Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 21,527, for Jeremiah Taylor, South Carolina
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S.C.
Taylor, Jeremiah.  S.21,527
Tayler
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Order to pay 23 January 1838
Letter to 3rd And?? 18 May 1841.
Paid at the Treasury under the
Act of the 6 (not legible) from
4 Sep 1837 to 4 Sep 1840. Agt
notified 26 May 1841.
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12.756.
South Carolina
-
Jeremiah Taylor
of Fairfield in the State of South Car
who was a pri. in the company commanded
by Captain Craig of the Regt commanded
by Col. Goodwin in the South Car
line for 13 months.
Inscribed on the Roll of South Carolina
at the rate of 43 Dollars 33 Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
_____
Certificate of Pension issued the 21 day of May
and sent Mr. Elliott
Winnsboro C.H. So Ca
Arrears to the 4th of March '30 -  86.66
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept "" - 21.66
$108.32yr

⎨Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by William Miller Clerk,
Book E. Vol. 6. Page 81
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Treasury Department
Second Comptroller's Office
May 22, 1841

Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, an act entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," Jeremiah Taylor - a pensioner on the Roll of the South Carolina Agency, at the rate of Forty Three Dollars and 33 cents per annum, under the law of 4th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of Sept 1837 to the 4th Sept 1840.

Respectfully yours,
   H. Parris
Comptroller.

To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.
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Jeremiah Taylor
State of South Carolina
Fairfield District
on this second day of November in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two
personally appeared in open court before William D.
Martin one of the Judges of the Court of Common pleas
and general sessions now sitting at Fairfield Court
House in the District and State aforesaid Jeremiah
Taylor a resident of the district aforesaid, aged
seventy years, 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 7th June 1832
that Deponent was born on the Virginia &
North Carolina line and before the Revolutionary
war followed his father to the District and
State aforesaid and the District of Fairfield
has been
his home ever since.
He will be seventy years of age the 25th of January next. (unintelligble)
Deponent served as a private soldier in the
militia during the Revolutionary war
as follows, and never received any written
discharge at any time from the service.
Deponent was first drafted and always (unintelligble) drafted for an expedition
to Florida in a company
commanded by Capt William
Simmons
and in a Regiment commanded
by Col. Robert Goodwyn. Col. Winn commanded our Regiment.
General Williamson was
the commander of the whole.
Deponent does not know the object of this
expedition.
They marched to St Mary's.
Deponent was out on this service about
four months. This service was from May
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to
September, but dont recollect the year certainly.
Deponent, in the following winter as he believes,
under the same Captain Simmons & Col. Goodwyn 2nd war
 marched to the bank of the Savannah
opposite Augusta. Deponent was there as a
soldier three months, Augusta then in possession
of the British & the object was to keep them
from crossing the Savannah. Genera
Williamson was the commander. General
Lincoln, a continental officer arrived there about
the time Deponent was discharged
This Deponent was afterwards in a company and
Capt. Jas Craig marched to the Congaree River at
?? plantation a little below Fort Congaree.
They remained there until the Fort under Capt.
Maxfield surrendered. Thomas Taylor was Colonel. They were then marched to join General Greens
army on the Congaree near Haigs plantation
the object being to attack Rawdon at Orange
burg.
They were marched near Orangeburg &
General Green gave orders for all to march again to
Biggan Church about 32 miles from Charleston.
Col. Wade Hampton here took 13 prisoners from the
British and the British burned the church &
retreated
to Charleston. After returning to Haigs, they were
then marched to Eutaw Springs. Deponent was
drafted to take charge of four horses during the
battle of Eutaw after tour from ???. Deponent then returned home.
deponent after this was on duty
3 months in
Orangeburg in the same company & again
a three
months tour at the four hole bridge
40 miles from
Charleston.
Deponent was on duty at last seventeen
months, besides other scouts & short tours of
duty of which
he cannot give any particular
account.
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Deponent 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.
                   his
Jeremiah    X  Taylor
                  mark
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
J. Elliott [illegible]

South Carolina    }
Fairfield District  }
Before me appeared James Nelson and being duly sworn makes oath that he is acquainted with Jeremiah Taylor the foregoing applicant and was with him in the Florida expedition before described by him & knows that he performed duty as he has stated.
Deponent also knew the said Jeremiah ^Taylor^ in the camp opposite to Augusta and afterwards at the surrender of the [illegible - possibly Congaree] fort and he is certain he performed the duty as he has stated.
             his
James   X  Nelson
            mark
Sworn to and subscribed before me tis 2nd November 1832 in open court
J. Elliott [illegible]

South Carolina       }
Fairfield District     }
Before me appeared Doct. Jasper Faust and being duly sworn makes oath that he was raised near to the aforesaid Jeremiah Taylor and has know him from a youth.  Deponent was with him in every tour of duty which he has stated excepting the Battle of Eutaw and knows that he did perform all the duty which he has
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has stated in his aforesaid declaration that he had the reputation of being a good soldier and is a respectable citizen, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been soldier of the revolution. Jasper Faust
Sworn to & subscribed before me the day and year  aforesaid in open court
J. Elliott [illegible] 

I  Meredith Taylor residing in Fairfield District  aged sixty eight years do hereby testify that I am well acquainted with Jeremiah Taylor who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that I believe him to be seventy years of age or about that age that Deponent served with him in the [illegible] to Augusta mentioned under Genl. Williamson, met at the Eutaw battle, met at Orangeburg met at the four holes bridge that the statement given by him is correct as to these tours. And deponent being his brother had an opportunity of knowing of his being in other tours and is satisfied that his Declaration is correct.
                his
Meredith X Taylor
               mark
Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year aforesaid in open court
J. Elliott [illegible]

[right margin] Jeremiah Taylor Dec. for pension [/right margin]
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20.249
Jeremiah Taylor
Fairfield Dist
S. Carolina

Admitted as a private
for 13 months 43.33
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WAR DEPARTMENT.
Pension Office,
183
Sir,
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned.
The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. the notes and the regulations will shew [sic] what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more  particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: }). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, showing the service of Jeremiah Taylor.

