Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 4300, for John Norwood, North Carolina
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
N.C.
CONTENTS
Norwood, John
NUMBER
W. 4300
Susannah
Contents
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16565
North Carolina
John Norwood
of Iredell in the State of N. Car
who was a pr
in the ____ commanded
by Captain ___ 
of the Regh commanded
by Col. Davidson in the No Co
line for 14 months. [illegible] July  '79

M. Oct 1780
D.Apl 1840
Inscribed on the Roll of N. Carolina
at the rate of 46 Dollars 66 Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 3
day of Sept. 33.
and Smith T. Falls
Statesville No. Ca.
-
Arrears to the 4th March 93.32
Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept
9332
23.33
$116.65
Revolutionary Claim,
CAct June 7, 1832.
Recorded by Nath. Rice, Clerk
Book E Vol. 6 Page 50

Dead
Paid at the Treasury under the
Act of the 6th April 1838, from
4 Sept. 1839 to Feby 1840, agt.
notified 24March 1841.
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John Norwood
Declaration
25555
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State of North Carolina
Iredell County
On this 20th day of May 1833 personally appeared before
the justices of the Court of pleas and Quarter Sessions of the
County of Iredell in the State of North Carolina John Norwood
resident in the County and State aforesaid aged Seventy five
years who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth
on his leak make the following declaration in order to
obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of
Congress passed the 7th day of June 1832. That he enlisted
in the Army of the United States in the year 1778 with
Capt Williamson at Northampton County North Carolina and
was marched by him to Halifax in North Carolina where he
was delivered over to the Continental forces then at that rendezvous
and was put into the Regiment which was called the Nine Morelles
Continental Regiment commanded at that time by Col James
Hogan and after his promotion Col William Davidson commanded
the regiment and after him Col Robert Mebane. He states that
he marched with the Regiment from Halifax About the 4th
June 1778 and marched through Virginia by Petersburg and
Richmond and though Baltimore in Maryland and
through
Philadelphia in Pennsylvania, through Trenton in New Jersey to West point in New York at West point the
regiment in which he served joined the Regiment under
Col Markham with other troops the names of whose officers
he has forgotten. He was stationed with the Regiment at
West Point from the 1st of August until the 23d of December
or thereabouts, when he marched with the Regiment from
West point by Philadelphia thence to Suffolk in Virginia
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Water, and thence by Land to Halifax in North Carolina where
he was discharged in July 1779. which discharge was burned
in the accidental baring of his house in the year 1800 or
thereabouts. He says that the foregoing was the only tour he
served in the war and was for upwards of fourteen months
in continuance. He was born in Northampton County aforesaid in the year 1758. He has a record of his age in his own Bible
[illegible] from his fathers Bible. He was living in Northampton
at the time he entered the service about the year 1787 he
County N Carolina
removed to Mecklenburg County No. Carolina where he resided there year and then
removed to Iredell County where he has lived ever since and
now lives that he enlisted as above stated served under the
officers mentioned, lost his discharge given him by Col Mabane
as stated above and refer to William Falls and John May[illegible]
That he has no documentary evidence and knows of
no person whose testimony he can procure who can
testify to his services
He hereby relinquishes every claim
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
John Norwood
Sworn to and subscribed
the day and year aforesaid
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State of North Carolina
Iredell County
We William Falls and James
P Alley residing in the County and State aforesaid
do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with
John Norwood who has subscribed and sworn
to the above declaration; that that we believe him
to be Seventy five years of age; that he is reputed
and believed in the neighbourhood where he
resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution
and that we concur in that opinion
Sworn to and subscribed the
day and year aforesaid
W h Falls
Jas. P. Alley
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 Revolutionart
Soldier and served as he states. And the Court
further certifies, that it appears to them that William
Falls and James P Alley is residents in the County
of Iredell State of North Carolina and is credible
persons, and that their statement is entitled to 
credit
John W Gray [illegible]

I Absalom Simonton Clerk of the court of pleas and
quarter session of Iredell County do hereby certify that the
foregoing contains the original proceedings of the
said
Court in the matter of the application of
John Norwood for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
hand and seal of office this 20th day of May 1833
A. Simonton CCK
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5448.
North Carolina
---
Susannah Norwood
widow of John Norwood
who was a Private NC
in the Revolution
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
46 Dollars 66
Cents per annum, to commence on
the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the
6th day of May, 1844.
and sent to
Hon. D. M. Barringer
H of Reps
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A
Vol. 1 Page 203.
[illegible]
No. 7ththe Joint Resolution
[illegible]Hon: D M. Barringer
[illegible] N.C.
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Susannah Norwood
wid of Jno
N.C.
Act July 4 1836

