Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 16,308, William Aldredge, N.C.
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SERVICE N.C.
Aldredge, William
NUMBER S.16308
carded
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Date of death - no on A.B

41.66
10.41 =
52.07
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Georgia 23.125
WILLIAM Aldredge of Wilkes - in the State of Ga who was a private + Ca in the ___ commanded by Captain ___ of the Reg.t commanded by Col Fulsome in the N.C. mil.a line for 6 months
Inscribed on the Roll of Georgia at the rate of 20. Dollars 83. Cents per annum, commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 13 - day of Nov: 33 Chandler Washington - Ga
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1833 52.07
Semi-amt. allowance ending 4 Mar 34 10.41 = $62.48
{Revolutionary Claim,}{Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by Nath Rice Clerk, Book E Vol. 6 Page 85
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27.647

In the matter of Mr. Aldredge

application for a Pension
amt as private
5 mo/ on Jn/ 16.66
1 - [illegible] 4.11 =
$20.63

Andrew L Chandler
Washington NC
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And the said court does hereby declare this opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant is a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that maybe Jackman who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman resident in the county of Wilkes State of Georgia and that Thos. Wooten who has also signed the same is a resident of the same place + is a credible person, + that their statement is entitled to credit. Wm. H. Crawford J. S. C. N. C. 

I John H. Dyson, Clerk of the Superior Court, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of William Aldredge for a pension.
In testimony, whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 9th day of August 1833,
John H Dyson, Clk
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Interrogatories propounded to Mr. Aldredge by the court on his application for a pension and his answers to the same.

1st Where & in what year were you born? 
Rowan County, N.C. on the twenty sixth (26th) day of January 1754 or he has always understood and believes

2nd Have you any record of your age and if so where is it? 
Ans. I have none, except what I have made myself, + which is now at home.

3rd Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary War, & where do you now live. 
Ans. When called into service, I lived in Rowan County N.C.: Since the Revolutionary war, I moved to Spartanburg District, S.C. where I resided about six years - I then, about the year 1793, moved to Columbia County, State of Georgia, remained there three years; then moved to Augusta State of Georgia, lived there   four or five years, and then moved to Wilks County, State of Georgia where he now resides 

4th How were you called into service, were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute. 
Ans. I volunteered every time.

5th State the names of some of the regular officers who were with the troops when you served, such continental and
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 militia regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your service
Ans. I have answered this Interrogatory as fully as my memory now serves me in the declaration above made, except that Col, or Genl. Lee was at the battle with the tories near Haw River, at Holts  [illegible] above mentioned, with his troop of dragoons.

6th Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so by whom was it given & what has become of it?
Ans. I never received a [written - underlined] discharge.

7th State the names of persons, to whom you are known in your present neighbourhood & who can testify as to your character for veracity & their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution?
Ans. Thomas Wooten + Wyche Jackson

Wm Aldredge

Sworn to & subscribed in open court this 223 July 1833 John H. Dyson Clk
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That after he returned from the tour last above named he remained at home as a minute man doing service in an irregular manner against the tories in Short tours, of from one, to two + three weeks or a volunteer under various officers/Captain Hall, Cleveland + General Wm. Davidson only being now recollected, the time that he entered this service he cannot recollect neither can he the time of quiting it. All that he can  now say is that it was between 1777+ 1781. That during this irregular service he was in no engagement but recollects to have guarded about three hundred prisoners to Salisbury some short time before genl. Davidson was killed on the Catawba River - that this service was rendered in North Carolina in the neighbourhood of Rowan County. That he cannot say how many months, he served during this irregular service, but solely say it was as long as one month all put together. That afterwards he thinks about March 1781 he volunteered under Captain Hugh Hall in the Rome company for one month - that he served and said month tat at the time of entering this service he rendered in Rowan County N.C. - That during this tour he was under General Pickens, and went in pursuit of Tarleton towards HiIlsboro and while in pursuit of him his infantry fell in with and had an engagement with a body of Tories on one evening in the neighbourhood of Haw River, at a place called Holts [illegible], a small neck called (as he thinks/Alamance neck)
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And on the next morning they found Torleton nearly to Hillsborough and then returned home - That he has no documentary evidence of his service only exhibit (A) hereto annexed, be considered such; and which was given him by Captain Graham + Lieutenant Mitchell _ the company of militia to which he belonged, after the war; and the others, citizens of his then neighbourhood; and attested by David Caldwell, their (J. P.) + who was the same Capt. Caldwell under whom he served as above stated. and that he knows of no person, whose testimony he can procure, who can testify to his service. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension on annuity except the present, and declares that his name is no on the pension Roll of the Agency of any State.  Wm. Aldredge

Sworn to and subscribed the day + year first aforesaid in open court - 
attests John H. Dyson Clk

Georgia Wilkes County - We Wyche Jackson a clergyman, residing in the county of Wilkes _ State of Georgia and Thos. Wootten residing in the same county hereby certify that we are well acquainted with William Aldredge who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be seventy nine (79) years of age, that he is refuted & believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion.
Thomas Wootten 
Wyche Jackson