[1st enlistment]
Period when service was rendered.
"about" 1st May to 1st Sept

Duration of the claimant's service.
4 months.

Rank of the claimant.
Private

Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served.
Capt. Timmons

Names and Rank of the General and Field officers.
Col. Goodson, Gl. Williamson

Battles in which the applicant was engaged.
[blank]

Country through which he marched.
Marched to Florida

Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period.
70 years

Evidence by which the declarations are supported.
By living witnesses

[2nd enlistment]
Period when service was rendered.
[blank]

Duration of the claimant's service.
3 months.

Rank of the claimant.
Private

Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served.
[illegible] Capt Craig

Names and Rank of the General and Field officers.
Col Taylor

Battles in which the applicant was engaged.
[blank]

Country through which he marched.
Marched to bank of the Savannah opposite Augusta

Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period.
Fairfield [illegible]

Evidence by which the declarations are supported.
[blank]

[3rd enlistment]
Period when service was rendered.
"about" 1st May to 1st Sept

Duration of the claimant's service.
4 months.#

Rank of the claimant.
Private

Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served.
[illegible] Capt Craig

Names and Rank of the General and Field officers.
[blank]

Battles in which the applicant was engaged.
Near Eaton when the battle took place

Country through which he marched.
Marched to [illegible] [Virginia?]

Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period.
[blank]

Evidence by which the declarations are supported.
[blank]

[4th enlistment]
Period when service was rendered.
"about" 1st May to 1st Sept

Duration of the claimant's service.
3 months.

Rank of the claimant.
Private

Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served.
[illegible] Capt Craig

Names and Rank of the General and Field officers.
[blank]

Battles in which the applicant was engaged.
Near Eaton when the battle took place

Country through which he marched.
[illegible]

Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period.
[blank]

Evidence by which the declarations are supported.
[blank]

[5th enlistment]
Period when service was rendered.
[blank]

Duration of the claimant's service.
3 months.

Rank of the claimant.
Private

Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served.
[illegible] Capt Craig

Names and Rank of the General and Field officers.
[blank]

Battles in which the applicant was engaged.
Near Eaton when the battle took place

Country through which he marched.
[illegible]

Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period.
[blank]

Evidence by which the declarations are supported.
[blank]

I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. Edwards,
Commissioner of Pensions

#disallowed
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REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army,
and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia" and "volunteers," all
persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who
were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to
Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are
also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged
in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
1. The Regular Troops.
2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.
3. Persons employed in the Naval service.
4. Indian Spies.
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons, claiming
the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first in
stance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of
Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is
considered a Court of Record.

DECLARATION.
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District
County of

On this [  ] day of [  ] personally appeared (a) before A.B. a resident (b) of [  ] in the county of [  ] and State, Territory or District of [  ] aged (c) years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provion made by the act of Congress, passed
June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) [  ], with [  ] and served in the  [  ] (e) regiment of the [  ] line, under the following named officers:

Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers, the time he left the service; (and if he se
under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the
town or county and State in which he resided when he enered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged,
and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons
who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
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. D.
[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 Court 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 applicants, making such declaration, cannot be
found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) 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 day 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. who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman, resident in the [  ] 
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 it 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
alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person
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will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted
; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected.
An applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State
troops of Virginia.
1. Where and in what year were you born?
2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?
3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war , and where do you now live?
4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute?
5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.
6.
{To a Soldier.} Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it?
{To an Officer.} Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify
as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are
requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court,
without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons - one of whom should be
the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from
their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed
and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion.
If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character
and standing of other persons, giving such certificates.
The traditionary evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the
enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the
proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to
perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court,
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record,
or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper
Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a
Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is
his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before
the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the
declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure
, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period
of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the
opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
(a) The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
(b)The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
(c)The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
(d) The declarant must mention the period or periods of
the war when he served.
(e) Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had.  Every claimant must state, 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 amount of pension he is entitled. 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. D. 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."
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 us 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 pensions merely state that they served two years
in the militia, &c, without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting the 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 embodied corps called into service by competent
authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.during which let in a saw me on
The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
The opinion of the Court is always in every case.
tion by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no pubthe
only son home here and nature of the crib omer, should company the
papers.
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 conains
the affidavit, or other papers 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 officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
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 witness
the required to me by the masses were
of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
tionable in mills a
nine in the War Department, with the declaration
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[underlined] Jeremiah Taylor 2 [/underlined]

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 Jeremiah Taylor was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states.  And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Dr. Jasper Faust [illegible] and Meredith Taylor, who have signed the preceding certificates are residents the first of Richland and the [illegible] latter of Fairfield District, and are credible [illegible] and that their statements are entitled to credit.
[?] Nov. 1832
[underlined] W. D. Martin [/underlined]
Presiding Judge

South Carolina
I James Elliott Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas and General Sessions in and for Fairfield District in the State aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains in two sheets the original proceedings of the said counties the matter of the application of Jeremiah Taylor for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of my office this second day of November A.D. 1832
J. Elliott clk
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Planters & Mechanics Bank of S. Car
Charleston 15 Jan 1838

J. L. Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington

Sir
I forward herewith for your Authority to Pay Voucher of Jeremiah Taylor.
I am Very Respectfully
Your Obt. Serv.
A [illegible]
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