two men
I am
Yours very truly
Virginia Bunegar
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South Carolina )
Edgefield District )
Personally appeared Henry

Weaver before me Jesse
Blocker one of the Justice of
Quorum of said District and made oath
as the law directs and saith that he inlisted[enlisted]
as stated in the annexed affidavit under
William McClintin[McClinton] and was under the
command of Col Sumpter that sometime in
the month of May 1777 Captain McClintin[McClinton]
a commission in the continental Establishment 
and that he then inlisted[enlisted] with
Capt McClintin[McClinton] in the month of May 1777 in
the Sixth S. Carolina Regiment to the best of his
recollection, commanded by Lieut. Col. William
Henderson that he continued to serve faithfully
in said Regmt. until the year 1781 when he
was discharged near Cambridge in S. Carolina by
Col Henderson himself that the discharge
by Col Williams mentioned in his former
affidavit  was for services rendered as in the
Militia after his enlistment had expired.
Henry ^his X mark^ Weaver
Sworn to before me )
this 4th day of March 1819. )
Jesse Blocker J.Q. )
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Pension Office
19 [illegible]
FREE
[stamp - illegible]

[stamp] EDGE C.H.S.C. [illegible]
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[stamp - illegible]
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Declaration & 
Certificate of
Henry Weaver
Jesse [illegible] 1828
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I do hereby certify and declare that I have been
furnished by Henry Weaver  the within applicant
hereto an affidavit & [illegible] before an acting
magistrate authorized to administer an oath
attesting that Henry Ward aforesaid did sell his
land before [illegible] of the act of the
18th November1818 for his support and that he
did it not in estimation of any such
act or to avail himself the receipt  of the
[illegible] for his support
[illegible], and that he has some
how or other lost or misplaced said assistance
so that he cannot [illegible] annex it to the proceeding 
[illegible]
[stamp - illegible]
[illegible signature]
5 Aug. 1828