Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 10,084, for James Starritt, North Carolina
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(3-1776)
Service N.C.

Starritt, James

Number
R.10.084

Contents
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Hon. G. W. Owens
HR
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Declaration. In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th June 1832

State of Georgia S S
Habersham County. 

On this 16th day of October 1837 personally appeared before the Superior Court of said County now sitting, James Starritt a resident of Captain McAfee district in said County, aged eighty six 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 in the first of the year 1776 with Captain Nelson in Guilford County in the state of North Carolina, and served in the Sixth Regiment under Lieutenant Col Saxton. He was appointed and commissioned Second Lieutenant by the Convention of North Carolina and assisted in enlisting the Company. After the Company was organized, he was marched to Wilmington N.C. where he was stationed, but was soon after taken sick and was confined for some time. When he recovered he found from his affliction & an injury received on his leg before that time that he was unable to march on foot,  and resigned his commission as Second Lieutenant. Was in service as Lieutenant, including the time he was sick. Three months this time. He again entered the service as a volunteer light horseman in Guilford County North Carolina he thinks in the year 1778 or 79-under Captain Daniel Gillespie and Col Paisley & John Gillespie and was stationed in the said County of Guilford frequently scouting in various directions after the British & Tories, at one time he was marched to what was called the Raft Swamp, between the Purdie & Cape Fear Rivers where he had a severe engagement with the British & Tories under Col Fanning. He was again marched into Surry County, NC, to what was called the Hollers of the Adkin, where we took a
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good many Tories - & remained there for some time - he was in the battle of Guilford & [strikethrough text]. He was also in the battle at Whitcels Mills. He [strikethrough text] was also in the battle at Pile's Defeat in Orange County N.C. He served this time two years - and was discharged by his Captain Gillespie. This declarant has once before made a Declaration of his services and supposes that it was sent back to Col Rusk, but he cannot now say what has become of them -
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a Pension or an annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the Agency of any state.
Answers to interrogatory propounded by the Court -
1st Was born as he was informed by his father in Cecil County in the State of Maryland he thinks from the best information he can get in the year 1757.
2. Has no Record of his age - .
3. Was living in Guilford County North Carolina, has lived in Pendleton District South Carolina, & Franklin & Habersham Counties Georgia. He now lives in Habersham County Georgia.
4. Was appointed Second Lieutenant in the Regular Service & volunteered in the militia service.
5. Has stated the names of the officers & General circumstances of his services in the body of his declaration.
6. Never received any written discharge
6. Did receive a commission as Second Lieutenant from the Convention of North Carolina, but does not recollect by whom it was signed. He thinks he gave the commission to his officers when he resigned or was discharged.
7. Is known to James West, Benjamin Cleveland, & Absalom Holcombe who can testify as to his character for veracity, and their belief of my services as a soldier of the Revolution. He expects to prove his services by Col James Blair and
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Isham Hancock both of the said county of Habersham.
Sworn to & subscribed this day & year of aforesaid
J. T. Carter Clk
James Starritt

Mr James West a Clergyman and Benjamin Cleveland & Abraham Holcombe all residing in the said County of Habersham do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with James Starritt who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be about eighty years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he now resides to have been a Soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion -;
Sworn to & subscribed this day and year aforesaid
James West 
Benjamin Cleveland
Abraham Holcombe
J. T. Carter

And the said Court do hereby declare his opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above name applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies that it appears to him that James West who has signed the preceding Certificate is a clergyman, resident in the said County of Habersham and that Benjamin Cleveland & Abraham Holcombe who has also signed the same are residents of the same County, and are Creditable persons
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and that their statements are entitled to credit

Given under my hand this 16th Oct 1837

Tho W Harris, Judge [illegible]

I, John J. Carter Clerk of the Superior Court of Habersham County State of Georgia do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court, in the matter of the application of James Starritt for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my private seal, there being no public seal of office, belonging to said Court.
16 October 1837
J.T. Carter, Clk seal