Sworn to & subscribed the day & year}
aforesaid in open court }
attest John H. Dyson Clk
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Georgia }
Wilkes County }
On this twenty second day day of July eighteen hundred and thirty three personally appeared in open court before the Superior court of said county now sitting, William Aldredge a resident of said county and State aged seventy nine year the twenty sixth day of January eighteen hundred and thirty three 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 of passed June 7th 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated -  He volunteered under Captain Caldwell in the spring of seventeen hundred and seventy six. That there was a regiment of volunteer to which he belonged commanded by Col. Fulsome. that he cannot recollect the day he volunteered that he continued to serve under this engagement for at least two months when his company was sent for to return home to protect the country form the Indians (Cherokee) but this applicant having been taken sick could not march with the corps that was sent against them. That he remained in the county of Rowan at the time of entering this service. He cannot recollect the precise time when he left the service, but it was in the summer of seventeen hundred + seventy six. That he was in o engagement during this term of service. That he marched first to a place called sop creek (in what county he does not know but believes it was at the place where Fayettviille now stands) in

He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. A. B. [And then will follow the certificate of the Court.] And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. I of the Court of do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of for a pension. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of &c. If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicant, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (f) points out. Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz: (k) We, A. B., a Clergyman. residing in the and c. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be 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 that opinion. Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid. [And then will follow the certificate of the Court.] And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit. I, Clerk of the court of do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for a pension. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this day of &c. Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction. If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his
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about a mile, or half a mile, from Cape fear River N.C. That the object of his company having been marched there was as he understood, to keep the Tories in subjection, who had some where in that neighbourhood shortly previous been defeated (he thinks by Caswell) That during this time he came in contact with no regular troops or officers - That the winter afterward two regiments volunteered to go to Charleston S.C. that this applicant volunteered under the same Captain Colwell, the time not exactly recollected, though it was early in 1777, say about the [first - underlined] of January, he recollects it was in [that month - underlined] that he then lived in the same county (Rowan N.C.) and volunteered for three months that he cannot recollect the names of any other officers in his regiment, except Captain Colwell and Col. Lock (Francis he thinks was his first name) who commanded the regiment this applicant was in. that he was in no battles during this engagement that he marched to a place called the pine tree on the road to Charleston S.C. within a few miles of the Watau River where his regiment received orders to stop, when they halted, and remained there until they were regularly discharged. that he served this tour three months and left the service (he thinks) about the last of March 1777 That during this engagement he frequently saw the soldiers and officers of the fourth Regiment of continentals but does not recollect the names of any unless it be Captains Cale + Smith (as he thinks wee their names)
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September 8, 1937.
BA-J/ILL
William Aldredge
S.1636 [illegible initials handwritten]

Mrs. R. M. Lester
425 Riverside Drive
New York City, New York.

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of William Aldridge who served from North Carolina. The data give herein were found in pension claim, S16306, based upon service of William Aldredge in that war. This is the record of the only William Aldredge who served from  North Carolina found on the Revolutionary War pension records.
William Aldredge was born January 26, 1754, in Rowan County , North Carolina; the names of his parents are not shown.
While a resident of Rowan County, North Carolina, William Aldredge enlisted and served as a private in the North Carolina troops,  on tours given as follow: in the spring of 1776, about two months in Captain David Caldwell's company under Colonel Fulsome, engaged against the Indians: from about January 1777, three months in Captain David Caldwell's company, Colonel Francis Locks' regiment: afterwards, under Captains Hall and Cleveland, about one month, engaged against the Tories: in the winter of 1781, on month in Captain Hugh Hall's company of horse and was in an engagement with a band of Torie near Haw River; also, in Captain John Graham's company, no dates of said service given.
The soldier moved some time after the war to Spartenburg District, South Carolina, resided about six years, moved about 1783, to Columbia County, Georgia, and remained three years, then moved to Augusta, Georgia, where he resided four or five years, then moved to Wilkes County Georgia.
William Aldredge was allowed pension on his application executed
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July 22, 1833, at which time he resided in Wilkes County, Georgia. He made no reference to wife or children.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, name of person paid, and possibly, the date of death of this pensioner, you should apply to the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and furnish the following:

William Aldredge
Certificate #23125
Issued November 13, 1833
Rate $20.83 per annum
Commenced March 4, 1831.
Act of June 7, 1832.
Georgia Agency.

Very truly yours,

A.D.HILLER,
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator.
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Wm. Aldredge
S.F. 1638 N.C.

William Aldredge.
S.F. 16308 
N.C.

12 /2
37 /2
37 /2
18 3/4
18 3/4 =
125
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North Carolina }
Rowan County }
These are to  [illegible] that [that - struck out] the Bearer hear of William Aldredge has served in this company for some considerable time fought During the present war and has allways behaved himselfe as a true friend to his country and as a benefit was given under our hands this Seventeenth Day of March

Del Caldwell JP
John Graham Capt.
Moses Mitchell [illegible]
Thos. Young
Archabald [illelgible]
John [illegible]
Daniel McCollum

(Exhibit A)
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16.308
INVALID.

File No. 16.308
William Aldridge
Pri. Rev War

Act: June 7" 32
Index: - Vol. A, Page 7
[Arrangement of 1870.]

