Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 2727, for Samuel Martin, South Carolina
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(3-1776)
service  number
S. C.  Martin, Samuel  S. 2727

carded
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NB 25435  25425
East Tennessee
Samuel Martin of Locke Co in the State of Tennessee who was a prof in the com commanded by Captain Nesbitt of the regt commanded by Gen Sumpter in the S Carolina line for 18 months prof Cavalry
2 " " " Inferred

Inscribed on the Roll of East Tennessee at the rate of 81 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 8 day Jan 1834 and Hon John Blair HR
Arrears to the 4th Sept 204.15
Semi=anl. allowance ending 4 March  40 83
_________
$244 98
{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded Danl Boyd Clerk,
Book E Vol. 7 Page 53
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Pension Application
Under Act June 7. "32
Hon. Lewis Cass
Secty at War
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State of Tennessee Cocke County } 1832
On this tenth day of October personally appeared before me Wm Robinson one of the Justices of the peace for the County of Cocke and State aforesaid, Samuel Martin, a resident of said County and State, 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 act of Congress passed June 7th 1832.
That the deponent, Samuel Martin, was born in the year Seventeen hundred and forty five, month not recollected - having lost certificate of his birth, which he brought with him to America. He was born in the County of Antrim  Ireland. He emigrated to South Carolina landed at Charleston at the age of twenty two years - lived in Lancaster district untill the year seventeen hundred and seventy eight; when he was called to service under Captain William Nesbitt - James Montgomery Lieutenant. The deponent in December 1778 was marched under Captain Nesbit from Lancaster Town, the Muster ground, to hanging Rock - thence to the Eutaw Springs - then to Charleston - then to Peninsburgh within
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seven miles of Savannah. In this tour he was under the command of Genl Sumpter - There were several companies in the tour. There were no continental troups. The deponent continued in service (with the exception of about three weeks comprising two periods of absence from his company during which he returned to his family) under Captain Nesbit - in the brigade of Cavalry commanded by General Sumpter - untill the summer of 1779 - a service of twenty months. He was in service four months of this time near Stono. During this time General Lincoln attacked Colonel Maitland of the British Army, who was posted at Stono, with a considerable body of men; but was successfully  repulsed. This deponent was not in the attack on Stono - being engaged at that time in endeavoring to prevent any reinforcements from coming to the relief of Col. Maitland After the attack upon Stono - This deponent was engaged in service and was marched various directions and through those parts of South Carolina, which lie between Charleston and Savannah and Augusta - in the brigade or body of Cavalry under General Thomas Sumpter untill the attack upon Genl. Sumpter in August 1780 - Genl. Sumpter had at that time under his command ten companies and was lying near the Catawba fords when about one o'clock in the day he was attacked by a
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troup of Cavalry - General Sumpter was lying under one of the wagons and his horse was tyed by a rope near at hand - The men were engaged in drinking - having just taken two hogsheads of Rum from some tories who were conveying it to the British. As soon as the alarm of the attack reached Genl. Sumpter - he sprang to his horse and cut loose with his knife the rope, by which he was tyed, mounting him, and made great exertions to prevent his men from giving way - But the attack was so sudden and many of the men being drunk, he could not succeed in making a successful resistance - and a total defeat ensued - in which some men were lost and made prisoners. After this, this Deponent took refuge in North Carolina at Charlotte on account of the Country South Carolina being in possession of the British and himself being sick of the fever and ague, from which he did not recover for four or five months - after which he returned to his family in Lancaster district and joined Captain James Craig's company of militia under whom in 1781 he was marched towards Charleston - to prevent the British from foraging the adjoining country - This deponent was engaged two
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months in this service. This Deponent was engaged in actual service in Capt Nesbit's Company of Cavalry twenty months - under General Thomas Sumpter and in the fall of 1781 he was engaged in service under Capt Craig two months. He lived in South Carolina forty two years in Lancaster district he then removed to Cocke County, East Tennessee, where he now lives The Deponent has no documentary evidence as to his service, nor does he know of any person from whom he could procure the testimony as to his service. After General Sumpter's defeat at the Catawba fords - he never joined his old Company under Nesbit - being too sickly to under go the fatigue which General Sumpter's men had to encounter. This deponent therefore never hot a discharge from his Captain. Nor did he get one from Capt Craig - not being drafted for any particular time - but going out under Craig as a Volunteer during such time as the services of the company might be needed. The deponent Samuel Martin hereby relinquishes every claim whatever 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.
Samuel Martin X his mark
(Witnesses) Dudley Tabley James Mason
Sworn to before me Wm Robinson
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Question 1. Where and in what year were you born
Answer. I was born in the year 1745 in the County of Anthrem, Ireland.
Question 2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?
Answer. I have none. I brought with me to
America, a certificate from the Parish
Clerk, of my Birth, which I have lost.
Question 3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since
the Revolutionary war, and where do
you now live?
Answer. I was living in Lancaster district near
Lancaster town, South Carolina, when
called into service. Since the war - I
have lived in South Carolina and
now live in Cocke County, Tennessee.
Question 4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or
were you a substitute? and if a
substitute, for whom?
Answer. I volunteered under Captain William
Nesbitt, who joined General Sumpter's
Brigade or Command - I volunteered
under Captain James Craig. Under the
first Captain I was twenty months
in service - under the last two months.
