Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 1475, for Ephraim Pool, South Carolina
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
S.C.

Pool, Ephraim
Lucretia

NUMBER
W.1475

CONTENTS (blank lines are shown without content written on them)
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19031
West Sennesser
Ephraim Pool
of Montgomery in the State of Sennesser who was a private in the company commanded by Captain (Scripiler or maybe Sumpter) of the (illegible) commanded by (Scripiler or maybe Sumpter) on the S.C. line for two years private

Inscribed on the Roll of West Sennesser at the rate of 80 Dollars (Blank space) Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.

Certificate of Pension issued the 26 day of July 1833 and sent to Him,
Cave Johnson Clarksville

Arrears to the 4th of March Semi-anl. allowance ending (illegible) 

160.00
40.00
$200.00

{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}

Recorded by Danl Boyds Clerk, 
Book E Vol.7 Page 92
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State of Tennessee    )
                                  ) ss.
Montgomery County)

On this 23rd day of August 1832, personally appeared in open Court before the Judge of the Circuit Court [unintelligible] sitting in the town of Clarksville, Ephraim Poor aged 76 years, a resident of said County and state, 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 7, 1982.

That he entered the service of the United States and served as herein stated.

1st. As a volunteer under Col. Mat Singleton for the term of three months which time he served.  His Captain was Ino Singleton, son of the Colonel Joseph Singleton was 1st Lieutenant - other company officers not recollected.  He was in no engagement during this period; but his company took Col. Fletcher and Captain Cunningham and sooner, thru Tory officers, whom he assisted in taking under guard to Charlestown. When he entered the service, he resided in Cambden district, South Carolina, 20 miles below Cambden, on the high hills of Santee; and marched into the Country above Cambden, the principal object being to keep the Tories in subjection.

2nd. He enlisted in the army of the United States with Capt. Rizbo, and served in the 2nd Regiment of Riflemen. Thomas Sumpter was Colonel; Henry Rizbo, Captain; William Rizbo, 1st Lieutenant; and John Rizbo, 2nd Lieutenant - [all three brothers-] He enlisted for eighteen months, which time he served - still resided at the same place as aforesaid. He was at Sullivan's Island when the British fleet attacked that place; and was also in a battle with the Indians in the Cherokee nation, on a creek then called Crooked Creek. Genl. Williamson was one principal commander. - He was acquainted with Col. Wade Hampton, then in service; also with his three brothers, Richard, John and William; one of whom was a Captain, and the other two, Lieutenants.  He had a discharge from Col. Sumpter, but lost it, as he supposes, in the burning of his house in Georgia, or in moving to this Country.

3rd. He was drafted soon after his term of enlistment in the regular army expired, and served as called upon in his regular order, until near the close of the war - was stationed at Augusta - Genl. Williamson principal commander and Mat. Singleton, Colonel.  He was in a battle [unintelligible] spirit creek with the Tories under Col,. Hal. Sharp, and Majr Spurgin, both of whom were killed. He does not remember who commanded in this battle; but he had in the morning been detached from Col. Twiggs, who again joined them in the evening after the battle.  Still resided at the same place.  He is altogether illiterate and cannot recollect dates as far back as the period of the Revolution; consequently cannot even state with any degree of accuracy, what time of year he at any time joined or quit the army - He can neither state accurately the whole length of time he served; but he can say with confidence, that he served upwards of two years; for
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he left the service but a few days before the defeat of Gen. Gates, and had entered into it at least three years before that period.  He has no papers or documentary evidence of any kind whatever by which he can establish his services; neither does he know of any living witness by whom he could do it.

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 of the agency of any state.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid in open Court.
[unintelligible]   
Ephraim Pool
X his mark

