Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 1845, for Robert Kirkpatrick, South Carolina
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3-1776
SERVICE
S. C.
Kirkpatrick, Robert
NUMER
S. 1845
Carded
CONTENTS
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4614
West Tennessee
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Robert Kirkpatrick
of Jackson in the State of Tenn who was a private in the Compy commanded by Captain Gaston of the Regiment commanded by Col. Wayne in the S. Car line for 1 years 7 months - 1775
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Inscribed on the Roll of West Tennessee at the rate of 63 - Dollars 33 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 24th day of Jan 33 and sent to Hon J K Polk, House of Reps
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Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832 -  $94.99
Semanl allowance ending 4 Mar 33 -  $31.67
(Total ) $126.66.

Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832
Recorded by Nathan Rice Clerk
Book D Vol. 9 Page 152
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Dead. See letter to J M Bass
P. Agt. Aug. 31, 1833

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State of Tennessee
Jackson County

On this 13th day of November 1832 personally appeared in open court before Jonas Griffith, John Welch & William Gray Esquires, the Justices of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for said County now sitting, Robert Kirkpatrick a resident of Jackson County, Tennessee, aged Seventy eight 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 7, 1832 That he entered the service
of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated.

He volunteered on three months tour in Camden District South Carolina where applicant then lived in August 1775 under Capt William Gaston, Lieut. Thomas Roberts & Ensign James Kirk and was marched to Snow camp under the command of Genl Richardson & joined the main army at Col Wynne. Crossed the Congaree river & marched towards the Indian lands & joined Genl Sumpters army in that section of country. On Ready river while commanded by Genl Sumpter they took one hundred and eighty tories prisoners among whom was old Col Fletcher, all of whom were sent to Charleston. after being delivered to the low country people, they were then marched back towards
the Congaree river & went home at the expiration of the tour. he is not certain whether Sumpter at this time ranked as Col. or General.

Applicant thinks in the summer of 1776 he again volunteered on a two months tour under Capt Thomas Robins & Col Neal to go to the Cherokee Nation, & marched through the nation in various
directions destroying their villages which was the great object to harras and destroy them in that way. on the tour they destroyed as many as few Indian towns.

In the spring of 1777 or 8 applicant again volunteered under Capt Wm Gaston, Lieut Th Roberts & Ensign J Kirk, who were the officers as his first tour.  was marched about 220 miles & rendezvoused at Charleston where they now stationed about 3 months under the command of Genl Richardson. he thinks the soldiers were discharged by Regiments; he got no written discharge.  This was a three months tour
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In 1778 the applicant is not entirely certain as to date he again volunteered under Ensign James Kirk in Genl Williamson army and was marched out to Augusta, & to Ninety six , where they were
stationed some time. while there, received information of some Indians going to join the British, was sent by Genl Williamson in company of about three hundred men in pursuit of them at
Ogecker river.  On a tour of said river, killed nine Indians & one white man, took three Indians & one white man prisoner.  Major Roy was killed in this action. the men commanded by Col Hammon returned back to head quarters to Augusta immediately, and after remaining there about two weeks was discharged. This was a three month tour.

As well as applicant now recollects in Feby 1779 he again volunteered under Capt Wm Gaston, Lieut. Tho Roberts & Ensign James Kirk & marched to Plurunburg on the Savanna River when he joined Genl Williamson & was stationed then about a month. after serving out a tour of three months went home; remained at home about a month & was recalled to Plurunburg. when we got back, then Genl Lincoln there had commanded who had arrived then in the interval.  hearing that the British were at Charleston, we now marched to about four miles of that place, on the point and crossed the Edisto River and after crossing the river we intercepted a large party of tories driving negroes towards Savanna, among whom we took a celebrated Tory by the name of Bill Cummingham.  from near Charleston returned home, this term was few months.

Applicant is not entirely certain as to the dates but he is certain of the number of tours here set forth, has no document or papers to show his office & knows of no living witness by whom he can procure to testify.  He werved one year and 7 months.

answer to the first interrogatory prescribed by the War Department:
1st - was born on the 19th of January 1754 in Camden District, S. Carolina

2nd - has a record of his age in his possession which he took from his fathers bible

3rd  - was living in Camden District South Carolina when called into service; from Camden moved to Posels Valley in Virginia, part of it now in Tennessee, when he was taken prisoner by the Indians & kept by them for months; from Posels Valley to Madison County Kentucky, from there to Green County, Ky, from there he moved to Jackson County Tennessee where he now lives

4th - in all his tours in the service he went as a volunteer

5th - Has some little recollection of any of the regulr officers
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his situation admitted of but little opportunity to form any acquaintances. among them, he was acquainted with a Col Thompson a regular officer. the general circumstances of his service are set forth in the above declaration

6th - Applicant received no written discharge from any of his tours.

7th - there are a number of persons in his neighbourhood who will give him character as a man of veracity & truth and to their belief of his services and soldier of the revolution, to wit, Alexander
Montgomery, William Hamilton, Clayton Rogers, Ralph Rogers and many others & Ralph Rogers knows something of his service though was not together in the army. Rev William Scandland will also certify to his veracity & the Rev  Philip Mulky also & their belief of his services.  

