Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 2,577, John Cummings, S.C.
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S.C
Cummings, John
R. 2577
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State of South Carolina
Laurens District ))
J. W. D. Watts
Judge of the Court of Ordinary for Said District do hereby certify to all whom it may concern that I was well acquainted with the late John Cummings of said district, that he died sometime in the year of 1829. leaving neither wife or child. never was married. and it further comes within my own knowledge that he was a pensioner of the State of South Carolina at the rate of Sixty Dollars pr. annum that he left a will at his death which has been proven and recorded in this office and that Dr. A.F. Golding is his duly qualified executor.
Sworn under my hand and seal of office this 11th day of July 1853.
Ordinary's officer
Laurens  office
W.D. Watts
J.C.O.L.D.
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South Carolina
Spartanburg District )  S.S.

On this 8th day of July 1853 before me Ruben Bowden [illegible] of the Court of Ordinary for the District and State aforesaid personally appeared, Dr. A. F. Golding after being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declarations in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed 7th June 1832 that he is the Executor of John Cummings a pensioner of the State of S.C. at the rate of [blank] dollars per annum late of Laurens District S.C deceased states that the said John Cummings was a private soldier in the army of the revolution as he has always understood and believes and as such he served the United States against the common enemy but to give all the particulars of service all [illegible] cannot but thinks and believes from information that he was a private in Capt James Giles Troop of Cavalry General seven tens brigade under an enlistment and served ten months and also served in the militia under [illegible] of Perkins and was at Hays stationed in Laurens District when the place was
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captured by the enemy where a number of our forces were executed after surrendering prisoners of war and was Generally engaged in his countrys service until the close of the war.
Declarant further says that the said John Cummings departed this life in Laurens District South Carolina in the fall of 1839 and would as a matter of extreme caution refer the department to the certificate of the court of Ordinary at Laurens as his the said John Cummings Will is there recorded and that he left neither wife nor child him surviving and for this I do hereby as the Executor of John Cummings deed constitute and appoint A.S. Wallace or Hon J.L. Orr my true and lawful attorney for me and in my name to receive from the agent of the agent of the pension office the certificate of the said John Cummings  when named which certificate I wish made payable to me to examine all the papers and documents on file into this claims at [illegible] town city or elsewhere to file additional evidence or arguments in said claim to appoint one or more substitutes under them for the judement herein endorsed and do all things
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that I might or could do were I personally present hereby ratifying and confirming all that my said attorney and Agent shall lawfully
do in the premises
Witness my hand and seal this
7th day of July 1853
Sworn to and subscribed this the day and year above written In open Court
A. F. Golding
to
R. Bowden Judge
of the court of (ILLEGIBLE)

I the said Judge do hereby
certify that satisfactory evidence has been
has been exhibited before
showing that John Cummings
above named was a revolutionary
pensioner of the State of N.C. at the
rate of $60 per annum and that he
died in Laurens District S.C. the fall
of (1839) one thousand eight hundred and thirty nine leaving neither
wife nor child him surviving
and that Dr. A.F. Golding now
of this place was the Executor of the
last will and testament of the said
John Cummings and that the said
Dr. A. F. Golding is a gentleman of high
credibility,  Grown under my hand and seal of office this 8th July 1853
R Bowden Judge
of the Court of (ILLEGIBLE)
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Doct. A. F. Golding, whose name appears to the within affidavit, is a witness of undeniable credibility.  I have long known him personally.
D. Wallace
July 9th 1853

John Cummings
Act 9th June
1832 

Dr. A. F. Golding is a gentleman of high character and is entitled to the entire confidence of the Dept. He would make no statement that should not be relied upon.  I see I am constituted one of his attorneys in the foregoing sheet.  I deline to act.  Mr. A.S. Wallace is a gentleman of character denciency.
James L. Orr
Anderson SC
 July 20, 1853
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Dr. A. F. Golding is a gentlement of high character and is entitled to the entire confirdence of the Dept.  He would make no statement that should not be relied upon.  I see I am constituted one of his attorneys in the foregoing sheet. - I decline to act-  Mr. A. S. Wallace is a gentleman of character decency.

James L. Orr
Anderson SC
20th July 1853
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To the Honorable Senate of the State of South Carolina

The petition of John Cummings atates that he was a Soldier of the Revolutionary war that he inlisted in the Service of his native State early in the year 1776 and continued so to serve until the close of the Revolutionary War under various officers all of which will fully appear by referring to the accompanying documents and that he is poore utterly incapable by his personal labour of supporting himself being in Seventy third year of his age. Wherefore your petitioner prays that his claims may be examined and that he may be placed on the pension lists on the usual [...]