Question 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
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recollect and the general circumstances of your
service.
Answer. There were no continental officers on
service with the body of men under the
command of Genl. I. Sumpter. Before
the attack on stone by Genl Lincoln,
our men were sometimes with the men
under Gen. Lincoln. This Deponent
recollects Major Davie who was a
Cavalry Officer, who was frequently
with General Sumpter. The Militia
Officers he does not recollect - his memory
having very much failed him within
the last twelve months, during which
time he has been bed Ridden. The
General circumstances of my service I
have set forth in my declaration to
which I refer - though I would with
to state, that my old age and long
sickness have left me a very feeble
memory to recall all the particulars
of my service, and I am unable to
do so. I never received a discharge
Gen. Sumpter's men were defeated
in August 1780 and this Deponent
with others retired into N. Carolina-never
joining the old company  again, this de-
ponent never got a discharge from
Capt Nesbitt.
Question 6. State the names of persons to  whomyou are known in your present
neighbourhood, and who can testi
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fy as to your character for veracity, and
their belief of your services as a Soldier
of the Revolution.
Answer. I would refer to the Reverend Thomas
Smith, Mr Dudley Tally, Mr James Mason
who can be examined touching my
character for veracity and their belief of
my services in the Revolution. his
(witnesses) Samuel Martin
James Mason  mark
Dudley Talley
Sworn to & Subscribed before me
on this 10th of October 1832
Wm Robinson
Justice of peace
for Cocke County
We Thomas Smith, Dudley Sally & James Mason
residing in the County of Cocke hereby certi
-fy that we are well acquainted with
Samuel Martin who has subscribed and
sworn to the above declaration; that we
believe him to be eight seven years of
age - that he is a man of veracity and
integrity- 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 Thomas Smith Clergyman
=ibed before me Dudley Talley
Wm. Robinson James Mason
Justice of Peace
for Cocke County
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And the said Magistrate hereby declares his
opinion, after the investigation of the matter
and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the
above named Applicant, Samuel Martin
was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as
he states, and the undersigned Magistrate
further certifies, that it appears to him, that
the Reverend Thomas Smith, Mr Dudley Sally and
M. James Mason-
who have signed the preceding certificate
are residents in the County of Cocke and
are credible persons, and that their
statement is entitled to credit.
Wm Robinson
J.P.C.C.
The Court of Pleas and Quarter Session, setting and
holden for the County of Cocke, State of Tennessee
November Session, 1832 - hereby declare
their opinion that Samuel Martin, a Citizen
of Cocke County was a revolutionary Soldier
and served as he states, and that it appears to
that the Reverend Thomas Smith is a Clergy-
man of Cocke County and that Mr Dudley
Talley and Mr. Johns Mason who have
signed the preceeding certificate are citizens
of Cocke County and are credible persons
and that their statement is entitled to credit.
They further certify that they have examined
Wm Robinson, a justice of the Peace for
Cocke County -and that he states to them
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that he took the deposition of Samuel Martin and sworn the testifying citizen to the certificate to which their names are subscribed. John Gillet ( signed ) James Holland ( signed ) Wm Kelly ( signed ) [ State of Tennessee Cocke County ] I George M. Foster clerk of the Court of Pleas  and Quarter Sessions  for said County certify that  William Robinson  whose name appears annexed to one of  the foregoing  certificates is an acting Justice of the peace for the County aforesaid  duly commissioned, and qualified  and that full faith and credit should be given  all his official acts as such and that his signature where it appears  is his genuine signature . also that John Gillet  , James Holland  & William Kelly  are acting Justices for said  County and that fore said county the same being a Court of Record and that their signatures to the above certificate are their genuine signatures. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and private seal having no official one at office in Newport 28th day of November 1832. G. M. Porter ( signed ) clk
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[ State of Tennessee Cocke County ] I , Abraham Hine Chairman Pro tem of the County Court of Cocke County  hereby certify that George M. Porter is the clerk of the Count Court of Cocke County  duly elected and commissioned according  to law and that full faith and credit should be given to all his acts as such and that it appears to me that the signature to the foregoing  certificate is his genuine certificate. Witness my hand and seal this 29th day of November 1832. A. Hine ( signed ) Chairman Pro tem for Cocke County Court
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[ State of Tennessee County of Cocke ] November  Session 1833 . Personally appeared in open Court  Wm. Robinson a citizen of  this County  and made oath that h while a Justice of the peace for Cocke County  he signed the certificate in regard to Samuel Martin's  revolutionary claim, which bears his signature  among the foregoing papers , and that at the time he signed said certificate, the declarant Samuel Martin  was much diseased and was then and have been for some time  bed ridden and was unable to attend Court. Wm. Robinson ( signed ) Sworn to and subscribed in open Court 30th November 1833 . G.M. Porter ( signed ) clk
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I know that G.M. Porter is clerk of the County Court of Cocke  & the signature within  is genuine & that he has no public seal of office. January 4th 1834. Jno Blair ( signed ) ( vertical on page ) ( Pension application  under Act  June 7 ' 32 Hon. Lewis Cass Secty. of War )
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24853
Samuel Martin 
Cooke Co
Tennessee
from 1778 private of cavalry & Infy 20
Pr can 18 mo $75
Pr inf 2 mo 6.66
$81.66
sent by PB Anderson
& tobe placed on the Knoxcville agency
JBlair
81.66
4083
5
204.15
Aew Port
GM Porter clk
Court Cook Coy
Tennessee
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WAR DEPARTMENT
Pension Office
May 31st  1833
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 show what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus}). You will when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of Samuel Martin
Cooke Coty State of Tennessee

