Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 8133, William Capps, N.C. Va.
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Service N.C. Va
Capps, William 
Number S.8133 Carded
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32.280.
North Carolina.
William Capps.
of Henderson (in the State of N. Carolina)
who was a private - in the compy: - commanded by Captain Clark - of the Regt: commanded by Col. Morgan in the N. Carolina, line for 6 months
Va. and N.C. Oct. 11, 1904
Records corrected.

Inscribed on the Roll of Fayetteville
at the rate of 20 Dollars - Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 23d. day of 
Sept: 1845 and sent to Elisha King
Hendersonville N. Ca -

Arrears to the 4th of Sept: 1845 - $290.00
Semi-annual allowance ending 4 March 10.00
$300.00
{Revolutionary ... Act J...]
Recorded by M M Stewart
Book E - Vol. 6th

Let. Wm. H Davidson Mch 27/55
Hiram T. Capps Jany 30/57
Same Mch 19 1857 -
H H Walker May 14/57
H. H. Walker June 18/57-
J. T. Capps. July, 13/58
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State of North Carolina
Henderson County S. S. 

On this 27th Day of March One Thousand Eight Hundred & forty five Personally appeared in open Court before the Court of Pleas and Quarters Sessions now Siting William Capps a resident of Henderson County North Carolina aged Eighty one years the 16th Day of next October who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following Decleration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed 7th June 1832.

That he entered the service of the united States under the following Officers and served as herein Stated ~ That he was Drafted for a three months tower [tour] in the latter part of the year Seventeen Hundred and Eighty was placed under Captain Mordica Clark [Mordecai Clark] and was marched off from Burke County North Carolina (where he was drafted) and joined Genl. Daniel Morgans army which was then stationed at Grindells Shoals [Grindel Shoals] on Pacolate . [Pacolet River]

he remained under Command of Capt. [Modecai] Clark in Genl. [Daniel] Morgans army until one or two Days before the battle at Cow=Pens [Battle of Cowpens, South Carolina] when his captain the said Mordecai Clark left the army under a pretence to become a Teacher of Col. [William] Washingtons Dragoons & how to play with the sword as it was termed, he was then placed under the Care of Major Triplate [Francis Triplett] of the Virginia Militia and fought under him at the battle at Cowpens [South Carolina] & remained under him the ballance of the tower [tour].

though received no discharge in Consequence of his captain having left the service as he then returned home and after the elapse of a few months he was again Drafted in the same place in Burke County N. Carolina for an other three months tower [tour] was sent to Colonel Waffarts [illegible] and was there placed under Captain
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James Neille and remained about the parts except when out on  scouting excursions until that tower
[tour] was ended nothing very important having expired he then regularly received his discharge, which he kept a number of years though estimating it at little or no value it has been lost or destroyed long sinse [since] he does not now know how long was when, ~ he however returned home and after remained there a very few months he went to Virginia Montgomery County and remained there a very few months before he was Drafted in the Spring of the year in the said County of Virginia for a three months tower [tour] and served out that time under Capt Simpson though Received no discharge.~

He hereby relinquishes every Claim whatsoever 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.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid~
Willim Capps
Elisha King Clerk.

Question 1st Where and in what year were you born
Ans. 1st I was born in Chatham County in N. Carolina
Ques. 2. have you any record of your age
Ans 2. I have not.
Ques. 3rd Where were you living when called into service, where have you lived since the revolutionary war and where do you now live
Ans. 3rd When called into service I lived in  Burke County N. Carolina I left there Just before I was last drafted & went to Virginia Montgomery County as before stated & soon after I was dismissed from the service there I returned to Burke County N. Carolina
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and stayed there a short time & then went to Edgefield  District South Carolina from there to Greenville District S. Carolina and from there to Buncombe County now henderson County North Carolina when I have lived for uppwards of thirty years~

Ques 4t How  were you Called into Service
Ans. 4th I was drafted - 
I served with the troops Commanded by Genl. Daniel Morgan, Col [John Eager] Howard,  Col. William Washington who Commanded the Dragoons,  Major Triplate [Francis Triplett] of the Virginia Militia,  Major Joseph McDaniel & others