James Starritt 17839
Washington 1 Jany 1838. I certify that J.T. Carter is clerk of the Court [illegible] state [illegible] personally acquantied [illegible]
G [illegible]ns
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Rev. and 1812
Wars Section
AWF/eel

February 13, 1929

Mrs. Nettis H. Owen
24 Eld Street
New Haven, Connecticut

Madam:

I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, R.10084, it appears that James Starritt was born in 1751, in Cecil County, Maryland.
He applied for pension, October 16, 1837, at which time he was a resident of Captain McAfees District, Habersham County, Georgia, and alleged that while residing in Guilford County, North Carolina, he enlisted early in the year 1776 and served about three months as Second Lieutenant in Captain Nelson's Company, Colonel Saxton's North Carolina regiment, and in 1778 or 1779, enlisted in Captain Daniel Gillespie's Company of Cavalry under Colonels Pasely and John Gillespie, scouting after the British and Tories, and was in a skirmish in Raft Swamp, and in the battles of Pyle's Defeat, Whitsalls's Mills and Guilford.
His claim was not allowed as he failed to furnish
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proof of six months service in an embodied military corps as required by the pension law.
There are no data as to family,
The above noted James Starritt or Starrell is the only solider of that name found on the Revolutionary War records of this bureau.
For information relative to land that may have been granted by the State of Georgia, you should consult the Archives of Atlanta.

Respectfully,

WINFIELD SCOTT
Commissioner.
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State of Georgia SS
Franklin County
Personally appeared before me Christopher Addison a Justice of the peace in and for said county. Isham Hancock and Colo. Irving Blair of the County of Habersham who being duly sworn, deposeth and saith as follows to wit-
the said Isham Hancock saith, that he is well acquainted with James Starritt who is now applying for a Pension in the said county of Habersham and was acquainted with him in the time of the Revolutionary War and saw the said Starritt in the service of the United States in  Mecklenburg County N.C. and in Guildford County and at various other places in N.C. The said Starritt was under Captain David Gilliespie as a light horseman, he knows that the said Starritt performed considerable service in the Revolutionary war and this deponent served a three-month tour with him under the above stated Captain.
The said Blair saith that he also was well acquainted with the said Starritt in the time of the Revolutionary War, that he saw him in Captain Gilliespie's Company of light horseman, in Guildford County N.C. where the said Starritt then lived and in what was called the Raft Swamp expedition & at various other times & places, and has been acquainted with the said Starritt ever since the Revolution, and believes his declaration to be fully correct.

Sworn to & subscribed before me this 20th day of October 1839
C. Addison

his
Isham Hancock
mark
James Blair
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Georgia
Franklin County

I Christopher Addison a justice of the peace in and for said County do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Colo James Blair and Isham Hancock who has sworn to and subscribed the foregoing affidavit, that they are respectable citizens of the County of Habersham & State aforesaid and their statements are entitled to credit.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 20th day of October 1837
C. Addison

Georgia
Franklin County

Clerks office Inferior Court
I Thomas King Clerk of said Court, do hereby certify that Christopher Addison whose name appears to the foregoing affidavits & certificate, was at the time a magistrate of said County as there represented, and that full faith and credit ought to be had and given to his attestations as such, and that the same is in due form and genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office this 20th day of October 1837
Tho King Clk
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Georgia
Franklin County
I Eppy W Morris one of the Justices of the Inferior Court of said County, do hereby certify that Thomas King whose name appears to the foregoing certificate is clerk of the Inferior Court of said County as there represented and that full faith and credit out to be had and given to his attestations as such, and that the same is in due form. 

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my private seal this 20th day of October 1837. 

EW Morris [illegible]
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Starritt
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Washington City
1 June 1840

James L Edwards Esq
Commr of Pensions
Washington City,

Sir,
James Starritt of Habersham County Georgia made an application some years ago for a Revolutionary Pension. The papers were returned to him as defective. The defects were amended and delivered to his agent Thos. J Rusk to be forwarded to your department. Rusk soon after went off to Texas & the old man has heard nothing since of his application. Oblige me by informing me whether the amended papers were sent to your office and if so what has been done in the matter.