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, & declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State ecept the present.

Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid

Robert Kirkpatrick (his mark)

William Galbreath, Clerk of Jackson County Court

We Phillip Mulkey a clergyman residing in the County of Jackson & State of Tennessee & William Scandland residing in the same place hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Robert Kirkpatrick who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy eight years of age; that he is reputed & believed in the neighbourhood when he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution, & that we concur in that opinion

Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid

Phillip Mulkey
William Scandland

William Galbreath, Clerk of Jackson County Court

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, & after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war department, that the above applicant was a
revolutionary soldier, & served as he states. And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Phillip Mulkey who has signed the preceeding certificate is a clergyman
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resident in the County of Jackson & State of Tennessee, and that Wm Scanland who has also signed the same is a resident in the same place & is a credible person, & that their statement is entitled to credit

Powers Griffith JP
John Welch JP
William Grey JP

I William Galbreath Clerk of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions for the County & State aforesaid hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Robert Kirkpatrick for a Pension.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and my seal of office at office this 13th day of November 1832

William Gailbreath
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Robert Kirkpatrick
Pension Declaration

Under Act of Congrerss passed June 7 1832

from 1775 private

1 yr, 7 months

$63.33

Hon J K Polk
H R
(enter on index)

Jackson County, Tennessee
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State of Tennessee
Jackson County

I Ralph Rodgers a citizen of Jackson County Tennessee hereby certify that I lived a neighbour to Robert Kirkpatrick though in an adjoining District in South Carolina & was personally acquainted with him, knew of his being in the Revolutionary army several different years on various tours, but cannot now recollect the years so as to give dates, more than it was between the year 1775 and 81. I did not see him in the army but knew of his actual service at that time as many others did at that time. he was believed & known in that county to have been a good & brave soldier, & sustain the character in
this country of an honest man whose veracity can be relied on and is generally believed & reputed to have been a soldier of the Revolution and I concur in that opinion.

Subscribed & sworn to in open court

Ralph Rodgers

William Gailbreath Clerk of Jackson County Court

We Jonas Griffith, John Welch and Wm Gray Esquires, the justices of the court of pleas & Quarter Sessions for the County of Jackson & State of Tennessee hereby certify that the foregoing affidavit of Ralph Rodgers was made to & subscribed in open court, that he is a man of good character and standing in said county & that no man is more justly entitled to veracity & that then he is, & further that we have no doubt of the correctness of his statement

Jonas Giffith
John Welch
William Gray

I William Gailbreath clerk of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions for the County of Jackson & State of Tennessee hereby certify that
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the the foregoing affidavit of Ralph Rodger is the original as read,subscr ibed & sworn to in open court & that the certificate of the court here appended is signed by the Justices of said Court.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my public seal of office, at office, this 13th day of November 1832

William Gailbreath
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October 17, 1938


BA-J/AWF
Robert Kirkpatrick
S. 1845


Mrs Jennie M Quarles
Gainsboro 
Tennessee.

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War records of Robert Kirkpatrick, served from South Carolina, and drew a pension while living in Jackson County, Tennessee, and George Watts, served from South Carolina, and received a pension while a resident of Jackson County, Tennessee.

Because of the great demand for Revolutionary War data and the limited trained clerical force available for furnishing such information, it is not possible to comply in full with each request which requires so much time and research.

 The record of Robert Kirkpatrick is furnished herein as found in papers on file in claim for Pension, S. 1845, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War.

Robert Kirkpatrick was born January 19, 1754in Camden District, South Carolina. The names of his parents were not given.

Whileresiding in said Camden District, Robert Kirkpatrick served three months as private in Captain William Gaston's company, Colonel Sumter's South Carolina regiment and on Reedy River assisted in capturing one hundred eighty Tories. He served in the summer  of 1776, two months in Captain Thomas Robins'
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company, Colonel Neal's South Carolina regiment, marched to the Cherokee Nation, and destroyed five towns. He served in the spring of 1777 or 1778, three months in Captain William Gaston's company. He served three months in 1778 under Ensign James Kirk, Colonel Hammond's South Carolina regiment, marched to Augusta in pursuit of Indians. He served in 1779 three months in Captain William Gaston's company, he returned home and in about one month was called out and served five months, was in a
skirmish with the Tories near the Edisto River and assisted in capturing the celebrated Tory Bill Cunningham.

Robert Kirkpatrick moved, after the Revolution from Camden District, South Carolina to Powels vally, Virginia, was there taken prisoner by the Indians, and held five months, no details given.

He moved to Madison County, Kentucky, to Green County, Kentucky, and thence to Jackson County, Tennessee.

He was allowed pension on his application executed November 13, 1832, then a resident of Jackson County, Tennessee. He died February 24, 1835.

Reference was made in 1835 to one John Kirkpatrick as one of the heirs degree of relationship to the soldier, Robert Kirkpatrick,
not shown.

