Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R 7729, for John Norwood, North Carolina
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
N.C.
Norwood, John
Clary
NUMBER
R
7729
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CONTENTS
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State of North Carolina ⎬ SS
Wake County
On this 20 day of May
Eighteen hundred and forty five, 1845,
Personally appeared in open Court Lethan 
Norwood a resident of the County and state aforesaid and being first duly sworn according to law doth make the following declaration in
order to obtain the benefits made by the act
of Congress passed the 7th day of July 1838
and he doth declare on his said oath that he
is forty six years old, 46, that he is the son
of Clary Norwood who was the widow of John
Norwood who was a Lieutenant in the war
of the Revolution and at the battle of Guilford
his captin whose name he does not recollect,
deserted and he was promoted to the office of
Captain in his stead as he has often heard him
say and that his whole service in the war
of the Revolution was better than three years
two years of which time he was a Lieutenant
and better than one year he was a captain
these things he has often heard his Father
speak of and that his said Father and Mother
was married in Franklin County of said state
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in the year seventeen hundred and Eighty two, 1782
as he has often heard his Father say and that
his mothers name before she was married was
Clary Ferrell - and that his said Father Capt.
John Norwood died on the 23rd day of March
1822 and was at the time of his death sixty
three years old, 63, - and that his said Mother
Clary Norwood never again married after the
death of her husband but died the widow of
the said Captin John Norwood, and that she the
said Clary Norwood died on the 7th day of July
Eighteen hundred and forty three, 1843, and was at the time of her death about eighty two years old, 82, and that when she died she left surviving her the following children - myself Lether Norwood, Mary Norwood who married William Comb Millicia Norwood who married James Morgan Martha Norwood who married William Peal Elizabeth Norwood Thomas Norwood Anderson Norwood Nathaniel Norwood and Rebecca Norwood - and that the
above named children are all that survived the
said Clary Norwood widow of Capt. John Norwood and he supposes the reason his said Mother never made application for a pension was that she did not know she was entitled as he never heard her speak of making
application for a pension and that
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when he himself learned that there was provission made for the heirs of those who served in the Revolutionary war has made application for himself his Brothers and
sisters for what was due his said Mother at the time of her death and he further declares that he has often heard his Father say the service he rendered in the war of the Revolution was in the militia of North Carolina and he does hereby for himself Brothers and sisters now relinquish all claims to a pension except the present sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year first above written
his
Lethan Norwood
Sworn to in open court
W.H. Hugh Will
State of North Carolina, May Term 1845
Wake County
(I James I Marrick
Clerk of the Court of Pleas Quarter session
for Wake County do hereby certify that at
May Term of Wake County Court 1845
Lethan Norwood came into open court and
made the above declaration
In Testimony whereof I hereunto affix
the seal of said Court & subscribe my
name at office
AD 1845
the 14th day of July
Jan T [illegible]
By W.H. Hugh Will
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I do further certify that satisfactory evidence was produced before the court that Clary Norwood died on the seventh (7th) day of July 1843, and I further certify that satisfactory evidence was produced before the court as aforesaid that the children named in the within declaration are all the children of the said Clary Norwood that survived her
In Testimony whereof I hereunto affix the
seal of said Court & subscribe my
name at office in Raleigh the 14th day of July 1845 [illegible]
[illegible]

12074
R Jul, 23. 1845
Clary Norwood
John
N. Carolina
Jul 7. 1838
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March 16, 1910.
Hon. Joseph T. Robinson,
House of Representatives,
My dear Mr. Robinson:
In reply to your letter dated the 18"" and received the 14” instant, I have the honor to advise you that in the papers in
claim R. File No. 7,789, it is alleged that John Norwood served two years as a Lieutenant in the North Carolina Militia, and that when his
captain, Captain Parish deserted at the battle of Guilford, he was promoted in his stead, and served more than one year as Captain.