With great respect
Your obl [illegible]

Rich W H [illegible]
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Depart of War
Pension Office
Jany 5 1838

Sir,
I have recd and examined the claims of James Blair, James Starritt, and Chs Baker and have placed them upon our files.

The declaration of Mr. Blair and Mr. Starritt are amended a supplement; the original having been presented to this Depart in the year 1833 and subsequently returned for proof

Before acting upon these two claims therefore, it will be desirable and proper that the original papers or copies of them be forwarded to this Office.
Mr. Baker will be required to assign some satisfactory reason for delaying his application, and [illegible] now well know that the militia [illegible] was of three months duration, and [illegible] of six, as Mr. Baker states, some further explanation [illegible] year 1781. The Battle of Kings Mountain which he states he was present, took place
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the year before, the sum described by him.
[illegible]

Hon G W Owens
HR

Ol
[illegible]

Hon G W Owens
5 July 1838
OC
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Tho King
Sept 20. 1838
OC
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War Dept
Pension Office
Sept 20 1838

Sir,
In compliance with your request I [illegible] a copy of the regulations under the act of July 7 1838.
I am unable to [illegible] that any letter or additional papers have been received in the case of the Theophilus Taylor and James Starrett, since my reports to the Hon G. W. Owens of this 5 January and 16th February, last.

Mr. Tho King
Carnesville, Georgia
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Pension Office
June 5 1840
Sir,
In reply to your letter upon the subject of the claim of James Starritt of Ga for a pension under the act of June 7, 1832, I have to state that this claim was presented some years since, but the allegations of the claimant have never been sustained by any satisfactory proof.
Mr. Starritt declares that he first entered the service as a [illegible] and having served three months, resigned his commission and returned home:- that he subsequently volunteered, and joined a company of Cavalry commanded by Capt Gillispie, and continued in that service for the period of two years. It appears from the further statement of said Starritt, was principally engaged in scouting, and in pursuit of
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the tories. It is very questionable whether any part of the service described as having been performed by Capt Gillispie, was strictly speaking a Military [illegible] certain it is, that in such length of service was [illegible] regained by the the State of N. C. [illegible] militia.
The militia tours when performed in the State never exceeded in duration, 3[illegible] and hence the sale of the Depart requiring a specification of the service; stating the number of such laws; the names of the Officers commanding; the period of, and the place where it was performed. Services performed by individuals together for the [illegible] neighborhood against internal enemies and [illegible] are not embraced by the revolutionary pension laws. This may be considered the case will the services of Capt Gillespie.
I have the honor
Son
Hon R W Habersham
HR
June 7, 1832
17839
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Georgia
Ja Starritt susp
Act 1832

Let to Hon G. W. Owens,
5 Jany 1838 to Tho King Sept 20 1838
Hon R. W. Habersham
June 3, 1840
10084
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Received
Mar 30 1939
Mail Sub-Div.
Vets. Adm.
Reader No 19

506 N. 10th St.
Lawton, Oklahoma
March 27, 1939

Veterans' Administration
Washington, D.C.

Dear sirs:
Will you please give me a copy of the record or any other data which your office has, of each of the following man who served in The American Revolution:

STARRITT, James born 1751, Cecil County Maryland died about 1849, Habersham Co. Georgia buried at Clarkesville, Georgia in Old Bethlehem Baptist Cemetery enlisted from Guilford Co., North Carolina 1776. Was in Battle of Guilford Court House. 
was in Pendleton, South Carolina 1790 married Nancy Cooper in S.C. lived for a time in Franklin Co., Ga. applied for pension, 1837, while living in Habersham County, Georgia

more
Clarke, Elija of Habersham, hall, Lincoln, Franklin or Washington County, Georgia Wilkes Co. Ga. state of N.C. or Maryland

Browning, John 4thborn 1736, Culpeper, Virginia died 1778, Cumberland Co., Maryland married 1757, Miss Duncan had 3 children is listed in Militia Roster of Culpeper Co., Virginia 1756

or his father Browning, John 36 born Virginia 1702 died 1778. In 1775 he was one of the footsoldiers paid for services on the Virginia frontier.