No 5378
No 16565 [illegible]
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State of No Carolina
Iredell County ⎬ May Session 1841.
On this 20th day of May 1841
personally appeared before the Court of pleas
and quarter Sessions for said County Susannah
Norwood a resident of the County & State aforesaid
aged 80 years who being first duly sworn
according to Law doth on her Oath make
the following declaration in order to obtain
the benefit of the pension made by the act
of Congress
passed July 4th 1836. that she
is widow of John Norwood who was a private
in the North Carolina Militia in the revolutionary War and was placed on the pension
Roll September 3rd 1833 and rec'd. forty six
dollars 66 Cents per annum reference being
had to his declaration which will more
fully appear she further states that she was
married to the said John Norwood in Northampton County in the State of No. Carolina
on the 12th day of October 1782. that she
has no documentary evidence whatever
& that they resided in Northampton County
about six years after they were married
& there moved to the County of Iredell in
the State of No Carolina where they lived
together until the day of his death which
was on the 1st day of February 1840 & that
she has remained a widow ever since that
time
given under my hand and seal the day
& year above written
attested by
Wm H. Haynes
her
Susannah X Norwood
Mark
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State of No Carolina
Iredell County ⎬ May 20th AD 1841.
personally appeared before me David B Gaither
an acting Justice of the peace in and for the
County aforesaid, Theophilus Falls who after being
duly sworn according to Law deposeth and
saith that he was well acquainted with John
Norwood Dec'd. the reputed husband of Susannah
Norwood whose name with her mark appears
to the foregoing declaration that he acted as
agent for the said John Norwood for a
number of years before his death in receiving
his pension money from Fayelleville he further
States that he is well acquainted with Susannah
Norwood, that she lived with the said John
Norwood from his first acquaintance with
them until the day of his death as man and
wife that they raised a large family
Children and was always respected in the
Neighbourhood as man and wife his
further states that the said Susannah
Norwood is a woman of respectability
&
truth
O. B. Gaither JP
Theophilus Falls
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o
State of North Carolina
Iredell County ⎬ I J. F. Alexander Clerk of the Court
of Pleas & Quarter Sessions for the County of Iredell
do hereby certify that Susannah Norwood whose name
appears with her mark to the foregoing Declaration
personally appeared in open Court at May Sessions 1841
and was duly qualified to the truth of the contents thereof
and General report she is a woman of Fair standing
and respectability - I further certify that Theophilus
Falls whose affidavit appears hereunto annexed is a
citizen of this County and that he is a man of
undoubted veracity and the signature purporting to
be his is genuine and David B. Gaither whose
name appears as witness to said affidavit
an acting Justice of the peace in and for said
County duly commissioned & qualified according to
Law, and the signature purporting to be his
genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and affixed the seal of
my office in Statesville this 31st day
of May 1841
J. F. Alexander Clk of
Iredell County Court
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(Copy)
Know all men by these presents that we John Norwood
and Gilliam Moody are held & firmly bound to Thomas
Burke Esq Govenor of No Carolina and to his successors in
in office in the sum of One Hundred Pounds to
be paid to the said Govenor &c. for the payment of
which we bind ourselves our heirs Exrs. & Admrs.
Jointly & severally firmly by these presents, sealed
with our seals & dated this Twelfth day of October
Seventeen Hundred and Eighty two
The condition of the above Obligation
is such that whereas there is a marriage shortly
expected to be solemnized & had between the above
bound John Norwood and Susannah Moseley now
if there should be no lawful cause to obstruct the
said marriage then the above obligation to be void
Otherwise to remain in full force. Power & Effect
Signed Sealed &
delivered in presence of
Jas Johnston
Jn. Norwood [seal]
Gilliam Moody [seal]

State of No Carolina
Warren County ⎬
I , Marcellus J. Montgomery Clerk of
the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions
for said County
Certify that the foregoing is a true
& exact Copy of the Marriage Bond of John Norwood
to Mary Susannah Mossely found on file in my
office with the exception of the date which is written in
the Copy, but is expressed in the original in plain
legible figures thus 12th day of October 1782
In testimony whereof I have here unto set
my hand & affixed my seal of office this
17th day of Feb. 1844. M. J. Montgomery Clerk
By J. W. White D.C.
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No 25555.
John Norwood Iredell County
North Carolina
W. Hill
Admit as private
14 Mo
$46.66
Theophilus Falls Statesville, N. Carolina
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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.
Statement, showing the Service of John Norwood Iredell County North Carolina
Period when the service was
rendered
Enlisted 1778
Duration of the
claimant's service.
Years     Months    Days
 1             2
Rank of
the
claimant.
private
.
Names and rank of the Field officers
under whom he served.
Cap Williamson Colonel Hogan, Col Davidson
Age at present,
and place of abode 
when he entered 
the service.
75 years
Northampton
County
N. Carolina

