Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 18117, for James Mc Caw, South Carolina
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Service 
S.C. 
McCaw, James
Number
S. 18117

carded
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South Carolina 23.796

James McCaw of Chester in the State of So Ca who was a [illegible] in the [blank] commanded by Captain [blank] of the [illegible] commanded by Col. Lacey in the So Ca line for 2 years. 

Inscribed on the Roll of So Carolina at the rate of 80 Dollars [blank] Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1837. 

Certificate of Pension issued the 8 day of Ap 37 and [illegible]

Arrears to the 4th of March 1834 240
Semi-anl allowance ending 4 Sept  40
$280 
{Revolutionary Claim, 
Act of June 7, 1832.}

Order to pay May 11, 1834 [illegible] to P. Wylie 10 May 1838.

Paid at the Treasury under the Act of [illegible] 4 April 1838 from 4 March to 4 Sept 1837

Age notified 15 June 1838

Paid as above from 4th March to 4 Sept 1839. Agent notified 4th June 1840. 

Recorded by [illegible] Rice- Clark Book E Vol G Page 4
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
Second Comptroller's Office
May 22d 1840
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, 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," the widow of James McCaw, a Pensioner on the Roll of the South Carolina Agency, at the rate of Eighty Dollars and - Cents per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the to the 4th of March, to the 4th Sept. 1839.

Respectfully, yours,
Albion K. Parris [signature]
Comptroller.

To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.
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30.336
James M Caw.
Declaration
Admit as a private
2 year $80.
Direct the isuo
to Chester Court
house Lo car
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State of South Carolina
Chester District 

on this 21st day of Sep-tember 1833 personally
appeared in open Court before me Peter Wylie, judge of the Court of Ordinary of Said District now sitting James McCaw a resident of State and District aforesaid aged Seventy one years who being first duly sworn according to the law doth  on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of [illegible] June 7th 1832 That he entered the service of the Un-ited States as a volunteer in Col Lacys Regiment in Capt Dixon's company and Served in what was called the Snowey Campain in the year 1775. (to the best of his [illegible] took some Tories whilst in service served three mouths and Dismissed Sworn No 2 volunteered again in the year 1776 under the command of Col Lacy Capt Dixons Company marched to Charles-ton was in hearing of the Battle of fort [illegible] on the 28th of June Served three months and was Dismissed Tour No 3 volunteered again under his former officers in the year 1779 marched to Charleston at the [illegible] the British drove left Moulthrie to Charleston Served three months when dismissed Tour No 4 Volunteered again under the same officers marched to Orangeburgh served three months where dismissed tour  No 5 Volun-teered under the same officers marched to Black Swamp Served three months when dismissed these last two tours were before the fall of Charleston in the year 1780
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Tour No 6th after the fall of Charleston in the year 1780 volunteered in Captain [illegible] Company Col Lacy Regiment under [illegible] Sumpter was at the skirmish at Williamsons Plantation whise Capt [illegible] was Killed was at the Battle of Rocky-mount Battle of Hanging-rock and the skir-mish at Fishdam ford on houd River Served Six months when dismissed Tour No 7 Volunteered with [illegible] Sumpter in the year 1781 as a commissioner to value property that might fall into the hands of the army went [illegible] Sumpter on what was called Sumpters Rounds in State of South Carolina was at the siege of fridays fort or Congeree Fort. Marched from [illegible] to [illegible] Fort at Buskhead [illegible] two months when dismissed No 8 volunteered in the year 1781 under Capt Fair in Col Pickins Regiment marched to Georgia had Two skirmishes with Indians and made some prisoners there Fought with the British at Governor Wights Plantation in Georgia Col. [illegible] commanded Georgia served at this two three months when dis-missed having serving in all at last two years and two months: He further declared the he had to apply to history for the period of the war but can well recolist his fighting and can pretty well recolist a his [illegible]. He hereby relinquishes every claim what ever 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 except that he now is on the roll of state pensionners of the State of South Carolina

[illegible] 1 I was born as I am informed in the Kingdom of Ireland in [illegible] 1762

[illegible] 2 I have no record of my age

[illegible] 3 I was living in Craven County Camden District in the same part I [illegible] in only as to name it is now called Chester District when into service and have [illegible] ever [illegible] where I now live

[illegible] 4 I always served as a volunteer

[illegible] 5 I have seen Gen Lincoln in Charleston when in Charleston as to [illegible] officers and [illegible] I have mentioned them in the [illegible] part of my aslation-

[illegible] 6 I never received any discharge but was dismissed- -

[illegible] 7 I will name some to whose Refferences may be had of my veracity by William Walker John Douglas Esq. [illegible] clerk of the court Chester District [illegible] (late a member of Congress) [illegible] 

Sworn and [illegible] the day and year aforesaid in open court
Peter Wylie [illegible]
James McCaw
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South Carolina Chester District

Personally came into open court Chester District before me Peter Wylie Judge of the Court of ordinary of Chester District Joseph Gaston Esquire a Solider of the Revolution who upon being duly Sworn Saith upon oath that he is well acquainted with James McCaw and has been well acquainted with James McCaw during the Revolutionary War and Saith the said McCaw was one of those Veterans who turned out in defense of his coun-try when the State of South Carolina was in possession of the British and Tories and further saith the he this [illegible] was with said McCaw at the Battle of Rocky-mount & hanging rock and further Saith that he this [illegible] has Sufficient information of Said McCaw Serv-es in the State of Georgia as this [illegible] had two or three Brothers in said Service in Georgia with Said McCaw And this [illegible] further Saith that he fully believes all the statements set forth in Said McCaw declaration to us true as he believes Said McCaw to be a man of truth & verasity. 

Joseph Gaston [signature]

Sworn to & signed this 17 day of October 1833 in open court

Peter Wylie [signature]

South Carolina
Chester District

Personally came into open court before me Peter Wylie Judge of the court of ordinary of Said District George Mir (a solider of the Revolution) who hereby duly sworn Saith upon oath that he fully believes the whole of the above affidavit to be true and [illegible] 

Peter Wylie [signature]
Geoo Hein [signature]
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South Carolina
And the court hereby declares their opinion after the Chester District investigation of the matter and [illegible] the [illegible] prescribed by the War department that this applicant James Mc-Caw [crossed out] whose declaration is hereunto [illegible] was a Revolutionary Solider and served as he states and the court further certifies that is will known to them that Joseph Gaston Esq & George {illegible] who has sworn to [illegible] written certificates as residents in the District with the said James McCaw and is credited persons and that this statement, are certificates to credit 

Peter Wylie [illegible]

I Peter Wylie Judge and clerk of the District do hereby entify that the foregoing contains the original proce-edings of the said court in the matters of the application of James McCaw for a pension. 

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & Seal of office this 7th day of October 1833.

Peter Wylie L G [illegible]
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July 30, 1938

BA-J/AWF
James McCaw
S. 18117

Mrs. H.H. McGill
2016 Assembly Street
Columbia, South Carolina

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request information in regard to James, John and William McCaw, soldiers of the Revolutionary War, from Chester County, South Carolina. Your state that your are particularly interested in James McCaw. 

Because of the great demand for the Revolutionary War data and the limited trained clerical force available for furnishing such information, it is not possible to comply in full with each request which requires so much time and research. 

The record of James McCaw which follows was obtained from papers on file in clam for pension, S. 18117, based on his service in the War of the Revolution. 

James McCaw was born in the year 1762 in the "Kingdom of Ireland". The names of his parents were not given, nor was it shown when he arrived in this country. 

While residing in Craven County, Camden District (which was later Chester District), South Carolina, James McCaw volunteered in 1775, served three months as a private in Captain Dixon's company, Colonel Lacey's South Carolina regiment, and was in the "Snow Campaign". He volunteered in 1776, served
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three months in Captain Dixon's company, Colonel Lacey's regiment, and was in "[illegible] of the Battle of Fort Moultrie." He served in 1779, three months in the same company and regiment, again three months in same company and regiment, and again three months in same company and regiment. He enlisted in 1780, "after the fall of Charleston", served six months under Captain Pagan (?) in Colonel Lacey's regiment, and was in battles of Williamson's Plantation, Rocky Mount, Hanging Rock, and Fish Dam Ford. He served, again, in 1781, three months in Captain Fair's company, Colonel Pickens' regiment, was in two skir-mishes in Georgia with Indiana, and in a skirmish with the British  at Governor Wright's Plantation.

The solider, James McCaw, was allowed pension on his application executed September 31, 1833, at which time he was living in Chester County, South Carolina, where he was living when he entered the service. 

The papers on file in this claim contain no reference to the family of the solider. 

In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, name and address of person paid, and possible the date of death of this pensioner, you should address The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, D.C., and furnish the following data:

James McCaw
Certificate #23776
Issued April 8, 1834
Rate $80.00 per annum
Commenced March 4, 1831
Act of June 7, 1832
South Carolina Agency. 

Very truly yours

A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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18117

INVALID

File No. 18117
James McCaw
[illegible] Rev War

Act: June 7th 32
Index:-Vol. 1, Page 249
[Arrangement of 1870]
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Treasury Department, Second Comptroller's Office
June 15- 1838

Sir
Under the act of the 6th of April 1838, 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," James McCaw a Pensioner on the roll of the S. Carolina Agency, at the rate of eighty Dollars and -- cents [crossed out] per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832 has been paid at the Department, from the 4th of March 1837 to the 4th of September 1837. 

Respectfully yours, 

Albion K. Parris [signature]

Comptroller 

To the Commissioner of Pensions, present.
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Mrs. H.H. McGill
2016 Assembly Street
Columbia, S.C.

July 16th 1938

Veterans Administration
Washington, D.C.

Gentlemen:-

Do your records show any pension or bounty land claims for services in the Revolution of James McCaw, William McCaw, or John McCaw of Chester County, South Carolina. These men were brother, & all fought in the Revolution, am particularly interested in James but would like to know the others also. If they were paid any pension want to know name of wife and children
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Mrs. H.H. McGill
2016 Assembly Street
Columbia, S.C.

if they are listed. Thanking you for your help [illegible]

Very truly,

Mrs H.H. McGill