He married in Franklin County, North Carolina in 1782, Clary Ferrell. He died March 23, 1822, aged sixty-two years, and she died July 7, 1843,
aged about eighty-two years, leaving nine children; Lethan born 1799, Mary who married Gilliam Comb, Millica who married James Morgan, Martha who married William Peal, Elizabeth, Thomas, Anderson, Nathaniel and Rebecca Norwood, in whose behalf, the aforesaid Lethan Norwood, a resident
of Wake County, North Carolina, on May 20, 1845 applied for the pension
which might have been due their mother, but the same was never allowed
for the reason that the claimant failed to furnish satisfactory proof of
service and marriage as alleged.
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You are further advised that a careful search of the Revolutionary War records of this Bureau fails to afford any information in regard to a General William Lucas of Virginia, or any Uriah
Basse or John C. Chesnutt.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.
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V 12074
Clary Norwood, dec.
John
N. Carolina
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Set to A. Ray Aug 29. '45
7729
July 7. 1838
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copy
Aug 29. 1845.
[illegible]
John Norwood in whose favor [illegible]
[illegible]
1794
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3-871.
Record Division.
Department of the Interior,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
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Briefed by [illegible] M. Moore
Claim No. [strikethrough] March 14, 1910
Certificate No. 
Claimant of NC
Soldier Capt. John Norwood.
Service --- Rev.
Additional Service 1-0 11-0
No__claim, State records__, 190_
No claim, combination records__, 190_
REMARKS:
[illegible] O. N. I. Nor R. as above.
Try N. F 4300 x Private
" R.F 7729
" [strikethrough]
820 admitted B.L. Mar. 4, 1910 W.S.G.
0-8 Chief Division
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7729. REJECTED
P.O. Clary Norwood
Service: widow of John
Enlisted: 
Discharged:
Application filed:
Alleges:
Re-enlisted:
Attorney:
P.O.
Recognized. Contract.
Cert. of Dis. Searched for__, 18
1910 Mch. 16. Hist. to Hon. Joseph T. Robinson
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1920 Aug 7. History to Mrs. E. C. Apperson. dec.
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Washington
July 22. 1845
Sir,
I enclose herewith, a declation of the children of the widow of John Norwood decd. for the benefit of the act July 7. 1838. from North Carolina
I remain [illegible]
Alex Ray
F.L. Edwards
Comm of Pensions
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Raleigh N.C
Compt Office
I William F Collins Comptroller of Public Accts
in and for the State of North Carolina do
hereby certify that the name of John Norwood
appears of Record in this office as having
had issued in his favor the following
Specia certificates for Military Service
one for Eighteen Pounds Sixteen Shillings
and three pence see Book 9 page 57 No 15
another for Twenty five pounds five shillings
($25.5) see Book No 4 page 36. Another Twenty five Pounds one shilling and Eight pence
($25.1.8) see Bound Book No 3 page 27 and
another for One hundred and Eighty Six
Pounds Twelve Shillings and Eight Pence
($186.12.8) see Book (Bound) No 28 page 73-
It also appear in Book No 2 Letter G page of
that a payment of Five Hundred and
Twenty four dollars and forty cents was
paid to the sam Jno Norwood for
---
Military service. I further certify that the
name of J. Norwood appears as having
---
had issued the following
specie certificates
for Military service viz, one for
Seven Pounds Ten Shillings (1/10) see Book
No 26 page 62 and another in Book No 24
page 20 for Six Pounds Twelve shillings
$6.12 given under my hand and
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Seal This 2nd day of June A.D. 1845
[illegible] Collins [illegible]
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IN REPLY REFER TO
Rev. War Section.
All
3-1864
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
BUREAU OF PENSIONS
WASHINGTON
August 7, 1910.
John Norwood 
R 7729
Mr C.C. Apperson, 
McMinnville, Oregon.
Madam:
In reply to your letter of the 9" ultimo, you are advised that in the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim Rejected File No. 7,729, it is alleged that John Norwood served two years as a Lieutenant in the North Carolina Militia and that when his captain deserted at the battle of Guilford, he was promoted in his stead and served more than one year as Captain
He married in Franklin County, North Carolina, in 1782, Clary Ferrell. He died, aged sixty-two years, March 3, 1823, 
and she died July 7, 1843 aged about eighty-two years, leaving nine children: Lethan born 1799, Mary who married Gilliam Comb,
millica who married James Morgan, Martha who married William Peal, Elizabeth, Thomas, Anderson, Nathaniel and Rebecca Norwood,
in whose behalf the aforesaid Lethan Norwood, a resident of Wake County, North Carolina, on May 20, 1845, applied for pension that
might have been due, but the same was not allowed for the reason that he failed to furnish satisfactory proof of service and marriage
as alleged.