We, Washington Lane and Thomas Bell, residing in the County and state aforesaid, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Ephraim Pool, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy seven years of age in March next - that he is reputed and believed, in neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution; and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn to in open Court.  August 20th, 1832
Washington Lane  
Thomas Bell 
his X mark
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State of Tennessee
Montgomery County} Lucretia Pool the widdow relict of Ephriam Pool Decd a soldier of the Revolution, personally appeared before me Robert T Gupton an acting justice of the peace for said county & being duly sworn deposeth and sayeth that she is seventy three years old and was married to Ephriam Pool a soldier of the revolution n the month of March 1781 or 1782, she believes the former in South Carolina about twenty miles below Camden & they moved to Georgia and remained there a short time & then removed to Tennessee near forty years ago & now resides in Montgomery County Tennessee that she continued to live with sd Ephriam Pool as man & wife which from the time of their marriage to the time of his death which took place the 11th of September 1834 that she has since that time remained single and unmarried & is so now that has has now no record of her marriage or of the ages of her children her oldest son William Pool [illegible] formed resides somewhere in Mississippi & if living is now in his fifty seventh year according to my recollection as to the services of sd Ephriam Pool she has no knowledge further than the aforementioned she recd from him she has afterward him talk on the subject but refers to his declaration on file in the pension office as more satisfactory than her frail recollection
Lucretia Pool
her X mark
sworn to before me the 2nd of October 1839
RL Gupton JP
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State of Tennessee
Montgomery County} Abner Gupton personally appeared before me Robert T Gupton & makes oath that he was acquainted with Ephraim Pool t& his wife Lucentia since he first came to Tennessee about thirty years ago that they lived together as man & wife from the time he first knew them and have been always reputed & esteemed as such they raised a family of children but their ages are unknown to him but Pool was a man known when I first knew the family who is reputed the oldest son of the sd Ephriam & Lucentia Abner Gupton
sworn to & subscribed before me this 2nd of October 1839
RT Gupton JP
The above affidavits were taken before me this 2nd day of October 1839 & were duly sworn to & subscribed in my presence the witness Abner Gupton is a reputable witness & the applicant is aged & infirm & could not without great inconvenience to her this 2nd of October 1839
RL Gupton JP
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Tennessee 5161
Lucretia Pool widow of Ephraim Pool decd who was a pensioner under the Act of 1832 and who died on the 11 Sept 1834 Montgomery C the state of Tennessee who was a private in the compy commanded by Captain Singleton of the regt commanded by Col Singleton in the So Ca line for 2 years

Inscribed on the Roll of Nashville at the rate of 80 Dollars Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March 1836
Certificate of Pension issued the 13 day of March 1840 & sent to Honl Johnson 
House of Representatives 
Arrears to the 4th of March 1840 $320.00
Semi=annual allowance ending 4 Sep 4  40.00
$360.00
{Act July 7, 1838}
Recorded by A McCurdy Clerk
Book A Vol 2 Page 208
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6366
Lucetia Pool
Tennessee
refo to Mr Edwards
and admttd
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State of Tennessee
Montgomery County
Ehpraim Pool Jr personally appeared before me RT Gupten an acting Justice of the Peace for said county & makes oath that he is the fourth child of Ephraim & Lucretia Pool and that he is now fifty two years old that he knew his father & mother to live together as man and wife from his earliest recollection to the time of the death of the sd Ephraim Pool which took place about five years ago
Ephriam Pool
hix X mark
Sworn to & subscribed before me this day of October 1839
RT Gupten GP

State of Tennessee
Montgomery County I Saml McFall clerk of the county court of Montgomery County do hereby certify that Robert T Gupton whose name appears to the foregoing certificates is and was at the time he subscribed the same an acting justice of the peace for said county duly elected and qualified according to law and that full faith and credit due to all his official acts and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of our
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said county at office in the town of Clarksville this 11th day of October 1839
Saml Mcfall clerk of the county court of Montgy county 

6366
Lucretia Pool
Tennessee
refo to Mr Edwards
and admitt
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15476
Ephn Pool
oif Tennessee
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from 17 private
2 years $80

Pel 23 77
Hon C Johnson
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BRIEF in the case of Ephraim Pool of Montgomery County in the state of Tennessee
(Act 7th June, 1832)

1.  Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court
2.  If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?
3.  How old is he? 76
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 

Period
1st Vol 3 months 
2d enlisted 18 months 
3d Drafted and served as called upon to the end of the war & may say with confidence that he served upwards of two years
Rank as a pri 
Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served
Capt Jno Singleton Col Mathew Singleton
capt Rizbo col Sumpter 
Genl Williamson

5.  In what battles was he engaged? Spirit Creek

6.  Where did he reside when he entered the service? 

7.  Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditionary
8.  Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in hwat respect? Defective duration of service not given his evidence when he entered the service not stated no clergyman
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned. 
JS Wilson Examining Clerk
Feb
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Lucretia Pool
of Ephraim
Tennessee
Suspended
Dec let 26 Nov 39
Hon C Johnson
do 18 Dec 1839