Very truly yours,
Vanda Browning Griffin
Vanda Browning Griffin
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Received
Mar 31 1939
Mail Sub-Div.
Vets. Adm.
Reader 35

506 N. 10th St.
Lawton, Oklahoma
March 27, 1939

Bureau of Pensions
U.S. Dep't of Interior
Washington, D.C.

Dear sirs:
Will you please give me a copy of the record or any other data which your office has, of each of the following man who served in The American Revolution:

STARRITT, James born 1751, Cecil County Maryland died about 1849, Habersham Co. Georgia buried at Clarkesville, Georgia in Old Bethlehem Baptist Cemetery enlisted from Guilford Co., North Carolina 1776. Was in Battle of Guilford Court House. 
was in Pendleton, South Carolina 1790 married Nancy Cooper in S.C. lived for a time in Franklin Co., Ga. applied for pension, 1837, while living in Habersham County, Georgia

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Clarke, Elija of Habersham, hall, Lincoln, Franklin or Washington County, Georgia Wilkes Co. Ga. state of N.C. or Maryland

Browning, John 4thborn 1736, Culpeper, Virginia died 1778, Cumberland Co., Maryland married 1757, Miss Duncan had 3 children is listed in Militia Roster of Culpeper Co., Virginia 1756

or his father Browning, John 36 born Virginia 1702 died 1778. In 1775 he was one of the footsoldiers paid for services on the Virginia frontier.

Very truly yours,
Vanda Browning Griffin
Vanda Browning Griffin
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January 20, 1936.

Dr. N. Worth Brown,
2001 Collingwood Avenue,
Toledo, Ohio.

BARB 801
NEILL, William Alfred

Dear Sir:

In reply to your communication of January 9, 1936, you are informed that a careful search in the files of the Veterans Administration fails to identify a record for a Civil War veteran named William Alfred Neill (Neal or Nail) who served as a Captain with the Indiana Volunteers and who died at Freedom, Indiana.
If you can furnish any additional information regarding the veteran in question, as outlined on the enclosed form, further search will be made.
Your inquiry regarding the records of James Moore, veteran of the War of 1812 and James Starritt (Starrat or Sterrett), Revolutionary War veteran, will be answered under separate cover.

By direction,

W. C. BLACK,
Chief Clerk.

Enc.
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PRESIDENT
DR. WAYNE DANCER
UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO
1ST VICE-PRES. 
DR N. WORTH BROWN
2001 COLLINGWOOD AVE
2ND VICE PRES 
FOREST I. BLANCHARD
SYLVANIA, OHIO
REGISTRAR 
WM E CRABOS
3429 CHELTENHAM ROAD
SECRETARY
AUSTIN SMITH
413 THIRTEENTH ST
 ANTHONY WAYNE CHAPTER
OHIO SOCIETY
SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
TOLEDO, OHIO
HISTORIAN
WALTER J SHERMAN
600 Second National Bank Bldg.
Genealogist Chas. R. Barefoot
671 Spitzer Building
CHAPLAIN LLOYD O. WHITCOMB
4339 BELLEVUE ROAD
FLAG CUSTODIAN GEORGE K. APPLE
4211 BERWICK AVENUE
TREASURER
RUSSEL J. SCHUNK
2825 FARNHAM ROAD

2001 Collingwood Ave., Toledo,O.
Jan. 9, 1936.

Mr. A. D. Hiller,
Assistant Administrator,
Veterans Administration,
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir:
If it is within the scope of your office, will you please furnish us the service record and any information attached thereto, regarding the following persons:
JAMES MOORE, Served in the War of 1812, from Xenia, Greene Co., Ohio. He was born Feb. 8 (?), 1788; married Mary Dean, 1811; lived in Xenia and New Jasper, Greene Co., Ohio; died Aug. 29, 1845; is buried in the Dean Cemetery, New Jasper, Greene Co., Ohio. Is said to have served in a company under command of Captain James Morrow.