Ques 5th Did you ever receive a Discharge from the service and if so by whom was it given and what has become of it
Ans. I Received but one Discharge according to the best of my knowledge & that was given by Captain James Neille ~
I am acquainted with James Murray. Meredith Freeman, Daniel Pace, Noah P. Corn, John Revice, J. B. Thomas & many others who live in my Immediate Neighborhood who can Testify as to my Character for Veracity and their belief of my services as a soldier of the revolution
Willian Capps

We Noah P Corn a Clergyman residing in the county of Henderson & State of North Carolina and Wm Brittain residing (in the same) hereby Certify that we are well acquainted with William Caps who has subscribed and sworn  to the foregoing Declaration that we believe him to be about Eighty or Eighty One years of age, that he is reputed & believed in the Neighborhood where he lives to have ben [been]
a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion 
N P Corn
Wm Brittain
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And the said Court do hereby Declare this opinion after the investigation of the matter and after puting the Interrogatories prescribed by the War Department. that the above naimed [named] applicant was a revolutionary Soldier and served as he States and the Court Justices Certifies that it appeared to them that Noah P. Corn who has signed the foregoing certificate is a Clergyman resident in the state & County therein Stated 

that Wm Brillain who has also signed the same is a resident in the same State & County and is a Credable [credible] Person
and that their statements is entitled to Credit~
Henry Farmer
Chairman  [illegible] Tern

State of North Carolina
Henderson County
Court of Pleas & Quarters Sessions
March Session A.D. 1845
I Elisha King Clerk of the Court aforesaid in and for the County of Henderson do hereby Certify that the foregoing Contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of William Caps [Capps] for a Pension~ 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of Office this 27th Day of March A.D. 1845.
Elisha King Clerk of 
Henderson County Court.

[illegible round seal attached]
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State of Georgia
Fannin County 
Know. all. Men by these presents, that I Lucina Hammond of the County and State aforesaid , Daughter and heir of Nancy Capps widow of William Capps who was a Revolutionary pensioner of the United States at the rate of $96, and a resident of the County of Henderson, in the state of North Carolina, Do hereby Constitute and appoint irrevocably, Henry H Walker of Stock Hill Georgia. My true and lawful Agents and attorney in fact, to prosecute the claim of Nancy Capps for any amount of Revolutionary pension or increase of pension. that may be due; and I hereby authorise my Said Agent to examine all papers and Documents in relation to Said Claim, on file in the Department at Washington City DC. or elsewhere: to file any additional evidence or arguments, and to receive the Certificate which may be issued thereon and to appoint one or Substitute under him for the pur pose herein expressed, to do all things that 
I might or could do were I personally present hereby satisfying and Confirming all  that my Said Attorney  
and Agent, shall lawful do in the premises and hereby revoking all former powers.

Witness my hand and seal  this the Sisth [sixth] day of April A.D. 1857
Witness. J.C. Odell
Witness. James L Wears
Lucina Hammond [hand drawn seal]

State of Georgia
County of Fannin
Before me. Coalman Forester a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid personally appeared [illegible] Hammond
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and acknowledged the foregoing Power of Attorney to be her act and Deed, for the purpose therein expressed. Given Under my hand and Seal - on this 6th day of April A.D. 1857
Coalman Forester J.P. {Seal}

State of Georgia}
Farman County} I. William Franklin Clerk of the Superior Court, Within and for the County and State aforesaid, Hereby Certify that Coalman Forester Esquire before Whom the foregoing Power of Attorney & acknowledgement Was made Was at the date of Signing the same an acting Justice of the Peace within and for the County of Farman and State of Georgia duly Sworn and Commissioned and that his Signature thereto is Genuine
{In Testimony Whereof I have
{hereunto set my name and
{Affixed the Seal of the Superior
{Court, of Said County on
{this 18th day of April -
{A.D. 1857/
Wm Franklin CSC
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[illegible] 72 

81233
INVALID.
RevWar
File No. 8133
William Capps
Pri Rev War
Act. June 7th 1832
Index:- Vol. 1st, Page 57

[Arrangement of 1870. ]
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No
William Capps
N.C
Let to Elisha King, June 3d
Let to same Augt 29 '45

1420
280

Letter in Case Wm Sentel
R-9382
Act - 7 June 1832
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3-872. [form number]
RECORDS.
CHANGES TO BE MADE.

