Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 7,681, for Hudtson Taylor, North Carolina
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SERVICE  N. C.    Taylor, Hudtson       NUMBER
 S.7.681


Born in N.C.                                                        carded

CONTENTS
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North Carolina 23.739
Hudtson Taylor

of Mont[illegible] in the State on N.C.
who was a [illegible] in the [illegible] commanded
by Captain [illegible] of the ---commanded
by--- in the N. Carolina
line for [illegible] years-

Inscribed on the Roll of N. Carolina.
at the rate of -C-Dollars---Cents pre annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 21-day of March     and [illegible]
[illegible] 

Arrears to the 4th of March 18[illegible]  120-
semi-anl. allowance ending [illegible]
20-
$[illegible]

{Revolutionary Claim,}
{Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by [illegible] Clerk,
Book [illegible] Vol. [illegible] Page 76

(2nd page-right side)  Died Feb 21, 1837
                                    (per A B)
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Declaration of Hudtson Taylor
Jan. 12th, 1833,
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Declaration of Hudtson Taylor
State of North Carolina
Montgomery County.
January the 12th 1833
On this day I. William Swearing in one of the acting Justices of the Peace of
Montgomery County at the House of Hudson Taylor resident of said County
unable to attend Court & are at this time under Great afflictions which appears he never will recover was duly sworn by me according to Law doth on
his oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of
the Provision made by the Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832.
He entered the service of the United States in the Revolutionary War
in the year 1778, as well as he now recollects & served as herein stated under the
following named Officers Capt William Golson & Capt Nicholas Nall first
3 a
Volunteer for three months as a Private in the Horse Company under Capt
Golson & marched from Chatham County in North Carolina through Moor
County into Anson County thence to Cumberland County on Raft Swamp
through said County & Moor County to Chatham County & the Joining Countys
after the Torys till his time of service expired was discharged by Capt Golson
& returned home continued short time then a Volunter for three months as a
Private in the House Company under Capt Golson and was in the Battle at Lindleys
3 Mill against the Torys Supposed to be Two hundred men Fanning Walker and
Hector McKneel Commanded the Torys McKneel was killed Fanning wounded
but escaped Walker escaped but after taken & Executed the number kild &
wounded on either side is not recollected after the Battle marched through
Moor County & Cumberland County to Raft Swamp then returned back
through Moor County to Chatham County & Continued in the Joining Countys
till time of Service expired then was discharged by Capt. Golson returned
home continued short time then volunteer for three months as a private in
The Horse Company under Capt Golson but served part of the time under
Cap Nicholas Nall & was in the Battle at Brush Creek against the Torys
& was defeated by the Torys Overpowed by the number of men the killed &
wounded not recollected returned to Chatham Court House there recruited
Seventy or Eighty men then marched to Hillsborough & the Joining Countys
till time of service expired was then discharged by Capt Golson & returned
Home Continued short time then a Volunteer for three months as a private
in the Horse Company under Capt Golson & Continued marching through
Chatham County & the Joining County till the time of service expired then
was discharged by Capt Golson which he thinks was the last of his services
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his discharges he has lost & has no documentary evidence to prove his services
and knows of no person now living by whom he could prove his services.
Qt. 1- Where & in what year were you born, in the year 1762,
As. " In Hallifax County North Carolina but was raised in North Hampton " County North Carolina but was resident of Chatham County N. Carolina
" in the Revolutionary War & after moved to Montgomery County in the
" Same State South West side of Pee Dee River on the Waters of Song Creek
" and have continued to reside on the same place ever since.
Qt. 2 Have you any record of your age & if so where is it.
As.  he has lost it,
Qt. 3 where were you living when called into service & where
" have you lived since the Revolutionary war & where do you now live
As. "I was a resident of Chatham County North Carolina in the Revolutionary war
I moved, & lived as inserted above.
Qt. 4 "How were you called into service were you drafted did you Volunteer or
were you a Substitue & if a Substitue for whom.
As.  A Volunteer.
Qt.  5 "State the names of some of the Regular Officers who were with the
Troops where you served such Contineltal & Militia Ridgments as
You can recollect & the General Circumstances of your service,
As.  I saw Col Linnenton & supposed he had Eight hundred men under
" him but whether a Continental or Militia officer he does not recollect
" Capt Golson & Nall Militia officers, Maj Nall
Qt.  6. Did you ever receive a Discharge from the service & if so by whom  was it given & what has become of it,
As.   By Capt William Golson but have lost it,
Qt.  7"
State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present
neighbourhood & who can testify as to your character for veracity
and their belief of your services as a Soldier of the Revolution.
As.   David Kindal George Smith Nathan Simpson John Kindal & Henry Ledbetter
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a Pension or annuity except the present  & declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the agency of any State.
Sworn to & Subscribed the day & year above
W Swearingen