John cummings 
by John Coldwell

Certificate of William Watson
This is to certify to all whom it may concern that I have been acquainted with John Cummings of Laurens District since his Boyhood: And being called upon my Mr. Cummings to state the
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services rendered by him in the war of Independence, do in justice to the claims of Mr. Cummings make the following statements [illegible] Mr. Cummings at an early period of his life engaged with the Whig party in the defence of the rights of his Country; the length of time which the said Cummings Served is not now recollected by me, but I distinctly recollect that he Served Several Successive tours of duty under the following officers [illegible] Capts Oliver Towls and Lockley Leonard.  He also Served a tour of duty under Col Joseph Days, that martyr of liberty who was so inhumanly butchered by a Band of Tories at Edgehills Oldfield: and lastly and until the end of the [illegible] Capt John Wallace, Mr. Cummings in company with myself served a tour of duty under Capt Pollard, who was dispatched with other troops to prevent the [illegible]-tions there committing by the Indians in the State of Georgia.  In conclusion I state that from old age and consequent infirmity I consider Mr.
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Cummings unable to support himself by his labour -
South Carolina
Abbeville District
Personally appeared before me William Watson of the State and District above, who being sworn as the Law directs, saith that the above statement relative to the revolutionary Services of John Cummings is a faithful account of the Services rendered by him and true.  Sworn to before me this 25 November 1881
Jas. Carson
J.2.
William Watson
Certificates of John Cummins
This is to certify that J. John Cummins of the State of South Carolina Laurens District, did engage with the Whig party in the defence and maintainance of the liberties of this country - during the revolutionary contest with Great Britain. I further state that I commenced my Services under Capt. Oliver Towls at the age of between eighteen and twenty years -
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Served several successive tours of duty under the following officers [?] under Capt Lockly Leonard, another tour under Col Joseph Hays, and continued under Cris Connory until his defeat and death at Edgehills Old Place. After the death of Col  Hays I was attached to the command of Cpt John Wallace, and continued with him until the close of the year. During the time that the British occupied the City of Augusta, I was placed under the command of Lieutenant Angus Campbell, who was dispatched with other American forces to prevent the British from landing on the Carolina side of the River Savannah.  I also Served a tour of duty under Capt S Pollard, who was dispatched for the purpose of arresting the march of the Indians who were then then committing depredations upon the citizens of Georgia.  I further state that it is not now in my power from the great lapse of time to say with eactness what length of time I Served under
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the above named officers nor the title of the regiments to which the said officers were attached, but state that the length of time was considerable as my services commenced at an early period of the war and continued with occasional absences until its close. and lastly I state that while on a tour of duty a party of tories, stole from me the only property which I then possessed of any value. [illegible] a horse.
South Carolina
Abbeville District
Personally appeared before me John Cummings who being duly swowrn as the law directs, said that the above certificate relative to his revolutionary services, is true according to the best of his knowledge. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 25th of November 1831
Das Carson  D.2
John Cummings
A Schedule of John Cummings property value of all my property $550.00
South Carolina
Abbeville District
Personallly appeared before me John Cummin(g)s, who being sworn as the law directs saith that the above sum of $550.00 is the full value of all the property of what-kind-soever now owned by him and that he considers this sum insufficient for his comfortable support and maintenance in his present state of infirmity consequent upon his advanced age, he now being in his seventy third year. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 25th November 1831
Jas Carson, D.2
John Cummings
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Certificate of James Ward
This is to certify that I have been aquainted with John Cummin(g)s before and since the revolutionary and what during the war I saw a horse in the possession of the tories, in the city of Charleston, which horse I knew and believed to be the property of John Cummin(g)s, of which they had divested him during his services in the war.  I saw the horse sold in the city of Charleston by the tories and am satisfied that Mr Cummin(g)s naver got the horse again nor received any compensation for him.
South Carolina
Abbeville District
Personally appeared James Ward before me who being duly sworn as the law directs, saith that the above statement is true according to the best of his knowledge and belief.  Sworn to and subscribed before me this 25th of November 1831
Jas. Carson D.2.
Jas X Ward
   his mark
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the Committee to whom was referred the petition of John Cummings praying for a pension Report and recommend the said John Cummings be placed on the pension roll
December 17 1931
Richardson 
Chairman
In the Sendate 17 Dec 1831
Resolved that Senate do agree. Ordered to H of Repr for concurrence
By order of Senate
J. Marley
In House of Representative December 17 1931
Resolved that the House do concur in the Report Ordered that it be returned
By order of the House
R. Anderson
A.N.R.
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Office of the Clerk of Senate
Columbia South Carolina
I hereby certify the foregong to be a true copy of the petition of John Cummings praying to be placed on the pension list. Also with a copy of the Report of the committee showing the action taken by the Legislature on said petition
W.F. Arthur
Legislative Librarian
& State House Keeper
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2377
John Cummings
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No. 38650
John Cummings decd
So. Ca.
Letters to
A. S. Wallace 13th Sept. 1853
[?] Nov 2, 1853
2V77
Rejected
Left no widow nor children
7th June 1832
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$2.00
Fees $2
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Compt. Genls. Office      )
Columbia S. Carolina      )
11th August 1853           )  I hereby certify that I find the name of John Cummens on the pay Roll of Capt. James Giles Troop in Col. Williams J. Giles Reg. of South State Troops, as having served ten months as private in Said Troop.
    Given under my hand
(No Seal of office)    W. F. Arthur
                                  For Compt. Genl.
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Hon L.P. Waldo
Com of Pensions
Washington City
       DC
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Yorkville S.C.
2rth Oct 1853,

Hon L.P. Waldo,
     In answer to yours of 13 Sept last I have to remark that I do not understand the act of 7th June 1832 to prohibit arrears of pension from be any drawn by the executor or administrator of a Revolutionary soldier where there is neither wife no child surviving and hope this case will therefore be reconsidrered and allowed for for.
     I herewith inclose the the evidence on which John Cummings was pensioned which you will see is well sustained but not were drawn upon as the commencement and termination of each tour is not given as it was not necessary to secure the state pension.
     I also send all I have been able to find in in Comptroller
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Office to his credit.  Capt Oliver Towls was a Capt in the SC Line  I presume his first service was in the Regular army
     Pleas (sic) report this Claim to me as soon as convenient
     Very Respectfully Yours
     A. S. Wallace