CORRECT.
Sc Fi 8133 
Inv ctf. [blank]
orig. [blank]
ctf. [blank]
Name Wm. Capps
Service N.C. & Va
Date filing [blank] From

INCORRECT.
N.C.
P.O. address:
[illegible]

[form number]
12225b20m3-04 0-6

[right side margin]
COMPANY, REGIMENT, ETC., SHOULD INVARIABLY BE USED.
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Raleigh N C
Comtr [Comptroller] Office

I William F Collins Comptroller of Public
Accounts in and for the State of North Carolina, 
do hereby certify that the name of William Capps had a  Spiro Certificate issued in his favor for Sixteen Pounds (L16) see Book No 177 page 15 
for Military Service given under my hand and seal This 16th day of July AAe1845
Wm F Collins Comp

[illegible round seal attached]

16w
8/320
40
$20
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State of North Carolina}
Henderson County.} S.S.
This day Personally appeared before the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions in and for the County aforesaid John Heathersley and after being duly Sworn, doth uppon his Oath Declare that he has been intimately acquainted with William Capps. who is a Citizen of this County and an applicant for a Pension. for the upwards of fifty years and during all of that time he has frequently heard him speak of his Revolutionary services and of his being in the Battle at the Cow Pens. he further states that (he William Capps,) has been during his acquaintance with him always Regarded as a Revolutionary Soldier, and that he is a man of Truth and Veracity, and on whose statements are entitled to Credit
John Heatherly
x his mark
Sworn to and subscribed in
Open Court this 24th Day of
June 1845.
Elisha King Clerk of
Henderson County Court.
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State of North Carolina} Court Pleas and Quarter
Henderson County} Sessions June Session AD 1845.
I. Elisha King Clerk of the Court aforesaid do hereby certify that it has been shown to the satisfaction of the Court, that, William Capps, whose name appears in the foregoing affidavit as a Soldier of the Revolution, is indeed a soldier thereof as stated and that he is personally known to the Court, and that he has long since been Regarded as a soldier of the Revolution in the Neighbourhood where he Resides. I further certify that John Heatherly is personally known to the Court. & that he did swear to and subscribe the foregoing affidavit in open Court and that he is a man of Truth and Veracity
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my Office at Office this 24th Day of June A.D. 1845.
Elisha King Clk of Hender County Court.
I Elisha King Clerk of the Court aforesaid do hereby Certify that the foregoing affidavit was Red to and understood by the affiant before signing the same
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, the 24th Day of June A.D. 1845.
Elisha King Clerk of Henderson County Court.
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State of North Carolina}
Henderson County} S.S.
On this 28th Day of June One Thousand Eight Hundred and forty five Personally appeared before the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions now Sitting Genl. Philip Brittain and after being duly sworn, Doth uppon his Oath declare that he has been well acquainted with William Capps. (who is a Citizen of this County and an applicant for a Pension,) for upwards of Thirty Years, and that he has for Many Years Regarded him as a Revolutionary Soldier and that he has been generally so Regarded in the Neighbourhood in which he Resided, he further States that he regards him as a man of unquestionable Truth and Veracity and that he is generally so Reputed & Regarded by his neighbors and has been during his acquaintance with him ~
Sworn to and subscribed in Open
Court the day and date above ~ P. Brittain
Elisha King Clerk of
Henderson County Court.

State of North Carolina} Court of Pleas &
Henderson County} Quarter Sessions June Session 1845.
I Robert. Thomas Chairman of the Court. aforesaid do hereby Certify that. the foregoing affidavit has been duly sworn to and subscribed in Open Court by Genl. P. Brittain the Maker thereof. and that the Court. Concurs in the facts
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therein stated. I further Certify that. the affiant P. Brittain whose signature appears thereto is a man of Truth and Veracity and that his statement is entitled to Credit.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 28th Day of June A.D. 1845
R Thomas Chairman