Period when the service was rendered 
Call 1778
Joined 1781
Duration of the claimants service Years/months/days
1 year 8 months
" 2 months
Rank of the claimant 
Prvt
"
Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served 
Capt Nesbett
Genl Sumpter
Capt Craig
Age at present and place of above when he entered the service 
87 yrs
Lancaster district state of South Carolina
Proof by which the declaration is supported.
Traditionary Evidence Papers not authenticated
I am respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
JAMES 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 serviced on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
1.  The Regular Troops.
2.  The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.
3.  Persons employed in the Naval Service.
4.  Indian Spies.
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, mucicians or privates, will in the first instance, make applications 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 } ss.
On this     day of     personally appeared (a) before
A. B. a resident (b) of     in the county of     and State, Territory or District of     aged (c)      years who being 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.
I     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     day of      &c.

If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman. residing in the     and C. D. 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 certified, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the     and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the     and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I,     Clerk of the Court of     do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of      for a pension.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this    day of     &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power.  This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his
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alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case.  The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corrobating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be at 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 your age, and if so, where is it?
3.  Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?
4.  How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute?  And if a substitute, for whom?
5.  State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.
6.  {To a Soldier.} Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it?  {To 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 he 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 the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled.  In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:  For  year  months, and  days, I served as a  For  months and  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 is highly objectionable.  It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served:  the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.

Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.

Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged.  The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witness and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer under his seal of office.
[i] The notes from [a] to [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 only.
[k] This traditionary evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
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November 27, 1936
John Martin
W 9642
Samuel Martin
S2727
BA-J/AWF

Mrs. Elmo C Puryear
1920 East 14th Street
Tulsa, Oklahoma

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request information in regard to Captain John Martin of Camden, Kershaw District, South Carolina in the Revolutionary War, also Robert and Samuel Martin of South Carolina in the Revolutionary War. 

The Revolutionary War records of this office have been searched and no claim for pension found based upon the service of a Robert Martin, who served with the South Carolina troops.

The records of John Martin and Samuel Martin are furnished herein as found in claims for pension based upon service in the Revolutionary War.  This is the record of the only John Martin who served as a commissioned officer with the South Carolina troops found on file in the Revolutionary War records of this office, and the record of the only Samuel Martin who served with the South Carolina troops found in said records.

John Martin W 9642

The date which follow relative to John Martin were obtained from pension claim S 9642, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War.

The date and place of birth of John Martin are
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not given, nor are the names of his parents stated.

It is stated that John Martin's step father John Miller, was a captain in the Revolutionary War.

While a resident of what was then called Camden District, South Carolina, John Martin was almost constantly in the service from 1775 until the close of the war, as private and lieutenant with the South Carolina troops, under Captains John Miller (his step father), Charles Miles, James Martin, Colonel Neal and General Sumter; during the service he was in the battles of Ramsour's Mill, Rocky Mount and Hanging Rock.