Proof by which the declaration is supported.
Traditionary evidence paper correct.
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, musicians 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 County of On this ____ day of ____ personally appeared (a) before ____ A. B. a resident (b) ____ 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 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 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. A. B. 
[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. [____ of the Court of ____ 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 ____ 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 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 ____ 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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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 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. 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 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 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 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 ____ 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 a declaration in 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. [k] The notes from [a] and [i] 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 [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 to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
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Declaration of Susannah
Norwood
of 25 Jany 45
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Susannah Norwood
widow
of John
N. Carolina
Act July 4, 1836
Rejected
to T. Falls June 18, 1844
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8364
North Carolina
Susannah Norwood
widow of John
Norwood
who was a pensioner under the Act of 1832
and who died on the 1st Feby 1840
of Iredell Co in the State of N.C.
who was a
Private in the Company
commanded by Captain of the
Reg. commanded by Col Davidson in
the N. C. line for 14 months
---
Inscribed on the Roll of
North Carolina
at the rate of 46
Dollars 66
Cents per annum, to commence on the
1st February
1840
---
Certificate of Pension issued the 6th
day of May 1844 
and sent to Hon.
D. M. Barringer, H. of Rep.
---
Total Amount,
$
[Act July 7, 1838.]
Recorded by Tho. Lumpkin
Clerk,
Recorded by
Book D Vol. 1 Page 297
Reported
Cert. iss'd. Apl 15. 45
under J. Res. of the
23 Jan 1845
& sent to Hon
D. M B
[illegible]
NC
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
Second Comptroller's Office
March 8th 1844
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 John Norwood
a Pensioner on the Roll of the N. Carolina Agency, at
the rate of Forty Six
Dollars and
66 Cents
per annum, under the law of the June 1832, has
been paid at this Department, from the
4th of Sept. 1839 to the 1st Feb'y 1840

Respectfully yours

Albion H. Parris
Comptroller
To the Commissioner of Pensions
Present.
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State of North Carolina
Secretary of State's Office
I William Hill Secretary of State in and for the
State aforesaid, do certify that it appears by the
Muster rolls of the continental line of this
State in the revolutionary that John Norwood a private in "LCol!" Company of the 10th
Regiment enlisted the 20th July 1778 for nine
months that nothing more is said of him
on said rolls
Given under my hand
this 29th August 1833
W Hill
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Rev Sec
Monroe NC
600 Church St
Nov 4 1919
The Pension Dept
Washington D.C
My dear Sirs
I am so anxious
to locate four (4) ancestors
of mine
relative to Revolutionary
data - and want to ask your
assistance in doing so.
I
and so sorry that I can't
supply names of wives or
the exact date
but they
are all recorded in Colonial
Records of N.C. as being Pensioners
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of the Revolutionary I shall greatly
appreciate any information
as to names of wives- dates &c in order
that I can continue my investigaton
Thanking you am, Very Truly
Mrs. J. E. Ashcraft
Monroe N C
Names of Pensioners -
James Pemberton
James Jennings
John Norwood
Thomas Griffin
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1919 Dec. 20 Hist to Mrs. J. E. Ashcraft
Revy
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 4300
Susannah Norwood
Wid:
John Norwood
Pri Rev War
---
Act: Mch. 3rd/43

Index: --Vol. M. Page 88 
Arrangement of 1870.}
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REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION.

3 -- 525
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C.,  ______, 19__
In reply to your request of
received
a statement of the military history of John Norwood 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 this Bureau.
DATES OF
ENLISTMENT OR
APPOINTMENT.
July 20, 1778
LENGTH OF
SERVICE.
July 1779
RANK.
Prt
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN.
Williamson
COLONEL.
James Hagan
William Davidson
Robert [illegible]
STATE.
N.C.
Battles engaged in, none stated
Residence of soldier at enlistment, enlisted Northampton County, N.C. 
Date of application for pension, May 20, 1833 His claim allowed
Residence at date of application, Iredell County
Age at date of application born in 1758 in Northampton Co. N.C.
died Feb. 1, 1840
---
Remarks: He mar, Oct 12. 1782 in Northampton County, N.C. Susannah Mossley
she was al. pension on an app. May 20 1844 while a resident
of Iredell Co H. aged 80 years a large family of children
referred to but no names are stated
Respectfully,
6 -- 285C
Commissioner.
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10.627
Susannah Norwood.
N.C.
Act 7. July 38
m 82 died 1 Feby 40
Aomd
14 mon pri
46.66 from
1 Feby 40, the day of
her husbands death
also
act 3 March 43
46.66
Hon. D. Barringer
3 March 1813
5793
H. R.
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State of North Carolina
Indell County ⎬ On this 20th day of November 1843
one thousand Eight hundred & forty three before me, William
L. Davidson one of the acting Magistrates and a member of
the Court of Pleas & quarter sessions for the County of
Iredell and State aforesaid personally appeared Susannah
Norwood a resident of said County and State aged 82
eighty two years who being first duly sworn according to
Law doth on her oath make the following declaration in
order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the
act of Congress passed July 7th 1838. Entitled an act granting half pay and Pensions to certain Widows.
that she is the widow of John Norwood late Revolutionary pensioner deceased of the County of Iredell in the
State of N Carolina who was a private soldier in the War of
the Revolution and as such he served the United States
against the Common Enemy and was allowed a pension
by the United States on the account of his Revolutionary
Services under the act act of June 7th 1832, and was placed
on the pension Roll sometime in the full of the year of
one thousand Eight hundred & thirty three, at the rate of $46.66
forty six dollars and sixty six cents per annum
she further declared that she was married to the
said John Norwood on the 12th day of October in the year of
one thousand seven hundred and Eighty two 1782; that her husband
the aforesaid John Harwood died on the 1st day of February in
the year of one thousand Eight hundred and forty; and that
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She has remained a widow ever since that period, that
she was not married to the said John Norwood prior to his
leaving the service but that the marriage took place previous
to the first day of January A.D. 17 hundred & ninety four. Viz.
on the 12th day of October A.D. 1782.