The papers on file in this claim contain no further discernible data in regard to family.

In order to obtain the name of address of the person who received the last payment of this pension, you should apply to The Comptroller
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General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, D. C., and furnish the
following data:

Robert Kirkpatrick
Certificate #4614
Issued January 24, 1833
Rate 83.33 per annum
Commenced March 4, 1831
Act of June 7, 1832
West Tennessee Agency.

Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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1845

INVALID

Rev War

File No.  1845

Robert Kirkpatrick
Priv - SC Line

Act:  June 7, 1832

Index:  Vol A, Page 206

[Arrangement of 1870]

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1925 July 17 - Hist to W H Gaskins
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1933 Mar 29 - Photos mailed to Silvia M Clark (thru H Jacobs) and account
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1938 Oct 17 - Hist to Mrs Jeremiah M
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Gainesboro Tennessee
Sept 9, 1938

Veterans Adminsitration
Washington DC

Will you please send to me a copy of the Revolutionary War record of the following men?

George Watts; 1832 list, age 72, served in SC line; drew pension in Jackson County

Robert Kirkpatrick; 1832 list, age 80; served in SC line; drew pension in Jackson County

Thanking you, I am

Very truly

Mrs Jemmie May Quarles

(note on letter:  send one)
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J L Edwards, Eqs
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington DC
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Union Bank
Nashville 
August 20 1835

J L Edwards Esq

Sir:

Enclosed please find for your examination the voucher upon whith the heirs of Robert Kirkpatrick claim to ge paid the pension due to him at the time of his death.

I am not entirely satisfied of the proprietry of making this payment.  The only ground of doubt with me upon the subject is that all the heirs did not go into court and join in the required proof but only one, John Kirkpatrick.

Should you be of opinion that my objection is not a valid one and that the voucher is sufficient, please return it with instructions accordingly.

Very respectfully, your obedient servant,

Jn Bass, Pres and Pension Agent
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James  L Edwards, Esq
Pension Office
War Department
Washington City
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House Reps  Oct 14th 1832

Sire:

Enclosed are the Declarations of Robert Kirkpatrick and Robert Anderson for Pensions under the act of 7th June 1832.  Then the cases are decided, be pleased to communicate the decision in a letter addressed to Thomas Smith, Esq, Gainsborough Tennessee.

I am very respectfully your obed servant

James K Polk

James L Edwards Esq
Pension Affairs
War Department
Washington City
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BA-J/ILL
Rev. & 1812 
No 151

Rev. & 1812 Wars Section

March 18

541

Revolutionary War pension claim of Robert Kirkpatrick, S. 1845 - Actual - 1 of each page

75 cents - 5 pages

Kindly leave margins of 1 1/2 inch at tope of each page and return papers in each case in folder with corresponding name and number.  The word "Omit" written in pencil on those pages not to be copied
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Hist to Silvia M Clark
Sold dec'd  Nov 13 1832 - first 4 pages
Sol Ct jacket  No 4614 - 1 page
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BA-J/ILL


BA-J/ILL
March 18, 1933.

Administrator of Veterans Affairs
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir:

Please furnish photostatic copies of five pages from Revolutionary War pension claim, Robert Kirkpatrick, S. 1845, Certified.

Very truly yours,

MAIL TO:
Miss Silvia M. Clark
P.O. Box 74,
Christopher, Ill

REMITTEE
H. Jencks. 28-18th S.S.

Received payment: $1.00
Mrs. J. L. Lercle
Rev. & 1812 Wars Section.
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March 27,   33

five pages are true photostatic copies of the originals thereof, in the Revolutionary War claim for pension of ROBERT KIRKPATRICK, Survivor File No 1845.

FRANK T HINES

(note on document:  This was filled in on certificate form)
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Rev. and 1812 War Section.

July 17, 1925

W. H. Gaston, Jr.
610 N. Lake St
Madison, Wisc.

Sir:

I have to advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 1845, it appears that Robert Kirkpatrick was born January 19, 1754 in Camden District, South Carolina.

While residing in said District, he enlisted and served as a private in the South Carolina Troops as follows:

From in August 1775, three months in Captain William Gaston's Company, Colonel Sumpter's Regiment, and on Ready River captured 180 Tories.

In the summer of 1776, two months in Captain Robbins' Company, Colonel Neal's Regiment, and was in an expedition against the Cherokee Nation and destroyed five towns.

In the spring of 1777 or 1778, three months in Captain William Gaston's Company.

In 1778, three months under Ensign James Kirk
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in Colonel Hammond's Regiment, and was in a skirmish with Indians.

From in February 1779, three months in Captain William Easton's Company; he was at home one month, when called out and served five months, and was in a skirmish with Indians, near the Edisto River, officers not stated.

He moved from Camden District to Powels Valley, Virginia (later Tennessee), he was there taken prisoner by the Indians and held five months, no details given.

He was allowed pension on his application executed November 13, 1833, while a resident of Jackson County, Tennessee. He died February 24, 1835. It is not stated whether soldier was married.


Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT
Commissioner.