State of North Carolina}
Henderson County} Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions,
June Session 1845 ~
I Elisha King Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions in and for the County aforesaid do hereby Certify that Robert Thomas Esqr. whose name appears to the foregoing Certificate, is a Chairman of the Court aforesaid, and that the signature thereto annexed purporting to be his is genuine and is entitled to full faith and Credit as such. ~
I further Certify that I am well acquainted with Genl. P. Brittain whose name appears to the foregoing affidavit, and that he is an Intelligent and Respectable Citizen of Said County and one whose statements are entitled to Credit ~ In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my office at Hendersonville this 29th Day of June 1845.
Elisha King Clerk of
Henderson County Court
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Hendersonville 24th July 1845.
J. L. Edwards Esq.
Dear Sir Inclosed you have I hope all the proof necessary to satisfy the department of the validity of the Claim of William Capps. That he is a soldier of the Revolution, no one who know him have any Doubt. ~ And as the old Gentlemans Circumstances are kneedy let me beg of you to act in his case at as early a Period as convenient for should you take a favourable view of his claim, the sooner the better for him
I have the honor to be Very
Respectfully your
Obt. Servant.
Elisha King

N.B. Inclose to my address
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No. 37031
William Capps
NC
Act 7 June 1832
Amo 6 mo per
$20.00 per am

Elisha King Esq
Hendersonville 
NC
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State of North Carolina
Mecklinburg Conty
June the 9 . 1858
To the Commsion of pensions
I have wrote to the commsion Some tow or three tims to kow what has become of the pension coming to William Capps of North Crlina to which letters I have recevd A Short answer as I have before Stated that in the year of 53 thear was a leter wrote from Washington to Sharlott Stating that thear was pension for William Capps Shortely after that time William F Davidson was Sent to Washington as agent to colect it has maid no Returone to the ares of William Capps in won anser to me from the Commision Stated that it was paid to one Elisha King in the year 44
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and if it was paid to Elisa King in the year of 44 how did it come that in the year of 53 that ihs leter was wrote from Washington to Charlott Stating tha theare was pension for Willim Capps and when Mr Davidson was Sent in the year 54 or 55 and the pension was theare than So I look aponit as a misstake; if Mr Davidson did not collect it
Thearefore I hope that the commssion will write to me and State weather Mr Davidson did collect it or not as Dates remins
I wille Shortiy Send another agient.
Your Truly Wiram. T. Capps
Direct to hopwell. N C Mecklinbirg C
I hope for a Speedy Reply
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Commison of pensionI recieved yours
Stating that William Capps Was pensioned for all the Servis that he Rendered and if he has bin Pensionned theay has not bin maid to his dres if it was paid to the Eney return agent which was Sent to Washington this Agient has not give Eneey Return to the ares of William Capps thearefore I wish to know werther or not that it was paid to this agient and if not pidd to this agient to home it was paid theare has bin two Applicasion for this pension one by the grand Sone of William Capps the other bye his owne Children
Thearefour it is nessary for to know hwo holds this pension theare was a leter Adress to Sharlott North Caline some two years ago Stating that thare was pension for William Capps or for the ares of the Said Capps and if he has bin pensioned it must have bin Sence that time thearefour I Calle for A fulle Statement frome the Commsion of pension
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I have also bin Requested to write for informasion Wheather or not Caleb Capps name can be found as he was also in Servis in the Revolusion Caleb Capps was brother to This William Capps so Caleb was my granfarther And if theare is Eney claime that can be found for Eney of the Capps I hope that the Commision wille let me know it and I wille have have them attended to
Hopwell Meckliburg North Carlinor
Hiram T. Capps
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Stock Hill. Ga,
April 20th 1857
Sir
Enclosed please find a power of Attorney Made by Mrs. Lucina Hammond, Daughter of Nancy & Wm Capps, who was a Revolutionary pensioner of the State of N. Carolina, Authorising me to examine the papers on file in Your office in relation to Said Matter, &c,
The Claimant thinks that her Mother Nancy Capps, While a resident of Henderson Co N.C. and Who is now decd, Made application for pension about the Year of 1847 or 1848, but, the Cause of the non. allowance. is unknown to her.
I would therefore Respectfully ask you to examine the files for the Claim and Report the Condition of the same, State what proofs have, been, made, as to, Marriage the date, also the date of. the Pensioners, death if proved, identity &c, how far those points have, been established, also what the pension was last paid to, - and under what "act" the Heirs are entitled and Should Claim.
I am Very Respectfully
Your obt. Sevt,
H. H. Walker