Very respectfully,
F. D Byington
Acting Commissioner.
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Apperson
I sent the man who married w. Franklin Co, neither of the two pensioners had this wife. 
and though the date of eul. given w this letter belong to the other pensioner
she probably got that from a
book, & he never mentions Franklin Co
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Pension D July 14 1920, US Office
McMinniville Oregon
July 9, 1920
U.S. Commissioner of Pensions
Would you please give me any record you
might have of John Norwood of Franklin County of North Carolina, who served nine months in
Revolutionary War, enlisting July 20, 1778
married Leah L[illegible], Please give
me any dates you have
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of marriage, Births of children, or death, Thanking you in advance I remain your debtor
Mr. C. C. Alves R. Apperson
McMinniville Oregon
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CONGRESSIONAL
Mar 14 1910
U.S. Bureau of Pensions

Record Division
Mar 14 1910
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SIXTY-FIRST CONGRESS
--
FRANK W. MONDELL, WYO, CHAIRMAN.
ANDREW J VOLUTEAD MINN.
SYLVESTER C. SMITH, CAL.
ASLE J. GRONNA, NDAK.
HERBERT PARSONS, N.Y.
CHARLES N. PRAY, MONT.
JOHN M REYNOLDS, PA.
EBEN W. MARTIN, S. DAK.
CHARLES A. CROW, MO.
THOMAS R. HAMER, IDAHO
DICK T. MORGAN, OKLA
CHARLES E. PEKETT, IOWA
ADAM M. BYRD MISS.
JOSEPH T. ROBINSON ARK.
SCOTT FERRIS, OKLA.
W. B. CRAIG, ALA.
GEORGE W. RAUCH, INO.
DUDLEY M HUGHES. GA.
EDWARD T. TALOR, COLO.
WILLIAM H. ANDREWS, N. MEX.
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ROBERT W OYER WYO., CLERK

House of Representatives U.S.
Committee on the Public Lands.
Washington D.C.
March 12th, 1910.

Hon. James L. Davenport, 
The Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:-
Please inform me whether the names of Captain John Norwood, of North Carolina, General Wm. Lucas, of Virginia, Uriah Basse, of North Carolina, and John C. Chesnutt, or any of them, appear on the rolls of the Revolutionary War, and if so give me their military record.
Yours very truly, Joe. T. Robinson
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State of North Carolina } July the 12" 1845
Wake County
This day personally appeared before
me the undersigned one of the acting Justices
of the peace in and for the County and State aforesaid Mr James Gilbert a resident of said County and State who being first duly Sworn according to law doth on his oath deposeth as followers to wit that he is Eighty years old (80) and a Resident of said County and State aforesaid and further states during the Revolutionary war he lived with his father
in said County and State above named and further States during the Revolutionary War he was verry intimately acquainted with Capt John Norwood the father of those children now about to make application for a pension for their said fathers Services in said War. 
Question when and who did you see him the said Capt John Norwood
Ans I saw him in service in the Revolutionary War and had command of a Militia Company
at my Fathers house during the Revolutionary
War and further states his mother furnished
Dinners & provisions for him the said Capt John
Norwood and his said Company on Several occasions further states he does not positively recollect the year he saw him the said Norwood & his said Company but is positive it was during the Revolutionary War that he saw him
at his fathers house as above named
further states that the said John Norwood
was dressed in Regimental while in the Revolutionary War at his fathers house as above named further the [illegible] sayeth not
Sworn to and Subscribed before me the day and date above written
James Gilbert
R Whitaker
.