Hudtson   his H mark
Taylor
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We George Shankle Clergyman residing in the same County & Neighbourhood and David Tillman 
residing in the same hereby Certify that we are well acquainted with
Hudtson Taylor the above applicant who has Subscribed & sworn to the
above Declaration That we believe him to be of the age therein stated that he is reputed 
& believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier
Revolution & that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn & Subscribed the day & year above
George Shankle
David Tillman
W Swearengin  JP
And I William Swearengin acting Justice of the Peace of Montgomery County
in the State of North Carolina are well acquainted with Hudtson Taylor
The above applicant & do hereby declare his opinion after the Investigation of
the matter & after putting the Interrogatories prescribed by the War Department the above applicant was a Soldier of the Revolution & served as stated
therein.  I further certify that I believe George Shankle is a Clergyman & David Tillman is a man of credit &
both reside in the same County & neighborhood of Mr. H. Taylor.
W. Swearengin  JP
State of North Carolina}
Montgomery County}
I John B. Martin Clerk of the County Court
Do hereby certify that William Swearengin is acting Justice of the
Peace in said County and all due faith & credit is & ought to be
Paid to his signature as such Given from under my hand &
the seal of office this 6th day of March 1833,
I B Martin  clk
Rufus R Johnson
agent
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In reply to your request of_____,
received_____
for a statement of the military history of Hudtson Taylor
a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired
information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in the Bureau.
[illigeble]7681
DATES OF
ENLISTMENT OR
APPOINTMENT.
1778
[illegible]
[illegible]
[illegible]
LENGTH OF
SERVICE.
3 mos
3 "
3 "
3 "
RANK.
Priv
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN.
William Golson
William Golson
{William Golson
{Nicholas Nall
William Golson
COLONEL.
(check mark)
(check mark)
(check mark)
(check mark)
STATE.
N.C.
Battles engaged in, [(all) illegible]
Residence of soldier at enlistment, [illegible]
Date of application for pension, [illegible] 12,1833  [illegible]
Residence at date of application,[illegible]
Age at date of application, born [illegible] 1762  [illegible]
Remarks: Died [illegible] 21 183[illegible] [illegible]
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Pension Office
J L.Edwards Esqs.
Washington City

(writing upside down)
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Hudtson Taylo

Aamt as private
12 mo- $40


(writing upside down)
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Wadesborough Anson County N Carolina February 7th 1834,
Mr. J L Edwards
Sir you returned 29th April 1833, the Declaration of Hudtson Taylor
for amendment some time after I was in his neighborhood at Mr George
Shankles the Clergyman & was informed that Mr Hudson Taylor was not any
better of his complaint, a Cancer on his face in Jany 12, 1833, when I was at
Mr Taylor's House the complaint had distroyed the cite of one eye a part of
his nose & part of the side of his face it is unpleasant to be in his
Presents I did not go to his House this time there is no amendment to
his Declaration. I have stated at the bottom of the Certificate of the Justice
the Clergyman & Tillman & that I would enclose to you the same Declaration
When Congress was in Session for your further consideration at same time cite 
you to the Hon, Edmond Deburry now a member in Congress from the
same County of Mr. Taylor & there rased & there continues to reside when at home for the Credit of Mr. Taylor the Clergyman Tillman & others should you
it necessary. I have enclosed to you the same Declaration of H. Taylor
& the accompanying letter as you requested as soon as you decide & you think
he is entitled to Pension you will enclose me his Certificate if you think not
you will so state to me.
Yours respectfully
Rufus R. Johnson
agent,
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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 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, shewing the Service of
Period when the service was rendered.

Duration of the
claimant's service.
Years.
Months.
Days.

Rank of the
claimant.

Names and rank of the Field officers
under whom he served.

Age at present,
and place of abode
when he entered
the service.

Proof by which the declaration is supported.

I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions
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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, mucicians or privates, will, in the first
instance, 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 of}   88.
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 provision made by the act of Congress, passed
June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States (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 served 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 entered 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.
[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 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 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. resing in (the same)
hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with
and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are 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.
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 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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alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person
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 exexpected.
All 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?
And if a substitute, for whom?
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 a 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 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. 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 ____day, 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 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 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 their service. This form of 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 during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he 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.
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 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.
[j] 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 claimant's 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.
> The notes from [a] to [[illegible]] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in
note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[k] This traditionary evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers in the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
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1910 Mch. 10- Hist to Mrs. J. F. Beck-[unknown symbol]
1916 Feb. 2. To T.D. Harris [unknown symbol]
Rev War
7681
INVALID.
File No.  7681
Hudson Taylor
Priv. Rev War
Act: June 7th 1832
Index:--Vol. [illegible], Page 369
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Son
3 -- 871.
RECORD DIVISION.
Department of the Interior,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.

Briefed by Geo. M. Moore
Claim No. Feb 26, 1910
Certificate No._______
Claimant_________
Soldier Hudson Taylor.
Service______Rev.
Additional Service._______
No.____claim, State records____, 190___
No claim, combination records,____ 190____
REMARKS:
to  O W. I. Wor R. as above
except I.F. 7681
2-8
Chief Division
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(U.S. PENSION OFFICE (stamp) Feb 18 1910)
Feby 16 - 1910

Commissioner of Pensions
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir:
Will you please
send me record of service
in the Revolution
of the Pensioners
Hudson Taylor of
Montgomery Co. N.C. and Uriah
Peacock who lived in Washington
Co. Ga in 1840, with any
information that may be obtained
from the papers about
their families
Thanking
you in advance for an early
reply. I am
Yours very Truly
Mrs J. F. Beck
26 Carnegie Place
Atlanta, Ga

(Feb 19 1910 [stamped])
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NL 3
Rev Sec

College Park, Ga.,  Jan 24-[illegible]6.
P. O. Box 
Commissioner War,
Bureau of Pensions,
War Department,
Washington, D.C.

Sear Sir:
The name of Hudson Taylor  s.7681 pl-N.C.
line 1834-31- age 72. Montgomery Co., page
96. North Carolina Pension Roll
Also, John Taylor, s.7688  pl-N. C.  Mil  age 89
1833-31- New Hanover Co. page 99, N.C.
pension Roll -
The above is from
Small Document
(514) of the 1st session of the 23rd Congress
1833-34 U.S.A.
please give all information
given when these
men applied
for pensions for Rev. Service and
when the pension
closed
by [illegible] all data
will be
appreciated.
Respectfully
T. D. Harris

((stamp)PENSION U S OFFICE  JAN 26 1916)