1915 June 24: history to Mrs. Mary A. Davies M. B. H.

1937 - Mar. 25 - Hist. to Mrs. Dallas Scarborough JLL

1937 - Sept. 8 - Hist. to Mrs. R, M. Lester - JLL
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Rev Secy
221 Peachtree Circle
Atlanta - Ga
June 17 - 1915 -

Commissioner of Pensions - 
Washington - D.C.
Dear Sir: Please send me , at your earliest convenience, the - Revolutionary service of the - pensioners "[Wm Aldridge - underlined] of Wilkes Co. Ga in 1830" and "[Dixsey Ward - underlined] of Fairfield Co. S.C. in 1834" - and greatly oblige
Yours very Truly
(Mrs) Mary Aldredge Davies
Above were my ancestors.
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[stamp - RECEIVED 12:00 MAR 10 1937 MAIL SUB. DIV. VETS. ADM. READER  15

March 6, 1937.
MRS. DALLAS SCARBOROUGH
BOX 608
ABILENE, TEXAS

Pension Bureau, Washington, D.C.

Der Sir:
Will you please send [only [illegible] W Co Ga - written in right margin] me a copy of the pension declaration of [William Aldredge - underlined] of Wilkes County Georgia who was a Revolutionary Soldier and a copy of the record of Reubin Aldredge of  Wilks County Georgia who drew in the land lottery of Georgia in 1823 as a Revolutionary soldier.

Sincerely, 
Mrs. Dallas Scarborough
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425 Riverside Drive
New York City
August 25, 1937

Veterans Administration
Washington, D. C.

Dear Sir:  [only 1 N.C. - handwritten]

Will you pleae see if you have any record for one William Aldridge who fought in the Revolution from N. C. If you have such a record, will you please give me all the information contained on it. I want this information for a family history. Thanking you for the courtesy of this favor, I am 
Very truly yours

Memory A. Lester

(Mrs. R. M. Lester)

[stamp - RECEIVED 1:00
AUG 06 1937
MAIL SUB.-DIV.
VETS. ADM.
READER 12]
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REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION.  3-525
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSION.
Washington, D.C.,_________________, 19____

In reply to your request of __________, received ______________ for a statement of the military history of William Aldredge, a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his ([or his widow's - scratched out]) application for pension on file in this Bureau. S.F. 16308.

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

Spring 1776| 2 mos.| Pvt.| David Caldwell| Fulsome | N.C.
Jan. 1777| 3 mos.| Pvt.| David Caldwell | Francis Locke | N.C.
Between 1777 + 1778 1 mo.|Pvt.| Hall + Cleveland | ___| N.C.
[rec - in left margin]
Mch 1781. | 1 mo. | Pvt | Hugh Hall | ____ | N. C.

Battles engaged in, engagement near Haw river
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Rowan Co. N.C.
Date of application for pension, July 22, 1833 His claim was allowed
Residence at date of application Wilkes Co. Ga.
Age at date of application, b. Jan. 26 1754 in Rowan Co., N.C.
Remarks: There is no family data on file

Respectfully,

Commissioner.
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BA-J/ILL
William Aldredge
S. 16308

Mrs. Dallas Scarborough
Box 608
Abilene, Texas.

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War records of William and Reuben Aldredge of Wilkes County, Georgia: you state further that Reubin Aldredge drew in the land lottery of Georgia in 1823.
There is no claim for pension or bounty land on file based upon service in the Revolutionary War of a Reubin Aldedge, under any spelling of that surname. Your citations in regard to the Georgia Land Lottery do not pertain to the records of this office; information regarding that land might be obtained from the archives at Atlanta, Georgia. The record of William Aldredge is given herein as found in his claim for pension, S.16308, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War. 
William Aldredge was born January 26, 1754, in Rowan County, North Carolina; the name of his parents were not given.
While a resident of Rowan County, North Carolina, he enlisted and served as a private in the North Carolina troops,  given as follow: in the spring of 1776, about two months in Captain David Daldwell's company under Colonel Fulsome, engaged against the Indians: from about January 1777, three months in Captain David Caldwell's company, Colonel Francis Locks' regiment: afterwards, on short tours under Captains Hall and Cleveland, against the Tories, amounting to at least one month: in the winter of 1781, one month in Captain Hugh Hall's company of horse and was in an engagement with a band of Tories near Haw River; he served also, in Captain John Graham's company, no dates of said service given.
The soldier moved some time after the war to Spartenburg
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District, South Carolina, moved about 1793, to Columbia County, Georgia, and remained three years, then moved to Augusta, Georgia, and resided four or five years, afterwards moved to Wilkes County, Georgia.
William Aldredge was allowed pension on his application executed July 22, 1833, at which time he resided in Wilkes County Georgia. No reference was made to wife or children of this soldier.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, name of person paid, and possibly, the date of death of this pensioner, you should apply to the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and furnish the following:

William Aldredge
Certificate #23125
Issued November 13, 1833
Rate $20.83 per annum
Commenced March 4, 1831.
Act of June 7, 1832.
Georgia Agency.

Very truly yours,

A.D.HILLER,
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator.

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