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I the R. Whitaker do hereby certify that the
within affidavit was this day duly served to
me by James Gilbert and [illegible] and
by on oath [illegible] 1845 I.R. Whitaker

State of North Carolina
Wake County
I James Marion Clerk of the court of Pleas & Records Sessions for the County of Wake & State aforesaid do hereby certify that IR Whitaker whose name appears to the foregoing is an acting Justice of the Peace in & for wake county & that the signatures purporting to be his are genuine
In Testimony whereof I hereunto
affix the seal of said Court at
Office in Raleigh the 12 day
of July AD 1845
[illegible]
[illegible]
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State of North Carolina
Franklin County }
This day personally appeared before me Alfred A. Lancaster a Justice of the peace for the County aforesaid. Richard Piper of said county and State aged ninety years 90 and
makes the following affidavit in due form of law
says he was well acquainted with John Norwood and his wife Clary Norwood for many years before the death of the said John Norwood and with his widow Clary Norwood for several years after her husbands death and that the said John Norwood
the Father of the children now making application for a pension bore the reputation of having been a captain in the revolutionary war and that he held
some other office under that of Captain in the war
this affidavit does not recollect but well recolects
that it was generally understood in his Neighborhood &
that he held some other office in the Revolutonary under that of Capt
Richard Pipen
I Alfred A Lancaster do hereby certify that the foregoing affidavit was this day duly sworn to before me by
Richard Pippin which personally known to me as a citizen of this County and is an aged and highly respectable man and every way worthy of belief on oath
given under my hand this the 14 day of July 1845
A.A. Lancaster
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State of North Carolina
Franklin County
I William T. Perry Clerk of the Court of pleas & Quarter Sessions in and for the County of Franklin do hereby certify that Alfred A Lancaster whose name is affixed
to the foregoing certificate is a Justice
of the peace in and for the County
aforesaid in Given under my hand
+ seal of office this 19th of June
1845.
W.T. Perry
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State of North Carolina
Franklin County }
I William T Perry
Clerk of the County but
of Franklin County do hereby certify
that after due and a thorough examination
of the files in my office that I find no
evidence of a marriage bond upon which
[illegible] issued for the marrige of John
Norwood and Clary Ferrell  that appears of record in my office
In Testimony whereof I here
unto set my hand and affixed
the seal of office at office
in this burg this 3 day of June
A D 1845
W.T. Perry
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State of North Carolina
Halifax County }
Be it known that on this the
4th day of July 1845 before me Michael Ferrall
one of the Justices of the peace in and for said County Personally appeared Robert L Whitaker a resident of the County and state aforesaid aged Eighty one years, 81
who being first duly sworn according to law deposeth as follows that he was a soldier in the Revolutionary war and now draws a pension and was well acquainted with John Norwood and his wife Clary Norwood the Father and Mother of the children now making application
for a pension and that he saw the said John Norwood while in the Revolutionary war at the Guilford battle in said state there acting in the capacity of a Lieutenant and that at the said battle his Captain by the name of Parish deserted and then the said John Norwood was promoted to the office of Captain of a company of Militia how long he served as a captain he cannot say - and that the said John and
and his wife Clare whose maiden name was Clary Ferrell was married in Franklin County of said state in the year one thousand seven hundred and Eighty two 1782
Question how do you so well recolect the year in which they were married. 
Ans I was raised in the same
family with the said John Norwood and was
at his wedding and well remember it was in the year before the final close of the war which was
the year 1783 in the latter part of the year
and further this deponant saith not sworn to
and subscribed to before me the day and year
first above written
attest
R. Whitaker
M Ferrall 
I the undersigned may note in and for the county of Halifax and state aforesaid do hereof certify that
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I am now and have been for many years well acquainted with the above deponent Robert L. Whitaker and he is an
aged and highly respectable name and a man of strict truth 
he is the Clerk of our superior Court in said County in under my hand and seal this 4th day July 1845
M. Ferrall

State of North Carolina
Halifax County }
I William W. Daniel Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions of the County of Halifax and State aforesaid do hereby certify that Michael Ferrall whose signature appears as a test to the foregoing affidavit of Robert L. Whitaker as well as to his own certificate is an acting magistrate in and for the County of Halifax and State aforesaid
In testimony whereof I hereunto subscribe my name and affix the seal of my office at office this the 4th day of July A.D. 1845
WW Daniel Clk