WILLIAM ALFRED NEILL ( Neal or Nail); Served in the Civil War as a Captain of Indiana Volunteers (northern Army). He was born in or near Salisbury, North Carolina; moved to Owen County, Indiana, before the Civil War; lived in the towns of Freedom and Spencer; married Ruth Houston about 1845; died and is buried at Freedom, Owen County, Indiana.

JAMES STARRITT (Starrat or Sterrett); Served in the North Carolina Militia during the Revolution; Appointed 2nd Lieutenant from the Salisbury District, North Carolina, by the Provincial Congress of that State which met at Halifax, N. C., April 12, 1776; was in the Battle of King's Mountain; born probably in Maryland; lived in North Carolina, near Guilford Court House, perhaps for a time in South Carolina but before his death moved to Clarkesville, Habersham Co., Georgia, where he died and is buried. He married Nancy Cooper, and had children: Benjamin, Preston, John, Esther, Verlinder, Polly, Katherine and Ruth.

We shall be very grateful if you can furnish the desired information.

Sincerely yours,
N. Worth Brown
Dr. N. Worth Brown.
2001 Collingwood Ave., Toledo, Ohio.
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RECEIVED
JAN 18 1936
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RECEIVED
JAN 11 1936
MAIL SUB-DIV.
VETS ADM.
READER 24
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24 Eld Street
New Haven, Conn.,
February 8th, 1923

Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir:
Will you kindly tell me if the names of the Revolutionary soldiers listed below appear on the pension rolls:

1. James Starritt of Maryland, who was in Georgia later, having received Land Bounty in Habersham County, Ga. The name is sometimes erroneously spelled "Starrell"

2. Cornelius Keith, private, South Carolina Militia.

3. John Browning, of Culpepper County, Virginia.

This is the second letter which I have written to your office asking for information regarding the names listed above. Possibly my first letter went astray. I trust that this letter will bring me a reply, whether the names which I have listed appear upon the pension rolls, or not.

Thanking you in advance for any information which you may be able to give me, I am,

Very truly yours,
Nethe H. Owen
Mrs. Bettie H. Owen

PENSION
FEB 9 1929
OFFICE
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24 Eld Street
New Haven, Conn.,
February 8th, 1923

Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.

aNS
Jul 13-'29

Dear Sir:
Will you kindly send me the War Record of the men listed below, who were soldiers in the Revolutionary War. Ther records are desired for the purpose of membership in the D. A. R.

1. James Starritt of Maryland, who was in Georgia later, having received Land Bounty in Habersham County, Ga. The name is sometimes erroneously spelled "Starrell"

2. Cornelius Keith, private, South Carolina Militia.

3. John Browning, of Culpepper County, Virginia.

Thanking you, I am,

Very truly yours,
Nethe H. Owen
Mrs. Bettie H. Owen

PENSION
DEC 8 1928
OFFICE
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1929: Feb 15 [illegible] to Mrs. Nettie H. Aivers
1936. Jan 23 " " Da. N. Monte Brown
1939 May 18 " " Vanda Browing Griffin

10084.
P.O.
James Starritt
Service:
REJECTED
Enlisted: _,18
Discharged: _,18
Application filed: _,18

Alleges: The printed list of 1852 Shows reasons
Re-enlisted: for suspension " for further proof of specification

Attorney:
P.O.
Recognized. Contrac
Cert. of Dis. Searched for _,18
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January 23, 1936