Hon. Geo. C. Whiting}
Comr. of Pensions}
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No. 37.031
William Capps
NC
Act 7 June 1832

1778. 3 months Capt. Clark
3 " " Nelson
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State of North Carolina}
Henderson County} County Court Clerks Office
I Elisha King Clerk of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions in & for the County aforesaid do hereby Certify that Henry T. Farmer Esq is a Chairman Protem of the Court aforesaid and that the Signature to the foregoing Opinion of the Court purpoarting to be his is genuine and is entitled to full faith & Credit as such, in Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Affixed the Seal of my Office this 27th Day of March A.D. 1845.
Elisha King Clerk of
Henderson County Court
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State of North Carolina}
Henderson County} S.S.
This day personally appeared before the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions in & for the County aforesaid Now Siting, William Capps. a Citizen of Said County and an applicant for a Pension for Militia Service, Rendered in the War of the Revolution, and after being duly Sworn, doath on his Oath Declare That the Reason why he did not apply for a Pension before he filed the Declaration, which is now before the War Department, & which was filed before this Court, in March Last. is as follows. (To Wit)
About Ten or eleven years ago he understood That there was a Law Passed Provideing Pay for Revolutionary Services or in other words a Pension for Revolutionary soldiers, and soon afterward, he applied to a Gentleman by the Name of Thomas T. Patton who he understood was Presenting Pension Claims, & stated the facts of his services to him, after which he Mr. Patton Discouraged hi, by Telling him that he could not obtain a Pension, on account of his having no discharges from the service, nor no Person, who had served in the army with him. Who could prove his services as he at that time knew of no one by whome he could prove his service, he was then advised by friends whom he thought to be knowing, to go home and quit the Ideal of obtaining a Pension as he Could not make the neces
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-sisary Proof, he then Returned home after having wrode Twenty four or five Miles to see Mr. Patton to get him to Prosecute his Claim, he then gave up the ideal of ever Obtaining a Pension, until a verry short time before filing or Makeing the Declaration before alluded to & which is now before the Department of War,
At which time he was advised that his Pension Could be Obtained, Notwithstanding his Discharge was lost or destroyed, and that he knew of no one by whom he could Prove his services - William Capps
Sworn to and subscribed
in Open Court This 24th Day
of June 1845. ~
Elisha King Clerk of
Henderson County Court.

State of North Carolina} Court of Pleas and
Henderson County} Quarter Sessions, June Session A.D. 1845,
I Robert Thomas Chairman of the Court aforesaid do hereby Certify that the Court has the most satisfactory Reason to believe & verily does believe that William Capps, who has signed the foregoing affidavit is as he alleges a soldier of the War of the Revolution, that he is Personally known to the Court, and that he is a Person of Truth and Respectability, And did subscribe & swear to the foregoing affidavit in Open Court. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 24th Day of June A.D. 1845,
R Thomas Chairm
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State of North Carolina} Court of Pleas &
Henderson County} Quarterly Sessions
June Session 1845.
I Elisha King Clerk of the Court aforesaid do hereby Certify that Robert Thomas Esq whose name appears to the foregoing Certificate is Chairman of the Court aforesaid and that the signature thereto purporting to be his is genuine and is entitled to full faith and Credit as such.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my office at Office this 24th Day of June A.D. 1845.
Elisha King Clerk of
Henderson County Court
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Desember the 23 1856
State of North Cerlines
Mecklinburge county
To the departerment at Washington Sone one Or tow years ago theare was a leter Address to Sharlott Stating that theare was a pension at Washington for the ares of William Capps Which has not yete bin Recieved by them theay have Requested me to write to the Departemente to know the wreson why it cannot be colected as I know that theay are the only ares of the Said William Capps theay allso Stated to me that theay had Sent own for it but that theay Did not giet no Returne of it Thearefoure thay requested me to write to the Departement for a fulle Statement I Ame areclasin of those ares but noe are myself the abeove wille Shoe what those ares wants Thearefour I hope that the Departement Wille comply with the above Request by writing to me At Hopewell Mecklinburge County Northcalinor
If this pension has bin Received by Eney person I hope that the Departement wille informe me by home it was Received if so I hope to Recieve answer in a fue day
yours SS Hiram T. Capps