She also declared that she has no family Record showing the date of her marriage or the births of her children
She further declared that she is unable to go to the Court
House to make this her declaration by reason of old age and
bodily
infirmity
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year first
above written before

W A Davidson J.P J.P.
 Susannah Norwood [seal]
 her mark
North Carolina
Iredell County ⎬ I do hereby certify that Susannah Norwood
who hath this day sworn to and subscribed the foregoing
declaration before me is a person to whose statements is due
full faith and credit and I further certify that she is the
Widow of the Identical John Norwood of the County of Iredell
N. Carolina who was a Revolutionary pensioner of the United States
as set forth by said declarant that the parties aforesaid
John Norwood & his wife Susannah lived together as husband &
wife till the death of said John Norwood, and that his widow
Susannah has never since married
And I further certify the declarant Susannah Norwood
is unable to appear in Court to make her declaration by reason of old
age & infirmity
Given under my hand and seal the day and
year above mentioned
W A Davidson J.P. [seal]
J.P.
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State of North Carolina
Iredell County
Court of Pleas and Quarter
Sessions November Term 1843
I J. T. Alexander Clerk of the Court of Pleas and
Quarter Sessions for the County of Iredell & State aforesaid
do hereby certify that the foregoing declaration of Susannah
Norwood Widow of the late John Norwood pensioner decd of the County of Iredell
was this day laid before the Court now
sitting in Statesville in and for said
 County, and was Examined and
approved by said Court
I also certify that it was shown in evidence to the
satisfaction of said Court that the declarant Susannah Norwood is unable to appear in Court to make her said declaration by reason of old age & bodily infirmity, whereupon the
Court orders that the Clerk certify the foregoing proceedings
of said Court to the Department of War,
And I further certify that W. L. Davidson Esquire
before whom the foregoing declaration was proven is and was
at the time of signing the same an acting Magistrate
and a member of said Court in and for the County of
Iredell & State aforesaid duly commissioned and qualified, and that the foregoing signatures purporting to be his
are genuine. therefore full faith and credit is due to all
his official acts as such
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set
my hand and affixed the seal of said
Court at Office in Statesville this 23d day of
November A.D. 1843
J. F. . Alexander Clerk
of Iredell County Court
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Susannah Norwood
under joint resolution of
Jany 23d 1845 &
act 7 July, 1838-
Admid  $46.66 per ann:
from 4 March 1836 to
1 Feby 1840-
No 7[illegible] Reso
Hon. D. M. Barringer
Concord.
N. Carolina
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefits of the resolution of
Congress of the 25th January 1845
State of North Carolina,
 Iredell County
[illegible] the act of the of 30th of 
 April [illegible] prohibited her for having a pension
for the same period during which my husband was
a " Pensioner I now make the following statements
under oath to obtain the benefits of the resolution
mentioned I am the widow of John Norwood
who was a Soldier in the War of the Revolution, and I
have drawn a pension at the rate of $46.66 per annum
and now ask for the amount due me from the 4th day
of March 1836 to the 15th day of February 1840, when my
Pension commenced
Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 5th day of
March 1845.
W L Davidson J. peace
Susannah Norwood
her Mark
I certify that the declarant is personally known to
me and that she is the same individual she represents
herself to be in the foregoing affiant
W. L. Davidson J. Peace,
State of North Carolina
Iredell County
I J. F. Alexander Clerk of the Court of pleas
and Quarter Sessions for the County aforesaid
do certify that W. L. Davidson is an acting
magistrate as above and that the foregoing
signature purporting to be his are genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto
affixed my seal
of Office and
subscribed my name this 7 day
of March
1845
J F Alexander Clerk
of Iredell County Court