James Starritt-R.10084
BADJ AWF

Dr. N. Worth Brown
2001 Collingwood Avenue
Toledo, Ohio

Dear Sir:
The data which follow were obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, R. 10084, based upon the service of James Starritt in the War of the Revolution.
James Starritt (was his signature appears) was born in the year 1751 in Cecil County, Maryland, names of parents not given.
He was a resident of Guilford County, North Carolina, during the Revolution, and after that war moved to Pendleton District, South Carolina, then to Franklin County Georgia and Habersham County, Georgia.
He applied for pension, October 16, 1837, then a resident of Captain McAfees' District, Habersham County, Georgia, and alleged that he enlisted early in 1776, was appointed 2nd Lieutenant in Captian Nelson's Company, Colonel Saxton's North Carolina Regiment, marched to Wilmington, North Carolina, in a short time was taken sick and soon resigned his commission, having found that he was unable to "march on foot", and that he volunteered in either 1778 or 1779 and served as a light horseman in Captain Daniel Gillespie's Company, under Colonels Paseley and John Gillespie, was in frequent scouting parties against the British and Tories, in an engagement at Raft Swamp and in the battles of Pyle's Defeat, Whitsall's Mills,
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and Guilford Court House.

His claim was not allowed as proof of service of six months Regt time was not furnished as required [illegible].
The papers in this claim contain no reference to the family of James Starritt.

Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant to the Administrator
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hereunto again
Jan. 29, 1936 and [illegible] said he hoped [illegible] more inf. on James Moore
James 23, 1936.

Dr. N. Worth Brown
2001 Collingwood Avenue
Toledo, Ohio.

BA-J/ILL
James Starritt
R. 10084

Dear Sir:
Further reference is made to your letter of January 9, 1936, in which you requested the Revolutionary War record of James Starritt (Starrat or Sterrett), the War of 1812 record of James Moore, who was born February 8, 1788, served from Kenia, Greene County, Ohio, married Mary Dean in 1811, and died August 29, 1845, also, the Civil War record of William Alfred Neill (Neal or Nail) in regard to whom a report was furnished January 20.
A search of the War of 1812 records has been made and no record found of claim for pension on file based upon service of the above noted James Moore, nor record of issuance of bounty land warrant for his service in Captain James Morrow's company of Ohio militia. The record of James tarritt, the Revolutionary War soldier, is furnished herewith from pension claim, R. 10084.

Very truly yours,

A. D. HILLER,
Executive Assistant to the Administrator.
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May 18, 1939

Vanda Browning Griffin
506 North 10th Street
Lawton, Oklahoma

BA-J/AWF
James Starritt
R. 10084

Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War records of the following soldiers:
John Browning, born 1702, died 1778, served on the Virginia frontier;
John Browning, born 1736 in Culpeper County, Virginia, served in Culpeper County militia; 
Elijah Clarke, of North Carolina, or Goergia;
James Starritt, born in Cecil County, Maryland, served from North Carolina, later lived in Habersham County, Georgia.
The Revolutionary War records of this office have been searched and no claim for pension found based upon service of a John Browning of Virginia.
In order to identify the Revolutionary War record of the Elijah Clarke (Clark) in whom you are particularly interested, should it be on file, as much as possible of the following data in regard to him are essential-approximate dates of birth and death and places of residence at enlistment and after service.
The record of James Starritt which follows was obtained from papers on file in claim for pension, R. 10084 based upon his service in the
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War of the Revolution.
James Starritt was born sometime in the year 1751, in Cecil County, Maryland. The names of his parents are not given.
James Starritt was a resident of Guilford County, North Carolina, during the Revolutionary War, and after the war moved to Pendleton District, South Carolina, then to Franklin County, Georgia, thence to Habersham County, Georgia.
He applied for pension October 16, 1837, at which time he was living in Captain McAfee's District, Habersham County, Georgia, and alleged that he enlisted early in 1776, was appointed second lieutenant in Captain Nelson's company, Colonel Saxton's North Carolina regiment, marched to Wilmington, North Carolina, in a short time was taken sick and soon resigned his commission, having found that he was unable to "march on foot", that he volunteered in either 1778 or 1779, served as light horseman in Captain Daniel Gillespie's company, under Colonels Paseley and John Gillespie, was in frequent scouting parties against the British and Tories, in an engagement at Raft Swamp, in the battles of Pyle's Defeat, Whitsall's Mills and Guilford Court House.
The claim for pension was not allowed as proof of service of six months was not furnished as required by the pension law.
The papers on file in this claim contain no discernible data in regard to the family of James Starritt.

Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator