Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 39150, John Artiss, S. C.
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(3 - 1776)
S. C
SERVICE
CONTENTS
Artiss, John
S39150
NUMBER
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South Carolina 14-793
John Artiss
of Kershaw in the state of
who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Pinckney of the S. Carolina line, for the term of Six years. War
Inscribed on the roll of South Carolina
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 18 of Feby 1819

duplicate Certificate issued 24 of Sept. 1819
and sent to Harris A. Hickman, agent Camden, South Carolina

Arrears to 4th of Sept 1819 6 to 51.01
                                                        $99.91
Revolutionary claim. Act 18th March, 1818
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John Artiss, priv

Kershaw District.
South Carolina
Col. Charles C. Pinckney,
regiment, S. Carolina line, 5 years.
. February, 1819

Carroll
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Adm-24tept 1813
Henry Wm Defaussure
Judge
the certificate of the Judge,

Harris Rickman
Agent,
Camden So Carolina
Complied with
Admitted
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State of South Carolina ss
On this nineteenth day of February in the
year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred
and nineteen before me the Subscriber one of
the Judges of the Court of Equity of the said
State, personally appears John Artiss, aged
about sixty six years resident in the District
of Kershaw in the said State who being by me
first duly sworn according to Law, doth on his
oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provision made by the late Act of  Congress entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and Naval Service of the United States in the revolutionary War That he the said John Artiss enlisted on Broad River in the said State of South Carolina, in the company commanded by Captain Jesse Baker in the first Regiment commanded by Colonel Charles Cotesworth
Pinckney, that he continued to serve in the said Corps and in the service of the United States, (about five years, not having now a distinct recollection of the date of his enlistment, until the seventh day of January
one thousand seven hundred and eighty three when he was discharged from service at Charleston in the State of South Carolina; that he was present in the attack upon Savannah by Genl Lincoln that he was in Fort Moultrie during the cannonade between that Fort and the British fleet, and in Charleston during the Siege which terminated in the Capitulation
between Gen. Linch and the British Commander and that he is in reduced circumstances
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and stands in need of his country's
assistance for support; and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services except his discharge which  accompanies this declaration.
Sworn to and declared before me the day
and year first above written-
Sworn before me
this 19 Feby 1819
⎬
Henry W Gauss
John Artis
Judge of the Court of Equity in Carolina
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I Henry William Desaussure, one of the
Judges of the Court of Equity as aforesaid
do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction
that the said John Artiss did serve in the 
revolutionary War, as stated in the preceding decclaration, against the common Enemy; and I now transmit the proceedings, and declaration, and Testimony  taken and had before me to the Secretary for 
the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress. 19th Feb. 1819
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In addition to the formal certificate prescribed, I beg leave to add that I examined John Artiss the applicant Very particularly on the facts & Co instance connected with his service
and I am satisfied completely with the truth of his Story

Henry Wm De Saussure
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further Certify that the
John Artis, is in reduced
circumstances, & requires the aid
of Government to enable him to subsist in his old age.

Henry W. Desaussure
Sept 1819
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I do hereby Certify that
Henry W Desaussure who hath signed the certificates services & reduced
within mentioned reduced Circumstances of aforementioned John Artis, is the presiding State Judge of the Court Equity of South Carolina
Sept 7 1819-
Thomas T. Willison
Commissioner
C. D.
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John Artis
John Artis
14797
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the State of South Carolina
Kershaw District
On this day the 15 of November 1820.
personally appeared in open Court being a Court of record for the district State aforesaid
John Artis aged about 70 years resident in Kershaw directs aforesaid who being duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows; that he served in the 6th Regiment in Captain Jesse Bakers Company; that he applied for a pension from the United States on the 19 of Feb 1819, which was granted, & of which the following is a copy
War departments Revolutionary Claim. I certify that in conformity with the law of the United States of the 18 of March 1828. John Artis
late a private in the army of the Revolution is inscribed on the pension list Roll of the South Carolina agency at the rate of Eight dollars per month to commence on the nineteenth day of February one thousand eight hundred and nineteen
Given at the War Office
of the United States this twenty fourth day of September One eight hundred and ninteen
                                       J. C. Calhoun

and numbered 14.799
And I do solemnly swear that Secretary of War
I was a resident Citizen of the United States on the 18th of March 1818 & that I have not since that time by  gift sale or in any manner disposed of my property or with intent thereby so to any part thereof diminish it as
to bring myself within the provision of an act of Congress entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land &
naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War"" passed on the 18 of March 1820. and that I have now nor has any person in trust for me any property
or security, contracts or debts due me nor have any income other than what is contained in the Schedule hereunto annexed and by me subscribed. To wit One tract of 100 acres of Land more of or less
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laying on the water of Buffalo
Creek in the district of Kershaw aforesaid value at about                       $40.00
Stock of fouls say 20                  3.00
                                                               $43. 00
            John Artis

He is attends to a small farm of about 4 acres
of said land and works as a laborer in the
neighborhood Occasionally for her and is quite infirm and has an aged and helpless wife who utterly incapable of affording this deponent any assistance whatever towards acquiring a support in the work
Sworn to before
John Artis
me 15 November
1820
in
Open
Court
John Richard
firm
sociate
I Thomas P. Evans Clerk of the Court of __ this District do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the Schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the record of the said Court. And I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount in
value of the said property exhibited in the
Schedule is forty three dollars aforesaid
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the
said Court the 15
of November 1820
Thos Evans
Elk K.
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                                                John Artiss  S39150

Mr. G. E. Wood
387 Copenhill Avenue, N. E.
Atlanta, Georgia
Dear Sir:
December 15, 1930
Rev. & 1812 Wars Section
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he is
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You are advised that it appears from the papers in
the Revolutionary War pension claim, S.39150, that John
Artiss (the name also appears as Artis) enlisted on Broad
River, in the State of South Carolina, date not given,
ed in Captain Jesse Baker's Company, Colonel Charles Cotes
worth Pinckney's South Carolina Regiment, and in Captain
Williamson's Company, Colonel Scott's South Carolina Regiment
, was in an attack on Savannah by General Lincoln, was
in Fort Moultrie when it was cannonaded by the British and
in the Siege of Charleston and served five years, being discharged
January 7, 1783.
He was allowed pension on his application executed
February 19, 1819, at which time he was aged sixty-six
years and resided in Kershaw District, South Carolina.
In 1820, he stated that he was aged about seventy years,
no explanation made for this discrepancy in age. In 1832,
he was residing in Darlington County, South Carolina,
His wife is referred to, her name and date of their
marriage not given and there are no further data as to his
family.
The records do not show a claim for pension on file
on account of the service of Isaac Ardis. The records
were also searched for Isaac Artis and no soldier of that name
found who served from South Carolina.
Very truly yours
E. W. MORGAN
Acting Commissioner.
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Revolutionary War
39150
INVALID.
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John Artiss
Private
Act 18   18 March 18__
--Vol. 3  15Page
Arrangement of 1870.}


1930 Dec 15  Hist to TE Wood
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It appears by the Last Muster that
Artif acording in the Carolina line
of enlistment was unknown
by information of the office of the
entitled to ____ is entitled to a Discharge.
7 January 1882

James Slane
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the within Solder is hereby discharged
Given at General Quarters of the United States
ted States
By order of General Greene

Wm. Pierce JP
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South Carolina
Kershaw District}ss
Before me Francis L Lee, 
Notary public and Exofficio a Justice of the Peace
Grace and one of the Justice of the Quorum
in & for district and State aforesaid the applicant Personally appeared Thomas P. Evans Esq and
being duly sworn deposeth and saith that
he is and has been for a number of years Past acquainted with Mr. John Artis an old Revolutionary Soldier, and with his situation in life, and John Artis is that very poor man & in a
needy and destitute situation.
Sworn to & Subscribed at Camden this
Seventeenth day of August

Thos P. Evans

Francis LeeN.P and JP
A.D. 1819
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John Arter
Affid for Renewal of a lost
Pension Certificate


Mr Blair
S.
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South Carolina-                              14795.
Darlington District}ss


Personally appeared before me John Artiss who
after being duly sworn saith that he has for several years past received a pension of eight dollars per
month Asa Revolutionary Soldier.
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That some time during the last summer he lost his
certificate, at or near Darlington Court House in the State of South Carolina
-                                                John Artiss
Sworn to before me 8 February 1833.
John B. Bruce
Clk of the Court 