John Martin married April 15, 1793, Eliza Palmer.  He died June 8, 1802 at his residence in York District South Carolina.  She married in the fall of 1814, James Sadler, who died July 30, 1830, and the widow, Eliza Sadler, died December 1 or 9, 1844.

The following are the names of the children of John Martin and his wife Eliza as shown in the claim

James Plamer born February 15, 1794
Joseph Grandeson " September 15, 1796
Julius Maitland " February 19, 1799
Francis Ross " December 21, 1801

The widow Eliza Sadler left at her death the following children - James M Martin, Joseph G Martin, Julius M Martin, and Lucian Sadler.  These children were allowed the pension due their mother Eliza Sadler on account of the service of her husband John Martin.

It is stated that John Martin had a brother James Martin who was Captain in the Revolutionary War, but it is not definitely shown that the Captain James Martin,
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under whom he served was his brother.

The papers in this claim contain no further reference to family.

Samuel Martin S 2727

The date which follow were obtained from pension claim S 2727, based upon the service of Samuel Martin in the Revolutionary War.

Samuel Martin was born in the year 1745 in County Antrim, Ireland, and landed at Charleston, South Carolina, when he was about twenty two years of age.  The names of his parents were not given.

While a resident of Lancaster District, South Carolina, Samuel Martin enlisted sometime in December 1778 and served as private about twenty months in Captain William Nesbitt's company of Cavalry under General Thomas Sumter was in the battle at Catawba Ford after which he was sick and returned to his family in Lancaster District, South Carolina. He enlisted in the fall of 1781 and served two months in Captain James Craig's company.

He continued to live in Lancaster District, until about 1809, when he moved to Cooke County, Tennessee.

He was allowed pension on his application executed October 10, 1832, then a resident of Cooke County, Tennessee.

The papers in this claim contain no data in regard to the family of the soldier, Samuel Martin, other than the reference given above.

In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, name and address of person paid, and possibly
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the date of death of this pensioner, you should apply to The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, DC, and give the following data:
Samuel Martin
Certificate # 25435 or 25425
Issued January 8, 1834
Rate $81.66 per annum
Commenced March 4, 1831
Act of June 7, 1832
East Tennessee Agency.
Very truly yours
AD HILLER
Executive Assistant 
to the Administrator
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Two pension Applications
from the Act June 7 1832
James L Edwards Esquire
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City

Attention 
of H 

Hon John Ban HR
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Chucky Bend Post office Jefferson Co. East Tennessee December 16th 1833  James L. Edwards Esq. Sir, I have enclosed the within pension application s of Samuel Martin  and John Campbell , citizens of  Cocke County , State of Tennessee, to the Hon. John Blair., the Representative of this   District in  Congress, to order to obtain his certificate to the official  character  and signature of G.M. Porter , the Clerk of the  County Court of Cocke County  and through him I submit these claims for your examination . If your decision should be favorable to them - please direct the certificates to me at the above Post office . I have the honor to be , Sir, with much respect.  Your obt. servant . Pierce B. Snowson ( signed ) P.S. If the Commissioner of Pensions should decide favorably on these cases the Hon. John Blair is  authorized to receive the certificates .  Turn over
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The first objection to the claim of Samuel Martin of Cocke County , East Tennessee was that the reason for is not appearing in open Court , though stated by himself was not certified  by the  certifying Magistrate. The Magistrate before whom S. Martin swore to and subscribed in his declaration  has made an affidavit in open Court  to the fact of S. Martin's  inability to attend Court. The next objection  to the claim is that  every  Continental soldier  must give the names of the  Colonel under whom he served - S. Martin  was not a Continental soldier  . He  was for twenty months a volunteer  mounted militia man under Genl. Sumter and  for two months a volunteer private of infantry  in the militia under Capt. Craig . The third objection  is as to the  mode of authenticating papers . They are now authenticated as recognized by the Department. The fourth objection  is that the Clerk's office  seal is not  used. This defect is cured by the certificate of the Hon. John Blair.  Pierce B. Snowson ( signed )
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Two pension Applications
from the Act June 7 1832
James L Edwards Esquire
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City

Attention
of Hon John Blair

Hon John Blair HR
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Rev War
2727
INVALID
File No 2727
Samuel Martin
Pvt SC line
Act June 7 32
Index Vol A Page 235
[Arrangement of 1870]

1936 Nov 27 hist to Mrs Elin C Puryear see her letter in
John Martin SC 9142 icy