Act 7 July 1838
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Ephraim Pool Ten West act 7 June 1832 to what time paid?
Pen Office
$80 Nov 26 1839
Died 11th Sep 1834 p to that period JH
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FOR REVIEW
Hon Cave Johnson
HR
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Review the cases of Mrs Calanie Adams & Lucretia Pool
for Hon Cave Johnson HR
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Revy WIDOW &c
File No 1475
Lucretia Pool
Widow
Ephraim Pool
Priv Va Line
Act July 7, 1838
Index Vol M Page 134
[Arrangement of 1870]
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in att
DC
Pool
Dec 17
The Commissioner of Pensions
Washington

Hon C Johnson 
HR
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Washington
Dec 16th 1839
Dear Sir
I am desirous of recalling your attention to the case of Lecretia Pool
If she is within the provision of either or any act of Congress it seems to me her claim should be allowed if the papers were returned she would have to state the act of Congress upon my opinion or the opinion of the individual preparing her papers ipnfared her papers but did not recollect at the time the act of Congress & had no blank forms & endeavored to be as full & complicit as I could 
In relation to the time of her marriage I was explicit & as full as I could be from the old ladys recollection & if my recollection is right it appears in her papers that she was married before the year 1794 which is the time required in the act of Congress His impossible that old people can be precise especially those who are illiterate & kept no records 
The proof is full & clear that she was married before 1734 & with the widdow of a revolutionary soldier may I ask are examination & allowance of the same can be done consistently with the rule
yr friend
Cave Johnson
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6366
Lecretia Pool
of Ephriam Tennessee
admitted
Pr a yr $80
Cap Singleton Col Singleton rev
died 11 Sept 1834
Act 7 July 1838

Hon C Johnson 
HR
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State of Tennessee
Montgomery County
upon examination of the annexed papers for a pension by Eph Pool I find the certificate to the signature thereto to be in the proper handwriting of Charles Baily the acting deputy clerk of the circuit court of Montgomery the was syet is the acting deputy clerk of said court there is no seal of office & the certificate is in the ordinary & usual form & entitled to full faith
Clarksville
May 8th 1833 C Johnson
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you will find in the certificate of the court that the applicant is the only clergyman in the neighbourhood & he states he served over two years tho he cannot specify the precise length of the different times served by him the applicant & witness is an highly respectable
Clarksville
8th May 1833 C Johnson
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15496
Ephn Pool
of 
Tennessee
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BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which these answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of                                 Ephraim Pool                                                              which require                                               further proof or explanation. 

I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides?  yes

II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides?  yes

III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? 

IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served?  No 

V.* Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amout of pension he is entitled? No   
                                                                       See note to form affidavit

VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? 
                                                                               yes

VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? 
                                                                                 yes

VIII. Has the Court given their opinion?         yes

IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate?           yes

X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal?                                             yes
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XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? 



XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? 



XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? 
                                                              yes


XIV.+ If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service?

If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses? 

Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct?  


XV.  Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service?



XVI. Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct?   yes


XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? 
                                                                                                          yes

                                                          ________________________________
                                                                     EXPLANATORY NOTES. 

QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:

" Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades; 
For _____year _____ months, and ____days,
I served as a_____ For_________months   and ______days, 
I served as a __________; and for such service I claim a pension.
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3

It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service.  The use of the phrase about three or four months is too  indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable.  Some persons who apply for pension merely state they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours; the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must in every case be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embolied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either the field or  in garrison and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
†QUERE XIV. Proof of Service
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged.  The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
‡QUERE XVI.  Mode of authenticating papers. 
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper  authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying oflicer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate. 

☞In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, has no public seal of office, the certificate of a member of congress, proving the official character and signature of the
certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
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The Commissioner of Pensions
Washington, DC
6366
6367 Nov 25
Term
July 7 1838
Pool
Add
Hon C Johnson
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Washington
Nov 23d 1839
Dear Sir
I enclose you the applicatoin of Lucretia Pool & Elizabeth Adams widdows of Revolutionary pensioners
I went to their houses & prepared the papers for them without having any form there is no doubt that they are the widdows of the Revolutionary Soldiers mentioned nor is there any doubt of their marriage prior to 1794 the ages of their children prove this they are both very old & infirm & in great need may I ask an early consideration of their claims
Papers were sent on last summer for Mrs Bigger, the widdow of Robert Bigger decd & we have not heard of them since will you inform me also as to that case
respectfully
your friend
C Johnson