South Carolina
Darlington District} ss
Personally appeared before me Dr. Thomas Lilly and made oath that from the knowledge of the facts as saved in the above affidavit of John Artis, he believes them true 
Sworn to before me 8th February 1833
 David Smoot one of the Justices of the
Quorum in for the district & State aforesaid
certify, that Dr Thomas Lilly who has made
the above affidavit, is a man of good character it is entitled to full faith and credit

Given under my hand
this 8th February 1833.
D. Smoot JP
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South Carolina
Carlington District
I, Jno B. Bruce Clerk of the the district & State aforesaid  do hereby certify that David Snoot, whose signature is attached to the affidavit of Dr. Thomas Lilly  within written and the certificate under written, is one of the acting Justices of the Quorum in the District and state aforesaid , and that full faith and credit is due & ought to be given
 his certificate and attestations as such
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Given under my hand & seal
of Office this day 8 February 1833
. Seal
Jno B. Bruce CC JP
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APPLICATION FOR A NEW CERTIFICATE

South Carolina
County of Darlington
On this 24th day of October 1832, before me,
the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace for the said county of Darlington personally appeared John Artiss who, on
his oath, declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Captain Williamson in the regiment commanded by Colonel Scott
the service of the United States; that his name was placed on the pension roll of the State of them that he received a certificate of that fact under the signature and seal of the Secretary of War; which certificate day 4th of March 1832
Darlington, Court house was lost
                                                John Artiss
Sworn and subscribed to, before me, the day and year aforesaid
A. D. Sims

Thomas Lilly made oath before me that he is well acquainted with John Artis who signed the above, and that he is the identical to whom the originate was granted
NOTES. The last four blanks are left for the applicant to set forth the time, place, and manner of the loss or destruction of the original certificate.
The oath to be taken before a duly qualified magistrate, whose official character and signature must be pro-
If the pensioner has never received a formal certificate, but has drawn his pension on a mere notification,
as was the case in a few instances many years ago, he should leave out the above words in italics, and insert,
in lieu thereof, ""but has never received a formal certificate, and now wishes to obtain one
The pensioner's oath must be supported by the evidence of another person as to identity. The person must
swear that he well knows him to be the same person described in the above affidavit. The magistrate must
certify that the deponent is a person of veracity. This oath must also be authenticated by the certificate of the
proper officer, under his seal of office, setting forth that the officer before whom the affidavit may be made is a
Justice of the Peace, Judge, or Notary Public, as the case may be.
When a person acting as an agent or Attorney for a pensioner, loses the certificate, the affidavit of that person
is also required, which must be authenticated as above.
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
be sent with the papers.
Made of authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated , the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or small 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.
No attention will be given to applications from persons who act as agents, unless they are known at the
War Department, or are vouched for as respectable persons by some one who is known to the Department.
South Carolina
Darlington

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District certify that Thomas Lilly who made the above
affidavit before me, to the duty of John Artis a person
of credibility and ought to be relied
Given under my hand seal this 9th November
A.D. S.
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South Carolina
Darlington District

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I, Jno B. Bruce, Clerk for  Court of Common pleas for said district and State aforesaid do hereby certify A.D.Sims 
who has signed the within certificate is an acting Justice
of the Quorum and that full faith and  credit is due and ought to be given his attestations as such.
Given  under my hand and Seal of Office this 24th day
of October 1832
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Darlington Ot H
Oct 18th 1832
J. L. Edwards
Secretary at War
Washington
DC
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Darlington Court House, S. Carolina
Nov 8,1832
Sir
I enclose John Artis application for a certificate for
which if and properly you, will please
direct the certificate to the undersigned
respectfully Your  Servt
Thomas
Gilly
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387 Copenhill Ave, N. E.
Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 28, 1930.

Bureau of Pensions.
Washington, D. C.
Gentlemen:
Information is requested as to Revolutionary service ofIsaac Artis and John Artiss of South Carolina, who served under Pickens as a soldier, Ardis, of South Carolina, of the Continental line.
The Magazine of American Genealogy No. 7, gives Isaac
Ardis a number -SC 81247
We would like full information about these men, where they
lived and all family data available.
.
Yours truly,
G.  E. Wood